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A Private Sorcery: A Novel
by Lisa GornickA psychiatrist falls into a dangerous double life and his family must step up to save him in this “first-rate novel” by the author of Tinderbox (Colum McCann). Saul Dubinsky has been arrested for trying to steal drugs from a hospital pharmacy. No one is sure how this shy, sensitive, and dedicated doctor fell from grace. There was a patient who had attempted suicide—but the roots of this downward spiral may go back far further, and now his loved ones are trying to figure out what went wrong. Saul’s emotionally remote wife, Rena, must confront the failures of their marriage—and in the process, face her shame over her own past. Saul’s father, who long ago gave up his own psychiatric practice, blames himself for his son’s breakdown, and finds himself tormented by memories of a troubled patient—and his complicity in his family’s long-simmering problems. As Rena and Leonard each grapple with the impact of Saul’s arrest, they are drawn closer together—and a delicate transformation begins to occur in each of them—in a profound novel in which “none of the characters is flawless, even those we most love; they can be self-absorbed, lustful, weak, or afraid of intimacy, both spiritual and physical. Yet they are human in all their complexity, and they are beautifully rendered” (Library Journal). “Gornick’s beautifully constructed novel is an expert balance of humor and pathos that will leave readers anxious for her next work.” —Booklist “A wonderfully honest book, deeply felt, with characters carved from the true stuff of what we are. A first-rate novel, all the more surprising since it is Gornick’s debut.” —Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré
by John Le CarréAn archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time. <p><p>The never-before-seen correspondence of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists, actors and public figures. This collection is a treasure trove, revealing the late author's humor, generosity, and wit—a side of him many readers have not previously seen.
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré
by John le CarréAn archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time.The never-before-seen correspondence of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists, actors, and public figures. This collection is a treasure trove, revealing the late author's humour, generosity, and wit—a side of him many readers have not previously seen.
A Private Venus
by Howard Curtis Giorgio Scerbanenco"A noir writer richly deserving rediscovery."--Publishers WeeklyThe book that gave birth to Italian noir . . .Milan, 1966: When Dr. Duca Lamberti is released from prison, he's lost his medical license and his options are few. But thanks to an old connection, he lands a job, although it's a tricky one: guarding the alcoholic son of a plastics millionaire. But Lamberti soon discovers that the young man has a terrible secret, rooted in the mysterious death of a beautiful woman on the gritty side of town. The fast cars, high fashion, and chic nightclubs of glitzy and swinging Milan conceal a dirty reality . . . This is no dolce vita.A Private Venus marks the beginning of Italian noir: Giorgio Scerbanenco pioneered a new type of novel that trained its gaze on the crime and desperation that roiled under prosperous Italian society in the 1960s. And at the heart of this book is Duca Lamberti, an unforgettable protagonist: obsessive, world-weary, unconventional in his methods, and trying hard not to make another fatal mistake.From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Private View
by Anita BrooknerBrookner explores the complications that arise when one solitary man comes up against a woman who seems determined to invade his solitude. George Bland is an aging bachelor whose existence has been virtually a mirror image of his name--up until now. For into George's life walks Katy Gibb, young, abrasively self-assured, who incites in George the most alarming feelings.
A Private View: An Inspector Appleby Mystery (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries)
by Michael InnesFrom a British Golden Age author “in a class by himself among detective story writers,” Sir John Appleby solves an art world crime (The Times Literary Supplement).When Sir John Appleby is persuaded by Lady Appleby to attend an art exhibit, he believes he is only appeasing his wife, a sculptress herself, and quite the art collector, too. But when Appleby learns the show is a memorial exhibition for recently murdered artist Gavin Limbert, his interest is piqued, to say the least. Especially when Limbert’s latest masterpiece is stolen from the gallery right under his nose. But this is no matter for Scotland Yard’s most brilliant inspector. Once Appleby puts his clever mind to the case, he’ll follow every twist and turn in this mystery until he uncovers the astonishing truth.Praise for Michael Innes and the Inspector Appleby series“Wickedly witty.” —Daily Mail“As farfetched and literary as Sayers.” —The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction
A Private War: Marie Colvin and Other Tales of Heroes, Scoundrels, and Renegades
by Marie BrennerNow a major motion picture starring Rosamund Pike, Stanley Tucci, and Jamie Dornan, A Private War is the story of legendary war correspondent Marie Colvin, who died in 2012 while covering the Syrian civil war.In February 2012, Marie Colvin crossed into Syria on the back of a motorcycle. A veteran war correspondent known for her fearlessness, outspokenness, and signature eye patch, she was defying a government decree preventing journalists from entering the country. Accompanied by photographer Paul Conroy, she was determined to report on the Syrian civil war, adding to a long list of conflicts she had covered, including those in Egypt, Chechnya, Kosovo, and Libya. She had witnessed grenade attacks, saved more than one thousand women and children in an East Timor war zone when she refused to stop reporting until they were evacuated, and even interviewed Muammar Qaddafi. But she had no idea that the story she was looking for in Syria would be her last, culminating in the explosion of an improvised device that sent shock waves across the world. In A Private War, Marie Brenner brilliantly chronicles the last days and hours of Colvin’s life, moment by moment, to share the story of a remarkable life lived on the front lines. This collection also includes Brenner’s classic encounters with Donald Trump, Roy Cohn, Malala Yousafzai, Richard Jewell, and others.
A Private Wilderness: The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson
by Sigurd F. OlsonThe personal diaries of one of America&’s best-loved naturalists, revealing his difficult and inspiring path to finding his voice and becoming a writer Few writers are as renowned for their eloquence about the natural world, its power and fragility, as Sigurd F. Olson (1899–1982). Before he could give expression to The Singing Wilderness, however, he had to find his own voice. It is this struggle, the painstaking and often simply painful process of becoming the writer and conservationist now familiar to us, that Olson documented in the journal entries gathered here. Written mostly during the years from 1930 to 1941, Olson&’s journals describe the dreams and frustrations of an aspiring writer honing his skills, pursuing recognition, and facing doubt while following the academic career that allowed him to live and work even as it consumed so much of his time. But even as he speaks with immediacy and intensity about the conditions of his apprenticeship, Olson can be seen developing the singular way of observing and depicting the natural world that would bring him fame—and also, more significantly, alert others to the urgent need to understand and protect that world. Author of Olson&’s definitive biography, editor David Backes brings a deep knowledge of the writer to these journals, providing critical context, commentary, and insights along the way.When Olson wrote, in the spring of 1941, &“What I am afraid of now is that the world will blow up just as I am getting it organized to suit me,&” he could hardly have known how right he would prove to be. It is propitious that at our present moment, when the world seems once more balanced on the precipice, we have the words of Sigurd F. Olson to remind us of what matters—and of the hard work and the wonder that such a reckoning requires.
A Prize Beyond Jewels (The Devilish D'Angelos #2)
by Carole MortimerSecond in the trilogy of sexy Italian brothers whose saintly names hide sinful desires. From an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author.Risking it all?World-renowned gallery owner Rafe D’Angelo has firm boundaries for his romantic conquests and is notorious for leaving ladies wanting more. Which is why it’s such a shock to wake and find—for the first time ever—the sheets beside him cold . . . Nina Palitov’s only act of defiance against a life lived under her father’s oppressive control was to spend an exquisite night with Rafe. But Nina should have known that this D’Angelo relishes a challenge. His pursuit of her provokes a passion she’s never experienced before, but with her family’s deepest secret at risk, it’s essential she doesn’t become Rafe’s latest prize!
A Prize For Princes
by Rex StoutIt is the face that captivates Richard Stetton, a wealthy young American, when he rescues Aline from a Balkan convent about to be sacked by marauding Turks.
A Problem Princess (Lords of the Armory #6)
by Anna HarringtonA princess is drawn into forbidden love in this steamy, danger-filled Regency romance from award-winning author Anna Harrington that fans of Sarah MacLean, Elizabeth Hoyt, and Bridgerton won't want to miss!General Clayton Elliott, Home Office Undersecretary and new viscount, gets suspicious when London is too quiet. Everyone says that the anarchist group he's been fighting died along with its leader, but his instincts say just the opposite.Then he meets Her Serene Highness Princess Cordelia of Monrovia. Resigned to doing her duty for her country, she is in London to make a match with a royal duke—and as a royal princess, she has no say in which duke she'll marry. But when she is shockingly attacked at a party, Clayton becomes her bodyguard. Is there a connection between the evil group Scepter and whoever apparently wants the princess dead? The longer Clayton and Cordelia spend evading her enemies and pursuing their individual missions, the more they realize they can depend only on each other…Praise for Anna Harrington's historical romances:"Steamy, sweet, luscious. My favorite kind of historical!"—GRACE BURROWES, New York Times bestselling author, for Dukes Are Forever "Sparkling… Readers won't want to put this one down."—Publishers Weekly for A Remarkable Rogue"[A] wonderful work of Regency romantic suspense with a strong, smart heroine and plenty of steam."—Booklist for A Relentless Rake"Great banter…the premise, its rich grounding in history and the palpable suspense…really set An Extraordinary Lord apart."—BookPage for An Extraordinary Lord
A Problematic Paradox
by Eliot SappingfieldGuardians of the Galaxy meets The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in this wild, warm-hearted, and hilarious sci-fi debut about a brainy young girl who is recruited for a very special boarding school. <P><P> Nikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with classmates and exasperated teachers: she prefers dabbling in experimental chemistry to fitting in. But when her life is axially inverted by a gang of extraterrestrials who kidnap her dad and attempt to recruit her into their service, she discovers he's been keeping a world of secrets from her--including the school for geniuses where she's sent for refuge, a place where classes like Practical Quantum Mechanics are the norm and where students use wormholes to commute to class. For Nikola, the hard part isn't school, it's making friends, especially when the student body isn't (entirely) human. <P><P> But the most puzzling paradox of all is Nikola herself, who has certain abilities that no one understands--abilities that put her whole school in greater danger than she could have imagined.* <P><P> "A glorious cacophony of wildly inventive gadgets, gags, and action." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A Procession Of One
by Evelyn HoodEllen and Mirren are mill girls who earn extra money by working in a fish and chip shop several evenings a week. Mirren is engaged to Donald who has gone to America and will send for her when he is settled. However, when he does so, she is unable to leave as her mother is sick and dying. By the time her responsibilities have ended, Donald has found another...Robbie, Mirren's brother, is getting involved with politics and often brings home a friend, Joe, usually following a fight when they need patching up. Mirren is dead against the political meetings but, after several failed dates with other men, she realises she is rather attracted to Joe.
A Procession Of One
by Evelyn HoodEllen and Mirren are mill girls who earn extra money by working in a fish and chip shop several evenings a week. Mirren is engaged to Donald who has gone to America and will send for her when he is settled. However, when he does so, she is unable to leave as her mother is sick and dying. By the time her responsibilities have ended, Donald has found another...Robbie, Mirren's brother, is getting involved with politics and often brings home a friend, Joe, usually following a fight when they need patching up. Mirren is dead against the political meetings but, after several failed dates with other men, she realises she is rather attracted to Joe.
A Procura de uma Duquesa (As Damas da Aristocracia #3)
by Linda Rae SandeUm jovem pretendente de olho em um amor proibido... E uma antiga rixa que ameaça separá-los. Envolvido em um romance secreto com a deslumbrante Lady Amelia, Philip, Conde de Crawford, está determinado a conquistá-la e pedi-la em casamento... Mas se o pomposo irmão dela, Alfred, ficar sabendo, ele teme que a antiga rixa universitária destrua a chance desse amor. Michael não é um estranho com relação a um coração partido -- e ele está decidido a não deixar seu filho Philip passar pela mesma dor. Mas a missão do viúvo recluso de salvar o namoro deles o coloca frente a frente com um amor há muito perdido -- a Duquesa Helena, mãe de Lady Amelia. Será que eles conseguirão reacender sua chama depois de três décadas separados? E será que Helena vai aprovar o pretendente secreto de sua filha? Enquanto isso, a irmã de Philip, Violet, elabora um plano para unir as duas famílias. Ela chama a atenção do filho de Helena, Alfred -- mas o que começa como um namoro falso rapidamente se torna real demais. Será que ela está disposta a sacrificar o futuro por seu irmão e melhor amigo? Ou será que essas duas famílias estão fadadas a permanecerem separadas? Belamente escrito como um romance vitoriano brilhante que encanta seu coração com temas como um romance proibido e uma segunda chance no amor, A Procura de uma Duquesa transporta você para o mundo encantador da sociedade aristocrática do século XIX, com detalhes históricos autênticos e personagens inesquecíveis...
A Prodigal Child: A Novel
by David StoreyA novel about family and class restrictions by the Man Booker Prize-winning author of This Sporting Life and Saville With 2 rooms downstairs and 3 upstairs, the house at Spinney Moor Road is a real step-up for the Morley family. Arthur Morley is a farmer who frequently comes home drunk, and who often competes with his prudish, penny-pinching wife, Sarah, for the love of their boys, Alan and Bryan. It is Bryan, the younger son, who begins to want more out of life. He yearns for something better and finds it when he goes to live with the childless Fay Corrigan at her posh home in town during the week, while attending a prep school that she pays for. But Bryan soon feels a growing chasm between his new life and the world he left behind. And his mounting jealous-erotic obsession with the much-older Fay leads to actions--and consequences--that will reverberate for years to come. Beginning in the 1930s and concluding with the onset of World War II, A Prodigal Child is a novel about adolescent yearning, familial devotion, and the stifling conventions of class.
A Product of the System (Out for Self Series #1)
by Ms Michel Moore”I didn’t learn how to be a beast; I was born one!”Birthed behind the walls of the state penitentiary, newborn Dwayne Latham was cursed with a strong urge for heroin and a certified addict as a mother. As the incarcerated woman gave up all parental rights, the infant lay in a state-issued crib for weeks, being weaned off the strong package of dope that flowed through his tiny body. Growing up in multiple foster homes, Dwayne soon learned to do any and everything needed to survive. He had no filter and no regrets; just a pure evil mentality that, as a grown man, he unleashes on the entire world.
A Professional Engagement (The Wedding Planners)
by Darcy MaguireMarriage neither of them expected!Tara Andrews loves working with her mom and sister, planning weddings and proposals-for other people. But she has no intention of ever getting married herself! Until she meets sexy Sydney millionaire Patrick Keene. It's clear he's the one man who could-possibly-change her mind. If only he wasn't the one man she can never have....Australian author Darcy Maguire flies you across the globe to the glamorous, cosmopolitan city of Sydney and into sassy Tara Andrews's life. It's true that all her clients are happily engaged to be married-but for once a professional engagement leads her straight to Mr. Right....
A Professional Marriage
by Jessica SteeleShe was the perfect assistant...Chesnie Cosgrove is overjoyed when she lands the job of senior secretary to handsome tycoon Joel Davenport. Joel may be demanding to work for, but it's the long line of women trying to date him that's driving Chesnie mad!...and convenient wife?The tables are turned when Joel discovers Chesnie is casually dating his arch rival. The best way to deal with this "little problem," he decides, is to announce his own engagement-to Chesnie! But is his proposal strictly professionaL.or more personal?
A Profiler's Case for Seduction (Vengeance in Texas #4)
by Carla Cassidy"You need to trust me."Dora Martin had escaped her past, been given a second chance. She wasn't going to waste it. A good education, a job she loved-all she had to do was stay on the straight and narrow. That meant no more disastrous relationships. No more men, period. Not even the oh-so-appealing Mark Flynn.FBI Agent Mark Flynn is in Vengeance, Texas, to help solve three brutal murders. Dora Martin was a source of information, that's all. Instead, he couldn't stop thinking about her. But the gentle, gray-eyed beauty is hiding a secret that might solve the murders-or get her killed. He won't let that happen. For his case-and his heart-he will protect her....
A Prologue to Love
by Taylor CaldwellHer father led her to glittering success--but no one taught her how to love. This family saga centers on a wealthy but lonely woman whose fear of poverty and hostility toward the world brings unhappiness to those whose lives she touches.
A Prologue to Love: A Novel
by Taylor CaldwellThe story of a Boston heiress who wishes for nothing—except happiness—by a New York Times–bestselling author who &“never falters when it comes to storytelling&” (Publishers Weekly). Caroline Ames is rich beyond imagining. But after a childhood with a cold, rejecting father, she is irrationally terrified of poverty, seething with hostility, and incapable of giving or receiving love. Those who cross her path tend to find themselves at the very least suffering, if not thoroughly broken.A Prologue to Love introduces three generations of the Ames family during the Gilded Age and the early twentieth century—painting a compassionate portrait of a difficult woman, those who have hurt her, and those she has hurt. It is a vivid, profoundly moving novel that explores the damage that everyday evil can do—and what it takes to overcome it.
A Prom to Remember
by Sandy HallLove it or hate it, you'll never forget it. In this heart-warming novel, Swoon Reads star, Sandy Hall, explores a classic high school celebration, capturing every relatable and hilarious teen milestone along the way.Cora: Dating Perfect Boyfriend Jamie. Has NO IDEA how to break up with him... Paisley: Anti-prom. Somehow nominated her anxiety-ridden best friend for prom king...Henry: Hates social situations. Invited to prom by the most popular girl in school. SEND HELP!Otis: Half of one of the cutest couples in his class. Not quite ready for a post-prom hotel room... Lizzie: Shy. Excited to go to prom. With a boy. Whose name she doesn't know. Cameron: Loner. Over high school. Just wants to meet the mysterious girl who's been leaving him notes... Jacinta: Unnamed Nerd Girl #3. Determined to become the star of her own life, starting with prom...A Prom to Remember, from Sandy Hall (author of A Little Something Different), is a funny and cinematic look at the biggest dance of every high schooler's life.Praise for Sandy Hall:“Romance with a twist.” —Booklist on A Little Something Different"It’s one of the best romances I’ve ever read." —Here's to Happy Endings on Been Here All Along“An authentic teen voice with plenty of charm.” —School Library Journal on Signs Point to Yes
A Promessa: Mudarias a tua palavra para salvar a tua vida?
by L. M. AffrossmanEla estava morta. Ela quase podia garanti-lo porque ela não sentia nada. A sua cara estava arranhada e dilacerada, e as suas mãos e pés tinham inchado devido ao frio e aos cortes e há falta de comida, mas ela não conseguia senti-los. Continue! A neve cobria os seus joelhos. Neve verdadeira. Não branca, mas azul. Devia tê-la congelado, mas ela não o sentia. Não olhe para trás. Não ouvia os outros. Provavelmente também estariam mortos. À distância, ela ouvia os soldados invadindo a mata, os seus cães ladravam excitados pela perseguição, e, provavelmente ela estaria viva pois o seu coração começou a palpitar. Mas ela não o sentia. Minutos antes ela tinha estado a correr, ofegante e aterrorizada, dispersando-se como os outros, coelhos assustados pressentindo o agricultor. Mas agora ela simplesmente andava, porque ela estava sem fôlego e ela não sabia onde estava nem para aonde ia. Apenas sabia que ela tinha de continuar. Continue. E ela paralisou ao ouvir o som agudo de um tiro disparado por uma arma de fogo, olhou à sua volta tentando avaliar a sua trajetória. Teria sido disparada à sua retaguarda ou defronte? Qualquer que fosse a direção que ela olhasse, as árvores esqueléticas acenava os mesmos dedos esqueléticos nesse sentido. E um terrível pensamento percorreu a sua mente. E se ela estivesse indo ao encontro dos soldados em vez de fugir? Ela girou. Em todas as direções havia pegadas. Seriam dela? Houve outro disparo. Perto mas ainda assim estranhamente evasivo. Para onde deveria ir? Se ao menos Piotr estivesse aqui. Ele saberia o que fazer. Ela assentiu vagamente para si mesma. E nesse momento um pensamento assolou a sua mente. Seria algo que ela teria feito. Algo terrível. Mas, não. Ela não conseguia pensar nisso naquele momento. Pelo menos não naquele ambiente confuso e naquela neve fria, branca e azul. Não. Ela queria que ele estivesse ali com ela. Queria que ele segurasse-lhe a mão, e lhe dissesse
A Promise Between Friends
by Carol Rivers1953: Pretty, ambitious, 19-year-old Ruby Payne and her lifelong friend Kath Rigler are eager to enjoy their post-war independence. Moving away from home to a flat the East End of London is a chance to break free for them both: Kath from her abusive family and Ruby to escape the unhappy memories of her brother's suicide two years before.Ruby finds work immediately at a fashionable new dog grooming parlour close to the city. Even though animals aren't really Ruby's thing, she has high hopes of changing her fortunes. Kath isn't quite so lucky and has to make do with her tough factory job, leaning more and more on Ruby for emotional support. But then Ruby meets handsome, charming Nick Brandon - and ignores the warnings from those around her that he is trouble. Ruby wants a glamorous life - but it will come at a high cost for her and Kath. 'Brings the East End to life - family loyalties, warring characters and broken dreams. Superb' Elizabeth Gill 'Surely one of the best saga writers of her time' Rosie Clarke 'A gripping page turner' Leah Fleming