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Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They provide a portrait of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. Each of the stories offers glimpses into the lives of ordinary Dubliners, and together they paint a portrait of a nation. Ireland was at a crossroads of history and culture at that time, pursuing a search for national identity and purpose.

Written as a confessional letter to his son, an 18th century opera singer recounts how his gift for sound led him on an astonishing journey to Europe’s celebrated opera houses and reveals how he came to raise a son who by all rights he never could have sired. The celebrated opera singer Lo...

Unraveling the tangled roots of her family takes her places she never expected. Veronica Stratton, a specialty food broker with a business on the cusp of brilliant success that would change the trajectory of her life, visits her parents in idyllic Estes Park for Christmas. She's fresh from a...

This incredible debut historical novel—in the tradition of Beatriz Williams and Jennifer Robson—tells the fascinating story of a young mother who flees her home on the rocky cliffs of Cornwall and the daughter who finds her way back, seeking answers. Cornwall, 1940. Back in England after the...

Die 15-jährige Lies wacht eines Morgens mit dem starken Gefühl auf, dass ihrer Mutter Jet etwas passiert ist. Ihr Bett ist unberührt, sie hat ihr Handy zurückgelassen und sie bleibt spurlos verschwunden. Der Vater - in einer neuen Beziehung mit der jüngeren Laure lebend - deutet die kommentarlose Abwesenheit seiner Ex als einen willkommenen Beweis ihrer psychischen Instabilität und ihrer Unfähigkeit, sich um die Kinder zu kümmern. Sie hätte die Scheidung niemals überwunden und beschlossen, zu verschwinden.

An American teen living abroad discovers the truth about himself and his family in this thrilling novel from "one of the best dialogue hounds in the business" (New York Times Book Review). In the wake of a baffling tragedy, 13-year-old Graham moves with his family to Beirut, Lebanon, a city on...