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The Days of Afrekete

A Novel

de Asali Solomon ...

"I didn't feel like I was reading this novel—I felt like I was living it." —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch HouseFrom award-winning author Asali Solomon, The Days of Afrekete is a tender, surprising novel of two women at midlife who rediscover themselves—and perhaps each other, i nspired by Mrs. Dalloway, Sula, and Audre Lorde's ZamiLiselle Belmont is having a d... ... Leer más

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"I didn't feel like I was reading this novel—I felt like I was living it." —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch HouseFrom award-winning author Asali Solomon, The Days of Afrekete is a tender, surprising novel of two women at midlife who rediscover themselves—and perhaps each other, i nspired by Mrs. Dalloway, Sula, and Audre Lorde's ZamiLiselle Belmont is having a d...
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Get Down

Stories

de Asali Solomon ...

Asali Solomon's characters are vivid misfits—a heathen at Jesus camp, a scheming prep-school student, a middle-aged mom pining for her salsa-dancing salad days, a scheming twentysomething virgin, a college stud in love with his weight-lifting partner, a lonely girl in love with a yellow dress. The kids in Get Down are trapped between their own good breeding and their burning desire to join the ... Leer más

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Asali Solomon's characters are vivid misfits—a heathen at Jesus camp, a scheming prep-school student, a middle-aged mom pining for her salsa-dancing salad days, a scheming twentysomething virgin, a college stud in love with his weight-lifting partner, a lonely girl in love with a yellow dress. The kids in Get Down are trapped between their own good breeding and their burning desire to join the
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Quicksand

de Nella Larsen ...

Series series Modern Library Torchbearers
A classic novel of identity, sexuality, religion, and race by the author of Passing, hailed as “an original and hugely insightful writer” by The New York Times—with an introduction by Asali Solomon, author of The Days of Afrekete“Quicksand . . . open[s] up a whole world of experience and struggle that seemed to me, when I first read [it] years ago, absolutely absorbing, fascinating, and ... Leer más

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A classic novel of identity, sexuality, religion, and race by the author of Passing, hailed as “an original and hugely insightful writer” by The New York Times—with an introduction by Asali Solomon, author of The Days of Afrekete“Quicksand . . . open[s] up a whole world of experience and struggle that seemed to me, when I first read [it] years ago, absolutely absorbing, fascinating, and
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Disgruntled

A Novel

de Asali Solomon ...

An elegant, vibrant, startling coming-of-age novel, for anyone who's ever felt the shame of being aliveKenya Curtis is only eight years old, but she knows that she's different, even if she can't put her finger on how or why. It's not because she's black—most of the other students in the fourth-grade class at her West Philadelphia elementary school are too. Maybe it's because she celebrates Kwanzaa ... Leer más

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An elegant, vibrant, startling coming-of-age novel, for anyone who's ever felt the shame of being aliveKenya Curtis is only eight years old, but she knows that she's different, even if she can't put her finger on how or why. It's not because she's black—most of the other students in the fourth-grade class at her West Philadelphia elementary school are too. Maybe it's because she celebrates Kwanzaa
... Leer más
USA Noir

Best of the Akashic Noir Series

de Megan Abbott, Lawrence Block, Tim Broderick, Joseph Bruchac, Jerome Charyn, Lee Child, Reed Farrel Coleman, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Barbara DeMarco-Barret, Elyssa East, Maggie Estep, Jonathan Safran Foer, J. Malcolm Garcia, James W. Hall, Pete Hamill, Terrance Hayes, Karen Karbo, Bharti Kirchner,, William Kent Krueger, Dennis Lehane, Laura Lippman, Tim McLoughlin, Joyce Carol Oates, John O’Brien, Bayo Ojikutu, T. Jefferson Parker, George Pelecanos, Pir Rothenberg, S.J. Rozan, Lisa Sandlin, Julie Smith, Asali Solomon, Domenic Stansberry, Susan Straight, Luis Alberto Urrea, Don Winslow ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"All the heavy hitters...came out for USA Noir...an important anthology of stories shrewdly culled by Johnny Temple."--New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)One of Zoom Street Magazine's Favorite Books of 2014Indie Books Roundup #1 Pick, Barnes & Noble Book BlogIncluded in Zoom Street Magazine's Summer Reading (Mysteries/Noir) RoundupOne of "1... ... Leer más

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"All the heavy hitters...came out for USA Noir...an important anthology of stories shrewdly culled by Johnny Temple."--New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)One of Zoom Street Magazine's Favorite Books of 2014Indie Books Roundup #1 Pick, Barnes & Noble Book BlogIncluded in Zoom Street Magazine's Summer Reading (Mysteries/Noir) RoundupOne of "1...
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USA Noir

de Johnny Temple, Lee Child, Joseph Bruchac, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Barbara Demarco-Barrett, Maggie Estep, Jonathan Safran Foer, J. Malcolm Garcia, William Kent Krueger, Dennis Lehane, Joyce Carol Oates, Asali Solomon, Luis Alberto Urrea, Don Winslow ...

Ein packendes literarisches Länderporträt Spannende Geschichten herausragender Autor/innen Ein abenteuerlicher Roadtrip quer durch die USA »Eine bessere Kurzgeschichtensammlung ist schwer zu finden – egal in welchem Genre.« Publishers Weekly Von Küste zu Küste: 14 herausragende Autorinnen und Autoren – von den Superstars der Szene bis zu literarischen Geheimtipps – nehmen Sie mit auf eine ... Leer más

$10.81 USD

Ein packendes literarisches Länderporträt Spannende Geschichten herausragender Autor/innen Ein abenteuerlicher Roadtrip quer durch die USA »Eine bessere Kurzgeschichtensammlung ist schwer zu finden – egal in welchem Genre.« Publishers Weekly Von Küste zu Küste: 14 herausragende Autorinnen und Autoren – von den Superstars der Szene bis zu literarischen Geheimtipps – nehmen Sie mit auf eine
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The Days of Afrekete

A Novel

de Asali Solomon ...

Narrado por Karen Chilton ...

Completo

5 hora 33 minutos

Inspired by Mrs. Dalloway and Sula, The Days of Afrekete is a tender, surprising novel of two women at midlife who rediscover themselves—and perhaps each other.Liselle Belmont is having a dinner party. It seems a strange occasion—her husband, Winn, has lost his bid for the state legislature and they're having the key supporters over to thank them for their work. Liselle was never sure about Winn ... Leer más

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Inspired by Mrs. Dalloway and Sula, The Days of Afrekete is a tender, surprising novel of two women at midlife who rediscover themselves—and perhaps each other.Liselle Belmont is having a dinner party. It seems a strange occasion—her husband, Winn, has lost his bid for the state legislature and they're having the key supporters over to thank them for their work. Liselle was never sure about Winn
... Leer más

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Disgruntled

de Asali Solomon ...

Narrado por Bahni Turpin ...

Completo

9 hora 6 minutos

Kenya Curtis is only eight years old, but she knows that she's different, even if she can't put her finger on how or why. It's not because she's black—most of the other students in the fourth-grade class at her West Philadelphia elementary school are too. Maybe it's because she calls her father—a housepainter-slash-philosopher—"Baba," or because her parents' friends gather to pour out libations ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Kenya Curtis is only eight years old, but she knows that she's different, even if she can't put her finger on how or why. It's not because she's black—most of the other students in the fourth-grade class at her West Philadelphia elementary school are too. Maybe it's because she calls her father—a housepainter-slash-philosopher—"Baba," or because her parents' friends gather to pour out libations
... Leer más

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Happy Relationships

25 Buddhist Practices to Transform Your Connections with Your Partner, Family, and Friends

de Kimberly Brown ...

Narrado por Cindy Kay ...

Completo

5 hora 52 minutos

Happy relationships are possible—for everyone.Even if you’ve been married for twenty years and your routine is boring and stressful; although your mom has always been a help-resistant complainer; and despite the fact that your dearest friend moved across the country — all of us can create lasting and joyful connections with the people we care about the most. Using simple tools drawn from the ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Happy relationships are possible—for everyone.Even if you’ve been married for twenty years and your routine is boring and stressful; although your mom has always been a help-resistant complainer; and despite the fact that your dearest friend moved across the country — all of us can create lasting and joyful connections with the people we care about the most. Using simple tools drawn from the
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The Paris Cooking School

A Novel

de Sophie Beaumont ...

Narrado por Anthea Greco ...

Completo

9 hora 33 minutos

There's nothing quite so romantic or inspiring as Paris in the spring—and what better place for a woman to reinvent herself and start over?In this deeply moving novel, three women must come together and fight for the happy ending they dream of.Life doesn't always serve up the perfect dish, but second chances are always on the menu . . .Kate is bruised from a heartbreaking betrayal. Artistic Gabi ... Leer más

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There's nothing quite so romantic or inspiring as Paris in the spring—and what better place for a woman to reinvent herself and start over?In this deeply moving novel, three women must come together and fight for the happy ending they dream of.Life doesn't always serve up the perfect dish, but second chances are always on the menu . . .Kate is bruised from a heartbreaking betrayal. Artistic Gabi
... Leer más

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Edmonia

A Novel of a Boundary-Breaking American Sculptress

de Brianne Baker ...

Narrado por Lynnette R. Freeman ...

Completo

11 hora 36 minutos

For readers of Vanessa Miller, Sheila Williams, Victoria Christopher Murray, and Tracy Chevalier, the story of an unconventional woman who overcame adversity to create enduring tributes in stone to her race and times. The life of pioneering Black Neoclassical sculptor Edmonia Lewis—from the Civil War–era Midwest to Boston’s abolitionist circles, to Rome’s expatriate community—is resurrected in ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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For readers of Vanessa Miller, Sheila Williams, Victoria Christopher Murray, and Tracy Chevalier, the story of an unconventional woman who overcame adversity to create enduring tributes in stone to her race and times. The life of pioneering Black Neoclassical sculptor Edmonia Lewis—from the Civil War–era Midwest to Boston’s abolitionist circles, to Rome’s expatriate community—is resurrected in
... Leer más

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The Life Rules of Hilda Pride

The BRAND NEW warm and uplifting Irish novel from Claudia Carroll for 2026

de Claudia Carroll ...

Narrado por Grainne Gillis ...

Completo

7 hora 48 minutos

Discover the BRAND NEW uplifting, inspiring and heart-warming Irish read from number one bestselling author Claudia Carroll, perfect for fans of The Correspondent, Marian Keyes and Shari Low One Irish village, one fixer-upper & one chance to open her heart...Sometimes friends and romance let you down but Hilda Pride knows she can face anything on her own, so why is she still feeling a little ... Leer más

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Discover the BRAND NEW uplifting, inspiring and heart-warming Irish read from number one bestselling author Claudia Carroll, perfect for fans of The Correspondent, Marian Keyes and Shari Low One Irish village, one fixer-upper & one chance to open her heart...Sometimes friends and romance let you down but Hilda Pride knows she can face anything on her own, so why is she still feeling a little
... Leer más

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