Showing results for "Soul" in Short Stories

Elizabeth Bennet's tolerance for her mother's poor behavior has reached its peak. When Mrs. Bennet enumerates the benefits of her second daughter marrying Mr. Collins, Elizabeth confronts her, declaring a disinclination for the match and pleading with her mother to show sense. Unsurprisingly, Mrs. Bennet does not comply, and the pair go their separate ways for the rest of the evening. Resolved to face the matter on the morrow, Elizabeth is shocked to awaken in the mistress's chambers—trapped in her mother's body!

Un joven pescador atrapa a una sirena entre sus redes. Ambos se enamoran, pero para estar juntos hay una sola condición: el pescador debe renunciar a su alma. Un relato de amor y pérdida, en el que lo maravilloso se mezcla con un lenguaje potente. El inconfundible estilo de Oscar Wilde, sensual y atractivo, sumerge al lector en una cautivadora fábula sobre la belleza.

This collection of stories is set against the background of places already familiar to Catherine Cookson's countless readers. Included in this collection are "The Simple Soul", "The Forbidden Word", "The Creak", "Lingerie", "Nasty! Don't Touch!", "For Fear Of...", "Silly Mid-on", and "Blitz".

Returning to her legendary short stories, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Joy Williams offers a much-anticipated follow-up to Ninety-Nine Stories of God, which The New York Times Book Review called a “treasure trove of bafflements and tiny masterpieces.” Concerning the Future of Souls balances the extraordinary and the humble, the bizarre and the beatific, as Azrael—transporter of souls and the most troubled and thoughtful of the angels—confronts the holy impossibility of his task, his uneasy relationship with Death, and his friendship with the Devil.

In the gripping title story, a Vietnam vet revisits the war-torn landscape of his past, searching for the grave of a forgotten soldier—only to uncover far more than he bargained for. In another tale, a wildlife photographer in the African savanna risks everything for a chance at true love. A thief escaping Central America finds himself aboard a ship, only to be thrust into the peril of an approaching storm.

Born into a world that often misunderstands him, twelve-year-old Amari James finds his voice not in words, but in the soaring melodies of classical violin and the free-spirited rhythms of jazz. Raised by his devoted single mother, Simone, he learns that music has the power to illuminate even the darkest moments. From timid recitals in community centers to center stage with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Amari’s journey is a testament to resilience, love, and the magic that happens when a boy with autism dares to let his heart sing.

Eleven stories of horror, dark fiction, and fantasy that will take the listener into worlds where a centuries old hanging tree feeds on the living, and a lovecraft inspired tale of a mad genius opens a portal to another world filled with hideous creatures, and a pretentious travelling salesman is haunted by ghosts who have come to make him pay for the sins of his past.

In a forgotten Cold War bunker, a cold-blooded arms dealer counts his cash and watches from a distance as cities collapse into violence. Pledged to stop him is a man without a past, guided by a teenage boy through the tunnels under the corrupted port city. With each stealthy move toward their target, the path ahead grows ever darker.

While we can feel, know, and study the body, the soul refuses definition. Where does it begin and end? What does the soul have to do with love? Does it exist at all, and if so, does it outlast the body? Or are the soul and body really one and the same? These are questions posed by the characters who inhabit this book of stories by the award-winning Russian writer Ludmila Ulitskaya.

Sufletul lumii este o carte-­univers, în care realul se amestecă cu fantasticul, urbanul cu ruralul, lumile interioare ale personajelor cu lumile exterioare, înmuiate când în lumină, când în întuneric. Însă poate cel mai pregnant dintre personajele create de Camelia Cavadia în această carte este prezența. E o carte pe care o citești cu sufletul la gură și cu ochii măriți, care te poartă prin povești magice, când înspăimântătoare, precum cele spuse la căldura focului de bunica, când luminoase și atinse de aripi hieratice.

In "Tormented Soul," embark on a chilling journey into the depths of a haunted mansion where dark secrets and restless spirits await. Sarah, a young woman grappling with the loss of her mother, finds herself drawn to the enigmatic mansion atop the hill, unaware of the horrors that lie within its walls. As she delves deeper into the mansion's mysteries, Sarah must confront the demons of her past while unraveling the sinister forces that seek to ensnare her.

The Modern Soul is more about characters than action. The story begins with the stereotype of the pompous German music professor explaining to the young English narrator why he incessantly eats cherries: “There is nothing like cherries for producing free saliva after trombone playing, especially after Grieg’s ‘Ich Liebe Dich’” He’s cherry eating is connected with a consuming desire for women. The two older Germans, the Professor and the German actress’ mother, talk incessantly of food and soul. They agree that the English are “fish blooded,” cold and without soul.

A man, broken and lost, journeys to the rugged Cornish coast, seeking solace in its dramatic cliffs and crashing waves. But instead of finding an end, he encounters an ethereal presence, a soul that intervenes and offers him a different path. This is a story of despair turned to hope, of finding light in the darkest corners, and unexpected encounters that can change a life forever.

సోల్ సర్కస్ తెలుగులో ప్రశంసలు పొందిన చిన్న కథల సంకలనం. ఈ పుస్తకంలో సాక్షి ఉగాది పురస్కారం పొందిన కథ...

Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new...

Ten science-fiction and fantasy stories of mystery, romance, space travel, and magic to tickle your funny bone and entertain. Taste an array of different worlds and characters as imagined by Jaleta Clegg.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a robot in possession of a soul must be in want of a life partner. Nell, Human-5014 and Second Librarian of the Athenaeum, has clung to that truth for 20 revolutions. The human extinction is in its last phases, and her desperate quest to find the recipient of her husband's soul has finally paid off. She has one request, one hope for reconnecting with the man she lost so long ago.

When small-town cop Clay Donovan dies saving his wife, Brynn, he believes his heroic act will be his legacy. But death has other plans. His partner Jones, a reaper hiding in plain sight, reveals a dark truth: it was Brynn's time to die, not his. Defying fate, Clay chooses to spend his borrowed moments saying goodbye, a choice that sends him to Pandore—a gritty, unyielding purgatory where souls pay for past sins. Now trapped in this shadowy realm, Clay finds himself guided by Darcey, a sly fiend with a taste for chaos.

All nine-year-old Alexandria Hendricks wanted was to save her friend, so she made a deal with the darkness. But magick always comes with a price, and her good intentions will cost her so much more than she bargained for. Eighteen years later, the demon is back to claim his prize: her soul. However, there’s a new offer on the table, one that might spare her from eternal torment. The catch? She has only forty-eight hours to complete his task. Worse yet, she isn’t the only one harboring secrets.

Lily drinks too much and maybe has a little too much fun between hanging out with her best friend and killing paranormal bad guys. At least that's what people tell her in their most disappointed voices, usually while staring down their noses at her. But doesn't a girl deserves a break when she's trying to keep a dangerous secret hidden from everyone around her? A secret that would get her killed if anyone found out. You know, the fact that she’s a demon, working as a demon hunter, pretending to be human?