Caribbean Fiction

Norogachi, Chihuahua. Unas furiosas garras de fuego iluminan el cielo nocturno y abrasan la iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar. Mientras el pueblo trajina inútilmente cubetas de agua para intentar apagar el incendio y todos se preguntan qué sucedió, en la montaña sólo se escuchan los aullidos del Lobo Montejo, un exsacerdote que colgó los hábitos para formar una familia y vivir en comunidad. El incendio ha socavado el último reducto de paz y es la señal definitiva de que el mal pretende asentarse en todas partes.

AVA : 22 ans, mal dans sa peau, récemment installée à Hong Kong. Enseigne la grammaire anglaise à de riches écoliers pour un salaire de misère, a un fort accent irlandais et déteste ses colocataires. JULIAN : Banquier. Anglais. Cynique. Aime plutôt bien Ava, la couvre de cadeaux et lui propose très vite de s'installer dans la chambre d'amis de son luxueux appartement de fonction. EDITH : Ambitieuse et brillante. Avocate. Rencontre Ava alors que Julian est à l'étranger. Et c'est là que tout devient plus excitant.

Based upon a real boat - the Lord Sheffield did sail the Caribbean Sea until sunk by Hurricane Gonzalo in 2014 - this is a story about the joy of adventure and the value of self-reliance. We asked ourselves, “What would happen if two young boys found themselves abandoned aboard the Lord Sheffield in the middle of the Caribbean Sea”? Set aboard the tall ship Lord Sheffield and on several Caribbean islands and countries, we follow Brian, the “Barracuda Kid”, as he fights to save the Lord Sheffield and then set’s off on a desperate voyage to rescue his dad and Captain Olsten.

Charity Styles is a former Olympian and US Army helicopter pilot. Captured and tortured by terrorists in Afghanistan after the opening blows of the War on Terror, she has a score to settle. Now working for the Department of Homeland Security, she is offered the opportunity to make a real difference.

When Ramona King’s fiancé, Keith, dies from a gunshot wound to the head, she doesn’t believe the ruling verdict of “suicide.” She suspects murder. Keith had sunk all his money into a luxury cruise liner, along with an even larger chunk of cash that wasn’t his. Could that be why he was killed? Ramona books herself onto its maiden voyage to find out. Her prime suspect is the ship’s owner, the devastatingly handsome and charismatic Damon Alexander. Passions ignite when they meet. Ramona has vowed nothing will stand in her way, but she’s never felt anything like this before.

This collection contains 21 reviews of artistic events and artifacts which originally appeared between 1877 and 1889. Clearly on display is Wilde's comprehensive knowledge of contemporary painting, fashion, and literature, as well as his capacity to create paradoxical aphorisms, which is such a feature of more substantial works like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Робинзон Крузо - это даже не книга и не персонаж, а нечто большее: человек-миф, от века к веку он существует, обрастая легендами. Перед нами жизнь сильного человека; пример человеческих возможностей, концентрации духовных и физических сил.

Роман Оскара Уайльда "ПОРТРЕТ ДОРИАНА ГРЕЯ" [1891], снискавший скандальную славу и вызвавший разноречивые оценки современников, позднее был признан шедевром английской художественной прозы и стал одним из самых известных романов мировой литературы.

Тарзан - вымышленный персонаж, созданный писателем Эдгаром Райсом Берроузом и впервые появившийся в книге "Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян". Журнальная публикация романа состоялась в 1912 году, а в 1914 г. он вышел отдельной книгой. Тарзана называют самым узнаваемым литературным персонажем в мире.

Впервые роман был опубликован в 1883 году в журнале "Young Folks" под псевдонимом капитан Джордж Норс. Отдельной книгой издан лишь спустя пять лет, в 1888 году. Действие романа происходит в Англии во второй половине XV в., во время войны Алой и Белой Розы. Англия горит в огне междоусобных войн.

En Angleterre, de nos jours. Meg et Grace Nichols, ce sont peu les pierres angulaires qui cimentent le petit village de pêcheurs d'Ashford, dans les Cornouailles. Tout le monde aime et aide cette mère célibataire qui a tout sacrifié pour prendre soin, seule, de sa fille Grace, une ado lourdement handicapée et totalement dépendante. Jusqu'à ce matin d'été : Meg est découverte assassinée dans son lit ; de Grace, il ne reste que le fauteuil roulant, abandonné dans le jardin.

On retrouve ici Olivia, l'héroïne de l'Invitation à la valse : elle a vieilli, s'est mariée. A nouveau son chemin croise celui du séduisant Rollo. Vont-ils céder à leur commune passion ? Dans l'état intermédiaire qui sépare le vert paradis de l'enfance de l'âge de raison, l'invitation à l'amour sera cette fois plus grave, presque dramatique.

Londra, anni Sessanta. Sono trascorsi vent'anni dalla morte di Julius, ma il suo ultimo gesto eroico ha lasciato un segno indelebile nelle vite dei suoi cari. Emma, la figlia minore, lavora nella casa editrice di famiglia e rifugge spaventata dagli uomini. Al contrario, Cressida, la maggiore, cerca di placare la sua brama d'amore con una girandola di uomini sposati. Nel frattempo Esme, la vedova di Julius, ancora attraente alla soglia dei sessant'anni, vive sprofondata nella routine domestica della sua bellissima casa color rosa pesca.

Dane Redford Lambourne, now the fourth Earl of Huntsbridge, never thought to live a responsible, noble existence. Spending his nights as a privileged gentleman, carousing and enjoying the company of friends was the only life he ever aspired to until the sudden death of his brother thrust him into a world he never wanted and was not prepared to face. Lady Nichola Crawford could care less if the fabric of her new evening dress matched her shoes or if any of the men at the upcoming ball even looked in her direction.

Kale Hunt has been her best friend since childhood. But it was never that simple. He was Lane's reason for leaving home and moving to New York. Seeing him with someone else, in love with someone else, shouldn't have hurt. But it did. It really, really did. So she upped sticks and left, started a new life and cut herself off from her past.

Shane Dash, a beautiful and brilliant psychoanalyst, is on the brink of self-destruction. With the death of her mother and the discovery that her own child has healing powers beyond her comprehension, Shane questions her entire existence. While dealing with her grief and confusion, Shane follows in her mother's footsteps and is magically guided within. Kai, her mother's mentor, takes her beyond her mind into a world of the mystical.

Arnold Appleforth claims getting old is all about attitude. And if that's the case, he needs all the attitude he can get, because his journalistic career is on life support, his sex life nonexistent (except for a recent regrettable incident at a well-known chain restaurant), his financial position precarious and his alcohol consumption prodigious. Add to that his abysmal parenting of his three (or is it four?) children and the biohazard status of his flat, and life isn't a bed of roses.

Miles from the laid-back lifestyle of No Name Key, and just shy of the raucous nightlife of Miami and South Beach, lies Coconut Grove, a tropical oasis with a distinct Bohemian flair. Lately, a seedy underside has emerged along the Grove's waterfront, preying on adventurous young women. Somewhere amid all the glitz and glamour, hides a thief who stole a fortune in Aztec emeralds. Or did he? Jesse McDermitt must first determine if the victim herself is a thief. The trail of clues leads him to evidence that the thief may be involved in a string of more heinous crimes.

George Eliot’s last, most controversial novel opens as the spoiled Gwendolen Harleth, poised at a roulette table about to throw away a small fortune, captivates Daniel Deronda. As their lives become intertwined, they are also transformed by suffering, misfortune, revelations and Daniel’s fascination with the Jewish singer Mirah. Daniel Deronda shocked Victorian readers with its portrayal of the Jewish experience in British society, and remains a moving and epic portrayal of human passions.

Written when women---and workers generally---had few rights in England, Agnes Grey exposes the brutal inequities of the rigid class system in mid-19th-century Britain. Agnes comes from a respectable middle-class family, but their financial reverses have forced her to seek work as a governess.