What can one say of The Torrents of Spring…? This is not a classic Hemingway book. For those who know him and have read his books, this is not going to be one of their favorite. That said, let’s get into the book details. The Torrents of Spring is a hilarious parody of the Chicago… Read More “The Torrents of Spring” by Ernest Hemingway
Society’s most capable housekeeper, the infallible Miss Eleanora Quinton, has a problem. Not only does a dead body fall right into the middle of her mistress’s ball and her son gets kidnapped, the only person who can help her also forces her to face her most crippling fears. The heroin is a woman that has… Read More “Son of a Duke” by Jessie Clever
Whisper is the story of a Cherokee young girl, Whisper, who has lost both her parents in a car accident six months ago and is trying to recover ever since. She loves animals and she spends her life trying to help those in need, either being injured or abused by humans. It runs in the… Read More “Whisper” by Heather Hildenbrand
When her sister Lila and brother-in-law, Gray, die in a car accident, Bella finds herself parenting her two nephews along with Gray’s best friend, Noah, who she actually hates for being a jerk, show off but pretty handsome US Navy SEAL. Both Lila and Gray were military, so the way they died was also a tragic… Read More “Letters to Love” by Soraya Lane
Γράφει η Γεωργία Κωστοπούλου Η Σελανίκ, ή αλλιώς Θεσσαλονίκη, δεσπόζει στο βορά και καλεί όλους τους ανθρώπους να την ερωτευτούν. Είτε κάτοικοί της, είτε επίδοξοι εραστές της, δεν μπορούν να αντισταθούν στη γοητεία της. Η πόλη των δεκατριών εθνοτήτων θα μεγέψει όσους βρεθούν στα χώματά της με τον ένα ή με τον άλλο τρόπο. Όπως… Read More “Ψίθυροι του Βαρδάρη” από τη Σοφία Βόικου
Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can’t be without… Over two hundred years after its first publishing, “Pride and Prejudice” remains a joyful reading. Austen truly masters the art of writing and the reader can see that on every page. The humoristic prose with respect… Read More “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
The Manikin is the curious estate of Henry Craxton, Sr. in a rural western New York State. Mary Craxton leaves there, even though she never really wanted to, while her husband is dead and her remaining son, Henry Craxton Jr. is away from her, travelling the world. The family has got its money from taxidermy, since… Read More “The Manikin” by Joanna Scott
Γράφει η Γεωργία Κωστοπούλου Το Νιόφυτο ολισθαίνει. Λίγο μετά την άφιξη των Ραγκουδαίων, των πρώην αυτοεξόριστων λόγω εγκλημάτων και πράξεων, το χωριό χάνεται στο βάθος της αβύσσου. Οι κάτοικοι, όσοι απόμειναν και γλύτωσαν από το χαμό, θα μεταφέρουν το καινούριο χωριό στη θάλασσα και από βουνίσιοι θα γίνουν θαλασσινοί. Το Νιόφυτο δεν θα είναι πια ορεινό,… Read More “Η νυχτερινή βάρδια του καλλιγράφου” από τη Μαρία Ξυλούρη
This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild—and to hatch… Read More “The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly” by Sun-mi Hwang
“Le Cri Des Pierres”, (Inch’ Allah #2) or in English “The Scream Of Stone” is the second book in the “Inch’ Allah” Trilogy by Gilbert Sinoué, describing the flaming situation in Middle East from 1956 to the devastating 2001 and the memorable September 11th. “The Scream Of Stone” is an actual Scream of the people… Read More “Le Cri Des Pierres” by Gilbert Sinoué
Back in 1938, Daphne du Maurier wrote a novel that has become a classic. It is the story of three people. The deceased Rebecca, her mourning husband Maxim de Winter and a young woman, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, who is also the narrator. The young woman works as a lady’s companion and she… Read More “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier
“Le souffle du jasmin”, (Inch’ Allah #1) or in English “The Breath of Jasmine”, is a book about Palestine, the Arabs and the Jewish and how things become as they are today. It is a book full of information unknown to young people and most people nowadays actually. This is how the western world brought… Read More “Le souffle du jasmin” by Gilbert Sinoué
“Baltasar and Blimunda” is a book about a king that cannot have children, and he promises to build a monastery if he gets his heir. The promise is made to a monk and it has to be fulfilled to one of the greatest achievements in Portuguese history. The king though knows that the delay of… Read More “Baltasar and Blimunda” by Jose Saramago
This is a collection of short stories, describing how women cope with love and life nowadays. It is a romantic book in general, with a twist on the real life and the burdens it bears down. There are stories about women of all ages and the themes change in order to cover many of the issues… Read More “A Sisterhood of Women Living Life: A Short Story Collection Book 1” by Cheryl Holloway
Frida Kahlo was a widely recognized Mexican painter painter. Her job has brought Mexican art back to the spotlight and triggered Mexicans to get out of their cocoons and speak up for themselves through their work. Kahlo was a young girl that had never thought of becoming a painter. She was dedicated to her studies,… Read More “Frida Kahlo” by Linde Salber
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