Literary Fiction

Miner's son David Powlett-Jones returns from the carnage of the Western Front in 1918, shell-shocked and bitterly hardened by the violence of war. He begins life again as a master at a remote Devon school, controlling the destiny of boys barely his junior. As the years pass David becomes a teacher of rare talent, begins to find peace, and is able to adjust to the changes which are overwhelming society. But soon he will have to face up to the prospect of another terrible war...

A scathing social critique which skilfully explores class, corruption and moral decay, Bleak House is centred around a long-running legal case – Jarndyce v. Jarndyce – and its devastating consequences on the people involved. From financial ruin to relentless personal suffering, the case has wreaked havoc on the lives of generations, having dragged on for decades.

Centuries ago, the holy river Saraswati flowed through what is now Punjab. Many dismiss this as myth, but when Satnam arrives in his ancestral village for his grandmother's funeral, he finds water in the dried-up well behind her house. The discovery sets in motion a contentious scheme to unearth the lost river as an act of Hindu nationalist pride.

Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model.

Sad Tiger is built on the facts of a series of devastating events. Neige Sinno was seven years old when her stepfather started sexually abusing her. At nineteen, she decided to break the silence that is so common in all cultures around sexual violence. This led to a public trial and prison for her stepfather, and Sinno started a new life in Mexico.

Maggie Flynn isn’t your typical 1960s mum. She’s a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5, stalking London’s streets in myriad disguises. Widowed and balancing her clandestine career with raising a Beatles-mad teenage daughter, Maggie finds comfort and purpose in her profession – providing a connection to her late husband, whose own covert past only surfaced after his death. But Maggie’s world spins out of control when a chance encounter with a mysterious Russian agent triggers a chilling revelation: he knew her husband.

小学生のとき、担任の先生と町の外からやって来た男が駆け落ちしたのを忘れられない主婦。東京でバツイチ子持ちの恋人との関係に寂しさを覚える看護師。認知症の義母に夫とのセックスレスの悩みを打ち明ける管理栄養士。

The Call of the Wild by Jack London is not just a book—it's an invitation to dive into the savage heart of nature, where survival isn't a choice, but a law. "The wilderness has rules, and it’s wise to learn them if you want to survive."In this electrifying tale, you'll meet Buck, a domesticated dog whose quiet life in sunny California is shattered when he’s stolen from the comforts of home and thrust into the icy, brutal wilderness of the Klondike during the Gold Rush. What happens next will leave you breathless. This is no ordinary adventure.

"The Signal-Man" is a first-person horror/mystery story by Charles Dickens, first published as part of the Mugby Junction collection in the 1866 Christmas edition of All the Year Round. The railway signal-man of the title tells the narrator of an apparition that has been haunting him. Each spectral appearance precedes a tragic event on the railway on which the signalman works. The signalman's work is at a signal-box in a deep cutting near a tunnel entrance on a lonely stretch of the railway line, and he controls the movements of passing trains.

Nigeriana di nascita e americana di adozione, Chiamaka si porta appresso da sempre il nomignolo di Latteburro: è ricca, è bellissima, di mestiere viaggia comodamente da un posto all'altro ascoltando reportage leggeri sulla vita quotidiana nei luoghi del mondo. Ma che stia riferendo di un rave party a Budapest, delle rovine antiche e dei gabinetti moderni di Gede, o dei ristoranti rustici e un po' razzisti di Skopje, l'obiettivo della sua ricerca rimane altrove: un essere umano che la conosca fino in fondo e per sempre.

前職の人間関係や職場環境に疲れ果て退職した茉子は、親戚の伸吾が社長を務める小さな製菓会社「吉成製菓」に転職する。父の跡を継いで社長に就任した頼りない伸吾、誰よりも業務を知っているのに訳あってパートとして働く亀田さん。

“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.” Step into the dazzling, deceptive world of the 1920s—a world bathed in champagne, jazz, and whispered secrets. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald invites us to peer beyond the shimmering curtain of the American Dream, exposing the illusions that lie at its glittering heart. This is not just a love story. It is a haunting elegy for a generation intoxicated by wealth, ambition, and the desperate need to reinvent oneself.

It’s the west of Scotland in the 1950s. New houses are going up. Factories are opening. But Dunky Logan, a 15-year-old brought up in a tenement flat in working-class Kilcaddie, is ditching school to be a labourer on a local farm. Dead set on becoming a hard case, he wants to work shoulder to shoulder with so-called real men.

Billy Budd, a handsome sailor working on a British naval ship in the eighteenth century, is falsely accused of mutiny against the ship’s captain by the master-at-arms, John Claggart. Billy, who unfortunately obtains a speech impediment, is overcome by the accusation and unable to verbally defend himself against Claggart’s unfounded hate for him. Instead, he lashes out at Claggart, much to his own demise. An instant classic once published, Billy Budd is a tragic tale that has been adapted into film, plays and even an opera. This audiobook edition is narrated by the talented Christopher Ragland.

Camí de sirga és un quadre de Brueghel on cada personatge pogués parlar. El llibre comença amb l’enderrocament de la casa número 20 de la baixada de la Ferradura, que desencadena la fi de la vila vella de Mequinensa. Però aquesta explicació simple es trenca de seguida. ¿Com mor un poble? Més que erigir mitologies de circumstància, Moncada fa sonar l’orquestra de destins dels que hi vivien.

少年院入所時の知能検査でIQ161以上を記録した町田博史。戸籍すら持たぬ数奇な境遇の中、他人を顧みず、己の頭脳だけを頼りに生きてきた。そして、収容された少年たちと決行した脱走事件の結末は、予想だにしなかった日々を彼にもたらすこととなる――。

大ベストセラー「みをつくし料理帖」シリーズの著者が、初めて現代の家族を舞台にした珠玉の短編集。

Step into the shadowy alleys of Victorian London, where fog clings to the cobblestones and secrets are buried beneath polished appearances. In this timeless gothic novella, Robert Louis Stevenson unearths the terrifying duality of human nature — a tale as gripping today as it was upon its first publication in 1886.

Stephen Dedalus is a boy on the edge of transformation—questioning his strict Irish Catholic upbringing, the confines of his family, and the weight of tradition. As he comes of age, his inner world brims with restless ambition and a desire to escape conformity through the power of art. In this bold, lyrical, and deeply introspective novel, James Joyce traces Stephen’s journey from obedient child to fiercely independent thinker, exploring the messy, passionate formation of an artist's identity in a world that demands obedience.

The queen bee of the fictional village of Riseholme, Mrs. Emmeline ‘Lucia’ Lucas is a snobbish yet oddly charming woman who prides herself on being the cultural and intellectual leader of her community. She dabbles in art, plants Shakespeare-themed flower arrangements in her garden and uses fake Italian phrases to maintain her social standing. Trouble brews when some new arrivals to town – including the glamorous opera singer Olga Bracely and the eccentric spiritualist Daisy Quantock – begin to challenge Lucia’s hold over Riseholme.

本当に「あの日」に戻ることができたなら。そんな切実な思いが叶えられる――それが鎌倉一条神社。

Il romanzo di Isabel Allende racconta la storia di Maya Vidal, un'adolescente che cade nel circuito dell'alcol e della droga a Las Vegas. In fuga da spacciatori e agenti dell'FBI, Maya approda nell'arcipelago di Chiloé, nel Sud del Cile. In queste isole remote, Maya impara a conoscersi e a scoprire verità nascoste sulla sua terra d'origine, trovando infine l'amore. Il romanzo alterna il racconto della difficile storia precedente di Maya, fatta di marginalità e degrado, con la sua rinascita in un'atmosfera di vita semplice e valori solidi.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil, has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a moral tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are The Body Snatcher" which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and Olalla" a tale of vampirism and The Beast Within which features a beautiful woman at its center.

From national bestselling author Meg Mitchell Moore comes a sparkling new novel following a young woman entwined in the opulent lives of her neighbors on Block Island, set against a backdrop of scandal, secrets, and a not-so-subtle love triangle, perfect for readers of The Wedding People and Pineapple Street.

Peru, 1714. A centuries-old bridge suddenly snaps, sending five travelers plunging to their deaths. Brother Juniper, a devout and curious monk, sets out to answer a haunting question: Why these five? In seeking meaning in tragedy, he unearths the hidden stories of the victims—their passions, regrets, and quiet moments of grace. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a profound meditation on love, destiny, and the invisible threads that bind us.