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  Paths Intertwined

  Parvati Anil

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  Paths Intertwined is a heartwarming and delicate collection of short stories that explore the many facets of human connections — friendships, family ties, fleeting encounters, and unexpected relationships. Told through the innocent yet perceptive eyes of a thirteen-year-old, these stories reveal how closeness, rivalries, relationships, and chance meetings leave lasting marks on our hearts and shape who we are. 
  Some friendships are filled with imagination and wonder, offering refuge in a world that can often feel unfair. Others are strained by jealousy, class differences, and rivalry, sometimes leading to moments of cruelty or revenge, but always teaching lessons about understanding and forgiveness. 
  Through diverse characters and situations, this collection of short stories shows how our lives, though seemingly separate, are intricately connected in subtle and powerful ways. With moments of joy, sorrow, conflict, and reconciliation, these stories invite readers to reflect on the invisible threads that shape who we are and how we navigate life’s journey together. This collection is a celebration of connections, reminding us that no matter where life leads, we are never truly alone.

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  The Criminalogists Club - From...

  E W Hornung

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  Ernest William Hornung was born in Middlesbrough, England on 7th June 1866, the third son and youngest of eight children.   
  Although spending most of his life in England and France he spent two years in Australia from 1884 and that experience was to colour and influence much of his written works. 
  His most famous character A. J. Raffles, ‘the gentleman thief’, was published first in Cassell's Magazine during 1898 and was to make him famous across the world as the new century dawned.  
  Hornung also wrote several stage plays and was a gifted poet. 
  Spending time with the troops in WWI he published Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front during 1919, a detailed account of his time there.  This was especially close to his heart as his son, and only child, was killed at the Second Battle of Ypres on 6th July 1915.   
  Ernest William Hornung died in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the south of France on 22nd March 1921.

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  The Man with Many Names - Stories

  Georgi Gospodinov

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  From the International Booker Prize–winning Georgi Gospodinov comes a volume of his finest short stories gathered over three decades. 
  Exhibiting a world-renowned author at his most playful and profound, The Man with Many Names captures the peculiarities of existence across forty tales set in and around his beloved Bulgaria, in and around this fading world.On a train through the poppy-laden Balkans, strangers spend their time sharing stories only to be lost in translation. A lonely drifter becomes convinced he's on television one frigid New Year's Eve, his every move suddenly watched by millions. A girl born with two different eyes―one seeing only the past, the other seeing only the future―strives for the unattainable. A father hangs laundry between two cherry trees and sets off an absurd and historic series of events. What can we do in the last minutes of a dying sun? How will we recognize the faces from the final days? Lingering across these tales is a flaneur named Gaustine, a familiar trickster known to longtime Gospodinov fans.The Man with Many Names echoes boldly through time and place, all the while remaining uncannily attuned to the profound nature of human connection―how one person's single gesture can ripple through another's life like fate. Masterfully translated by Angela Rodel, this is another wildly inventive contribution from "one of the indispensable writers of our times" (International Booker Prize Jury).

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  Self-Portrait with Ghost - Short...

  Meng Jin

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  “A knockout short story collection...Each one of these 10 dizzyingly immersive stories offers up a heady and visceral portrait of what ails us, from isolation and self-doubt, to unrequited love and regret over what might have been, to what it means to be (and to be considered) an American."" -- San Francisco Chronicle 
  Meng Jin’s critically acclaimed debut novel, Little Gods, was praised as “spectacular and emotionally polyphonic (Omar El-Akkad, BookPage), “powerful” (Washington Post), and “meticulously observed, daringly imagined” (Claire Messud). Now Jin turns her considerable talents to short fiction, in ten thematically linked stories. 
  Written during the turbulent years of the Trump administration and the first year of the pandemic, these stories explore intimacy and isolation, coming-of-age and coming to terms with the repercussions of past mistakes, fraying relationships and surprising moments of connection. Moving between San Francisco and China, and from unsparing realism to genre-bending delight, Self-Portrait with Ghost considers what it means to live in an age of heightened self-consciousness, seemingly endless access to knowledge, and little actual power. 
  Page-turning, thought-provoking, and wholly unique, Self-Portrait with Ghost further establishes Meng Jin as a writer who “reminds us that possible explanations in our universe are as varied as the beings who populate it” (Paris Review).

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  When There's A Tomorrow

  Karyne Norton

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  50 First Dates meets Princess Bride... 
  Roman can't help falling for the girl next door, even though she forgets who he is... every single day. He'll stop at nothing to figure out the cause of her memory loss if it means there's a chance she might fall for him.

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  The Yellow Wallpaper and Why I...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a literary masterpiece that transcends time and resonates with a unique and powerful voice. This iconic short story explores the complexities of women's roles and mental health, making it a pivotal work in feminist literature. Gilman's narrative prowess and keen insight create an unforgettable journey, delving into the psyche with unmatched precision.

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