From the award–winning author of In Cuba I was a German Shepherd, short stories with a magical and modern take on the idea of migration and flight. Adios, Happy Homeland! is a collection of interlinked tales that challenge our preconceptions of storytelling. It examines the life of the Cuban writer, deconstructing and reassembling the myths that define her culture. It blends illusion with reality and explores themes of art, family, language, superstition, and the overwhelming need to escape—from the island, from memory, from stereotype, and, ultimately, from the self. We're taken into a sick man's fever dream as he waits for a train beneath a strange night sky, into a community of parachute makers facing the end in a windy town that no longer exists, and onto a Cuban beach where the body of a boy last seen on a boat bound for America turns out to be a giant jellyfish. With Adios, Happy Homeland!,... Views: 347
An ancient Chinese proverb comes to life through a faithful translation by one of our most captivating storytellers.A young boy learns to be a man after being given a gift of magic. Chu Yuan-chang wants to find his destiny. But that destiny can only be found in the depths of the Bluestone! Views: 347
Devastated by the death of her beloved brother, Raleigh Torrence was in no mood for Evan Younger’s attentions. Evan was a man who’d seen it all – as a psychologist, he had to be – and he’d decided that the only way to deal with life’s ups and downs was with humor. He started out trying to teach Raleigh that lesson, but he ended up learning something himself. Evan taught Raleigh how to laugh again, and just by being herself she taught him how to love. Views: 347
True Blue is a beauty, a dappled gray, and when Abby gets to take him to her family's ranch, she can hardly believe her luck. The horse needs a home: his owner—a woman brand new to the riding stable--was tragically killed in a car crash and no one has claimed him. Daddy is wary, as always. But Abby is smitten. True Blue is a sweetheart, and whenever Abby calls out, "Blue, Blue, how are you?" he whinnies back.
But sometimes True Blue seems...spooked. He paces, and always seems to be looking for something. Or someone. Abby starts to wonder about True Blue's owner. What was she like? What did she look like? One moonlit night, Abby could swear she hears a whisper in her ear: "He's still my horse." Filled with riding scenes and horse details, this newest middle-grade novel from a Pulitzer Prize-winner offers a mysterious and suspenseful almost-ghost story.
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 347
Trapped on Earth and forced to marry a demon, Nancy is a spirit about to give up her dreams of success in Hollywood when a brave young man returns her faith to her, and makes her believe in love again. A Romantic Ghost Story is about the all-powerful, redemptive nature of love and how it could change someone’s world.Part 1. One Irish Spring. American Patrick O'Connor, meets Maggie, a brash red-head who has a low opinion of Yanks. Yet, O'Connor invites her to be his tour guide of County Cork. They start for the beach and wind up lost in the mountains. What happens next you may guess. But there is a problem--he has a wife and family.Part 2. One Irish Christmas. A surprising development brings Pat O'Connor, now a successful author, back to Ireland 20 years after his first visit. His trip triggers a search for Maggie that seems destined to fail. Then he gets two surprises, one bitterly unwelcome. Views: 346
From Wall Street to...mom?What place does a single dad--and his children--have in the life of a woman with a strict no-kids policy? As completely irresistible as Adam Harding is, Marin Camden simply can't see how they fit together. After all, this former Wall Street exec didn't come to Mirabelle Island looking for romance. No, Marin's here to regroup and decide what she really wants.It seems she wants Adam--if the fact that they constantly run into each other means anything. And he really is tempting. Tempting enough to make her revisit the no-kids policy? To consider rebuilding her life around home and family? Just when Marin decides to take the chance to explore the sizzling attraction between them, she discovers an obstacle she never anticipated! Views: 346
A nameless cat lives in a town of dry, unhappy people devoid of moisture, joy and creativity. How did the townspeople get this way? Who stole the moisture? And how can one crafty cat return moisture--and life--to his town?A nameless cat lives in a town of dry, unhappy people devoid of moisture, joy and creativity. How did the townspeople get this way? Who stole the moisture? And how can one crafty cat return moisture--and life--to his town? "The Cat That Made Nothing Something Again" tells the tale of how a feline hero discovers these answers. On his journey he overcomes obstacles with wit and determination, finds new friends in unexpected places and learns the simple joy--and transcendent power--of helping others. Views: 346
The Dark Age. The Earth has turned on humanity with earthquakes, volcanoes and a new plague that kills the Roman Emperor himself. Barbarians shatter civilizations. Try as he might, Javor never fits in with his own people. When barbarian raiders kidnap the girl he loves and unimaginable horrors devastate his village, the shunned boy is the key to survival.The Dark Age. The Earth has turned on humanity with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and a new plague that kills the Roman Emperor himself. Barbarian invasions shatter civilizations. In this chaos, Javor comes of age in a poor, remote village. Try as he might, though, he never fits in with his own people. There is just something about him that keeps him apart from the others. When barbarian raiders kidnap the girl he loves, he takes a mysterious dagger handed down from his great-grandfather and tries to rescue her. But that's just the beginning of new horrors that murder Javor's parents and devastate the village.Bent of revenge, Javor does not realize that his quest is taking him directly into the war of the earth against humanity. The young man, shunned by his own people, holds the key to humankind's survival. Views: 346
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Views: 346
A personal little story about sadness, dieting and a wonderful triumph of the human spirit. Views: 346
A literary masterpiece by one of Germany's most renowned contemporary writers.Rome one January afternoon in 1943. A young German woman is on her way to listen to a Bach concert at the Lutheran church. Innocent and naïve, the war is for her little more than a day-dream, until she realizes that her husband might never return.This is a mesmerizing psychological portrait of the human need to safeguard innocence and integrity at any cost - even at the risk of excluding reality.Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I was simply enthralled by the structure of this narrative; a single 117-page long sentence with a beautifully clear rhythm. At the same time it's a compelling and credible description of a ""typical"" young German woman during the Nazi era. If we can relate to her we come close to understanding the forces that were shaping an entire generation.' Meike Ziervogel'A small... Views: 346
The bestselling author of Sexual Personae and Sex, Art, and American Culture is back with a fiery new collection of essays on everything from art and celebrity to gay activism, Lorena Bobbitt to Bill and Hillary. These essays have never appeared in book form, and many will be appearing in print for the first time.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 346
Garnet Bowen is a literary gent from Wales, author of one obscure book,
disconsolate husband, father and son-in-law. When he gets an offer that
requires travel to Portugal, he figures it can't be worse than London.
But it is."Kingsley Amis strikes again. Not only is he
funny--and he is very funny, as anyone who has read LUCKY JIM knows--his
very absurdities are profound." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board) Views: 345
A comedy adventure set in London in 1974. It is a story of a journey by a number of Londoners who, with the help of clues discovered by an elderly eccentric widow of an eminent archaeologist which were contained in the diaries of a dishonest Equerry to Queen Victoria that hinted of some stolen penny black stamps hidden around London, commence on a treasure hunt. The clues, as deciphered progressively by the lady, take her and a dysfunctional ex-merchant seaman lodger, plus a group of people, whom she thinks are private detectives, but are actually small time gangsters, to the icons of London, including Tower Bridge, Hampstead Hospital, Albert bridge, Highgate cemetery and some churches, to mention a few... The search is hampered by the arrival of a big time gangster whose interest in the matter is apparent. His efforts, however, are somewhat thwarted by the arrival of some mysterious minders, engaged by a man who owns much of Notting Hill and is a friend of the old lady. It is... Views: 345
