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O maior sonho de Abby é ser mãe. Depois de anos de tratamentos de infertilidade falhados e de sucessivos processos de adoção que nunca se concretizaram, começa a aceitar que a maternidade talvez não

Coco Pinchard acaba de fazer quarenta anos e sente-se no auge. O seu sonho de longa data de ser escritora tornou-se realidade com a publicaço do primeiro romance; o filho, Rosencrantz, frequenta uma prestigiada escola de teatro em Londres e o marido musico, Daniel, parece mais apaixonado do que nunca.Mas, depois de um Natal desastroso passado com os sogros, Coco apanha Daniel na cama com uma mulher mais nova, o seu livro fracassa e Rosencrantz entra em plena rebeldia.A medida que a vida que conhecia se desfaz, o novo iPhone transforma-se no seu confidente. Atraves de e-mails para os amigos, Coco regista a sua interminavel e muitas vezes hilariante sucesso de azares. Estes e-mails contam a historia divertida e feel-good de Coco a tentar recompor os pedaços da sua vida.

Um texto breve e magistral, que atravessa gerações e continua a interpelar o leitor com a mesma clareza implacável: no fim, tudo se reduz à medida exata da nossa existência.Pakhóm é um homem simples,

Three sisters join the hunt for a stolen magical artefact in the start of this Gilded Age fantasy duology. Perfect for fans of heists, skullduggery and stolen kisses, and authors such as Nghi Vo and M. A. Carrick.Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerers Guild as secretary to a has-been detective. She is Entwined threads of magic run beneath her skin, and the Guild would trap her in service.But Ottilie has a plan to escape the Guild forever with her estranged fiance, the enigmatic poet, soldier and smuggler Lewis Illing. All she must do is track down a mysterious artefact, claim the bounty, and leave the city forever. But Ottilies sisters Pretoria, a quick-witted sorceress and thief recently emerged from exile, and Madge, a guild mage to the core, appear to make equally unwelcome offers. A new life at the cost of everything she has ever wanted, or prestige and safety in a gilded cage.With her life on the line, Ottilie must track down the artifact in a city torn apart by prejudice and violence, and choose between the two sides of herself the fugitive and the Entwined.

Paris, turn of the century.The magical factions known as Houses intrigue in the ruins of the city to gain power over their rivals. Among these, House Hawthorn is on the rise: now fully recovered from a bloody coup of twenty years earlier, it is now sending a delegation to the Annamite dragon kingdom under the river Seine, hoping to secure a prestigious marriage between sadistic Fallen angel Asmodeus and an imperial prince.Madeleine, a former alchemist working to beat her drug addiction, goes with the delegation and finds herself amidst the plots and dangers of the Annamite culture. Dragon prince Thuan is undercover in House Hawthorn, trying to find the source of a destructive drug traffic. And in the Houseless areas of Paris, Françoise, lover of Asmodeuss Fall-sister, wants protection for their unborn child.As the waters of the Seine rise and the intrigues of West and East come to a head, those three will have to choose between their own safety, and that of House Hawthorn...Praise for Dominion of the Fallen and Aliette de Bodard:"Incredible one of the most original fantasy settings Ive seen." Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time"Rich, emotional, gripping." SciFiNow"A dark saga of ruined cities, fallen angels, and awakening dragons a must read an intoxicating blend of gothic mystery, apocalyptic fantasy, and Vietnamese mythmeaty, singular, and satisfying." Joel Cunningham, Barnes and Noble

Forty years after it was first published, Ted Hughess Flowers and Insects, Some Birds and a Pair of Spiders is presented in a beautifully redesigned edition with a new introduction by the nature writer Tim Dee. The sixteen poems gathered here brim and bristle with the life Hughes generates from the absolute attention he commits to whatever it is he is looking at. His knack for finding a language to animate its subject, without a trace of sentiment or nostalgia, singles out Hughes as one of the truly great poet-interpreters of the natural world.This edition gives full justice to the subtlety of the original watercolour illustrations, produced by Hughess long-term collaborator and friend, the American artist, Leonard Baskin.

Paris, turn of the century.In a city ruined by a magical war, the magical factions known as Houses intrigue against each other to gain power.House Harrier is no ones friend, which leaves an ample trail of suspects when a mysterious magical explosion devastates the House and its surrrounding areas. Emmanuelle, partner of the head of House Silverspires, finds herself in the ruins of House Harrier with no memories of the explosion, struggling to navigate amnesia and survive in hostile territory. Thuan, co-head of House Hawthorn, navigates his prickly relationship to his husband while dealing with changed politics and dark magic. And Philippe, once an immortal, accompanies an envoy from his own country in the East, seeking a missing spirit with great power.But the flames are rising, and vengeance is coming for those who fought in the war, and their descendants. They will have to stand together, or burn alone...Praise for Dominion of the Fallen and Aliette de Bodard:"Complex, rich, conflicted." Locus"Incredible one of the most original fantasy settings Ive seen." Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time"A dark saga of ruined cities, fallen angels, and awakening dragons a must read an intoxicating blend of gothic mystery, apocalyptic fantasy, and Vietnamese mythmeaty, singular, and satisfying." Joel Cunningham, Barnes and Noble

Paris, turn of the century.The Great War between magical Houses of Fallen angels has devastated the city. The Seine runs black with ashes, the great monuments are blackened ruins, and the Houses still fight. It is a quiet war of alliances and intrigues played in worn drawing-rooms and once-elegant gardens.Silverspires, once the greatest House, is now nothing more than a minor player in those intrigues.Philippe, a young man from the colonies of the East, is caught harming a helpless Fallen, and held prisoner in House Silverpires. His path intersects with Isabelle, the naive Fallen he has wounded; Selene, the insecure Fallen head of the House; and Madeleine, a washed-out alchemist addicted to angel drugs. Together, they will either save the House, or cause its final, irrevocable Fall... Praise for Dominion of the Fallen and Aliette de Bodard:"Fantastic! de Bodards tale of a post-everything Paris... burns with vengeful magic and a subtle, shining prose." Max Gladstone, author of the Craft sequence"A Gothic masterpiece of supernatural intrigues, loves and betrayals... wildly imaginative and completely convincing... will haunt you long after youve put it down." Tim Powers, author of The Anubis Gates"An intense, beautiful, brutal journey written with an eye for the stunning, vivid detail and the cruel demands of duty, loyalty, and leadership. Its portrait of a ruined Paris ruled by fallen angels is one I wont soon forget." Kate Elliott, author of The Witch Roads

This highly educational book comprises a series of essays by the intellectual and scientist Grant Allen, author and novelist, and a successful upholder of many scientific theories. As a scientist Allen was an evolutionist, and as a novelist one of his most persistent themes was the effect of heredity.Even his lighter and more popular works evidence not only his scientific outlook but also his persistent questioning of established convention and of institutions and officials that uphold it. A walk with him was an education in botany and zoology, and he had no whimsies or quirks; he was always reasonable, good-tempered, vivacious, bright, and interested in every human interest. . . .He would always like to regulate human life generally as a department of the India Office; and so Sir George Campbell would fain have husbands and wives selected for one another (perhaps on Dr. Johnsons principle, by the Lord Chancellor) with a view to the future development of the race, in the process which he not very felicitously or elegantly describes as man-breeding.

Ever the samethe noiseless entry, the quietly spoken request for the lawyer. Martin repressed a flash of irritation; the little Japanese, with his uncanny soft-footedness and stereotyped address, got upon his nerves. However, his orders were explicit; Mr. Smatt would see Dr. Ichi without delay or preliminary, whenever Dr. Ichi favored the office with a visit. It was already the third visit that day, but orders were orders.So, Martin inclined his head toward the door of Smatts private office. The Japanese crossed the room. He bowed to Martin, as stately a bow as if Martin were also an "honorable," instead of a poor devil of a law clerk; then, noiselessly as he had entered the outer office, Dr. Ichi disappeared within Smatts sanctum.Martin turned to his window again. But his bright day dream was fled, and he could not conjure it back again. The view was without charm. His thoughts, despite himself, persisted in centering upon the dapper little figure now closeted with his employer. The dandified Jap aroused Martins interest.What manner of client was this Dr. Ichi? Martin had not seen a single scrap of paper, nor had Smatt dropped a single hint, concerning the case.

Four savage political fantasies. Zero mercy.Russian Roulette is a brutal, darkly comic collection of political satire where former presidents, dictators, thieves, and prophets are stripped of power and dropped into grotesque worlds of their own making.Islands become prisons. Wars turn into business deals. Space flights replace diplomacy. Justice arrives latebut unmistakably.Blending dystopia, absurdism, and merciless satire in the spirit of Swift, Orwell, and Sorokin, this collection is for readers who prefer their fiction sharp, fearless, and unapologetically political.

All-round nice guy Arlo Jeffries has no regrets about leaving Hollywood behind. Returning to his British Columbia hometown to help care for his ailing mother, hes thrilled with his assistant director gig at Goldseal StudioHollywood Norths holiday movie empire. But when a last-minute shakeup has him reassigned as personal assistant to A Very Frosted Christmass brooding new lead, Arlos orderly world spirals into a plot twist he never saw coming.Pace Ryan is damaged goods. A decade as a model and TV star has left him with a huge ego and even larger sense of entitlement. Banished to his backwater hometown after a blockbuster movie flop, hes dodging not only the tabloids but his estranged mother. Worse still, hes got a secret hed do anything to keep. As the cameras roll on Frosted, sparks fly behind the scenes. Arlo is determined to keep things professional, but the chemistry between him and Pace is impossible to ignore. Will they let fear steal the spotlight, or fight for a love that deserves a Hollywood ending?

A riveting Latin American dark horror-fantasy about two survivors finding one another amidst monstrous creatures and a brutal political regime, perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and T. KingfisherGuls can be brutal. Few people know this better than Ariadne, who lost half her body to their appetites, but she finds their brutality a predictable constant amid the political chaos of Brazil. Now she treats them in the specialized clinic she inherited from Erik Yurkovthe mentor who rescued her from captivity as a child, trained her in medicine, built her prostheses, and then disappeared without a trace.Ariadnes routine is disturbed when a dapper gul covered in tattoos knocks on her door, introducing himself as Quaint and claiming to be Eriks oldest friend. As unsettling as the presence of a healthy adult gul can be, there is something familiaralmost intimateabout him. Quaint suspects foul play in Eriks disappearance, and his suspicion proves real when they discover Erik sought asylum at Cabare, an infamous club in Rio de Janeiro frequented by the gul elite.Together, Ariadne and Quaint will unravel the conspiracy behind their friends disappearance, navigate the labyrinthine world of Ariadnes memories, and discover what Erik means to themand what they are starting to mean to each other.

Neste romance militar de tirar o folego, dois inimigos mortais se encontram do mesmo lado de uma guerra: ele, o soldado mais temido do esquadro, ela, a recruta nova que no se deixa intimidar. Ambos se lançam num jogo perigoso de odio, vingança e desejo, e as consequencias sero arrebatadoras.Este livro faz parte da era dark da Bloom Brasil, a casa de leitores de romances de todos os generos. Dark romance e um genero que retrata o amor atraves de temas sensiveis, violentos e por vezes perturbadores. Contem conteudo sexual explicito e violencia grafica. Recomenda-se cautela ao ler. Leia os descritivos de gatilhos no inicio do livro antes de começar (os gatilhos esto incluidos no trecho de amostra).Nell Gallows foi a unica sobrevivente de um esquadro de elite das Tropas Ocultas depois de uma misso tragica. Como recompensa, foi jogada em uma diviso ainda mais perigosa e hostil.Antes de embarcar no novo desafio, ela procura uma ultima noite de prazer e se rende ao charme sombrio de um desconhecido, mas acaba descobrindo que o homem em questo e seu futuro colega de equipe.Cruel e impiedoso, o soldado Bradshaw e conhecido como o inferno na terra e declara guerra a nova recruta. Juntos, eles so duas maquinas mortiferas querendo se destruir, mas uma atraço perturbadora faz com que se desejem na mesma intensidade com que se odeiam.Nell esta determinada a ir ate o fim e confrontar seus demonios, mas Bradshaw usara todas as armas para que ela desista. Motivados pela violencia tanto quanto pela luxuria, eles travam um cabo de guerra que vai arrasta-los para os limites da insanidade.Este livro contem: romance militar; dark romance; bully romance; enemies to lovers; personagens com moral duvidosa; proximidade forçada; cenas quentes

Publicado originalmente em 2001, Bom dia, camaradas é o primeiro romance de Ondjaki, uma das vozes mais singulares da literatura de língua portuguesa. Esta nova edição — que celebra os 25 anos da pub

Nono livro de poemas de um dos mais consagrados poetas, contistas e tradutores brasileiros em atividade, este volume traz Paulo Henriques Britto em sua melhor forma. Avesso ao sentimentalismo, aos arroubos, a autocomiseraço, o autor criou uma poetica extraordinaria, com linguagem afiada e ironica, equilibrada entre o ceticismo e a descrença.Embora os poemas de Paulo Henriques Britto sugiram resignaço e pessimismo, uma segunda leitura pode revelar o sentido oposto. A propria insistencia em escrever em tentar encaixar o mundo na forma fixa do verso opera como um "impulso visceral, organico,/ que mantem o cerebro ativo/ e combate ataques de panico". Como ele demonstra na serie "Intransitivas", a funço terapeutica da poesia no pode ser descartada: "E palavra em lugar de droga,/ especie incorporea de ioga".No se trata, e claro, de imaginar que o poema possa oferecer soluçes para os problemas do mundo ou dar fim as nossas angustias individuais. Longe disso. Mas o humor mal-humorado e desesperançoso do poeta atesta que "o poema cria uma existencia/ no real, mas no de todo improvavel,/ uma presença falsa que compensa". E nessa ausencia, ou falsa presença, que a poesia mostra ser capaz de oferecer "o gosto, o som, a cor" e, assim, curiosamente, cumprir "o que promete".

Como transformar uma ideia em uma obra literária? Por onde começar essa aventura? De onde vêm as histórias que os romances contam? Essas são algumas das perguntas que o Prêmio Nobel de Literatura, Ma

War comes to Elmhurst.After facing charges of treason and the threat of hanging, Taryn is gravely injured, and the biomatons narrowly escape with their lives. With the biomaton rebellion officially declared, Elmhurst is preparing for war. Freshly awakened from a weeks-long coma, Taryn must battle not only the outside forces that want to subdue her, but her own internal strife as she realizes the full cost of war. Shes learning new things about her past, losing friends, and worst of all, shes afraid she might be losing herself. Yet more pressing conflicts vie for her attention. While shes trying to run a rebellion and get her strength back, Erikkson insists an important player is missinghis third and most volatile construction: a clockwork assassin known as Petrichor, freshly returned after years in the United States. Taryn not only has to grapple with her own role and tenuous humanity in this war; shell also have to face a new threat from inside her own army. Is freedom finally within reach, or will the biomatons find themselves in chains once again?Petrichor is the heart-pounding conclusion to the Children of Erikkson trilogy.

Goethes masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever.Here, in Faust, Part I, the tremendous versatility of Goethes genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. Here too we experience Goethes characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchens tragic fate.The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. Faust, and the adjective faustian, are often used to describe an arrangement in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success: the proverbial "deal with the devil".The principal characters of Faust Part One include:Heinrich Faust, a scholar, sometimes said to be based on the real life of Johann Georg Faust, or on Jacob Bidermanns dramatized account of the Legend of the Doctor of Paris, Cenodoxu

That word drama has been somewhat discredited of late; it has been overworked and twisted to strange uses in these days of dolorous literature; but it must do service again here, not because this story is dramatic in the restricted sense of the word, but because some tears may perhaps be shed intra et extra muros before it is over.Will any one without the walls of Paris understand it? It is open to doubt. The only audience who could appreciate the results of close observation, the careful reproduction of minute detail and local color, are dwellers between the heights of Montrouge and Montmartre, in a vale of crumbling stucco watered by streams of black mud, a vale of sorrows which are real and joys too often hollow; but this audience is so accustomed to terrible sensations, that only some unimaginable and well-neigh impossible woe could produce any lasting impression there.Now and again there are tragedies so awful and so grand by reason of the complication of virtues and vices that bring them about, that egotism and selfishness are forced to pause and are moved to pity; but the impression that they receive is like a luscious fruit, soon consumed.