Ficción moderna y contemporanea

Liz Jensen és autora d?exitoses novel·les com The paper eater o Ark Baby (candidata a The Guardian Fiction Prize) i, més recentment, War Crimes for the Home. Actualment viu a Londres. ?Tothom deia que un dia o un altre tindria un gran accident, un accident que acabaria amb tots els altres. Potser un dia miraries amunt i veuries un nen caient del cel. Seria jo.?En Louis Drax té nou anys i és un nen problemàtic: brillant, precoç, mentider i amb una perillosa i pertorbadora propensió als accidents. El dia que cau des d?un precipici l?accident sembla gairebé predestinat. El noi sobreviu miraculosament, però la seva família s?ha esmicolat: el seu pare ha desaparegut, la seva mare està paralitzada pel xoc i el Louis està en un coma que sembla irreversible. Ell és l?únic que té la clau del misteri de la seva caiguda, i no es pot comunicar. O potser sí?Alternant els pensaments del nen en coma i l?enamorament que a poc a poc sorgeix entre la seva mare i el metge que lluita per intentar fer-lo tornar en sí, Liz Jensen construeix una original i llegidora novel·la sobre el dolor, la família i la infantesa. Trasbalsadora, punyent i commovedora, La novena vida de Louis Drax no deixarà ningú indiferent. "Una excel·lent novel·la de suspens: àcida, obscura i plena de misteri" Antony Minghella, director d´El pacient anglès

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Let me take you on a Journey to the Frozen world of my Dreams, in my Book “Frozen Dreamscapes”. These images will be a stepping stone for your imagination.I have collected these images over the years and sought inspiration from each and every one on them.These images are a refelection of my "thoughts", my "Dreams". These mages have helped inspire my Romance Novels through the years.Looking at each image and imagining my Characters in these places helped me set the scene for my Romance Novels. These images will take you to places that most of us can only dream about, myself included. That is one of the reasons that I have put together some of my favorite images to reach those who love the sonwy landscapes just as much as I do and so that you yourself can sit and dream up your own heros, your oun soulmates. Grab a Hot cup of Cocoa and pull up a seat by a warm Cozy Fire and enjoy the View.  In this Book of my "Frozen Dreamscapes". A collection of my Favorite Winter landscapes that not only give inspiration to my writing but also I find them to be a joy to look at.

A boy, a small-time YouTube preacher, and a squirrel walk into the SuperMart…All Billy wanted was to run away, to get out from under the iron fist of his mother’s tyranny. Now the store is in lockdown and everyone is after him. He never gets any respect!Sandy has been waiting her entire career for the chance to preach to a captive audience. And yes, it’s horrible that some poor child has been kidnapped, but also fortuitous: this is her chance to become a star.Rusty is a squirrel on a mission: to knock off the shipment of roasted, salted nuts that will put him on easy street. But someone tipped off the humans and they are doing everything they can to stop him, even locking all the doors of the store. It’s going to take all his cunning to pull off this heist and cement his place in squirrel thief history.Mitch Spooner, manager of the SuperMart, has a splitting headache, but that's the least of his problems. A kid is missing, but he can’t call the police, lest they discover just how much he’s been embezzling. He’s going to have to trust his witless employees to figure it out while he covers his tracks. Hopefully they can do something about the squirrel too.Nothing ever goes as planned, however, and no one trapped inside the Mega SuperMart will ever leave it the same. Some will be wounded metaphorically, others physically. Some will find love, others frustration. One might even find roasted, salted nuts. All will be dearly glad when they finally get out of the stupid store.

DE FONTS DIVERSESdetalls dels de connectardos nivells de confiança en quèla saviesacom aquell qui diu es va estendrela sospitadel silenci dens.PREMI "CADAQUÉS A ROSA LEVERONI" 200

Els set contes que formen aquest volum giren al voltant d?algunes qüestions cabdals d?una generació a cavall entre dos segles, de la mà d?un narrador que captiva en fer-ne l?esbós, sedueix en traçar-ne l?argument i convenç en signar-ne un final sorprenent

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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A thirty-something floral salesman searches for reasons to keep living. “Marigold is a hundred haikus of loneliness, pages torn from Baudelaire’s dream journal, the suicide note as high art. Forget your dime-a-dozen writers on the New York Times bestseller list; here is an authentic voice crying out from the American darkness.” —Kevin Maloney, author of Cult of Loretta “Beautiful, foul, and brief, this potent roman à clef more than earns its title. Grim, yet ultimately hopeful in its own twisted way. Weaver is one of my favorite writers working today, and his ear and rhythm are in full effect in Marigold.” —J David Osborne, author of Black Gum “Marigold is a no-bullshit portrait of 21st century American loneliness. It’s a small epic on the mysteries of alienation and self-doubt. Weaver is the poet-laureate of Midwestern absurdity with a heart a mile wide He is a writer with great powers of empathy and devastating sadness. . . a refreshingly honest revelation for these idiotic times we live in.” —Michael Bible, author of Sophia “If the ultimate goal of literature is to connect human beings, Marigold lives up to its highest standards.” —Benoit Lelièvre, Dead End Follies

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A fugitive from the law for over forty years, Coyote Viejo tells the story of his escape as a youngster from oppressive foster care on an Arizona chicken ranch and the success that followed as a competitive cross-country runner, culminating with college graduation and his dream job as a high school coach and teacher.  A star-crossed love affair brings him down and exposes the dark secrets of his childhood, taking him back to exorcise his demons and destroy his childhood tormentor.  An unexpected revelation prompts Coyote to speak.