Collected Stories - format ePub

'A writer innately drawn to paradox, and to the moral questions inherent in the relationships between richness and poverty, mind and body, history and imagination' Ali Smith'As cunning and rich as anything...

Masterly American novelist at the height of her powers with a 1930s story inspired by the real-life Christopher Robin.In the outskirts of the Bronx in 1930s New York, the Mitwisser clan are German refugees...

Two masterful short stories: one depicts the horrors of the Holocaust, the other the lifetime of emptiness that pursues a 'survivor' - by a Pulitzer Prize finalistThe Shawl is considered a modern classic...

Masterly collection of short stories by an American novelist at the height of her powersIt is the stories upon which Cynthia Ozick's literary reputation rests. She writes about bitterness, cruelty and...

« Il découvrit qu’il n’était pas un découvreur – à la fois trop misérable et trop rusé pour les étoiles. » Enfant, Joseph Brill s’était cru promis aux plus hauts mérites. Il se voyait enseigner aux générations...

« Je m’appelle Lloyd Wilkinson Petrie, et j’écris, en ce 30 avril 1949, sur ordre des membres du conseil d’administration de l’Académie du Temple-école de garçons. »L’école a fermé ses portes depuis longtemps....

Un camp de concentration nazi. Rosa protège Magda, son bébé, dans les plis d'un châle. Mais la petite fille sort du nid. Un garde l'aperçoit. Il la prend sur son épaule, puis la jette sur les barbelés...

'A writer innately drawn to paradox, and to the moral questions inherent in the relationships between richness and poverty, mind and body, history and imagination' Ali Smith'As cunning and rich as anything...

In the skeletal remains of a world choked by dust and haunted by the ghosts of a fallen civilization, knowledge is a dangerous currency, and survival a brutal daily grind. Sloan, a hardened archivist...

Decades after a devastating AI uprising turned Chicago into a hazardous wasteland of crumbling skyscrapers and electromagnetic storms, Tatiana Reyes carries the ghost of her daughter like a lead weight....

Land Banking is hurting the possibilities for ending homelessness and is rarely talked about.  This book brings new light on the subject and gives practical solutions.  Cities everywhere should look around...

Science Fiction Romance Short Story. 2,300 words.Weary of being away from his home world, an alien researcher suddenly meets a determined runaway bride.I loved this! I could feel Vantos' loneliness. A...

They got the house.They didn't ask why it was so cheap.They should have.When Frank, Shelley, and their two young children move into their new home, they think they've found a fresh start. But there's...

He didn't choose the prophecy. But it chose him.Jake Thompson is a disgraced ex-pilot trying to disappear—until a dying man hands him a pendant and whispers a name long lost to legend. Suddenly, Jake...

--Recipient of the 2022 Singapore Literature Prize Readers' Favourite English Book--Snow falls over Singapore for exactly four minutes and twenty-six seconds, quietly interrupting the lives of a dozen...

Meet Rocky and Charlie, two playful pups who turn every day into an adventure! From rainy day chases to muddy mishaps, beachside fun to unexpected vet visits, these inseparable best friends always find...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest…...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. “In a moment I was clutched by several hands, and there was no mistaking that they were trying to haul...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into...

All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume – plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. ‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the...

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents of the complete works of Oscar Wilde, containing more than 150 works. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie...

‘No Muggle Prime Minister has ever set foot in the Ministry of Magic, for reasons most succinctly summed up by ex-Minister Dugald McPhail (term of office 1858-1865): “their puir wee braines couldnae cope...

Read horror stories that are short but still pack a punchHave you ever read horror stories that are 1,000 words long? In Flashes of Fright: Volume II, you'll find thirteen tales of terror, each with a...

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...

A Machine for Hugs is a collection of tales embracing the everyday strangeness of being alive. These stories explore forgotten avenues and dark corners too weird to ignore. A lone gravedigger's life...

Little girls and their dragons. Ever wonder how your favorite Reverse Harem started? Wanting nothing more but to meet the dragon in the cave, Risa will stop at nothing. Even if that means endearing, it's...

At United Middle School, mysteries aren't just an occasional problem—they're an everyday disaster. When Jake, Emily, Amy, and Max—the school's unofficial mystery squad—team up to solve a string of bizarre...

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...

After studying the Moon card, Madeline blesses Alice and Eliot's upcoming marriage.

Welcome to a world of wisdom, tradition, and life lessons, told through the vibrant voice of the Ndebele people. This book is a collection of 25 Ndebele proverbs—each one a piece of ancient knowledge...

An anonymous tip leads detectives to the bodies of a dozen women in the cellar of an abandoned cabin. The cellar also contains the body of a man killed within the previous thirty-six hours. Who killed...

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,...

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...

**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...

Five years after the "Silencing" virus decimated the world, hope flickers in the ruins. Dr. Paulina Rivera, haunted by her past failures, clutches the last chance for humanity's survival: data drives...