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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. Short Stories in Dutch for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress.  

For widower Judy, her murder book club is the highlight of the month: she gets to hear all the local gossip and even discuss a good fictitious poisoning or two. But when local librarian Wendy disappears, Judy follows in the footsteps of her fictional detective heroes only to find her dead in her home, clasping a copy of Romeo and Juliet… The police rule it a tragic accident, but Judy knows that her friend hated Shakespeare, and suspects foul play. Gathering her fellow book lovers together, soon they discover that several townspeople had motive to want Wendy dead.

Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centers on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new stepsister enters Molly's quiet life, the loveable, but worldly and troubling, Cynthia. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford.

When Cara stumbles across a stash of old postcards in the attic, their contents make her question everything she thought she knew. The story she pieces together is confusing and unsettling, and appears to have been patched over with lies. But who can tell her the truth? With her father sinking into Alzheimer’s and her brother reluctant to help, it seems Cara will never find the answers to her questions. One thing is clear, though: someone knows more than they’re letting on.

Brought to you by Penguin. Sophisticated, mature and richly atmospheric, a debut novel about three young people navigating the risks and possibilities of intimacy For fans of André Aciman, Deborah Levy and the Penguin European Writers series Thora, August and Hugo come from different worlds -...

A collection of suspenseful dramas from award-winning Northern Irish writer Eoin McNamee Eoin McNamee is the author of 19 novels, two trilogies for young adults and three thrillers written under the pseudonym John Creed, one of which won him the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. He has also...

This is the most distinguished novel that has come out of South Africa in the 20th century, and it is one of the most important novels of the modern era. Cry, the Beloved Country is in some ways a sad book; it is an indictment of a social system that drives native races into resentment and crime; it is a story of Fate, as inevitable, as relentless, as anything of Thomas Hardy's. Beautifully wrought with high poetic compassion, Cry, the Beloved Country is more than just a story, it is a profound experience of the human spirit.

THE EMOTIONAL AND LIFE-AFFIRMING NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP, TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE BY ERIC OZAWA In Tokyo, there is a neighbourhood with the highest number of bookstores in the world. It is called Jinbocho where book lovers can browse...

Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time. The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar.

Um reencontro consigo mesmo e com aqueles que nos cercam, diante da delicada arte de seguir vivendo. Em Afagos e afins, Jairo Pereira apresenta uma poesia que nasce do corpo e retorna para ele como cuidado. Seus versos pulsam no ritmo do peito, entre feridas abertas e gestos de acolhimento, afirmando o afeto como força vital, ética e política.

Kentucky, 1954. Sixteen-year-old Charlie has no memory of being abandoned as a toddler―only the life she’s known with Mama Rose and Papa Arlo, the rigidly devout couple who raised her as their own. But when Papa Arlo’s rules begin pressing tighter by the day, and Mama Rose reveals a long-buried secret, Charlie realizes the truth of her past lies elsewhere. So she runs.

Os leitores que percorrem essas páginas fazem uma incursão pelas narrativas repletas de alumbramento da autora, que mais uma vez os arrebata com seu dom único para criar mundos fascinantes e os convidar a habitá-los. Marina Colasanti é uma das mais premiadas escritoras brasileiras, com livros de destaque em todos os segmentos. Em 2023, esse reconhecimento se tornou ainda maior: Marina recebeu o Prêmio Machado de Assis – o mais antigo e importante do país – pelo conjunto de sua obra. Este Sereno mundo azul é seu primeiro livro inédito a ser publicado após a premiação.

Sous un soleil de juin, un fils observe la Méditerranée, tandis que les bateaux filent au loin. À ses côtés se tient sa mère, contrariée. Pour lui, le temps est venu de tout dire. Et d'affronter ses fantômes : l'enfant harcelé qu'il a été, sa mère célibataire qu'il juge indifférente à son sort, sa grand-mère figée dans le deuil, son oncle dont la mort plane encore... Là, face à la mer, le passé remonte à la surface. Comment pardonner à ceux qui nous ont aimés de travers ?

Ce matin-là, la plus célèbre actrice française a le sentiment que quelque chose lui échappe. Chez elle, son employée de maison l'évite. Dans la rue, on ne se retourne pas sur son passage... Et si c'était plus qu'une impression – le début d'une aventure prodigieuse ? Après les succès du Chien de madame Halberstadt (Le Tripode, 2019) et de Clara lit Proust (Gallimard, 2022), Stéphane Carlier signe avec ce dixième roman une comédie à l'humour tendre autant qu'une fantaisie chahutant les limites du réel.

A thousand miles beyond the nearest outpost, deep in the far north, an isolated prospector gets an unexpected visitor: a stranger named Thomas Stevens, looking for tobacco and a place by the fire. Before the night is out, Stevens has told him why he is really there, recounting how his dog and...

„Scandal în Boemia” este o povestire polițistă scrisă de Arthur Conan Doyle, avându-l ca protagonist pe celebrul detectiv Sherlock Holmes. Acesta este angajat de regele Boemiei pentru a recupera o fotografie compromițătoare aflată în posesia inteligentei și fermecătoarei Irene...

A riveting thriller set on the windswept Alaskan tundra John Morgan and his wife can barely contain their excitement upon arriving as the new teachers in a Yup’ik Eskimo village on the Alaskan tundra. Lured north in search of adventure, the couple hope to immerse themselves in the ancient...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Bogs of Tipperary A short story from a winter on the Loony Line, Ireland, 1990 — buses, caravans, bender tents, and horses holding their ground against the rain, the mud, and the cold. The Bogs of Tipperary follows a community of Travellers and...

A book that is number one on the New York Times bestseller list for several weeks may be forgotten a decade later. Popularity in a moment of history does not guarantee that a book will endure beyond its own time. The Prophet however, has proven time and again to quietly find its way into the...

En sen vinterkväll anländer en oväntad gäst till Hartgrove Estate. Arabella Conway blir mycket överraskad när mannen som väntar i salongen är Edward Ashburn, den blivande hertigen av Chesterford. Och han är inte där för att träffa Arabella, utan hennes bror George, då de är gamla...