Era Fiction

"Night Mission", with its burning plane, heroism, and greed, was - like the other six short stories in this collection - inspired by Clive Lodge's experiences in World War II and the decade after. "There's No Scar Now" - with its gripping opener, "I killed John James Beresford", is set in Kent and draws on his experience in the Home Guard before he enlisted in the RAF. "The Tunnel", by contrast, is set in peacetime, some years after the war, but reveals how unpunished atrocities of war can haunt a person.

It's 2002 now and Matt's 91. Clay is 52 and his grandson, Elliott is 22. Elliott wants to be a writer and has asked grandpa Matt if he and his private eye exploits would like to be the subject of his first book. Matt agrees and tells Elliott the story of how it all began back in the 1930s. This story starts in 1934 and has Matt telling of his beginnings in the Chicago Police Department, his move to Los Angeles, his beginnings in the Los Angeles Police Department, his first marriage to Stella and life after her death.

A coleção Contos Clássicos Era Uma Vez traz as mais populares histórias da literatura infantil. A cada volume, uma narrativa diferente é apresentada de forma simples e encantadora para os pequenos leitores.

Husband and wife both kept their secrets closely guarded, but it all suddenly changed when Jacob catches his cheating wife red-handed in the arms of another man!

Is luck enough to overcome the obstacles of love? Mo adapts after facing the consequences of his actions as he matures through adolescent years in this short novel. You have the opportunity to learn and grow with Mo and hopefully not make the same mistakes he made. If you’re seeking wisdom, you might be able to extract some from this guy that has experienced a whole lot in his young life.

Tony Fallow has a sticky problem: Everything that isn't bolted down literally wants to be near him! Fearing he must be one of the Sovereign, a remarkable new minority of superpowered people who recently revealed themselves, Tony travels to the Donner Institute for Sovereign Studies with hopes of being cured. But as he tells his story to a human doctor working at the institute, the boorish Tony soon finds his problem might be more complicated than he suspected.

Que sucederia si tu agradable vida cambia totalmente en un segundo? Que sucederia si tu entorno se convierte en una pesadilla permanente, de pronto, cuando menos te lo esperabas?

Ellie has been running the tea room for more than 20 years. Her daughters have both left home - Jessica is married and expecting her first child, and Marie has built a successful career. She is ready for change and to leave the past behind; however, her daughters are not. They still want the security of having their family home as a base to return to and yet seem reluctant to help with the day-to-day tasks of running the business. To complicate matters further, Ellie meets Michael. She was not looking to meet a man, but life occasionally throws in a few surprises.

Andrew Mac Intoch, el joven heredero de un poderoso y antiguo clan escocés, ha dicho que no desea casarse todavía y que no ha nacido la mujer que pueda llevarle al altar y mucho menos domeñarle.... Hasta que se encuentra unido en matrimonio por error con una bella damita inglesa llamada Harriet Wellington....

A coleção Contos Clássicos Era Uma Vez traz as mais populares histórias da literatura infantil. A cada volume, uma narrativa diferente é apresentada de forma simples e encantadora para os pequenos leitores.

当小偷的父亲，胆小懦弱的儿子，两本民国时期的杂志，引出人性的贪婪，带来一段友情，毁了一段友情 ……當小偷的父親，膽小懦弱的兒子，兩本民國時期的雜誌，引出人性的貪婪，帶來一段友情，毀了一段友情……

Había una vez un niño que quería ser pirata. Y había un pirata que no quería ser niño de ninguna de las maneras. Y el conflicto era mucho más serio de lo que podáis pensar: porque el pirata y el niño eran la misma persona. Por eso tuvo que intervenir nuestro querido Mago Sí. ¿Queréis escuchar la historia de este niño, que se llamaba, curiosamente, Roger Cantamañanas? Si no queréis que os la cuente, ya podéis dejar de leer e iros a jugar a otra parte. Si la queréis conocer, tendréis que seguir leyendo.

Discover these horror stories of the Victorian era, with Gothic tales from J. S. Lee Fanu. This definitive audio version is narrated by Jilly Bond and brings the classic horrors of old to a new audience. Ghostly Tales by J. S. Le Fanu is brought to audio for the first time. Dim the lights and listen to these unsettling tales of Victorian horror. Fanu is described as a "master of the genre" by subsequent distinguished authors such as E. F. Bleiler. Fanu's unique approach helped to usher in a new, more psychological era of dread.

«Fal'shivaja moneta» - p'esa, kotoraja v gor'kovskom nasledii stoit kak by osobnjakom i vydeljaetsja svoej suguboj nervnost'ju, vzvinchennost'ju. Vneshne sravnitel'no neslozhnyj sjuzhet «Fal'shivoj monety» skryvaet glubokuju i dlja Gor'kogo v vysshej stepeni pritjagatel'nuju mysl' o tom, kak iskazhaet, unizhaet i oposhljaet cheloveka denezhnyj interes, o tom, kak vlast' deneg pronikaet v samuju, kazalos' by, potaennuju sferu vnutrisemejnyh otnoshenij.

Dicen que ocasionalmente dictaba a las secretarias tres libros a la vez, pero lo interesante es que sus argumentos son convincentes y sus obras, en su mayor parte policiales, saben guardar el suspenso hasta el ultimo momento. Muestra brillante de su produccion es esta novela, que tiene uno de los finales mas inesperados e imaginables.

Queste favole nascono come pegno d'amore, e si sente. Sono favole per adulti che non hanno mai smesso di sentirsi bambini, di chiedersi il perché delle cose, di avere amici immaginari, di sognare amori che durano per sempre e mondi governati dalle leggi della fantasia. Come sono nati il giorno e la notte? Come fanno ad amarsi due innamorati che vivono su pianeti lontani? Che fareste voi nei panni del Silenzio, costretto a custodire i segreti di miliardi di persone? Se l'amore fosse una strada che nessuno sa dove porta, vi mettereste in marcia per percorrerla?

Dal genio di Robert E. Howard, la storia immaginaria del mondo di Conan il Barbaro. From the genius of Robert E. Howard, the imaginary history of the world of Conan the Barbarian.

A través de los patchworks poéticos y el monólogo contemplativo de su protagonista, La civilización no era esto plantea una búsqueda de la belleza –que resulta ser pérdida, corrupción u oquedad. Lo realiza mediante "un acto íntimo entre la voz poética, que en este caso es un personaje, y su entorno, una ciudad mítica, poética y casi olvidada", en palabras de Aitana Monzón. Un claro homenaje a El cuarteto de Alejandría, de Lawrence Durrell, a partir de la memoria nómada del individuo frente a los rescoldos del pasado...

The American Civil War was caused by so many inequalities, one of which was the issue of slavery. In this US history book for fourth-graders, we're going to learn how slavery came to end. Who was the main figure who broke the norms in order to free the slaves? There are stories to appeal to young listeners.

Y mientras coloreaba, de vez en cuando volvía la cabeza a la izquierda, a la derecha, como esperando ver una mariposa roja o una de esas flores no sabe por qué llamadas diente de león que cuando se secan se vuelven ligeras, para que un poco de viento o un soplido permita la dispersión de sus semillas y entonces parece que las flores vuelan. Miranda no iba a verme, yo no podía dejar que me viera, pero tampoco iba a irme, ni muchísimo menos: tenía qie contarle algunas cosas.