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  The Fourth Wall

  Sorj Chalandon

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   Beirut, 1982, at the outbreak of the second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and the young French activist George has been tasked by his old friend Samuel – a Greek Jewish resistance fighter and theatre director – with staging a performance of Jean Anouilh's Antigone in the Lebanese city. 
     With a cast composed of those on all sides – Palestinian, Christian, Druze, Jewish, Shiite, Sunni, Chaldean and Armenian – and a stage caught amid the chaos and destruction of the approaching war, George and Sam hope that this radical act of art may spark the beginnings of peace and reconciliation. Their aspirations, however, are soon confronted by the brutal realities of the conflict and the true price of violence.  
     Profound, harrowing and as urgently relevant as ever, The Fourth Wall is a stunning literary novel, informed by the author's own experiences as a journalist in the Middle East. 
    Winner of the Prix Goncourt des lycéens and le Choix de l'Orient.   

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  The Illusions - The most...

  Liz Hyder

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  At a time of extraordinary change, two women must harness their talents to take control of their own destiny . . .Bristol, 1896. Used to scraping a living as the young assistant to an ageing con artist, Cecily Marsden's life is turned upside down when her master suddenly dies. Believing herself to blame, could young Cec somehow have powers she little understands?Meanwhile Eadie Carleton, a pioneering early film-maker, struggles for her talent to be taken seriously in a male-dominated world, and a brilliant young magician, George Perris, begins to see the potential in moving pictures. George believes that if he can harness this new technology, it will revolutionise the world of magic forever - but in order to achieve his dreams, he must first win over Miss Carleton . . .As a group of illusionists prepare for a grand spectacle - to mark both the retirement of legendary master The Professor and the announcement of his successor - Cec, Eadie and George's worlds collide. But Cec soon finds herself facing the fight of her life to save the performance from sabotage - and harness the element of real magic held deep within her . . .THE ILLUSIONS is the captivating new novel from the much-lauded author of THE GIFTS. Inspired by real-life illusionists and early film pioneers, this astonishing story of women and talent, magic and power, sweeps you into a world where anything is possible and nothing is quite as it seems . . .

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  How a Fisherman Corked up His...

  Guy Wetmore Carryl

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar by Guy Wetmore Carryl. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project fo September 22, 2013.Guy Wetmore Carryl was an American humorist and poet. Some of his better known poems were parodies on nursery rhymes and Aesop's Fables.   ( Summary by David Lawrence)

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  Medusa

  Ariel Sanders

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  When brilliant but reckless archaeologist Dr. Sophia Hass discovers a sealed tomb on a remote Greek island, she ignores local warnings about an ancient curse. But as her team members begin turning to stone and mysterious figures appear at the edge of vision, she's forced to confront the terrifying truth: the Medusa of legend is awakening. ⛏️️ 
   What if everything we know about Medusa is wrong?  
  As Sophia delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a shocking revelation—Medusa wasn't the monster history painted her to be, but a victim whose story was rewritten by those in power. Now, thousands of years later, the Gorgon seeks someone to carry her truth into the modern world. ️ 
  ⚡ A race against time and myth ⚡ 
  With a mythologist's help and her own connection to the excavation site, Sophia faces an impossible choice that will determine not just her fate, but how an ancient injustice will be remembered. Will she contain the awakened power, banish it forever, or become something neither human nor myth has seen before? ⏳ 
   Perfect for fans of archaeological thrillers with supernatural twists, feminist retellings of ancient myths, and stories that challenge what we think we know about history. MEDUSA will leave you questioning whose version of events you've been believing...  
   Don't just read history—discover the truth behind the myth!

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  Christmas at Belhaven Hall

  Karla Kratovil

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  She wants nothing to do with him or the holiday frivolities . . . 
   
   
   
  Lady Olivia Rivenhall has always lived at Belhaven Hall. A year has passed since her husband's unexpected death, and she's been living in limbo wondering when she will have to vacate her home and finally decide what to do with the rest of her life. Just as she is beginning to believe that the new earl will never come to take possession of the manor, Maxwell Drake walks back into her life. 
   
   
   
  After almost dying in a gutter in Venice, Maxwell Drake vows to turn his life around. Learning that he's inherited his estranged cousin's title is exactly the fresh start he needs. Max is looking forward to enjoying Christmas in the English countryside at the estate he's missed, but he's dreading facing his cousin's widow, the only woman he's ever loved. 
   
   
   
  The attraction is stronger than ever, but so are the wounds. As Christmas magic steals through the ancient halls and secrets beckon to be shared, can these two lonely hearts find a second chance at love? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Forgotten Authors The - The 18th...

  Carlo Gozzi, Mary Lamb, Charles...

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  Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. 
  In literature the ambition is much narrower.  In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published.  And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.  Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be published in any great number. 
  In the 15th Century Gutenberg’s printing press began the revolution to address the second and by the 19th century had gathered pace with startling speed and mass distribution.  Education for the many was brought in to help people understand more of their world and, with new skills, how to have a better place within it.  Now, if the powers that owned the presses and means of distribution agreed an audience would now be able to avail themselves of your ideas, your printed words.  
  Sadly, in the thirst for the new, the recent and the past fell from sight, relegated to dark corners and dusty shelves.    
  But the printed word is rarely without someone, somewhere busying themselves through piles of papers and books rediscovering what a good story is, whatever its age. 
  In this volume we offer up a small selection of talents from the literary landscape of the 18th Century and its authors whose time has now come again.

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