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  Madame Zero - 9 Stories

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  From one of the most accomplished British writers working today, the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Wolf Border, comes a unique and arresting collection of short fiction that is both disturbing and dazzling. 
  Sarah Hall has been hailed as ""one of the most significant and exciting of Britain’s young novelists"" (The Guardian), a writer whose ""intelligence and ambition are thrilling to behold"" (BookForum). Her work has been acclaimed as ""amazing . . . terrific and original"" (Washington Post). In this collection of nine works of short fiction, she uses her piercing insight to plumb the depth of the female experience and the human soul. 
  A husband’s wife transforms into a vulpine in ""Mrs. Fox,"" winner of the BBC Short Story Prize. In ""Case Study 2, "" A social worker struggles with a foster child raised in a commune. A new mother runs into an old lover in ""Luxury Hour."" In incandescent prose, full of rich observations and striking clarity, Hall has composed nine wholly original pieces—works of fiction that will resonate long after the final word is heard.

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  Forgotten Authors The - Women -...

  Louisa Baldwin, Aphra Behn,...

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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.  
  All too often the talents of women have been scorned, mocked and laughed at.  In reality that was more usually by those who’s own talents were hardly fit to even grace their shadows.   
  But society in general still connived and set women to one side in almost everything that men considered their rightful territory.  And literature was one such territory.  Remarkably resilient as well as talented these women strove to be published, to show themselves as equals.  The results more often than not proved that they were.   
  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 whose time has now come again.

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  The Irrelevance of Space and...

  Swapna Gupta, Ashish Gupta

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  The Irrelevance of Space, The Katowice Eviction, Remembrance, Fal-e-Hafez, Guantanamo, and The Cyberdeath Files - stories of surprises, memories, and loss that range in settings from Scandinavia to Canada, Eastern Europe, Iran, Cuba and the USA. A thread of coincidences runs through the stories, some true, other fanciful.

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  Postern of Fate - A Tommy and...

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  Tommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Agatha Christie’s classic Postern of Fate, to investigate a deadly poisoning sixty years after the fact. 
  Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings. 
  However, when she writes down the letters, they spell out a very disturbing message: ""Mary Jordan did not die naturally."" And sixty years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill. . . .

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  Sexiest Heroes Collection - A...

  Lynne Graham, Catherine Mann,...

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  Three sexy contemporary romances in one collection for the first time by New York Times bestselling author Tawny Weber and USA Today bestselling authors Lynne Graham and Catherine Mann.A RING TO SECURE HIS HEIR by Lynne GrahamWorking late is nothing new for tycoon Alex—and it's the perfect excuse to get close to office cleaner Rosie Gray. Intoxicated by the after-hours attentions of the mysterious businessman, Rosie's dreams end with the slamming of the bedroom door on their one-night stand. Discovering she's pregnant, she goes to confront him, but no one at work has heard of "Alex Kolovos." They do, however, know Alexius Stavroulakis, the CEO, and he has a glittering proposal for her!MIDNIGHT SPECIAL by Tawny WeberSomewhere on the train is a key witness to a murder. And reporter Marni Clare will do whatever it takes to get the story—even crashing in an unreserved sleeper car. But when she wakes, she finds herself curled up with the man she's seeking…and he's hot enough to derail all her plans! FBI special agent Hunter won't complain about the hot blonde in his arms. And maybe it's the medication he's on, but he's even agreed to share his room…. It's a long trip, and within days their berth becomes the scene of some steamy railway romps. But is Marni just having fun…or is she taking Hunter for a ride?ALL OR NOTHING by Catherine MannDespite the warning signs, Jayne Hughes married the bad boy. And Conrad Hughes, casino magnate, did just that with his absences and lies. Now she's ready to move on, but her husband has other plans…. Conrad's undercover work for Interpol destroyed his marriage. When Jayne comes to Monte Carlo seeking a divorce, he launches an all-out assault. Seducing his wife back into his bed is easy; earning her trust is another matter. Yet Conrad knows the odds favor the house. And he has no intentions of losing.

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  The Outcasts of Poker Flat

  Bret Harte

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  A snow-covered mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada. Four rugged figures—two men, two women—huddle around a dwindling campfire outside a rustic log cabin. One man (John Oakhurst) sits apart, looking solemn. The women are cloaked and shivering. Snow falls gently in the cold dawn light, and the mood is a mix of desolation and quiet dignity, evoking the harsh beauty of the Old West. 
  The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte is a classic tale of fate, morality, and unexpected redemption set in the American Old West. First published in 1869, this emotionally resonant short story follows a group of gamblers, outlaws, and “improper” individuals who are banished from a California frontier town and forced to journey through a snowy wilderness. 
  Stranded by a brutal snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the outcasts—including the infamous gambler John Oakhurst—must grapple with survival, prejudice, and their own humanity. As tensions rise and resources dwindle, moments of grace and selflessness emerge in the unlikeliest characters. 
  This full audiobook brings Harte’s vivid frontier storytelling to life with warm, dramatic narration. Combining humor, pathos, and a deeply American voice, The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a timeless story of compassion, judgment, and redemption in the harshest conditions.

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