Résultats pour "The Mother" dans Littérature et fiction

If moths could kill… Shay knows her girlfriend Olivia won't take it well when she finds out an old flame has died. All these years later, he still holds a sordid but special place in her heart. When Olivia pulls his moth-eaten sweater from the back of her closet, she feels the past close at hand. But closer still are the moths. They swarm and surround her, quickly taking over her bedroom… but will they take her very life?

Named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Time, Esquire, BookPage, and more This darkly hilarious and “delicious new novel that ravishes with sex and food” (The Boston Globe) from the acclaimed author of The Pisces and So Sad Today is a “precise blend of desire...

From the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER comes MOTHER'S BOY, a superb historical novel of Cornwall, class, desire and two world wars. 'One of the joys of Gale's writing is how even the smallest of characters can appear fully formed, due to a charming wickedness alongside deeper...

"Take your time with these poems, and return to them often.” —The Washington Post The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean Vuong How else do we return to ourselves but to fold The page so it points to the good part In this deeply intimate...

What does it take to become the woman you always wanted to be? That is the question Ginny Shaw is asking herself. Ginny had lived a selfish life and created a loveless relationship with her son, Edgar. The life she has lived is not the life she had planned on. She is appalled at how she raised her son and all that she gave up to be wealthy and have high social status. She lived a life of privilege that left her longing for something more. Now she is alone, divorced and has nowhere to turn other than to her daughter-in-law, Gloriana. Will Gloriana help her or turn her away?

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST LONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD “A brilliant debut novel.” —Joyce Carol Oates A brother and sister’s paths diverge in the wake of political upheaval: one forced to leave, one left behind On a small Pacific island, two...

One of . . . Electric Literature’s "Most Anticipated Debuts of Early 2020" O, The Oprah Magazine’s "31 LGBTQ Books That'll Change the Literary Landscape in 2020" Publishers Weekly’s "Spring 2020 Literary Fiction Announcements" BuzzFeed's "Most Highly Anticipated Books of...

What if murder is in your blood? The new dark and twisty psychological domestic suspense from the bestselling author of The Serial Killer's Wife, about compulsion, betrayal, and whether blood really is thicker than water — perfect for fans of Lisa Jewel, K.L. Slater, and B.A. Paris. Lily...

Cynical and sardonic Eva Brooks ponders what it would take to be satisfied in life. She fights against familial expectations, societal constraints, and her own desires. Landing herself in an unsatisfying marriage and conventional life, Eva realizes that she is gloomier than ever. A reunion with Riley, the woman of her dreams, changes her life forever. A future of happiness hovers on the horizon, beckoning her, calling her forever forward. Then, reality strikes, and it hits hard. Doug, Eva’s ex-husband, is not going to let Eva walk away easily.

“A ferociously talented writer. Scholfield writes with insight, beauty, and the wildness of real art.” —Victor LaValle In this sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut, a woman escapes into the uncanny woods of southern Georgia and must contend with ghosts, haints, and most dangerous of...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the acclaimed author of Chef's Kiss, a groundbreaking trans Regency romance that's both delightfully witty and refreshingly iconoclastic. “A Gentleman’s Gentleman is a thoroughly charming confection of a romance. If you’re...

Malavika Kannan establishes herself as an inimitable voice of Gen Z in this piercing coming-of-age debut novel. Which comes first: experience or narrative? Rishi thinks she knows the answer as she arrives on campus for her first year at Stanford. A burnt-out youth climate activist, Rishi used to...

A young man recounts the special times he had with his mother at her funeral.

Bestselling author Deborah Challinor returns with a spellbinding novel about a woman living in Sydney's notorious King's Cross in 1964. Polly Manaia is living in Sydney's notorious Kings Cross, working as an exotic dancer. She's desperate to bring her young daughter to live with her, but beneath...

A timely and moving collection from the renowned inaugural poet on issues facing our country and people—immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues, and more. Through an oracular yet intimate and accessible voice, Richard Blanco addresses the complexities and contradictions of our...