Nikki Kent thought she’d spend her entire life wandering. She’d never wanted to put down roots or even get to know the people around her with any intimacy—intimacy was risky and she refused to put others in danger. Until she found herself on a ranch in New Mexico. Until she met Cooper Marquez. Views: 24
When newcomer and troublemaker Tom Gilliam helps the Hardys on a social studies project, they suspect that Tom's father may be dealing in stolen goods. But when Tom disappears, they unearth a more deadly secret.... Views: 24
Publication of this well-wrought translation of El acoso , a 1956 work
by Cuba's outstanding 20th-century writer, marks the first time that
this novel has appeared in English as a separate volume. The time frame
of the plot, which consists primarily of the events surrounding a ticket
seller and a fugitive's seeking refuge in a concert hall, runs
contemporaneously with a performance of the Eroica Symphony. Although
generally recognized as one of Carpentier's masterpieces, this novella
is probably one of his most inaccessible, in part because of the
multiple, disjointed narrations and the polyphonic structure. One hopes
that it will be appreciated by more than its guaranteed audience of
literature students for whom the original Spanish version is too
abstruse.- Lawrence Olszewski, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio
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My story is not for the easily offended. I have such fun playing around with taboos, political correctness, and authoritarian bastards. My sexual adventures and the tiny changes I made to old fairy tales shocked and outraged a few of my dear readers. One woman even accused me of being uncouth. You are all fine people I’m sure, wonderfully sensitive and refined. And I got plenty of couth, Lady. Views: 24
"The stories in Eight Pieces on Prostitution span the whole of my writing life and include my first published story, The Man Who Liked to Come with the News, which Frank Moorhouse chose for his 1983 anthology, The State of the Art. My first novel, Tunnel Vision, is set in a Melbourne massage parlour, and I have continued to return to the theme of prostitution in my novels and short stories, notably in The House at Number 10 and in this collection. 'Where the Ladders Start' is a long story, almost a novella, based around a suspicious death. Many of the stories are set in Canberra, Australia's national capital, where I lived for thirty years before returning to Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.The cover design is based on a painting by Bartolome Esteban Murillo called Two Women at a Window, which is held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Though the women in the painting are probably prostitutes, it is not absolutely... Views: 24
Before AIDS or Ebola, there was the Spanish Flu — This narrative history marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history.In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people world-wide. German soldiers termed it Blitzkatarrh, British soldiers referred to it as Flanders Grippe, but world-wide, the pandemic gained the notorious title of "Spanish Flu". Nowhere on earth escaped: the United States recorded 550,000 deaths (five times its total military fatalities in the war) while European deaths totaled over two million. Amid the war, some governments suppressed news of the outbreak. Even as entire battalions were decimated, with both the Allies and the Germans suffering massive casualties, the details of many servicemen's deaths were hidden to protect public morale. Meanwhile, civilian... Views: 24
In an elegant and penetrating first short-story collection, Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived, Lily Tuck's characters travel to unknown, exotic places and, while there, find themselves deeply immersed in observation -- of the natives, the local customs, the foreign landscape -- in an effort to discern some elemental truth about who they themselves are. Instead, these women meet with disorientation, confusion; they are disappointed by the people closest to them -- lovers, husbands, family members. Finally, they arrive at the sometimes heartbreaking but ultimately optimistic realization that the answers they seek lie not in other people or places but within themselves.
Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived is a brilliant collection from a writer of exceptional poise and insight. Views: 24
CREATURE CARDS ARE HOT,EXPENSIVE -- AND BANNEDFROM BAYPORT HIGH! Gaming has already caused too much hassling among the students. But the Hardys' friend Chet is really upset when his confiscated deck is stolen from a teacher's locked desk. It's the latest in a string of thefts, and the big tournament is coming up. The police are stumped, but Frank and Joe are playing their best hand to catch the thief. From a waterfront park to a deserted nighttime mall, the boys uncover a web of Internet action, trading, selling, secret games, and cheating. They're onto a criminal scheme that nets giant profits -- and the decks are stacked against them. But the Hardys have one special trick up their sleeves! Views: 24
When Abren becomes conscious of her surroundings, she is struggling to get out of the flooded river Severn with her only possession, a beautifully embroidered cloth, clutched in her arms. What is she doing in the water, who is she, where can she go? And so begins the unfolding of a story, that snakes and turns like the river itself, surprising the reader on every level. A wonderful magical fantasy of a story that follows the journey of a girl's life over many centuries and across huge terrain. Pauline Fisk is a marvellous storyteller whose canvas is huge and whose delving into mythology makes for astounding reading.Praise for Sabrina Fludde:'Ancient and modern worlds are cleverly entwined in a multi-layered novel packed with big writing and even bigger ideas' Guardian'A magical, dreamy fantasy that takes hold if you and, like the river, carries you along in its powerful current' Financial Times (Pick of the Month) Views: 24
