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  Muckross Abbey and Other Stories

  Sabina Murray

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  "I binge-read this book, savoring the gothic creepiness at the heart of each tale. Packed with compelling, nuanced lives and the deaths that haunt them, each story is a séance—an invitation for unsettled spirits to let their presence be known, 'desperate for someone to supply the narrative.' Murray supplies it with great style and an uncanny knowingness, leaving room for our imagination to fill in the suggestive spaces with our own dark dread." —MONA AWAD, author of All's Well 
   
   
   
  Sabina Murray has long been celebrated for her mastery of the gothic. Now in Muckross Abbey and Other Stories, she returns to the genre, bringing listeners to haunted sites from a West Australian convent school to the moors of England to the shores of Cape Cod in ten strange tales that are layered, meta, and unforgettable. 
   
     
   
  From a twisted recasting of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, to an actor who dies for his art only to haunt his mother's house, to the titular "Muckross Abbey," an Irish chieftain burial site cursed by the specter of a flesh-eating groom—in this collection Murray gives us painters, writers, historians, and nuns all confronting the otherworldly in fantastically creepy ways. With notes of Wharton and James, Stoker and Shelley, now drawn into the present, these macabre stories are sure to captivate and chill.

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  In a German Pension

  Katherine Mansfield

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  In a German Pension (1911) was Katherine Mansfield’s first published collection of short stories. Many of these works had been previously published in the British weekly magazine, The New Age, which also featured work by figures including G. K. Chesterton, H. G. Wells, and George Bernard Shaw. The word “pension" in the title refers to a European guest-house. 
  After several relationally tumultuous years—which saw Mansfield fall pregnant out of wedlock, only to marry another man whom she left on the night of the wedding (an outcome that Mansfield’s mother blamed on a lesbian relationship)—Katherine was whisked off by her mother to Bad Wörishofen, a German spa town. Around this time, she miscarried her child. The stories contained in this collection were written soon after. 
  Contents:“Germans at Meat”“The Baron”“The Sister of the Baroness”“Frau Fischer”“Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding”“The Modern Soul”“At ‘Lehmann’s’”“The Luft Bad”“A Birthday”“The Child Who Was Tired”“The Advanced Lady”“The Swing of the Pendulum”“A Blaze” 
  “About Katherine Mansfield"—written and read by Susannah Fullerton.

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  Oil of Dog

  Ambrose Bierce

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  "Oil of Dog" by Ambrose Bierce is a darkly satirical short story that explores themes of greed, morality, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. The narrative follows Boffer Bings, a boy whose parents run a morally questionable business: his father manufactures dog oil for medicinal purposes, while his mother operates an illegal disposal service for unwanted infants.

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  Body Language - Twelve...

  Marylee MacDonald

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  Life-changing moments. Impassioned encounters. Twelve stories at the crossroads of heartbreak and desire. 
   
  When a long-lost love comes knocking, a loyally wedded rancher is tempted by old passions. A bartender wrestling with sobriety is pushed to the edge by a familiar barfly. After her husband's death, a famous composer struggles to write a single note. 
   
  From international flights to hidden grottoes and a nude beach, twelve wayward souls seek to satisfy their deepest hungers and escape their fears. 
   
  Body Language explores our often-misguided quest for happiness and connection. If you like vulnerable explorations of carnal cravings, challenging moral quandaries, and transformative self-reflection, then you'll love these heartbreaking and unforgettable portraits of people yearning for the solace of human touch. 
   
  Buy Body Language to embrace all that binds us today!

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  Dog Meat Samosa

  Stanley Gazemba

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  Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is a rambling traffic-choked metropolis, bursting at the seams with people striving to earn a living on its mean streets. While Nairobi has every appearance of a fast-growing, modern African city with the mushrooming skyscrapers and superhighways, the city possesses a dark underbelly. Dog Meat Samosa delves into the bowels of Nairobi’s crowded urban backstreets to paint a gritty picture of its underworld, to describe the human experience within this once glorious “City in the Sun” that has since metamorphosed into a cutthroat hustlers’ paradise.

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  Lord Peter Wimsey Collection...

  Dorothy L. Sayers

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  Explore the brilliant and captivating mysteries of Lord Peter Wimsey, one of literature's most iconic detectives, in this collection of Dorothy L. Sayers' first five novels. With wit, intellect, and a flair for solving crimes, Wimsey navigates through high society and dark secrets in these classic tales.Included in this Collection:Book 1 - Whose Body? Track 1-13Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the appearance of a naked body in a bathtub, while a prominent financier goes missing. With his sharp mind and keen observational skills, Wimsey untangles a web of deception to uncover the truth behind these perplexing events.Book 2 - Clouds of Witness. Track 14-33When Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver, is accused of murder, Wimsey steps in to prove his innocence. Set against the backdrop of English aristocracy, this case delves into family secrets and unexpected twists.Book 3 - Unnatural Death. Track 34-57A seemingly natural death sparks Wimsey's suspicion, leading to an investigation of greed and foul play. With sharp deductions, Wimsey exposes the dark motives behind a quiet murder in a rural setting.Book 4- Lord Peter Views the Body. Track 58-73A collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey solving a variety of intricate cases, from missing heirlooms to puzzling murders. Each tale showcases Wimsey's wit and ingenuity.Book 5 - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. Track 74-97Lord Peter is called upon to investigate the mysterious death of General Fentiman at his club. As Wimsey uncovers long-hidden family rivalries, the case turns into a complex and thrilling pursuit of justice.

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