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  Girl At The Gate Autumn Ghost Story

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  From the author of Anne of Green Gables comes a heartfelt, nostalgic tale of love and second chances. Girl at the Gate captures the magic of small-town life, tender romance, and the hope that waits just beyond the garden gate. Perfect for fans of cozy classics, uplifting short stories, and anyone looking for a feel-good escape with timeless charm. The story centers on a young narrator who visits a friend's estate after Mr. Lawrence, a family friend, becomes ill. The narrator is told she cannot see Mr. Lawrence immediately but waits in the blue parlor. Later, she sits on the steps of the big, arched front door. The story explores the deep love between Mr. Lawrence and Margaret, with themes of fidelity and longing. The narrator finds solace in waiting, as she is a great favorite of Mr. Lawrence and finds a welcoming space at his home, Woodlands. Love and Longing:The story highlights the deep, enduring love between Mr. Lawrence and Margaret, showcasing themes of fidelity and longing for one another.Emotional Depth:As is typical of Montgomery's work, the story delves into deep emotional themes and introspection within its characters.Personal Connection:The story emphasizes relationships and personal connections between the characters, as the narrator visits a beloved friend in their time of need.

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  Impasse The (Unabridged)

  Mark Samuel

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  The themes that thread through these nine accomplished stories are drawn from the great tradition of the twentieth-century weird tale, and they are suffused with a distinctly cosmopolitan, European feel. Mark Samuels writes about the fundamental fears of modern life, especially the effects of isolation and the dislocation that city dwellers can experience in their inhospitable, man-made environment.
  The Impasse: The Ulymas Organisation was located in a sprawl of dilapidated buildings on the far west side of the city. None of the structures were more than four floors high and the exteriors were of bland, whitewashed brickwork, the paint flaking away from the walls.

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  The Girl in the Chimney - A...

  Michael van der Voort

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  Until the day she walked, or rather dragged herself into the centre of town, most people thought that Amy Schiller was a myth.Certainly, she had been a story, circulated amongst the kids of the town since long before I joined the police service, so far back in fact, that I had heard it when I was a child myself. In the story I heard, Amy was supposed to be a ghost. In other versions, she was something more like a monster or witch, but we’ll get to that. In the end though, in reality, Amy was neither a myth nor a ghost, and her case turned out to be far worse than any of those tales that children whisper in the dark.I suppose it was inevitable that..

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  Dying to Live

  Barbara Reyelts

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  A 92-year old medical scientist awoke in a hospital unable to speak or control her limbs. It took a variety of shocking circumstances before Nobel Laureate, Dr. Esther Windom, came to the realization that she was no longer herself, but a newborn baby...a baby with the old scientist's memories fully intact!   
  Dying to Live, by Barbara Reyelts, is an incredible story of reincarnation.  Follow Dr. Windom's new life as Esme Montgomery, who becomes the youngest medical doctor and researcher in history. And, building on her past life's work, she discovers a cure that will change the world.

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  The Skeleton Makes a Friend

  Leigh Perry

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  “Dr. Georgia Thackery is smart, resourceful, and determined to be a great single mom to her teenager. Georgia is normal in every respect—except that her best friend happens to be a skeleton named Sid. You’ll love the adventures of this unexpected mystery-solving duo.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author 
    
  Georgia Thackery is feeling pretty good about her summer job teaching at prestigious Overfeld College, and she’s renting a rustic cabin right by a lake for herself, her daughter, Madison, and her best friend, Sid the Skeleton. Together again, the trio are enjoying the quiet when a teenager named Jen shows up looking for her friend. Georgia doesn’t recognize the name, but she learns that the person Jen was looking for is actually Sid. 
    
  Sid reveals that he and Jen are part of a regular online gaming group that formed locally, and one of their members has gone missing. Sid admits that he might have bragged about his investigative prowess, enough so that Jen wants him to find their missing player. Given that Sid doesn’t have many friends offline—none, really, unless you count the Thackery family—Georgia agrees to help him search. They manage to discreetly enlist Jen, who lives in town, and follow the clues to … a dead buddy. 
    
  Now they’ve got a killer on their hands. Probing the life of Sid’s friend, they realize a lot is wrong both on campus and in the seemingly quaint town, and someone doesn’t want them looking deeper.

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  The American’s Tale

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Evil Roots. Best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, this short story by Conan Doyle preceded the famous detective by almost a decade. After an altercation, a disgruntled American storms off into the night, only to disappear mysteriously. Could a giant flytrap really be capable of engulfing an adult victim?

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