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It sounds idyllic: a leisurely drive through the sun-drenched landscape of Provence. But Charity's dream holiday turns into a nightmare when she becomes embroiled in a sinister plot to kidnap a young boy. She soon finds herself in a deadly pursuit and must uncover whom to trust...and whom to fall for.

Nobody knows who Miss Rose Sweetly is, and she prefers it that way. She’s a shy, mathematically-minded shopkeeper’s daughter who dreams of the stars. Women like her only ever come to attention through scandal. She’ll take obscurity, thank you very much. All of England knows who Stephen Shaughnessy is. He’s an infamous advice columnist and a known rake.

هي رواية كل كائن وإنسان على وجه الأرض... نفس البداية والنهاية.. لا يختلف فيها صبيٌّ عن رجل عن امرأة عن فتاة مهما اختلفت وتباينت الأحداث. فهذا "أحمد عطا المراكيبي" العملاق ذو الجسم الطويل المنبسط يباشر الأعمال ويتولى المهام ويرجع في نهاية المطاف مثقل الأجفان ويسلم روحه منتصف الليل. هذه الرواية ليست كباقي الروايات فقد قسمها محفوظ أبجديًا بأسماء شخصيات عائلة "النقشبندي".

Sonny Leonardo was a throwback mobster, to a time when men of honor were just that, men of honor. He had the opportunity to become head of the Marinzano family, but he sidestepped it the same as his father had. His cousin Carmine Lombardo had become Underboss and Renalto Marinzao became the head of the family, where he felt only another Marinzano belonged. Straight Talk: A Mob Story takes listeners deep into the organized crime culture, as they follow Sonny. Straight Talk: A Mob Story will be different than any organized crime novel you have ever listened to or followed.

فتاةٌ عفوية وشابٌ يحبُّ الحياة يجمعهما شاطيْ غزّة وأشعار محمود درويش لينمو الحب بين قلبيهما رشيقًا وحنونًا مغلفًا بأغاني فيروز وبالكثير من الورد وكلمات الحبِّ المنمَّقة، لكن في قوانين المدينة التي أنهكتها الحرب فإنَّ الحبَّ من المحرمات وهو خطيئةٌ كبرى تُعاقبُ عليها الفتاة بتزويجها رجلًا برائحة حظيرة يتهمها بشرفها، ويُحاول قتلها بينما يُغادر حبيبها البلاد بحثًا عن وطنٍ ينساها فيه ويدفن تفاصيل ذكرياتهما للأبد.

Keelan, on the brink of womanhood, is left adrift in the world when her home and family are destroyed by the Vikings. Morrigan, the healer woman who has served Keelan's family for a time has packed up and is planning to leave when she hears the screams. The solitary woman just wants to escape unseen when she is surprised to see the girl alive. Keelan, happy to see another living being, is unaware that Morrigan is trying to slip away alone.

A través dels preparatius d’un sopar de retrobament, assistim a la reviviscència de les experiències iniciàtiques de la generació que va combatre contra els estertors del franquisme: l’arribada a la ciutat, el descobriment del sexe, les inquietuds vitals i artístiques, els embolics de la política… Al mateix temps que un retrat d’aquell moment històric, la novel·la mostra també la diversitat dels camins que emprenen els personatges, la distància que els separa, el passat que els lliga i la pervivència dels morts.

Surviving the job happens one day, one shift, and one call at a time. Having each other's backs sets a team apart from a crew. The Bag takes you on that journey for just one shift.

While working on a case in the snowy village of Strapley-on-the-Wold during the Yuletide season, Rufus Cobb, private detective, has a casual conversation with a stranger in the village pub, the outcome of which may have dire consequences for the whole world. What would you say to a disillusioned Father Yule, (the man who delivers toys to all the children,) who is about to quit his job?