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Isandro has left his Spanish Andalucian village to search for his
sister in Paris. There he meets members of the International
Brigade and moves to Madrid to form a protest group against
Franco's tyranny. The road ahead is long and hard and fraught with
danger ... not least the rage that burns within him, ready to
ignite in a political climate that demands a cool head...
This is a romantic tale with a sinister twist. It centres around
the life of Luke, an artist, who comes from a well to do but
dysfunctional family and has endured a troubled past relationship
with his unstable Mother. In adulthood, he meets and falls in love
with Maggie, but his love develops into a sinister obsession, and
he will stop at nothin, even murder, to conceal a dark, long buried
secret from her.
An unforgettable novel that captures the power of longing, loss, and
love, The Time Keepers transports us from 1979 suburban New York to
war-torn Vietnam, revealing that sometimes the most unexpected
friendships can save us.
Two women from different worlds, Grace and Anh, are indelibly changed
when a runaway boy is found on a street in their small Long Island
town. Brought together by the love of this child displaced by war, the
women find friendship and healing from their own painful pasts when
their lives intersect with a mysterious wounded Vietnam vet. The vet,
Jack, works at the Golden Hours, a watch store that mends
timepieces—and might even mend damaged souls.
Richman interweaves the journeys of these wonderfully diverse
characters who will grip, fill, and break your heart—only to bring them
together with the care and precision of an expert watchmaker, one piece
at a time. Inspired by the true story of a Vietnamese refugee who
entrusted the dramatic account of her escape from Vietnam to the
author, and also that of a wounded veteran, Richman sheds light on
those whose lives were forever impacted by the devastation of that war.
'It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick
of the clock.' Horace Manning, scientist, recluse and 'closed book'
even to his friends is found dead in his study at 4am, following a
dinner in honour of his daughter Helen's engagement. An
ivory-handled carving knife rests between his shoulder blades as
the houseguests gather about to witness the awful crime. The
telephone line has been sabotaged; a calculated murder has been
committed. Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and
evening unfold, along with a multitude of motives from a closed
cast of suspects and clues until the narrative reaches 4am again -
then races on to its riveting conclusion at 4pm (twice round the
clock). First published in 1935, this is a lively and unpretentious
mystery thriller and a true lost gem of the Golden Age of crime
writing.
A heart-tugging tale of shattered trust, growing faith, and love
that endures . . . all in a romantic seaside setting. Samantha
Owens' estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in
Nantucket-a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As
a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall
like ocean-front property. So she travels home to fix up the house
and sell it . . . never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two
doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again,
Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her
childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the
first place-a secret that could tear them apart. Is Landon's love
really as unconditional as he claims? And will Samantha finally
realize that the God she found all those years ago never abandoned
her? Full-length, standalone Clean romance Happily ever after
Praise for Surrender Bay: "No one can write a story that grips the
heart like Denise Hunter . . . If you like Karen Kingsbury or
Nicholas Sparks, this is an author you'll love." -Colleen Coble,
USA TODAY bestselling author
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed
behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to
bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into
the heart of darkness.' At the peak of European Imperialism,
steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African
Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader
renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the
unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious,
overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings.
The landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human
nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the
dangers of imperialism.
The Pyramid of Mud is the twenty-second Montalbano mystery from
Italy's finest crime writer, Andrea Camilleri. It's been raining
for days in Vigata, and the persistent downpours have led to
violent floods overtaking the Inspector's beloved hometown,
sweeping across the land and leaving only a sea of mud behind. It
is on one of these endless grey days that a man - a Mr Giuglu
Nicotra - is found dead. His body discovered in a large sewage
tunnel, half naked and with a bullet in his back. The investigation
is slow and slippery to start with, but when Montalbano realizes
that every clue he uncovers and every person he interviews is
leading to the same place: the world of public spending - and with
it, the Mafia - the case begins to pick up pace. But there's one
question that keeps playing on Montalbano's mind: in his strange
and untimely death, was Giuglu Nicotra trying to tell him
something?
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics.
'Oh Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in
reading to us last night I felt for my sister most severely. Yet
she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice
it. I could hardly keep my seat.'
Spirited and impulsive, Marianne Dashwood is the complete
opposite to her controlled and sensible sister, Elinor. When it
comes to matters of the heart, Marianne is passionate and romantic
and soon falls for the charming, but unreliable Mr Willoughby.
Elinor, in contrast, copes stoically with the news that her love,
Edward Ferrars is promised to another.
It is through their shared experiences of love that both sisters
come to learn that the key to a successful match comes from finding
the perfect mixture of rationality and feeling.
For fans of Rachel Cusk and Patricia Lockwood, a “shockingly modern and
honest debut” (Julia May Jones, author of Vladimir) about the internet,
post-postmodern adulthood, and a young woman discovering her queer
identity.
Elsa is struggling. Her formative, exhilarating relationship—with a
couple—has abruptly ended, leaving her depressed and directionless in
her childhood bedroom. The man and the woman were her bosses, lovers,
and cultural guideposts. In the relationship’s wake, Elsa scrolls
aimlessly through the internet in search of meaning.
Faithfully her screen provides a new obsession: a charismatic young
actor whose latest feature is a gay love story that illuminates Elsa’s
crisis. And then, as if she had conjured him, Elsa sees the actor in
the flesh; he and an entourage of actors, writers, and directors have
descended upon her hometown for the annual theater festival. When she
is hired as a hostess at the one upscale restaurant in town, Elsa finds
herself in frequent contact with the actor and his collaborators. But
her obsession shifts from the actor to his frequent dinner companion—an
alluring, androgynous person called Sam. As this confusing connection
develops, Elsa is forced to grapple with her sexuality, the
uncomfortable truths about the dramatic end of her last relationship,
and the patterns that may be playing out once again.
A profound follow-up to the bestselling book and major motion
picture, The Ultimate Gift. When Jason Stevens found out he had to
jump through hoops to get an unnamed inheritance from his
billionaire grandfather, he was not amused. By the time he'd
finished learning the lessons, he'd become a different man. Ready
to tackle the duties of running a multibillion-dollar trust, he is
once again derailed, this time by his pugnacious family. Not
content with their cattle ranches and oil fields, his aunts,
uncles, and even his parents are determined to see every last dime
entrusted to their own self-serving pockets. With none of the
reluctance he initially showed for the gift, he eagerly accepts the
challenge and pushes himself to prove, not only to his family and
the court but also to the world, that with determination and the
simple tenets of the gift, anyone can lead the ultimate life.
Following their acclaimed graphic novel version of 'Kidnapped',
Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy turn their attention to another
Stevenson story. John Utterson notices that his friend, Dr Henry
Jekyll, has been acting very strangely. As he investigates,
Utterson uncovers a terrifying and horrific story.
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HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics.
'I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being
with an independent will.'
Bronte's infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a
child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her
aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding
school, it is not until Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield that
she finds happiness. Meek, measured, but determined, Jane soon
falls in love with her brooding and stormy master, Mr Rochester,
but it is not long before strange and unnerving events occur in the
house and Jane is forced to leave Thornfield to pursue her
future.
"While Quinn writes with spirit on weighty subjects like domestic
abuse, polygamy and religious cults, her primary and most poignant
theme seems to be female friendship."-New York Times Book Review
"An absolutely thrilling novel. I devoured it over a weekend,
unable to put it down. It's a clever and completely original take
on a domestic thriller."-Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New
York Times bestseller The Silent Patient "Original, informative,
suspenseful-the big three in a literary slam bang."-New York
Journal of Books Blake's dead. They say his wife killed him. If
so... which one? Polygamist Blake Nelson built a homestead on a
hidden stretch of land-a raw paradise in the wilds of Utah-where he
lived with his three wives: Rachel, the first wife, obedient and
doting to a fault, with a past she'd prefer to keep quiet. Tina,
the rebel wife, everything Rachel isn't, straight from rehab and
the Vegas strip. And Emily, the young wife, naive and scared,
estranged from her Catholic family. The only thing that they had in
common was Blake. Until all three are accused of his murder. When
Blake is found dead under the desert sun, all three wives become
suspect-not only to the police, but to each other. As the
investigation draws them closer, each wife must decide who can be
trusted. With stories surfacing of a notorious cult tucked away in
the hills, whispers flying about a fourth wife, and evidence that
can't quite explain what had been keeping Blake busy, the three
widows face a reckoning that might shatter all they know to be
true. For fans of The Wife Between Us and The Dry comes a chilling
murder mystery that takes a domestic thriller's classic
question-"Did his wife kill him?"-and twists it into an completely
new type of suspense.
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