Showing results for "Elsewhere" in Literature & Fiction

Wink, au Nouveau-Mexique, est une petite ville idéale. À un détail près : elle ne figure sur aucune carte. Après deux ans d’errance, Mona Bright, ex-flic, vient d’y hériter de la maison de sa mère, qui s’est suicidée trente ans plus tôt. Très vite, Mona s’attache au calme des rues, aux jolis petits pavillons, aux habitants qui semblent encore vivre dans l utopique douceur des années cinquante.

Eleven-year-old Billy Clegg and his big sister Peggy disappear from their home in Leeds after a suspicious fire in a local mill. The owner says the children caused it by lighting fireworks on Mischief Night. Their widowed mother, Betty, badly injured in the incident, doesn't know if her children are alive or dead. She prefers to think of them as being elsewhere.

At the height of summer, two sisters reunite at a remote cottage. They’ve long been distant from each other, literally as well as emotionally: Anna is a free-spirited wanderer and Catherine is career-focused and settled in one place. So, some tension is not surprising, but it rapidly escalates when odd things start happening during the all-night twilight on the wild peninsula. Who’s the watchful girl with a baby and what does she want from the sisters? Who bangs on their windows in the early hours then disappears into the woods?

In her highly anticipated English-language debut, Yan Ge explores isolation in nine iridescent, witty and wondrous tales. Both contemporary and ancient, real and surreal, the stories in Elsewhere range from China to Dublin to London and Stockholm. These are strange and beguiling stories of dispossession, longing and the diasporic experience.

Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his 11-year-old daughter, Amity, in Suavidad Beach. It’s a quiet life, until a local eccentric known as Spooky Ed shows up on their doorstep. Ed entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange and dangerous object - something he calls “the key to everything” - and tells Jeffy that he must never use the device. But after a visit from a group of ominous men, Jeffy and Amity find themselves accidentally activating the key and discovering an extraordinary truth.

A convict is sentenced to the strange town of Coventry, where mysterious occurrences and political strife make his sentence more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. Better Men Elsewhere is an American thriller with a dash of the supernatural, magical realism, and rural fantasy. Follow Jason Miranda, a prisoner sentenced to the mysterious mountain town of Coventry for 10 years for his crimes. While the townsfolk must cope with a convicted criminal in their midst as part of this unconventional arrangement, Jason must also have his wits about him as he traverses a corner of the world ...

Europe and Elsewhere by Mark Twain is a literary voyage that takes you on a humorous and insightful journey across continents. This audiobook presents Twain's travel writings, filled with his signature wit, keen observations, and cultural commentary. Join Twain as he explores Europe and shares his witty impressions of the Old World, offering a fresh perspective on the cultures, traditions, and quirks of the people he encounters.

""I will say no more about this lacerating book except to urge it upon all who care about literature in our difficult era."" — Boston Globe ""A sly and merciless lampoon of revolutionary romanticism. . . Kundera commits some of the funniest literary savaging since Evelyn Waugh polished off...

This captivating collection features articles drawn from Mark Twains remarkable journeys and experiences abroad. While many of these pieces have appeared in print before, several others are making their debut, as one reviewer noted, perhaps not intended for the limelight. With insightful introductory essays by Brander Matthews and Albert Bigelow Paine, this book offers a rich exploration of the complexity and diversity of Samuel L. Clemens thoughts, illustrating their origins and evolution.

“The Amazing Race" meets Around the World in 80 Days as a woman desperate to save her family bookstore falls for her competition. Born and raised in New York City, Ramona Keene dreams of attending photography school and traveling to Paris, but her reality never quite catches up with her...

New from the author of The Story of My Face, Paradise & Elsewhere is a collection of dark fables at once familiar and entirely strange: Join the Orange Prize-nominated Kathy Page as she notches a new path through the wild, lush, half-fantastic and half-real terrain of fairy tale and myth.

Z. Z. Packer's first collection of short stories is rich with unexpected turns, indelible images, and penetrating insight that belies someone so young. Her stories plunge us into the worlds of people living on the edge and to the flashpoints that make or break them, that shape their worldviews forever.

A short story podcast where anything can happen. From the strange to the heartwarming, every episode explores a different theme, chosen at random. Perfect for your commute, your quiet moments, or when you just want to drift into another world for a while.

The spot to have a normal conversation with not-so-normal people!! UNSCRIPTED! (what is normal any way, really?) Interviews with independent creatives: rappers, singers, bands, producers, YouTubers, reactors, owners, authors, and more! We are a community that believes that you can talk about subjects, issues, and music, and even if there is disagreement, it can be done with respect. We believe in support with no strings - no quid pro quos here! We are a little bit trolly, and a lot offensive, but have the biggest hearts and appreciation for all of the content creators, artists, authors, and ...

In a distant world, famous literary characters live among the populace. But they are not like you remember. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reggie Oliver is a stage actor and playwright. His biography of Stella Gibbons was praised as "a triumph" by Hilary Spurling in the Daily Telegraph, his play Winner Takes All, was described as "the funniest evening in London", by Michael Billington in The Guardian, and his adaptation of Hennequin and Delacour's Once Bitten opened at the Orange Tree Theatre in London in December 2010. A PIECE OF ELSEWHERE: Staying with Auntie Winnie was going to be a treat. That was what I was told, but no valid reason for why it should be had been supplied.

Somewhere & Elsewhere uncovers stories from artists across the coastal Carolina region.

Welcome to Explorers of Elsewhere, a TTRPG channel focussed on actual play campaigns and discussions of the RPGs we all love. Dungeon Master Dan Tyrie runs Explorers of Elsewhere: Year One, a Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in homebrewed setting whilst Tavern Owner Karl Dudas runs Tavern Between Dimensions, a podcast where we muse on this beautiful hobby of ours.

Welcome to "Echoes from Elsewhere," a realm where the boundaries of reality are pushed and the imagination knows no limits. Join me on a journey through the cosmos of my mind, where the ordinary and the extraordinary blend into captivating tales of fiction. In this podcast, I'll be sharing short stories, novellas, and serialized fiction that will transport you to otherworldly landscapes, dystopian futures, and the darkest corners of the human psyche. From science fiction to horror, fantasy to psychological thrillers.

When the calls to her late-night, paranormal radio show go from strange to stranger, host Lindsay Mallyn launches an investigative podcast to explore the mysterious happenings. Unable to do it alone, however, she recruits the infamous JP Leck, a disgraced archivist and the keeper of curious lore. Together they will uncover terrible secrets, delve into forbidden realms, and do battle with otherworldly creatures.