Showing results for "November" in Literature & Fiction

A Killing in November is an Oxford-set crime series of surprising twists, troubled pasts and a dynamic duo who are brought together by a mysterious murder investigation. Ryan Wilkins grew up on a trailer park, a member of what many people would call the criminal classes. As a young Detective...

A loyal street lieutenant to New Orleans’ mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Within hours of JFK’s murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead. Suspecting he’s next, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas. When he spots a beautiful housewife and her two young daughters stranded on the side of the road, he sees the perfect disguise to cover his tracks from the hit men on his trail. The two strangers share the open road west - and find each other on the way.

A gripping tale of love, secrets, and betrayal perfect “for fans of Gillian Flynn” (Library Journal, starred review) from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reminders of Him and It Ends with Us. When Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, their connection defies logic...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson, read by Hugh Dennis. If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! 'They can't have moved away without saying a word!' Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, Mymble, etc...

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Richard Sharpe returns to England to save the regiment. Major Sharpe’s men are in mortal danger – not from the French, but from the bureaucrats of Whitehall. Unless reinforcements can be...

Elizabeth Bennet has just lived through the most humiliating night of her life. Then by some strange twist of fate, she is forced to live it again. And again. If ever a night refused to end, why must it be that of the Netherfield Ball? The indignity of constantly reliving the same day forces her to question things she thought she knew. Things like the function of time. Her father’s qualities as a parent. Mr. Darcy’s disagreeable personality, and how proud and bad tempered he is. She does not know why this is happening, but she is sure of one thing. Somehow, it's all Mr. Darcy’s fault.

1989. Salvadorian society is immersed in the horror of civil war. On a fateful November dawn, a group of armed men entered the Universidad Católica and murder six Jesuits priests and two women in cold blood. Survivor of the massacre Father Tojeira is forced to take the reins of control in the sinister days following the attack, desperate to uncover the truth behind the terrible slaughter.

A lost gem of twentieth-century literature, Josephine Johnson’s 1934 Pulitzer Prize–winning “exquisite…heartbreakingly real” (The New York Times Book Review) novel follows a year in the life of a family struggling to survive the Dust Bowl. Published when Josephine Johnson was only...

In diesem Jugendroman Gustave Flauberts erinnert sich der Ich-Erzähler nach einem langen Novemberspaziergang durch die Natur an die Zeit seiner Jugend...

Lorna Barnett is tired of playing the role of "good girl" that her mother has always lived, and that high society prizes. It isn't until she meets Jens Harken that she realizes she yearns to be cherished for herself. Although Jens is a servant, his strength and intelligence put all the society men she's met to shame. 

Sword and Sorcery Fans Rejoice! Pick up the latest issue of Savage Realms Monthly and fill up on stalwart heroes doing battle with the forces of evil in this epic collection of short sword and sorcery fiction. This month's crop of stories starts off with a new tale in the ongoing saga of Redgar and Natali by Willard Black. In addition we have a story of a monster hunter with a cursed sword in search of a fabled blacksmith, along with a swashbuckling adventure of heroes forced to hunt strange creatures in service to an evil sorcerer."Fantastic Sword and Sorcery Action!

'A delightful novel about fate, second chances, and how our worst moments are only the gateways to the best moments to come. When you're finished, you'll be writing your own reverse bucket list to check off.' --Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author New York Times bestselling author...

Mariko Saito listens to everyone’s problems, but who listens to hers? Divorced from the only man she ever loved, she faces the reality that her son may be beyond redemption and the rift between her and her daughter might not be salvageable. When everything in your own life is in shambles, how do you heal anyone else?

Brought to you by Penguin. An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, as experienced by the people who lived through it, completely based on their diaries, letters and memoirs. At the beginning of November 1942, it looked as if the Axis powers could still win the Second...

After humanity destroyed the planet, a small settlement persevered. In this new world, women are merely objects, living only to serve their husbands, and a select group heavily governs every aspect of day-to-day life. Phoebe is forced to marry Leo, a mysterious stranger. The rumors surrounding him soon prove to be true. He's definitely hiding something, but treats her in ways no other man would. When Max enters the picture, equally caring and affectionate, Phoebe must adjust to this new reality—having two men who would go to the ends of the Earth for her.

Running into Amber Neville after 20 years wasn’t on Dr. Jackson Parker’s list of things to do. Amber had been head girl to his head boy, and from what he remembers, she was British, stuck up, and bossy.... But the red-haired beauty she’s grown into leaves him stunned. Newly returned from a job in Canada, Amber remembers Jackson as a brash and rude American - not at all the even-tempered, handsome doctor he's turned out to be. But she can’t get involved, not with the massive burden she bears - a burden that has to remain hidden at all costs.

In the tradition of Red Storm Rising and Red Metal, an American military force fights a desperate battle against an overwhelming enemy. What started as a military coup in Pakistan has ignited South Asia and threatens to spread to the world's largest democracy in India. American and British...

Kayleigh Jacobs and Holden Rivers have gone through more than your average university couple - from eating disorders and drug addictions; to cheating scandals and secret texts. Everything came to a screeching halt when Holden betrayed Kayleigh by confiding in the one person who would do anything to break them up - Bianca Vanderlin.

November Fox has never even heard of other dimensions when a teleporting magical cube appears on her doorstep. With a hole in her heart and a cosmic identity yet to be discovered, the orphan rock star accepts an invitation to find the key within herself that will unlock the mysteries of form. Little does she know, The Architect, from the race of philosophical beings who create our world of form, has been watching over her all her life.

"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packed with jokes, quips, and humorous bits of writing. Each year it grew in popularity, and Fawcett’s success lead to the formation of the well-known Fawcett Publications, which issued Whiz Comics and introduced Captain Marvel. The magazine was immortalized in a line in the song “Trouble” from Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” This issue has articles such as, "Movie Hotstuff," " Sporty New Orleans," " Limber Kicks', "and many short quips, plus the usual ...