This selection of twenty of Hawthorne's tales is the first in paperback to present his most important short works with full annotation in one volume. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Views: 71
In Narrow Cradle, Wade Kearley explores the midlife encounter with mortality and the ways we strive to resist, deny, cheat, and even bargain with it. Grounded in both traditional and modern poetic forms, these poems find in the transience of life a new kind of freedom, a rebirth independent of personal circumstance. In crisp, direct, and vivid language—swerving between sonnet, villanelle, and sestina—Kearley offers a compelling collection by turns vicious, lost, ragged, and regal. Views: 71
Can you ever rediscover the forgotten memories of someone you lost? Pre-order the highly anticipated, remarkable and fearless, The Consequences of Love. _________ 'The must-read of the summer' The Times 'Looks at the power of love and loss in shaping one's life. Moving and beautifully written' Grazia 'By turns painful and joyful, this beautiful book has plenty of poignant lessons to teach us about grief and love' Cosmopolitan _________ Seven-year-old Gavanndra Hodge's life is a precarious place. Her father is a hairdresser and drug dealer to Chelsea's most decadent inhabitants; her mother an alcoholic ex-model. So, it is up to Gavanndra to keep her little sister Candy safe. But when Candy dies suddenly on holiday aged nine, Gavanndra's family, already so fragile and damaged, implodes. Now a mother herself, and with only memories of Candy's awful final moments,... Views: 70
In a near future where citizens are subject to the mandatory blood draw, government phlebotomist Willa Wallace witnesses an event that makes her question her whole world...To recover from a cataclysmic war, the Harvest was instituted to pass blood to those affected by radiation. But this charitable act has led to a society segregated entirely by blood type. Government blood contractor, Patriot, rewards your generous gift based on the compatibility of your donation, meaning that whoever can give the most, gets the most in return.While working as a reaper taking collections for the Harvest, Willa chances upon an idea to resurrect an obsolete technique that could rebalance the city. But in her quest to set things into motion, she uncovers a horrifying secret that cuts to the heart of everything.File Under: Science Fiction [ Blood Will Out | This Might Hurt a Bit | Be positive | Bloody Nightmare ] Views: 70
In this brutal war, even zombies evolve. With his town relying on his tiny band of defenders, can a young man defeat a rotting tyranny? Northern California, 1985. Leo Cecchino won't rest until his people are safe. Leading the battle against the Soviet walking dead, he turns to his ex-girlfriend's chess master sister to calculate their next move. But with the commie invaders deliberately infecting American innocents, they're running out of time to stop the streets from flowing with rivers of blood. With bullets flying and flesh-eating threats all around, Leo can't afford to be distracted by his growing feelings for his brilliant strategist. But when their plan to cut off a crucial supply line is derailed by unstoppable mutated predators, he'll have to step up to prevent the free world from falling to a blood-spattered gory fate.Can Leo show the undead Reds that America is the land of the living and the home of the brave? Snipers is the second book in the engrossing Zommunist Invasion zombie apocalypse series. If you like Eighties-style action, cunning heroes, and cutthroat military tactics, then you'll love Camille Picott's high-octane tale. Buy Snipers to dispatch the shambling corpses today! Views: 70
