RetailA captivating, atmospheric return to historical fiction that is every bit as convincing and engrossing as Martin's landmark Mary Reilly. In 1872 the American merchant vessel Mary Celeste was discovered adrift off the coast of Spain. Her cargo was intact and there was no sign of struggle, but the crew was gone. They were never found. This maritime mystery lies at the center of an intricate narrative branching through the highest levels of late-nineteenth-century literary society. While on a voyage to Africa, a rather hard-up and unproven young writer named Arthur Conan Doyle hears of the Mary Celeste and decides to write an outlandish short story about what took place. This story causes quite a sensation back in the United States, particularly between sought-after Philadelphia spiritualist medium Violet Petra and a rational-minded journalist named Phoebe Grant, who is seeking to expose Petra as a fraud. Then there is the... Views: 46
It's Brent Weeks meets China Mieville in this wildly imaginative fantasy adventure featuring high action, elegant writing, and sword and sorcery with a Chinese flare.At the end of The Scroll of Years, the poet Persimmon Gaunt and her husband, the thief Imago Bone, had saved their child from evil forces at the price of trapping him within a pocket dimension. Now they will attempt what seems impossible; they will seek a way to recover their son. Allied with Snow Pine, a scrappy bandit who's also lost her child to the Scroll of Years, Gaunt and Bone awaken the Great Sage, a monkeylike demigod of the East, currently trapped by vaster powers beneath a mountain. The Sage knows of a way to reach the Scroll -- but there is a price. The three must seek the world's greatest treasure and bring it back to him. They must find the worms of the alien Iron Moths, whose cocoons produce the wondrous material ironsilk.And so the rogues join a grand contest waged... Views: 46
Anna Deavere Smith's stunning new work of "documentary theater" in which she uses verbatim the words of people who experienced the Los Angeles riots to expose and explore the devastating human impact of that event. Views: 46
Follow Hermes on 100 unforgettable journeys across the fascinating, colourful world of Greek mythology. The young god is determined to have adventures from the very moment of his unusual birth, stealing sacred cows, discovering fire and inventing the lyre and flute. With his tumbling brown curls and cheerful fearlessness, he charms his fellow gods: mighty Apollo, mournful Artemis, beautiful Aphrodite, and even the king of the gods, his father, Zeus himself.He will drink the nectar of Olympus and discover the truth about the immortals, from their first moments and worst monsters to their greatest loves and most terrible battles-but Hermes won't let any of it distract him from that whole wide world of good fun...From the Hardcover edition. Views: 46
Grant and Meri have been best friends all their lives. Literally...ALL their lives. Born two days apart to women who were best friends since childhood, Grant and Meri grew up next door to one another and are nearly inseparable. They always have been…and always will be…best friends forever. Until one fateful evening...one seemingly innocent question...and their lives change forever when they realize they are so much more than best friends forever. WARNING: This book contains undying love, mild BDSM, and HOT sex. Views: 46
Uneventful is the word Denise would have expected to describe her job at Winslow’s Diner. But after the discovery of a body during an attempt to return a lost wallet, Denise is suddenly thrust into danger she hadn’t bargained for. And to top it off, not only does her boyfriend, Justin, inform her that the police never found a body at the house she’d sent them to, she also realizes that she is being stalked by someone driving a red Toyota--the same car she’d seen at the house.
In a fight for their lives, Denise and Justin are forced to seek the help of her Uncle Bob, a private investigator. Unfortunately, she soon learns that her uncle is not the successful person she’d always believed him to be. Now, she must solve the mystery of the missing corpse and boost the confidence of her favorite uncle but her plan must go as clockwork or someone else could wind up dead. Views: 45
1941: London is being bombarded during the Blitz, and Josie finds it hard to understand her brother's decision to be a conscientious objector. But when she goes to stay at No.6 Chelsea Walk with her cousin Edith and is drawn into tormenting one of her new classmates, Josie learns what it means to stand up for her own beliefs. Ann Turnbull's previous novels have been shortlisted for several awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. "Dramatic stories with a real sense of atmosphere." - The Guardian Views: 45
