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Born "on-ground" in a time near forgotten, O is the last of a dying breed in a post-sun era. Now the world lives underground in a state of virtual darkness. Family, light and personal choice are things of the past and Child Development Units, The Network and The Prime Objective are the new norm. With resources dangerously depleted by a lapse of the sun's energy, humanity is fragile and increasingly dependent on technology to survive. Meanwhile all power lies with a handful of global directors wielded through the UN who regulate every aspect of society with impersonal precision. With a new baby on the way and a blossoming love, O finally finds something to live for on this frigid dead world, until a trusted colleague is assassinated for trying to restore the sun. O finds himself on the run for the truth and life as he once knew it, yet something else is lurking that he never conceived.

Newton is a film critic with an inconsequential existence witnessing the imaginations of others but never paying any mind to his own. That is until the enigmatic film director, Cristian Dartage, walks into his life with all of his insanity and his absolute quenching thirst for life and for feeling. Cristian teaches him to live his life wilfully, and without excuse or apology. He shows him what truly being alive really means. Cristian has been struggling to write the love story for his latest movie and asks Newton to help him. Little does Newton realise what this involves though. He is taken to an empty studio lot and to his amazement witnesses a real love story unfolding, but Newton can't understand what or who the love interest, Ava, is. Is she an apparition or is she the living product of Cristian's own imagination, as Cristian believes?

When you know your life is soon to end, where would you go? How would you spend your time? Perhaps on a beach in the Caribbean, or at the heights of the Swiss Alps. Soundtrack for the Dead takes you to Trieste, an obscure Italian City, to follow the protagonist to his death. Faced with the finality of a terminal cancer diagnosis, the dying speaker journeys from the cloying shores of New York to Trieste, previous home of the seminal writer James Joyce and current home to an excellent coffee, to confront his pending end.Filled with dripping irony and commentary on the woes of modernity, Soundtrack for the Dead is a sober narrative of life, loss and meaning, a meaning sometimes found in pack of medication or in a good cup of coffee and a chat with a friend from above. Reed's prose is blunt and seething, inviting you to consider mortality and the fear that follows.

"...and then came a cave type exit; an exit from this world and an entrance to another world"In Adventure of BlossomBliss, we meet a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl, Emella Gem, and her best friend, Laura Roll. Emella starts hearing a strange voice in her head asking for her help. When she confides to her best friend Laura about the voice she is amazed to learn that Laura has heard the same plea for help.When the voice asks Emella and Laura to find a map, a strange and wonderful adventure starts to emerge.

In this astonishing memoir, Susanna Elliot-Newth relives an unimaginable childhood, often stranger than fiction. Trapped in an acutely abusive family home under the watch of a mentally disordered mother and docile father, Susanna's existence is one of sheer survival. From a very tender age, Susanna is exposed to domestic slavery that includes shovelling snow and handwashing the family's laundry with insults for reward. Bent on destroying her daughter's sense of self-worth, Susanna recalls her mother's successful sabotage of cherished relationships and time-cured career plans for her own perverse satisfaction. While Looking Back Without Anger is a powerful story of the human will to survive, it also serves as an important history of a world before current advances in mental health studies; the utter devastation undiagnosed mental disorders can wreak on innocent lives and the criminal potential it unleashes in communities.

The evening wasn't a starry night, as it ought to be in May. Instead, the sky was blanketed with a thin cloud and an incessant drizzle, dampening any joy that lingering guests harboured from the lawn party that day.... but not, of course, for the usual diehards, who would never let a wee drizzle and a chilly breeze stop any jollity, except.... something did.... leaving the residents of this quiet town, seven thousand feet above the sea, unravelling the mystery of a perplexing death.

A terrible comet storm, Ragnarök, is being tracked by NASA and should pass the galaxy undisturbed. Nonetheless, in a cataclysmic turn of events foretold by Norse mythology, the storm forcefully hits our planet, re-ordering the cosmos as the sun is drawn out of orbit and leaving Earth in consumable darkness.Unbeknownst to a team of scientists assembled by the US Government, they have a crucial role to play in the regeneration of light and the survival of their fellow species. The thirteenth crystal skull that combines the collective consciousness of the gods' worlds must be found, and as experts in their field, Deena and Dan must complete their mission.In a race against time as darkness empowers the evil entities, faith and courage will be tested and mysterious ancestral forces challenge every conceivable grip on reality. Whether the scientists can restore light on Earth remains a colossal challenge, and whether they'll be any survivors left poses an even greater one.

Sharon Raid, an attractive woman in her forties, falls hopelessly in love with a young salesgirl, Adele Cerny, in the departments of Bloomingdale's in New York in the 1950s.The problem is that she is in the midst of a divorce from her husband, with custody of their six-year-old daughter Charlotte at stake.So she has to stay away from Adele for several weeks at first.Will they succeed in reconnecting?If so, how will they live their relationship afterwards?In this novel, the author's aim was to write a magnificent love story between two women, both romantic and full of adventures.

Nader Rahimi's 'The Scarlet Stone and other Selected Poems' is the first ever translation of Siavash Kasrai's poetry. A seminal figure in Persian literature, Kasrai's epic poetry toils with the turbulent political landscape of Iran. The Scarlett Stone is complex in how Kasrai confronts the failure of his own communist ideology and expands this on a broader scale, after having witnessed the events following the upending of the Shah regime in 1979, which led to the rise of the current Islamic regime. Rahimi's translation includes a complete translation of 'The Scarlett Stone', ten other poems such as 'Wish', and finally, a partially selected translation of 'Arash the Archer'. In translating Kasrai's lyrical yet searing poetry, Rahimi opens up a world of rich language, allegory, and most importantly, hope, previously unexplored by the English speaker.

Rukash Brakruma is a member of the Krumact, a race of people who make their home in the trees of the jungle and wield magic that no one else can. Few leave their jungle, but Rukash travels far and wide. He journeys to the kingdom of Oridar, where the king has called a tournament to determine the next Karraria Sur'mant, the greatest warrior in the land.When a mysterious fighter enters the tournament, he seems impossible to kill. As Rukash realizes the origin of the warrior's abilities, he knows the whole world is at risk.King Gallian enlists the daughter of a nobleman to assist him in using the mysterious fighter as a weapon against his enemies. But Rukash knows only the Krumact can destroy the fighter without causing the deaths of millions.

In this captivating contemporary account, Susan and Fred Brems offer insightful perspective into a little-known enclave of Northeast Brazil in the state of Ceará. Through a series of letters penned over the 17 months they spent in the back country during 1989 and 1990, they describe their work and life, Susan as a researcher on fertility and health among rural women and Fred as a high-school teacher and mentor.The intimate and anecdotal letters shine a comprehensive light on the socioeconomic and political landscape of Brazil in the early 1990s; the everyday lives and struggles of the people who lived and worked there; and the Brems couple's own experiences as residents of such a community. The stark differences between Northeast Brazilian and American cultures are illustrated with deference, humor and more than a touch of self-reflection, a read both fascinating and educational.

Words With Trees offers a collection of poems dealing with contemplations and softer feelings of the everyday ruminator, bringing to our consciousness the interaction of nature, artistic creations and loved ones with our very soul.The poetry sings of the identity of the people and land from which it belongs and unleashes a myriad of emotions onto the page. With a focal sense of vulnerability, Words With Trees seems to give words to the lover, the griever, and the naturalist, connecting them with various existential questions and spiritual musings.To find some sense of our being within the world, or lack thereof, read these poems to discover what Riley Harris believes may be hidden and articulated out of the silence.

Mahuroos Shafeeq's poetry collection delves into the profound theme of love and letting go. The book intricately weaves through the four stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and ultimately, acceptance.Shafeeq's verses navigate the complexities of human emotions, offering a poignant exploration of each stage. As the journey unfolds, the poetry not only captures the essence of heartache but also guides readers through the transformative process of moving on and self-discovery.

Dian has lived many lives. But she cannot remember them all.She has lived them alongside Lusifer, Storm and Sus, who deliberately keep her from remembering them.They are her friends, and lovers, and they need her to keep collecting and saying the formulas that will fix the world. The distraction of a memory could be the difference between heaven and hell.Only when they have all been said can everything be at peace once more.But the forces of evil are against them, and time may be eternal, but it is not on their side.

Though World War Two is raging, for the geisha of the Hirata house, life is quiet and focused. Ayana, known as Hanako the geisha, the most famous in Kyoto, has little to contend with besides her duties as a lady of the house with ritual and charm, and the attentions of Taichi Imamura, a soldier bent on becoming her patron. When a letter arrives from an old friend, hinting at atrocities being committed in Manchuria, Ayana determines to leave the safety of the Hirata house to locate her.What she finds is far worse than she could have expected: a network of 'comfort camps' where women are abducted and held for the pleasure of soldiers. War cannot stay away from the Hirata house for long, and when it finds them, the geishas there have a choice: fall in line, or fight for what they believe in, even against their own country.