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Até onde um homem comum é capaz de ir para não perder tudo? Em A autoestrada, Stephen King constrói uma narrativa intensa e desoladora sobre alguém empurrado ao limite quando uma força corporativa am

Faixa etária: A partir de 12 anosTemas: ficção científica, ciência, ética, ficção científica vitoriana, literatura de língua inglesa, romance.Griffin, um cientista, descobre uma fórmula de invisibili

Primeiro volume da série A Torre Negra, O pistoleiro apresenta Roland Deschain, o último de uma ordem lendária, em uma perseguição implacável através do deserto à procura do misterioso homem de preto

Ambientado entre os volumes quatro e cinco de A Torre Negra, O vento pela fechadura é uma história dentro da história. Em meio a uma tempestade mortal, Roland Deschain recorre ao poder das narrativas para proteger seu ka-tet e revisitar o passado do Mundo Medio.Contar historias e parte essencial do caminho de um pistoleiro. De volta ao Caminho do Feixe, apos escaparem do Palacio Verde, Roland Deschain e seu ka-tet se veem ameaçados por uma tempestade lendaria, to violenta quanto os mitos que cercam o Mundo Medio. Forçados a buscar abrigo, eles enfrentam o perigo da espera e e nesse momento que Roland assume seu papel mais antigo: o de contador de historias.Ao tecer um relato vindo de sua juventude, Roland conduz seus companheiros e o leitor a um tempo anterior a ruina, quando os pistoleiros ainda eram chamados para restaurar a ordem em um mundo a beira da insurreiço. A narrativa se desdobra como um conto dentro de outro, evocando as historias da infancia e os valores herdados do tempo de Eld.Com atmosfera de fabula, ecos de fantasia classica e profunda reverencia ao ato de narrar, O vento pela fechadura expande o universo de A Torre Negra ao celebrar o poder das historias como abrigo, memoria e resistencia. Um volume especial que dialoga diretamente com o coraço mitico da saga de Stephen King.

Um livro essencial na obra de Emmanuel Carrère. Uma investigação de um crime brutal, à altura de clássicos como A sangue frio, de Truman Capote. Carrère acompanha a desconcertante vida dupla de um pa

Nesta sensível estreia de Fabiane Secches no romance, Ilhas suspensas equilibra ensaio e ficção para contar não apenas uma história sobre saudade e solidão, como também sobre amor, família e amizade.

Gabriel retorna à sua cidade natal quando seus pais morrem. Lá, conhece um misterioso andarilho que busca diferentes espécimes de aranhas e que também sofre com perdas recentes. É nessa comunhão de l

Quem é Aziri? Quem é essa mulher, identificada como “africana da nação Mina”, na fotografia de Christiano Junior, de 1864-1865? Ela é Aziri Dagwa? Francisca Maria? Chica d’Água? Qual era seu nome ant

Un domingo de septiembre de 1992, una familia prepara un asado en el jardín. De la forma más tonta, la enredadera de la casa se prende fuego, y lo que podría haber sido un pequeño accidente doméstico escala a una tragedia terrible. Empieza asi para la narradora, que tiene entonces once años, el laberinto del duelo, del que saldra mas de treinta años despues con un hijo y la escritura de este relato. En su testimonio personal, Dolores Gil le pone por fin palabras al acontecimiento que dio un giro a su infancia, porque, como ella afirma: Si no escribo este libro no puedo seguir viviendo. Parte de la felicidad es un libro unico e inolvidable, estremecedor y hermoso. La autora logra trazar el arco que va de la perdida a la reparacion y lo hace con luminosidad y con una prosa al mismo tiempo brutal y sofisticada.

En Monttorf, un internado ordinario a las afueras de Madrid, varias causas están a punto de combinarse entre sí. Como cuando Darcy trata de desvelar la verdad detrás de la premeditada muerte de su abuelo hace nueve años, siguiendo las pocas pistas que aun perduran en el tiempo: una foto antigua, unos versos heredados, las manchas de tinta de su ultima carta; o cuando Messuri cree que ha llegado el momento de recordar lo que creia haber olvidado: por que huyeron de su hogar hace nueve años, que secretos ocultaba Ava, de que reconoce la tinta del diario de Darcy.A medida que los hilos del pasado y del presente se entretejen, Darcy debera cuestionar la verdadera naturaleza de quienes la rodean y navegar por un laberinto de preguntas donde los secretos familiares, las alianzas inesperadas y las heridas que nunca llegaron a sanar se fusionaran para desafiar un destino que se muestra tan mutable como sus recuerdos.Pero, si hay algo indudable en toda esta historia, es que ya esta escrita.Aunque ella, claro, aun no lo sabe.Al menos, hasta que lea el diario.

The Last People Youd Expect is the second book from author Spencer Wise, following the publication of his 2018 debut, The Emperor of Shoes.

Bad Attitudes is a wickedly dark tale of Scottish council housing and murder. This novella boasts a missing person, a lethally nosy neighbour, an extra-marital affair, a lusty councillor and a new housing law for tinkers. Who but Agnes Owens could concoct such a delicious brew of dour hilarity. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

Lean Tales comprises Agnes Owens complete lifes work in short stories. Witty and dark, Owens spare prose shocks and delights. Her talent for pithy, unsettling tales is as sharp as ever, confirming her place as one of Scotlands finest contemporary writers. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

In Jens Party, soon-to-be fifteen-year-old Jen immediately regrets agreeing to her crazy Aunt Belles plan for a birthday party which involves, among other notions, flirting with the towns entire male population. With a perfectly tuned ear for the droll and the deadly, Owens can spin a tale of domestic mayhem that is at once disarmingly tense and movingly human. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

The next uplifting, feel-good romp about pups and friendship from the million-copy bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things._________________________________ Its never too late for a fresh start - whether youre on two legs or four...When burnt-out city vet Leona Lennox moves to the market town of Fiddlers Green determined to set up a dog rescue centre, recently divorced Desmond Leaks takes an instant shine to her and makes a rash promise to get his college band back together for some fundraising gigs.Although The Wild Boys havent played together in years, Desmond and his best friend Johnny have no trouble persuading their old drummer to reform as The Stray Dogs. But charismatic frontman Darcus McGuire, the magic ingredient in the original line-up, is harder to track down, and Desmond is strangely reluctant to try . After a disastrous first gig and objections by the neighbours, the future of the rescue centre looks ever more uncertain. But the residents of Fiddlers Green are not to be underestimated, particularly when the fates of their four-legged friends are at stake.And meanwhile, the elusive Darcus McGuire might just be ready to make a comeback...Lost dogs and lost people alike find new beginnings and unexpected routes to happiness in this gorgeously uplifting story filled with Ruth Hogans trademark wit and warmth.__________________________Praise for Ruth Hogan:WARM, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY MIKE GAYLELIFE-AFFIRMING CELIA ANDERSONFULL OF HOPEPRIMA

What links a prostitute, a Flemish painter and a tower watchman? All three claim to have seen a ghost on the same street in fifteenth-century Tallinn. And all of them have been found dead soon after.Melchior Wakenstede, apothecary, is charged with unearthing the truth behind these seemingly-supernatural murders. But when a pious and powerful merchant dies, along with a castrated and disfigured tramp, Melchior perceives a more medical connection between the deaths.Melchior must rise above the competing interests of merchant guilds, religious orders and Teutonic knights, to get to the bottom of the mystery.

One calm night in Twickenham, a businessman named Tom Treadnor is shot off his barstool at The Queen. Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate, and quickly realizes that everyone in Treadnors life - from his widow, Alice, to the staff at his manor, to his business partner - had differing opinions of him.Meanwhile, Wiggins, Jurys partner at New Scotland Yard, becomes sidetracked by an investigation of his own: his sister, missing for years and presumed dead, has just sent a postcard to their mother. When Wiggins takes off in search of his sister, the two investigations begin to converge.Funny, eccentric and fueled by Richard Jurys talent for seeing clues in the most unlikely places, The Red Queen is a welcome return to a classic character and an exciting addition to a series that has been called delightful, surprising, even magical (Washington Post).

She runs her own race. An expansive, inspiring feminist novel about one womans rise as a racing driver in mid-century Britain._________________Its 1945 and Winifred Freddy Vaux fears shes the only person in the country who isnt thrilled the war is over. All she wants is to drive. Ambulances, recovery vehicles, anything. While shes still allowed behind the wheel, it will not be her occupation and certainly not fast.But speeding through the streets in a Victory night race, she makes a resolution: she must pursue race car driving. No matter the cost. From the provincial country lanes of her youth to the most glamorous, exhilarating tracks of Europe, Freddys thunderous ambition takes her to places no woman has ever gone before. However, in the conservative world of motorsports, she encounters many who dont relish her rise, but anticipate her fall - and travelling at such speeds, friends and lovers can be lost in an instant. Freddy has a lot to learn. Driving was the easy part.____________________Praise for Kelly Frost:CompellingThe TimesA storyteller who is here to stay Joseph OConnorA startling new talent Peter James

Gentlemen of the West is Agnes Owens first novel. It is the acutely observed series of episodes in the life of the narrator, a 22-year-old bricklayer whose situation and lifestyle will be immediately identifiable to many readers. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

The building trade in the west of Scotland has slowed and Mac leaves for the oil-rich north to seek his fortune. But he soon finds himself out in the wilderness, chasing the promise of a job. In the meantime, hes fallen for Nancy, but he cant tear himself away from the other love of his life: the drink. This darkly comic novel is a tale of addiction, masculinity and the precarious nature of employment for working-class men in 1980s Scotland. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.