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  Ship Fever - Stories

  Andrea Barrett

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  The 1996 National Book Award Winner for Fiction from "genius-enchantress" (Karen Russell) Andrea Barrett that introduces the characters of Barrett's vividly imagined world.  
   
  The elegant short fictions gathered hereabout the love of science and the science of love are often set against the backdrop of the nineteenth century. Interweaving historical and fictional characters, they encompass both past and present as they  
  negotiate the complex territory of ambition, failure, achievement, and shattered dreams. In "Ship Fever," the title novella, a young Canadian doctor finds himself at the center of one of history's most tragic epidemics. In "The English Pupil,"  
  Linnaeus, in old age, watches as the world he organized within his head slowly drifts beyond his reach. And in "The Littoral Zone," two marine biologists wonder whether their life-altering affair finally was worth it. In the tradition of Alice  
  Munro and William Trevor, these exquisitely rendered fictions encompass whole lives in a brief space. As they move between interior and exterior journeys, "science is transformed from hard and known fact into malleable, strange and thrilling fictional material" (Boston Globe).

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  Tempt Me

  Samantha Chase

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  Six months ago, Liam Donovan met the world's cheeriest, most upbeat woman at a wedding. It was the longest two days of his life. Now she’s his next door neighbor—talk about awkward. Tessa Sullivan believes in always looking at the bright side. Unfortunately, her new neighbor is the most negative man on the planet, and he seems to have made it his mission to ruin her good mood on a daily basis. She loves to sing, she loves to smile, but more than anything, she loves to decorate for the holidays. The fact that this seems to bug her new neighbor is simply a perk. After twelve years in the Marines, Liam is more than ready to come home and start the next phase of his life. He’s starting a business, reconnecting with his mildly overbearing family, and loving the fact that he’s finally got a place of his own. If only his neighbor’s decorations would stay on her side of the property. There isn’t one thing about Tessa that tempts him…until there is. Now she’s all he can think about. Being friends makes sense. Becoming lovers was inevitable. But having Tessa be his forever is more than tempting.

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  The Mirror of the Sea

  Joseph Conrad

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  "Here speaks the man of masts and sails, to whom the sea is not a navigable element, but an intimate companion. The length of passages, the growing sense of solitude, the close dependence upon the very forces that, friendly to-day, without changing their nature, by the mere putting forth of their might, become dangerous to-morrow, make for that sense of fellowship which modern seamen, good men as they are, cannot hope to know." In this volume of essays, more than in any other single work, we get to see clearly just what Joseph Conrad's years working on sail-powered ships meant to him — and they certainly meant a great deal to him, for all Conrad's subsequent fretting that he might be typed as "only" a writer of the sea. This collection is particularly renowned for the lengthy episode titled "The Tremolino", where Conrad gives us, in the character of the real-world Dominic, the model of his fictional Nostromo, as well as an account of personalities and gun-running activities he would later depict in "The Arrow of Gold".

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  Tales of the White Hills and...

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  Tales of the White Hills, and Sketches is a captivating collection of short fiction and reflective sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne, inspired by the rugged landscapes and quiet communities of New England. Drawing upon Hawthorne's time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, this volume blends atmospheric storytelling with keen observation, revealing how nature, history, and human character are deeply intertwined.
  
  The tales in this collection are marked by Hawthorne's signature style—rich in mood, symbolism, and moral insight. Set amid mountain scenery, remote villages, and reflective interiors, the stories explore themes of solitude, memory, conscience, and the subtle influence of place on the human spirit. Hawthorne transforms the stark beauty of the White Hills into more than a backdrop; the natural world becomes an active presence, shaping emotions and moral awareness.
  
  Alongside the fictional tales, the sketches offer vivid impressions of travel, landscape, and everyday life. Written with quiet elegance and thoughtful detail, these pieces reflect Hawthorne's gift for turning ordinary experiences into moments of contemplation and meaning. His prose captures both the grandeur of nature and the intimate realities of human life, balancing realism with gentle romanticism.
  
  Tales of the White Hills, and Sketches provides readers with a lesser-known yet deeply rewarding entry into Hawthorne's body of work. It appeals to lovers of classic American literature, short fiction, and nature-inspired writing, as well as to readers interested in the cultural and literary heritage of New England.
  
  Timeless in tone and reflective in spirit, this collection stands as a testament to Nathaniel Hawthorne's ability to find profound significance in both the natural landscape and the quiet moments of human experience.

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  Human Error - 30 stories beyond...

  Dr Dimitrios Papadimitriadis

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  A collection of thirty short stories that move along the edges of the existential and the social, the tender and the ironic. Set against the backdrop of Greece, and drawing deeply from its unique spirit and contradictions, each story reveals a subtle fracture in the surface of daily life, where a person confronts themselves, the systems that enclose them, and the illusions they invent just to endure. 
  These are finely tuned explorations of the human psyche—part microscope, part mirror—unveiling the quiet absurdities we all share. In this space, reason withdraws, cynicism smirks, and mistakes are no longer silent; they speak, take on form, and, inevitably, a face.

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  The Gravity of Strangers - A...

  Ryan Easteday

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  The sea changes. Faster than anything you can map. 
  Cartographer Elias Varn has been sent to the Veil Reaches with a simple directive: chart the erratic coastlines of Blackrift Island. But from the moment his boots hit the rotting docks, he realizes that the maps aren't just outdated—they are deliberately lying. The compasses spin blindly, the digital systems lag, and the island's colossal lighthouse operates on a mechanical rhythm that hides a terrifying secret. 
  Its beam is guiding ships off course. 
  At the center of the deception stands Mateo Rourke, the stoic lighthouse keeper who maintains the deadly illusion. As Elias digs deeper into the island's curated records and unspoken rules, the friction between the two men sparks into a slow-burn tension that is as dangerous as the jagged reefs hidden below the surface. Mateo insists he is keeping his people alive, but Elias knows that a system built on lies will eventually break—and take everything down with it. 
  The Gravity of Strangers is an atmospheric, tension-filled mystery laced with psychological suspense and a simmering, complicated connection between two men standing on the edge of the world. Will they correct the course, or be swallowed by the dark tides?

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