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She was a fool and he knew it and because he loved her it had made no difference'Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages...

Imogene is young, beautiful, kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead, the legendary ghost of the Rosebud Theater.Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with a head full of big ideas and a gift for getting his ass kicked. It's hard to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. Francis is unhappy, picked on; he doesn't have a life, a hope, a chance. Francis was human once, but that's behind him now. John Finney is in trouble. The kidnapper locked him in a basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. With him, in his subterranean cell, is an antique phone, long since disconnected...but it rings at night, anyway, with calls from the dead...Meet these and a dozen more, in 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS, irresistible, addictive fun showcasing a dazzling new talent.

This deluxe edition brings to life the letters exchanged among Jane Austen''s characters in Pride and Prejudice.Glassine pockets placed throughout the book contain removable replicas of 19 letters from the story.These powerful epistles include Lydia''s announcement of her elopement, Mr. Collins''s obsequious missives, and of course Darcy''s painfully honest letter to Elizabeth.Nothing captures Jane Austen''s vivid emotion and keen wit better than her characters'' correspondence.Each letter is re-created with gorgeous calligraphy.Letters are hand-folded with painstaking attention to historical detail.Perusing the letters will transport readers straight to the drawing-room at Netherfield or the breakfast table at Longbourn.For anyone who loves Austen, and for anyone who still cherishes the joy of letter writing, this book illuminates a favorite story in a whole new way.Step inside the world of Pride and Prejudice, one of the most beloved novels of all time.Great Mother''s Day, birthday, or holiday gift for diehard Jane Austen fansA visually gorgeous book that will be at home on the shelf or on the coffee tableAdd it to the shelf with books like What Would Jane Do?: Quips and Wisdom from Jane Austen by Potter Gift, Jane-a-Day: 5 Year Journal with 365 Witticisms by Jane Austen Edition by Potter Gift, and The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne

His first new collection of short humor in fifteen years is classic Woody Allen. Zero Gravity is the fifth collection of comic pieces by Woody Allen, a hilarious prose stylist whose enduring appeal readers have savored since his classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, Side Effects, and Mere Anarchy. This new work combines pieces that have appeared in The New Yorker along with ten written exclusively for this book, each a comic inspiration. Whether hes writing about horses that paint, cars that think, the sex lives of celebrities, or how General Tsos Chicken got its name, he is always totally original, broad yet sophisticated, acutely observant, and most important, relentlessly funny. Along with titles like Buffalo Wings Woncha Come Out Tonight and When Your Hood Ornament Is Nietzsche, included in this collection is his poignant but very funny short story, "Growing Up in Manhattan.

Award-winning author Ursula Vernon, writing as T. Kingfisher, presents a terrifying tale of hidden worlds and monstrous creationsRecently divorced and staring down the barrel of moving back in with her parents, Carrot really needs a break. And a place to live. So when her Uncle Earl, owner of the eclectic Wonder Museum, asks her to stay with him in exchange for cataloguing the exhibits, of course she says yes.The Wonder Museum is packed with taxidermy, shrunken heads, and an assortment of Mystery Junk. For Carrot, it s not creepy at all: she grew up with it. What s creepy is the hole that s been knocked in one of the museum walls, and the corridor behind it. There s just no space for a corridor in the museum s thin walls or the concrete bunker at the end of it, or the strange islands beyond the bunker s doors, or the whispering, unseen things lurking in the willow trees.

The world wavered and quivered and threatened to burst into flames'In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of a party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her life.

Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature.Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.The Mayor of Casterbridge begins at a country fair near Casterbridge in Wessex Michael Henchard, a 21-year-old hay-trusser, argues with his wife Susan. Drunk on rum-laced furmity he auctions her off, along with their baby daughter Elizabeth-Jane, to Richard Newson, a passing sailor, for five guineas. Sober and remorseful the next day, he is too late to locate his family. He vows not to touch liquor again for 21 years.

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me - is now available as a stand-alone publication.We'd all listened to the Ray Brower story . . . he was a kid our ageThe small town of Castle Rock is tuning in to the news of a young boy who has gone missing from a nearby town.

Prepare to turn the Wheel of Time - discover the first novel in one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al'Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn - the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness.In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME'Epic in every sense' - Sunday Times'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times

Un viatge a la Barcelona jazzística dels anys seixanta.En plena i fosca epoca franquista de censura permanent, Vallbona ens trasllada a una Barcelona clandestina de "bars, alcohol, noies, jazz, fum i quimeres de somiatruites que es pensaven que eren a Saint-Germain-des-Pres", transitada, entre d'altres, per Joan de Sagarra i Vazquez Montalban, i marcada pel naixement de la mitica sala Jamboree, que molt aviat comptaria amb els Jazz Brothers i la Gloria Stewart, que es va convertir en la musa jazzistica de la ciutat. L'efervescencia d'aquesta Barcelona tan viva i alternativa va quedar del tot truncada amb l'assassinat de Francisco Rovirosa, empresari i propietari, i la posterior repressio aplicada sobre els clubs de jazz i els seus principals reclams, entre els quals s'hi comptava Gloria Stewart.

Maia, Ally, Star, CeCe, Tiggy et Electra. Recueillies bébés par l'énigmatique Pa Salt, les six soeurs d'Aplièse ont chacune découvert leur histoire. Mais elles ont toujours su qu'elles devraient être

Ikasketa-prozesu baten lekuko egiten gaitu Koaderno Handiak. Pertsonaia nagusien, bi anaia bikien, ikasketa-prozesua da. Hirurogeita bi atal laburretan zehar, zer ez digute kontatzen. Eta nola. Liburuak jakin-mina pizten du. Erakarri eta berarekin eramaten du irakurlea liluraturik. Edonor harritzen baitu horrelako gertaera lazgarriak hain xalo kontaturik entzuteak. Xalotasunaire hori lortzeko, Agota Kristofek haurren idaztankera antzeratzen du. Irakurketa amaitu eta gero, liburua itxi eta gogoetatsu geratuko gara, irria ezpainetan eta galderaren bat buruan jauzika. Gaiztoak eta ankerrak al dira? Zer da Ongia?; zer Gaizkia? Non ditu Etikak mugak? Nork du munstro-izaera, mutikoek ala inguruan duten gizarteak? Besteaz gabetua izan den baten erraietako garrasia ote da Koadernoa? Umore beltz ederrez zipriztinduriko garrasia betiere. Liburu apala, xumea; eta, bere xumean, sakon ere.

«Il ne faut pas sous-estimer la rage de survivre.» Amélie Nothomb est au meilleur d’elle-même : cruelle, tendre, drôle. Nathalie Crom, Télérama. Prix Renaudot 2021.

Un fermoso e inesquecible canto a Vigo e ás mulleres que a poboaron.En «Amor de tango» María Xosé Queizán presenta unha novela que reconstrúe o Vigo da república e da represión franquista a través do

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.This collection features three stories you won't want to miss:UNDER ONE ROOFA scientist should never cohabitate with her annoyingly hot nemesis - it leads to combustion.STUCK WITH YOUNothing like a little rivalry between scientists to take love to the next level.BELOW ZEROIt will take the frosty terrain of the Arctic to show these rival scientists that their chemistry burns hot.Ali Hazelwood's latest novel, Love on the Brain is out now.

Con A ponte das poldras incórporase á colección Dombate, que Galaxia dedica á poesía, unhas das autoras que máis traballa por facer da literatura un espazo textual e aberto: Chus Pato

Paris, palais de l'Elysée. La cérémonie de passation de pouvoir est en train de se terminer quand on révèle au nouveau chef d'Etat l'existence du cinquième rituel. Un secret qui ne se transmet qu'ent