Free Love And Other Stories - format ePub

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE and the ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTIONA masterful, exuberant novel from the acclaimed author of How to be both and the ongoing Seasonal quartet 'Ali Smith has got style,...

A sparkling satire from the Booker Prize-shortlisted, Women's Prize-winning author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet 'Playful, humorous, serious, profoundly clever and profoundly...

A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith's Seasonal Quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now. Winter? Bleak. Frosty wind, earth as iron, water as stone, so the old...

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2015 WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2014WINNER OF THE 2014 COSTA NOVEL AWARD'I take my hat off to Ali Smith. Her writing lifts the soul' Evening Standard How to...

A form-bending and endlessly inventive collection of short stories - from the MAN BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED and WOMEN'S PRIZE-WINNING author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet'A...

A richly inventive collection of stories about our enduring love of books from the Booker Prize-shortlisted, Women's Prize-winning author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet...

SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith's Seasonal Quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now. 'Her best yet, a dazzling hymn to...

A playful, form-bending novel from the Booker Prize-shortlisted, Women's Prize-winning author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet 'Playful and audacious' Independent Narrated...

A wildly inventive collection of fiction from the MAN BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED and BAILEYS PRIZE-WINNING author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet'She's a genius, genuinely...

WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD 'Joyous' The Times The Accidental pans in on the Norfolk holiday home of the Smart family one hot...

SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2017A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith's Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now....

Alla vigilia di Natale – un Natale insolitamente caldo e senza neve – Art, collaboratore dell'ufficio legale di una multinazionale e autore di un velleitario blog di nature writing, parte per la Cornovaglia,...

Nell'Inghilterra post-Brexit in piena pandemia, la pittrice Sandy Gray sta attraversando un periodo di sconforto, aggravato dall'angoscia per le condizioni del padre ricoverato in ospedale. Una sera,...

Elisabeth, ricercatrice trentenne presso l'università di Londra, torna nella cittadina di provincia dove abita la madre per stare accanto a un vecchio vicino di casa, Daniel, centouno anni, che trascorre...

Estate è il quarto volume della tetralogia di Ali Smith dedicata alle stagioni: romanzi che raccontano in tempo reale le crisi del nostro presente (la Brexit, il sovranismo, l'immigrazione, i cambiamenti...

Dans une Angleterre confinée et encore marquée par le Brexit, Sandy Gray est au chevet de son père. Un jour, elle reçoit l’appel d’une certaine Martina, une ancienne camarade de classe dont elle se souvient...

Sacha Greenlaw, 16 ans, et son petit-frère Robert habitent à Brighton avec leur mère. La jeune lycéenne est très engagée dans la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique, contrairement à son cadet qui...

Daniel Gluck, centenaire, ne reçoit pas d’autres visites dans sa maison de retraite que celles d’une jeune femme qui vient lui faire la lecture. Aucun lien familial entre les deux pourtant, mais une amitié...

Sophia Cleves a proposé à son fils Art - avec qui elle entretient des relations plutôt distantes - de venir passer Noël dans sa grande maison en Cornouailles. A cette occasion, il était prévu qu’il lui...

Le réalisateur Richard Lease a connu des jours meilleurs. Il n’est plus à la mode, et ne se remet pas de la mort de sa grande amie Paddy. Elle fut sa scénariste, son soutien et sa boussole. Ivre de chagrin,...

«L’una e l’altra» è un romanzo a specchio, composto da due lunghe novelle che si collegano e si richiamano a vicenda. Una è la storia di una ragazza che, nella Ferrara del Quattrocento, si finge maschio...

Intorno al lussuoso Global Hotel si incrociano i destini di cinque donne: Sara, una giovane cameriera morta accidentalmente all’interno dell’albergo; Lise, una receptionist dall’inattesa generosità; Else,...

Estate è il quarto volume della tetralogia di Ali Smith dedicata alle stagioni: romanzi che raccontano in tempo reale le crisi del nostro presente (la Brexit, il sovranismo, l’immigrazione, i cambiamenti...

Elisabeth, ricercatrice trentenne presso l’università di Londra, torna nella cittadina di provincia dove abita la madre per stare accanto a un vecchio vicino di casa, Daniel, centouno anni, che trascorre...

La famiglia Smart è in villeggiatura nella campagna del Norfolk, ma così come la casa presa in affitto è più squallida di come la descriveva l’annuncio immobiliare, il loro piccolo gruppo apparentemente...

Alla vigilia di Natale – un Natale insolitamente caldo e senza neve – Art, collaboratore dell’ufficio legale di una multinazionale e autore di un velleitario blog di nature writing, parte per la Cornovaglia,...

Richard è un regista televisivo ormai anziano; la sua migliore amica, la geniale sceneggiatrice con cui ha lavorato ai suoi film più belli, è morta da poco, e lui è stato ingaggiato per l’adattamento...

Nell’Inghilterra post-Brexit in piena pandemia, la pittrice Sandy Gray sta attraversando un periodo di sconforto, aggravato dall’angoscia per le condizioni del padre ricoverato in ospedale. Una sera,...

A teenage girl finds unexpected sexual freedom on a trip to Amsterdam. A woman trapped at a dinner party comes up against an ugly obsession. The stories in Free Love are about desire, memory, sexual ambiguity...

«L'una e l'altra» è un romanzo a specchio, composto da due lunghe novelle che si collegano e si richiamano a vicenda. Una è la storia di una ragazza che, nella Ferrara del Quattrocento, si finge maschio...

This is the blurbTo the entire world, Rick had it all—rock stardom, fame, and a fortune that would make anyone envious; however, inside, he felt the relentless burn of exhaustion and disillusionment.On...

The Ballot Box Battlefield is a non-fiction easy read for those interested in participating in the electoral process as candidates or individuals, and academics interested in politics. Readers will learn:...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...

Ode to Hope and Despair is a collection of literary and visual art works, traveling from darkness to light in a literal epitome of a journey from despair to hope to despair to hope, in a looped circle,...

Great art demands a great sacrifice.Isobel craves more than the acclaim of the Venetian art world. She yearns to create something extraordinary that will leave its mark on the world for generations to...

Brought in to secure a lockdown at the Geyserland Hotel, New Zealand army sergeant Taine McKenna and his men are plagued by an ancient evil.

The Shutterpoet is a remarkable collection of autobiographical poetic memoirs, humorous short stories, and personal reflections that is sure to captivate readers. In this second volume of a three part...

Nobody ends up at Lanterns of the Lost by accident.Julian Thorne's life is quiet, mundane, filled with dusty books and dreams that never came to pass. In San Francisco's bustling Chinatown, he's just...

Maladaptive Daydreams is a collection of four short stories that are made up of a historical drama, a coming of age romance, a commentary on grief, and socially-conscious LGBTQIA+ fantasy."The Final Hour"...

Some letters are meant to be sent. Others linger, waiting to be found.In this evocative collection, words become bridges between hearts, time, and fate. Through letters filled with love, loss, hope, regret,...

Three Cyber Tales by Millar Jamieson is a captivating trio of novellas merging cyberpunk grit with speculative intrigue. "The Silent Cull" plunges into a rain-soaked 2039 Edinburgh, where a virologist...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

Nariah Boyd didn't think reports of a kidnapping in the city had anything to do with her. The city is big, it was run by vampires who made their own rules—anyone could disappear for any number of reasons.But...

From the Mind of Derringer Award Winning Author James Blakey Comes Thirteen Tales of Crime and Mystery."Fast Times at Spiro Agnew High" - Junior Mike Wimmer owes money to the school loan shark. But Mike...

A Collection of Short Stories that will challenge your perceptions and beliefs. Expand your world by entering my mind.

When Art awakens to discover his left hand missing, he soon learns that isn't the worst part. No one, including his wife, remembers him ever having a left hand. His determination to prove something stole...

Time, Curious Time is a collection of four short stories that involve mystery, humor, and romance. "The Music Helped Her to Forget" follows Marina, a single mom with brown hair and brown skin who takes...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

Claire knows where to find the people reported as 'missing under suspicious circumstances'. Unfortunately, telling the authorities means Claire risks taking the blame for the disappearances. Infuriating.Instead,...

Welcome back to the glamorous, chaotic, and unpredictable world of Lagos weddings!In More Adventures of a Lagos Wedding Planner, written by Africa's Flash Fiction Queen, Tolulope Popoola, Bisi, the ever-resourceful...

Get ready to dive headfirst into the steamy, laugh-out-loud world of The Cougars and Cubs Series 💋, a sizzling age-gap romance series that will keep you flipping pages like your life depends on it. Packed...

When Madeline becomes a hermit, Alice and Eliot respect her boundaries.

Lost Cities: Four Novellas of Danger and DiscoveryBy Charles B. CroleyLost Cities thrusts you into four tales of bold explorers clashing with ancient enigmas. The Dust of the Veiled Age trails Percival...

Sal Hutton books a trip to Cancún on a whim. Needing some time off from work, he sees an opportunity to go and takes it—alone. After a red-eye flight and full of excitement for what he might experience...

Welcome to a world of wisdom and wonder, where stories come to life through the timeless proverbs of the Ndebele people. This book brings together 25 vibrant, and colourful proverbs, each paired with...