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  Concerning My Daughter - A Novel

  Kim Hye-jin

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  When a widowed, aging mother allows Green, her thirty-something daughter, to move into her apartment, all she wants for her is a stable and quiet existence like her own. Ideally, a steady income and a good husband. 
   
   
   
  But when Green turns up with her long-term girlfriend in tow, her mother is enraged and unwilling to welcome their relationship into her home. Her daughter's definition of family is not one she can accept. Green's involvement in a campus protest against unfair dismissals of gay colleagues throws her into deeper shambles. 
   
   
   
  Meanwhile, the nursing home where she works insists that she lower her standard of care for Jen, an elderly dementia patient who traveled the world as a successful diplomat, chose not to have children, and has no family. Outraged, Green's mother begins to reconsider the unfair consequences of choosing one's own path. 
   
   
   
  With bracing honesty, Kim Hye-jin taps into the complexities of mother-daughter dynamics while unearthing the mechanisms of violence that target LGBTQ communities in traditional societies. Elegantly translated from the Korean by Jamie Chang, Concerning My Daughter shines a light on all facets of familial love and conflict.

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  Twice Told Tales

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name.Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that town. Hawthorne entered Bowdoin College in 1821 and graduated in 1825. He published his first work in 1828, the novel Fanshawe; he later tried to suppress it, feeling it was not equal to the standard of his later work.[He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The following year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children.

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  Unsuspecting Trouble

  Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

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  When Father Time is depending on you to save his butt, you don’t ask questions. 
  Thankfully Paris Beaufont has had her questions answered. 
  She finally knows who she is. 
  More importantly, she knows what happened to her parents and who is after her. 
  But that’s only the beginning… 
  To save Papa Creola, her parents and pretty much love itself, that’s going to take a lot of work. 
  And Paris will have to enlist the help of experts, like kings, giants and Mother Nature. 
  Thankfully, she has some contacts that can hook her up. 
  Can Paris save Father Time and all those she loves?

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  Ashes

  Leane Winger

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  They said it was haunted. 
  As Thea settles into her new home on the shore of the sea, she soon learns that there is a reason the old house was abandoned for so long. Strange, haunting cries return every nightfall, leading Thea and her friends to a bewildering discovery. What is ancient dragon treasure doing here, so far from the great mountains where the dragons live, and how is it connected to Sylica’s strange, unpredictable magic? 
  Thea doesn’t have any answers, but as Sylica’s uncontrollable magic surges grow worse, Thea decides to set out on the dangerous journey to return the treasure to the place it belongs—the home of the Dragons.

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  The Unnameable - A horror story...

  H P Lovecraft

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  Howard Phillips Lovecraft is among the greatest American masters of fantasy and the supernatural.  
   
  Born in 1890, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, his health was uncertain from childhood and he led a sheltered early life. His semi-invalidism enabled him to read omnivorously, and as a shy imaginative child he began to invent what would in his adult life become a whole macabre fantastic world of his own, peopled by creatures out of his own weird imagination.  
   
  As an adult he was retiring, almost a recluse. Tall, thin and pale, but with bright alert eyes, he was much given to wandering his native city in the dark hours of the night, and he became a devoted student of its antiquities.  
   
  Although he began to write early he had nothing published until he was in his twenties. He set many of his stories around the imaginary town of Arkham, and invented an entire mythology of his own, its core being the demoniac cult of Cthulhu, based on the lore or legend that the world was at one time inhabited by another race who, in practising black magic, lost their foothold or were expelled, yet live on outside, ever ready to take possession of this earth again. 
   
  Since his early death in 1937 his stories have continued to attract attention and praise from an ever-growing audience.

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  Raging Waters

  Tolu Ekwe, Kingsley Ekwe

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  Raging Waters is a compelling novel that delves into the complexities of marital infidelity within a relationship that began with the best of intentions. The authors reveal how understanding the root causes of betrayal can help rebuild trust and strengthen relationships. While infidelity is the core focus, the story also touches on the importance of mentoring adult children and the profound impact of role modeling within the family dynamic. 
  Set against the backdrop of a contemporary African family setting, Raging Waters delivers a universally relevant message, offering powerful insights for families worldwide. This captivating novel provides an emotional exploration of love, betrayal, personal growth, and family values, making it a must-read for anyone navigating the challenges of modern relationships.

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