Titoli in Piccoli centri e rurale

Trouble is brewing in the small town of Trafalgar. Constable Smith nearly stumbles over a body, the victim of a murder. The deceased was a highly unpopular newcomer who had big plans for developing a luxury resort outside of town.

On a bleak Christmas morning, Sewa Tribal Police Officer Heather English patrols a desolate canyon on the Arizona reservation. Back in Kansas, her father, the sheriff of Benteen County, is lonely enough with no family around to go in to work at his office. On the way, Sheriff English calms a wild incident in a church parking lot. Then he hears of a death threat. The crèche, at the center of the town’s largest holiday yard display, has been desecrated, and its owner plans to kill the neighbors he suspects are responsible.

Sam Blackman is an angry man. A chief warrant officer in the criminal investigation detachment of the U.S. military, he lost a leg in Iraq and has been outspoken in his criticism of his medical treatment. Then, ex-marine and fellow amputee Tikima Robertson walks into his hospital room, hinting that she has an opportunity for Sam to use his investigative skills. But before she can return, Tikima is murdered.

My love for Luca Slater is not unrequited. It's just…not requited yet. Did I break into his house? Technically yes. And did I eavesdrop on that one tiny little conversation? Also yes. But I had good reasons! Unfortunately, Luca does not agree. So while I fell for him at first sight, his opinion of me is dismally low, and it’s about to get lower. Because as of today, I am officially working at his office…as the new janitor. Cleaning toilets isn’t sexy, and I am not cut out for sanitizer and scrub brushes. But I need this job—begged for this job, in fact—so I’m going to make the best of it.

Giulia, maestra di sostegno nella scuola elementare di Guggiano, si è molto affezionata a Fabio, un ragazzino con gravi problemi di integrazione, che in classe viene spesso preso di mira dal bullo Ascanio Lombardi - detto il Maiale - invidioso della sua timida amicizia con la compagna Valeria. Fabio vive con la sorella Valentina, la giovane madre gravemente malata e il padre Giuseppe, un uomo violento che ama i propri figli ma non riesce a essere un genitore affidabile.

En el crudo diciembre de 1905, Enrique Maldonado, propietario de las tierras del municipio salamantino de Boada y cacique local, aparece brutalmente apuñalado en las afueras del pueblo. Los vecinos son los principales sospechosos de haberle dado muerte y Unamuno, que escribió un artículo incendiario para denunciar las condiciones de vida de los campesinos boadenses, decide investigar el crimen con la ayuda de Manuel Rivera, abogado defensor de los detenidos, y Teresa Maragall, una misteriosa anarquista.

La vasta opera letteraria di Barrili, composta da numerose novelle e una cinquantina di romanzi, spesso accomunata a quella di Victor Cherbuliez, inizia nel 1865 e ottiene presto largo consenso grazie allo stile scorrevole, alla sua padronanza della lingua e l'abilità nell'intreccio narrativo. Di Anton Giulio Barrili scrittore di romanzi, Benedetto Croce ha elogiato lo "stile limpido e scorrevole, senza stento, senza disuguaglianze e insieme accurato e corretto", aggiungendo che "il difetto radicale, epperò gravissimo, del Barrili è che egli non prende serio interesse".

Da quando è partito poco più che ventenne da Pressi del Lago, Martti Corvara non ha combinato un granché. A distanza di vent'anni torna per fare chiarezza sul presunto suicidio del padre. Trova ad accoglierlo i tre amici con cui ha condiviso il bagliore della giovinezza, l'attimo fugace in cui si crede di poter cambiare la storia. Nel frattempo sono diventati politici e faccendieri, corrotti e corruttori, emuli del propri padri e a loro volta padri infelici. Sullo sfondo, una spaventosa crisi economica e la chimera di poterla cavalcare facendola sempre franca.

"Uno strano brusio mi fece svegliare di soprassalto. Era una notte fredda e la pioggia gialla oscurava la finestra. All'inizio pensai che fosse il vento. Ma mi stavo sbagliando. Proveniva da un punto imprecisato della casa. Era un mormorio di voci, di parole vicine." Non è rimasto nessuno ad Ainielle. Se ne sono andati gli uomini e le donne, i pastori e i contadini, i giovani, i vecchi, gli animali. Rimangono i serpenti, nascosti sotto le rovine delle case. E rimane Andrés.

I’ve never sought a savior, especially not a billionaire. But when a charming, single dad returns to my small town, memories stir of our shared past and our future feels increasingly intertwined. As the town's new Doctor, Hudson Hamilton is hard to ignore. Not only is he now in charge of my moms medical needs, but he is also best friends with my boss.

Eine Kleinstadt in Schweden, kurz vor dem Jahreswechsel: An einem eher grauen Tag finden sich sieben Fremde zu einer Wohnungsbesichtigung zusammen. Sie alle sind irgendwie unzufrieden, sie alle wollen irgendwie einen Neuanfang wagen – doch was dann passiert, hat niemand kommen sehen. Denn wegen der furchtbar dummen Idee eines völlig ungeübten Bankräubers werden auf einmal alle Beteiligten zu Geiseln. Auch wenn davon niemand überraschter ist als der Geiselnehmer selbst.

My favorite principle in landscaping and in life is balance. In any situation, that's my goal—to find that perfect balance. And I'm good at it too. That is until I met Cane. Now, nothing makes sense, and everything is off balance. I'm not sure what to make of this and how to make it work. I've never felt like this before, and I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing. All I know is I want to find a way.

I moved home to take care of my grandmother. Instead, I got caught up with the worst kind of people in town, and now, I'm the personal punching bag for a member of the mafia who has no intention of ever letting me go. He doesn't care about me. He cares about what he owns. I used to care about things like staying alive or trying to be a good man, but the longer this goes on, the harder it is to see a future different from this. I don't even have friends in this town.

In una scuola serale a nord di Milano, un giovane professore insegna italiano a una classe di immigrati di diverse nazionalità: magrebini, albanesi, sudamericani, perfino un quarantenne con tre figli e una laurea in ingegneria, conseguita in Iraq. Tra di loro ci sono Cesar e Apollinaire, padre e figlio sbarcati in Italia dalla Costa d’Avorio, Amin l’albanese, partito a bordo di un gommone e arrivato a Brindisi a nuoto, Rafkani e Mohammed, il più silenzioso degli alunni.

La Mare au Diable, roman champêtre de 1846, ouvre le cycle pastoral de George Sand. Inspirée par ses souvenirs d’enfance, l’autrice y célèbre la vie des champs, la simplicité des âmes et les mystères de la nature. Au bord d’une mare que la rumeur dit hantée, se jouent, dans le secret des campagnes, les choix du cœur et le poids des usages. Entre saisons qui passent et croyances tenaces, se dessine une France rurale faite de labeur, de dignité et d’espérance.

Trey liebt seine regeltreue Arbeit als Polizist der Hundestaffel. Doch er hat einen Fehler gemacht: Durch seine eigene Schuld wurde er im Einsatz verwundet und hat damit alles aufs Spiel gesetzt. Alles, was er jetzt will, ist gemeinsam mit seinem Schäferhund und ständigen treuen Begleiter King wieder in den Dienst zurückzukehren. Seine letzte Chance ist das "Healing Heroes"-Programm, das ihm helfen soll, wieder fit zu werden. Doch Trey fühlt sich nicht wie ein Held und in dem kleinen Ort in Chesapeake Bay völlig fehl am Platz.

For readers of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things, and Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl, Diane Smith’s warmhearted and award-winning epistolary novel about a spunky young woman who joins a makeshift field study in Yellowstone National Park at the end...

The wonderful new novel from Alex Brown, best-selling author of The Great Christmas Knit Off, perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley and Jill Mansell. April Wilson is wondering what to do next - her life has been turned upside down after the loss of her husband so she's hoping to piece herself together again with a visit to her elderly great aunt, Edith. Arriving in the rural idyll of Tindledale, she's dismayed to find Edith's cottage and the orchards surrounding it in a sorry state of disrepair.

Niko West is the most beautiful man I’ve ever laid eyes on: six feet, four inches of broody, chiseled Greek god in a firefighter suit. He’s also been my best friend since kindergarten. He always says the only solid thing in his life is our friendship. He’s Honey Mountain's favorite player and I’m what you’d call "a relationship girl". But when I find myself single for the first time since turning sixteen, I make Niko an offer he can’t refuse. Who better to show me what I’ve been missing?

Nell'arco di un quindicennio, dal 1943 al 1957, si snoda l'epopea picaresca di una comunità dell'appennino meridionale, composta da stravaganti figure di avventurieri e filosofi, di inventori e disoccupati, di politicanti e venditori ambulanti, sempre in bilico tra una Lucania magica e depressa e il desiderio di ricchezze. In sottofondo scorre la grande storia: dalle macerie del dopoguerra alle lotte agrarie, dalle battaglie politiche del 1948 alla stagione della ricostruzione che conduce agli anni del boom economico.