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Local Whitby girl, Colette Shipley has become fascinated by the mysteries of the new art of photography and begins to create a record of her scenic home town with its tall ships and twin lighthouses, street urchins and weathered old fishermen. One day she encounters Arthur Newton who shares her passion for the town's unique atmosphere. Colette and Arthur begin a friendship that develops further. However, unbeknown to Collette, Arthur is also married with a young child. Arthur has tried to be content with his steady job at the railways and his marriage to his childhood sweetheart Rose.

A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading. Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric uncle Billy’s bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for...

Neal Clark ramrod of the Circle C Ranch was in Cascade City to see the gunsmith when the Shelly gang attempted to hold up the bank. Neal rushed out of the shop and fired killing Buck Shelly and his son Luke. Buck's teenage son Ed was holding the horses. He escaped but was believed to be mortally wounded. At least that's what Neal thought - until he received a letter from Ed declaring that he’d be back to settle the score.

In der Nacht, als Prinzessin Diana starb, trifft die schüchterne Sophie auf den Elitestudenten Willem - eine Begegnung, die ihr beider Schicksal für immer verändern wird. 1997: Die junge Sophie hat eine schwere Zeit hinter sich, als sie im malerischen Canterbury strandet. Am liebsten möchte sie sich unsichtbar machen, doch dann begegnet sie Willem, der so ganz anders ist als die Männer, die sie kennt. Kultiviert und einfühlsam – aber auch unerreichbar für Sophie. Denn das Geheimnis, das sie mit sich herumträgt, kann sie mit niemandem teilen.

"Dizem que o dinheiro não muda ninguém, apenas desmascara; e é num mundo sem máscaras que as predileções humanas ficam mais claras." Esta é a síntese de um romance em que dois narradores privilegiados se alternam para contar cada um a sua história.

一个人，十年光阴；一座城，瞬息万变。奋斗小青年刘同十年逆袭人生，给都市中焦躁不安困惑迷茫的年轻人带来一抹慰藉，一份鼓励，一种精神……一個人，十年光陰；一座城，瞬息萬變。奮鬥小青年劉同十年逆襲人生，給都市中焦躁不安困惑迷茫的年輕人帶來一抹慰藉，一份鼓勵，一種精神……

El atropello de Chico B, un acontecimiento demasiado habitual en el entorno hostil donde transcurre la novela, es el detonante de un cambio en los dos protagonistas de esta historia: el narrador y el barrio. Esta dolorosa muerte avivará un recuerdo que el narrador creía tener bajo control y sepultado en lo más hondo de su memoria, y acelerará a la vez la transformación del barrio.

El atropello de Chico B, un acontecimiento demasiado habitual en el entorno hostil donde transcurre la novela, es el detonante de un cambio en los dos protagonistas de esta historia: el narrador y el barrio. Esta dolorosa muerte avivará un recuerdo que el narrador creía tener bajo control y sepultado en lo más hondo de su memoria, y acelerará a la vez la transformación del barrio.