Resultados para "Jane Campbell" en Literatura de género

A fresh post-apocalyptic anthology: the end of the world seen through the salvage and ruins, featuring Emily St. John Mandel, Carmen Maria Machado, and more.

When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be - until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the listener’s belief in the power of love to move mountains.

Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father's native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend recently left her, she has suffered a miscarriage, and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life. Julia is lost and exhausted. One day, in the middle of an important business meeting, she hears a stranger's voice in her head that causes her to leave the office without explanation.

Anthony grew up without any knowledge of his father. Only when his mother dies does he unlock the secrets she kept for 20 years. Each discovery leads him closer to the people who knew his father best. Including the man who killed him.

A weekend at a squire’s country home was intended to be a relaxing visit for Jane Eyre and her husband Edward Rochester. Jane looked forward to meeting the squire’s bride and the artist who’d been hired to paint portraits of the newlyweds. However, the household is anything but joyous! The squire’s new marriage has infuriated those who hoped to inherit his holdings. Then their host turns up dead. A tweeny—a maid who assisted both the Cook and the housemaids—is immediately blamed for the crime.

Strange happenings at Ferndean Manor threaten to spoil a Happy Christmas—Country squire Edward Rochester is determined to give his new bride, Jane Eyre, a Christmas to remember. Jane is equally committed to making this holiday special for Edward. But mysterious footsteps, disappearing food, and odd happenings cause both the Rochesters to worry.

Fantasy icon Jane Yolen is adored by generations of readers and listeners of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and legends. Yolen breaks open the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement. Each of these offerings features a new author note and original poem, illuminating tales that are old, new, and brilliantly refined.

Eine Woche bis zur Hochzeit ihrer Tochter und Agnes beschleicht ein ungutes Gefühl: So viele Therapeut:innen unter den Gästen, wenn das mal gutgeht. Sie ahnt nicht, wie recht sie hat! Da wäre zum Beispiel ihr Onkel Malcolm, der Agnes nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern aufzog und nie den Mut aufbrachte, ihr zu erzählen, wessen Kind sie wirklich ist. Joseph wiederum ist heimlich in Agnes verliebt, seit sie vor Ewigkeiten bei ihm in Therapie war.

“It begins with a child . . .” So opens Jane Mendelsohn’s powerful, riveting new novel. A classic family tale colliding with the twenty-first century, Burning Down the House tells the story of two girls. Neva, from the mountains of Russia, was sold into the sex trade at the age of ten...

A small Southern town. An ordinary Saturday night. A little boy disappears without a trace. And four worlds collide. This "neatly crafted story about lives connected and changed by one night" (New York Journal of Books) is perfect for fans of Liz Moore and Charlotte McConaghy. Everyone in...

Sharp Objects meets The Appeal in this “atmospheric and chilling” (Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author) novel—based on a shocking true story—about a crime writer who risks everything as she investigates a decades-old mystery at a crumbling orphanage. On a blistering summer day...