General & literary fiction Books

Saviez-vous que cette bonne ville de Lyon (ainsi que toute sa région jusqu'à Saint-Étienne) regorge de faits insolites, parfois d'une drôlerie extravagante, d'autres plus émouvants ou historiques, et quelques-uns tout à fait romanesques, mais toujours...

The more you givethe more they take.It changed her life forever'Warnings should be heeded' Anna's life had been so good when growing up. Her parents were brilliant & supportive. Her siblings fun. Maybe her stable upbringing hadn't prepared Anna...

England 1381 - the Black Death has ravaged the country. The poor have never been poorer, the rich never wealthier. On the throne is the boy king Richard ll, in a country ruled largely by his uncle, John of Gaunt. The government coffers are almost empty...

La linéarité du récit bien souvent m'ennuie. J'écris des bouts de textes, forts, qui me parlent, et les rassemble en des ensembles homogènes tenus par un fil invisible. Je compose ainsi des puzzles et patchworks. Ici, le recueil est composé d'une ...

Un homme entre solitude et déclin fait la connaissance d'une star du X : une seconde chance? Un gamin fâché avec l'orthographe fait une surprise à l'étudiant qui lui donne des cours. Deux frères, deux belles-soeurs qui n'avaient pas rendez-vous...

White man dancing is set in Zimbabwe in 2005 during a time of political and financial turmoil where there are economic meltdowns, general elections and government crackdowns and initiatives.The story is told through the eyes of Jack Bentley who comes...

Un souhait, c'est comme un Ange,soit tu l'écoute, soit, t'a pas d'oreilles,mais si t'a pas d'oreille, un jour oul'autre, il te parlera, quand même.Mon Théâtre Russe, poétique, papa !

Trois femmes se rencontrent fortuitement et se racontent. Un cheminement à travers le dénuement: la rue, la violence, les abus sexuels, les dépendances, le froid et la faim. Un roman fragmenté, poignant et vivant où se mélangent douleur, joie et poésie,...

Midlife crisis was not a strong enough way of describing what happened when Margery Granger's uneventful life was turned abruptly upside-down by the sudden death her boringly unexciting husband. She realized that she would have to get a paid job, so she...

Berkeley Hunt doesn't want to be Prime Minister of the UK. Although mystified by nearly everything, and ill-equipped for the role as Head of Government, he nonetheless endeavours to do 'The Right Thing'. Cajoled, bullied and blackmailed by his older...

Three set pieces- "Who Put the Dogs Out?" is a modern play with the kind of adult language you would expect from working men.It tells of a modern, hard- pressed,family- run, small, engineering company and the dynamics formed within and of the tragedy...

It's 1948, and Mabel is happily juggling the demands of being a wife, a mother and the owner of the town's most popular bakery. Life is full and good. There is a wedding in the offing and plans for a special homecoming, but things quickly begin...

Sasha, a self-proclaimed weirdo, is kicked out for being gay. She does what every self-proclaimed weirdo does when they have nowhere to go, moves to the city. She is surprised when a record store owner leaves his store to her and she decides to turn it...

Inside of you there is a gift that, once released into the world, will enhance your life and the lives of those around you. You are unique, and your gift is unique, but the world you release it into is very much connected.  A Waking Life is the...

تدور الرواية حول تغيرات النفس البشرية و ما بها من صراعات حول الخير و الشر و تملك الشهوه في نفوس البعض لدرجة أن يقتل الصديق صديقه و كيف لسلطة المال على النفس أن تقودها إلى الخنوع والمهانة

Back in print in this deluxe edition, the former Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's only collection of short fiction, now part of the Ecco Art of the Story series."Imagine a writer who combines Woody Allen's sense of...

Original Me is a story about a girl's journey of self-discovery. Her friend, a pencil, fulfills her every wish to be something other than what she was meant to be. The tale takes the reader on a colorful adventure with a delightful rhyming tale to...

Little Person, Evangeline (Eve) Solly of stunning wit, and a slow witted Pantagruel, Derek Bratter, have a radio talk show (Shut Up!) and an on the edge romance and off beat life in the Borough Park, New Utrecht Avenue section of Brooklyn; GPS The New...

Based on the fictional journals of Stefani Michel, Humming in Spanish is the third volume in Ginna's Lavandula Series. This multi-generational saga begins in the 1960s and is set in the fictional Sweet Farm, a Carmel Valley, California...

Pot.dot.com follows the coming of age of a teenage weed dealer from Greenwich Village who gets involved with a clandestine group of social activists who use marijuana revenue to support the computer revolution in the 80s and 90s. What ensues is a...

Michael and Allison are a newly married couple and they have been struggling to have a baby. Feeling desperate, they ask Caroline to be their surrogate. Because of her devout faith, she jumps at the change feeling her pregnancy will bring her...

We observe nature's creatures and see how they interact with each other, the furry creatures, the birds, the beasts, and hosts of other species. We should take the time to observe and marvel at their interactions to one another, and in part to their...

The rise of Nazism catapults Emma's once idyllic life in Vienna into chaos. As she grapples with the harsh new reality of her country's betrayal, she desperately clings to her humanity by hiding her Jewish friends. In the aftermath, she grapples with...

Miles recovered from the gunshot wounds he suffered in his ill-fated to escape his Miles of Stolen Sales crimes. Recovery for Miles was an escape from a high-security hospital that included Jess, a victim turned girlfriend. The heat on Miles was so great...

Augie:I don't need anyone's protection. I'm fine. But to appease my sister after a home invasion, I agree to take self-defense lessons. They just so happen to be with a big, muscled former navy SEAL who may or may not be everything I've...

Kurt M. DiClementi wrote the novel Politically Corrected to challenge the notion that political solutions can affect a change in the hearts of those who have grown incorrigibly evil through amassing exorbitant amounts of wealth and power and ruthlessly...

In this intricately crafted, unforgettable debut, sisters Cassar and Walsh follow the intertwined lives of three contemporary Midwestern teenagers as they reach young adulthood. Robyn Lasette is a budding artist burdened by a life of violence and neglect...

This is a daunting coming of age story of a young lady growing up in the suburbs of Southern California, with her single mother. Their bond is stronger than ever as they cling to each other for everything until fate leads Treasure's mother to fall...

After nineteen-year-old Katie Murray witnesses the shocking coverup of a crime that could implicate Eric Clarke, the estranged son of her neighbors, she struggles with how much to divulge. The two families spend their summers in an upscale Cape Cod...

For The Query, legendary literary agent Herb Keeler has a reputation for sending nasty rejection letters. One day he receives a rejection letter of his own kind. Only worse. It tells him he is trapped in his Oyster Bay home with an explosive rigged...

Who are Africa's most promising emerging short story writers? Mukana Press sought to answer this question by scouting the continent for largely undiscovered talent. The Result? This Collection!  Africa's stories have largely been relegated to themes...

Electric Zen for Neon Koans is an experimental tour de force told in eighty-one koans (Zen riddles) rather than traditional chapters. The story involves a married intersex couple (Phil and Ruth) and their attempt to find peace with themselves through the...

"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you." ― Jane Austen, PersuasionPersuasion is the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death. Persuasion has been the...

It should have been the best summer of their lives - unfortunately, life doesn't always go according to plan.Summer in the Hamptons should be filled with cocktails by the pool, bonfires on the beach, and sunset clam bakes. Instead, Nora, Megan, and...

Twenty-seven-year-old wage laborer Stanley Northtrop had recently resolved to add some excitement to his existence, and find a significant other, when he was introduced to sexy, enigmatic Hope-lead vocalist/guitarist for a local rock group-and soon fell...

A rowdy, comedic, and and wholly original romp through several Greek myths by author Dan Richman.

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...

Cole has crafted a provocative narrative, a What if? if our feel-good social structure were to "change"