Showing results for "The Romantic" in Contemporary Fiction

In a bizarre case of murder, strange strands of history begin to emerge slowly. Manav, Sarita, and Sandhya are drawn into a universe of intrigue, suspense, and delusion as they navigate a new world. This new system, in which they exist, is an upturned world where womankind is supreme. History has been challenged, subverted, and rewritten. But for those born in this epoch, what is the relationship with the past? Why has history been hidden from this generation, and what are the ancestors whispering into their ears? Rahul reveals these subtle secrets to Manu, nudging him to slant his paradigm.

Arthur MacDonald, 85, is having an end-of-life crisis. His beloved, dying wife of over 60 years no longer knows who he is. His older brother still has all his hair and a wife almost half his age. The man his middle-aged daughter is dating has a ponytail. His teenaged grandson wants to cook desserts for a living. And his daughter wants him to move into Silvermine retirement home. Then Arthur meets the gorgeous, radical, 80-something-year-old Robbie and learns that nobody is ever too old to fall in love all over again.

Una blogger italiana ironica e un po’ sciroccata e un integerrimo comandante dei vigili del fuoco austriaco riusciranno a sopportarsi per il tempo di un convegno? Fin da subito sono scintille e, nella magica Vienna, Andrea Celeste e Michael si troveranno così a gestire una serie di eventi che andranno al di là della loro volontà di ignorarsi. Riusciranno a resistere alla loro attrazione o il periodo natalizio li porterà a una malia che sarà impossibile da evitare?

“A sparkling summer novel, and a gorgeous getaway to the beaches, vineyards, and rustic charms of Prince Edward County. Chasing Summer is an engaging ode to first love, creative ambition, friendship, family, and forgiveness.” – Kerry Clare, author of Definitely Thriving Two summer flings...

Beth's life, like the unfinished manuscript on her laptop, is stuck. Since her devastating breakup with Fraser she's retreated into a lonely working-from-home world of sweatpants, disordered timekeeping and comfort eating. The one luminous constant in her life is her love for her rescue dog...

Nu așa și-a văzut Andy viața: locuind în camera de oaspeți a prietenului său cel mai bun, cu tot ce are încăpând într-o singură valiză, tot așteptând să aibă în sfârșit succes în stand-up comedy, chinuindu-se să înțeleagă sfârșitul relației cu singura femeie pe care a iubit-o cu adevărat. În timp ce se străduiește să dezlege acest mister și cariera lui se duce de-a dura, caută cu înfrigurare răspunsuri pe rețelele de socializare, prietenii sunt tot mai ocupați cu familiile lor, iar gândul că la treizeci și cinci de ani ar trebui să nu mai aibă astfel de probleme e tot mai prezent.

'A wonderful storyteller' Ciara Geraghty 'Meaney is utterly credible, utterly authentic, utterly irresistible' Irish Independent 'Roisin Meaney is a skilful storyteller' Sheila O'Flanagan The new novel from No.1 bestselling author Roisin Meaney. Another summer is in full swing on the island of...

Since she was a little girl, the wind has dictated every move Vianne Rocher has made, buffeting her from the small French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes to the crowded streets of Paris. Cloaked in a new identity, that of widow Yanne Charbonneau, she opens a chocolaterie on a small Montmartre...

Brought to you by Penguin. Englishman Paul West is living the Parisian dream, and doing his best not to annoy the French. But recently things have been going très wrong: He's stuck in an apartment so small that he has to cut his baguettes in two to fit them in the kitchen. His research into...

Under the hot sun, the Jeddah streets resemble a scene from an old black-and-white movie: the women dressed like long, dark shadows and the men in their light cotton tunics. Naser's friends have all left town for cooler climes but he can't get away: he's an outsider in Saudi and he needs to hold...

Er ist Musiker, Mitte vierzig und mit seinem glanzlosen Leben eigentlich nicht unzufrieden. Die Träume von der künstlerischen Karriere sind längst begraben. Da lernt er Vanessa kennen, Schauspielerin, ganz jung, strahlend schön. Und sie interessiert sich für ihn. Erstaunlich, dass sie seine Musik kennt. Mehr noch, sie ist ein großer Fan. Und nun versucht sie, ihn zu überreden, es noch einmal zu wagen. Er verliebt sich in sie. Wie lächerlich.

Inside his log cabin, in the Great White Wilderness, young Joanna Grey’s father dies, and she is forced to flee from the lecherous Conrad Owen into the icy wilderness. Lost and exhausted, she’s found by Richard Strange and they shelter in a cabin where they become trapped by raging snowstorms. And despite discovering their love for one another, they agree that John should return to his wife. But then, terrifyingly for Joanna alone in the arctic night, Conrad Owen appears.

The highly anticipated sequel to Penelope Sky’s critically acclaimed series. "I lost the only thing that matters to me. My wife. And I’m the only one to blame. I will sacrifice my life, my pride, and everything else for the woman I love. Whether she loves me or not".

Nell'esistenza di un individuo assolutamente normale irrompe l'imprevisto: uno sconosciuto sceso da una Jaguar suona alla porta di casa, chiede di fare una telefonata e viene colpito da infarto appena composto il numero. Un segno del destino? Un complotto? Una sfida? Baptiste Bordave non sta a porsi troppe domande e, ispirato anche da una vaga somiglianza con il defunto, si impadronisce dei documenti, dei soldi, della macchina e cambia vita per sempre. Romanzo d'amore? Storia di spionaggio? Manuale per estremisti dello champagne?

Dopo una delusione d'amore il giovane protagonista, per evitare di soffrire ancora, decide di annientare la propria sensibilità e diventa un sicario. Freddo e spietato, solo il sangue delle sue vittime sembra procurargli piacere, fino al giorno in cui gli viene ordinato di uccidere un ministro con tutta la sua famiglia. Il diario segreto della figlia adolescente del ministro risveglia in lui una morbosa curiosità, che si trasforma ben presto in ossessione sconvolgendo in modo imprevedibile il suo destino...