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Cloud Atlas features six characters in interlocking stories, each interrupting the one before it: a reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan's California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified dinery server on death row; and Zachry, a young Pacific islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilisation.

Bound together by a single ancient text, the unforgettable characters of Cloud Cuckoo Land are dreamers and outsiders figuring out the world around them: 13-year-old Anna and Omeir, an orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy, on opposite sides of the formidable city walls during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and octogenarian Zeno in an attack on a public library in present-day Idaho; and Konstance, decades from now, who turns to the oldest stories to guide her community in peril.

Moon has spent his life hiding what he is - a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. Just as Moon is once again cast out by his adopted tribe, he discovers a shape-shifter like himself... someone who seems to know exactly what he is, who promises that Moon will be welcomed into his community.

This anonymous fourteenth-century text is the glory of English mysticism, and one of the most practical and useful guides to finding union with God ever written. Carmen Acevedo Butcher’s new translation is the first to bring the text into a modern English idiom - while remaining strictly faithful to the meaning of the original Middle English. The Cloud of Unknowingconsists of a series of letters written by a monk to his student or disciple, instructing him (or her) in the way of Divine union.

In this sharp and satirical tale, Strepsiades, an Athenian overwhelmed by debt from a poor marriage and a reckless son, seeks out the infamous Socrates at the Thinking Shop to learn the art of clever rhetoric. His goal? To outsmart his creditors in court. However, Socrates, portrayed as a cunning and irreverent sophist, struggles to teach the dim-witted Strepsiades but manages to impart some tricks to his son, Phidippides. Ultimately, this play serves as a witty critique of the clash between traditional values and modern thinking, poking fun at the old ways. - Summary by Expatriate

A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan's California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified 'dinery server' on death-row; and Zachry, a young Pacific Islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilisation....

Harry Steen, a businessman travelling in Mexico, ducks into an old bookstore to escape a frightening deluge. Inside, he makes a serendipitous discovery: a mid-19th-century account of a sinister storm cloud that plagued an isolated Scottish village and caused many gruesome and unexplainable deaths. Harry knows the village well - it was there that he met the woman whose love and betrayal have haunted him every day since. Presented with this astonishing record, Harry resolves to seek out the ghosts of his past.

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These four plays, translated into blank verse by C. A. Wheelwright, present to us the wide range of this ancient playwright's fertile imagination. From war and peace to politics and society to the relationships between mena nd women, no topic is off-limits.

The Purple Cloud is a haunting tale of exploration and apocalypse. When Adam Jeffson embarks on a historic expedition to the North Pole, he unknowingly triggers a cataclysmic event. A mysterious purple cloud spreads across the world, leaving him as the last man alive. Is he truly alone, or has fate planned something else for him? A visionary work of science fiction filled with suspense, cosmic forces, and psychological depth.

The Duke of Denver, accused of murder, stands trial for his life in the House of Lords. Naturally, his brother Lord Peter Wimsey is investigating the crime - this is a family affair. The murder took place at the duke's shooting lodge and Lord Peter's sister was engaged to marry the dead man. But why does the duke refuse to co-operate with the investigation? Can he really be guilty, or is he covering up for someone?

An epic, soul-stirring love story about the transcendent magic of true love, in the tradition of Nicholas Sparks and Jojo Moyes, from a bestselling Australian author. An elderly woman stands at the edge of a mountain, touching the clouds. As she prepares to fall into the abyss, she reflects on...

Hercule Poirot must solve a perplexing case of midair murder in Death in the Clouds when he discovers that the woman in seat two of the airborne aeroplane he’s traveling on is quite unexpectedly—and unnaturally—deceased. From seat No. 9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his...

An original 6-part audio anthology series, by Kobold Blue ProductionsA post-apocalypse story in Britain. An AI-powered arranged marriage app. A Lovecraftian ghost story set on Mars. There's something for everyone in this strange, thrilling, chilling, funny collection of sci-fi audio dramas; Black Mirror meets Love, Death & Robots, for radio!Featuring brand new writing by DB Levey, Sabrina Wan, Shaun Mendum, Benjamin Peel, Timur Algabekov, and Daniel Bradley.Lead and curated by Shaun MendumProduced by Shaun Mendum and Jun Nohwww.koboldblue.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

यह कहानी दिल्ली के मुखर्जी नगर और नेहरू विहार की उन गलियों से शुरू होती है, जहाँ सपनों और संघर्ष के बीच ज़िंदगी आकार लेती है। अंशुमन, एक संवेदनशील कवि और यूपीएससी अभ्यर्थी, अपनी शारीरिक कमी के कारण खुद को प्रेम के योग्य नहीं मानता। ...

Is it possible to move on once you have lost the love of your life? That's the question that Misha was harshly confronted with when she lost the love of her life, Emmett, just a month before their wedding. In an instant, her world was rocked, and life as she once knew it changed drastically. She vows to herself to never be open to love again, in fear of ever having to go through the type of pain she had to endure behind Emmett…until she met Emanuel.

A heartwarming new rural romance from a rising star, perfect for fans of Karly Lane, Maya Linnell and Rachael Johns. What if you found the love of your life ... and then lost them? Widow, struggling farmer and self-help author Indi Carmichael finds herself staring down the barrel of her...

When the Kitchen God is challenged by the Jade Emperor to fathom the workings of the human heart, he chooses to trace the lives of Jinyi and his wife, Yuying, from their blossoming love until their old age, in hope of finding an answer. The Kitchen God watches as government strictures split their family in two, living inside their hearts as they endure the losses of two children, homesickness, and isolation—all while keeping alive a love that survives famine, forced labor, and even death.

As teenagers, Delia Byrne and Finn Delaney fell in love while flying kites and dreaming of a future together—until betrayal tore them apart. Now, as America enters World War I, Delia works for peace as a paralegal and pacifist. Her values forbid her from supporting the war effort, but she volunteers for a relief organization trying to save millions of lives in famine-stricken Belgium.

Fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret - a dark and terrible secret that she can't confess to anyone she knows. But then one day she hears of a criminal, Stuart Harris, locked up on death row in Texas. Like Zoe, Stuart is no stranger to secrets. Or lies. Or murder. Full of heartache yet humour, Zoe tells her story in the only way she can - in letters to the man in prison in America. Armed with a pen, Zoe takes a deep breath, eats a jam sandwich, and begins her tale of love and betrayal.