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Season One of World Fantasy Award-winning author S.P. Somtow's vella series is adapted and compiled into book form. St. Cecilia's boys' school is an elite boys' school in a remote part of Thailand, a hotbed of hormones, mystery, fantasy, and dark secrets! Five kids (binary and non-binary) uncover the dark secrets of their school amid mysteries of identity and sexual attraction. Why does Dr. Leopold Strange only teach after sundown? Why is Sister Euphemia dancing in the forest without her habit? And why can't Kim and Fluke talk about the awful thing that happened to them in Oldenburg? And ...

Dreams, Symbols, and Synchronicity influence the lives of two men from different cultures. Both are guided by an elderly Chinese scholar—a secret mentor to one—a father to the other. The year is 1994 and California is in a recession. From the Good Fortune restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Chow Lee Tong shares his wisdom and secretly passes it through handwritten fortunes delivered to customer Michael Hamilton. Tong’s fortunes for Michael are vague suggestions left open to interpretation. In contrast, Tong's son Wu rejects everything his father says. By facing similar ...

Growing conflicts between Sue Chow and her cruel mother-in-law, Ying, erupt just as Sue's marriage is heading toward divorce. Ying is recently injured selfishly demands Sue to take care of her. Their explosive situation becomes a scandal in San Francisco's Chinatown. Sue struggles between honoring ancient Chinese traditions and asserting herself as a modern-day woman. Unaware a business rival is devising an evil plot for revenge to ruin his reputation and business, San Francisco newlyweds, Michael Hamilton and new bride Jennie are honeymooning in Kauai. When he returns home, Michael faces ...

'પુષ્પદાહ' એટલે પુષ્પને લાગતો દાહ. અમેરિકામાં વસતા ગુજરાતીઓના સમાજજીવનનો અંતરંગ પરિચય કરાવતી આ નવલકથા 'ડોક્યુ-નોવેલ' એટલે કે 'દસ્તાવેજી નવલકથા' છે. તેની વિશેષતા એ છે કે લેખકે આ નવલકથાનાં પાત્રોની વચ્ચે રહીને, તેમની મનોસ્થિતિનો અભ્યાસ કરતા રહીને આલેખન કર્યું છે. અમેરિકાનિવાસી મનોવિજ્ઞાનના શિક્ષક શાંતિભાઈના પુત્ર સંજયને પત્ની ચારુ થકી બે બાળકો જુલી અને રોબિન છે. ચારુએ સંજયનો ઉપયોગ અમેરિકા આવવાની સીડી તરીકે કરેલો છે. વલ્લભ ઠક્કર સાથે તેના સંબંધો છે. આ હકીકતની જાણ થતાં, સમજાવટની કોઈ અસર ન થતાં સંજય અને ચારુ છૂટાછેડા લે છે.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FIRE MEETS ICE? He is tall dark and handsome, she is gorgeous, smart and sassy. If he is hot, she is hotter. And if he turns cold, she becomes colder. They agree on nothing and bicker at everything. What happens when fate pits these two hot headed individuals together? Will they make the office a warzone or will they accept their difference and find common ground? And can we hope for love? Cheer for it? And wish they found it? Follow them on their rollercoaster journey of sarcastic remarks and sassy comebacks. EXERT FROM THE STORY Shree turned to his friends, "give me one ...

For the quiet moments, the lingering feelings, and everything in between… Pages & Poems: A Life in Poetry is a tender and timeless collection of poems that invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most. Written by Jacque Crutcher—a mother, grandmother, and lifelong writer—this collection captures decades of heartfelt reflection through verses that feel like home. With gentle wisdom and a sincere voice, these poems explore the everyday beauty of life: childhood memories, motherhood, faith, family, aging, and the strength found in love and loss. Each page is a ...

It can’t happen to me, it can’t! A moment that paralyzes the body, freezes the soul, and curdles the blood; a few seconds of the depth of horror known only in nightmares can appear and scowl into your face. The horror stories in this anthology can create that effect on you; but nightmares are transient since they come, they go and the friendly light switch, the first rays of dawn, the sound of the milk deliverer; in short, a reunion with the mundane and the familiar brings us back to sanity. This collection of stories is not about dreams, horrifying though they might be, it is about ...

82 poemas El poemario está dividido en tres partes: Todo (in)fluye; Entre formas de ser; y Nada desaparece. Es un canto al eco de la poesía japonesa, que incluye un único haikú, aunque podemos reconocer la vibración y la influencia en otro tipo de versos, estrofas y emociones. Con meridiana claridad, incluso ante la actualidad que irrumpe, con la agresión bélica de Rusia a Ucrania, nos muestra el incesante fluir de la vida, y sus burbujas, las distintas formas de ser humano, y los estragos del tiempo en la belleza que no se mira por segunda vez. Una humilde muestra de lo importante ...

কৃপাচার্য-র আদর্শ-নীতি এবং যুদ্ধপিপাষু ভোজরাজ কৃতবর্মার নীতিহীনতার মাঝখানে পড়ে অশ্বত্থামার দ্বন্দ্ব-বিভ্রান্তি, ভুল পথ নির্বাচন এবং শেষে সঠিক দিক নির্দেশ খুঁজে পাওয়া নিয়েই গড়ে উঠেছে এই নাটক! লেখকের সমকালীন সমাজের ছবি এবং সেও সূত্রে লেখকের ভাবনা চিন্তার একটা ছবি পাওয়া যায় এই নাটকে। মহাভারতের প্রেক্ষাপট ও সংলাপের টানটান বুননে মনোজ মিত্র-র লেখা মহাকাব্যিক ব্যাপ্তির নাটক, অশ্বত্থামা!

In Japan, nothing is more familiar than the neighborhood post office, with its big red box in front and bright, welcoming windows. The post office has been Siya's favorite place since she was a child. Now a young woman, Siya is delighted to have a job at the Shindori Post Office in Shizuoka City, even though it is temporary. But her boss is a jerk. Born in Japan of a Japanese father and an Indian mother, Siya looks just a little different. The boss won't believe she is a native speaker and gives her a hard time every day!

I rediscovered a bit of myself in Jun-li, and in May-lee Chai's beautifully constructed and perfectly contained world. It's the deftly and subtly rendered intricacies that mark this story, link it to the experience of Asians in America, and linger in the imagination. Julie Shigekuni, author of A Bridge Between Us, In Plain View, and Invisible Gardens When you are eleven years old, is there anything more humiliating, or bound to cause a fight, than shopping with your mother when your body is in full-throttle warp? Yes, there is: picking out the school-required underwear.

The stories in this selection, taken from William Peskett’s four collections, Mango and Sticky Rice, Mist on the Jungle, Sweet Song of the Siren and The Day of the Tiger, cover the different ways in which people look at how the world works, for example in the clash between a scientific approach and a traditionalist Buddhist mode of thought. And some deal with the impossible yearnings that can motivate or destroy a person. Sometimes these may be shallow—a lust for drink, for money or for sex—and the characters absurdly comic, self-destructive or psychopathic. Sometimes the yearning may...

Die 12-jährige Hanli möchte eine Städterin werden und eine gute Schule besuchen. Sie verlässt ihr Heimatdorf in den Bergen und reist zu ihren Eltern, die in Peking als Wanderarbeiter leben. Doch dort wird sie ständig mit Diskriminierungen und Ungerechtigkeiten konfrontiert und muss erfahren,. dass Wanderarbeiter und ihre Kinder keine Rechte haben. Hanli gibt nicht auf, sie hinterfragt und bleibt beharrlich. So erfüllt sich ihr größter Wunsch: Nach langer Zeit des Bangens darf sie endlich eine gute Schule besuchen!

La protagonista di questo seducente romanzo se ne è andata di casa a 17 anni. Ora che ne ha 25, lavora come intrattenitrice nel quartiere notturno di Tokyo. La madre, con cui non ha rapporti da tempo e che è gravemente malata, si presenta all’improvviso alla sua porta con il desiderio di rimanere da lei per un po’ di tempo e comporre così la sua ultima poesia. Ma un giorno collassa e viene portata in ospedale dove i dottori le danno pochi giorni di vita.

An arranged marriage… At a meeting set up by common friends of the family, it’s instant attraction for Bollywood choreographer Rajiv from Mumbai, when he sets eyes on the beautiful Inaaya from Raipur. Inaaya feels drawn to a man for the first time in her life when she meets Rajiv. Deeper feelings invoked… The duo falls under each other’s spell during the few times they meet even before they tie the knot, but are still not sure enough to admit their feelings for one another. Then the axe falls… creating a rift between the couple Despite that, the physical desire between them rages ...

HE is the tall, hot and handsome Uday, the youngest and third son from the renowned Bollywood family of Chandhoks. Uday has always aspired to be behind the camera, and these days, he has made a name for himself in the film industry after three award-winning films under his belt. Into his life walks Yamini Gupta from Ranchi. SHE is not only young and beautiful, but extremely intelligent and career driven. And she wants to work in Bollywood, also behind the camera. She feels her dream has come true when she gets the opportunity to become Uday's assistant director. But can the two stick to ...

Mili lacks self-confidence when she arrives in Mumbai to take part in a singing contest. It’s young Vivaan who goes to her rescue and they are deeply attracted to each other. But he keeps his distance from Mili once the contest begins in earnest, to avoid her name being trashed by the paparazzi… …only for her to be stolen from right under his nose by Ankit who goes on to marry her, breaking Vivaan’s heart in the process. Six years later… Mili leaves her abusive marriage, deciding to walk alone. Will Vivaan be able to win her now? And find happiness with the woman he never stopped ...

How far will magical women go to save their people and perpetuate their civilization? When killer hornets invade the land of Oksay, an island in the Pacific Ocean, the women of the isle must use wit, perseverance and a bit of magic, to concoct a plan, that rewrites history and re-creates mankind using......yep, bears. Enjoy this fantasy of the rise of a people after having a face to face encounter with destruction.

On a four-day trip to Singapore for a bachelors’ party, tall, dark, and handsome businessman Vikrant Bakshi is bored out of his wits. Until he happens upon the young and beautiful HR Head of a 6-star hotel, Prisha Lohia, on the hotel’s terrace after midnight. The overflowing champagne from her own birthday party goes to Prisha’s head. So much so that she kisses Vikrant, a complete stranger, in the middle of the night. Instantaneous attraction flares between the two. But there is a major problem they need to surmount: He lives and works in Delhi, while she is based in Singapore. Even ...

Pritesh Lohia is unhappily married to the wicked Divya. It has been five years and there’s no love lost between the two. He is completely focused on his career as the youngest partner in an investment banking company. While he’s super successful financially, his personal life is in shambles. Working as Pritesh’s executive assistant, Mahika Rajput falls head over heels in love with him at first sight, unaware that he’s a married man. Does her love disappear when she knows he's tied to someone else? The heart seems to understand no logic. Pritesh gets to know something about his wife,...