Amazon:This is one of the best pieces of classic literature ever written. It is not quite clear why hardly anyone has ever heard about in the United States. The novel, by Nobel Prize winning du Gard, is revered in Europe. It is not to be missed by any serious reader. Beware, though, that this is not the complete work. The English translation is divided in two volumes. This one, The Thibaults, is followed by Summer 1914. And since it is the same opus, one really should read both. Description:In 1937, French author Roger Martin du Gard was awarded the Literature Nobel Prize for "The Thibaults." Written between 1922 and 1929, this 800-page chronicle of a Parisian family is a rewarding work for readers interested primarily in psychological motivations of complex, life-like characters.The book consists of six novels of varying length, although reading the novels out of sequence may result in a lack of overall clarity. The setting of the first novel is 1898, while the last novel concludes in 1913. The panaoramic novels of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky were the main literary influences on du Gard's writings. Like those famous Russian authors, du Gard applied objectivity to produce incorruptible realism.Roger Martin Du Gard's masterpiece, LES THIBAULT and SUMMER 1914 were published between 1922 and 1940. The novels follow two bourgeois families, one Catholic and the other Protestant, and depict the degeneration of society prior WW I. The principal characters are Jacques Thibaut, a socialist revolutionary, and his brother Antoine, a Cartesian doctor who seeks change through evolution. Jacques and Antoine are opposing personalities – when one is restless the other is calm – and the first two volumes of the series focus on their conflict. Both fail to see the signs of the approaching war. Jacques distributes pacifist pamphlets by air, his plane crashes and he is accidentally shot as a spy. Antoine is caught by a gas attack. His health rapidly deteriorates but he keeps a diary recording his thoughts and finally commits suicide. Views: 45
Something was in the rings that shouldn't have been there.Life on the remote moon Ord is dangerous. Random eruptions in the ice, extreme cold, loneliness and loss: it's all Dece knows.Until one day he sees a mysterious object caught in the rings of the nearby gas planet, Cotal.With no choice but to investigate, what he will find is so extraordinary that it is almost beyond understanding. Views: 45
After leaving for a career in NYC, Shannon Piermont has come home to Bandera, Texas. Her cousin is getting married and her grandmother has died, but all she can think about is Dustin Dumen. The sexy ranch owner had once been able to charm her pants off, but not this time. Just because they'd once shared a passion hotter than the Texas sun, didn't mean she'd settle for barefoot and pregnant in a one-horse town.Dusty knew Shannon couldn't settle down until she'd seen the world and he'd taken a huge chance she'd find her way home. Now that she has, the stakes are higher and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her there. He'd gambled with their love once-he won't do it again.Can Dustin convince Shannon she can have it all-a career and a family-or will he have to settle for one last ride of passion? Views: 45
WINNER OF THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2012 WINNER OF THE HINDU LITERARY PRIZE 2011 SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE 2011 A twenty-six-year-old Indian journalist decides to give up his job and travel to Guyana, a forgotten colonial society of raw, mesmerizing beauty. But he is not just seduced by the country: he is also captivated by the feisty yet fragile Jan, and together they embark on an adventure which will take them into a new country and change both their lives. In his dazzling and ambitious debut novel, Rahul Bhattacharya has captured the heady adventures of travel, the overheated restlessness of youth, and the paradoxes of searching for life's meaning in the escape from home. 'His narrator has a charming, confident voice that engages instantly, and his descriptions of landscapes and people are ravishing ...We look forward to seeing this on (at least) the Booker longlist.' The Times 'He is clever, insightful and funny. With a style resonant of some of the best Asian writing by giants such as Naipaul and Rushdie ...If you can keep up, this debut novel has powerful charm.' Daily Mail 'It is beautifully written and brims with charm ...Definitely a book to be savoured lying in a shady hammock, with a bottle of rum and cricket on the radio. ' Financial Times Views: 45
Two Christmas Stories: one historical, one contemporary. An Appalachian Christmas: A promise to her dying sister compels Julia Mayfield to take her young nephew to Mistletoe, Kentucky, a tiny town tucked away in the Appalachian Mountains. Sparks fly when she meets David Armstrong, a World War II veteran like herself. Even as shadows from the past weave a dangerous web around Julia and David, will their love flourish like the mistletoe that blankets the nearby hills. Once Upon a Christmas Eve: Hollie Goodnight's store has just been voted best Christmas shop in America. All the new publicity draws flamboyant novelist Van Keaton to the cozy town of Noel, Missouri, demanding to write Hollie's story—a dramatic tale of misfortune and triumph. She is swept up in his world of beautiful words and fanciful interludes until Owen Quigly, her lifelong best friend, launches a plan to win her back Views: 45
On the eve of her wedding, a woman must fight to rescue her fiance from an international terrorist plot It's been nearly a year since Janet's husband, Hank, died of a terrible illness. Though she thought she would never love again, John Sheridan proved her wrong. Like Janet, he works in government, analyzing files for the State Department. They fall in love shortly after meeting at a party, and it isn't long before Janet, finally ready to leave Hank in the past, agrees to marriage. But their plans are quickly disrupted. Posted overseas in war-torn Beirut, John disappears just before the wedding. It's a race against the clock as Janet must face the specter of international terrorism to save the second love of her life—before it's too late. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection. Views: 45
