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Providence, RI, 1986.Twenty-nine-year-old Danny Ryan is a hard-working longshoreman, loving husband, loyal friend, and occasional muscle for the Irish crime syndicate that oversees much of the city. He yearns for something more and dreams of starting over fresh, someplace far away.But when a modern-day Helen of Troy triggers a war between rival mob factions, Danny is embroiled in a conflict he cant escape. Now it is up to him to step into the breach to protect his family, the friends who are closer to him than brothers, and the only home hes ever known.

"La mort i la primavera" es la novel·la que Rodoreda volia convertir en la seva obra mestra, i la mes autobiografica de totes les que va escriure sota la seva aparença fantastica. Els grans temes rodoredians -l'amor que neix i mor, l'afany de llibertat que topa amb la repressio, la solitud davant la meravella del mon, el talent dels homes per convertir la vida en un infern- s'hi despleguen amb mes esplendor i mes horror que mai. En un lloc sense nom i en una epoca indeterminada, allat enmig duna natura inquietant, viu un poble sotmes a una llei rigorosa que vetlla per destruir tota forma de desig. Un noi de catorze anys, en el moment de fer-se home, comença a rebel·lar-se i sembra sense voler la llavor d'una guerra civil. Real com un contes de fades modern, "La mort i la primavera" es un llibre sobre la sedicio i el testament d'una escriptora que va posar la seva llibertat per damunt de tot.

Ez du batere gogorik senar ohia zaintzera joateko, baina alabak hala eskatu dio eta gizonari bizialdi laburra geratzen zaionez, ahalegin txiki bat egin behar luke agian. Liburu honi izenburua ematen dion kontakizun luzeena eta lehendabizikoa da Bihotz handiegia, garai baten amaierari buruz diharduena, maitasunaren hondakinez.Arroztasun sentipena dute Eider Rodriguezen sei ipuinetako pertsonaiek: nolakoa izaten ari da bikote bizitza hau, zein desio ote ditu auzokide perfektuak, nor bihurtu gara sute ikaragarriaren ondoren, ginekologoak erakutsiko al dit nolakoa naizen barrutik, zer espero zuten izango nintzela, norenak dira esku hauek.Konplexuak eta arruntak dira aldi berean hemengo bizilagunak, jarrera ideologikoaren eta irrika eutsiezinaren arteko lehian dabiltzanak batzuetan, zalantzati edo kontraesanean, baina gorabeherei beti aurre egiten.

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THE THIRD GEORGE SMILEY NOVELAlec Leamas is tired. Its the 1960s, hes been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, it may prove the worst thing he could ever have done. Le Carrs breakthrough work of 1963 was an award-winning number one global bestseller and brought him international renown, redefining the spy story as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining.The best spy story I have ever read Graham GreeneA masterpiece, the best espionage novel ever written John BanvilleSuperbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell J. B. Priestley

Une trentaine de textes brefs qui déclinent ces petits riens de la vie quotidienne, véritables moments de bonheur indicibles. De la cueillette des mûres, au plaisir sans complexe de savourer un banana-split, en passant par la magie colorée des kaléidoscopes ou l'épluchage subtil des petits pois.

Un jeune garçon, Bastien Balthasar Bux, dérobe un livre ancien qui raconte l''histoire du Pays fantastique, rongé par une force appelée le Néant. Alors qu''il est en train de lire, Bastien se rend compte qu''il a peut-etre un role a jouer dans cette histoire.

Traduït a més d’una dotzena de llengües, la crítica europea ha relacionat Quim Monzó amb Kafka, Borges i Rabelais. El seu primer llibre de relats, Uf, va dir ell (1978), va ser valorat unànimement co

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. he will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

Partout dans le monde, la question du genre est cruciale. Alors j'aimerais aujourd'hui que nous nous mettions à rêver à un monde différent et à le préparer. Un monde plus équitable. Un monde où les h

An Instant New York Times BestsellerA Goodreads Most Anticipated Book"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy." Booklist, starred review"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end... A fantasy like you've never read before." #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. ArmentroutEnter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros

One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade' TIMEThe twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.Step into the world of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas with this collection of prequel novellas.Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance.If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade ... knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life.A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling - and deadly - world.

Un dos máis estarrecedores alegatos contra o nazismo. Enderezo descoñecido" conta a sorprendente historia de dous amigos e socios propietarios dunha galería de arte en California: Max Eisenstein, xud

From TikTok and Wattpad sensation Mercedes Ron comes the English translation of the first in the hit Culpable series a delicious and angsty enemies-to-lovers romance in which Noah falls for her new stepbrother, the boy who''''s leading a hidden double life under their family''''s nose.Seventeen-year-old Noah Morgan lives a quiet, normal life with her mother in Toronto...until her mother meets and marries William Leister, a wealthy and enigmatic lawyer from California. Noah finds herself moving to LA, leaving her volleyball team, her best friend, and her boyfriend behind. Upon arriving in her new life of private schools and pool parties, she meets her new brother, Nicholasa college student, and seemingly the typical spoiled rich kid.Noah has no desire to get along with him, especially when she discovers Nick''''s secret life of clandestine car racing and street fights. Not to mention, Noah has her own demons on her tail, and doesn''''t want Nick''''s nose in any of them. But what the two don''''t account for is the powerful physical attraction between themenough to turn their world upside-down.Can love conquer the dark side of these LA streets, or will Nick and Noah be swallowed by the dark things between them?

Specially bound paperback edition, with deckle-edging (rough-cut) pages and French flaps. The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world. This vivid new translation-the first by a woman-matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and an iambic pentameter to produce a translation with an enchanting "rhythm and rumble" that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur. An engrossing tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary readers to luxuriate in Homer's descriptions and similes and to thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero's adventures, Wilson recaptures what is "epic" about this wellspring of world literature

From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their storyand who gets to be believedIt is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeperand cousin by marriageof a once-famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years.Mrs. Touchet is a woman of many interests: literature, justice, abolitionism, class, her cousin, his wives, this life and the next. But she is also sceptical. She suspects her cousin of having no talent; his successful friend, Mr. Charles Dickens, of being a bully and a moralist; and England of being a land of facades, in which nothing is quite what it seems.Andrew Bogle, meanwhile, grew up enslaved on the Hope Plantation, Jamaica. He knows every lump of sugar comes at a human cost. That the rich deceive the poor. And that people are more easily manipulated than they realize. When Bogle finds himself in London, star witness in a celebrated case of imposture, he knows his future depends on telling the right story.The Tichborne Trialwherein a lower-class butcher from Australia claimed he was in fact the rightful heir of a sizable estate and titlecaptivates Mrs. Touchet and all of England. Is Sir Roger Tichborne really who he says he is? Or is he a fraud? Mrs. Touchet is a woman of the world. Mr. Bogle is no fool. But in a world of hypocrisy and self-deception, deciding what is real proves a complicated task. . . .Based on real historical events, The Fraud is a dazzling novel about truth and fiction, Jamaica and Britain, fraudulence and authenticity and the mystery of other people.

Clementine West is grieving and emotionally guardeduntil she meets a charming man in her late aunts apartment. Hes perfect, except for one thing: he lives seven years in the past. A magical romantic comedy about timing, healing, and rediscovering the impossible, from the bestselling author of The Dead Romantics

Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the pub quiz and afternoons at home with his cat Trouble. His days of adventure are over thats his daughter-in-law Amys business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul, which makes being a private security officer to billionaires the perfect job. Shes currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie DAntonio alive. Then a dead body, a bag of money and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending Steve an SOS . . . As a breakneck race around the world begins, can they stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy?

Most people dont even notice themthree tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think its just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier. T

A strange and compelling classic of dystopian and climate fiction one that with foreboding and deep compassion maps the psyche and the terrain of dislocation Jeff VanderMeer One might become convinced that Kavan had seen the future New Yorker Ice will soon cover the entire globe As the glacial tide creeps forward society breaks down Hurtling through the frozen chaos is a nameless narrator seeking the white haired girl he once loved desperate to rescue her or perhaps to annihilate her Through nightmarish ever shifting scenes she flees him and his powerful enemy the Warden But none of them can outrun the ice Anna Kavan s masterwork is an apocalyptic vision of environmental devastation and possessive violence rendered in unforgettable propulsive hallucinatory prose Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series timeless storytelling by icons of literature hand picked from around the globe With an introduction by Christopher Priest author of The Prestige and The Inverted World Anna Kavan 1901 1968 was born Helen Woods the only child of wealthy British expatriates and grew up travelling through Europe and America She began publishing under her married name Helen Ferguson having left her husband in Burma and returned with her son to live in En