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第100回（1988年）芥川龍之介賞　高原の病院に様々な過去を背負った男たちの生と死が交錯してゆく。逝く者と残る者、心と心で交わす思いのたけのキャッチボール。

昭和40年代の初め。わたし一ノ瀬真理子は17歳、千葉の海近くの女子高二年。それは九月、大雨で運動会の後半が中止になった夕方、わたしは家の八畳間で一人、レコードをかけ目を閉じた……目覚めたのは桜木真理子42歳。

真波莉子は元厚生労働省のキャリア官僚。頭脳明晰清廉潔白、ついた渾名はミス・パーフェクト。しかし総理大臣の隠し子だとバレて転職。

第二回大藪春彦新人賞受賞作!葉真中顕氏絶賛!「デビュー作とは思えない筆致。同業者としては恐ろしい新人が出て来た」戸籍ビジネスの闇に蠢く半グレを描いた

Grupa kilku obcych sobie osób wybiera się na wycieczkę do Japonii. Dla każdej z nich egzotyczna podróż jest odskocznią od osobistych problemów i szansą na zmianę dotychczasowego życia. Joanna nie potrafi otrząsnąć się z rozpaczy po porzuceniu przez narzeczonego, Emilia – ukoić bólu rozłąki z ukochanym, który studiuje za oceanem. Łucja jest znudzona przewidywalną codziennością emerytki. Sandra chce się zemścić na chłopaku, który skradł jej wielkie marzenie o podróży na Islandię.

とある家電メーカー総務部勤務の尚成は、同僚と二個体で新宿の量販店に来ています。体組成計を買うため――ではなく、寿命を効率よく消費するために。

人生を変える、とびきりおいしい物語（スイーツ）をどうぞ。仕事も恋愛もぱっとしない岡野七子がたどり着いた、住宅街の洋菓子店「月と私」。そこには、お菓子にまつわる魅力的なエッセンスを引き出して、物語としてお客に届ける「ストーリーテラー」がいた――。

夏の南仏プロヴァンスで、正義とリチャードの宝探しが始まる……！きっかけは、リチャードに母のカトリーヌからメールが届いたことだった。カトリーヌが正義に会いたがっているという。

「あの、ランチが終わったら、ちょっと話を聞いてもらってもいいですか？」おいしくて新鮮な野菜たっぷりの料理が評判の菜の花食堂は、"地元の逸品"に選ばれた瓶詰や予約制のディナーも評判の人気店。オーナーの靖子先生は今日もおいしい料理を作りながら、誰かが抱えた秘密を見抜いて心配ごとでいっぱい

着々と仕事を進める爽香の前にトラブルは絶えない！　都市開発を主導する大企業が抱える複雑な事情。愛人の死体隠蔽に奔走する取引先の男。そして、勤務する〈G興産〉の社長・田端の心変わり!?

24. Damnation and Redemption: Holmes and Watson are able to solve the case, but have to answer to the catholic Archbishop. And then, in the end, there is one last problem that requires their attention.

19. Confession of a Dead Man: The Anglican Priest from Teddington visits, as promised, the Abbey. Their meeting, however, is overshadowed by another death.

Holmes faces a moral dilemma, when it turns out that his newest client is a former pirate captain. Years ago, he got cheated out of his share by his comrades, now he is asking Holmes for help with recovering his lost booty.

On behalf of the British Museum Holmes and Watson travel to Wales. A dinosaur skull that was found in a coal mine was stolen before its transport to London. Finding the thief, however, turns out to be a challenge. It seems that the Celtic natives have other plans with the fossil.

Baron Collingwood's eldest son and title heir dies from a mysterious illness. Now that the second eldest son is also in bad condition, it seems that a curse has befallen the family. Neither doctors nor police are able to find the cause. Confronted with a riddle the Baron hires Holmes and Watson to solve the mystery before it is tool late.

Luke Livingstone is a respected solicitor, a father and grandfather, a pillar of the community. Yet Luke is struggling with an unbearable secret, and it's threatening to destroy him. All his life, Luke has hidden the truth about himself and his identity. It's a truth so fundamental that it will shatter his family and leave him outcast. But to continue living, he must become the person - the woman - he knows himself to be, whatever the cost.

The first novel in Jan Karon’s bestselling and beloved Mitford series--now available in a new 20th Anniversary Edition, including an introductory letter by the author It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and...

Julian Treslove and Sam Finkler are old school friends. Despite a prickly relationship and very different lives, they've never quite lost touch with each other - or with their former teacher, Libor Sevick. Now all three are recently widowed, in their own way, and spend sweetly painful evenings together reminiscing. Until an unexpected violent attack brings everything they thought they knew into question.

Jas overhears his wife in bed with an Italian. Now his plan to retire early and spend their winters in Italy is out the window. He tries to confront Linda, but it all goes wrong. Is she toying with him?

She's toying with lots of other things - Italians, sexy underwear, massage oil. Jas tries to end it all, but that goes wrong too. Is his life over? Or has he got the wrong end of the stick? And just when things can't get worse, worse is what they get.

Risa sbarca ad Awashima in un mattino freddo di primavera, con sé ha una sacca misteriosa gonfia di buste. L'isola è bellissima, piena di luce, ma si sta spopolando: le scuole chiudono e gli abitanti invecchiano. Eppure proprio lì c'è un minuscolo ufficio postale davvero unico. Raccoglie tutta la corrispondenza che, da ogni parte del Giappone e del mondo, viene imbucata ma non è possibile recapitare al destinatario. "Awashima è l'indirizzo che ha preso in carica tutti gli indirizzi perduti della terra".