Verlag: Babelcube
Yesterday the beautiful Olga shined at the balls, and today she was sentenced to be shot. But her torturers decided that shooting her was too easy, and sent her to the bare steppe, to a cold and starving death...
It won’t stop chasing her. But what exactly is it? Megu’s life was at rock bottom. No money, no friends, nothing but a dead-end job with a boss that hated her. But a chance encounter with a beautiful woman on the street—and the thing chasing her—changed her life forever. What does the dark shadow want? Why do people close to this woman keep dying? Can Megu escape the creature before it comes for her as well? And is she ready to risk her own neck to save the life of a woman she’s just met? A woman she finds herself inexplicably attracted to... Or will it spell the end for both of them? Click the buy now button to find out right now. The Torihada Files is a series of stand-alone Japanese horror novels set within the same universe. Featuring ghosts, curses, and other supernatural horrors you’ll find only in Japan, each story in The Torihada Files can be read independently of the rest.Zum Buch
1917: World War One is raging in Europe. In Britain, Sterling Ladies – known as the Dagenham Invincibles – are playing to win. For two whirlwind seasons, they never lose a game. Yet once peace is restored, the factory girls must hang up their boots and see triumph fade into obscurity. 2023: Injured footballer Maya follows England's progress through the Women's World Cup. The world has changed, yet the roar of the Lionesses echoes the Invincibles' war-cry. Watching at home, Maya fears she'll never play again – but as she loses herself in the present, she hears the call of the past and finds fresh hope for the future. Amanda Whittington's play The Invincibles celebrates two generations of inspirational women, and their adventures on the football pitch a century apart. It was premiered at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch in 2023, and offers rich opportunities for other theatre companies looking to score a hit with their audiences.Zum Buch
Sharla is a beautiful, mysterious movie star on a train bound for her old stomping grounds. While on the train, she meets a stranger, who knows more than she wants anyone to know about her. Sharla is one of those women who is a victim of her own beauty and so are all the men she meets.Zum Buch
What do stories reveal about who we truly are? Written in the late fourteenth century, The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the greatest works in English literature. Framed as a storytelling contest among pilgrims traveling to Canterbury, the book presents a vivid cross-section of medieval society—knights, clerics, merchants, wives, and rogues—each revealed through their tales. Blending humor, satire, romance, and moral reflection, Chaucer's stories explore timeless themes of love, power, faith, greed, and human weakness. His sharp observation of character and society gives the work a freshness that still resonates with modern readers. This eBook presents the classic text in a clear, readable format, making it accessible to both new readers and longtime admirers of medieval literature. Inside this eBook, you'll explore: A diverse collection of stories told by unforgettable characters A rich portrait of medieval English life Satire, comedy, and moral insight woven together A foundational work in the history of English literature Studied worldwide and admired for centuries, The Canterbury Tales remains essential reading for anyone interested in classic poetry, storytelling traditions, or the roots of English literature. Travel with the pilgrims and hear the stories that shaped a literary tradition. Buy now and experience one of the greatest classics ever written.Zum Buch
'I'm awake. I'm alive. Everything's real and I love you.' Lin, an astronaut, speeds towards a distant planet. He's on a pioneering solo mission to create a new home for humankind. His only human contact is an exchange of voice messages with his lover, Silas, back on Earth. But thanks to the laws of relativity, Silas is ageing so much faster than Lin. Days for the astronaut will be decades for the lover left behind. As disaster befalls the spacecraft and planet Earth falls apart, Silas and Lin's love is tested to the limit. Timothy X Atack's DELAY is a love story. A suspenseful, heartwrenching yet hopeful queer sci-fi stage play about saying what you mean and saying goodbye. It was first performed at Bristol Old Vic in 2025.Zum Buch
– Every man for himself. – I'd say we're better off sticking together. In a mysterious dystopia, against a backdrop of war, a life raft filled with children is adrift at sea – their passenger liner sunk by an unknown and unseen enemy. As darkness falls and their rations dwindle, fear, superstition and madness start to take hold. Hours turn into days, and it becomes clear that not all of them will make it back to dry land alive... Life Raft is a thrilling contemporary adaptation of The Raft of the Medusa, Georg Kaiser's 1945 play, written during his exile from Nazi Germany, and inspired by a terrifying true story. Written by Fin Kennedy in collaboration with Bristol Old Vic's acclaimed Young Company, and originally performed by them under the direction of Melly Still, this large-cast play for young actors is a dark study in the psychology of survival – and an urgent allegory for our times. This definitive edition of the play is accompanied by a series of interactive games specially created by award-winning games designer Tassos Stevens, allowing young people a deeper exploration of the play's themes, and the opportunity to create their own new stories inspired by the scenario.Zum Buch
