Un senza?ional thriller psihologic ??i iube?te so?ul. E obsedat? de un str?in.E o mam? devotat?. E preg?tit? s? piard? totul.?tie ce face. Lucrurile ?i scap? complet de sub control.E nevinovat?. Poart? o vin? uria??. Tr?ie?te dou? vie?i.Le poate pierde pe am?ndou?. C?t de bine po?i cunoa?te un om cu adev?rat? C?t de departe ai merge ca s? afli adev?rul despre cineva pe care-l iube?ti?C?nd afl? c? sora ei a fost ucis? cu bestialitate, Julia vrea s? afle ne?nt?rziat motivul. Dar c?utarea se transform? rapid ?ntr-o explorare irezistibil? a propriilor dorin?e ?ntunecate. Julia intr? ?n contact pe internet cu un str?in periculos ?i ?ncepe s? simt? c? se pierde pe sine, c?-?i pierde controlul ?i e pe punctul de a pierde totul.Hot?r?rea ei de a afla r?spunsuri ?i amenin?? c?snicia, familia ?i via?a. Second Life exploreaz? vie?ile secrete pe care le tr?iesc oamenii - ?i locurile ?ntunecate unde aceste vie?i ?i pot duce. “Atrac?ie fatal? ?n era digital?, dar cu o r?sturnare de situa?ie decisiv?. Watson e un maestru al imprevizibilului.“ - Evening Standard “Al doilea thriller al lui Watson ofer? un amestec incitant de sex, crim? ?i mister pentru a-i bucura pe dependen?ii de adrenalin?.“ - Library Journal “Un portret cutremur?tor. Dezintegrarea Juliei e sf??ietoare ?i confirm? talentul formidabil de scriitor al lui S. J. Watson“. - Daily Mail

Premiul literar?Le Monde Cea mai bun? carte a anului – revista?Lire Plec?nd de la propria experien?? religioas?,?Emmanuel?Carrère ??i imagineaz?, cu abilitatea unui anchetator, ?nceputurile cre?tinismului ?i urm?re?te totodat? parcursul ?i ?nv???turile apostolilor Luca ?i Pavel. De asemenea, ?n demersul s?u, ?ncearc? s? ?n?eleag? de ce credin?a continu? s? aib? o putere at?t de mare de dou? mii de ani ?ncoace. De?i ast?zi se declar? agnostic, Carrère evoc? fervoarea religioas? de care a fost cuprins la ?nceputul anilor 1990, c?nd asista constant la toate slujbele, citea ?i comenta pasaje din Biblie.? Cartea sa reprezint? ?ns? ?i o medita?ie asupra istoriei, asupra ?nsemn?t??ii cre?tinismului ?n lumea de azi ?i asupra felului ?n care acesta ne influen?eaz? pe to?i, credincio?i ?i necredincio?i laolalt?.? ?mp?r??ia Cerurilor?e o carte complex?, des?v?r?it?, ?n acela?i timp sobr? ?i juc?u??, impetuoas? ?i interiorizat?, savant? ?i pe ?n?elesul tuturor. Este, cu siguran??, capodopera lui?Carrère. ?Precum ultimele patru c?r?i ale mele,??mp?r??ia Cerurilor?este ?i ea o carte despre mine.C?nd scriu, m? las absorbit de o arheologie personal?. E ca ?i cum a? face ?edin?e de psihanaliz? ca s? m? cunosc mai bine, dar ?i ca s? progresez, s? devin o fiin?? mai bun? ?n sens moral, dar nu numai: dac? ajung s? m? domin, sper s? devin mai con?tient de mine ?nsumi, ?ns? ?i mai liber."?Emmanuel?Carrère ??mp?r??ia Cerurilor?este o investiga?ie extraordinar?, ?n care autorul ??i demonstreaz? talentul de jurnalist, de exeget, de istoric, dar ?i de romancier, ?n timp ce ne las? s? p?trundem ?n culisele propriului scris.?"?Madame Figaro ?O uria?? realizare literar?."?Le Nouvel Observateur ?Aceast? poveste despre ?nceputurile cre?tinismului tulbur? ?i fascineaz? deopotriv?."?Télérama

De la autorul romanului Adev?rul despre cazul Harry Quebert.P?n? ?n ziua Dramei, au existat dou? familii Goldman: Goldmanii-din-Baltimore ?i Goldmanii-din-Montclair.Goldmanii-din-Montclair, al c?ror descendent este Marcus Goldman, autorul romanului despre profesorul Quebert, apar?in clasei de mijloc ?i locuiesc ?ntr-o cas? mic? din Montclair, New Jersey.Goldmanii-din-Baltimore sunt o familie ?nst?rit?, care locuie?te ?ntr-o cas? de lux dintr-o suburbie bogat? din Baltimore, ?i de care Marcus este fascinat.Ambele familii ascund ?ns? secretele lor, amintiri mai mult sau mai pu?in fericite, iar via?a ?i ?ncearc? pe to?i deopotriv?, f?r? s? ?in? cont de avere, prestigiu, pozi?ie social?.?Fanii lui Dicker vor reg?si acelea?i elemente care au f?cut din Adev?rul despre cazul Harry Quebert un boom literar: ritmul alert, alternarea permanent? ?ntre epoca noastr? ?i anii ‘80 ?i enigmele ingenios plasate la ?nceputul romanului.“ – L’Express?Jo?l Dicker nu trebuie dec?t s? trag? de un fir pentru ca ?ntregul e?afodaj uluitor din jurul pove?tii Goldmanilor-din-Baltimore s? se destrame ?i totul s? se n?ruie.“ – Salon Littéraire?De?i te sim?i prins ?n h??i?ul numeroaselor r?sturn?ri de situa?ie, tensiunea psihologic?, mai puternic? dec?t ?n Adev?rul despre cazul Harry Quebert, este aproape insuportabil?.“ – Télé Loisirs

Luni 24 mai, ora 11:32Ted ?i Kat ?l privesc pe v?rul lor Salim urc?nd la bordul imensei ro?i din Londra. Capsula se ridic? de la sol. Luni 24 mai, ora 12:02 Capsula coboar? ?i u?ile se deschid. Oamenii ies – dar unde e Salim?A suferit o combustie spontan?? (Teoria lui Ted) A fost r?pit? (Teoria m?tu?ii Gloria) A fost omor?t? (Teama nerostit? a familiei) Chiar ?i poli?i?tii sunt nedumeri?i. Ted, al c?rui creier are un sistem de operare aparte, ?i Kat, sora lui mai mare, trec peste rela?ia lor plin? de animozit??i ?i devin parteneri ?ntr-o investiga?ie pe cont propriu. Ei urmeaz? o serie de indicii prin Londra, ?n ?ncerca?rea disperat? de a-l g?si pe v?rul lor. Orele se scurg ?i pericolul se apropie."O lectur? care fascineaz?." - Independent "Te cucere?te pe loc." - The Guardian "Dowd transform? o dizabilitate ?ntr un dar." - The Times"Este un roman care func?ioneaz? la toate nivelurile, chiar ?i ca un policier extrem de captivant." - Sunday Telegraph "Admirabil scris. Este c?nd amuzant, c?nd tulbur?tor, c?nd sensibil, plin de dinamism ?i suspans, dar ?i pres?rat cu unele momente de reflec?ie serioas?." - School LibrarianMisterul de la London Eye este cel de-al doilea roman al lui Siobhan Dowd, ap?rut la Editura David Fickling Books. A c??tigat Premiul NASEN & TES 2007, la sec?iunea Cartea pentru copiii cu nevoi speciale. Primul s?u roman, A Swift Pure Cry, a c??tigat Premiile Branford Boase ?i Eilís Dillon ?i a fost nominalizat pentru Medalia Carnegie ?i Premiul Booktrust Teenage. Cel de-al treilea roman, Bog Child, a ap?rut la Editura David Fickling Books ?n februarie 2008.

De la autorul bestsellerurilor Ultimul om bun, Somnul ?i moartea Un thriller alert ?n care sunt dezv?luite secretele monarhiilor europene. Recent concediat?, jurnalista Eva Katz se vede implicat? f?r? voia sa ?ntr-o crim? ?n s?nul casei regale daneze. Investiga?iile sale conduc la descoperirea unei alian?e str?vechi, care urm?re?te reinstaurarea monarhiilor peste tot ?n Europa. Sf?nta Alian?? portretizeaz? lupta dintre democra?ie ?i monarhie, duc?nd cititorul ?n spatele fa?adei pline de farmec a caselor regale europene pentru a descoperi ceea ce sunt ele cu adev?rat: o familie mare ?i puternic?, ai c?rei membri lupt? ?mpreun? pentru a-?i p?stra ?i extinde privilegiile. ?Scria despre Alian??, despre ceea ce era evident ?i oricine putea ?n?elege dac? se str?duia suficient: c? monarhiile lucreaz? ?n culise ca s? se ajute ?i ca s?-i ajute pe ceilal?i s? ocupe din nou tronurile goale; c? munca aceasta este antidemocratic? ?i secret?.“ ?Pentru c? violen?a necesit? antrenament, se g?ndi Marcus. Ca orice altceva ?n via??: forma fizic?, dragostea, casa, drumurile publice. Trebuia s? aib? grij? de toate. Iar violen?a este o condi?ie fundamental? a fiin?ei omene?ti, este un fapt; oricine ?ncearc? s? se conving? de faptul contrar, o face pentru c? se am?ge?te, tr?ie?te ?ntr-o lume imaginar?. A?adar, dac? nu cultivi violen?a, mai devreme sau mai t?rziu te pr?bu?e?ti. E simplu ca bun? ziua.“

Il secondo volume intitolato I primi passi verso la maturità introduce in un modo del tutto impressionante gli elementi mitologici attinenti in parte al cristianesimo primitivo e folcloristico e in parte al paganesimo, nell’ambito di una storia piuttosto “realista”, anche se scritta nello stile del fantastico e del miracoloso. Per il lettore, a prescindere dalla sua età, la lettura di questi volumi sono sicuramente un enorme piacere. Per il giovane lettore, molto giovane, per quello che non legge ancora, ma che ascolta la lettura del libro, questo è anche un ?libro d’insegnamento”, tramite il quale il piccolino si può spiegare quello che passa aldilà del primo livello della recezione oppure può prendere contatto con la dimensione etica della nostra esistenza.

Christopher, un b?iat de 15 ani, sufer? de sindromul Asperger, o form? de autism. Are o memorie fotografic?. ?n?elege matematica. ?n?elege ?tiin?a. Ceea ce nu poate ?n?elege el sunt oamenii.C?nd ?l g?se?te pe Wellington, c?inele vecinului s?u, z?c?nd mort pe o peluz? din apropiere, se decide s? porneasc? ?n c?utarea asasinului ?i s? scrie un roman poli?ist despre aceasta. ?n incursiunea sa va descoperi ?ns? alte mistere ce pot face ca ?ntreaga lume din jurul s?u s? se pr?bu?easc?.Ap?rut ?n Anglia, romanul O ?nt?mplare ciudat? cu un c?ine la miezul nop?ii s-a bucurat de un enorm succes, devenind un bestseller absolut ?n majoritatea ??rilor ?n care a fost publicat ?i fiind recompensat cu 17 premii literare, printre care Whitbread Award ?i Los Angeles Times Book Prize.Nu am mai citit niciodat? o carte at?t de plin? de umor ?i seriozitate ?n acela?i timp... V? sf?tuiesc s? o cump?ra?i ?n dublu exemplar, o s? vre?i s-o da?i la prieteni, dar nu v? ve?i ?ndura s? o ?mprumuta?i pe a voastr?. – Arthur GoldenChristopher e un studiu de caz fascinant ?i, mai presus de toate, un b?ie?el cu care empatizezi imediat: nu blocat, ci uluit de senza?ii, lipsit de filtrele prin care oamenii normali examineaz? ce e ?n jur. Modul straniu ?n care observ? lumea ?i o interpreteaz? literal compune un soi de sensibilitate poetic? ?i o personalitate aparte. De?i Christopher insist? c? ?aceasta nu va fi o carte amuzant?. Nu ?tiu s? spun glume pentru c? nu le ?n?eleg“, romanul e impregnat de un tip de umor ironic ?i emo?ionant totodat?. Mark Haddon a construit o voce literar? unic? ?i extrem de conving?toare.“C?nd merg cu autobuzul la ?coal? m? uit la ma?inile care trec pe l?ng? noi ?i le re?in culorile. 3 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd ?nseamn? c? va fi o Zi Destul de Bun?. 4 ma?ini ro?ii ?nseamn? c? va fi o Zi Bun?. 5 ma?ini ro?ii ?nseamn? c? va fi oZi Foarte Bun?. Iar 4 ma?ini galbene la r?nd ?nseamn? c? va fi o Zi Neagr?, adic? o zi ?n care nu vorbesc cu nimeni ?i nu m?n?nc la pr?nz nimic ?i Nu-mi Asum Riscuri, fiindc? galbenul e culoarea cremei de ou?, a liniilor duble galbene ?i a frigurilor galbene, care e o boal? mortal?. Dar dac? v?d 3 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd sau 4 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd sau 5 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd, m? simt ?n siguran?? ?i este o zi bun? pentru un proiect.“Mark Haddon este un scriitor lucid ?i, ?n acela?i timp, extrem de amuzant, care intr? perfect ?n mintea personajului s?u. – Ian McEwan

n mijlocul unei veri suedeze toride, o student a Academiei de Poliie din Vxj este violat i ucis n mod brutal. Evert Bckstrm, un inspector misogin i egocentric, are misiunea de a conduce o echip de investigaii. Antipatic, Bckstrm este lipsit de simul responsabilitii i consider c toat lumea i este inferioar. n ciuda tuturor defectelor, reuete s i urmeze ideile i instinctele i s gseasc fptaul exact la timp pentru a i revendica gloria.Umorul negru, tonul caustic i ritmul alert al aciunii sunt mrci nregistrate ale stilului lui Leif G. W. Persson, creatorul unui personaj aparte: inspectorul Evert Bckstrm. Dei l descrie ca fiind mic de statur, gras i primitiv“, Bckstrm este, prin vitalitatea, ciudeniile i sarcasmul lui, unul dintre cei mai ndrgii poliiti din literatura scandinav.Trilogia Bckstrm st la baza unui serial TV difuzat, din ianuarie 2015, de reeaua Fox n Statele Unite.Fa de predecesorii si, Leif G.W. Persson mbogete genul poliist cu un plus de vitalitate i spirit critic.– The Good Book GuideRomanele lui Leif G.W. Persson, ample i cu accente social politice, se folosesc inteligent de conveniile genului poliist pentru a evidenia neajunsurile societii suedeze. Cazul Linda analizeaz mecanismele presei de scandal i dedesubturile anchetelor poliieneti, avndu l n centru pe imprevizibilul inspector Evert Bckstrm. Argumentul juriului la decernarea Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year 2014Victima lor se numea Linda Wallin. Avea douzeci de ani i urma s mplineasc douzeci i unu peste o sptmn de la data la care fusese omort. n toamna acelui an trebuia s nceap anul doi la Academia de Poliie din Vxj. nlime: 172 cm. Greutate: 52 kg. Blond natural, cu prul tuns scurt i ochi albatri. O fat drguic, dac i plcea genul slab, musculos, se gndi Bckstrm, n timp ce se uita la fotografia ei, o copie mrit dup cea de pe legitimaia de la Academie, nfind o Linda zmbitoare, cu privirea ndreptat spre camer, preocupat de clipa aceea i plin de ateptri legate de viitor.“

Pu?ini scriitori au curajul s?-?i dezv?luie secretele personale. Pascal Bruckner o face ?n paginile acestui roman-confesiune.?n fiecare sear?, sub privirea iubitoare a mamei, fiul cel bun se roag? la Dumnezeu ca tat?l lui s? moar?. De ce? Pentru c? este un so? violent ?i pervers, un antisemit patologic.Fiul s?u va face totul pentru a nu-i sem?na. Va fi studentul lui Jankélévitch ?i al lui Barthes, cel mai bun prieten al lui Alain Finkielkraut; considerat ca f?c?nd parte dintre ?intelectualii evrei“ cu care se identific? f?r? a fi evreu, va iubi femei cu r?d?cini ?ndep?rtate, va fi un tat? iubitor ?i un scriitor de succes.Fiul cel bun este un adev?rat ?roman al originilor“, ?n care Pascal Bruckner relateaz? aventura sa personal? ?i intelectual?, oferindu-ne totodat? cheia ?ntregii sale opere.?De la albul pur al z?pezii din primele pagini ?i p?n? la ?mprejur?rile sordide ?n care tat?l s?u ??i va da sf?r?itul, de la violen?a cuvintelor sale p?n? la furia amestecat? cu dragoste a fiului pentru tat?, reg?sim aici spectacolul cruzimii ?n toat? virulen?a sa. Actorul principal e un nazist patetic, un ecologist fanatic, un c?pc?un coleric, l?ng? care Pascal va r?m?ne, ?ntotdeauna, fiul cel bun. Fiindc? dincolo de dispre? ?i de furie, acest roman este o m?rturisire despre o iubire imposibil?, un monument ?nchinat fricii ?i iert?rii.“ – Le Figaro?Tata nu mai avea nicio ru?ine. ?l plimbam pe coridoare, ?n scaunul rulant, iar el f?cea s? r?sune micul claxon anexat. Abia ajuns ?n camera lui, nu visam altceva dec?t cum s? fug mai repede de acolo. Nu aveam t?ria de a-l s?ruta ?i abia de-i atingeam obrajii c?nd ne ?ntorceam. Ar fi trebuit s? ?l iau de m?n? ?i s? i-o str?ng ?ntre palmele mele. Ideea contactului direct cu el, ?ns?, ?mi f?cea sil?.“

În timpul lans?rii noului produs al companiei high tech la care este angajat, Andrei, art director român stabilit în Elve?ia, experimenteaz? o viziune inexplicabil?, indus? de un desen al misterioasei Ioana. Încercând s? afle identitatea acesteia ?i leg?tura dintre ei doi, devine implicat în ac?iunile unui grup de arti?ti underground dintr-o re?ea cosmopolit?, grup care duce la extrem înv???turile mentorului lor. Acuzat de crim?, trebuie s? fug?. Este ghidat de Eliza, o tân?r? care pare s? cunoasc? îndeaproape motivele ce i-au schimbat via?a normal? ?i aproape anost? de pân? atunci. Pe parcursul a numai câtorva zile, Andrei realizeaz? c? adev?rurile pe care le ?tia despre propria persoan? sunt doar o mic? parte a unui puzzle care îl poart? f?r? voia lui prin Praga, Lausanne, Milano ?i un izolat sat din Banatul sârbesc. În Malad, realitatea se întrep?trunde cu oniricul, ?tiin?a cu alchimia, religia cu fanatismul, iar existen?a obiectiv? se dovede?te doar o umbr? a unui alt substrat, mai adânc ?i mai improbabil de con?tientizat, unde moartea ?i decaden?a sunt catalizatori reci ai destinului. În cele din urm?, iubirea poate s? fie salvarea. Sau distrugerea, deopotriv?.

Jane Forrest Hargitai Amerikából települt haza tizenhét évesen, szülei halála után. Eltelt két évtized, és a fiatal árva lányból Magyarország legjobb nyomozója lett – ?tf?s csapatával eddig minden gyilkossági ügyet sikeresen megoldottak. Most azonban jóval nehezebb dolguk akad: munkájukat egy reality show stábja akadályozza, amelyet fels?bb szintr?l ?sóztak a nyakukba”. A stáb minden lépésüket k?veti – az irodában, a b?nügyi helyszíneken, a felderít?utakon, nem kevés bonyodalmat okozva jelenlétükkel. A csapat mindezzel párhuzamosan elveszíti a lába alól a talajt: hirtelen minden ügyükkel zsákutcába futnak. Van négy n?i holttest, egy játszótéren ?sszevert mélyn?vés? férfi – viszont nincs bizonyítékok alapján rács m?gé dugható elk?vet?jük… Jane és csapata versenyt futnak az id?vel, a gyilkosokkal, és magával a halállal: a hullák egyre szaporodnak, a potenciális gyanúsítottak pedig sorra halnak. Vajon sikerül-e a lehetetlen a nyomozónak: még a show adásba kerülése el?tt felg?ngy?líteni a reménytelenségig gubancolódó nyomozást? Kiderül Giuditta Fabbro szarkasztikus humorú, akciódús b?nügyi regényéb?l.

As a young man growing up under communism in South Yemen, Imran finds himself drawn to Hawiya, the daughter of a high-ranking official in the ruling Marxist party. He departs Aden, the seaport city of his childhood, to study literature in Paris, hoping to 'see the sunset of capitalism with his own eyes.' Years later he returns to Yemen and meets Hawiya again - only to find that she is now a niqab-wearing Salafist, calling on people to join the conservative Islamist movement. The novel spans the 1960s to the early 21st century, from the independence of southern Yemen and the subsequent establishment of The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen to the Unification of Yemen in 1990 and the Arab Spring. Set against the backdrop of Yemeni history, Habib Abdelrab Sarori's Arabic Booker long-listed novel traces one man's lifelong search for love and his own political ideology.

Zainab, a name which aptly reflects the beauty of this tale's protagonist is also the title of the first modern Egyptian novel written in native vernacular. Crafted in 1910 by a privileged member of society and a student at the time living in Paris, Mohammed Hussein Haikal later rose through the ranks of Egyptian politics and media. The writer, journalist and politician also holds a number of written works to his name, including?The House of Revelation?(1939) and?Thus was I Created?(1955). Haikal?successfully humanises and contextualises Egypt's societal issues without too reproachful a voice. As the great poet, Ahmed Fouad Negm said, 'it is better to wake your child up through laughter, rather than shouting at him'. Haikal?expresses his sympathies with the fellah of Egypt, who despite the apparent reverence with which they are looked upon by society are still obliged to bear extreme difficulties, which they do so with great dignity. Their suffering remains unchallenged as they are routinely exploited by their employers, the state, 'religious leaders' and cheated out of education which results in the demise of their mental and physical wellbeing. Illnesses may be treated as a metaphysical phenomenon, rather than with a trip to the doctor, whilst depression is treated as a headache. Zainab, a hardworking farmer girl, is to be married to a son of the landowner despite her love for another named Ibrahim. Haikal?is highly critical of this traditional marriage practice, where young men and women are picked off by families and pushed together into marriage to suit the requirements of the parents over the needs of the young couple. This message is clear throughout the book but appears most starkly in an open letter from Haikal?to the public, guised as a note written by the character Hamid to his own father. Hamid states, 'To this day I consider the institution of marriage defective, on account of the conditions that are attached to it. Indeed I believe a marriage which is not based on love and does not progress with love to be contemptible.' As Haikal?wrote in his room in Paris he was undoubtedly influenced by his nostalgia, describing scenes in Egypt in a way that only an Egyptian could. He is a man who has succeeded in writing for the woman, and his critiques of society are logical and empathetic. Few are painted as evil in Zainab but the writer warns that as with most of society's ills, our failures are the consequence of apathy, silence and the desire to fulfil what is expected of us through convention, culture and our own ignorance.

The Brothers Karamazov

Volumul cuprinde dou? miniromane ce trateaz? reminiscen?ele triste ale extermin?rii evreilor din al Doilea R?zboi Mondial. Aceast? realitate neagr? a istoriei are o contribu?ie devastatoare asupra destinelor unor personaje care î?i caut? fericirea în iubire, e?ecul în dragoste fiind dublat de cel al reg?sirii sinelui.

Princess the Cat: The First Trilogy, Books 1-3

All three volumes of the GAMEARTH Trilogy Gamearth: It was supposed to be just another Sunday night fantasy role-playing game for David, Tyrone, Scott, and Melanie. But after years of playing, the game had become so real that all their creations—humans, sorcerers, dragons, ogres, panther-folk, Cyclops—now had existences of their own. And when the four outside players decide to end their game, the characters inside the world of Gamearth—warriors, scholars, and the few remaining wielders of magic—band together to keep their land from vanishing. Now they must embark on a desperate quest for their own magic—magic that can twist the Rules enough to save them all from the evil that the players created to destroy their entire world. Gameplay: It was written in the Rules—Save the World! Over the past two years, a group of four players had given so much to their role-playing world that it had developed a magic of its own. The creatures, warriors, sorcerers, thieves—all had come alive. And now there is an odd connection between the gamers and their characters, splitting into factions to determine the fate of the Game itself and both the inside and the outside worlds. Game’s End: It’s all-out war between the players and characters in a role-playing game that has taken on a life of its own. The fighter Delrael, the sorcerer Bryl, as well as famed scientists Verne and Frankenstein, use every trick in the Book of Rules to keep the world of Gamearth intact while the outside group of players does everything possible to destroy it.

Un t?n?r militant de st?nga din Venezuela are marea ?ans? de a ob?ine o burs? de studii ?n Rom?nia. Este anul 1978, anul ?n care Rom?nia intr? pe un drum cu sens unic, drumul dezastrului economic ?i al conflictului social, provocat de m?surile de austeritate de o asprime f?r? precedent, luate de regimul politic al lui Nicolae Ceau?escu. Experien?a, cu totul nea?teptat?, pentru un t?n?r idealist, iluzionat de romantismul activit??ii sale semi-legale sau chiar ilegale desf??urate ?mpotriva unei alte dictaturi, cea din ?ara sa, este ?n acela?i timp fascinant? ?i traumatizant?. T?n?rul student de la Cluj descoper? o Rom?nie sf??iat? de contradic?ii, un mediu academic de cea mai bun? calitate, un grup de intelectuali, aproape de aceea?i genera?ie, anima?i de idei generoase ?i idealuri romantice, dar prin?i ?n menghina unor comandamente ?i restric?ii care nu au nimic ?n comun cu aceste idei ?i idealuri.Povestea convertirii la realitate ?i la recunoa?terea adev?rului – acesta este drumul Damascului pe care ?l parcurge t?n?rul militant de st?nga din Venezuela ?n Rom?nia comunist? a anilor ‘80. O carte semi-fic?iune, cu observa?ii acute ?i cu dragoste fa?? de ?ara ?n care s-a format ca intelectual. Ast?zi, autorul este unul din liderii mi?c?rii democratice de opozi?ie din ?ara sa, profesor universitar ?i un cunoscut comentator politic ?n presa scris? ?i la televiziune.

An Irish Fiction Omnibus is a collection of three bestselling novels from Orna Ross, perfect for fans of The Irish Heart series by Juliet Gauvin and An Irish Family Saga series by Jean Reinhardt. After the Rising, book one in The Irish Trilogy is a historical murder mystery of love, revenge and redemption. Twenty years ago, Jo Devereux fled Mucknamore, the small Irish village where she grew up, driven away by buried secrets and hatreds, swearing never to return Now she is back and wants to uncover the truth… What really happened between her family and their friends, the O’Donovans, during the Ireland’s bitter Civil War? The consequences of that bitter division in the 1920s carried down into Jo’s own life, shattering her relationship with Rory O’Donovan, the only man she ever loved, and driving her to leave Ireland. Now, Jo’s estranged mother has died, leaving her a suitcase full of letters and diaries that seem answer some questions about the past. Over the course of a long hot summer, Jo is astonished to read about her grandmother and great-aunt, their part in Ireland’s fight for freedom and the repercussions that echoed throughout their lives. She has learned how the passion of rebellion sweeps people up but what happens after the rising? Her Secret Rose is the first book in The Yeats-Gonne Trilogy, chronicling the passionate relationship between W.B. Yeats and Maud Gonne.? Willie Yeats was 23 years old in 1889, when Maud Gonne, six feet tall, elegantly beautiful and passionately political, came calling to his house and “the troubling of his life” began.? He spread his dreams under her feet, as they set about creating a new Ireland, through his poetry and her politics, and their shared interest in the occult. Packed with emotional twists and surprises, Her Secret Rose is a novel of secrets and intrigue, passion and politics, mystery and magic, that brings to life 1890s Dublin, London and Paris, two fascinating characters — and a charismatic love affair that altered the course of history for two nations. Blue Mercy is a literary family drama, with a murder at its heart, full of emotional twists and surprises. When Mercy Mulcahy was 40 years old, she was accused of killing her elderly and tyrannical father. Now, at the end of her life, she has written a book about what really happened on that fateful night of Christmas Eve, 1989. The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to protecting Star, especially from the father whose behavior so blighted her own life. Yet Star vehemently resists reading her manuscript. Why? What is Mercy hiding? Was her father's death an assisted suicide? Or something more sinister? In this book, nothing is what it seems on the surface and everywhere there are emotional twists and surprises. Will you side with mother or daughter?

African Titanics is the untold tale of the African boat people and their desperate exodus to the merciless shores of the Mediterranean. The novel is one of fleeting yet profound friendships, perseverance born of despair and the power of stories to overcome the difficulties of the present. Alternating between fast-paced action and meditative reflection, the novel follows the adventures of Eritrean migrant Abdar. As he journeys north, the narrative mirrors the rhythm of his travels and the tension between life and death, hope and despair.

…A fojtogató, páratelt szaharai leveg meg se rezzen. De ha valahonnan dél fell elindul a szél, furcsa dobpergés hallik, recseg trombitán valaki az Aida bevonulási indulóját játssza, és a kísérteteket váró szemek eltt megjelenik valahol a látóhatár szélén: A Láthatatlan Légió! Koromfekete egyenruhában, kezükben fekete lakktáskával, szemükn vastag fekete keretes napszemüveggel. Elttük rozoga, lóval vontatott ócska fiákerben egy tábornok… Ha kiszáll a kocsiból, a cilinderes, parádés kocsis megemeli a kalapját és – szabadra állítja a fiákerre felszerelt taxaméter óráját!” Hogyan került a Szaharába ez a legendákat fakasztó kísértetlégió”, és mi volt misztikus menekülésük célja: errl szól P. Howardnak ez a talán egyik legnépszerbb és legmulatságosabb regénye.