When an unexpected snow storm forces Thomas Fontane–a chain-smoking, scotch-drinking, stubborn old man–to open his cramped San Fernando Valley apartment to porn star Kitty St. Clare, he is surprised to find himself empathizing with her experiences of suffering, loss, guilt, and grief. Out of the Storm revolves around the lives of two people who seem to have little in common. But though they come from very different worlds–Fontane is a widower, s ...
Grief can do terrible things to us. It can hold us still in time and skew our perspective. That is the case with William Maldonado, who grieves the loss of his father as a child to war; the loss of his mother as a young adult to an illness; the loss of an opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree, and the loss of his professional reputation to an accusation of committing insurance fraud. Subterranean sorrow leads Maldonado to make wrong-minded dec ...
A Little Wisdom for Growing Up is an ancient form of storytelling, of passing on wisdom between generations. In this delightful collection of fables from the natural world (in the style of Aesop's famous fables), the author seeks to pass on to his young son, Jonathan, what he has learned from life. Characters in these brief fables run the gamut–from skunks and fish, to trees and the human body. Each story has been carefully writt ...
Though uniquely its own, A Tall History of Sugar shares themes with Marlon James's work. Akashic was very successful with James's debut novel, John Crow's Devil, and James has gone on to win numerous awards for his literature, including the Man Booker Prize for his third novel. Curdella Forbes's novel is equally as strong as James's novels, and we are confident James's large literary audience will embrace A Tall His ...
10,000-copy first printing (publishing simultaneously in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio). Shannon Holmes's debut novel, B-More Careful, is a genre-defining urban lit book that has sold over 350,000 copies. Holmes is a titan of the urban lit genre. Since that book's publication, Holmes has spent time in jail, which adds to his credibility with his audience. Launch event at the Harlem Book Fair–Summer 2015; additional events/pro ...
"McFadden works a kind of miracle–not only do her characters retain their appealing humanity; their story eclipses the bonds of history to offer continuous surprises."–New York Times, on Gathering of Waters"Riveting…so nicely avoids the sentimentality that swirls around the subject matter. I am as impressed by its structural strength as by the searing and expertly imagined scenes."–Toni Morrison, on The Warmest December"McFadden's live ...
Nominated for a 2014 Lime Award for Excellence in FictionNamed a Best Book of Summer 2014 by Publishers WeeklyNamed a Pick of the Week for the week of June 30th by Publishers Weekly"An earnest, well-done historical novel that skillfully blends fact and fiction."–Publishers Weekly"A profound story of how one unforeseen event may tear a family apart, but another can just as unexpectedly bring them back together again."–Publishers Weekly, Best Book ...
Писательница Элиза приезжает на побережье, чтобы осуществить свою давнюю мечту – поработать вдали от всех над новым романом и разобраться в причинах предательства своего возлюбленного. Неожиданно на пороге дома появляется маленький Фрэнки,который становится частью её жизни. В то же время Элизе начинают приходить странные послания в виде чистых листов бумаги, запечатанные в конверты без подписи. Элиза и Фрэнки начинают своё расследование.
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Автомобильная авария перевернула жизнь маленькой девочки, оставшейся сиротой. Немало бед выпало на её долю. Тайна гибели родителей не давала ей покоя. Став старше, она решает выяснить причину аварии и обращается к услугам частного сыщика. То, что она узнаёт – с трудом укладывается в её сознании.
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