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Returning to Scotland to organise her wedding, Catriona is overcome with the jitters. She decides to tie up loose ends before settling permanently in Tuscany, and seeks out her ex-boyfriends. Only problem is, they all end up dead and Catriona is the prime suspect.

Winter Dreams is a story of friendship, love and betrayal by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American masterpiece, has enthralled readers since its original publication in 1925. The powerful story of love gained, lost, and rekindled ignites against a backdrop of Roaring Twenties excess. Speeding motorcars, wild parties, and dangerous business collide as gorgeous Daisy Buchanan must choose between the husband she can’t trust and the old flame who still owns her heart. Is Jay Gatsby an honorable man who wants to risk everything to recapture long-lost desire—or a cad who cheats and steals to get what he wants?

A voice once silenced returns—now unfiltered, unowned, and free to speak.George Alive, hosted by John F. Kennedy Jr., is a field journal from Earth’s hidden corridors: history re-examined, truth recovered, and memory reclaimed. From the crash site to the headlines they buried, from voices they tried to erase to questions no one dares ask—this is the broadcast they didn’t expect to hear again.This podcast speaks through the Sound Bridge—an interdimensional line of communication reconnecting contributors living in the next phase of human life with listeners in the present. This is not ...

Nico and his cousins don't have much in common, but they're all excited to visit the Mayan ruins at Copán and witness the release of the scarlet macaws. Nearly extinct in Honduras, eight of these majestic birds are about to be introduced to a brand new bird sanctuary. But on the eve of the big day the birds are stolen! Who could have planned this bewildering bird heist—and why? Nico and his cousins are determined to find out—and anyone could be a suspect: poachers, developers, Mama's annoying novio . . .

Cuando Casandra, la devota sacerdotisa de Apolo, recibió el don de la profecía a cambio de complacer todos los deseos del dios, jamás imaginó que negarse a entregarle su cuerpo sería su perdición. Helena huye de un matrimonio infeliz en Esparta y sigue a Paris, un príncipe troyano que le promete la relación que siempre soñó. Mientras los hombres de Troya se preparan para enfrentar la guerra, Casandra y Helena descubren que deben lidiar con algo más que el ejército que acecha afuera de sus murallas.

These novelists burst with a literary energy that is hard to contain. They cover a myriad of styles and themes, narratives packed full of fully-formed characters in powerful tales that have become an essential and integral part of our literary heritage.

Winter is a captivating and truly gorgeous season, but we refuse to engage with it. We block it out. We turn the heating up against the cold and draw curtains against the darkness. However, as Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald explains, in ignoring the spectacular beauty of winter we miss out on an opportunity no other season presents. The winter we experience doesn't need to be harsh and barren. Gifts of Winter draws the listener into the miracles that occur in nature during winter, as our gardens and the world around us are most definitely not asleep.

Llegué al Inframundo escapando de un matrimonio arreglado. No iba a permitir que me casaran con Apolo, un dios que solo puede pensar en sí mismo. Ahora, lo único que necesito es que Hades, el odiosamente sexy y arrogante rey de este escabroso lugar, me ayude con mi plan.

Mack Fitzgerald and Ally Bross snuggle up under the covers for a weekly gossip session.

This anthology features a wide array of thought-provoking, genre-defining works from the 1900s, showcasing the range of modern storytelling—from existential musings to dark humour and intricate social commentary. These are the stories that have shaped modern literature, offering timeless insights into human nature and society. This collection brings together the finest modernist narratives, political reflections, and social commentaries that have shaped literature as we know it.

From mystery and crime to romance and tragedy, in this collection you will discover award-winning writing that effortlessly spans genre and style. Witness the excess and luxury of 1920s America in The Great Gatsby, experience profound meditations on death in The Bridge of San Luis Rey, as well as Poirot's very first murder case in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The titles included in this collection, in order of appearance, are: The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle; The Call of the Wild, by Jack London; The Weary Blues, by Langston Hughes; The Great Gatsby, by F.

Il grande Gatsby, l'ambizioso giovanotto che ha saputo conquistarsi, con tutti i mezzi leciti e illeciti, prestigio, ricchezza e rispettabilità, culla un sogno impossibile. Vuol far rivivere l'amore fiorito un tempo tra lui e Daisy, che lo ha respinto, quando era povero e senza prospettive, per sposare il rampollo di una delle grandi famiglie americane.

En español neutro, narrado por un humano selección de cuentos cortos clásicos de la literatura universal pensada para todo público.

Les Dieux ont menti : Perséphone n'a jamais été kidnappée ni retenue aux Enfers par Hadès. Elle s'y est précipitée. Vous pensez que Perséphone a été kidnappée par Hadès et retenue aux Enfers ? Détrompez-vous : elle s'y est précipitée. Hors de question pour la jeune déesse d'accepter le mariage arrangé auquel ses parents la destinent ! Maintenant, elle doit convaincre Hadès de l'aider.

Sebagai miliuner muda dan misterius, Jay Gatsby dikenal berkat pesta-pestanya yang glamor. Meski hidup di Long Island yang indah dan mengagumkan, tampaknya ia masih terobsesi pada Daisy Buchanan yang pernah ditemuinya beberapa tahun silam. Dengan bantuan Nick Carraway, Gatsby akhirnya bertemu kembali dengan Daisy Buchanan yang sudah bersuami. Tak butuh waktu lama bagi Nick untuk melihat sisi gelap dari status borjuis Gatsby. Dan obsesi Gatsby pada Daisy pun berujung pada tragedi.

The American Classics Collection: Volume II is a century-spanning collection of 15 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Adam Sims; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, Katherine Fenton; and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Herman Melville; Upton Sinclair; Mark Twain; Walt Whitman; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Thornton Wilder; Edith Wharton; Jack London; amongst a host of others.

Hey what's up I'm Mack and I'm happy to be here.

We assume extinction level events are cataclysmic events, but what if they were microscopic, like our history teaches us? To the rest of the world, a random tsunami is but one disaster among other events to speculate over. Unbeknownst to most of the world, the disaster is but a single ripple caused by a clandestine experiment in the South Pacific.