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From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a bookbinder - a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice among their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born.

At Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, society's best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu—the great game—an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. Léo Martin once excelled at Monteverre, but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. He turned to politics instead, and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Now, he has been exiled back to Monteverre, his fate uncertain.

1820: Sophia Ashmore-Percy reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he searches for rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she sets on her own voyage of discovery—stumbling across the very creature he is looking for, making an unexpected connection with a local woman, and ultimately reconsidering her marriage, life, and own desires. Decades later, audiologist Henry Latimer is sent to the home of industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy and tasked with curing the man’s young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness.

Imagina que puedes ocultar entre sus páginas tus mayores miedos, tu dolor más profundo, tus secretos más oscuros. A todo el mundo. Incluso a ti mismo. Para siempre. Emmett Farmer, después de un largo día de trabajo en el campo, recibe una misteriosa carta que le cita a incorporarse como aprendiz de encuadernador. Es una profesión que despierta miedo y superstición en su entorno. Sin embargo, como humilde campesino sin recursos, no le queda más remedio que abandonar la granja familiar.

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Emmett Farmer arbeitet auf dem Hof seiner Eltern, als ein Brief ihn erreicht. Er soll bei einer Buchbinderin in die Lehre gehen. Seine Eltern, die wie alle anderen Menschen Bücher aus ihrer Welt verbannt haben, lassen ihn ziehen - auch weil sie glauben, dass er nach einer schweren Krankheit die Arbeit auf dem Hof nicht leisten kann. Die Begegnung mit der alten Buchbinderin beeindruckt den Jungen, dabei lässt Seredith ihn nicht in das Gewölbe mit den kostbaren Büchern.

Lange, kalte Winternächte: Zeit, um den Kamin zu entzünden, Zeit für Geistergeschichten. Ob in den wilden Mooren von Yorkshire, auf dem verschneiten Gelände eines Spukhauses oder auf dem belebten Londoner Weihnachtsmarkt – diese Geschichten, die von Gespenstern vergangener Tage erzählen, jagen den Lesenden die köstlichsten Schauer über den Rücken. So herrlich britisch wie Yorkshire Pudding, so stimmungsvoll und gruselig wie ›Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte‹ von Charles Dickens und so spannend, dass man dieses Buch kaum aus den Händen legen kann.

Wann wirst du wagen, dich der Liebe zu stellen... In Montverre, einer altehrwürdigen Eliteschule, werden die besten Köpfe ausgebildet - für das große Spiel, eine geheimnisvolle Kombination von Musik, Kunst, Poesie und Philosophie. Léo Martin war einst an dieser Schule, bevor er in die Politik ging und scheiterte. Nun ist er zurück, gewissermaßen im Exil, das man ihm auferlegt hat. Vormals eine Bastion der Männer, steht nun eine Frau an der Spitze: Claire Dryden ist die Meisterin des großen Spiels.