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Lady Susan Vernon, middle-aged and recently widowed, has retained her looks and appealing vivacity. She makes use of her bereavement and her loss of wealth by imposing herself on the hospitality of relatives, and by amusing herself in flirtation with the various men who fall under her spell. Lady Susan has a daughter, Frederica, who is bashful and innocent—in stark contrast to her unfeeling and manipulative mother. Her mother is anxious to marry Frederica off to a spouse of appropriate wealth and social standing, and also, perhaps, to capture a new mate for herself.

Two girls emerge from a convent in order to marry and assume their places in post-Revolutionary French society. Louise is ruled by passion, Renée by pragmatism, and the intimate details of their trials and triumphs are revealed through their correspondence. Letters of Two Brides follows two strong women across the years as they navigate love, friendship, faith, and the conflicting expectations for women in society.

A non-everyday story book framed by friendly emails.

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read. In this volume our talented authors bring us a plethora of narratives that centre themselves on how vital a few lines are to characters navigating through the twists and turns of a story.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN meets THE VEGETARIAN in this chilly and chilling epistolary novel of four characters locked in a frightening cycle of vengeance and comeuppance. Mira is a desperate young woman, hired by a wealthy single mother to tutor her lonesome son, Yuchan. But Mira is not who...

רומן המכתבים הידוע של עמוס עוז מנסה לפענח את פרשת נישואיהם האומללים של אילנה ואלכס, ואת פשר התכחשותו לבנם המשותף. היא נישאה מחדש וגרה בירושלים, אלכס גר בשיקאגו, ואחרי שנים של נתק ביניהם אילנה כותבת לו - ופותחת בכך סודות ישנים, עלבונות ושקרים. לתכתובת הענפה - עשרות מכתבים ומברקים - מצטרפות דמויות נוספות: בנם בועז, בעלה השני של אילנה, אחותה רחל ועורך דינו של אלכס, כל אחד כותב בסגנונו הייחודי ומוסיף עוד נדבך לדרמה המהפנטת הזאת.

Il y a Hugo, qui écrit une lettre au père Noël pour son petit garçon. Puis il y a Pauline, la bénévole de Postes Canada, qui lui répond. D'une lettre à l'autre, une relation singulière se développe entre ces deux êtres complexes, parfois niaiseux, souvent fragiles, mais très attachants.

The year is 2040 and an envoy of the North American Union finds himself a fugitive in the Southeast Asian nation of Tinhau. Lucas Lehrer is tasked with travelling from the North American Union to the island-nation of Tinhau to extend the offer of political partnership. When negotiations break...

Veteran authors Everett and Kincaid present an uproarious send-up of one of America's most controversial American icons. "[A]n outrageously funny satire of race relations and racism, US history, contemporary sexual mores and behavior, academia, and the publishing industry . . . It could become a...

رسائل سالي مكبرايد إلى صديقتها جودي آبي وعدوها اللدود وآخرين! في الجزء الثاني من رواية "صاحب الظل الطويل" تقبل سالي بإدارة ميتم جون غرير بعد إلحاح من جودي. تتولى...

ദ്രൗപദി ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന് അയയ്ക്കുന്ന...

Ci sono momenti nella vita in cui si sente il bisogno di prendersi una pausa e ripercorrere con calma, senza le continue incombenze quotidiane, le tappe della nostra esistenza. Un viaggio che, anche nei momenti difficili e bui, ci ha portato a provare un sentimento di riconoscenza e gratitudine verso chi ha condiviso con noi il cammino, le prove, le epifanie. Così Chiara, alla soglia dei sessant’anni, approfittando dell’improvviso silenzio che avvolge la sua casa in collina, decide di scrivere tre lettere.