An extraordinary debut novel, Freshwater explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born "with one foot on the other side." Unsettling, heartwrenching, dark, and powerful, Freshwater is a sharp evocation of a rare way of experiencing the world, one that illuminates how we all construct our identities. Ada begins her life in the south of Nigeria as a troubled baby and a source of deep concern to her family. Her parents, Saul and Saachi, successfully prayed her into existence, but as she grows into a volatile and splintered child, it becomes clear that something went terribly awry. When Ada comes of age and moves to America for college, the group of selves within her grows in power and agency. A traumatic assault leads to a crystallization of her alternate selves: Asụghara and Saint Vincent. As Ada fades into the background of her own... Views: 18
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Jonathan Kellerman has
made the psychological thriller his own gripping province with his
bestselling series of Alex Delaware novels. Now, Delaware’s new
adventure leads the sleuthing psychologist on a harrowing exploration
into the realm he knows best: the human psyche, in all its complexity,
mystery, and terrifying propensity for darkness.“Been a while since I had me a nice little whodunit,”
homicide detective Milo Sturgis tells Alex Delaware. But there’s
definitely nothing nice about the brutal tableau behind the yellow
crime-scene tape. On a lonely lover’s lane in the hills of Los Angeles, a
young couple lies murdered in a car. Each bears a single gunshot wound
to the head. The female victim has also been impaled by a metal spike.
And that savage stroke of psychopathic fury tells Milo this case will
call for more than standard police procedure. As he explains to
Delaware, “Now we’re veering into your territory.”It is
dark territory, indeed. The dead woman remains unidentified and
seemingly unknown to everyone. But her companion has a name: Gavin
Quick—and his troubled past eventually landed him on a therapist’s
couch. It’s there, on familiar turf, that Delaware hopes to find vital
clues. And that means going head-to-head with Dr. Mary Lou Koppel, a
popular celebrity psychologist who fiercely guards the privacy of her
clients . . . dead or alive. But when there’s another gruesomely
familiar murder, Delaware surmises that his investigation has struck a
nerve. As he trolls the twisted wreckage of Quick’s tormented last days,
what he finds isn’t madness, but the cold-blooded method behind it. And
as he follows a chain of greed, corruption, and betrayal snaking
hideously through the profession he thought he knew, he’ll discover
territory where even he never dreamed of treading.As provocative as it is suspenseful, Therapy
is premier Kellerman that finds the award-winning author firing on all
creative cylinders—and carrying readers on an electrifying ride to a
place only he can take them, for an experience they won’t soon forget. Views: 18
When tensions rise between Greece and the breakaway republic of Macedonia, "Tombstone" Magruder and Carrier Battle Group Fourteen are sent to maintain the peace-but wind up facing a rogue Greek officer who has decided to end the conflict with open war. Views: 18
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Passion and betrayal, violent desperation, ambivalent love that hinges on hatred, and the quest for acceptance by those who stand on the edge of society-these are the hard-hitting themes of a stunningly crafted first collection of stories by the bestselling author of House of Sand and Fog.A vigilant young man working in a halfway house finds himself unable to defend against the rage of one of the inmates in the title story. In "White Trees, Hammer Moon," a man soon to leave home for prison finds himself as unprepared for a family camping trip in the mountains of New Hampshire as he has been for most things in his life. And in the award-winning "Forky," an ex-con is haunted by the punishment he receives just as he is being released into the world. With an incisive ability to inhabit the lives of his characters, Dubus travels deep into the heart of the elusive American dream. Views: 18
The month of November 1916 in Russia was outwardly unmarked by seismic events, but beneath the surface, society seethed fiercely. In Petrograd, luxury-store windows are still brightly lit; the Duma debates the monarchy, the course of war, and clashing paths to reform; the workers in the miserable munitions factories veer increasingly toward sedition. At the front all is stalemate except for sudden death's capricious visits, while in the countryside sullen anxiety among hard-pressed farmers is rapidly replacing patriotism. In Zurich, Lenin, with the smallest of all revolutionary groups, plots his sinister logistical miracle. With masterly and moving empathy, through the eyes of both historical and fictional protagonists, Solzhenitsyn unforgettably transports us to that time and place—the last of pre-Soviet Russia. Translated by H.T. Willetts.November 1916 is the second volume in Solzhenitsyn's multi-part work, the Red Wheel, following August... Views: 18
A truly unprecedented literary achievement by author and editor Lawrence Block, a newly-commissioned anthology of seventeen superbly-crafted stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper, including Jeffery Deaver, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, Lee Child, and Robert Olen Butler, among many others."Edward Hopper is surely the greatest American narrative painter. His work bears special resonance for writers and readers, and yet his paintings never tell a story so much as they invite viewers to find for themselves the untold stories within."So says Lawrence Block, who has invited seventeen outstanding writers to join him in an unprecedented anthology of brand-new stories: In Sunlight or In Shadow. The results are remarkable and range across all genres, wedding literary excellence to storytelling savvy.Contributors include Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Craig Ferguson, Nicholas... Views: 18
