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James Sallis collection of five novellas.James Sallis is a superb writer - TimesJames SallisWorlds Edge presents five masterful novellasDayenu, Carriers, Settlers, Allotments, and Reconstructionexploring fractured societies, human resilience, and the fragile intersections of morality and survival. Salliss prose, as sharp as it is evocative, captures the nuances of his dystopian and near-future settings, resonating with themes of dislocation and identity. Widely regarded as a pivotal voice in contemporary US fiction, Salliss work aligns with literary giants such as Cormac McCarthy and Denis Johnson, weaving the poetic bleakness of the former with the incisive character studies of the latter. These stories draw readers into a world both intimate and unyielding, where existential questions lurk beneath stark, elegant narratives.

When the war is over, we can live at Woodspring...Since the house was built in 1810, the Danes have always lived at Woodspring. Over the generations it has given them shelter, solace and joy.War brings change, and the next three generations of the family will lead very different lives, at home and abroad. Peace is shattered, pain is unavoidable, loves are found and lost, but Woodspring is constant, and will always draw them back....

In Winter Stories, we meet a teenager on the run from social services with her younger half-sister and half-brother in tow, a young single mother struggling to provide adequately for her daughter, and an ex-convict striving to overcome personal shortcomings and build a relationship with his son. We watch these characters stumble, fall and climb to their feet again, even though the deck inevitably seems to be stacked against them.With empathy and sensitivity, Ingvild Rishi beautifully illuminates the vulnerability of the human condition. In a time when levels of scepticism and distrust are rising, these stories remind us of the humanity that unites us all.

What does it mean to lose yourself and is that something you should be aiming for? A young woman with little interest in games takes up a job in Frankfurt at a famous gaming company, naively set on reinvention. On her morning commute, in the familiar clutches of tedium and self-loathing, she encounters a nice-eyed stranger who returns her forgotten umbrella and finds herself catapulted into a dizzying, year-long whirlwind of obsession not just with this endlessly attractive spectre, but also with the feverish karaoke trips from which she draws the ultimate solace. With astonishing existential acuity, Polly Bartons formidable debut novel renders the paradoxes of modern life in all its complexity, in deliriously self-conscious prose that is at once propulsive, titillating and bitingly funny. Echoing with the sounds of Whitney Houston and The Cure, reaching for the sublime in dark, sweaty boxes, What Am I, A Deer? is an exhilarating exploration of authenticity, fantasy, romance and intoxication.

Em "Vida e morte de M.J. Gonzaga de Sá", Lima Barreto nos conduz pelos labirintos do cotidiano burocrático, das reflexões filosóficas e das pequenas grandes tragédias humanas, traçando um retrato del

Cuando el deseo también es el peligroVera ha seguido siempre las reglas: ha vivido durante más de veinte años con la elegancia, la discreción y la dignidad exigidas a la esposa de un marqués. Pero ahora, a los cuarenta y cinco, recien separada y sin nadie que le dicte que hacer, empieza a plantearse preguntas que nunca se habia permitido.En medio de esta busqueda aparece Antonio. Es mas joven, de origen modesto y ajeno a su mundo. No es solo la atraccion lo que los une, sino algo mas profundo: la posibilidad de salirse del guion. Ese vinculo, tan improbable como provocador, sera el detonante de unos hechos que nadie anticipa.El exmarido de Vera no acepta que esta se haya rebelado, y lo que comienza como despecho se va convirtiendo en algo mucho mas siniestro. Hay cosas que el marques no soporta perder. Y algunas perdidas, cuando se acumulan, pueden llevarte al limite.

Hannahs love life is in ruins, writers block hits, and her agent sends her to Sicily to finish her sequel. But when murder strikes, Hannahs life turns into the crime novel shes meant to write. Darkly funny, atmospheric, and full of twists, the second instalment in an addictive series.______Hannah is miserable. Her love life is in ruins, her contract demands a sequel to her bestselling crime debut and shes out of ideas. After a mortifying TV interview, her agent ships her off to a sun-drenched Sicilian villa with a simple order: finish the book. No distractions. No excuses.But inspiration doesnt strike murder does.When a night out ends in murder, Hannah finds herself at the centre of a murder investigation again. The police want her out of the way, and the only person who seems to believe her is a young but charming Italian police officer. That is, until she doesnt.Soon Hannah is chasing suspects, fleeing crime scenes, and doing whatever it takes to avoid becoming the next victim. She came to write a crime novel. Now shes trapped inside one.Dark, sly and deliciously atmospheric, Under the Blazing Sun is the second novel in the award-winning series featuring accidental sleuth and disgruntled literary author Hannah, whose pursuit of plot twists keeps turning dangerously real.____

Una exploración de la memoria íntima que es al mismo tiempo un testimonio generacional y el retrato de una Barcelona recogida en la vivencia, aunque su piel no deje de cambiar.Este es un libro sobre la ciudad de la memoria, sobre el amor y la ciudad en nuestros cuerpos. Una evocacion vivaz desencadenada por la muerte de L, un regreso a la chica que llego a la ciudad en 1971 para entrar en la universidad desde su comarca agricola de frontera y que se revela a si misma y descubre Barcelona descubriendole a el.Un libro de prosa sinuosa y precisa, de belleza intensa y misteriosa. Relato urbano de formacion de una labradora de las letras, en el emergen los sucesivos pisos de estudiantes compartidos; el amor y la amistad como pilares; el entusiasmo por el cine vivido en salas ya desaparecidas; el mercado de libros de segunda mano y los libros comprados con el primer sueldo; la banda sonora rock, jazz, baladas de una epoca en que la musica se escuchaba en vinilos y casetes; los bares en los alrededores de las Ramblas, columna vertebral de Barcelona.Afloran el clima de esos años finales de la dictadura, la politizacion entre los estudiantes, la contracultura feminista y la proclamacion del amor libre eslogan altisonante, excusa, vete a saber, los inicios profesionales en la prensa en unos tiempos convulsos de cambio y los cimientos de una solida vocacion literaria.Cronica poetica a flor de piel, exploracion de la memoria intima, testimonio generacional y retrato de una Barcelona recogida en la vivencia, aunque su piel no deje de cambiar.

Faixa etária: A partir de 12 anosTemas: Crítica social, literatura de língua inglesa, Espírito natalino, natal, Redenção pessoal, romance.Ebenezer Scrooge, velho e rabugento que detesta o Natal, é eg

In an opulent villa near the English Channel lives a family. The father has a safe, a spanner, a candle and a maid called Rose. The son has a swing, a croquet set, a raincoat, a car. Some members of the family read crime novels to fall asleep (the father), some instead of sleeping (the son), and some to ease the loneliness of an unhappy marriage (the mother). Their equilibrium is shattered in the wake of a shocking incident and the twenty minutes of silence that follow. Darkly comedic and wonderfully strange, Twenty Minutes of Silence is a truly original take on the crime genre, inspired by a true story. Here Helene Bessette builds a world of intrigue, a world punctured by startling disruptions and unexpected shifts, and in doing so destroys and remakes the crime novel, creating a form wholly new.

Uma história de amor irresistível e caótica sobre o desejo devastador por algo sem promessas.Aos 24 anos, Hera é uma pessoa cheia de potencial desperdiçado. Para ela, o futuro não passa de um exercíc

This new translation of the best stories by Ichiyo Higuchi showcases the pioneering authors profound sensitivity and lyrical eye. The crystalline beauty of falling snow is a painful reminder of lost innocence; three children growing up on the fringes of Tokyos red-light district enjoy a last summer of freedom before adulthood and its compromises overtake them; a discontented serving maid and a prodigal son find their transgressions can be mutually beneficial; and a mans passion for an indifferent teahouse courtesan becomes so consuming that he is willing to sacrifice everything to it - his job, his family, perhaps even his life. Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the countrys first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work. With immense delicacy of phrase and feeling, and vivid evocations of the colourful festivals and salty street banter that mask unspoken yearning and disappointed hopes, she transmits both the beauty and the struggle of working-class womens lives in turn-of-the-century Japan. In her clear-eyed vision of the world, longing and memory may be the only solace.

Davids best mate died falling off a cliff and he was the last to see him alive. Fifteen years later, he returns to Arbroath, where another death forces him to face the past. A darkly funny, gripping debut from one of Scotlands finest writers newly reissued.ANNIVERSARY EDITIONINTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYREYour best mate just fell off a cliff in mysterious circumstances. You were the last person to see him alive. What do you do?If youre David Lindsay from Arbroath, you leg it and dont go back. Not for fifteen years.Then Nicola Cruickshank yes, that Nicola, the girl you always fancied but never had the guts to speak to gets in touch. She wants you back for a school reunion. At the very place it happened. Of course you say yes. Not to lay ghosts to rest, but because you still fancy Nicola.The thing is, if you are David Lindsay, then returning to Arbroath isnt going to bring closure. Because when someone else tumbles off the cliffs an act the locals now call tombstoning David has a choice: run away again, or finally find out why people around him keep dying_____

Miguel dAlte regressa com novo thriller. Um desaparecimento que muda tudo. Segredos familiares e redenço.Na noite de 5 de novembro de 2012, na cidade do Porto, Clara Paixo, de 12 anos, desaparece sem deixar rasto no caminho entre a escola e casa. E de imediato lançada uma investigaço. Os inspetores Jaime Ferreira e Beatriz Peixoto, da Policia Judiciaria, so chamados ao local e veem-se enredados numa teia de segredos e mentiras. Entretanto, na isolada Ilha do Poço Negro, o polemico jornalista Ademar Leal vive em penitencia. Apesar de estar desempregado, resiste ao convite para escrever um livro sobre a resoluço dos crimes do vero de 1985. Com o tempo, porem, os dias tornam-se inteiros e as noites, longas; as suas pulses perseguem-no. Ate que, certa noite, recebe um telefonema perturbador que o obriga a mergulhar no caso mais chocante e macabro da sua carreira. Onde esta Clara Paixo?

When Laura Cameron, a philosophy professor at a London university, is found dead in a bizarre echo of the Reeva Steenkamp case, the questions are myriad. Her friend and colleague, Esther Luck, is as shocked as everyone else.But Esther knows more than shes letting on. After two years battling ovarian cancer, her notions of what makes life worth living, of what her future holds, have changed utterly. Held in a tense web of intrigue between Lauras widower Jack, her ex Michel, and her conventional family, Esther is given the chance of new life on borrowed time as the mystery of Lauras death deepens.What follows is an exploration of guilt, mortality, freedom, time and the brilliant and beautiful puzzle of being alive.

Penniless and newly orphaned Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril a spellbinding historical mystery of love, betrayal, obsession and a house that will not release its pastWarwickshire, 1891. Recently orphaned and left destitute, Briar Monroe accepts the protection of Lord Danville and the shadowed sanctuary of Thornby Manor. The great house looms above a mist-shrouded lake, its corridors heavy with secrets not least the mysterious death of Lady Elizabeth Danville, and the unspoken tensions between her formidable widower and his magnetic son, Gabriel.As Briar navigates the undercurrents of a household ruled by watchful servants and locked doors, she is drawn ever deeper into a web of suspicion, desire and fear. Whispers in the night, figures at windows, and a constant sense of being watched leave her questioning not only the truth about Thornby, but her own safety within its walls.Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril, Thornby Manor is a gothic tale of betrayal, obsession and a house that never forgets.A simmering, haunting debut for readers who loved Jane Eyre, Rebecca, The Woman in White and The Silent Companions

Radio is becoming the deadliest gig in town when the bodies pile up at CGNU Saskatoon. P.I. Ben Ames isnt looking for an out-of-province adventure, but his musician boyfriend has connections that put them both on the trail of a killer at the Gnu.Ben Ames is a western Canadian PI who investigates murder and major crimes with a little help from his friendswhether he wants it or not. Having a boyfriend whos a rock musician has made him an occasional detective to the stars, but his office door is always open to an interesting case or a client who needs him.

The first novel written about the enigmatic literary legendAustralia, 1901. Miles Franklin, the young daughter of poor bush farmers, manages to publish her first novel against all odds. A work of remarkable boldness and passion, it becomes an immense success in the English-speaking world. While she strives to maintain her anonymity under a male pseudonym, her identity is revealed and she is exposed to the misogynistic prejudices of her time. Alone and penniless, she sets sail for America where a life of service to the most vulnerable, and feminist causes awaits her. She forges countless friendships, experiences magnificent loves, and, through it all, nurtures her passion for writing and her ambition for literary success. Guided by her generosity and sense of humour, she embarks on numerous adventures across Europe before returning to her homeland. There, she will deliver a final blow to the critics who proclaimed that her wit and her genius had dried up.

Get the FIRST SIX books in Doug Johnstones addictive, darkly funny and unmissable The Skelfs series in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set.When family patriarch Jim dies, three generations of Edinburgh women widow Dorothy, daughter Jenny and granddaughter Hannah take over the family funeral directors and PI businesses. From missing people and faked deaths to gangland vendettas and graveyard secrets, their investigations pull them into danger in a series of tense, warmly funny and unforgettable mysteries.The Skelfs feel like family their joys are my joys, their pains are my pain Val McDermidTense, funny and deeply movingMark BillinghamSome of the best female characters in crime fictionSarah HilaryGripping and blackly humorousObserverA Dark Matter (book 1)Jims death leaves Dorothy, Jenny and Hannah in charge but a vanished friend, a cheating husband and hidden affairs soon make their first cases lethal.The Big Chill (book 2)A car crashes into an open grave, an elderly professor grows dangerously obsessed and old enemies plot revenge.The Great Silence (book 3)A severed foot, a dying womans secret and a missing girl tied to Jennys violent ex push the family into deadly territory.Black Hearts (book 4)A possible faked death, a stalker threatening Hannah and ghosts from Jennys past bring peril to all three.The Opposite of Lonely (book 5)Suspicious fires, conspiracy theorists and a missing sister-in-law test loyalty and survival closer to home.Living Is a Problem (book 6)A funeral attacked by a drone, gangland violence and graveyard intrusions force the Skelfs to fight for their lives.Underlines just how accomplished Johnstone has becomeDaily MailWonderful characters: flawed, funny and braveSunday TimesA unique brand of crime fiction boasting rare heart and depthAmbrose Parry

In The Quantity Theory of Morality, Will Selfs pen remains dipped in vitriol and elegance as ever. The disaffected, middle-class, middle-aged urbanites that populate the novel seem helpless to stop the decay of their intimate, self-conscious social circle. And yet, as Selfs skewering (and self-skewering) grows ever more wildly imaginative, targeting faith, death, money, queerness, Jewishness and nearly every piece of our social fabrics connective tissue, it becomes all too clear that the decay cannot simply be cut out - their lives are rotten to their core.With recurring - if defeated - appearances from now-canonical characters like Zack Busner, this new work shows Self to be both a master of satire and slapstick humour and a sublime and thoughtful critic of the alienation of modern life. The Quantity Theory of Morality delicately bookends his award-winning story collection The Quantity Theory of Insanity, which Martin Amis likened to a cross between a manic J. G. Ballard and a depressed David Lodge. Although, as ever, Will Selfs world is all his own.