PARADE's Best Books to Read this SummerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Women of the Silk and The Samurai's Garden comes a gorgeous and evocative historical novel about a Japanese-American family set against the backdrop of Hawai'i's sugar plantations.Daniel Abe, a young doctor in Chicago, is finally coming back to Hawai'i. He has his own reason for returning to his childhood home, but it is not to revisit the past, unlike his Uncle Koji. Koji lives with the memories of Daniel's mother, Mariko, the love of his life, and the scars of a life hard-lived. He can't wait to see Daniel, who he's always thought of as a son, but he knows the time has come to tell him the truth about his mother, and his father. But Daniel's arrival coincides with the awakening of the Mauna Loa volcano, and its dangerous path toward their village stirs both new and long ago passions in their community.Alternating between past and... Views: 368
Published here for the first time, this text presents a collection of recently-discovered stories by John Fante. Views: 368
1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake returns with the highly anticipated third book in the Three Dark Crowns series!
Katharine sits on the throne, Mirabella and Arsinoe are in hiding, and an unexpected renegade is about to wage a war of her own. The crown has been won, but these queens are far from done. Views: 368
Honoré de Balzac's short story ´The illustrious Gaudissaart´ reveals the arrogance and prejudice on both sides of the city-country divide.When a slick salesman from the big city visits the provincial town of Vouvray, he is confident that the locals will buy anything. But Gaudissart's apparent belief in the doctrine of Saint-Simonianism, which teaches that industrialisation will empty the countryside and create a Utopian society of workers, riles a local man named Vernier.He tricks him into selling items to his unstable neighbour Margaritis, who convinces the salesman to buy two non-existent wine barrels.This vindictive practical joke then escalates into legal action and a dramatic duel ensues. For more insights into life in 1830s Europe, try Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Ruth' and 'North and South'.- Views: 368
In the fifth part of the series, set mostly in 1963, both Stanford and Renee battle depression as Marek reveals his past, as well as the connection he shares with Eric. Meanwhile, the Snyders prepare to travel to New York, but will Seth be there to meet them?The Intergalactic Faj conquer whole worlds. Over a generation ago, the Faj sent Nevians to conquer the planet, a peaceful homeland holding three separate cultures. They introduced strange and horrifying concepts like slavery and slaughter. They confiscated the land and forced the people into Sectors. The Krindarwee in Sector One, the ones hardest hit by the invaders, prayed for a deliverer. Twenty years ago, the Daughter was born, and trained into her purpose to share the stories and songs of her people, to release those held in slavery, and to eliminate the Faj from their planet. No one expected for the Daughter to become infatuated with the Prince in the Faj, or for the Faj to have the ability to completely dominate a person’s mind. Views: 368
The Cozy Lion As told by Queen Crosspatch By Frances Hodgson Burnett Author of “Little Lord Fantleroy,” With Illustrations by Harrison Cady 1907 Views: 368
Carole and her lover thought they had committed the perfect crime, murdering Carole's abusive husband and making it look like an accident. Unfortunately there was a witness, someone far more twisted than they are, with plans for a killing spree of his own. Views: 368
Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you... When teacher Leo Tyndale moves to the small English town of Sandercombe after five years in India, he does not expect that his time at the local school will be a long one. But a brief encounter with the beautiful -and fiercely independent – Hestia Royce soon has him changing his mind. As he settles in to his new position, Leo finds that his mind increasingly wanders to Hestia. She is known by his pupils as 'the strange woman', who left Sandercombe to be married, Hestia returned without a husband to a town rife with rumours. Leo can't help wondering what happened... Soon his feelings for her grow, though she is reluctant and soon the rumours about their supposed relationship swirl around Sandercombe. Leo knows Hestia feels the same. Will they ever be able to admit it to each other? Or will Leo return to India forever? ... Views: 367
Connie is the new girl in town, but she already has friends...and maybe even a boyfriend. Her father isn't happy that Connie is dating a white boy like Jasper Dent, and things get even worse when she realizes that Jasper is the son of Billy Dent, one of the world's most notorious serial killers! This is the story of how Connie and Jazz overcame their early troubles and fell in love. Views: 367
Well known as one of the major science fiction novelists of the decade, Philip K. Dick has concurrently built an almost “underground” reputation for his powerful, unpredictable short stories, novelettes and novellas.Now, in this first major collection of Dick’s shorter work, you will find:• Robot psychiatrists activated by twenty-dollar coins• The Veterans of Unnatural Wars• Unicephalon 40-D, the computer President of the United States• Deceptive “toys” sent to Earth from Ganymede• • • plus time-warps, homeostatic newspapers, “web-foots” and-“crows,” unseen alien creatures among us, half-human mutations: a gallery of sparkling invention in a book you’ll never forget. Views: 367
Often called "the mother of the detective novel", Anna Katharine Green has contributed immensely to the detective novel as we know it today, and The Circular Study is certainly one of her masterpieces. Green\'s works were major inspiration for Agatha Christie herself, so reading this great detective novel will surely delight Christie fans as well.The Circular Study is, beyond doubt, a typical Victorian story. We have the typical detective, Ebeneezer Gryce of New York Metropolitan Police Force, a self-proclaimed master of the art of deduction, aided by Amelia Butterworth, a cultivated and nosy spinster - the forerunner of so many perfectly penned amateur detectives, Agatha Christie\'s Miss Marple included. The Circular Study is actually the third and last of Green\'s novels that features Amelia Butterworth - the other novels by Green have different detectives - her character adding a distinct color to all the three books.The story itself is masterfully written as well - it comes in several different forms including a diary, letters and narrative. The murder mystery that the two detectives are bound to unravel is bizarre and the investigation moves into the wrong direction multiple times before the mystery is solved. The plot unfolds gradually, captivating the reader\'s attention with lots of detours - one clue after another are discovered and made sense of, until all the pieces in the puzzle are put together to give the final picture and to solve the case.Anna Katherine Green is well-known not only for having a talent for writing narratives, but also for the legal accuracy of her stories. She very often used real stories as starting points and inspiration for her novels and she had extensive legal knowledge as well, and this combination of precision, storytelling ability and creativity give Green\'s books a special and unique character. Views: 367
The hotly-anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada – the million copy bestseller that took the world by storm.
Everything’s in place for the season’s hottest launch:
Tall latte (with two raw sugars)? Check.
Gucci trench (draped over desk)? Check.
Outrageous, unreasonable demands? Check.
Andy has just turned thirty and is an incredibly successful magazine editor, working closely with her best friend Emily, another Runway survivor. She’s about to get married life’s on track and she’s been careful to stay clear of Miranda Priestly, her dreadful first boss. But Andy’s luck is running out. Miranda Priestly isn’t the kind of woman who hides in the background.
She’s back and more devilish than ever. Views: 367
For the first time in publishing history readers can enjoy the complete works of Sheridan Le Fanu, the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century, whose groundbreaking works were central to the development of the Gothic genre in the Victorian era. This comprehensive eBook is complemented with numerous illustrations, informative introductions, scarce texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Le Fanu's life and works
Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
ALL 14 novels, with individual contents tables
Rare novels like THE FORTUNES OF COLONEL TORLOGH O’BRIEN appearing for the first time in digital publishing history
Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
Excellent formatting of the texts
Several novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork
Rare novellas from CHRONICLES OF GOLDEN FRIARS, available nowhere else
The complete 54 short stories – with many supernatural tales appearing here for the first time
Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
Includes Le Fanu's poetry and memoir - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse works
Special criticism section, with two detailed essays evaluating Le Fanu’s contribution to literature
Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Novels
THE COCK AND ANCHOR
THE FORTUNES OF COLONEL TORLOGH O’BRIEN
THE HOUSE BY THE CHURCH-YARD
WYLDER’S HAND
UNCLE SILAS
GUY DEVERELL
ALL IN THE DARK
THE TENANTS OF MALORY
A LOST NAME
HAUNTED LIVES
THE WYVERN MYSTERY
CHECKMATE
THE ROSE AND THE KEY
WILLING TO DIE
The Shorter Fiction
THE PURCELL PAPERS
GHOST STORIES AND TALES OF MYSTERY
GHOSTLY TALES
CHRONICLES OF GOLDEN FRIARS
IN A GLASS DARKLY
SPALATRO
A STABLE FOR NIGHTMARES
UNCOLLECTED TALES
The Tales
LIST OF TALES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF TALES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Poems
THE POETRY OF SHERIDAN LE FANU
The Criticism
A FORGOTTEN CREATOR OF GHOSTS: JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU by Edna Kenton
SHERIDAN LE FANU by E. F. Benson
The Memoir
MEMOIR OF JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU Views: 367
From the New York Times bestselling author of American Wife and Eligible, a novel that imagines a deeply compelling what-might-have-been: What if Hillary Rodham hadn't married Bill Clinton? Views: 367
