An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961—a powerful exploration of the legacy of…
Sue and Johnsy are two girlfriends who live together in New York City. When Johnsy becomes sick one winter, she makes up her mind to die when the last leaf falls from the ivy plant growing outside her…
Whether or not you've had time to write your own reviews, here's a chance to review your entire 2024 reading and post it under this title so that others can see what your reading year was like. Togeth…
A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves, Augustus is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures through their letters,…
For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordained future, a guarantee of security among enthusiastic comrades. That is, until she found herself cli…
This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of its tired ghost. The family -- which refuses to believe in him -- is in Wild…
The Sphinx Without A Secret is a short story which centres around two college friends, who, after not seeing each other in ten years, meet by chance in Paris.
Lara groeit op in een bruisend gezin van vijf kinderen. De jongste, het nakomertje, heet Wolf. Op zijn achttiende trekt hij de deur van zijn studentenkamer achter zich dicht om niets meer van zich te …
Dit is een verhaal over de zee. Over geheimzinnige zeewezens en woeste piraten. Over het Zwarte Huis van de Admiraal, waarvan ze zeggen dat er een monster woont. Over een grijze vuurtoren op een eiland…
