Magical Realism

When Elisabeth Quemener dies she leaves a small parcel with the instructions that it must only be opened by Astrid Oake. The trouble is, no one knows who Astrid Oake is… Elisabeth’s family turn to Touissants detective agency for help but, when Mila Shepherd and Carter Jackson try to track Astrid down, their frustration soon mounts. Their only clue is a photo of two young women holding the hands of a tiny child. The women are smiling but Mila is haunted by the sadness in their eyes. Is this Astrid and Elisabeth and if so, who is the child?

Toni Morrisons bekanntester Roman in Neuübersetzung von Tanja Handels. Beloved, Toni Morrisons bekanntestes Werk und einer der wichtigsten Romane des 20. Jahrhunderts (The New York Times), erzählt mit den Mitteln des magischen Realismus von den grauenhaften Auswirkungen der Versklavung auf das Leben einer Familie. Sethe lebt seit Langem in einem kleinen Haus am Rande von Cincinnati, wo sie die Vergangenheit auszulöschen versucht.

Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie, and this is where his story might have ended. “If it keeps me awake,” says Marnie's husband Rob, a farmer, “I'll have to wring its neck.” But with Tama come new possibilities for the couple's future. Tama can speak, and his fame is growing. Outside, in the pines, his father warns him of the wickedness wrought by humans. Indoors, Marnie confides in him about her violent marriage. The more Tama sees, the more the animal and the human worlds—and all the precarity, darkness and hope within them—bleed into one another.

Zu lange waren Opaline, Martha und Henry nur Nebenfiguren in ihrem eigenen Leben. Doch als diese drei ahnungslosen Fremden einen mysteriösen, verschwundenen Buchladen entdecken, wird alles anders. Dieser magische Ort zieht sie in ihren Bann und lässt sie erkennen, dass ihre eigenen Geschichten genauso außergewöhnlich sind wie die auf den Seiten ihrer geliebten Bücher. Während sie Geheimnisse lüften, tauchen sie in eine Welt voller Wunder ein, in der nichts so ist, wie es scheint.

Step back in time to the era of the American Revolution with Washington Irving's classic tale, "Rip Van Winkle," brought to life by the engaging narration of Anthony Pica. This timeless story follows the adventures of Rip Van Winkle, a kind but idle man who escapes the troubles of his nagging wife by wandering into the mountains. There, he encounters mysterious figures who offer him a drink that leads to an extraordinary slumber.

Nine Bodies in a Puddle is a collection of nine interconnected short stories that follow nine characters who discover a body of water. When they step into the water, they switch places with their reflection. The stories slowly traverse from a fairy-tale/fantasy style toward the realm of horror.

Dice Borges que las páginas de este libro son el irresponsable juego de un tímido que no se animó a escribir cuentos y que se distrajo en falsear y tergiversar historias ajenas. Historias de infames: ladrones, rufianes, piratas, traidores. Aquí están, entre otros, el atroz Lazarus Morell, redentor de esclavos.

Chandrakanta is a timeless tale of love, mystery, and royal intrigue set in an enchanting world of magic and adventure. At the heart of this classic Hindi novel is the passionate love story between the beautiful princess Chandrakanta and the brave prince Virendra Singh, whose love faces obstacles from rival kingdoms, ambitious villains, and fantastical creatures.

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The island of Inishrún, small and forbidding, holds a deeply protected secret. It is home to the Sidhe, a magical race as old as the earth. This is their stronghold in a world that has forgotten them. Holly Tremenhere, sad and disillusioned with her life, travels across the wild sea to the island on the second-to-last ferry before winter closes the crossing. She is there to unravel the mystery of who she truly is and the only living person who can tell her is her beautiful, estranged aunt, Mim.