Títulos em Epistolar

Gunelle Keith, châtelaine à Mallaig, dans les Highlands écossaises, épouse du chef de clan Iain MacNèil, a connu bien des déceptions avant d’embrasser pleinement sa fonction. Désormais à la tête d’une maison respectable, mère de deux enfants et correspondante de la Reine, Gunelle utilise aussi sa plume pour prendre une part active aux entreprises de ses proches. C’est alors que son amie d’enfance Davina lui apprend la fugue amoureuse d’une camarade et son dénouement tragique.

Brooklyn, New York. Bea has grown up in the heart of the Irish community, always hearing stories of home. When she discovers a letter from her younger self, written years before, it sends her deep into her own family history. Kilmore Quay, Ireland. Years earlier, Lucy Mernagh leaves her much-loved home and family in search of the New York dream. The Big Apple is a world away from the quiet village she grew up in, and the longing for home aches within her.

The Breakfast Club meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this powerful, provocative, and heartfelt novel about twelve strangers who come together to make the most of their final days, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author J. Michael Straczynski. Mark Antonelli, a failed young...

Cuando conocí a Bruno, no sospechaba de la existencia de este cuaderno. Cuando él me conoció, no imaginaba los peligros a los que lo había expuesto su supuesto amor. Su plan consistía en escribir todo lo que hacía, pensaba y sentía en un cuaderno de tapa de cuero marrón para ofrecérselo a Lucila, la chica por la que había enloquecido. Por giros que Bruno no supo predecir, este cuaderno terminó en mis manos, y ahora está en las tuyas.

It’s 2084, and Aldus, an elderly robot repairman, is writing the history of the 21st century for his grandson, Luca. Born in 2010, Aldus lived through it all—the War on the Warming, the repair of the planet, the rise of true artificial intelligence, automation everywhere, and much more. Aldus also fears his time is short. Unlucky members of his generation sometimes experience long-delayed side effects from childhood infection with COVID. Aldus could be among them, and so his writing may have a literal deadline.

Love letters, born from high school dances, stereoscopic slides of toddlerhood, Ferris wheels, suntan oil, the streets of Hollywood and Toronto, 1980s music, driving too fast, Hershey bars, and bottles of Molson Golden ale. First real kisses and broken hearts. Our 11th birthday parties, our first cars, our true loves, and our monsters. Getting old. Falling in love. A dash of each, and all together. Letters to all of us, from all of us—the things we remember and the things we’ve lost.

Brought to you by Penguin. Richly expansive and deeply moving, an intimate novel of secret lives and painful histories from one of the finest storytellers we have 'This brilliant novel examines lives lived, losses accumulated, and the slipperiness of perception. Yiyun Li writes deeply, drolly...

Die Geschichte von Erich Kästner und seiner Mutter ist eine besondere: 'Meine Mutter war mein bester Freund', sagte er über sie. Und sie wusste: 'Mein Sohn verschweigt mir nichts.' Tatsächlich war der kleine Erich seiner Mutter Lebenselixier sowie Schutzengel. Auch in späteren Jahren versuchte er, ihr beides zu sein – und sich trotzdem ganz behutsam ein wenig von ihr zu lösen.

Without question, Fawn Birchill knows that her used bookstore is the heart of West Philadelphia, a cornerstone of culture for a community that, for the past twenty years, has found the quirkiness absolutely charming. When an amicable young indie bookseller invades her block, Fawn is convinced that his cushy couches, impressive selection, coffee bar, and knowledgeable staff are a neighborhood blight. Misguided yet blindly resilient, Fawn readies for battle.

My dearest love, where are you now? Spring, 1847, and Lady Franklin is back in London expecting to greet her hero husband, polar explorer Sir John Franklin, upon his triumphant return from the Northwest Passage. As weeks turn to months, she develops an unconventional friendship with Russell Square's gardener even as she reluctantly grows into her public role as Franklin's steadfast wife, the "Penelope of England.” In this novel that imagines a rich interior life of one of Victorian England's most intriguing women, the boundaries of friendship, propriety, and love are sure to collide.

Ein Briefroman von Else Lasker Schüler, die sich selbst vergnügt und verzweifelt, aber immer unbeirrbar als Prinz von Theben oder Tino von Bagdad betitelt. Ein geheimnisvoller und starker Abgesang auf die Ehe im avantgardistischen Stil einer Dichterin.

Octave Mirbeau donne la parole à Célestine, une chambrière, qui perçoit le monde par le trou de la serrure et ne laisse rien échapper des "bosses morales" de ses maîtres. Le lecteur pénètre au cœur de la réalité cachée de la société, dans les arrière-boutiques des nantis, dans les coulisses du théâtre du "beau" monde. Octave Mirbeau arrache le masque de respectabilité des puissants, fouille dans leur linge sale, débusque les crapuleries camouflées derrière les manières et les grimaces avantageuses.

"L'amour relève-t-il d'un processus chimique ou d'un miracle spirituel ? Existe-t-il un moyen infaillible pour déclencher la passion, comme l'élixir qui jadis unit Tristan et Iseult ? Est-on, au contraire, totalement libre d'aimer ?" Anciens amants, Adam et Louise vivent désormais à des milliers de kilomètres l'un de l'autre, lui à Paris, elle à Montréal. Par lettres, tout en évoquant les blessures du passé et en s'avouant leurs nouvelles aventures, ils se lancent un défi : provoquer l'amour.

Il ne l'a jamais rencontrée, et pourtant elle ne le quitte pas : il sait qu'elle lui est destinée. Et c'est à elle, l'absente infiniment présente, que sont dédiées les lettres réunies dans ce splendide carnet de voyage. De l'Amazonie au Chili, en passant par les coulisses des scènes parisiennes, Bernard Giraudeau décrit "son" monde, à la fois réel et imaginaire, à son amour rêvé. Un voyage dans l'éblouissement du monde et le clair-obscur des sentiments.

"Le relazioni pericolose", pubblicato la prima volta nel 1782, è uno dei capolavori della letteratura francese del diciottesimo secolo. Accolto all'epoca da uno straordinario successo di pubblico e da un uguale scandalo, questo romanzo epistolare svela, attraverso le 175 lettere che lo compongono, i crudeli piani di seduzione e di vendetta orditi dai due nobili e astuti protagonisti - il visconte di Valmont e la marchesa di Merteuil - ai danni della giovane Cécile e della devota Madame de Tourvel.

From the acclaimed author of the classics Shiloh and Other Stories and In Country comes a beautifully crafted and profoundly moving novel which follows a woman as she looks back over her life and her first love. Ann Workman is smart but naïve, a misfit who’s traveled from rural Kentucky to...

Akiko "Jane" Thompson, a half-Japanese, half-Caucasian woman in her mid-30s, is attempting to forge a quietly happy life in the Bay Area with her fiance, Shiro. But after a bizarre car accident, things begin to unravel. An intruder ransacks their apartment but takes nothing, leaving behind only cryptic traces of his or her presence. Shiro, obsessed with government surveillance, risks their security in a plot to expose the misdeeds of his employer, the TSA. Jane's mother has seemingly disappeared, her existence only apparent online.

An epistolary novel of historical fiction that imagines the life of Katharine Wright and her relationship with her famous brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the world’s first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, establishing the Wright...

Set in New York in the '80s and '90s, Upstate tells the story of two young lovers, Antonio and Natasha, torn apart by tragedy and struggling to survive against all odds. When a horrific tragedy sends Antonio to jail, their worlds turn upside down.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by acclaimed actress Adjoa Andoh, known for her extensive film, television and stage roles, including lead roles with the RSC, The National Theatre and The Almeida. She is also an Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator. This definitive...