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It took less than an hour for an old life to end and a new one to begin. When Virginia DeLuca’s sixty-year-old husband abruptly walked out on their serene and happy—even joyful—marriage, proclaiming a sudden desire to have babies, everyone had a theory. He already knocked someone up. Nervous breakdown. Brain tumor.

A beguiling trio of fantastical and farcical anti-fairy tales about a giantess who builds a magical “cottage of one’s own,” battles a silver-scaled sea monster, and defies governesses and gravity alike.

Хотите избавиться от вредных привычек и внедрить полезные? Это проще, чем кажется! Каждый день мы совершаем сотни автоматических действий, даже не осознавая, насколько сильно они влияют на нашу жизнь. От наших привычек зависит всё: продуктивность, здоровье, успех и даже счастье. Но если одни привычки помогают нам расти, другие мешают двигаться вперёд.

Liberation Literature also features a foreword by Laura Pegram, founder of Kweli, and an introduction by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop, the "mother of" multicultural children's literature. It is a must-have for anyone interested in writing, the history of African American representation, children's literature, and literature overall.

This story begins with the unexpected birth of a Down syndrome baby boy to an unwed couple and tells about the events in his life up to the age of ten. It shows a family's courage to deal with the realities of life's happenings. Yes, we all have special needs. The events in this story will challenge the listener's thoughts and cause you to rethink your attitudes and actions in dealing with the unforeseen. Baby Michael is unique, and his father constantly tries to figure out what's best for his little superman and never gives up. As the Bible tells us, "Seek and ye shall find."

The last book that Woolf saw to publication in 1940, this stunning biography charts Fry’s early years and education, through to his prominent role in pioneering Post-Impressionism in Britain and the legacy he left behind. Woolf elegantly explores Fry’s intellectual pursuits and artistic philosophy, offering great insight into his exhibitions and literary endeavours. She also paints a nuanced and candid portrait of the man behind the artist, delving into Fry’s relationships and personal demons, creating a poignant tribute to the deeply sensitive and complex soul that Woolf came to know.

Adrian Aditomo benar-benar tipikal pria kaya yang dibenci Miranda, tidak peduli betapa tampan dan seksinya pria itu. Sifatnya angkuh dan begitu superior. Ada lagi, pria itu sinting! Adrian berani menculik Miranda hanya untuk mengatakan kalimat yang tidak masuk akal—"Adik Anda merebut tunangan...

Conversations happen everywhere. A few words to pass the time or a detailed examination of views. But on trains they seem to be different. Speaking whilst in motion gives the whole discussion a momentum that often takes us into uncharted territory.

To be a woman is to be half the world’s population but, in many countries, unfortunately still now and for most of history, women were decidedly second class, normally no more than chattels and the bearers and nurturers of children. As society involved into a complex and overlapping system where education and equality begin to seek space things began to change. In this volume our authors describe and reveal how life actually felt for almost all women before the recent past.

Championing the everyday, ‘common’ reader, Woolf emphasises the importance of reading for curiosity and interest, as opposed to academic analysis. In a delightfully conversational tone and with personal flair, Woolf explores the works of classical and contemporary authors alike; from Chaucer and Austen to Defoe and Montaigne. Effortlessly blending biography, criticism and philosophy, these brilliantly written essays showcase Woolf’s passion for literature, and particularly its ability to shape life as we know it.

Published seven years after the first instalment, The Common Reader: Second Series explores the works of Thomas Hardy, Laurence Stern and George Eliot, elegantly dissecting the art of the biography and the very nature of reading itself. Again Woolf speaks from the perspective of the everyday reader, urging for an intuitive and curious approach to literature – one which allows for freedom and experimentation as opposed to academic rigour.

Inghilterra, inizio Ottocento. Violet, una diciassettenne bellissima ma insicura, è rimasta orfana da bambina e vive con la famiglia degli zii in un villaggio del Leicestershire. Maltrattata e vessata, non vede l’ora di diventare maggiorenne per andare a Londra e trovarsi un lavoro. Un giorno incontra Mihail, un ragazzo dai lunghi capelli e i modi scanzonati, che le dà aiuto in una situazione pericolosa e le dice di essere un artista circense. Tra i due nasce un’attrazione immediata che si trasforma in un legame profondo. Ma una serie di ostacoli si frappone tra loro, allontanandoli.

Step beyond the lamplight and into the gilded darkness of a vanished world. Ghost Stories from the Gilded Age is a classic ghost story anthology featuring eerie tales by female authors who defied convention—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and more. Narrated by an all-star ensemble of Audie, SOVAS, and One Voice award winners and nominees, this haunting audiobook collection blends Gothic elegance with supernatural unease.

Published in 1937 to commercial success, The Years is a powerful narrative that traces the fortunes of the Pargiter family from the 1880s through to the 1930s, capturing the shifting tides of English society as old traditions give way to modernity. Through Woolf's characteristically lyrical prose and sharp psychological insight, the ordinary rhythms of domestic life – births, deaths, reunions, quiet moments of longing – become heavy with meaning.

Published in 1919, Woolf's early novel unfolds in Edwardian London, where Katherine Hilbery, the granddaughter of a celebrated poet, navigates questions of marriage, independence and intellectual freedom. Her forthright acquaintance, Mary Datchet, a suffragist committed to political change, carries a contrasting vision of life and love, and her opinions throw Katherine's choices into sharp relief. While more traditional in form than Woolf's later works, Night and Day reveals her emerging mastery of psychological depth and subtle irony.

War witch Joan Matthews wants little more than to build a life with Leigh Phan. Their hometown is rebuilding under Joan's protection, but not everyone is happy with her solution to the most recent vampire crisis. Meanwhile, Leigh's bloodling powers lead to unforeseen consequences, and Joan is forced to honor a favor owed to a dangerous foe. Neither knows a greater threat lurks behind seemingly unrelated attacks across the land.

«Come possiamo combinare le parole vecchie in nuove sequenze, così che esse sopravvivano, che creino bellezza, che dicano la verità?» Era questo, per Virginia Woolf, «il problema» del linguaggio letterario. Problema alla cui soluzione si dedicò con la sua riflessione teorica e con la pratica narrativa, alla ricerca di una frase elastica e flessibile, una frase femminile.

Il romanzo, scritto da Virginia Woolf, narra la storia di un cocker spaniel di nome Flush. Questo cane apparteneva alla poetessa Elizabeth Barrett Browning e gran parte del romanzo è scritta dal punto di vista del cane stesso. La storia segue la vita di Flush dalla sua nascita, concentrandosi sul rapporto speciale tra l'animale e la sua padrona. Il romanzo è noto per la sua prospettiva unica, poiché ci offre un'introspezione nel mondo degli esseri umani dalla prospettiva di un cane. Inoltre, esplora temi come l'amore, la fedeltà e la connessione tra esseri umani e animali.

L'ultimo romanzo di George March è come sempre un successo, adorato dai lettori e dalla critica. Nessuno potrebbe essere più fiero della sua devota moglie, che si sente parte di tutti gli onori e i riconoscimenti: Mrs. March è infatti completamente dedicata al marito. La sua vita nell'Upper East Side segue una rigida routine fatta di dignità e totale controllo. Finché una mattina, mentre compra il pane nella consueta pasticceria, Mrs. March conversa con la commessa e per caso capisce che la protagonista del romanzo, una disgustosa e meschina prostituta, è ispirata a lei.

"La protagonista de esta novela está temporalmente internada en un psiquiátrico. De los múltiples ojos que la observan, durante ese tiempo medicalizado y suspendido entre cuatro paredes, los más filosos son los suyos. Mientras repasa su incapacidad para actuar relee de principio a fin Madame...