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A short story on forbidden love. The society may frown on their relationship, but sometimes we do not choose who we love.

It’s a story you may think you know - an aging baseball coach is challenged by the very boy he took in and raised. But in this near future world, "smart” houses talk and listen, and - privy as they are to the secret life of the household - family life gets interesting. Creepy and funny, unsettling and entertaining, this is a story that stands on its own even as it proves the perfect follow up to Gish Jen’s critically acclaimed novel The Resisters.

The following books are included: Paingod and Other Delusions, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream, and From the Land of Fear.

A ghost decides to help the shy young woman living in her former house. Kyra dreams of becoming an artist, and she flourishes under the guidance of her ghostly mentor. This short, supernatural tale will appeal to fans of friendly ghost stories and family reconciliation.

Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; online posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution . . .

Il libro raccoglie tutti i racconti scritti da Yehoshua: dodici storie pervase da atmosfere surreali, nelle quali i personaggi si muovono in bilico tra sogno e realtà, preda di un disagio che si trasforma in stanchezza, in un bisogno incontrollato di dormire. Sono dei perdenti, gli «eroi» di Yehoshua; uomini stanchi, incapaci di raggiungere i propri scopi, privi di certezze. Nemmeno i sentimenti sono un'ancora di salvezza, gli equilibri familiari sono fragili, gli amori disillusi.

Hailed by The New York Times as ""a master of the British Mystery,"" award-winning author Elizabeth George is cherished by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the lengths to which people will go to get...

Romee's winter break was planned out months ahead. A week at a cabin in the woods sounded romantic, and maybe it was just what her boyfriend of two years needed to pop the question. Instead, he proposed they break up, a week before they were destined to wake up Christmas morning, happier than ever. Heartbroken but undaunted, Romee embarks on a solitary journey to the remote cabin, yearning for peace and closure in the tranquil snowscape. Six nights of isolation, wine, and TV shows seemed like the perfect remedy for a breakup.

સાત સ્ત્રી પાત્રોની આસપાસ ગૂંથાયેલી સાત લઘુનવલનું સપ્તરંગી સંકલન. દરેક લઘુનવલ અલગ ભાત ધરાવે છે અને આ સાતેય મળીને એક અનેરું મેઘઘનુષ રચે છે.

An electric collection of new short stories from the inimitable, bestselling writer of Talk to Me and Outside Looking In In the title story of Walk Between the Raindrops, a woman sits down next to a man at a bar and claims she has ESP. In “Thirteen Days,” passengers on a cruise line are...

Renée è una nota accademica francese di origine italiana, con una routine sempre uguale e frustrante: i colleghi maschilisti la considerano una segretaria e, nonostante il successo delle sue pubblicazioni, Renée vive in solitudine da anni, con la sola compagnia dei lirici alessandrini. All'improvviso, arriva una mail a sconvolgere tutto: Gene Petrov, brillante matematico, lettore appassionato, emulo di Casanova e grande amore di Renée ai tempi degli studi a Harvard, è morto per una malattia fulminea.

L'audiolibro contiene il piccolo patriota padovano...

I.L. Peretz, the acknowledged "Father of Yiddish Literature", captured the essence of Eastern European Jewish life. He wrote of the magical quality of kindness, and the bitter fruits of blind faith.

Der Autor, Comedian, Schauspieler und YouTuber Nikita Miller hat etwas zu erzählen und das macht er genau hier, in dieser neuen Reihe der „Gesammelten Werke" des WortArt Verlags. Ob in seinem Debut-Roman „KALASCH" oder auf der Bühne vor großem Publikum versteht Miller es seine Fans mitzunehmen auf eine Reise zwischen seinen ganz eigenen Welten, bei denen man nicht immer genau weiß, ist es Fiktion oder Wirklichkeit, selbst erlebt oder erdacht, oder einfach nur zu krass, um wahr zu sein.

Quattro racconti lunghi che ritraggono dei “vagabondi”, coloro che camminano sempre, a cui “il vento spazza via i pensieri dalla mente e la polvere dall'anima”, popolo a cui ha appartenuto in qualche modo lo stesso autore (due di questi racconti sono in prima persona e sono ritratti di incontri “di strada”). Massimo Gorkij è considerato il padre del realismo russo, che ritrae i più poveri, gli “schiavi” che “subiscono sempre, ma raramente si ribellano”.Edizione Madella, 1927.

AUDIOLLIBRE EN CATALÀ Els vint-i-sis contes de Cançons d'amor i de pluja s'estructuren com un recital d'emocions i reflexions sobre la vulnerabilitat i els rituals més absurds de l'edat madura. Amb un estil precís i carregat d'intensitat, Sergi Pàmies reinterpreta els clixés del...

Exhilarating short stories of women breaking free from convention Every now and then, right in the middle of an ordinary day, a woman rebels, kicks up her heels, and commits a small act of liberation. What would you do, if you were going to break out and away? Go AWOL from Weight Watchers and...

The Green Book is a precious artefact procured from the possessions of a dead woman, and carefully kept in secret by the aged and studious Ambrose. Cotgrave is loaned the Green Book to further his understanding of the occult secrets that Ambrose is so reluctant to talk about. FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of this supernatural classic that's often cited as an inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft.

En samling på femten julehistorier, der viser Maeve Binchys store talent for at skildre helt almindelige mennesker, deres glæder og sorger, problemer med børn, gamle eller sig selv, ensomhed eller lykkelige familierelationer - alt sammen noget som i juletiden forstørres op og bliver mere intenst.

Quindici racconti che narrano la vita di persone che hanno visto naufragare i sogni della propria infanzia e adolescenza. In alcuni casi hanno avuto successo, in altri hanno finito per soccombere agli eventi della vita, ma sempre sono rimasti con qualcosa di irrealizzato. La ricerca di qualcosa che non potrà più ritornare e la riflessione sulle sliding doors sul passato: "I Quindici", per rivedere chi eravamo, ricordare cosa volevamo diventare, e confrontarlo con cosa siamo diventati.