In furtunosii ani ’60, un general italian si un preot sint trimisi in Albania sa aduca in patrie ramasitele soldatilor morti in al Doilea Razboi Mondial. Pe masura ce timpul trece si osemintele celor morti se aduna, cei doi vor ajunge sa-si descopere adevaratele instincte. Daca la inceputul misiunii generalul pare minat de un exacerbat simt al datoriei, incetul cu incetul, odata cu evolutia romanului, manifestarile inumane, cruzimea si izbucnirile paranoice vor lua locul unei masti bine construite de-a lungul unei vieti.

In furtunosii ani ’60, un general italian si un preot sint trimisi in Albania sa aduca in patrie ramasitele soldatilor morti in al Doilea Razboi Mondial. Pe masura ce timpul trece si osemintele celor morti se aduna, cei doi vor ajunge sa-si descopere adevaratele instincte. Daca la inceputul misiunii generalul pare minat de un exacerbat simt al datoriei, incetul cu incetul, odata cu evolutia romanului, manifestarile inumane, cruzimea si izbucnirile paranoice vor lua locul unei masti bine construite de-a lungul unei vieti.

A political strategist, tainted by a scandalous ex, finds an unexpected career detour when her teenage boy band crush offers a second chance at the spotlight…and maybe something more. The debut book from 831 Stories, a modern romantic fiction company that prioritizes pleasure reading and the genre’s enthusiastic fans. Maya was a rising star in the political world until her ex-husband’s high-profile sex scandal nearly derailed her career. Landing a gubernatorial candidate like Teresa Powell is the fresh start she desperately needs – a chance to focus on meaningful work and leave the drama behind. But then an email from her past sends her world spinning: Charlie, former lead singer of Mischief, the boy band that fueled her teenage obsession, is staging a solo comeback and wants Maya’s help to make it happen. Turns out, she likes the grown-up Charlie and his genuine engagement with the world. Maya’s not about to ditch her political ambitions for a teenage crush, but if she can leverage Charlie to draw attention to the policies she cares about, shouldn’t she give it a try?

A political strategist, tainted by a scandalous ex, finds an unexpected career detour when her teenage boy band crush offers a second chance at the spotlight…and maybe something more. The debut book from 831 Stories, a modern romantic fiction company that prioritizes pleasure reading and the genre’s enthusiastic fans. Maya was a rising star in the political world until her ex-husband’s high-profile sex scandal nearly derailed her career. Landing a gubernatorial candidate like Teresa Powell is the fresh start she desperately needs – a chance to focus on meaningful work and leave the drama behind. But then an email from her past sends her world spinning: Charlie, former lead singer of Mischief, the boy band that fueled her teenage obsession, is staging a solo comeback and wants Maya’s help to make it happen. Turns out, she likes the grown-up Charlie and his genuine engagement with the world. Maya’s not about to ditch her political ambitions for a teenage crush, but if she can leverage Charlie to draw attention to the policies she cares about, shouldn’t she give it a try?

For fans of You, Again, One Day, and People We Meet on Vacation.After a post-graduation drive from Iowa City to NYC, Teddy and Marin have both had enough of each other to last the rest of their lives. But that doesn’t stop their paths from crossing over eight rocky years, punctuated by chance encounters and transatlantic visits, on a journey that eventually brings them right back to where it all started.

For fans of You, Again, One Day, and People We Meet on Vacation.After a post-graduation drive from Iowa City to NYC, Teddy and Marin have both had enough of each other to last the rest of their lives. But that doesn’t stop their paths from crossing over eight rocky years, punctuated by chance encounters and transatlantic visits, on a journey that eventually brings them right back to where it all started.

A Good Man Is Hard to Find is Flannery O'Connor's most famous and most discussed story. O'Connor herself singled it out by making it the title piece of her first collection and the story she most often chose for readings or talks to students. It is an unforgettable tale, both riveting and comic, of the confrontation of a family with violence and sudden death. More than anything else O'Connor ever wrote, this story mixes the comedy, violence, and religious concerns that characterize her fiction.

Over the course of a single week, a woman who is ready to die discovers an unexpected reason to live. Following the deaths of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the English village of her childhood after living abroad for six decades. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. Helen retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit. Then, one cold autumn night, a chance encounter with an abandoned pet mouse on the street outside her house sets Helen on a surprising journey of friendship. Sipsworth is a reminder that there can be second chances. No matter what we have planned for ourselves, sometimes the world has plans of its own. Simon Van Booy’s lyrical storytelling is a delight even as it will fill your heart.

THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A FAMILY. Kolbeinn has been called to his old home. The new owners uncovered some photos, and a muddied child's shoe bearing the name 'Salvor'. A name Kolbeinn doesn't recognise. Soon after, he hears news of his mother's deteriorating health. Her carers say she has been asking for her daughter, his Salvor. THE SECOND TRACKS TWO MISSING COUPLES. Jóhanna is working with the search and rescue team in Höfn to find two couples from Reykjavik. Their phones' last location has been pinpointed to the road leading up into the highlands. In a harsh winter, the journey is treacherous, and they soon find the first body. More troubling, Johanna senses her team is being tracked through the snow. A THIRD FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE? Hjörvar works at the Stokksnes Radar Station in the highlands. He's alone when the phone connected to the gate the first time it's done so since he began working there five months ago. When he answeres, he can only hear interference, and what sounds like a child's voice asking for her mother. How are these events connected? And what may be searching for its prey out on the ice?

Julien Desmanges, fotograf francez, este corespondent de presă în Gaza. Într-o dimineață, rătăcind pe străduțele ascunse ale orașului, dă peste un bătrân care citește în fața prăvăliei sale, înconjurat de grămezi de cărți mai vechi și mai noi. Julien își dă seama imediat de frumusețea scenei și îi cere bărbatului permisiunea de a-l fotografia. Nabil, căci acesta este numele librarului, îi promite că i-o va acorda, însă numai după ce-i va spune povestea lui, deoarece cuvintele sunt cele care dau profunzime imaginii. La un pahar de ceai de mentă, Julien ascultă, așadar, povestea lui Nabil – de la exod la închisoare, de la angajament la deziluzia politică, de la iubire la copii, de la studii la teatru, de la speranțe la durerea de a-i vedea suferind pe cei dragi. Se spune că atunci când moare un bătrân arde o întreagă bibliotecă, iar Nabil ilustrează pe deplin acest adevăr. Într -o narațiune jalonată de cărțile care i-au marcat existența, librarul spune povestea unui om care s-a agățat cu încăpățânare de ideea că fiecare pagină întoarsă îi mai aduce puțină libertate. În orașul Gaza, în fiecare dimineață, indiferent dacă sunt bombardamente sau nu, Nabil își deschide librăria. El știe că să citești Shakespeare printre casele în ruine, să dăruiești o carte în loc să o vinzi sunt gesturi de un radicalism absolut. Nabil nu are răspunsuri, el are „doar“ cărți, însă cărțile sunt locuri în care poți respira atunci când aerul lipsește.

This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future, then of her identity and finally of her relationship with her daughter. Banished to a village in the Latvian countryside, her sense of isolation increases. Will she and her daughter be able to return to Riga when political change begins to stir? At first glance this novel depicts a troubled mother-daughter relationship set in the the Soviet-ruled Baltics between 1969 and 1989. Yet just beneath the surface lies something far more positive: the story of three generations of women, and the importance of a grandmother giving her granddaughter what her daughter is unable to provide – love, and the desire for life.

This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future, then of her identity and finally of her relationship with her daughter. Banished to a village in the Latvian countryside, her sense of isolation increases. Will she and her daughter be able to return to Riga when political change begins to stir? At first glance this novel depicts a troubled mother-daughter relationship set in the the Soviet-ruled Baltics between 1969 and 1989. Yet just beneath the surface lies something far more positive: the story of three generations of women, and the importance of a grandmother giving her granddaughter what her daughter is unable to provide – love, and the desire for life.