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In Winter Stories, we meet a teenager on the run from social services with her younger half-sister and half-brother in tow, a young single mother struggling to provide adequately for her daughter, and an ex-convict striving to overcome personal shortcomings and build a relationship with his son. We watch these characters stumble, fall and climb to their feet again, even though the deck inevitably seems to be stacked against them.With empathy and sensitivity, Ingvild Rishi beautifully illuminates the vulnerability of the human condition. In a time when levels of scepticism and distrust are rising, these stories remind us of the humanity that unites us all.

In A State of Siege, Janet Frame brings her signature playfulness to paint a thrilling psychological portrait. After the death of her invalid mother, Malfred Signal, a retired New Zealand art teacher, leaves her birthplace in the south for a beach cottage on a sub-tropical island in the north. Freed from endless lessons on still life and the dominating presence of her family, she hopes at last to be alone with nature and the room two inches behind the eyes. But the solitude she has sought mocks her with echoes of her past, when, one stormy night, an intruder pounds ceaselessly and inexplicably on her door. Propulsive yet poignant, A State of Siege is a mesmerizing exploration of the artistic process, of selfhood and loneliness, and of death and its counterpart: the need to survive, to live.

Rowan Midwinter has sworn off magic, and for good reason.A spell gone wrong back in high school left her with nothing but missing memories and regret, so shes not exactly thrilled when shes guilted into returning to her quaint mountain hometown for the first time in years. But its already Yule and much-needed snow still hasnt fallen, so Rowan reckons she can put up with her family, friends, and former coven if it means saving the towns beloved winter festival from the megacorporation threatening to buy it out.But Rowans plans to save the festival and make it through the holiday magic-free go awry when Gavin McCreery, prodigal son of the festivals landlord, insists on helping, and their unwanted chemistry keeps setting off holiday lights literally.As the quest to keep the festival alive grows increasingly complicated, Rowan realises she must reconnect with what she tried to leave behind - her family, coven, and even her memories - to let go of her fear of magic and let her heart lead the way.

A Historical Romance Set Against the Backdrop of WarAs war between Prussia and Denmark brews over the territory of Schleswig-Holstein, a German nobleman is called to serve as a gentleman-in-waiting at the Danish court. Count Holks life so far has been happy and simple - he married for love, and his pious wife and canny brother have managed his estate so well that hes even been able to carry out his dream, inspired by a romantic ballad, of building a castle by the sea.But the expense of his architectural folly, the mounting political tensions in the air, and his rustic innocence all conspire to create a tragedy. Seduced by the worldly ways of the Danish courtiers, he begins an affair, and drifts ever farther away from his wife Christine. She, meanwhile, grows more and more serious as she watches the course of wider events. When they meet again in the country, will they be able to find a way back to the love they once shared?A masterful tale of love, duty, and the profound impact of historical events on personal lives.

Germany, 1878: young brothers Paul and Karl Effinger leave the German provinces to seek their fortune in Berlin. Ambitious and talented, they soon establish themselves as entrepreneurs and marry the daughters of high-society families. A flourishing horizon opens before them, but the Great War and the youthful rebellion of the 1920s lay waste to bourgeois certainties, and, as the generations pass, a rising antisemitism begins to shadow their bright world.With dazzling historical sweep, Gabriele Tergit tells of the familys changing fortunes within the vibrantly evoked, ever-changing metropolis of Berlin. Full of parties, drama and the most delicious gossip, The Effingers is a vibrant, monumental portrait of Germanys Jewish life, in all its richness and complexity.

Weaving together a crackling Christmas collection from master novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens himself, this fierce, fiery, and festive anthology will leave you cosy yet cold with the chill of a real and raw Victorian Christmas...Well deep dive into Dickens moral message in the famous A Christmas Carol, before encountering more Christmas spirits in The Chimes. This time, however, ghostly spirits are replaced by ghastly goblinsWell then step into the tantalising world of toys - and cosy critters - in The Cricket on the Hearth. Meanwhile, The Battle of Life will see the Christmas message of peace, love, and kindness bubble to the surface. Last but not least, well have to reckon with a fantastically festive haunted mansion in The Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bargain.Charles Dickens Christmas Stories is a must-read for lovers of classical literature, festive fanatics of The Muppets Christmas Carol, and fans of Dev Patels The Personal History of David Copperfield.

Quem será o misterioso prisioneiro que tanto ameaça os frágeis alicerces do reinado de Luís XIV e se tornou uma das grandes lendas históricas da França? Neste último volume de Visconde de Bragelonne, Dumas da fim a saga que transformou o imaginario ocidental. Numa prosa eletrizante e cheia de suspense, Alexandre Dumas ficcionaliza uma figura que encarna anseios de justiça e mudança numa França monarquica em franca decadencia: o homem da mascara de ferro. Por tras do disfarce imposto, desponta um personagem inteligente, sensivel e digno, em oposiço a vaidade e autoritarismo de Luis XIV, que pode mudar tudo.Com Aramis comprometido em empreender uma arriscada misso com o enigmatico prisioneiro, o volume mais conhecido e adaptado para cinema de O visconde de Bragelonne e tambem a derradeira despedida dos leitores do quarteto fantastico da literatura ocidental. O que sera de Aramis, Porthos, Athos e DArtagnan depois de tantas aventuras quando a lealdade, a honra e a coragem vo perdendo lugar numa sociedade que caminha para um aburguesamento brutal? Dumas, com muita emoço e drama, selara seus destinos.

Coletânea de minicontos de Andréa del Fuego, autora de A pediatra e Os Malaquias. Ou, se preferir, uma reunião de comentários num elevador que despenca.Publicado pela primeira vez em 2005, numa ediçã

A lost dystopian classic, set in a future without death. You dont own yourself any longer. Society owns you. Had it not been for society, you would not be lying here now.Bruno, a young magazine editor, seems to live a charmed life, until he discovers a growth on his neck - the first sign of incurable cancer. But his doctor offers him a unique opportunity: Bruno can choose to be frozen down until medical science has found a cure for his condition. He makes his decision, just after meeting and falling in love with an enigmatic ballet dancer.Decades later, he wakes up to find himself cured, but the world is now a very different place. Freezing technology is now ubiquitous, the pleasures of life have been subtly drained and society has started to fracture. Bruno must decide what he really wants from his life and whether its worth the cost.Fans of dystopian fiction will love this creepingly claustrophobic classic, which asks all the big questions about ageing, death, scientific progress and the meaning of life.With a new foreword by Sophie Mackintosh

O que o amor vira quando chega o fim… Do mundo?Lorenzo Mendes não imaginava que um dia, a caminho da faculdade, sua vida mudaria para sempre ao ouvir a voz de Conrado Dias. Assim como um pescador é a

Tarde no planeta é um romance sobre a dimensão que damos à ideia de finitude, sobre a nossa relação instável com o que entendemos por não humano e sobre a elasticidade dos laços familiares: quem — ou

🔥 Tony Stark – Os Segredos Nunca Revelados do Homem de Ferro 🔥 Tony Stark não é apenas o bilionário dentro de uma armadura reluzente. Ele é o maior gênio visionário da Terra, estrategista imbatíve

Tony Stark The Untold Secrets of Iron Man Tony Stark isnt just the billionaire inside a shiny suit of armor. Hes Earths greatest visionary genius, an unbeatable strategist, and the silent guardian of our planetand the entire universe. Behind every suit of armor, every AI, and every prototype, lie hidden secrets that not even the Avengers knew. Now, youll have access to this secret legacy that reveals how Stark anticipated threats, protected allies, and created technologies capable of facing any enemyhuman or alien. In this exclusive book, youll discover: The evolution of the first suits of armor to never-before-seen futuristic prototypes. The technologies of cloaking, infiltration, and defense against cosmic invasions. The inner workings of Starks mind: strategic intelligence and hidden global plans. The true legacy that ensures Earth remains protected even without him. Embark on a unique journey through Tony Starks secret universe and discover how Iron Man prepared for battles no other hero would dare imagine. If youre an Iron Man fan, this isnt just a book. Its your chance to enter the geniuss mind and gain access to his best-kept secrets. Get ready. The future starts now.

Neste clássico moderno traduzido pela primeira vez para o português, Montserrat Roig examina como os acontecimentos políticos são capazes de moldar toda uma geração.É primavera de 1974, e Natàlia Mir

A fierce new chorus of voices emerges from contemporary Ireland. Eight writers. Sixteen unforgettable stories. Translated from Irish for the first time. Stories from Belfast to Kerry, from the immigrant experience to the weight of tradition, these voices refuse easy comfort. They explore the raw territories of motherhood and loss, desire and betrayal and the clash between old certainties and new realities. A tattooist claims his lovers skin. A widow faces an impossible choice about her disabled son. Birds of prey stalk through dreams of environmental catastrophe. Here is family in all its beautiful, terrible complexity the bonds that sustain us, the ones that suffocate, the love that heals and the secrets that destroy. Bold, unflinching, and impossible to ignore Stepsisters showcases the depth and power of contemporary Irish womens writing.Featuring stories from Eithne Ni Ghallchobhair, Deirdre Brennan, Roise Ni Bhaoill, Biddy Jenkinson,Katherine Duffy andRealtan Ni Leannain.

Some years after the events of Aliens and Alien 3 an artist obsessed with the disturbing visceral potential of the xenomorphs is pursued to an abandoned colony. Written by the much-celebrated Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters and The Dissonance.Desperate, depressed and nearly destitute, Cynthia Goodwin goes against her better judgement to keep her ship the Chariot and its crew in work: she agrees to meet with the reclusive billionaire Roman Fade.Fades request is unorthodox: go to the abandoned colony of New Providence and bring back his former lover, the renowned artist Corinth Bloch.The job is rife with uncertainty. No one knows what happened on New Providence or why it is under quarantine. And Bloch may be brilliant, but he is also deranged. As Cynthia follows his path to the colony, she learns of a mind obsessed with images of dark and horrifying creatures Of an almost religious fervour for the ultimate subject for his art Of the drive to capture the sublime terror of the perfect organism

Durante o Carnaval e em pleno colapso institucional, um grupo de personagens insólitos — entre eles um juiz chamado Fato Consumado, um promotor de nome Acuso Nascerta, o advogado de defesa Sempre Pas

Um romance emocionante, em que a autoaceitação, o despertar sexual e o primeiro amor de um menino entram em choque com as leis de criminalização das relações entre pessoas do mesmo sexo na Nigéria."H

Nine breathtaking, gripping and oddly sublime tales of narcos, cops and addicts in modern-day Mexico. Gritty hard-boiled tales shot through with the hallowed light of the miraculous, written in MacGabhanns pyrotechnic exhilarating prose. A constellation of rich, vivacious stories of sewer diving, ghosts, a falling satellite and vengeful pigs.

May 1938. The young Japanese novelist Aoyama Chizuko arrives in Taiwan on the invitation the Japanese colonial government. With no interest in their imperial agenda, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear.Soon, a young Taiwanese woman is hired as her interpreter: the charming, meticulous Chizuru, who provides expert guidance on the Land of the South and cooks her sumptuous meals. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But the elusive Chizuru seems to keep drawing away - and as conflict begins to simmer between them, Chizuko begins the painful process of understanding why.Disguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women that is shadowed by complexities of language, history and power.