Tous nos étés

Tous nos étés

Six étés pour s'aimer.Un instant pour se perdre.Deux jours pour se donner une seconde chance.On dit qu'il est impossible de défaire ce qui a été fait. Pour Perséphone Fraser, qui a commis la plus grande erreur de sa vie il y a dix ans, cela semblait vrai. Depuis, elle a dit adieu aux étés lumineux au bord du lac de son enfance. Elle passe désormais tous ses étés dans son appartement en ville, sortant avec des amis et gardant tout le monde à une distance respectable de son cœur.Jusqu'au jour où elle reçoit un appel qui la renvoie à Barry's Bay, dans l'orbite de Sam Florek - l'homme qu'elle n'arrive pas à oublier.Tous nos étés raconte, en alternant entre hier et aujourd'hui, comment Percy et Sam sont devenus inséparables et même plus pour ensuite se séparer. Est-ce que leur attirance mutuelle pourra faire oublier les erreurs de Percy?

Hammer and Bolter: Issue 23

Hammer and Bolter: Issue 23

Hammer & Bolter is Black Library’s monthly fiction magazine. Each issue is packed with all new short stories, serialised novels, previews and more. Bloodline - James Swallow Gilead's Curse (Chapter 9) - Dan Abnett & Nik Vincent Let The Great Axe Fall (Part 1) - Graham McNeill The Hunter - Graeme Lyon Necessary Evil - Rob Sanders

Lady Oracle

Lady Oracle

From the author of the New York Times bestselling novels The Handmaid’s Tale—now an Emmy Award-winning Hulu original series—and Alias Grace, now a Netflix original series.Joan Foster is the bored wife of a myopic ban-the-bomber. She takes off overnight as Canada's new superpoet, pens lurid gothics on the sly, attracts a blackmailing reporter, skids cheerfully in and out of menacing plots, hair-raising traps, and passionate trysts, and lands dead and well in Terremoto, Italy. In this remarkable, poetic, and magical novel, Margaret Atwood proves yet again why she is considered to be one of the most important and accomplished writers of our time.

Hugh Rawson kehrt zurück: Wichita Western Roman 121

Hugh Rawson kehrt zurück: Wichita Western Roman 121

Western von Ernest Haycox (Übersetzung Thomas Berg) Die Nachricht verbreitete sich wie ein Lauffeuer: Hugh Rawson war zurück in Klickitat! Drei Gründe führten ihn her: Er musste den Feigling finden, der ihn überfallen hatte. Er musste die Bande aufdecken, die die Wege für die kostbaren Goldtransporte unsicher gemacht hatte. Und er musste mit eigenen Augen sehen, ob sein Freund, George von Stern, sich seine Ansprüche auf die schöne Evelyn Harvey ergaunert hatte. In einer wilden Nacht, mit einer Viertelmillion Gold in der Tasche, findet Hugh Rawson die Antwort auf alle drei Fragen!

Neurosurgeon...and Mum!

Neurosurgeon...and Mum!

When Amy Rivers's dreams of a family were shattered by her ex-fiancé, she dedicated herself to neurosurgery, where she's kept her head—and her heart—ever since.Now, with her career in shreds, Amy needs a lifeline. She escapes to the one place she's always called home, only to find the new village doctor, Tom Ashby, and his motherless little daughter Perdy sharing her retreat. Amy tries to keep her longings locked up tight but, enchanted by the sad little girl and captivated by Tom's heart-melting smile, she finds her shattered dreams come flooding back. Life has been tough for all of them, but together can they make each other whole?

President's Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to Trump (1789-2017)

President's Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to Trump (1789-2017)

The inauguration of the President of the United States is a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new four-year term of a president of the United States. An inauguration ceremony takes place for each term of a president, even if the president continues in office for a second term. The "inaugural address" is a speech given during this ceremony which informs the people of his intentions as a leader. The edition presents a comprehensive overview of American politics shaped by the words of newly elected presidents. It gives us a deep insight into the rise and development of the United States of America through ambitions and desires of American presidents presented to the public during the inaugural address. Discover the incredible aspirations and promises of our leaders, all the changes that happened through time in America, the challenges and different events which influenced the collective way of thinking and the expectations of people during different times. Read the words of men who changed the course of history, who made impact with their plans and aspirations.

Lot motyla

Lot motyla

Dwukrotna laureatka NAGRODY PULITZERA oraz THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTIONDellarobia jest młodą żoną i matką, mieszka na podupadającej farmie, ledwie wiążąc koniec z końcem. Jej życie to pasmo rozczarowań. Pewnego dnia napotyka szokujący widok: jezioro ognia pośród cichej zalesionej doliny. Okazuje się, że jest to stado motyli monarszych, które z niewiadomych przyczyn zjawiło się w wiosce pośród Appalachów.Zjawisko wywołuje wielką konsternację wśród naukowców, przywódców religijnych i dziennikarzy, wywracając życie Dellarobii i okolicznych mieszkańców do góry nogami. Dziewczyna musi skonfrontować się ze swoją rodziną, kościołem, miastem i całym światem, szukając prawdy, która może zniweczyć wszystko, w co kiedykolwiek wierzyła.„Lot motyla” podejmuje jeden z najważniejszych tematów naszych czasów: zmiany klimatyczne. Z wielką empatią Barbara Kingsolver analizuje motywy, które kierują zarówno zaprzeczeniem, jak i wiarą w niepewny świat. Opowiada o małej społeczności i codziennych rozejmach między rozumem, a przekonaniami."Liryczna, zaangażowana społecznie i pełna pasji”„SUNDAY”„Fascynująca fabuła”„SUNDAY TELEGRAPH”„Fenomenalne”„NEW YORK TIMES”„Powieść, za którą tęskni się po przeczytaniu ostatniej strony”„USA TODAY”

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Story That Inspired The Movie Starring Brad Pitt)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Story That Inspired The Movie Starring Brad Pitt)

This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world I have scarcely given his idea a fair trial. Several weeks after completing it, I discovered an almost identical plot in Samuel Butler's "Note-books." The story was published in "Collier's" last summer and provoked this startling letter from an anonymous admirer in Cincinnati: "Sir-- I have read the story Benjamin Button in Colliers and I wish to say that as a short story writer you would make a good lunatic I have seen many peices of cheese in my life but of all the peices of cheese I have ever seen you are the biggest peice. I hate to waste a peice of stationary on you but I will."

Cada Verão Passado

Cada Verão Passado

Uma história de amor nostálgica e arrebatadora sobre as pessoas e as escolhas que nos marcam para sempre.A juventude de Percy Fraser ficou marcada por um enorme erro que a fez fechar o seu coração e deixar para trás as recordações de todos os verões passados junto ao lago diante da sua casa de férias perto de Ontário, no Canadá.No elegante apartamento em que agora vive, já nada a liga à pequena comunidade de Barry’s Bay nem a Sam Florek, o homem que em tempos ela julgara que haveria de fazer parte da sua vida para sempre.Durante seis maravilhosos verões, Percy e Sam tinham-se tornado inseparáveis, desfrutando de longos banhos no lago, de noites quentes à beira da água, de leituras dos seus livros favoritos no aconchego da companhia um do outro e até do trabalho no restaurante da família dele em algumas ocasiões. Unidos por um sentimento tão puro, nada parecia ser capaz de ditar o seu afastamento. Até ao dia em que uma má decisão deitou tudo a perder.Quando, mais de uma década depois, Percy regressa a Barry’s Bay para assistir ao funeral da mãe de Sam, todas as memórias da ligação que sempre os uniu vêm de novo à tona. Mas Percy precisa de se confrontar com os fantasmas do seu passado antes de poder pensar sequer em seguir em frente.Os elogios da crítica:«Tal como acontece com os lugares onde passamos os nossos verões e as pessoas que vamos conhecendo ao longo do tempo, Percy e Sam serão capazes de ficar no nosso coração muito depois de terminarmos a última página.»USA Today«É palpável a magia e o romance do verão.»Popsugar«Qualquer livro que comece com um cocktail e um corte de cabelo induzido por um desgosto amoroso tem grandes probabilidades de ser o livro ideal para mm, mas Cada Verão Passado ultrapassou todas as minhas expectativas. O engenho de Carley Fortune é sagaz, a sua prosa é belíssima e as suas personagens evocam o raro tipo de vida e profundidade de que nós, leitores, andamossempre à procura. Esta é uma estreia brilhante, com um enorme efeito emocional.»Emily Henry, autora bestseller«Uma história doce sobre segundas oportunidades e o modo como o nosso futuro nunca é exatamente o que imaginamos.»Jodi Picoult, autora bestseller

BREAKING THE CHAINS – The Essential & Powerful Narratives that Shook the Roots of Slavery (17 Books in One Volume)

BREAKING THE CHAINS – The Essential & Powerful Narratives that Shook the Roots of Slavery (17 Books in One Volume)

This unique collection consists of the most influential memoirs - powerful & unflinching narratives of former slaves and stories of people who helped them; including records and letters which unfold all the hardship, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts to reach freedom: Narrative of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Freedom Fighter & Statesman 12 Years a Slave - Memoir of Solomon Northup, a Free-Born African American Who Was Kidnapped and Sold into Slavery The Underground Railroad (William Still) - stories of 649 slaves who escaped to freedom through a secret network formed by abolitionists and former slaves Harriet: The Moses of Her People – Story of the Woman Who Led Hundreds of Slaves to Freedom as the Conductor on the Underground Railroad Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs) Narrative of Sojourner Truth - leading abolitionist and women's rights activist The Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - Former Slave, Seaman & Freedom Fighter Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington - the Visionary Educator, Leader and Civil Rights Activist The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave – Memoir that Influenced the Anti-Slavery Cause of British Colonies Father Henson's Story of His Own Life – by Josiah Henson who was the inspiration for the character of Tom in Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin, anti-slavery influential novel which made a crucial impact on America's conscience by illustrating slavery's affect on families The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave! The Confessions of Nat Turner The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave - Autobiography that Influenced the Anti-Slavery Cause of British Colonies Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (William and Ellen Craft) Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom (Louis Hughes) Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green, a Runaway Slave (Jacob D. Green) Behind The Scenes: 30 Years a Slave & 4 Years in the White House (Elizabeth Keckley)

Grimm legszebb meséi

Grimm legszebb meséi

Csak ment, mendegélt szegény Hófehérke, s mire esteledett, alkonyodott, egy kis házacskához ért. Gondolta magában, bemegy oda, hátha jólelkekre talál s szállást adnak éjszakára. Bemegy a házikóba, körűlnéz s hát, Uram, Teremtőm, ott minden olyan icike, picike, olyan csínos, olyan kedves, olyan tiszta...

What Alice Forgot

What Alice Forgot

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT A “cheerfully engaging”(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get here?”Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over—she’s getting divorced, she has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over...

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six

Da mesma autora de Os Sete Maridos de Evelyn HugoVencedor do Prémio GoodreadsEsta é a história dos primeiros tempos e das noites loucas, mas todos os membros da banda recordam o que aconteceu de maneira diferente. Porque nem sempre é fácil perceber onde acaba a música e começam os sentimentos.Toda a gente conhece os icónicos Daisy Jones & The Six, mas nunca ninguém soube o que levou à sua separação no auge da popularidade… Até agora.Durante a adolescência, no final da década de 1960, Daisy Jones descobre a noite de Los Angeles: os bares, as estrelas de rock, o sexo e as drogas. Mas o que ela quer realmente é escrever as suas próprias canções. Com uma voz rouca, uma beleza distintiva e uma atitude confiante, Daisy está no caminho certo para o sucesso.Os The Six, a banda dos irmãos Billy e Graham Dunne, começam também a ganhar alguma notoriedade, mas o ritmo da vida na estrada, as groupies e o álcool levam a que Billy comece a descarrilar, tanto em palco como na sua vida pessoal. Os caminhos de Daisy e Billy cruzam-se quando o produtor musical da banda decide juntar as duas vozes num dueto, que resulta num êxito estrondoso. A partir daí, os Daisy Jones & The Six começam a tocar em todos os gira-discos, os seus concertos esgotam os recintos e a banda torna-se uma verdadeira lenda.Esta é a história dos primeiros tempos e das noites loucas, mas todos os membros da banda recordam o que aconteceu de maneira diferente. Porque nem sempre é fácil perceber onde acaba a música e começam os sentimentos.Os elogios da crítica:«A Daisy e a banda conquistaram o meu coração e vão certamente conquistar o vosso também.» — Reese Witherspoon

Belcanto

Belcanto

Najbardziej romantyczna powieść ostatnich lat. Intrygująca, magiczna, doskonała.„SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE”Historia inspirowana prawdziwymi wydarzeniami.Kiedy na koniec koncertu gaśnie światło, akompaniator całuje śpiewaczkę. Kto wie, co by się między nimi wydarzyło, gdyby w tym momencie do willi nie wdarła się grupa uzbrojonych mężczyzn, a wszyscy obecni nie zostali zakładnikami. W miarę upływu kolejnych tygodni, w dusznej, tropikalnej atmosferze południowoamerykańskiej rezydencji między uwięzionymi a napastnikami tworzą się zaskakujące więzi. Czy po kilku miesiącach ktoś jeszcze będzie chciał odzyskać wolność?Ann Patchett tworzy hipnotyzującą historię o sile i kruchości, a także o odnajdywaniu miłości tam, gdzie nikt by się jej nie spodziewał. Mistrzowska i pełna liryzmu powieść autorki Domu Holendrów. Powieść nagrodzona m.in. Orange Prize i PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction teraz w nowym przekładzie Anny Gralak.Ann Patchett – wielokrotnie nagradzana amerykańska pisarka, autorka m. in. Stanu zdumienia i Dziedzictwa. Powieścią Belcanto szturmem zdobyła literackie salony. Jej książki przetłumaczone zostały na 30 języków, a w samych Stanach Zjednoczonych sprzedano ich ponad milion egzemplarzy. „Urzekająca mieszanka thrillera, komedii romantycznej i nowatorskich pomysłów. Świetnie napisana, nienagannie poprowadzona i często bardzo zabawna; należy do tych rzadkich powieści, których nie sposób odłożyć.”„The Times”„Belcanto z elegancją meandruje w swoim tempie; zarówno porywacze, jak i porwani odnajdują najbardziej nieuchwytną formę wolności: do bycia tym, kim się chce”.„New York Daily News”„Belcanto łączy w sobie wszystkie cechy, jakich można oczekiwać od klasycznej powieści Ann Patchett: wdzięk, piękno, elegancję i magię”.Madison Smartt Bell

Fiction River: How to Save the World

Fiction River: How to Save the World

The second original anthology in the Fiction River line, How to Save the World brings together eleven of today’s brightest authors, presenting their answers to solve a pressing problem facing the human race. From the growing energy crisis to women’s rights to overpopulation to the survival of humanity in the future, the stories in this anthology examine the issues facing our planet today—and offer hope for our survival tomorrow.Fiction River: How to Save the World includes stories by: David Gerrold, William H. Keith, Ron Collins, Laura Resnick, Stephanie Writt, Angela Penrose, Annie Reed, Dean Wesley Smith, Lisa Silverthorne, Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Travis Heermaan.“Fiction River is off to an auspicious start. It’s a worthy heir to the original anthology series of the 60s and 70s. ... It’s certainly the top anthology of the year to date.”—Amazing Stories on Fiction River: Unnatural WorldsFiction River is an original fiction anthology series. Modeled on successful anthology series of the past, from Orbit to Universe to Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, the goal of Fiction River is to provide a forum for “original ground-breaking fiction of all genres.”Each Fiction River volume will have electronic and trade paperback issues published by WMG Publishing, and will feature some of the best new and established fiction writers in publishing.Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch are award-winning editors, as well as award-winning writers, and will act as series editors for the anthologies.For more information about the authors or Fiction River, go to www.wmgpublishing.com.

Der junge Mann aus River Red: Wichita Western Roman 111

Der junge Mann aus River Red: Wichita Western Roman 111

Die Poststraße kam aus dem offenen und rauchigen Süden, verlief schnurgerade, tauchte in eine kleine Senke ein und strebte einem Pass zwischen den nördlichen Hügeln zu. Genau dort, wo die Wagenspuren in die Senke einschnitten, lag der junge Mann aus River Red. Seine graue Kleidung verschmolz mit dem sandigen Boden, und ein Teil des Bodens wurde über ihm aufgeschüttet, um ihn besser zu verbergen. Er trug eine Schrotflinte an der Seite, einen weiten Mantel, ein Kopftuch, das er sich über das Gesicht gezogen hatte, und einen grauen Hut, den er sich über die Ohren gezogen hatte. Zwischen dem Hutrand und dem Rand des Kopftuchs war nichts zu sehen als das helle, eifrige Aufblitzen achatblauer Augen, die in diesem Moment unbeweglich auf eine Staubwolke gerichtet waren, die von einer herannahenden Kutsche aufgewirbelt wurde. In der ganzen Länge und Weite der Wüste hätte man keinen schlechteren Ort für einen Überfall finden können. Im Umkreis von drei Meilen gab es keinen Baum, keine Kuppe und keinen Felsen, und obwohl östlich und nördlich von ihm eine kreisförmige Linie kahler Bergrücken verlief, boten diese in etwa zwanzig Minuten Entfernung eine perfekte Sicht für jeden, der die Possen des Jungen beobachten konnte. Um die Situation noch gefährlicher zu machen, hatte er sein Pferd in der einzigen kreisrunden Schlucht zurückgelassen, die tief genug war, um das Tier zu verbergen, und diese war ganze achthundert Meter entfernt. Aber alle großen Künstler arbeiten mit originellen Ideen, und der Junge aus River Red hatte sich mit dem festen Glauben an seine eigene Zähigkeit und sein Können auf das Leben eines Gesetzlosen eingelassen. Er war kaum sechzehn Jahre alt und hatte bisher eine weiße Weste - abgesehen vielleicht von der gelegentlichen Aneignung eines Außenseiters, was in diesem Land und in dieser Zeit weniger war als gar kein Verbrechen. Kurz gesagt, er wartete hier auf die Bühne, weil niemand auf so etwas kommen würde.

A Dog's Tale

A Dog's Tale

The book is told from the standpoint of a loyal household pet, a dog . The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable.

A Horse's Tale

A Horse's Tale

Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alison’s orphaned niece arrives and proceeds to charm every man, woman, and beast for miles around including Soldier Boy. Buffalo Bill takes her under his wing and ultimately “lends” her Soldier Boy so that they may seek adventure together.