Pauline Moody Books

A Stephen King novel telling of unfair imprisonment and escape.

Beautiful Sorcha is the courageous young woman who risked all to save her family from a wicked curse and whose love shattered generations of hate and bridged two cultures. It is from her sacrifice that Sorcha's brothers were brought home to their ancestral fortress Sevenwaters, and her life has known much joy. But not all the brothers were able to fully escape the spell that transformed them into swans, and it is left to Sorcha's daughter Liadan to help fulfill the destiny of the Sevenwaters clan. Beloved child and dutiful daughter, Liadan embarks on a journey that shows her just how hard-won was the peace that she has known all her life. Liadan will need all of her courage to help save her family, for there are dark forces and ancient powers conspiring to destroy this family's peace--and their world. And she will need all of her strength to stand up to those she loves best, for in the finding of her own true love, Liadan's course may doom them all . . . or be their salvation.

Who could imagine…? In this brilliant collection of twenty-two stories, Stephen King takes readers down paths that only he could imagine…. A supermarket becomes the place where humanity makes its last stand against unholy destruction…a trip to the attic turns into a journey to hell…a woman driver finds a very scary shortcut to paradise…an idyllic lake harbors a bottomless evil…and a desert island is the scene of the most terrifying struggle for survival ever waged. Features the novella “The Mist”—Now a major motion picture

Huxley's story shows a futuristic World State where all emotion, love, art, and human individuality have been replaced by social stability. An ominous warning to the world's population, this literary classic is a must-read.

Les frères et sœurs Alice et Boone vivent dans la peur constante d'être empoisonnés par leur beau-père Simon. Lors des repas, ils communiquent par des signes secrets : le riz est sûr, car Simon ne l'a pas préparé, un clin d'œil pour le confirmer. Mais attention au poulet ! Ensuite, ils se retrouvent dans leur chambre d'enfants, attendant la mort, connaissant tous les poisons et leurs symptômes grâce à des ouvrages médicaux. S'agit-il d'idées farfelues de deux enfants imaginatifs ? La situation prend une tournure inquiétante lorsqu'un soir, leur mère entre en courant dans la chambre et murmure seulement deux mots : « Fuyez ! »

Includes 5 of King's short stories that were adapted for Hollywood films, with his personal commentary and introductions.

The conclusion of an epic adventure unfolds in the breathtaking world of the Sovereign Stone, crafted by bestselling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. This final installment weaves together themes of wonder, courage, magic, and ambition, bringing to a close the captivating saga that has enthralled readers.

Tizenegy éves Flip Mackenzie rövid életét máris tragédia árnyékolja be: egy szörnyű baleset következtében elveszítette édesapját és testvérét. Míg édesanyja egyre mélyebbre süllyed a gyászban, a magányos gyermek egyetlen társával, kutyájával sétálgat a tengerparton, a csillogó víztükröt bámulja, a felhőket kergeti és a régi szép időkről álmodik, amikor még mindannyian boldogok voltak. Ám egy hűvös júliusi délutánon találkozik egy titokzatos férfival, aki kedvességével melegséget varázsol a magányos kislány életébe. Édesanyja eleinte bizalmatlan a titokzatos idegennel szemben, ám ahogy a férfi varázsa lassan rá is hatni kezd, anya és lánya szinte észrevétlenül lép a gyógyulás útjára.

"A student obsessed with her English professor is accused of his murder, but cannot remember how her fingerprints could possibly have been found at the scene of the crime"--NoveList.

Struggling to hide her true nature, Sabella, a vampire who has sworn off of drinking human blood, must keep her identity safe from a private investigator who is determined to expose her for what she is despite being enthralled by her charms.

The Edgar Award-winning novel "A Conspiracy of Paper" marks a standout debut in 2000. In this suspenseful follow-up, David Liss transports readers to Amsterdam in 1659, a time of cultural and financial upheaval. The story unfolds in a world of trade, where schemers thrive and deception reigns. Miguel Lienzo, a once-envied trader in the Portuguese Jewish community, faces ruin after a sudden shift in the sugar markets. Now impoverished and reliant on his younger brother's charity, Miguel is desperate to reclaim his wealth and reputation. He partners with a seductive Dutchwoman who presents a daring opportunity: to corner the market on a new commodity—coffee. To succeed, Miguel must risk everything, navigating the chaotic markets, the greed of rivals, and a powerful enemy intent on his downfall. As he delves deeper, Miguel discovers that betrayal is rampant among Amsterdam's businessmen, with even friends harboring hidden agendas. With humor, imagination, and mystery, Liss paints a vivid picture of a world fraught with danger and longing, where traditional values clash with the demands of a burgeoning business landscape. This captivating tale will keep readers of historical suspense and coffee enthusiasts engaged long into the night.

Anthony Keating is a middle-aged property developer in Yorkshire in the mid-seventies. Having escaped London's hustle-bustle and survived a heart attack aged just thirty eight, he awaits the return of his lover Alison, who is trying to help her daughter incarcerated in a draconian Eastern bloc country. With debts spiralling out of control, Anthony realises that he and his friends are bound to the engine driving the society in which they live and that should it falter, so will they. The Ice Age is a portrait of a Britain of boom and bust, and greed - and uncannily predicts the Thatcher years.

'If I didn't spy, I'd be in the dark eternally. I live in a maze of unknowing - Maisie's maze - and I hate it. I need to be informed ...' The summer of 1967, at a decaying house in the heart of Suffolk: an artist is painting a portrait of thirteen-year-old Maisie and her elder sisters, beautiful Julia and bookish Finn. Maisie embarks on a portrait of her own: she begins an account of her family and of her village friend Daniel Nunn, a young man she idolises, whom she watches over the chasm of a class divide. But is Maisie's description of a summer idyll all it seems? This is the summer when the three sisters' lives will irrevocably, and terribly, change. features in a major retrospective. Daniel Nunn, haunted by the vanished England of his childhood, obsessed by the three sisters and newly determined to understand what happened that last summer, pursues the ghosts of his past.

Levensverhaal van een 17-jarig meisje uit Togo dat in Amerika asiel aanvraagt omdat ze na de dood van haar vader zal worden besneden en uitgehuwelijkt aan een oudere man met drie vrouwen.

In Het Lijk (The body/Stand by me) leren vier jongens de waarde van echte vriendschap kennen...Dit is het verhaal dat verteld wordt door een advocaat in de 249B East Thirty-fifth Street, een club waar verhalen verteld worden. Boven het haardvuur zit een steen, met de inscriptie: "It's the tale, not he who tells it." Deze steen is als het ware een metafoor voor de verhalenverteller. Hier wordt het verhaal The man who would not shake hands verteld, hier zijn de kamers eindeloos en de butler van het huis, Mr. Stevens (zonder twijfel een verwijzing naar Stephen), zegt dat er altijd meer verhalen zullen zijn, wat er ook gebeurt. Het kerstverhaal dat hier aan de orde is, gaat over een dokter in de jaren 1930, die een speciale ademhalingsmethode ontwikkelt om te voorkomen dat moeders zouden sterven tijdens de geboorte van hun kind. Sandra Stansfield, een alleenstaande hoogzwangere vrouw, is van plan de techniek van de dokter op te volgen en de dood te overwinnen.

Een eenzame jonge vrouw kijkt terug op de laatste anderhalf jaar van haar leven en analyseert haar relaties met diverse mensen.

Fleeing from a motorcycle gang, alienated, middle-aged Spanish Barrman escapes into a hidden cave and finds himself entombed in an underground labyrinth inhabited by the wondrous Skook.

Autobiografie van het Engelse medium, aangevuld met een aantal gesprekken met overledenen waarbij ze als medium optrad.