It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in the village. They're coming for gold. What they bring is trouble. Cal Hooper was a Chicago detective, till he moved to the West of Ireland looking for peace. He's found it, more or less - in his relationship with local woman Lena, and the bond he's formed with half-wild teenager Trey. So when two men turn up with a money-making scheme to find gold in the townland, Cal gets ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey. Because one of the men is no stranger- he's Trey's father. But Trey doesn't want protecting. What she wants is revenge.
It's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in an idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. At seventeen, they're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that Ellwood is in love with him, always has been. When Gaunt's German mother asks him to enlist in the British army to protect the family from anti-German attacks, he signs up immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. The front is horrific, of course, and though Gaunt tries to dissuade Ellwood from joining him on the battlefield, Ellwood soon rushes to join him. In the trenches, Ellwood and Gaunt find fleeting moments of solace in one another, but their friends are all dying, right in front of them, and at any moment they could be next. An epic tale of both the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir comes a brilliant, unforgettable, and heart-wrenching contemporary novel about family and forgiveness, love and loss, in a sweeping story that crosses generations and continents.Lahore, Pakistan. Then.Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their…
A haunting allegory of man's savagery against man and one of the most
essential books to come out of the Iraq War, or any war. -Elliot Ackerman,
National Book Award finalist for Dark at the Crossing Frankenstein in Baghdad
is a quietly ferocious thing, a dark, imaginative dissection of the cyclical
absurdity of violence. From the terrible aftermath of one of the most
destructive, unnecessary wars in modern history, Ahmed Saadawi has crafted a
novel that will be remembered. -Omar El Akkad, author of American War This
gripping, darkly humorous fable of post-invasion Baghdad is a profound
exploration of the terrible logic of violence and vengeance. -Phil Klay,
bestselling author and National Book Award winner for Redeployment An
extraordinary piece of work. With uncompromising focus, Ahmed Saadawi takes
you right to the wounded heart of war's absurd and tragic wreckage. It is a
devastating but essential read, one that I am sure I will return to again and
again. -Kevin Powers, bestselling author and National Book Award finalist for
The Yellow Birds Frankenstein in Baghdad courageously confronts the bizarre
events set in motion by the violence after the American occupation of Iraq. .
. . It's a painful and powerful story that goes beyond the limits of reality,
in an attempt to reach the essence of the cruelty of war. . . . [Saadawi's]
lively style is reminiscent of horror movies and detective stories, with
touches of black comedy. -Hassan Blasim, author of The Corpse Exhibition
Horrifically funny and allegorically resonant, Frankenstein in Baghdad
captures very well the mood of macabre violence that gripped Baghdad in 2005.
-Brian Van Reet, author of Spoils Weaving as seamlessly from parable to
realism as a needle weaves a tapestry, Frankenstein in Baghdad perfectly
captures the absurdity, mayhem, and tragedy of war. Mahmoud the hapless
journalist, Hadi the unwitting Dr. Frankenstein, and Elishva the mother are
all profoundly human and appealing, our guides to a rare glimpse of the human
beings on the receiving ends of our wars. Funny, bizarre, and captivating,
this is a must-read for all Americans who are curious to see the war at last
from an Iraqi point of view. -Helen Benedict, author of Wolf Season and Sand
Queen Ahmed Saadawi has divined a dark, rapturous metaphor within the
landscape of post-9/11 Iraq and, channeling Gabriel García Márquez, has
written a love song to the humanity that endures even amid the ruins of war.
-Lea Carpenter, author of Eleven Days A remarkable book from the heart of
terror, where violence dissolves the divide between reality and unreality.
-Thomas McGuane, author of Crow Fair and Cloudbursts A haunting allegory for
sectarian violence. -Alexandra Alter, The New York Times Matter-of-factly,
Saadawi sets out a reality-Baghdad in 2005-so gothic in its details . . .
that, when the novel makes a turn to the supernatural, it barely shocks. -The
New Yorker Expertly told . . . A significant addition to contemporary Arabic
fiction. -Judges' citation, International Prize for Arabic Fiction This
haunting novel brazenly confronts the violence visited upon [Iraq] by those
who did not call it home. A startling way to teach an old lesson: an eye for
an eye makes the whole world blind. -Kirkus Reviews A harrowing and affecting
look at the day-to-day life of war-torn Iraq. -Publishers Weekly Highly
recommended . . . An incisive look at local life in Baghdad in 2005. The
multiple narratives . . . intersect to form a complex whole. -Library Journal
Captures the chaos, absurdity, and inhumanity of the recent Iraq War, leaving
readers, like the characters, stunned. -Lit Hub There is no shortage of
wonderful, literate Frankenstein reimaginings . . . but few so viscerally mine
Shelley's story for its metaphoric riches. . . .
She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times. Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she'd yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa's world is shattered to the winds. Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey? Or will their experience challenge every ounce of strength they possess? From the overriding love of a mother for her child, the value of female friendship, and the ability to love again - against all odds, Elsa's incredible journey is a story of survival, hope and what we do for the ones we love.
Uznávaný přírodovědec a tvář populárních dokumentů BBC vypráví o svých prvních cestách do neznáma za neprostupnou panenskou divočinou. Po úspěšných výpravách do Afriky a Jižní Ameriky se David Attenborough se svým kameramanem Charlesem Lagusem na konci 50. let minulého století vydali na Madagaskar, Novou Guineu a do Tichomoří, kde natáčeli divoká zvířata a původní obyvatele s neznámými zvyky. Na ostrově Pentecost sledovali domorodé rituály, které daly vzniknout bungee jumpingu, a na Tonze se stali prvními Evropany, kteří byli svědky královského obřadu pití kavy. V australském Severním teritoriu objevovali prastaré skalní malby. Attenborough a Lagus obdivovali nádherné tvory, jako jsou rajky, chameleoni a sifaky, v jejich přirozeném prostředí. V této knize Attenborough vypráví svým okouzlujícím a vtipným stylem o mimořádných dobrodružstvích s pozoruhodnými lidmi a zvířaty. Sir David Attenborough má téměř sedmdesátiletou kariéru televizního publicisty a popularizátora přírody a jeho přelomové snímky zahrnují Život na Zemi a Modrou planetu. Je známý svou snahou o ochranu druhové pestrosti na Zemi a jeho knihy se prodaly po celém světě ve více než milionovém nákladu.
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