Grove - formato ePub

 La narradora de Arboleda viaja sola a Italia para una estancia que había planeado junto a su compañero, M., recién fallecido. Allí, fiel a sus paseos de flâneuse que se demora en parajes apartados, humildes...

En Rombo, palabra que designa el oscuro estruendo que hace la tierra al temblar, la naturaleza y la historia oral se trenzan para alumbrar un vibrante relato sobre los efectos, tanto físicos como psicológicos,...

En trois tableaux et trois voyages, ce roman dessine des itinéraires italiens, loin des sentiers battus. Le premier trajet qu’emprunte la narratrice, seule, avait été planifié à deux. Mais M., l’être...

Il fiume scorre lento e placido. C’è una donna sulla riva. Non sappiamo il suo nome, non sappiamo la sua storia: sappiamo solo che si è trasferita a Londra da poco e che occupa i giorni con lunghe passeggiate...

«In seguito, tutti parleranno del rumore. Del rombo. Con cui è iniziato.» Il 6 maggio 1976 un violento terremoto colpisce il Friuli, squarciando il paesaggio e l’esistenza di chi lo abita. A rievocare...

An unnamed narrator, recently bereaved, travels to Olevano, a small village south-east of Rome. It is winter, and from her temporary residence on a hill between village and cemetery, she embarks on walks...

'After many years I had excised myself from the life I had led in town, just as one might cut a figure out of a landscape or group photo. Abashed by the harm I had wreaked on the picture left behind,...

In May and September 1976, two earthquakes ripped through north-eastern Italy, causing severe damage to the landscape and its population. About a thousand people died under the rubble, tens of thousands...

«La mattina andavo in paese. Quando ormai pensavo di conoscere tutte le strade, tornava a schiudersi una scalinata, un viottolo ripido. Vedevo i vecchi puntare i piedi contro la pendenza. La gente aveva...

"Au terme de bien des années, je m’étais détachée de la vie que j’avais menée dans la ville, comme nous découpons aux ciseaux une partie de paysage ou d’un portrait de groupe. Navrée du dégât que j’avais...

C’est par un bruit que tout commence. Un grondement sourd venant de loin qui annonce la catastrophe imminente¬ : le rombo. Esther Kinsky donne à entendre ce grondement – mais surtout les voix de sept...

De uma das autoras mais premiadas da literatura alemã contemporânea, eis um romance polifónico, lírico e fascinante sobre dois terramotos que abalaram a região italiana de Friuli e as histórias de quem...

La narratrice de Voir plus loin voyage en Hongrie. Dans une petite localité au sud-est du pays, désertée par une partie de sa population, elle est frappée par la mélancolie qui émane du lieu. Plus encore,...

Les plus grands esprits européens du moment témoignent de leur vie de lecteur" Joyeuse chasse aux livres ! " Ainsi l'écrivaine Sibylle Lewitscharoff souhaite-t-elle la bienvenue au lecteur de ce volume....

While travelling through the Great Alföld, the vast plain in south-eastern Hungary, Esther Kinsky stops in a small town near the Romanian border. Like many other things, the cinema, 'mozi' in Hungarian,...

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

Philip Haldane and his sister lived in a little red-roofed house in a little redroofed town. They had a little garden and a little balcony, and a little stable with a little pony in it—and a little cart...

The Lost Continent, A classic "lost race" story, with all of the required elements: a seductive empress, a straight-arrow hero, battles, escapes, sorcery, and earth-shattering cataclysms! Eminently readable...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne,...

THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 'Dark academia, secret societies, and murder - what's not to love?' Jessica Payne'Takes you on a wild ride. It's a must-read!' Courteney CoxHow far would you go to...

'Addictive and impossible to put down, my favourite book of the decade' No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van DykenYou made a bargain... Your soul for his - and now, you are mine.Cate Holloway...

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee. A mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment...

'If you've ever been in a relationship with another person, if you've ever had a family, you need to read this book' Ann PatchettPolly Solo-Miller Demarest is the perfect flower of the Solo-Miller family.The...

A gripping 'cuckoo in the nest' domestic thrillerAfter the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their 'new mummy'. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted...

It all starts with a fire. Seven children, asleep in a big house in the Italian countryside. A forgotten candle. Their parents are not there. They are in a different country, a different continent, Africa,...

***A new Peter Diamond novel from the CWA Diamond-Dagger-winner Peter Lovesey***'His work is the gold standard for UK crime fiction writing' DEADLY PLEASURES'Peter Lovesey writes feel-good crime yet he...

IN THE UNDERGROUND FAE REALM, ONLY THE STRONGEST AND MOST RUTHLESS HAVE POWER - BUT A YOUNG HUMAN WOMAN FORCED INTO A LIFE OF SERVITUDE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING 'A darkly enchanting page-turner laden...

Gilmore Girls hit our screens in 2000 and has been our autumn obsession ever since. There's a reason that Vogue calls it 'the quintessential autumn girl show' and that, years later, we're still head over...

A viciously funny and intelligently provocative play about family, friendship and faith, adapted by the author from his Pulitzer-finalist short story.Who in your life would you trust to keep you alive?...

When Daniel Leicester goes in search of his late wife's missing bicycle in the oppressive heat of a Bologna summer, he is transported to her final days. But as unfinished business bleeds - quite literally...

'Warm, wise, witty, and just plain fun' Maggie Shipstead At a perfectly ordinary cocktail party, Francis is introduced to Billy and - although it slips right by him at the time - he falls in love with...

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn - powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies - Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before...

NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY.THE BRAND NEW GANGLAND CRIME NOVEL FROM ROBERTA KRAYShe sold him out. Now he's out for revenge . . .After her murderous ex-boyfriend who she turned in to the police was released...

'Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing.' PETER JAMESYour son has gone missing.And then the police arrest the prime suspect.You.You know you're innocent.That someone else took your son.But the...

'Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer' Ann Patchett'Wondrous ... a fairy tale for the strange times in which we live' Rumaan AlamThey were sisters and...

Moidl is a farmer's daughter from the Hohenhauser Farm in Hintertux in the Zillertal region of Tyrol. Her close bonds with her family and the farm are her lifeblood, and the various blows they are dealt...

Three middle-class sixth-form girls leave their independent boarding school in the summer of 1918. They are told by their headmistress that their prospects of marriage have been reduced following the...

From internationally bestselling author Mary E. Pearson, The Courting of Bristol Keats is the first book in her debut adult fantasy series, filled with forbidden romance, deadly faerie curses and pulse-pounding...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey... Countdown to the Fourth of July… Just weeks before Independence Day, the President is targeted for assassination by a powerful...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey... In a crowded parking lot, chaos erupts as a Porsche careens out of control. An SUV crashes through a dealership window, and a...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA CollectionFrom USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick…Three poignant stories of emotion, hope, and forever love—a duke and a Highland heiress, a prince and a pauper, and...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLALady Millie, youngest of the Pennington family, has always lived in the shadow of her talented and powerful siblings. She's been the rock of stability and order for her sisters...

  DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD of Excellence WINNER  NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARD FINALIST  RWA RITA AWARD FINALIST   A man awaits execution for a murder he did not commit . . .  A woman returns to a place...

Mysterious murders are taking place in the Lake District in the northwest of England. Mysterious, since there seems to be no connection between them and no motive can be determined for any of them. It...

 From USA Today Bestselling Author Jan Coffey comes a riveting tale of betrayal and murder.    A woman runs through the glittering streets of Newport with killers on her trail. She needs help. She needs...