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Jane Austen's first published novel and much loved masterpiece. Two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood - the former sensible, the latter impulsive - both fall in love with men whose affections are otherwise engaged or, as in one case, are simply unreliable. The great pleasure for the listener is reveling in the author's wonderful prose and hearing all of this tangled mess (with many great supporting characters) become untangled in both very funny and deeply moving ways.

This is a powerful and tragic work by the masterful author about a girl's sexual awakening. Of course, there are consequences involved; she is a poor girl in a small western New England town. This book deals with both sexuality and class distinction and touches on incest as well. While these topics are more or less openly debated today, they were considered scandalous at the time of publication.

Anne's House of Dreams is part of the beloved book series about a young orphan girl named Anne Shirley. This novel chronicles Anne's early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together. The story begins with Anne and Gilbert's wedding, which takes place in the Green Gables orchard. After the wedding, they move to their first home together, which Anne calls their "house of dreams."

Helen Eskdale and rich Lord Teviot seem to be the match made in heaven. But when they marry, they find that misunderstandings and jealousies plague everything. Will their marriage and love survive the infernal manipulations of a rather large and eccentric entourage? This lovely, observantly comedic work plays in many ways like a sort of "Jane Austen light"!

Elizabeth Bennet did not have the luxury that Georgiana Darcy and Anne de Bourgh did of marrying without financial concerns. She decides she must accept William Collins's offer. Hidden feelings for Fitzwilliam Darcy, though, explode when she and Mr. Collins dine with Darcy at Rosings Park. Where Darcy realises his own feelings for Elizabeth, now Mrs. William Collins. When death comes to Rosings, Elizabeth and Darcy must come to terms with their feelings for each other. And she, too, must wonder if instead should could be happy with...George Wickham.

The book behind the hit BBC series. "Any other year, summer arrived with the swallows. But this year, the broken body of a bird, left on the porch, serves as an omen of deception, a shadow cast over the days to come"... Beth March’s life seems unexceptional: She and her husband, David, have a conventional, quiet marriage. The opening morning of the nightmare seems like just another day, aside from the unexpected body of the bird...but while Beth showers and prepares for the day, David drives his car at full speed into the path of a lorry.

"The House of the Vampire" is one of the first psychic vampire stories ever - where the vampire feeds off of more than just blood. The story was written by German-American poet and writer George Sylvester Viereck (1884-1962).

Feeling left out by her friends, shy young Daisy’s life changes when she meets an extraordinary woman named Annie. With kindness, encouragement, and coaching, Daisy discovers the joy of jumping rope and the power of friendship. This beautiful book celebrates a healthy lifestyle and the importance of inclusivity. With a simple but powerful message for all ages, “Health is Wealth!”

Join radio's most popular crime-solving couple, Mr. & Mrs. North, in 12 episodes of mayhem and murder - with a light touch. The Norths aren't your standard detectives: husband Jerry is a book publisher by day, and wife Pam is his stay-at-home better half and most often the catalyst for their exploits when death falls in their laps!

Aliyah Kahn ist eine kleine Trickbetrügerin, die ihrem Gewerbe auf den Straßen von London nachgeht, indem sie Touristen das Geld aus der Tasche zieht. Ihr loses Mundwerk und ihre Aufsässigkeit haben sie nicht nur um ihren Platz an einem renommierten College gebracht, sondern bringen sie auch heute noch regelmäßig in Teufels Küche. Zu allem Überfluss hat sie sich mit einer vermeintlich sicheren Geschäftsidee auf die falschen Leute verlassen und steht jetzt bei mächtigen und sehr gefährlichen Leuten mit einer Viertelmillion Pfund in der Kreide.

Rachel, étudiante canadienne à l'université américaine de Tours en 1968, enquête sur son passé familial, jusqu'à effectuer un extraordinaire voyage dans le temps sous l'Occupation pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, à Tours également. C'est un roman d'aventures fantastique qui voit la protagoniste « parachutée » en 1942 pour lui permettre de dénouer, avec un art du suspense consommé, non seulement les énigmes familiales mais également notre compréhension du présent.

On the night of Bel’s birthday, at the stroke of midnight, her world goes black. When she wakes, she is thrust into a new and frightening world—the underground Onyx City. It is a place rife with magic and creatures of the night. It is also a place of dark beauty, dangerous intrigue and ruled by a beast—the ruthless vampire prince, Ezra Blade. When Bel makes a desperate attempt to escape her captors, she trespasses through the royal gardens, and is caught by the prince himself. Now, her fate is in his hands.

Londra, anni Cinquanta. L’Ammiragliato è un mondo di soli uomini, che indossano sobrie uniformi scure. Ma c’è una macchia di colore in quelle cupe stanze, una donna dalla folta chioma fulva che veste un caratteristico tailleur di tweed, corredato da una sciarpa tartan rossa e verde. Si chiama Imogene McCarthery. Da vent’anni lavora come dattilografa in quell’ambiente declinato al maschile, fiera e caparbia come le Highlands della sua lontana patria, la Scozia.

After the devastating discovery of her ex-husband's infidelity, Halle has spent the last year and a half trying to pick up the pieces. Complicated has become her normal state of being, especially when she starts to see Luke as more than a friend. Luke has loved Halle since the moment he laid eyes on her in high school, but has been forced to keep his distance because of her marriage. Now that she's single again, he's hoping for the opportunity to finally make his move.

"Sei brutta. Ma brutta, brutta. Ma proprio brutta!" ripete una voce dentro di lei ogni volta che Fulvia passa davanti a uno specchio. "Il tuo naso è brutto, la tua faccia è brutta." Eppure non è sempre stato così. Fino a qualche mese fa, lo specchio non era un aguzzino e Fulvia aveva il cuore leggero: il primo anno del liceo, le amiche, la cotta segreta per Zacchi della 3a C, il più figo della scuola... Tutto è cominciato con l'"Orrendo fatto", alla festa di compleanno di Giada, quando Emilio Zacchi l'ha guardata e all'improvviso ha detto: "Ma l'avete visto il naso della De Rossi?

Making connections between the Suez Canal War in 1949 and the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this novel about a British couple's disastrous marriage is told by their daughter, who has discovered her mother's diary written at the end of World War II. Ailsa Roberts, the writer of the diary, shows herself to be a vivid and intelligent young Englishwoman who is sailing with her little daughter on the Empire Glory to join her husband, a Welsh RAF sergeant stationed in Egypt, where Britain still occupies the Suez Canal Zone.

"Это твой последний шанс начать все сначала, - сказала мне таинственная сущность, которая перенесла меня в другой мир. – Соблазнишь царя и станешь царицей – будешь жить. Если нет – для тебя все закончится навсегда». И вроде бы, повезло: я оказалась в теле юной красавицы – таким лицом только царей соблазнять! Но вот незадача: глядя на меня, царь видит не красавицу, а страхолюдину – самую настоящую кикимору. Что ж, если нельзя соблазнить лицом, настоящая женщина всегда найдет другие способы влюбить в себя мужчину!

"A Respectable Woman", first published in Vogue in 1894, is quintessential Chopin and shows us the full extent of her skill as a short-story writer. The story centers around Mrs. Baroda, who, somewhat reluctantly, is playing the gracious host to her husband’s surprise guest, Gouvernail, an old friend of her husband’s from college. The story delves into Mrs. Baroda’s psychology as she struggles with her desires versus her self-made image and self-opinion.

Emma e Kate sulle tracce di una ragazza svanita nel nulla. La giovane Alice Consoli è scomparsa nel nulla. Ma quando l’investigatrice Emma Castelli accetta di affrontare il caso, la soluzione sembra quasi scontata. Una studentessa dell’Accademia di Belle Arti, tanto dotata quanto fragile e insicura, con una famiglia ricchissima ma spaccata dall’odio, lascia una straziante lettera d’addio e svanisce. Eppure sia il padre di Alice, sia soprattutto Jasmine, l’amica del cuore, sono certi che la ragazza non avrebbe avuto motivi per andarsene.

Sonnet is a writer. She is a professional with a wide network of important people. She is athletic, creative and successful. She always remembers to send Christmas cards. Sonnet also likes to be caned. She likes to be humiliated. She likes to go into a room blindfolded with ten strangers and have them do whatever they want to her. Sonnet likes whatever you tell her she likes. This is the secret memoir of a submissive.