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Marie Powell is sixteen when her father marries her to the poet John Milton in payment of a debt. They move to a pretty garden-house in London, but she struggles to adjust to her new life.

Infamous for the murder of Maria Iribarne, the artist Juan Pablo Castel is now writing a detailed account of his relationship with the victim from his prison cell: obsessed from the first moment he

"En réalité, sur certains points, Claire Marie me fait penser à ces canards qui ont l'air de glisser sur l'eau mais leurs pattes remuent sous la surface à toute allure.

Somewhere off the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, NY is the town of "Waterfield" and in it is Waterfield High School, attended by, among others: Ro-Anne Sommers, crowned Little M

From the acclaimed author of The Hole and The Factory, a thrilling and mysterious novel that explores fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan.

“Compelling . . . Gritty in its historical detail . . .

A masterfully crafted story of a talented American-born classical guitarist who develops into a renowned jazz musician, yet whose life tumbles into despair that can only be changed through Christ&#

For the first time in English, a glittering novella about stardom from "one of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century" (Judith Thurman, The New Yorker).

A new translation of Giorgio Bassani's award-winning collection of novellas, which inspired his masterpiece The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.

Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his "old-fashioned" father, becoming a hybrid: a modern, experimental bio

L’ouvrage Treize nouvelles vaudou explore l’imaginaire dans ses mystérieux labyrinthes. Une manière propre à l’écrivain Victor de sillonner le vaudou avec humour, force et passion.

A funny and frank superhero story set in the world of Othergirl.

"Je propose une vie à vendre. À utiliser à votre guise. Homme, 27 ans. Confidentialité garantie.

In 1831, an unknown, horrifying and deadly disease from Asia swept across Continental Europe, killing millions in its path and throwing the medical profession into confusion.

Written in the style of Thomas Paine, this 'little red book' challenges modern patriotism-and calls for a return to the ideals on which American democracy was founded.