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This vintage book contains Hugh Walpole's 1924 novel, "The Old Ladies". This book was written whilst Walpole was staying with his parents in Switzerland. It was begun without much prior thought, and served as a welcome break from another book he had been...

The Mortgage on the Brain is a gripping work of psychological suspense that follows the confessions of Dr. Ethelbert Croft as he spirals into insanity. The novel explores themes of guilt, obsession, and madness, and is sure to keep readers on the edge of...

'Know thyself' is a Greek aphorism. But how can she? Something is missing. She can't think what it is. A mysterious amnesiac art dealer, Ruby, is jailed in Australia for the traumatic murder she cannot recall. In her high society life in London, acting...

In rural Buford, Alabama, Elba Rae Van Oaks has two options after a messy confrontation with her nemesis takes place in the faculty lounge of the local elementary school: resign her long-held position teaching fifth grade, or submit to mandated...

An abusive childhood has forged Nathan Kirkland into the man he has become-a hard-working, strong-minded, self-made millionaire. Add to that his extraordinary good looks, and he appears to have it all. There's just one problem: to blunt the pain of his...

Macon Jefferys tells a story that reads like part memoir/part confession. Crazy Man is the inspiring and riveting story of one man's uncompromising struggle with mental illness during an era when treatment of "crazy people" was not that far removed from...

Russian Army Junior Lieutenant Evgeny Demetrius Savelyev has just arrived at an outpost in a hostile Russian-occupied country. Rebels are waging a fierce battle for independence, and Savelyev's orders are to root out members of the guerilla...

Vincent Michelson, his sister Janice, and brothers Corbin and Ellis arepreparing for their traditional Christmas celebration at their mother's home when an unexpected interruption comes-the siblings receive the disturbingnews that their father has died...

It was Jack Torello. The face was unmistakable. Mimsi had constructed that face in her mind's eye millions of times over. The dark, puffy hair with the light touches of grey at the temples. The sun kissed skin showing deep creases around the eyes and...

When the citizens of the world forget how to live, the government does it for us. They owe us that at least.But one man disagrees. He will rise against them and fight, even into the next life.This is a story of life, both before and after.

Warden El is the story of a journey-one woman's journey to enlightenment and to freedom from the chains of her subconscious mind.Leila, a woman of the world, is initially unaware of her subconscious, still less of its effect on her conscious actions and...

In St. Jude's Gospel, SK Marinangel is a Fortune 500 CEO but wants to be a mother. She goes to an executive search firm for help finding a husband. Bill Motley, is a surgically sterile, forty-something burn-out. Reprising his role in Goddess Patrol,...

Too Skinny to Float is a story about a young girl's journey through the yearnings and pitfalls of the human soul. Wrapped inside a poignant first-love story of lies, betrayal, and consequences.Like To Kill a Mockingbird's Scout, Lanie penetrates the...

Mélinda Martin est une jeune femme de trente-cinq ans au passé qui revient la hanter. Elle rencontre Linda, une psychiatre sympathique qui désire l'aider à aller au fond des choses. Alors qu'elle lui raconte l'histoire de sa vie, de son enfance à ses...

"Like settling down with a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel--if it was rewritten by James M. Cain."--Denver Post Michael Gruber's Night of the Jaguar--like his earlier novels featuring Miami detective Jimmy Paz (Tropic of Night, Valley of Bones)--transforms...

A speculative psychological thriller with an Alice in Wonderland vibe...She's used to cleaning houses and getting down in the grime. But the dirt she just dug up could kill. Miranda Diggs longs for absolution. But when she tries to purge bad...

At thirty-two, a man's life is brought to a close by a concoction of fentanyl-laced Percocet.As his life ends, an extraordinary spiritual voyage begins - sparked by a burning quest to unravel the circumstances of his untimely end.Samuel's spirit is...

In the shadow of New York's skyline, behind the looming walls of Rikers Island, a tale of resilience, hope, and the indomitable human spirit unfolds.Shalise Simmons' world is turned upside down when she finds herself incarcerated in the infamous Rikers...

As the plague of 2020 stalks the land, Isaiah Meriwether is sinking into nihilism. He is a fairly successful painter, who has lost his inspiration. He has recently landed in the news, enduring much ridicule. Laboring over his unresolved grief for a...

Do you remember striving?All that effort.Trying so desperately to cajole or to bully yourself and the world into fitting, even approximately, one within the other.No more. Still haunted by the dreams you thought you knew you were pursuing?Welcome to the...

Splinter is the story of Maggie, a unique but otherwise unremarkable teenager growing up in Anywhere, USA. Her life begins to unravel as the first signs of paranoid schizophrenia rear their ugly heads. Set in the nineties, her story is one fraught with...

Het leven van een caféhoudster is als het leven van een psycholoog: veel luisteren naar de miserie van klanten en proberen hen moed in te spreken. maar wie doet dat voor hen?

Step into the mystical world of "J. J. Morse: Practical Occultism." In this thought-provoking and illuminating book, J. J. Morse invites readers to explore the secrets and practices of occultism, providing practical insights into the enigmatic realms of...

This is the story of a successful young man, but his life is filled with an inexplicable void. Haunted by recurring dreams of a mysterious Farm in Sintra, Portugal, he abandons everything to embark on a journey in search of answers. What starts as a...

Que ne passe t-il par le corridor ? Ce serait plus simple. Trop simple : il grimpera le long du tuyau historié, rigide près de son balcon. Un pied sur la conjecturable solidité de ce grillage et l'autre sur la saillie de cette sculpture, il saura bien...

Quando a primeira carta de ódio chega após a morte de sua paciente Bonnie, a obstetra Dana Cavanagh a lê com um aperto de mão antes de colocá-la ao lado da pequena notícia do veredicto do tribunal: inocente.A correspondência de ódio continua a chegar,...

... Donc, les mariniers de Seine, témoins de l'authenticité de notre récit, mais de qui, avare de place, nous ne rapporterons ici que quelques noms choisis, notre pudeur, surtout, s'opposant à l'impression des autres ; et d'ailleurs ces gens n'ont point...

Ce roman raconte comment le roi Gonzalve initie chacune des douze princesses aux plaisirs de la chair, y compris aux plaisirs saphiques, avec de splendides et audacieuses évocations du corps féminin dans ses formes les plus charmantes et ses réduits les...

Ce roman, écrit en 1917 et publié en 1919, se présente comme une parodie des rigoureux manuels d'éducation de l'époque, et est ainsi composée de conseils courts (le plus souvent une phrase ou deux) regroupés en thèmes : À la maison , Devoirs envers...

Inspiré, selon la légende, par les rapports de l'écrivain à la femme de José-Maria de Heredia et ses trois filles (dont la plus jeune, Louise, avait été mariée à Louÿs) aux mœurs réputées alors assez libres, il présente les aventures d'un jeune homme de...

... Au moment où commence notre histoire, c'était en 1842, par une ces belles matinées du mois de mai où la nature prodigue ses parfums les plus suaves, ses chants les plus gais et ses plus vives couleurs, les filles de M. de Charassin se trouvaient...

Il faut vous dire d'abord ce que je suis, car vous ne me connaissez guère. Je ne suis qu'un homme du peuple, un paysan comme vous, sans prétention au beau langage. Ce que je sais, je l'ai appris tout seul, en prenant sur mon sommeil pour étudier...

Ist das Leben ein Traum? In einer kalten Winternacht hört Marius Merz eine Stimme, die ihm sagt, er solle über die Brücke gehen und einen Roman schreiben. In einer nahegelegenen Bar beginnt er seinen Lebensweg aufzuzeichnen:Wie er in seiner Jugend die...

Ich glaube an dich. Wann tust du es auch? Joana führt ein beschauliches Leben in ihrem Heimatdorf an der portugiesischen Küste. Sie arbeitet im Café und ist jede freie Minute am Meer, wo sie beim Zeichnen in der wildromantischen Naturkulisse versinkt...

"Driving Madness" tells the story of Ruth, a young woman who is forced into the world of insanity and seeks to find redemption for her crimes. George, a young driving instructor, is the only one who gives her a chance, while everybody else turns away...

"Da wir nun, aufgrund unseres Referendariats an einem Gymnasium im Nordschwarzwald, zu zweit für 18 Monate mehr oder weniger ohne soziale Kontakte in der Pampa saßen, beschlossen wir, unsere FreundInnen und Familie in Form eines Blogs auf dem Laufenden...

Persuasion unfolds against the backdrop of early 19th-century England, where societal norms and familial expectations shape the lives of its characters. At the heart of the narrative is Anne Elliot, a woman of quiet strength and discernment. The story...

In this gripping and emotionally charged novel based on real events, readers are introduced to a young woman named Mercy, whose life has been marked by immense hardships and trauma. The story delves into the deep wounds and struggles that Mercy has...

Iord is I ored somewhere down the line in steel, in iron. Iord is I spoke, I speak, I am complete. I think as a treat. My spokes have become sharp as I bark for I am nothing but a dog, the husky of the Laird, on a jog across landmasses as they pass, I am...

Dr. Paula Mitchell, a Seattle clinical psychologist, is in dire need of help to save her patient's life. Kae Carlson believes she will be killed on her twenty-sixth birthday, which is less than three weeks away. Through "Connie, Maxine, and Cathleen,"...

Eric G. Müller's classy title, Meet Me at the Met, invites readers to follow a rich tale of romance, idealism, scandal, and emerging self knowledge. The novel has a double story-the living of a life and the process of writing that life-both tales...