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My Faults Part 2 — Affair is a fictional autobiography that explores the emotional and moral complexities of an affair between Deb, a teacher, and his former student, Piya. Set against the backdrop of societal judgment and internal turmoil, the novel delves into themes of love, obsession, guilt, and identity. As Deb reflects on his past through a diary, the story unfolds through courtroom trials, strained relationships, and emotional reckonings. The narrative challenges conventional ideas of morality and justice, exposing the fragility of human connections and the lasting impact of ...

When a used car salesman in Peru becomes king of a small European country called Bostria, life is never the same for the new monarch or his country. Some people are betting that King Edward doesn’t even show up to claim the job, and when he’s actually in the palace, he learns that his father was killed by an errant UFO and that the crown he should have is locked up without a key. Later, after failing to find a suitable queen, the king returns to his dusty Peruvian roots in search of true love. A novelette of 10,800 words.

Diary of Psycho: My Faults Part 1 – Friendship and Love is a fictional autobiography that explores the emotional and moral turmoil of Deb, a teacher entangled in a controversial relationship with his former student, Piya. Blending themes of love, betrayal, and societal judgment, the novel follows Deb's descent into crisis after being falsely accused of misconduct. As he battles internal guilt, addiction to emotional intimacy, and the strain of family responsibilities, the story delves into the fragility of reputation and the struggle between personal desires and ethical boundaries. ...

Fans of classic works such as Tea with Mussolini and Steel Magnolias will be sure to fall in love with Turn Into Stars. Marilyn Jackson’s life has not changed for almost twenty years; between caring for her parents and her dull, clerical job, there has never been time for herself. Every day, she feels frozen, looking out the window, watching the rest of the world. Her only escape comes at night when she becomes lost in the books that take her to faraway places filled with the possibility of adventure. However, Marilyn is always aware she must return from her colourful daydreams and face ...

Fifteen-year-old Savannah Jorja Dale is a sensitive poet searching for happiness. Savannah and her siblings, Montana and Phoenix, all named for the places their drug-addicted mom would like to visit, are being raised by their Mimi. When Mimi dies of cancer, their lives become uprooted and more chaotic. The three teens must move in with their eccentric great grandma, Granny Crackers, and pick trash to earn their keep. Granny Crackers runs a never- ending garage sale from the back lot of her house in a Midwestern, inner city neighborhood known as Paris Village. Savannah seeks answers to the ...

Das Jahr 2075: Die radikale Gleichheitsbewegung "Movement for Optical Justice" (MOVE) wendet sich gegen die ungleiche Verteilung von Schönheit. Attraktive Frauen genössen angeblich unverdiente Privilegien im Berufs- wie im Privatleben. Darum: "Schönheit ist ungerecht." Die Bewegung gewinnt immer mehr Einfluss. Stück für Stück verwandelt sich die Demokratie in eine Gleichheitsdiktatur. Es beginnt mit höheren Steuern und beruflichen Nachteilen für Schöne.

The novel is a fictional autobiography that explores the intricate layers of love, betrayal, and justice through the perspectives of its characters. Centered on Deb, a man caught in a turbulent emotional journey, the story delves into his troubled relationship with Piya, an ex-student with whom he shares a forbidden, complex bond that blurs the lines between mentorship and romantic desire. The narrative critically examines societal norms, family dynamics, and the consequences of emotional addiction, guilt, and unfulfilled longing. As Deb's reputation is shattered by a police investigation ...

Moussane: The River’s Daughter (A prequel to Blood for Pearls and Beyond—The Door of No Return) Before the transatlantic slave trade changed the course of history, a woman in West Africa saw it coming. Senegal, 1500. In a peaceful pre-colonial village along the Gambia River, Moussane lives in harmony with the land, the spirits, and her family. A mother, healer, and spiritual seer, she carries new life within her—but also carries a heavy burden: visions of a distant island drenched in blood and sorrow. Its name is Gorée. As her ten-year-old son plays among the millet fields, Moussane ...

«Sonámbulos al desnudo» es un programa radial dirigido por el periodista Fermán Ocazionez, quien, acompañado por un psiquiatra, decide explorar el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo o TOC, como usualmente se le conoce. Desde el capítulo inicial, “Ocho vidas, un problema”, hasta una conclusión devastadora, el lector puede hallar, en «Al aire», remolinos de la mente y su complejidad en medio de la vida familiar y profesional de los personajes.

Raine's voice, a gift that opened doors to a world of fame and fortune, ironically made her a target. In the cutthroat, image-obsessed world of the music industry, where dreams are bought and sold, Kek, a man with a chillingly magnetic presence and an iron grip on power, saw her as nothing more than a commodity, a means to an end. He recognized the raw talent, the potential for superstardom, but not the human being behind the voice. Let It Raine delves into the insidious nature of coercive control, revealing how manipulation and psychological abuse can be just as damaging as physical ...

A young, boring, drugstore manager meets a girl for dinner who turns out to be a stripper. He tries to entertain her with things he saw on Google the night before including Sicilian mummies. His sister entices him into becoming a high-fashion model at one show. He hates modeling. He overcomes his boring nature by going to work for a non-profit dedicated to the arts. Over his life, he changes from the unsure drugstore manager to one of the most successful people in South Florida.

Isabella Pasternack is a food person. She revels in the beauty of a perfectly cooked egg, she daydreams about her first meal at Chez Panisse, and every inch of her tiny apartment teems with cookbooks, from Prune to Cooking by Hand to Roast Chicken and Other Stories. What Isabella is not, unfortunately, is a gainfully employed person. In the wake of a disastrous live-streamed soufflé demonstration, Isabella is summarily fired from her job at a digital food magazine and must quickly find a way to keep herself in buckwheat and anchovy paste.

The Emperor of Gladness follows a wayward young man in New England who, out of sheer chance, becomes the caretaker for an 82-year-old widow living with dementia. Hallmarks of Vuong's writing - formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness - are on full display in this masterful story of friendship and how much we’re willing to risk to possess one of life’s most treasured mercies: a second chance.

Caravan of Nightmares and Other Short Stories is my second collection of short stories. As with my first collection, Her Demonic Angel, there is no specific theme, but most stories are dark. Stories in this collection are: Caravan of Nightmares; Wonky Trolley; Friends and Neighbours; Barry and Jack; The Writing Group; Inappropriate Adult; The Faraway Park; Gone Fishing; Instafamous; Fairy Tales and Nightmares; Beneath the Sand; Fakes; Sins of the Son; and Sitting Ducks.

After suffering her first big heartbreak two years earlier, Penelope Lin has built a quiet life with no romantic entanglements. She spends her days cataloging a museum's vast collection of Qing Dynasty bound-foot shoes and in the comfortable company of close friends. One day, she happens to meet Hoang, who confesses to releasing mice from the cancer research lab where he works. Hoang's openness catches Penelope off guard; from then on, she finds her carefully constructed life slowly start to unravel.

Maggie Flynn isn’t your typical 1960s mum. She’s a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5, stalking London’s streets in myriad disguises. Widowed and balancing her clandestine career with raising a Beatles-mad teenage daughter, Maggie finds comfort and purpose in her profession – providing a connection to her late husband, whose own covert past only surfaced after his death. But Maggie’s world spins out of control when a chance encounter with a mysterious Russian agent triggers a chilling revelation: he knew her husband.

During an unrelenting monsoon, these three people and several others—a worldly old sports agent and his promising client, a personal assistant returning from a short holiday spent with a secret lover, a young hoodlum from New York wanted by the police, and a family of four making their way to San Diego to enjoy the fantastic beaches there—must do their best to survive the elements, and each other.

In this first volume subtitled ‘The Stories of Jacob', Mann begins with a meditative prelude named “Descent into Hell”, which contextualises the story against a variety of historical, mythological, and historical contexts, before moving on to the story of Joseph's father Jacob. The following chapters follow Jacob as we learn of him stealing his brother's birthright, before fleeing to his uncle Laban and his later marriages to Rachel and Leah.

Miner's son David Powlett-Jones returns from the carnage of the Western Front in 1918, shell-shocked and bitterly hardened by the violence of war. He begins life again as a master at a remote Devon school, controlling the destiny of boys barely his junior. As the years pass David becomes a teacher of rare talent, begins to find peace, and is able to adjust to the changes which are overwhelming society. But soon he will have to face up to the prospect of another terrible war...

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil, has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a moral tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are The Body Snatcher" which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and Olalla" a tale of vampirism and The Beast Within which features a beautiful woman at its center.