Nouveautés

Henry Lloyd, un hombre con un enigmático pasado, logra forjar a sangre y fuego una inmensa fortuna, a mediados del siglo XIX. Junto con su ejército de esclavos libertos y sus dos hijos mulatos, Lloyd invade tierras, saquea, asesina. Osado, sólo le teme a Jack Barley, su némesis, el único capaz de derrumbar su imperio.

Daniel is a queer journalist living in London. His relationships appear to be sexually fulfilling but sentimentally meagre. He has no relationships outside of sexual ones, and can seem at once callow and, at times, cold to the point of cruel with his lovers. Emotionally distant from his elderly father, Daniel returns to South Africa to care for him during his final months. Following his father's death, Daniel learns of an unusual clause in the old man's will: he will only inherit his half of the estate once he has spent time with Theon, a cousin whom he hasn't seen since they were boys.

Embark on a haunting journey into the depths of the human soul with Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad’s timeless literary masterpiece.

A Murder of Hate takes listeners deep into this thrilling collision, where the stakes couldn’t be higher. Boston detectives Lisa Garcia and Basudde "Bus" Erias, two fierce rivals, are thrust into the heart of a chilling investigation when the niece of an African president-an exchange student in Boston-is brutally murdered. As they dig deeper into the case, they uncover more than just a killer; they expose the dark and deadly connections between Washington's power players and the ruthless dictators they secretly support.

Do Jane Austen novels truly celebrate—or undermine—romance and happy endings? How did Jane Austen become a cultural icon for fairy-tale endings when her own books end in ways that are rushed, ironic, and reluctant to satisfy readers' thirst for romance? In Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness, Austen scholar Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey journeys through the iconic novelist's books in the first full-length study of Austen's endings.

When a devoted monk meets a divine goddess, when unwavering faith collides with irresistible love, does it lead to transcendence or downfall? Love Letters from the Goddess unveils this profound dilemma through 36 soul-stirring letters, carefully selected from the Holy Monk and the Spirit Woman. Hidden in the void for a millennium, these letters now come to light, revealing the poignant and timeless romance between Saraswati, a retired Nepali Living Goddess, and Khyungpo Naljor, a Tibetan pilgrim on a quest for ultimate freedom.

The River People by Liz Kellebrew is a haunting and lyrical exploration of 19th-century westward expansion into the Pacific Northwest. Through the intertwined journeys of Marilla, John, and Walter—each navigating rivers that serve as both roads and unforgiving forces—the novel weaves together fiction, historical documents, memoir, and poetry. As these characters face hardships and triumphs, their choices and loves reverberate through generations.

‘We Poets Speak Of Stars But Who Has Ever Met One?’ contains 62 poems of a varying nature. This poetry book is dedicated to, and begins with a eulogy for, a dear friend who passed away at the age of 70. He was a businessman & lecturer in life and had only just retired. News of this close friend’s death reached the poet on his 35th birthday.

The Civil War created countless spinsters and widows. Anna Olson was one of them. With no prospects for marriage and family, Anna pins her future on the frontier and heads west to stake a claim on the wide-open prairies.“Most women go from their father’s house to their husband’s house,” Anna said. “Here, I have my own house. I am my own person.” But the Dakota Plains are not empty. Anna’s new life collides with a Lakota warrior. Two Hawks MacKenzie, the son of a Scots fur trapper and a Lakota woman, takes an unusual interest in his new neighbor.

"How do you measure a year?" Turning 30 is a milestone age in anybody's life, so why not chart the span of a year by writing a poem a day? Capturing the highs and lows of life and love, this poetry collection houses poems from the deeply personal to the truly random. It's a picture of one man's year through a poetic lens.

In The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Lovecraft guides listeners into a decaying coastal town shrouded in mystery, where ancient pacts and unnatural beings have shaped generations. What begins as an innocent detour for a young traveler turns into a spiraling descent into horror, madness, and the terrifying realization of what lurks beneath the surface—both of the sea and of his own ancestry.

She came to the well alone to escape the whispers. A life marked by scandal had taught her to keep her head down and her heart guarded. But one afternoon, under a searing sun, a stranger speaks to her—not with judgment, but with curiosity, insight, and unsettling compassion. When this mysterious man threatens to upend everything she thought she knew, she faces a choice: bury her truth forever, or let it set her free. Set against the vivid backdrop of first-century Samaria, Davina blends rich historical detail with timeless questions of identity, shame, and second chances.

A Treasury of Urdu Poetry is a treasure-house of the best of Urdu poetry from the times of the great classic poet Mir to modern day poets such as Faiz and Faraz. This Treasury contains selected ghazals and nazms of thirty-four eminent Urdu poets. Care has been taken to select only those pieces which meet the twin tests of excellence and popularity. Lovers of Urdu poetry would find this book a dream come true and a handy volume that opens a window on the world of Urdu poetry.

En los poemas de José Emilio Pacheco, escribió Octavio Paz, se exalta la victoria de la naturaleza sobre la cultura y al exaltarla la transfigura, la convierte en palabra. En Pompeya, en las ruinas que dejó el Vesubio, quedó en pie un muro con un poema inscrito: «Nada es eterno. / Brillan los soles y en el mar se hunden. / Arde la Luna y se desvanece más tarde. / La pasión de amor / Se termina también / Como la lluvia». Los versos se pierden como gotas de lluvia en el océano. Se olvidan los nombres de las ciudades en ruinas. «La dicha que hoy nos cubre / Tiene los días contados».

The Wife is one of the famous works of A.P. Chekhov. The plot focuses on a conflict between spouses, where the ambitions and pride of one destroy family life and relationships with others. The work captivates with laconic content, deep meaning and brilliant Chekhov's syllable.

Бывает и так, что, провожая в последний путь близкого человека, ты вдруг оказываешься переброшенным примерно на сотню лет назад, но в свою же собственную семью, где вдруг выясняется, что твой возможный предок оказался сожжён ударом молнии. Теперь тебе остаётся только жить и сделать всё, чтобы твоя семья не сгинула в горниле всяческих революций начала прошлого века.

1975. Pour échapper à sa famille toxique, la jeune Américaine Alice Burns est partie étudier à Dublin. En ce début d'hiver, le climat outre-Atlantique n'y est pas plus joyeux. Pourtant, entre la rénovation de son appartement et les soirées passées à la chaleur des pubs, Alice se fait peu à peu des amis, et trouve à tâtons sa voie. Quand le hasard place sur son chemin le lumineux Ciaran, sa balade irlandaise prend des allures de Symphonie du Nouveau Monde. C'est alors que ressurgit une veille connaissance et, avec elle, un passé qu'Alice aurait préféré oublier à jamais...

1920-1921. Vinta la guerra civile contro i bianchi, resta ora da realizzare il comunismo. Ma come? Con l'elettrificazione di tutte le campagne più remote, in modo che anche Ivan Matveevič, analfabeta ma amante dei pensieri scritti, possa finalmente leggere la sera e la vecchia consumata dal dolore e la fatica fin dall'infanzia smetta di chiedere la pioggia a dio, come vuole l'inflessibile ingegnere Dušin? O nel modo immaginato dal goffo e mutilato Ščeglov, stremato dalla nostalgia per i morti, tremante di fronte al mistero dell'universo e legato alla bellissima Lida da un compassionevole amore?

An infant is left on the doorstep of Saint Michael's Orphanage in the winter of 1936 with only an engraved medallion to mark his identity. Marvin Saint Michael grows up under the watchful gaze of the nuns and priests, yet his upbringing is anything but loving. Marvin learns from an early age to keep his mouth shut, to obey, and to refrain from questioning the authority figures that surround him. For when one disobeys, severe repercussions are handed out . . .

Al día siguiente, muy temprano, a la hora de siempre, Pinín y Rosa fueron al prao Somonte. Aquella soledad no lo había sido nunca para ellos hasta aquel día. El Somonte sin la Cordera parecía el desierto. De repente silbó la máquina, apareció el humo, luego el tren. En un furgón cerrado, en unas estrechas ventanas altas o respiraderos, vislumbraron los hermanos gemelos cabezas de vacas que, pasmadas, miraban por aquellos tragaluces.