Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Contemporary Fiction

高校を卒業したばかりの堀田研人が率いるバンド〈TOKYO BANDWAGON〉が、ひょんなことからイギリスのスタジオでフルアルバムのレコーディングを行うことになった。我南人の引率で、藍子とマードックが暮らす家を訪れた一行。

アフリカの呪術医研究の第一人者、大生部多一郎は、テレビの人気タレント教授。超能力ブームで彼の著者「呪術パワーで殺す！」はベストセラーになった。しかし、妻の逸美は8年前の娘・志織のアフリカでの気球事故での死以来、神経を病んでいた。

【第36回すばる文学賞受賞作】学歴も経験も関係ない。すべての評価はどれだけ家を売ったかだけ。大学を卒業して松尾が入社したのは不動産会社。そこは、きついノルマとプレッシャー、過酷な歩合給、挨拶がわりの暴力が日常の世界だった……。

明治時代から続く古本屋を舞台にした“東京バンドワゴン”シリーズは、皆様に愛されてついに第十巻目！　さて、今回のお話は、真夏の幽霊騒動、そっと店に置き去りにされた謎の本をめぐる珍事、そして突如湧き起こる我南人引退危機!?

明治時代創業の老舗古本屋・東京バンドワゴンは本日も大騒ぎ！　先々代の時代に錚々たる文士が寄稿して編まれ、強盗殺人までも引き起こした〈呪いの目録〉。ずっと封印されていたその目録を狙う不審な男がうろつきはじめた――。

Renée è una nota accademica francese di origine italiana, con una routine sempre uguale e frustrante: i colleghi maschilisti la considerano una segretaria e, nonostante il successo delle sue pubblicazioni, Renée vive in solitudine da anni, con la sola compagnia dei lirici alessandrini. All'improvviso, arriva una mail a sconvolgere tutto: Gene Petrov, brillante matematico, lettore appassionato, emulo di Casanova e grande amore di Renée ai tempi degli studi a Harvard, è morto per una malattia fulminea.

Tutto comincia nella sala d'attesa di un aeroporto. Non poteva essere altri che lui, una vittima perfetta. È stato sufficiente parlargli. E aspettare che la trappola scattasse. Tutto finisce nella sala d'attesa di un aeroporto. Va detto comunque che il caso non esiste. Un giallo? Forse. Certamente la doppiezza dell'uomo, la crudeltà, la bellezza e la bruttezza.

The treefolk have always been an enigma to Elodi and her father - that is, until they have a rare chance to save a fallen fairy. Not far away, Germain is coming to terms with having lost his love, Celeste, to the Undereaves.

It's summer, Ian's mother is dying of cancer, and he must contend all on his own with the onslaught of puberty, the Southern heat, and his confusing desire for his friend, Harbin. His discovery of an adolescent shark sets in motion a deep violence that brings Ian's quickly evolving world into sharp focus.

The late Binodini Thakur had been very clear that she would never agree to sell her hissa in her Bauji's big old house on Hailey Road. And her daughter, Bonu, is determined to honor her mothers wishes. But what to do about her four pushy aunts who are insisting she sell?

Stars are dying, the sky is darkening, an alien race has inhabited the planet, and Irene and Jean sit by the pond at their nursing home every day, waiting for the world to end. Here the two elderly friends will learn more than they ever could have anticipated - about the world, about what it means to be different, and about each other.

Big Ray's temper and obesity define him. When Big Ray dies, his son feels mostly relief, dismissing his other emotions. Yet years later, the adult son must reckon with the outsized presence of his father's memory. This stunning novel, narrated in more 500 brief entries, moves between past and present, between his father's death and his life, between an abusive childhood and an adult understanding.

Mel Taylor was thirteen years old when she found her Mr Right. Twenty years on they remain blissfully in love. She has the man she adores, a gorgeous daughter, a great job and a dream home. But Mel's seemingly perfect life is spoilt by a dark secret and a niggling fear that her good fortune can't last for ever. Despite her husband Adam telling her to live for the present and stop worrying about the future, Mel can't shake the feeling that someone is about to call time on their happiness. And then it happens.

本当に心のこもったプレゼントとは？少年の万引きを目撃してしまった図書館の女性司書、厳しい校則に悩まされる天然パーマの少女など、今日も訳ありのお客さんがご来店！

作家・吉本ばななさんが涙した、喪われし少女たちの恋の物語。あまりに切なくて、気持ちが引き裂かれそうになる、そんな恋愛小説ができました。誰もが一度は、こんな恋をしたいと思ったはずなのです。

少女たちはソウルで夢を見た。K-POPデビューを夢見る陽奈と、大学進学する幼なじみに思いを寄せるソユン。日韓のふたりの少女は、それぞれの理由から芸能事務所の練習生としてソウルで暮らし始めた。

Shadi sa molte cose, troppe per una bambina di tre anni. Sa che nella sua città, Kabul, adesso comandano uomini crudeli, talebani si chiamano. Sa che suo padre è in pericolo perché li aveva combattuti. Sa che per lei e per le donne dell’Afghanistan «la libertà è acqua passata», come le spiega amaramente la mamma il giorno in cui viene al mondo Jahan, sua sorella. Un anno dopo, nascosta, assiste all’irruzione di quegli uomini nella loro casa. Pochi istanti e un cofanetto o e la sua amata Jahan sono le uniche cose che le restano.

京都市中京区、薄暗い雑居ビルにある「中京こころのびょういん」。評判を聞きつけ、メンタルの悩みを持った人々が訪れるが、そこで処方されるのは薬ではなく、なんと本物の猫だった！

古い友人。遠くの恋人。業界を去った恩人。すれ違う家族。途切れかけたつながりを、どうしたら取り戻せるのか。紅葉の季節に、東北・北海道新幹線で青森、盛岡、仙台へ向かう人々を描く、心に深く響く連絡短編集。

がんばれよ。もっと、もっと強くなれ――盲学校に通う小学４年生の及川正彦は、新任の先生から将棋を教わり、その面白さにすっかりのめりこみます。目の見えない人でも楽しめる将棋盤と駒を使って同級生と対戦、寄宿舎の自室では詰将棋に熱中する日々。