In this towering story about a man pitting himself against thesea, against society, and against himself, Robert Stone againdemonstrates that he is "one of the most impressive novelists ofhis generation" (New York Review of Books). Inviting comparisonwith the great sea novels of Conrad, Melville, and Hemingway,Outerbridge Reach is also the portrait of two men and the powerful,unforgettable woman they both love - and for whom they are bothready, in their very different ways, to stake everything. As theSan Francisco Chronicle said, "Robert Stone asks questions of ourtime few writers could imagine and answers them in narratives fewreaders will ever quite forget."
Thomas Railles, an American expatriate and former "odd-jobber"for the CIA, is a successful painter living with his beloved wife,Florette, in a small village in the Pyrenees. On an ordinary autumnday, Florette goes for a walk in the hills and is killed by unknownassailants. Was her death simply a case of being in the wrong placeat the wrong time, or was it somehow connected to Thomas's workwith the CIA? When French officials detain four Moroccan terroristsand charge them with Florette's murder, Thomas is invited by hisboyhood friend (and former agency handler) Bernhard to witness theinterrogation. Thomas's search for answers in this shadow worldwill lead him to a confrontation that will change him forever.
Awomaniskilledbyapoisoneddartintheenclosedconfinesofacommercialpassenegerplane…FromseatNo.9,HerculePoirotwasideallyplacedtoobservehisfellowairpassengers.Overtohisrightsataprettyyoungwoman,clearlyinfatuatedwiththemanopposite;ahead,inseatNo.13,sataCountesswithapoorly-concealedcocainehabit;acrossthegangwayinseatNo.8,adetectivewriterwasbeingtroubledbyanaggressivewasp.WhatPoirotdidnotyetrealizewasthatbehindhim,inseatNo.2,sattheslumped,lifelessbodyofawoman.
In Victorian England, an orphan girl is sent to a countryestate to work for-and ultimately woo-its young heiress, on behalfof a mysterious benefactor known as Gentleman.
The editors of the best-selling rediscovered Tolkien novelRoverandom present an expanded fiftieth anniversary edition ofTolkien's beloved classic Farmer Giles of Ham, complete with a map,the original story outline, the original first-editionillustrations by Pauline Baynes, and the author's notes for anunpublished sequel. Farmer Giles of Ham is a light-hearted satirefor readers of all ages that tells the tale of a reluctant hero whomust save his village from a dragon. It is a small gem of a talethat grows more delightful with each rereading.
A cursed book. A missing professor. Some nefarious men in graysuits. And a dreamworld called the Troposphere? Ariel Manto has afascination with nineteenth-century scientists--especially ThomasLumas and "The End of Mr. Y, "a book no one alive has read. Whenshe mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel islaunched into an adventure of science and faith, consciousness anddeath, space and time, and everything in between. Seeking answers,Ariel follows in Mr. Y's footsteps: She swallows a tincture, staresinto a black dot, and is transported into the Troposphere--awonderland where she can travel through time and space using thethoughts of others. There she begins to understand all themysteries surrounding the book, herself, and the universe. Or is itall just a hallucination? With "The End of Mr. Y, "Scarlett Thomasbrings us another fast-paced mix of popular culture, love, mystery,and irresistible philosophical adventure.
The inspiration for the major motion picture starring BradPitt and Cate Blanchettaplus eighteen other stories by the belovedauthor of "The Great Gatsby" IN THE TITLE STORY, a baby born in1860 begins life as an old man and proceeds to age backward. F.Scott Fizgerald hinted at this kind of inversion when he called hisera aa generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought,all faiths in man shaken.a Perhaps nowhere in American fiction hasthis aLost Generationa been more vividly preserved than inFitzgeraldas short fiction. Spanning the early twentieth-centuryAmerican landscape, this original collection captures, withFitzgeraldas signature blend of enchantment and disillusionment,America during the Jazz Age.
Swinging to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of beat.
The day Fitzwilliam Darcy marries Elizabeth Bennet, he thinkshis life is complete at last. Four months later, even greater joyappears on the horizon when Elizabeth finds out she is pregnant.But it is not long before outside forces intrude on theirhappiness. When the unthinkable happens, Elizabeth and Darcy mustdiscover their love for each other all over again. Romantic and insightful, Darcy's Temptation captures theoriginal style and sardonic wit of Jane Austen's Pride andPrejudice while weaving its beloved characters into an excitingnew tale. In a story set against the backdrop of the Britishabolitionist movement, family difficulties and social affairs weighheavily on the newlyweds, and a dramatic turn of events forcesElizabeth to try to recapture Darcy's love before the manipulativeCecelia McFarland succeeds in luring him away.
Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-outstreets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with itsbeginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of fourLondoners-three women and a young man with a past-whose lives, andthose of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunningsurprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in theshadow of a grand historical event.
It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met.But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking aboutone another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship arerevealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em facesquabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter andtears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed,they must come to grips with the nature of love and lifeitself.
