Narrative theme: Interior life Books

Aus dem Buch: "Fritz folgte der Richtung des ausgestreckten Armes. Da, weit hinten auf der Wiese war ein großer gelber Sonnenschirm aufgestellt. Darunter stand ein Mann vor einem dreibeinigen Stativ, das eine Tischplatte und darüber eine Art von Fernrohr...

Aus dem Buch: "Ein junger Bursch, kräftig und schlank gewachsen. Und mit heißem Blut in den Adern. Trotz der Winterkälte trug er die Joppe an der Brust weit offen, als gäb es für ihn kein Frieren. Ein männlich hübsches Gesicht, noch gebräunt vom Sommer...

Neben der weltberühmten "Schachnovelle" ist die "Verwirrung der Gefühle" ohne Zweifel ein weiteres Meisterwerk deutschsprachiger Novellenkunst. Diese neun Erzählungen von Stefan Zweig (Der Stern über dem Walde, Die Liebe der Erika Ewald, Vergessene...

Sobre acidentes de ódio Nero, motorista da família Penna, no dia do aniversário da filha de seus padrões, curva-se diante da menina e a felicita

A Loafer's Guide to Living is a story of disrupted lives during a search for the rarest of conditions: equilibrium.Bernard Goldman is the son of a famous father, and can't get over it. His life is in shambles, as he gets grief from everyone and...

Eighteen-year-old Peyton is a typical Midwest girl - until the Shadow helps her escape the most gruesome murder that the small town of Jenks, Oklahoma has ever seen.Soon after, she returns home only to find the rest of her family dead.Haunted by the...

Imagination runs wild in nineteen short stories designed to hit a nerve, a funny bone, and finally, the heart. The idea of taking back the power you've given away is intoxicating, inspiring, and will encourage your soul to smile, wink, and say, "Whew,...

They made a mistake. Some might call it an error in judgement, others call it murder. As adults, Andy, Gary, Hal, and Monty are defined by the events of a single day on the banks of the Arkansas River that followed their high school graduation. As each...

I wasn’t given a choice. Not when I did my first line of cocaine. Not when I became a single mother. But I changed, and every decision I’ve made was to protect myself and my son from my weaknesses—and my past.Until Jude came along and...

DEATH IN THE FAMILYBUT COME BACK SOON, the sign said. Obviously it was a lie. The people in the grocery store just wanted to make sure he couldn't buy the spice he needed to make the recipe he'd selected for that night (recipes must be followed exactly)...

England, 1932. The nation had just begun to recover from the wounds of the First World War when economic catastrophe struck with the Great Depression. It is against this background that Vernon Dexter arrives at the old manor house at Greystones, home of...

A tragicomic story set in a Midwest university town, The College of Corn portrays a community of overseas Chinese students and immigrants, and three fledging young woman scholars — one from Taiwan, one Mainlander, and one Hong Konger...

Could You Believe You Were the Second Coming of Christ?What if you were a dumb and dirty little pervert?If you were feared, not loved?If you couldn't die no matter how damn much you wish could?That's why I'll always say I ain't no Messiah.What readers...

Living on the streets is terrifying and exhausting. Grace’s only comforts are a steady stream of vodka, and a strange little boy who’s following her around.At nineteen, Grace has already had a child and endured an abusive marriage. But...

I have the life I've always dreamed of... but how long will it be until the past catches up with me?I can't believe how far my husband, Hayden, and I have come. I never expected that one day I'd be sipping a steaming coffee over our marble...

Quotidian Tales is unique selection of short fictional stories based on real paranormal behaviours such as, remote viewing, psychokinesis, after death communication, energy healing, precognition, near-death-experiences, and telepathy. Each story provides...

'You're beautiful,' Alex tells me when we first meet at a mutual friend's wedding. I'm flattered, and instantly drawn to him. But as we get closer, I soon realise that Alex is keeping a dark secret. But then again, so am I... Alex and I haven't been...

Solomon, along with his literature professor, Yan Eadful, develops the much-coveted WRITE (Wellness and Recreational Institute for Therapeutic Exploration) program. However, a string of deaths forces the program to end abruptly. A decade later, Solomon...

"I had the privilege of reading Algerian author Aïcha Bennour's work before its release. La Négresse, the novel's title, captivates readers with its rich and metaphorical meaning that glorifies dark beauty. The introduction, the second threshold of a...

My darling child... all I've ever yearned for. But how do I keep you safe?When Ali retreats to her seaside cottage, all she wants is to be alone. To reconnect with a place that has always felt like home until her baby is born.But then her life...

I was so sure I saw Sophie on the beach that day. But it couldn't be her. Sophie's dead... Ever since we locked fingers and swore to be best friends at school, Sophie was there for me. When she married my brother, I followed her down the aisle as...

"The end of Scarlett Algee's "And Cast It From You" brought of a kind of psychic squirming that I may never fully be free of." -William Holloway, author of Lucky's GirlWhen Kris Winters moves into her late grandmother's house, she expects a lot of dust...

A narrator always gets to know the reader before spilling their deepest secret.I am a murderer.She was just a silly nothing of a girl until I made her rise to fame. A pennything.So, reader: sit down, cozy up. I’d offer a cup of tea, but you may...

"A tale that shines a light on the redemptive power of religion and relationships." -Kirkus ReviewsKayla Covo is a child piano prodigy. In mid-1970's New York City, she vaults to fame, holding audiences in awe with her uncanny musical ability and warm...

2016 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "These four long stories, published a scant two years after Brown Girl, Brown- a promising but young and personal first novel,...

Fake reviews on Amazon. Punk rock angels. YouTube memorials. Anarchists, misfits, immigrants, addicts, juvenile detention communes. Religious testimonies via web cam, the nature of digital obituaries, depression salesmen. Ambushing the Void explores the...

Link Aerospace Corporation recruits Dawn MacGregor right after she graduates from MIT. Thrilled, she moves to Boulder, Colorado, ready to start a brand-new life and career.Early on, however, strange things begin happening. Someone keys her car, and her...

'El misterioso Caso de Lincoln' es una historia de un niño autista que fue sacado de su mamá y papá en sobre los 9 años y fue colocado en cuidado sustituto. Lincoln tenía dificultades sociales y emocionales de procesamiento y transferencia de...

SPOILER ALERT - To avoid spoilers, it is advised to read the first novel, Marquel, before reading Marquel's Dilemma.Marquel's DilemmaThe dramatic conclusion of Emily Skinner's first novel Marquel brought requests from readers to continue the story...

LE BEST-SELLER #1 QUE LE SYSTÈME NE VEUT PAS QUE VOUS LISIEZ !!!Obtenez votre copie du nouveau roman rebelle de Joss Sheldon dès aujourd'hui...Cher lecteur,Mon caractère a été façonné par deux forces opposées ; la pression de me conformer aux...

From the Author: Several pre-publication reviewers asked me if an actual event prompted me to write On the Edge of the Loch. The answer is yes, a completely chance encounter with a mysterious woman.First, a synopsis: This literary novel...

"There's a bullet in my head and it's really messing with my hairstyle…" So begins the second in the new Posthumous Mystery series from the international best-selling author of The Agatha Christie Book Club. This time...

Jody Horowitz grew up in an upscale community outside Boston with her narcissistic mother, her passive father, and her snooty older sister. Breaking any of Mother’s multiple rules meant enduring verbal lashings and comparisons to her...

Cash has been abolished in a strategic move to force the population to be ‘marked’ with identifying barcodes. When a friend uses just his hand for payment, Emily explains that he now has the "mark of the devil". Elisha Dullard...

Ne me rendrai-je point suspect par l'aveu que va faire mon exorde ? Je suis l'amant de la belle Grecque dont j'entreprends l'histoire. Qui me croira sincère dans le récit de mes plaisirs et de mes peines ? Qui ne se défiera point de mes descriptions et...

This is the way that Owen's life takes a drastic turn: with aforced surfacing from the basement of the Elm Film House,and an unexpected guest at Friday Fright Night.Owen loves classic horror films, his exotic pets, and a beautifulcheese and wine pairing...

What do a politically astute silverfish, a golf ball thief, and a gay Bible salesman have in common? In the real world, nothing. But flowing out of the mind of Philip Hirsh, they become players in a diverse collection of stories, an allegorical...

"Of the wonders I yet have heard, / it seems to me most strange that men should fear; / seeing that death, a necessary end, / will come when it will come." William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene IIWith transcendent understanding, Dr. Roy A...

يحيى، رجلٌ ذو نفوذٍ، يكتشف موهبة هاشم عز الدين، طالبٍ متمردٍ، لكنّه عبقريّ! هل ستُنقذ موهبة هاشم من براثن الانتقادات اللاذعة، أم ستُدمره؟ انغمس في عالمٍ من الصداقة العميقة، والتحديات المُرعبة، والأسرار المُذهلة! رواية نفسية اجتماعية مُثيرة، تُسلط...

Josh's weapons are his writerly skills and journalistic instincts. His allegiance is to the "Gods of Journalism," which means he's committed to getting what's newsworthy into print, in this case stories that track a serial murderer. But he encounters...

Hope, Pain, Depression and self-exploration are just a few of the words to describe the emotional experience you get from reading this book. Far from traditional poetry, these passages seek to capture your mind and heart and for just a moment, let you...

Derek spends his time streaming his depressed mother's dreams and rifling through her old reporter transcripts until one day, he discovers the sublime and reality-altering fashion accessories designed by famed eccentric, Shavree Eliot. He becomes...

Le temps est pluvieux, la nuit tombe déjà en ce jour triste de novembre, Arnold est seul dans sa petite chambre d'hôtel de Montmartre, à attendre son amante. Il souffre, il est faible, il est en pleine crise de désespoir, il ouvre le robinet du gaz