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Brought to you by Penguin. *WINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026* In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp: stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word. But as the clock begins to tick...

Balram Halwai is the White Tiger - the smartest boy in his village. Too poor to finish school, he has to work in a teashop until the day a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in Delhi. The city is a revelation. Balram becomes aware of immense wealth all around him, and realizes the only way he can become part of it is by murdering his master. The White Tiger presents a raw and unromanticized India, both thrilling and shocking.

A touching testament to the power of letter writing and connecting with strangers, for fans of Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and What You're Looking For is in the Library. Hyoyoung feels trapped in her small hometown after her dreams of becoming a filmmaker have been dashed, and so when a friend...

Letters to America was written to energize Americans at a time of economic stress and self-doubt. By learning of the sacrifices the previous American generations–that often endured everyday hardships beyond the comprehension of those of us with running water–challenges confronting individual modern Americans pale in comparison.

Tom Gates is Ha! Ha! HILARIOUS! He's created a brand new comic Ants in Pants to make everyone (even Delia) laugh. Inspiration for his new comic is everywhere! There's Mr Keen's unicycle mishap and their NEW supply teacher Miss Jam (whose first name is NOT Strawberry or Traffic – but it should be). Class 5F LOVE Miss Jam's lessons. Mr Fullerman, not so much. BUT when Tom's comic falls into the wrong hands, everything starts to go wrong. HOW will he get himself out of this MESS? How will he make everyone laugh again? Will Marcus help him out? Hmmm ... maybe.

Candela lo ha perdido todo. Su perfecta vida ha saltado por los aires. Está muerta de miedo. Y de dolor. Está perdida. Candela necesita un cambio de aires y se marcha a un pequeño pueblo del sur de Portugal, desde donde le irá contando a su hermana cómo el mar casi llega hasta el porche de la casa que ha alquilado, cómo el sol se cuela entre las ramas de los naranjos y... cómo su casero está empeñado en convertirse en su amigo, aunque ella no esté dispuesta a permitir que alguien entre en el refugio que ha construido.

"Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis" è un romanzo di Ugo Foscolo, considerato il primo romanzo epistolare della letteratura italiana, nel quale sono raccolte le 67 lettere che il protagonista, Jacopo Ortis, mandò all'amico Lorenzo Alderani, che dopo il suicidio di Jacopo le avrebbe date alla stampa corredandole di una presentazione e di una conclusione. Vagamente ispirato ad un fatto reale, e al modello letterario de "I dolori del giovane Werther" di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, l'opera risente molto dell'influsso di Vittorio Alfieri.

Un misto di romanzo epistolare e di diario, un genere indefinibile che Anton Giulio Barrili mette a testo con singolare maestria. Il protagonista, Rinaldo Morelli, appassionato della lirica di Orazio, si trova a trascorrere un'estate nel paese collinare toscano di Corsennaz. Nonostante la sua ritrosia nei confronti della gente di paese, sarà proprio Galatea a riempire i capitoli del suo indimenticabile romanzo.

Gunelle Keith, châtelaine à Mallaig, dans les Highlands écossaises, épouse du chef de clan Iain MacNèil, a connu bien des déceptions avant d’embrasser pleinement sa fonction. Désormais à la tête d’une maison respectable, mère de deux enfants et correspondante de la Reine, Gunelle utilise aussi sa plume pour prendre une part active aux entreprises de ses proches. C’est alors que son amie d’enfance Davina lui apprend la fugue amoureuse d’une camarade et son dénouement tragique.

Scritto nel 1891 dal premio Nobel Henryk Sienkiewicz, solo cinque anni prima del suo capolavoro, "Quo vadis?", questo romanzo si snoda fra Roma e Varsavia, insieme alla vita del protagonista, aristocratico polacco, che trasmette al suo diario i conflitti e dolori di una vita sentita prima come inutile, vuota, e in seguito persa in una passione impossibile.

Cornice musicale: Brahms, "Quintetto per clarinetto", op. 115. Allegro.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love...

I dolori del giovane Werther è un romanzo epistolare di Johann Wolfgang Goethe pubblicato nel 1774. Il Werther appartiene all'età giovanile di Goethe ed è considerato opera simbolo del movimento dello Sturm und Drang, anticipando molti temi che saranno propri del romanticismo tedesco.Beethoven ammirava questo libro di Goethe, che considerava "un artista che cammina dinanzi a tutta l'umanità". La cornice musicale è dunque l’Ouverture dell’Egmont, che Beethoven scrisse appunto ispirandosi al dramma di Goethe.

È la storia di Maria, giovane siciliana, orfana di madre che, suo malgrado, viene costretta a ritirarsi a vita monastica in un convento di clausura catanese. La monacazione forzata era, all'epoca del Verga, assai diffusa. Verga concentra il suo interesse sulla figura femminile della protagonista, indagando e dando largo spazio alle sue fragilità ed ai suoi sentimenti più intimi e alla ineluttabilità del suo destino.

As long as Greg has a typewriter, strong coffee, and a pocket full of postage stamps, he's alright with the world. His zine, LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH, parodies Craigslist personal ads—an ode to the sweet absurdity of public declarations of desire. But hidden somewhere in each issue, there's one quiet ad that reveals something of Greg's actual self. No one has ever found him there. Until a letter arrives from a reader called "M."

La obra está dividida en siete tratados y cuenta en primera persona la historia de Lázaro González Pérez, un niño de origen muy humilde; aunque sin honra, nació en un río de Salamanca, el Tormes, como el gran héroe Amadís; quedó huérfano de su padre, un molinero ladrón llamado Tomé González, y fue puesto al servicio de un ciego por su madre, Antona Pérez, una mujer amancebada con un negro, Zaide, que le da a Lazarillo un bonito hermanastro mulato.

This book contains: – MONSTERS – MYSTERY – A MUSIC FESTIVAL – MISSING stuff – ME and Marcus (Not necessarily in THAT order). AND a very strict supply teacher – but don't let that put you off!

When Rajaa Alsanea boldly chose to open up the hidden world of Saudi women—their private lives and their conflicts with the traditions of their culture—she caused a sensation across the Arab world. Now in English, Alsanea’s tale of the personal struggles of four young upper-class women...

Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose and free drink...

In this hilarious, low-spice rom-com, a librarian falls for a book-nerd . . . the only problem is they are an ocean apart. Authentically, Izzy is told mostly through emails, texts, and letters and is sure to leave readers with a lighter heart. Perfect for fans of Sarah Adams and Emma St. Clair...