Regional Fiction

The Rogers women were like the hibiscus that thrives in tropical heat and comes in vibrant shades of orange, yellow, red, and hot pink. They were sassy, strong, self-reliant, and with an extra dose of the Florida quirkiness that comes from knowing every time you take your garbage out, whether it is real or metaphorical, you just might encounter an alligator in your backyard.

'Indian-Australian' is not a one-size-fits-all descriptor. Given the depth and richness of diversity of the Indian subcontinent, it is fitting that its diaspora is similarly varied. Growing Up Indian in Australia reflects and celebrates this vibrant diversity. It features contributions from Australian-Indian writers, both established and emerging, who hail from a wide range of backgrounds, religions and experiences. This colorful, energetic anthology offers reflections on identity, culture, family, food and expectations, ultimately revealing deep truths about both Australian and Indian life.

Before Adam Farrer’s family relocated to Withernsea in 1992, he’d never heard of the Holderness coast. The move represented one thing to Adam: a chance to leave the insecurities of early adolescence behind. And he could do that anywhere. What he didn’t know was how much he’d grow to love the quirks and people of this faded Yorkshire resort, in spite of its dilapidated attractions and retreating clifftops. While Adam documents the minutiae of small-town life, he lays bare experiences that are universal.

John Phillip Santos won immense acclaim for his book Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation, a finalist for the National Book Award. In this beautifully written new book, Santos tells of how a family—his mother’s—erased and forgot over time their ancient origins in Spain. Blending genres brilliantly, Santos raises profound questions about whether we can ever find our true homeland and what we can learn from our treasured, shared cultural legacies.

Wartime Friends is a tale of unbreakable bonds in times of strife, by bestselling author Margaret Dickinson. As the storm clouds of war gather over Britain, two brave, young women will discover the value of true friendship as they deal with troubles of their own while the lives of those they...

Kendra Allen’s first collection of essays—at its core—is a bunch of mad stories about things she never learned to let go of. Unifying personal narrative and cultural commentary, this collection grapples with the lessons that have been stored between parent and daughter. These parental relationships expose the conditioning that subconsciously informed her ideas on social issues such as colorism, feminism, war-induced PTSD, homophobia, marriage, and “the n-word,” among other things.

Addict, thief, pimp, pusher, player—and most notably, groundbreaking writer. Donald Goines was all of these. As a kid, Donald Goines was the product of a middle-class family. After high school, he joined the Air Force—and discovered the heroin that would rule the remainder of his life. On the streets, he turned to writing when he was straight enough to keep at it. He used the language of the streets and he wrote of its people. Goines's success was immediate and exciting. But eventually those same streets claimed him.

Das Blut des verhassten Feindes verteilte sich auf ihrer Haut wie rote Schönheitsflecken. Sie genoss es, unaufhörlich auszuholen und zuzustechen. Er sollte nicht überleben, sondern in ihren Armen sterben, hier und jetzt … Welches eiskalte Monster nimmt einer Familie den Sohn? Welche Bestie entreißt zwei kleinen Kindern die Mutter Hauptkommissar Rolf Heerse wird zu einem schockierenden Fund in der Innenstadt von Baden-Baden gerufen. Sofort steht fest, dass der Täter entschlossen und berechnend vorgeht.

Once historias nada ejemplares, de esas que nunca veréis en el muro de una red social. Las once historias que descubriréis en estas páginas son vivencias reales, crudas y duras. Once jóvenes, casi niños, nos abren su corazón desde el centro de internamiento en el que están privados de libertad y cumplen con la justicia, para relatarnos hechos que han destrozado su vida y la de los demás. Son protagonistas de sucesos muy violentos, que ojalá formasen parte del argumento de una serie de televisión, pero, desgraciadamente, son casos que abren informativos.

In 1839, two years after graduating from Harvard, Henry David Thoreau and his older brother, John, took a boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, Massachusetts, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's sudden death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion during his stay at Walden Pond. Modern listeners have come to see Thoreau's story of the river journey as an appropriate predecessor to Walden, depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth.

Die friedliche Eifelwelt gerät aus den Fugen: Ein junger Mann wird erschossen und Siggi Baumeister übel zusammengeschlagen, als er gerade beginnt, sich mit dem rätselhaften Toten zu beschäftigen. Baumeisters väterlicher Freund Rodenstock muss nach einem brutalen Überfall zur Sicherheit ins Koma gelegt werden, weil nicht klar ist, ob ihm die Ärzte überhaupt noch helfen können. Woher kommt so plötzlich die dumpfe Gewalt? Alles dreht sich anscheinend um einen großen Bauernhof, von dem gesagt wird, er werde von Neonazis bewohnt.

As the only female cabinet maker in the valley in 1935, Frankie Redfern is unusual. She faces prejudice even from her own mother. But she's content working for her father and is unwilling to give up her independence or the work she loves for marriage. When her husband falls gravely ill, Frankie's mother takes over, causing serious trouble for her daughter. And her cousin, an unscrupulous local builder, starts to help her for his own reasons.

Spannender Krimi mit fesselnder Geschichte! Nur mit Unterwäsche bekleidet, auf einer Bank an einem Autobahnparkplatz sitzend und ohne Gedächtnis - so wurde vor fast einem Jahr Inge Weber gefunden. Nun soll Hauptkommissar Jens Rogge versuchen, die wahre Identität der Frau zu ermitteln. Er mietet sich in dem Ort nahe dem Autobahnparkplatz ein und hört und sieht sich um. Dadurch setzt er Dinge in Bewegung, von denen er nichts ahnt. Für Inge Weber ist es indes schon fast zu spät, längst ist sie in das Visier mehrerer Interessengruppen gerückt.

When Charlotte Ranleigh first laid eyes on Daniel Winterflood, she was unprepared for the instantaneous jolt of lust that ran through her. Only a year had passed since the sudden death of her husband. Since that terrible day, the beautiful and talented young widow had been in self-imposed exile at her marital estate in the Southern Highlands of Australia's New South Wales, trying to make sense of her loss and blaming herself for the part she’d played in it. There were many things Charlotte believed were beyond her now - a happy marriage, children, and her dream of starting an art school at Ranleigh Park. Certainly, she’d never thought she’d desire anyone again, especially not the playboy art-dealer she’d only just met.

Er musste es tun. Nur er hatte die Gabe eines Auserwählten. Andere sahen nicht das, was er sah. Sie waren längst in Norden, getarnt als harmlose Urlauber, als normale Menschen, die ihren Urlaub an der Küste verbringen wollten. Aber er wusste es besser. Er musste die Menschheit retten. Heute hatte er nur eine erwischt. Eigentlich hatte er beide töten wollen. Er musste besser werden, durfte keine Fehler mehr machen. Hier, unter dem Sternenhimmel am Deich, schöpfte er neue Energie. Denn er hatte noch eine große Aufgabe vor sich.

Slavná kniha ze zlatého fondu světové literatury. Poprvé vyšla v roce 1972, stala se bestsellerem i předlohou animovaného filmu, seriálu a několika počítačových her. „Sem tam některý panáčkoval na vrcholku mraveniště, s nastraženýma ušima se rozhlížel kolem a větřil. Ale nerušený zpěv kosa na pokraji lesa zvěstoval, že odtamtud nebezpečí nehrozí.“ Nebezpečí však přichází s člověkem a jeho plány postavit domy na území obývaném sandlefordskou králičí kolonií.

A poignant biography as told to Olive Gilbert by Isabella Bomefree - a slave who later took the name of Sojourner Truth. She recounts the harshness of life under slavery, and after winner her freedom, became a vociferous abolitionist for which she has been long remembered and revered.

Heike Stein ist Kommissarin bei der Polizei in Hamburg. Dort muss sie sich nicht nur mit Serienmördern und mysteriösen Todesfällen, sondern auch mit teils unausstehlichen Vorgesetzten und Kollegen auseinandersetzen. Auf der Suche nach Antworten findet sich die clevere und sympathische Kommissarin immer wieder in unangenehmen oder sogar lebensbedrohlichen Situationen wider.

"Coleshanger people are pretty bad," said Uncle Edward. "They won't cross water after sunset. And they have to be in bed by midnight, otherwise they think that they'll be turned into baboons and apes. They also worship the flea." Written in 1952, Coleshanger is a humorous, whimsical, and charming recount of English village life in the early part of the last century, a tale waiting 70 years to be heard but still very much the story of us today.

The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett, is an 1896 novella and early example of the regionalism genre with its sketches of the fictional fishing village of Dunnet Landing in Maine. The narrator is a woman from Boston who returns to the small coastal town after a brief earlier visit, in order to finish writing her book. She rents an empty schoolhouse with a panoramic view of Dunnet Landing, which serves as a focus of narrative consciousness.