Author: Yoko Ogawa
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1250016177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
"It's not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book... [and] one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of E.A. Poe. Ogawa stands on the shoulders of giants, as another saying goes. But this collection may linger in your mind -- it does in mine -- as a delicious, perplexing, absorbing and somehow singular experience." -- Alan Cheuse, NPR Sinister forces collide---and unite a host of desperate characters---in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, the critically acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor---who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders---their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web. Yoko Ogawa's Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page. An NPR Best Book of 2013
Revenge
Author: Yoko Ogawa
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1250016177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
"It's not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book... [and] one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of E.A. Poe. Ogawa stands on the shoulders of giants, as another saying goes. But this collection may linger in your mind -- it does in mine -- as a delicious, perplexing, absorbing and somehow singular experience." -- Alan Cheuse, NPR Sinister forces collide---and unite a host of desperate characters---in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, the critically acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor---who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders---their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web. Yoko Ogawa's Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page. An NPR Best Book of 2013
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1250016177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
"It's not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book... [and] one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of E.A. Poe. Ogawa stands on the shoulders of giants, as another saying goes. But this collection may linger in your mind -- it does in mine -- as a delicious, perplexing, absorbing and somehow singular experience." -- Alan Cheuse, NPR Sinister forces collide---and unite a host of desperate characters---in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, the critically acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor---who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders---their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web. Yoko Ogawa's Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page. An NPR Best Book of 2013
Sleepers
Author: Lorenzo Carcaterra
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307756653
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary true story of four men who take the law into their own hands. This is the story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends. Intelligent, fun-loving, wise beyond their years, they are inseparable. Their potential is unlimited, but they are content to live within the closed world of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. And to play as many pranks as they can on the denizens of the street. They never get caught. And they know they never will. Until one disastrous summer afternoon. On that day, what begins as a harmless scheme goes horrible wrong. And the four find themselves facing a year’s imprisonment in the Wilkinson Home for Boys. The oldest of them is fifteen, the youngest twelve. What happens to them over the course of that year—brutal beatings, unimaginable humiliation—will change their lives forever. Years later, one has become a lawyer. One a reporter. And two have grown up to be murderers, professional hit men. For all of them, the pain and fear of Wilkinson still rages within. Only one thing can erase it. Revenge. To exact it, they will twist the legal system. Commandeer the courtroom for their agenda. Use the wiles they observed on the streets, the violence they learned at Wilkinson. If they get caught this time, they only have one thing left to lose: their lives. Praise for Sleepers “Undeniably powerful, an enormously affecting and intensely human story . . . Sleepers is a thriller, to be sure, but it is equally a wistful hymn to another age.”—The Washington Post Book World “A powerful book, hard to forget . . . Carcaterra is an excellent writer, changing pace here and there but never letting the reader go. . . . Sensitive, humorous, and harrowing, featuring dialogue with perfect pitch.”—The Denver Post “A gut-wrenching piece of work . . . [Lorenzo] Carcaterra’s graphic narrative grips like gunfire in a dark alley.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A terrifying account of brutality and retribution, searing in its emotional truth, peopled with murderers, sadists, and thugs, but biblical in its passion and scope.”—People
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307756653
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary true story of four men who take the law into their own hands. This is the story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends. Intelligent, fun-loving, wise beyond their years, they are inseparable. Their potential is unlimited, but they are content to live within the closed world of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. And to play as many pranks as they can on the denizens of the street. They never get caught. And they know they never will. Until one disastrous summer afternoon. On that day, what begins as a harmless scheme goes horrible wrong. And the four find themselves facing a year’s imprisonment in the Wilkinson Home for Boys. The oldest of them is fifteen, the youngest twelve. What happens to them over the course of that year—brutal beatings, unimaginable humiliation—will change their lives forever. Years later, one has become a lawyer. One a reporter. And two have grown up to be murderers, professional hit men. For all of them, the pain and fear of Wilkinson still rages within. Only one thing can erase it. Revenge. To exact it, they will twist the legal system. Commandeer the courtroom for their agenda. Use the wiles they observed on the streets, the violence they learned at Wilkinson. If they get caught this time, they only have one thing left to lose: their lives. Praise for Sleepers “Undeniably powerful, an enormously affecting and intensely human story . . . Sleepers is a thriller, to be sure, but it is equally a wistful hymn to another age.”—The Washington Post Book World “A powerful book, hard to forget . . . Carcaterra is an excellent writer, changing pace here and there but never letting the reader go. . . . Sensitive, humorous, and harrowing, featuring dialogue with perfect pitch.”—The Denver Post “A gut-wrenching piece of work . . . [Lorenzo] Carcaterra’s graphic narrative grips like gunfire in a dark alley.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A terrifying account of brutality and retribution, searing in its emotional truth, peopled with murderers, sadists, and thugs, but biblical in its passion and scope.”—People
Trick Or Revenge (A Dark Standalone Reverse Harem)
Author: Cassie Hargrove
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
I'm not the sweet, quiet girl they remember. That's what happens when tragedy strikes where you least expect it. I thought I would be okay. That I could handle anything. I was wrong. Revenge is the name the game now. If you're not with me, you're against me. Get ready to enter Hell. *** She's different. Angry and dark. Something happened and we won't stop until we figure it out. She's our girl, even if she doesn't know it. And NO ONE hurts her. When we find out what happened, the person(s) responsible better run. We aren't nearly as golden as everyone thinks we are. *This is a reverse harem romance with bully elements. If you don't like dark themes and the main character ending up with more than one character, this may not be the book for you. Please take this warning seriously because there WILL be triggers inside these pages.*
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
I'm not the sweet, quiet girl they remember. That's what happens when tragedy strikes where you least expect it. I thought I would be okay. That I could handle anything. I was wrong. Revenge is the name the game now. If you're not with me, you're against me. Get ready to enter Hell. *** She's different. Angry and dark. Something happened and we won't stop until we figure it out. She's our girl, even if she doesn't know it. And NO ONE hurts her. When we find out what happened, the person(s) responsible better run. We aren't nearly as golden as everyone thinks we are. *This is a reverse harem romance with bully elements. If you don't like dark themes and the main character ending up with more than one character, this may not be the book for you. Please take this warning seriously because there WILL be triggers inside these pages.*
Kiss Me, Judas
Author: Will Christopher Baer
Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing
ISBN: 9781931561808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The first installment of the Phineas Poe trilogy. An unwitting police officer fsalls in love with a beautiful but deadly tremptress who steals his kidney and leaves him alone and empty.
Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing
ISBN: 9781931561808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The first installment of the Phineas Poe trilogy. An unwitting police officer fsalls in love with a beautiful but deadly tremptress who steals his kidney and leaves him alone and empty.
The Revenge You Seek
Author: Tracy Lorraine
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From USA Today bestselling author Tracy Lorraine comes a new dark bully college romance.Scarlett Hunter could run... But she couldn't hide forever. The beautiful girl who tempted me. The heartless woman who broke me. She might have got away, but I haven't forgotten... or forgiven her.And I never will.Because piece by piece, she's taken away everything I care about.And for that she'll pay. When I claim my crown at Maddison Kings University, I'm going to make sure hers is tarnished.Scarlett Hunter is about to experience the revenge of a Legend.Dear Reader, The Revenge You Seek is the first book in Letty and Kane's trilogy. This book is a dark bully romance that contains mature content and demanding alphaholes that some readers may find disturbing. You have been warned.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From USA Today bestselling author Tracy Lorraine comes a new dark bully college romance.Scarlett Hunter could run... But she couldn't hide forever. The beautiful girl who tempted me. The heartless woman who broke me. She might have got away, but I haven't forgotten... or forgiven her.And I never will.Because piece by piece, she's taken away everything I care about.And for that she'll pay. When I claim my crown at Maddison Kings University, I'm going to make sure hers is tarnished.Scarlett Hunter is about to experience the revenge of a Legend.Dear Reader, The Revenge You Seek is the first book in Letty and Kane's trilogy. This book is a dark bully romance that contains mature content and demanding alphaholes that some readers may find disturbing. You have been warned.
Dark Vengeance
Author: Ed Greenwood
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
ISBN: 1429941464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Orivon Firefist was captured as a six-year-old child by the Nilfghar—the dark elves—who attacked his village by night on one of their surface raids. Fifteen years later, he was a moon-pale, scarred, muscular giant of a man, who spent his days at forgework for a dark elf family. He had been trained (and flogged and ordered about) by the beautiful Tsarnarra, a lash-wielding matron who is icily cruel, but proud of the slaves that she has trained. Through all of this, Orivon's spirit had never been broken and he rose up and opposed his underworld tyrants. He has successfully returned to the surface world home that he thought only existed in his most distant dreams. But the score is far from settled. Years of oppression and new revelations of the dark deeds of his former captors only fuel his forge of rage. And the fact that their evil still permeates the underworld only intensifies his desire for a dark vengeance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
ISBN: 1429941464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Orivon Firefist was captured as a six-year-old child by the Nilfghar—the dark elves—who attacked his village by night on one of their surface raids. Fifteen years later, he was a moon-pale, scarred, muscular giant of a man, who spent his days at forgework for a dark elf family. He had been trained (and flogged and ordered about) by the beautiful Tsarnarra, a lash-wielding matron who is icily cruel, but proud of the slaves that she has trained. Through all of this, Orivon's spirit had never been broken and he rose up and opposed his underworld tyrants. He has successfully returned to the surface world home that he thought only existed in his most distant dreams. But the score is far from settled. Years of oppression and new revelations of the dark deeds of his former captors only fuel his forge of rage. And the fact that their evil still permeates the underworld only intensifies his desire for a dark vengeance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Dark Skin Woman's Revenge
Author: Rashida Strober
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535279482
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What's it really like to be dark skinned and female living in the world? Award winning Actress and playwright, Rashida Strober answers this question like no other in the book version of the original play, A Dark Skin Woman's Revenge.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535279482
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What's it really like to be dark skinned and female living in the world? Award winning Actress and playwright, Rashida Strober answers this question like no other in the book version of the original play, A Dark Skin Woman's Revenge.
Dark Vengeance Vol. 1
Author: Jeff Mariotte
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442436255
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
When a gorgeous stranger seeks refuge at Kerry’s summer-share house, she knows her life is about to change. Daniel Blessing is mysterious and charismatic—and on the run from a powerful witch named Season. Kerry and her friends don’t believe in witches and spells, but Kerry can’t help believing Daniel…and falling for him. But falling for Daniel pulls her into a feud his family has been waging for generations. A dark feud of passion, magic, and revenge. Which means all of their lives are in serious danger. Because now Season wants Kerry and her friends dead, too.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442436255
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
When a gorgeous stranger seeks refuge at Kerry’s summer-share house, she knows her life is about to change. Daniel Blessing is mysterious and charismatic—and on the run from a powerful witch named Season. Kerry and her friends don’t believe in witches and spells, but Kerry can’t help believing Daniel…and falling for him. But falling for Daniel pulls her into a feud his family has been waging for generations. A dark feud of passion, magic, and revenge. Which means all of their lives are in serious danger. Because now Season wants Kerry and her friends dead, too.
Muse in Lingerie
Author: Penelope Sky
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986101479
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"My brother got mixed up with a crime lord and lost everything he had, including his life. And now I have to pay his debt. All I have is twenty bucks in my pocket and the clothes on my back. The bank took the house, and my last living relative was murdered. Knuckles threatened to torture me if I ran. He's counting down the days until he'll claim me, making me treasure my final days of freedom ... The greatest lingerie designer in the world is looking for new talent for Barsetti Lingerie. I'm not exactly model material, but maybe I can get a job doing something--and get paid under the table"--Back cover.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986101479
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"My brother got mixed up with a crime lord and lost everything he had, including his life. And now I have to pay his debt. All I have is twenty bucks in my pocket and the clothes on my back. The bank took the house, and my last living relative was murdered. Knuckles threatened to torture me if I ran. He's counting down the days until he'll claim me, making me treasure my final days of freedom ... The greatest lingerie designer in the world is looking for new talent for Barsetti Lingerie. I'm not exactly model material, but maybe I can get a job doing something--and get paid under the table"--Back cover.
Dark Revenge
Author: Liberty
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469728346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Dark shadows fall across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean as an evil being arrives in Florida. Karl Braun takes revenge against the man who tried to destroy him a half century earlier. In this erotic vampire tale, five terrified people unite to battle the forces of evil.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469728346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Dark shadows fall across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean as an evil being arrives in Florida. Karl Braun takes revenge against the man who tried to destroy him a half century earlier. In this erotic vampire tale, five terrified people unite to battle the forces of evil.