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From Australia's master storyteller comes an endearing and engaging novella about a journey as unexpected, painful, intriguing and character-filled as life itself. A cruise was the promise. To cruise away from their troubles. To cruise towards the place where they first met, on the banks of the Thames. A cruise to dwell in their memories together and plan their next chapter. Paddy and Jenny Davern have had a long and happy marriage together in Sydney. Together they embark on a cruise to London, for the last leisurely journey in each other's company.

「モノガタリ by mercari」は、「すべてのモノには物語がある」というコンセプトのもと、さまざまな書き手による“モノとの出会いと別れ”が生み出すストーリーをお届けするプロジェクトです。 渡せなかったプレゼント、捨てられない思い出のモノ、受け継いだ遺品ーー人に人生があるように、モノの背景にも目には見えないドラマがあります。 多様な人生とモノが生み出す、個性豊かなモノガタリをお楽しみ下さい。

Sophie Katz, bestselling mystery writer and amateur sleuth, has just discovered that Anatoly, her sexy Russian P.I boyfriend of six years is actually married to the daughter of a Russian mafia boss. Devastated by his betrayal, Sophie banishes him from their beautiful San Francisco Victorian home. Desperate to distract their friend and pull her out of her depression, Dena and Marcus spirit Sophie away to Vegas for a "fun filled weekend" at a Sex Toy Trade Show. But bigger trouble awaits in Vegas. Anatoly is there; his beautiful Russian wife is there; and so is a dead body stuffed into a closet

Prohibido durante años en Rumanía por lo explícito de su argumento, El Ruletista constituye uno de los más brillantes hitos narrativos de la reciente literatura europea. Esta pieza, tan breve como intensa, narra la improbable historia de un hombre al que nunca le ha sonreído la suerte, un...

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented "old English" idiom that preserves some flavor of the ballads, and adapts it for children.

Reedición de este libro hilarante de Ángel Sanchidirán. Luisi es una mujer de mediana edad con una vida sexual monótona y aburrida. Hasta que un día, en clases de Zumba, su amiga Marce le dice que se lea el libro ese de los azotes que ha salido nuevo. A partir de ahí, Luisi intentará poner en práctica las fantasías de la novela con su marido Manolo. ¿Qué podría salir mal? Obviamente todo. 50 sombras de Luisi, el fenómeno literario con el que ya se han tronchado de risa más de 30.000 lectores (y dentro de poco tú también).

Con una energía y un dolor latentes, como si no hubieran transcurrido veinticinco años desde la muerte de su hermano, el narrador recuerda cómo fue crecer en Aranjuez, su barrio, en la turbulenta Medellín de finales de los años ochenta. Acorralados por la pobreza, el tedio y la desesperanza, los adolescentes de la cuadra no tenían otra alternativa que la violencia: para ser alguien debían empuñar un arma, sin importarles que a la vuelta los esperara, inevitablemente, la muerte.

"Eight Cousins, or The Aunt Hill" was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care.

Acclaimed best-selling author Mark Salzman delivers a humorously poignant tale in this novel of disappointment and redemption. Renne Sundheimer’s life is a shadow of his youth, when he was a celebrated genius cellist. Now a college professor, he struggles to regain his gift. But in one week heis drafted into jury duty and reluctantly agrees to tutor a young Korean boy, forcing Renne to come to terms with his limitations and broaden his horizons.

In 1904, six-year-old Polly Flint is sent to live with her aunt’s in a house by the sea. Orphaned shortly thereafter, Polly will spend the next eighty years stranded in this quiet corner of the world as 20th century rages in the background. Throughout it all Polly returns again and again to the story of Robinson Crusoe, who, marooned like her, fends off the madness of isolation with imagination.

Com seu humor ágil e cortante, Madalosso construiu um retrato afado das ambições, sonhos e relacionamentos nos dias de hoje. A protagonista de Tudo pode ser roubado trabalha como garçonete em um conhecido restaurante na região da Avenida Paulista. É nas horas vagas que ela acumula boa parte das suas economias,aproveitando encontros fortuitos nas casas de homens e mulheres aleatórios para roubar roupas de grife e objetos de valor. Até que um desconhecido a aborda no restaurante lhe oferecendo uma bolada para roubar um livro.

From the New York Times bestselling author of I Don't Know How She Does It comes an audiobook about starting over, and facing life with a sense of humor. This program is read by acclaimed actor Poppy Miller, who stars as Ginny Weasley in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed...

Tutti vorrebbero la vita di Anna e Tom. Un lavoro creativo senza troppi vincoli; un appartamento a Berlino luminoso e pieno di piante; una passione per il cibo e la politica progressista; una relazione aperta alla sperimentazione sessuale, alle serate che finiscono la mattina tardi. Una quotidianità limpida e seducente come una timeline di fotografie scattate con cura. Ma fuori campo cresce un’insoddisfazione profonda quanto difficile da mettere a fuoco. Il lavoro diventa ripetitivo. Gli amici tornano in patria. Il tentativo di impegno politico si spegne in uno slancio generico.

This program is read by Noah Galvin, who starred in The Good Doctor, Dear Evan Hansen, The Real O'Neals, and Booksmart. An unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town that’s forever changed by a big gay wedding, perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue and The Guncle Two...

Mario Jiménez, giovane pescatore cileno, perdutamente innamorato della bellissima e sensuale Beatriz González, un giorno decide di abbandonare il proprio lavoro e di diventare il postino di Isla Negra, un'isola dal fascino magico dove l'unica persona che riceve e invia corrispondenza è il grande poeta Pablo Neruda. Tra i due, lontani per cultura ed educazione, nasce a poco a poco un fortissimo legame d'amicizia umana e di complicità poetica, sullo sfondo di un Paese che si sta avvicinando a un tragico e drammatico destino.

Una novela sobre el amor y la esperanza que supuso el descubrimiento de Miguel Delibes y marcó un antes y un después en la narrativa española. El protagonista de esta novela, la primera de Miguel Delibes, galardonada con el premio Nadal 1947, es –como en tantas de sus obras- un niño. Pedro, huérfano desde la infancia, va a parar a Ávila para su educación, al hogar sombrío de don Mateo Lesmes, que le inculcará la creencia de que para ser feliz hay que evitar toda relación con el mundo, toda emoción o afecto.

【2021年本屋大賞ノミネート作】【第33回柴田錬三郎賞受賞作】——僕は、そうは、思わない。敵は、先入観。世界をひっくり返せ！　伊坂幸太郎史上、最高の読後感。

Anxiety rules Annemarie Zimmer's days—the fear that her relationship with the man she loves is growing stagnant; the fear that equestrian daughter Eva's dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far away from her mother . . . and into harm's way. For five months, Annemarie has struggled to make...

Shetland: a place of sheep and soil, close ties and an age-old way of life. A place where David has lived all his life, like his father and grandfather before him. A place where Sandy, a newcomer but already a crofter, may have finally found a home. A place that Alice has fled to after the death of her husband. In the wind and sun and storms from the Atlantic, these islanders must decide: what is left of us when the day's work is done, the children grown, and all our choices have been made?

“A big, blowzy romp through the rainbow eccentricities of three generations of crazy bayou debutantes.” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A very entertaining and, ultimately, deeply moving novel about the complex bonds between mother and daughter.” —Washington Post “Mary McCarthy...