Showing results for "ELISA" in Literature & Fiction

Skye Littleton said goodbye to her job, her best friend, and her home in Rhode Island to start over in Billings, Montana, with Vance Sandler, a gorgeous guy she met online. On her cross-country flight, Skye shares her happy story with her seatmate, Harvey Wright, a Billings resident who knows Vance - and his reputation for heartbreak. Harvey's infuriating advice to Skye? Go home.

Tommaso, siciliano verace, cerca la donna della sua vita da quando era bambino: chi sarà quella giusta? La sensuale Greta, la timida Luna, l'irraggiungibile Paola o la sconosciuta ragazza senza nome incontrata per caso? Non potrai fare a meno di ridere delle avventure del protagonista. Sarai trascinato in una Sicilia lussureggiante, sentirai l'odore delle pietanze uscire dalle cucine; udrai il dialetto pronunciato dalle bocche dei paesani.

Novelists Jonathan Moss and Sage Merriweather should be a perfect match. They share not only the same publisher but also a deep friendship full of mutual respect and encouragement. But when an ill-fated attempt at taking their relationship to the next level fails in spectacular fashion, it appears as though that once-treasured bond is doomed for good. One year later, however, the duo gets a chance to salvage their relationship when Jonathan invites Sage on a do-over road trip from Phoenix to Tacoma.

Die Prosa von Joachim Ringelnatz gleicht einer großen Überraschungsbox, die im phantastisch-grotesken Gewand gesellschaftliche Schwächen und menschliche Verhaltensweisen scharfsinnig und humorvoll charakterisiert. "Die Walfische und die Fremde" erzählt von schiffbrüchigen Seeleuten und deren privaten Erlebnissen bei ihrem erzwungenen Landgang. "Vom Tabarz" berichtet über eine todesmutige Fliege, die glaubt aus der Eiszeit zu stammen und damit über tausend Jahre alt zu sein und die Philosophie für sich entdeckt.