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Bizarre things are happening in the little town of Hobb's Church, where Sera, Elsie, and Jedidiah are hiding from the vengeance of the Duchess. While Jed and the lensmaker Mr. Jonas construct a magical engine to raise a sunken island, the young ladies must deal with ghosts, hobgoblins, and a school of mischievous girls. On the other side of the world, Francis Skelbrooke decoys the Duchess's spies, leading them on a chase across the continent of Euterpe (stopping every now and then to bring a villain or two to account). But the vengeful fairy has other spies: one of them in Hobb's Church.

Azul Cobalto reúne 12 contos que foram publicados em Portugal: "Lídia", "Calor", "Uriel", "A princesa espanhola", "Com a mão firme e doce", "Raízes", "Laura e Juliana", "Efémera", "Eclipse", "Leonor e Teresa", "Transfert" e "Azul Cobalto". A pedido de Maria Teresa Horta, a obra foi editada no Brasil com o texto original, no português de Portugal, porque a autora discorda do acordo ortográfico assinado entre os países lusófonos. A poetisa, ficcionista e jornalista portuguesa Maria Teresa Horta lança no Brasil Azul Cobalto, livro de contos editado pela editora Oficina Raquel (Rio de Janeiro).

Childhood innocence is shattered for 12-year-old Rosalie Weston when she witnesses a frightening incident at her favorite outlook in the lush Appalachian forest around the home where she lives with her mother, grandmother and aunt. Past and present intertwine when Rosalie and her friend, Willis, uncover family secrets that will forever impact the course of their young lives.

The soul of every restaurant is the kitchen, but at Belladonna, the heart is the front of the house. Nessa and Adam have long reigned as the most-envied and most-aspired-to couple at Belladonna.

Dois contos com a usual excelência Alcântara Machado na constituição das personagens! Em "A piedosa Teresa", a linguagem coloquial dos participantes da festa vai se costurando à letra da canção de São Gonçalo, para trazer ao leitor o universo de Dona Teresa. Já em "O tímido José", a violência na madrugada fria de São Paulo é quem domina a cena.

As wealthy debutante Violet Beauchamp travels across country on Route 66, she finds a small dog hurt on the road. Unwilling to leave the dog, she stops at a small Hopi Indian souvenir stand, where she is advised to go to the Holbrook Wigwam Motel. She is also given an enchanted rock, and told that the next man she sees will be the man she marries. When she meets motel clerk Lee, although handsome and kind, she still believes she is destined to marry a wealthy man in California whom she has never met.

Humanity is far from perfect - it is a simmering variety of emotions, passions, mistakes, and triumphs, all mixed up within the seemingly soporific mundanity of the day-to-day life. Together, the personal and emotional stories of individuals become a powerful exploration of what it means to be human. In "Looking for God....", readers with an open mind and curiosity will discover the story of one life through beautifully-written prose.

"Mujeres que cuentan" es un diálogo, una conversación constructiva, una manera positiva de hablar sobre cómo poner nuestro granito de arena para cambiar el mundo. Este es un espacio no solo para que se escuchen nuestras voces, sino para escucharnos entre nosotras. "Mujeres que cuentan" se...

Este es el segundo libro de relatos cortos escrito por este autor. El primero fue “Los Reinos de la Ternura”, un libro que establece una nueva forma de escribir cuentos. En la escritura de Héctor Williams, los cuentos no contienen una sola historia, sino un conjunto de historias entrelazadas, permitiéndoles a los lectores escribir sus propias historias mientras leen.