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Explore the extraordinary imagination of Booker Prize-winner and visionary author Ben Okri – one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. Playful, frightening, even shocking– the stories in this collection blur the lines between illusion and reality, between darkness and...

A rare cold snap grips the South, and a lonely new bishop—quarantined with the measles—watches a brilliant red cardinal plead for help outside his window. Across the way, brave little Gwinie phones from the orphanage, and a simple request for birdseed sparks a quiet cascade of charity. As...

What will Mary do without George? He was the extrovert. He made Mary feel connected and loved. Ever since George died, Mary has felt lost. His absence is painful. But is he completely gone? His outgoing, caring personality keeps showing up, even long after his funeral. George's Final Gifts is a cozy tale of love that cannot be quenched even by death. Listen to this story today, but keep a box of tissues nearby.

Bwoke is a collection of five stories about love, identity, and the fragile space between perception and truth. Spanning continents and generations, its characters are flawed, searching, and unforgettable—each confronting the stories they tell themselves and the histories they inherit. A frugal Canadian family stretches beyond its means for an all-inclusive vacation, discovering that real wealth lies in connection, not appearances.

George arrives in New York with a suitcase, a British accent, and the uneasy confidence of someone who believes reinvention should feel steadier than this. Act I traces his first days in Manhattan: Bowery apartments, Equinox workouts, subway lines learned too quickly, and a series of encounters that blur the line between intimacy and distraction. Through hookups, half-dates, and carefully misjudged connections, George begins to understand that desire can anchor you just as easily as it can unmoor you.

George Road is a series of interconnected stories that pulls the listener into the world of the writer. As each chapter paints a new layer of detail and complexity, the listener is pulled into Caribbean life in a way that is very rarely experienced by the casual tourist. Take a walk through George Road, a fictional community, where you'll meet Mr. Boy, Mrs. Jane, Pretty, and Marvin. Each character reveals the laughter and the tears that encapsulate the human experience.

Enter a city where death, fear, and mystery walk together hand in hand. A city in which wealth or status holds no bearing as to your survival. A city whose inhabitants are a mixture of the innocent, the guilty, and the unnatural.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. « Nouvelles » de George Sand transporte les lecteurs dans un monde où l'amour, la nature et les attentes de la société se heurtent avec une grâce poétique. Dans ces pages, la prose éloquente de Sand tisse des récits de passion et d'adversité...

George Robert Gissing was born on November 22, 1857, in Wakefield, Yorkshire. He was educated at Back Lane School in Wakefield. Gissing loved school. He was enthusiastic with a thirst for learning and always diligent. By the age of 10 he was reading Dickens, a lifelong hero. In 1872, Gissing won a scholarship to Owens College. Whilst there, Gissing worked hard but remained solitary. Unfortunately, he had run short of funds and stole from his fellow students. He was arrested, prosecuted, found guilty, expelled and sentenced to a month's hard labour in 1876.

George will simply not put up with a gang of terrorist rats. These rats have taken over the old Henderson's house across the street. Harnessing the power of his secret labyrinth, George wields an ultimate weapon to battle the rats. The rats will not surrender without a fight, however. Full invasion results. Who couldn't love a story about a rat named Princess making a Churchillian speech and a nod to an ancient folk-tale?

Son of a Covet is a story that explores the journey of a man who reaches a point in his life that causes him look inward, regarding his relationships. He reluctantly seeks advice that seeps into his spirit, causing him to examine his situation, his history, and his legacy. Son of a Covet is a short story that is added as a bonus addition to the Struck by Lightning and Other Bolts of Reality short stories collection.

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Twenty years ago Martin Limón published his first mystery featuring Sergeant George Sueño, a young Mexican American army detective stationed on the US Eighth Army base in South Korea in the early 1970s, the heart of the Cold War. George and his investigating partner, the rowdy and short-fused Sergeant Ernie Bascom, are assigned cases in which the Eighth Army has come into conflict with local Korean law enforcement - often incidents in which American soldiers, who are not known for being on their best behavior in their Asian host country, have committed a crime.

If you’ve ever had the feeling that, at heart, most people are just really terrible, then this is the book for you - a collection of short stories about awful people doing awful things to one another. In these dark and satirical tales, you’ll witness the fallout from a disgraced pop star, the perils of cancel culture, the rabbit hole of COVID conspiracies, the merciless hunt for revenge, and one billionaire’s plan to save the world. 

Retired police chief Dunstan George is on the island of San Martino, following his adventures in Tales of St. Marts. He is asked to help solve the murder of a tourist at a famous site, the Ladder of the gods, but soon discovers there is a much darker conspiracy at work.

George Plimpton was no ordinary writer slaving in a garret. He knew everyone, corresponded with everyone, and traveled the world collecting all manner of ephemera. When he died he left behind an enormous stash of literary miscellany - letters from Hunter Thompson, postcards from Raymond Carver, marked-up book drafts, slides from a Playboy shoot... What to do with it all?

Another story of Roma Eterna. A Roman nobleman is sent in punishment to a remote corner of the Empire–the Arabian city we know as Mecca...