Showing results for "Ryan" in Contemporary Fiction

An intense interracial friendship between two high school girls. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

Für Betty war er die Rettung aus existenzieller Not. Für Florence eine Bürde und der Ort ihrer schlimmsten Niederlage. Für Mariel ist er ein Traum, in dem sie sich selbst verwirklicht. Für Julia ist er eine bloße Legende, die nichts mehr mit ihr zu tun hat: Im ›Lakeside Supper Club‹ am Bear Jaw Lake in Minnesota trotzen vier Frauen dem Leben auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise ihr Quäntchen Glück ab.

“The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!” —New York Times Book Review When the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction are mentioned (John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert Parker, etc.), Elmore Leonard’s name invariably tops the list. A true...

Det økonomiske kollaps og finanskrisen forårsager farlige spaendinger mellem indbyggerne i en lille by. Grådighed graver grøfter mellem tidligere venner. Arbejdsløshed, sorte penge, et mord og en barnebortførelse sender chokbølger gennem det lille samfund.

Grace, dieci anni, vive nella periferia degradata di Los Angeles con una madre tossicodipendente che la trascura e il rischio di essere affidata ai servizi sociali. C'è solo una persona che può aiutarla a uscire fuori da questa situazione e donarle una nuova speranza: Billy Shine, il suo vicino di casa. Un tempo ballerino di Broadway, Billy è ora un uomo solitario, in preda a continui attacchi di panico, spaventato dalla gente e dal mondo fuori le quattro mura della sua casa.

England, 1940: Der Krieg hat die Insel erreicht. Als immer mehr Männer eingezogen werden, beschließt der Pfarrer von Chilbury, den Chor der Gemeinde aufzulösen. Die Frauen des Dorfes sind zutiefst enttäuscht. Was bleibt ihnen im schwierigen Kriegsalltag noch? Doch dann kommt die Musikprofessorin Primrose Trent aus London im Ort unter. Sie ist der Überzeugung, dass Musik gerade in schwierigen Zeiten unverzichtbar ist und schlägt die Gründung eines reinen Frauenchors vor.

Klokken 4.00 om natten den 13. marts 1964 tager Katrina Marino hjem fra arbejde på en lokal bar. På parkeringspladsen foran boligblokken, hvor hun bor, bliver hun brutalt overfaldet. Mange af hendes naboer hører hende skrige, men ingen kommer hende til undsætning eller ringer efter hjælp.

Ein bewegender Roman über Hoffnung, Angst und die Frage, was Familie wirklich bedeutet – von Bestsellerautorin Catherine Ryan Hyde. Die Geschichte eines kleinen Jungen, der erst wieder lernen muss, was Vertrauen bedeutet. Die Welt ist voller Gefahren. Das hat sein Vater Remy erklärt, als er mit ihm in die Wildnis gezogen ist. Aber dann stirbt Remys Vater und der Achtjährige muss sich allein durchschlagen. Als er in eine Pflegefamilie kommt, fürchtet er sich vor allem und jedem, vor seinen Pflegegeschwistern nicht weniger als vor den beiden großen Hunden.

Michael and Kristen Harper are overwhelmed with financial burden. After being introduced to network marketing, Michael believes he may have found a way out. When his three best friends try to discredit the industry, Michael is tempted to trust their opinions. Fortunately, he recalls an encounter he had at his father's funeral with a high school dropout turned multimillionaire named Blake Easton. After discussing it with his wife, Michael decides to call Blake and ask him for financial advice. Little does he know that one simple phone call will send the Harpers on a life-altering journey.

Farouks Leben ist am Ende, weil er verloren hat, was ihm am meisten bedeutete. Lampys Leben sollte gerade so richtig anfangen, doch dann ließ ihn seine große Liebe Chloé einfach stehen. John hat sein Leben lang andere betrogen und hofft nun verzweifelt auf Gottes Vergebung. In einer kleinen Stadt in Irland werden diese drei Männer sich auf unwahrscheinliche Weise begegnen. Mit fatalen Folgen.

Ryan W. Bradley takes listeners into the world of blue-collar Alaska, reflecting on all that is unique about the rough and untamed state while touching on the basic truths about what it means to be human. In The Long Grass, a young man struggles with the expectations of becoming a man and receiving his father's approval.

During his years in the majors, Floyd Patterson had pitched for everyone - Oakland, Cleveland, Cincinnati, even the Marlins. Now he's an Anchorage Lumberjack, and no one, perhaps not even Patterson himself, has any idea what the hell he's doing toeing the rubber in Alaska's Moose League. But when Jennifer Tisch of the Anchorage Daily News goes looking for a story, she soon learns there's much more to the tough-talking, hard-drinking Patterson than meets the eye.

Ryan W. Bradley takes listeners into the world of blue-collar Alaska, reflecting on all that is unique about the rough and untamed state while touching on the basic truths about what it means to be human. In Like Swimming, an aging construction worker copes with memory issues and his own mortality while showing a newcomer the ropes.

Ryan W. Bradley takes listeners into the world of blue-collar Alaska, reflecting on all that is unique about the rough and untamed state while touching on the basic truths about what it means to be human. In Valley of the Moon, an absentee father meets his son for the first time and comes to grips with the life he's missed.

Sydney journalist Chloe Brown is left devastated when her long-term boyfriend finally admits he never wants children. Impulsively, she takes a job on a small country newspaper in Queensland's far north to escape disappointment. But she soon realises that no place is free from trouble or heartache. The grouchy news editor, Finn Latimer, is a former foreign correspondent who has retreated after a family tragedy. Emily, the paper's elegant, 60-something owner, is battling with her husband's desertion. Meanwhile, the whole town is worried when their popular young baker disappears.

The Fletcher family doesn't have time for politics; they are just trying to love and look after each other. But as the UK dissolves into conflict, they find themselves in danger. Not just from dodgy neighbours with brand new machine guns, but from inside their own family. What would happen if the UK broke apart? One family faces Britain's next civil war.