General & literary fiction Books

When Maisie goes to stay with her cousins, she is expecting a dull visit and is homesick before she has even left home. But her trip away from the Highlands of Scotland is more eventful than anyone could have predicted and changes her life, and the lives...

Ben Hendry is a telly addict. He takes his job very seriously and takes in all manner of programmes for the job. Yet his world is soon to change. A rerun of The Avengers TV series introduces Ben to the beautiful partners of John Steed. He cannot just...

A small inexperienced team of four British operatives are hired by British Intelligence to infiltrate into Iran and carry out a reconnaissance mission on a small isolated farm on behalf of the CIA.The CIA believes that American hostages have been...

VEDA EDIZIONIIl potere dell'agire col cuore è un dono interiore che aiuta ogni persona a trovare una soluzione alle sfide della vita. Il coraggio di essere sé stessi, di andare avanti in linea con i propri principi e valori. "Una parola tira l'altra" è...

San Pantaleone è una raccolta di novelle di Gabriele D'Annunzio pubblicata nel 1886. In questo libretto è contenuta la novella di apertura dell'opera dello scrittore abruzzese.

When homeless drug addict Dominic Wise is recruited by Dr Marcus Tress to get his stolen research back his life is set to change forever.With the body count rising and the police hot on his tail, Wise must use his psychic ability in order to locate and...

These two essays touch on many problems and hindrances that prevent us from becoming mature human beings in the modern world. During the course of these works, solutions are offered and hindrances are creatively overcome.

A parallel sitcom in English and French targeted at teenagers and adults who want to brush up and improve their French. The text is cut up into short, easy-to-remember segments, each having its own equivalent in front of it in the other language. The...

It is June 1979, and school is out for the summer! Having just turned ten years old, Shane Anderson is your typical fun-loving kid who just moved from the suburbs to the city. Sure, he likes to exit the same door he entered. And he likes turning lights...

The best revenge is revenge. Getting it is all that matters.Jules Cartell has it all: wealth; beauty; a handsome, loving husband; a partnership in her father's law firm; and the top executive position at one of Canada's leading corporations, Cartell...

Sticks and stones are no match for flowers and cameras as Poison Ivy delivers flower bouquets with a vengeance.Zesty entrepreneur Em seeks the ultimate revenge by creating a business that exposes cheating partners in the most scandalous proposition since...

The story of the Echoes of Laughter carries more than a tale of one young lady by the name of Farkhunda. It carries the hope, determination and courage of many Afghan girls like her. Girls who see the beauty within their culture, but also see a limitless...

When Safina's father, a tribal aristocrat in the northern region of Pakistan expects her to conform to tradition and get married, she rebels and escapes to Canada to reunite with her Canadian mother.  While vacationing with her mentor in Turkey,...

He who is lonesome in the crowd sees thee,Indeed, sees thee and thy lonely self,Unable to fathom the affection which yields,Drowns himself in the blissful sea. He became rapt in his own misconception. How long would his misunderstanding have its...

Praise for Jennifer Chiaverini and the Elm Creek Quilts series "Chiaverini's themes of love, loss, and healing will resonate with many, and her characters' stories are inspiring." --Publishers Weekly "Chiaverini has an impressive ability to bring a time...

Wolfe gives poignant and poetic voice to... a free spirit and early feminist..What could be easily have been salacious fluff capitalizing on JFK's sexual proclivities is, instead, a compassionate and intricate portrait of a woman's psyche. By placing...

"After serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Evangeline returns home to discover her father left her solely responsible for the family's failing ranch, her mother blames her for her father's death, and her brothers want her out of their way. With...

"Gamble seduces with her rich, rollicking portrait of life in Jacksonian Ohio."--New York Times Book Review

"A luminous once-in-a-lifetime story of war, love, loss and the enduring grace of the human spirit. I can't remember the last time I was so deeply moved by a novel. You must read this book!"--Lauren Willig, author of the Pink Carnation series and THE...

"A witty and winning new voice comes alive in this infectious road trip adventure with a rock-and-roll twist. Shapiro's debut blends the emotional nuance of Elena Ferrante with the potent nostalgia of High Fidelity, in a story of two women--one rich and...

"Rachel is supposed to be planning her wedding to Kash, the love of her life. After the crazy year they've had, she's ready to settle down and live a completely normal life. Well, as normal as it can be. But there's something else waiting--something...

The co-host of ESPN's Mike and Mike follows up his New York Times bestseller All You Could Ask For with this poignant story of one man's search to understand himself, his marriage, and his father.Jonathan Sweetwater has been blessed with money, a...

USA Today bestselling author Caroline Linden's third novel in her Scandalous series brings together a feisty heiress, a notorious rake, and a shocking book that could bring one woman the utmost despair-- or the greatest pleasure.Penelope Weston does not...

After being placed in foster care, Paula Vauss grows up to become a tough divorce attorney only to have her life thrown into chaos by an astonishing revelation and a cryptic message from the mother she hasn't seen in years.

Approaching 30, single, and still unsatisfied with her career as a copywriter, Jennifer Johnson obsesses about finding a boyfriend, losing weight, and chasing her dream job. In her revealing and raucous story, every thought, flaw, and neurosis is on...

A wonderful coming-of-age novel from Zoe Fishman, author of Balancing Acts, Saving Ruth tells the story of a fish-out-of-water young Jewish woman, returning to her Alabama hometown after a semester at a "Yankee college," only to discover that life--and...

"Memorable...Frannie [is an] appealing character whose story is engaging."--Publishers Weekly

Ademon named Dren is looking for salvation. Satan's fiery underworld has become a foreign place to him. He feels he is different from the other souls. He's changed over time. He's ready for redemption. But getting out of hell is no easy task. Escaping...

When Alex Massolini's brother is killed in Vietnam, he drops out of Columbia University and leaves his conservative family behind for Capri to become secretary to Rupert Grant, a famous British novelist and poet who dominates the island like a latter --...

Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting the legendary Sweethearts of Soul.... At long last the Rock and Soul Foundation is honoring Ruth Thomas, Adeline Lights, Venus Jones and Brenda Wade with a place in its hall of fame. So music reporter Legs Diamond gets...

Fleeing an abusive father, fourteen-year-old Radboy takes to the road with Jonnyboy, an older friend and mentor who is the only person Radboy believes he can trust. On the bus headed out of town they hook up with Finn and Critter, a couple of speed-freak...

Meet Edward Rollins, scion of one of Boston's more notable families. A diligent but uninspired employee at one of the city's finest investment houses, he is a man of means -- and of secrets. Each night, armed with a hand-held tape recorder, he randomly...

Violence is no stranger to Brooklyn's Troutman Street, a place where whores, junkies, businesses, cars, and dreams go to die. But here, in a junkyard on Troutman Street, three men search for redemption.Stoney wakes up with a hangover every morning. He...

The Wilder sisters fall in love with men when they least expect it--and most need it. Rose, the older, more practical one, is a widow who lives in New Mexico and has two ungrateful kids, a bored dog, and a horse with a bad back. Lily, the younger, more...

Drunk, and driving a van down a Florida highway, Carter Clay, a Vietnam vet at loose ends, irrevocably shatters the lives of the Altiz family, killing Joe and seriously injuring his wife, Katherine, and their daughter, Jersey, in a hit-and-run accident...

When life throws you a curve ball...Venus deMarley has just been hit with a wild pitch. At forty she's finally found the perfect fiancé, when Sophie--the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty years ago--suddenly reappears. Venus has another crisis on...

From one of the most powerful voices in contemporary fiction comes a fantastic adventure through the concrete jungle of New York CityFailed in all his career aspirations, recently laid off from Kinko's, and burdened with a frustrating anatomical...