Conrad: 1584 books

A novantanni dalla morte di Joseph Conrad tre racconti introvabili, capaci, per stile e atmosfere, di anticipare i futuri capolavori. Basta un soprannome, a volte, così come basta un viaggio su una barca sbagliata ma tutto è sempre materia di racconto, quell’oralità confidenziale che accosta,...

L’adulterio è un tema affascinante, ed è ciò che unisce i racconti di questo libro. Spaziano da Margherita di Navarra a Turgenev, dalla Romania alla Francia, dal marchese de Sade a Joseph Conrad. Gli aspetti biologici sono in ombra, quelli psicologici vengono in primo piano. Il racconto di Turgenev...

Il racconto autobiografico Natale sul mare, scritto nel 1923, raccoglie vari episodi vissuti durante le festività trascorse in nave anziché in famiglia, tra i saluti distaccati degli ufficiali il mattino del giorno di festa, l’eccezionale scambio di doni tra imbarcazioni che si affiancano, i barili...

Quattro racconti di Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), l’autore di «Cuore di tenebra» e «La linea d’ombra», dalle ambientazioni storiche differenti. «L’animo del guerriero» racconta la storia di un patto d’onore tra un ufficiale francese e uno russo nel bel mezzo della campagna napoleonica di...

A revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society. Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then...

Can an ex-con actually be one of the good guys? Claire Holland returns to her hometown of Red Ridge, Kentucky to nurse her broken heart after finding her longtime boyfriend in the arms of another woman.  Well, the scene wasn’t quite that eloquent.  But she no sooner arrives and she must...

It only takes one lie to ruin a relationship . . .           She broke his heart years ago and now Kennedy is back in his life again.  Jake Hastings has no idea what she is up to but he knows it has nothing to do with her wanting to be a companion to his dying father.  So what the...

It’ll take a lie to save the man she loves . . . Eden Cavanaugh wants to make a difference in her hometown of Red Ridge, Kentucky and decides to run for mayor.  But when the only person qualified and available to manager her campaign is the guy who dumped her on the night of her senior prom—only...

He was only supposed to be a one night stand . . . After learning she must have her breasts removed as well as her ovaries, Starr Holland is desperate to have a baby first.  It could be her only chance to be a mother.  She devises a plan to get pregnant, but not just any man will do.  The...

Coming soon . . . Is a secret the same as a lie? She slept with her brother-in-law, on the day of her sister's funeral.  No wonder she was in agony.  She wants her family to forgive her, but can she forgive herself? Allie Denton fell in love with Lennon Holland the minute they...

It never hurts to be rich but . . . BAILEY'S IRISH DREAM is book 2 in the Spoiled and Sassy series.  Although it is a standalone book, the series showcases women who realize money can't buy love. Why can't she keep a fiancé long enough to get to the altar? BAILEY MAGUIRE has...

Aidan O'Brien is not looking for a wife, no matter what his baby sister has planned for him.  For some reason, Mackenzie believes her older brothers all need wives.  That only when they are married and settled will they butt out of her life.  And Mack has picked out a woman for each of her four...

Holly Mayfield is horny! She hasn't been with a man since her divorce two years ago, and it's driving her crazy. And she's not willing to settle for just anyone. There's only one man who can scratch her itch, her next door neighbor. The only problem is, finding the nerve to tell the man what she needs. Kenny...

This book was previously published as EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH. Right place at the wrong time . . . Peyton Delaney relies on the local police and a U.S. Marshall to protect her after she witnesses a mob killing.  But her trust in the authorities is shattered when someone not only discovers...