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It’s 1989, and college freshman Michael Greco is ready to leave his dreary small town—and the grief of his father’s death—behind. He has everything he needs for a great year: a starting spot on the football team, new friends, and a promising flirtation with a beautiful grad student. But just as Greco settles in to campus life, his uncle shows up demanding that he take care of his father’s unfinished business with a powerful Chicago gangster.

Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block...

Just when Daisy thought she had canal life understood, Theo, her primary go-to for all of her boating questions has left Wildflower Lock, not to mention the budding romance that has been steadily growing. Not one to sit and wallow, Daisy takes matters into her own hands. Who said long-distance relationships can’t work? With the help of trusted friend Yvonne, Daisy takes the September Rose on a round trip to surprise her new boyfriend. The best thing about a home on the water? You can go anywhere!

Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor farming family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors. A husband and two children do not deter her from searching for love and independence.

After his father’s retirement, Elia Montalto took over organized crime in King’s Trace, Maine. His pragmatic nature makes him popular and allows him to strike alliances with government officials, which keeps prying eyes off his business. But even a town as small as theirs is not without risk or envy, and Elia has only ever really wanted one thing: Senator Harrison’s daughter.

Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is idling in the unexpected sunshine when Christy makes his first entrance into Faha, bringing secrets he needs to atone for. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. As the people of Faha anticipate the endlessly procrastinated advent of the electricity, and Noel navigates his own coming-of-age and his fallings in and out of love, Christy's past gradually comes to light, casting a new glow on a small world.

A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor farmer, the effect of which is episodic loss of social inhibition. Mayor Alice, Father Wilmer, Pastor Liz, the Bunsens and Krebsbachs, formerly taciturn elders, burst into political rants, inappropriate confessions, and rhapsodic proclamations, while their teenagers watch in amazement. Meanwhile, a wealthy outsider is buying up farmland for a Keep America Truckin' motorway and amusement park.

Il romanzo narra la storia di una famiglia di pescatori che vive e lavora ad Aci Trezza, un piccolo paese siciliano nei pressi di Catania...

L'architetto Fabbretto non ha mai progettato né costruito nulla, ma si è creato una carriera nella politica locale come amministratore del comune di Pordenone. Proprio nella veste di assessore alle politiche sociali viene avvicinato da due volontari dell'associazione Vitaviva per avviare un progetto all'avanguardia per il riciclo dei rifiuti, affidato all'ex detenuto Achille Orante, detto Lama per la sua pericolosità.

Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestseller about a mysterious store than can sell you whatever you desire—but not without exacting a terrible price in return. The town of Castle Rock, Maine has seen its fair share of oddities over the years, but nothing...

После бури – заключительная часть трилогии о жителях двух соперничающих хоккейных городов, которой предшествуют книги "Медвежий угол" и "Мы против вас". Прошло два года после событий, о которых все стремятся забыть, чтобы двигаться дальше. Мая Андерсон и Беньи Ович возвращаются домой и воссоединяются с близкими друзьями. Они чувствуют в Бьорнстаде атмосферу оптимизма и целеустремленности, воплощением которой стал построенный на берегу озера впечатляющий ледовый дворец.

Un anziano "cachichinero"* svela a un amico speciale la visione della vita di un intero popolo, fatta di leggende, frutta sacra, speranze e premonizioni. Attraverso i vissuti di tre personaggi, tratteggia il sapore del Messico, che invade l'anima come la nostalgia della terra natia quando richiama il passato.

La "magia del Natale" può sorprendere e manifestarsi anche con un vecchio presepe di una piccola chiesa di provincia.

Vincitore del premio internazionale "Egi Volterrani". Il romanzo si svolge nel 1922, nella bassa padana, e segue una linea narrativa semplice: l'uccisione della bellissima e scandalosa figlia del signorotto locale. Colpevole è il fattore, mosso da invidia sessuale e sociale (quindi, si tratta a tutti gli effetti di un femminicidio ante litteram), ma dell'assassinio viene incolpato lo "scemo del villaggio”. Ragagnin dà voce alla nebbia, al fiume, al ponte, al cadavere della ragazza, a una ghiandaia, a una blatta.

Il romanzo è l'ultima opera pubblicata quando Pavese era ancora in vita. Ampiamente autobiografico il racconto si snoda tra presente e passato, nelle colline della sua giovinezza. La cornice musicale è di Charlie Parker, Cool Blues.

"Vita di Nullo" è il romanzo della provincia italiana, una ballata intensa cantata da eroi troppo grandi per le piazze in cui abitano. Il palcoscenico è un bar che ha la sacralità di una chiesa e un sacerdote indiscusso, Nullo, che regna su un popolo di rivoluzionari, come Belaghega l'inventore di parole, Patecia il collezionista di tristezze e Scandul, barrelliere per mestiere e pescatore per vocazione. Da quando Nullo è sparito nessuno più sorride al bar, perché lui era l'anima dell'intero paese.

Das Knistern zwischen Ria und Drew Martin hatte ihre Ehe immer zusammengehalten – bis es plötzlich erlosch. Die alleinerziehende Hotelmanagerin Ria ist ratlos, als eine ihrer Töchter im Teenageralter in einen Teufelskreis gerät. In ihrer Panik bittet sie ihren entfremdeten Ex-Mann um Unterstützung, aber sie ist nicht auf den Mann vorbereitet, zu dem er geworden ist – oder auf die unbewältigten Emotionen, die noch immer zwischen ihnen bestehen.

Nach Jahrzehnten wird der legendäre Wettbewerb um den originellsten handgefertigten Gartenzwerg wiederbelebt - sehr zur Freude der Bastelfans des Dorfes. Doch dann verschwinden einige der kleinen Figuren plötzlich spurlos und tauchen neben der Leiche einer jungen Frau wieder auf. Die Bloggerin wollte angeblich nur über den Wettbewerb berichten. Doch bald stellt sich heraus, dass die Tote einem dreißig Jahre alten Geheimnis auf der Spur war. Bea und Sven sehen sich mit einem Cold Case konfrontiert - und einem Täter, der alles zu verlieren hat.

I've finally escaped the everyday hell I've dealt with since I was a child. Moving to the small Colorado town of Raven Creek to build a new life felt like the best idea at the time. One of peace, calm nights, and good friends. But when I introduce the hot-as-sin cowboy as my fake boyfriend for one night, everything shifts. The question is, is it for better or worse?

I was matched once. An Alpha who promised me forever, who made me believe in all those things they say about true mates. And then I lost him. After that, I stopped dreaming. Stopped hoping. I told myself some bonds only come once in a lifetime… and mine was already gone. So when a surprise inheritance drags me from city life to a ranch in the middle of nowhere, I plan to keep things simple. Sign the papers. Sell the land. Drive away and forget this place ever existed. Then I meet them. Cash. Walker. Ridge. Three Alphas with stubborn streaks, patient smiles, and that maddening cowboy charm.