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The Big Fellow
This powerfully-written first novel from Ukrainian author Anastasiia Marsiz is set in and around Cupra Marittima, a small seaside town on Italy’s Adriatic coast. So closely is the area described, the reader could find their way around without difficulty. They might easily go there expecting to find the Chalet Martina, a seafront restaurant opening onto the beach. To enter the restaurant is to step into the territory of fiction, but in Marsiz’s expert hands the boundary is crossed unconsciously. At the Chalet, we meet Martina Marino, her husband Adriano, their two sons and two daughters – about each of whom there is a story to be lovingly told. Even before our first encounter with Marti...
On the Road to Freedom
‘“Brother, you have another pair of boots,” Jaroslav Hašek said to me, grabbing me by the sleeve. “How do you know?” “Yesterday you were in army boots, and today you’ve got civilian ones on. I’d buy those army boots off you.” And in this way my high-laced boots, which I was given by the Austrian Red Cross way back in Beryozovka-za-Baikalom, came into Hašek’s possession. It was a silly thing to do. Not because I should have known that I wouldn’t get a kopeck out of Hašek in exchange for them — at bottom, I did know that — but as a former soldier, I should have thought about reserves. Life is a war and in this war, sometimes boots become casualties.’ Thus ruefull...
Tefil
In Rafał Wojasiński’s new engaging masterpiece Tefil, we come across a curious – and eerie – situation. A young man named Rozmaryn finds a photograph depicting his mother in the company of a stranger. He lost both his parents at an early age, and never even knew his mother. So he sets off in search of that stranger, and this leads him to one of the most articulate, yet unsettling and possibly mentally handicapped characters as can be found anywhere in literature: Tefil. A balding and somewhat odiferous inhabitant of a garret flat in a sleepy town somewhere in Poland, never married, Tefil, who spent his working years as a village factotum, now exists as something of a self-interested ...
Khatyn
It is a quiet place, with lush green grass covering the location of the former Belarusian village. A village that was burned to the ground with its inhabitants in 1943. Anyone familiar with this small corner of Eastern Europe is chilled to the bone by the events that transpired there, and the village’s name Khatyn has now come to embody a horrific national tragedy. But tragedy is not all this name embodies, for it also reminds people of the tremendous courage of those who fought for the life and freedom of their country. It is the story of this village and the events that surround its annihilation that are the focus of Ales Adamovich’s novel Khatyn, which was written on the basis of hist...
De afdeling
Igor krijgt werk aangeboden op een geheime afdeling van de FSB, die zich bezighoudt met het elimineren van verdachte burgers. De slachtoffers, schijnbaar lukraak uitgekozen, worden eerst verhoord en daarna vermoord. Igor vraagt zich af wat ze misdaan hebben. In De afdeling wordt een luguber, pessimistisch beeld geschetst van het Rusland in het tweede decennium van deze eeuw. Er is sprake van gewenning aan absurd geweld, normalisering van zinloze wreedheid en geestelijke afstomping bij degenen die blindelings opdrachten uitvoeren, waarbij schuldgevoelens worden weggespoeld in stromen wodka. Ironisch genoeg is De afdeling ook een onweerstaanbaar humoristische roman vol heerlijke scènes uit het dagelijkse leven, fijne psychologische observaties en gevatte dialogen. De sfeer is hier en daar zelfs gemoedelijk, maar dit is bedrieglijk, voortdurend is er een onheil voelbaar.
Anastasia and the Cuban
[BookStrand Romantic Suspense] After her husband disappears and is presumed dead, feisty, American-born socialist Anastasia spends two months in El Salvador searching for his body, returning to Los Angeles only to face a spiraling economy and no job prospects. Displacing her love with a dependence on the family dog, she awaits a letter from her husband that may change her life. But love blooms when she meets a Castro-hating Cuban with a crippling Madonna-whore complex. But will he ever get over his fears and introduce her to his family? Will an unsolved murder of five vagrants and a hired assassin concerned that Anastasia knows too much about his organization's operations keep them both forever in fear? Note: This book contains some adult language. This book has been previously published. ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance
Enduring Passion
The three-pointed star. Magic. Mystique. Mercedes-Benz. With its legendary performance and quality, Mercedes-Benz is one of the most recognizable brands in existence. The first book to examine Mercedes-Benz as a brand phenomenon, Enduring Passion provides a fascinating look at how the brand developed and the myths and realities surrounding it as it faced the global convulsions of war, mergers, and economic uncertainty. Handsomely produced in a large format and richly illustrated with previously unpublished photographs, Enduring Passion is the life story of the Mercedes-Benz brand and how its iconic symbol became a synonym for power and elegance.
Dreaming Anastasia
What really happened to Anastasia Romanov? Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn't. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up she discovers that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga, and that some things are worse than being dead. In modern-day Chicago, Anne doesn't know much about Russian history. She is more concerned about getting into a good college—until the dreams start. She is somewhere else. She is someone else. And she is sharing a small room with a very old woman. The vivid dreams startle her, but not until a handsome stranger offers to explain them does she realize her life is going to change forever. She is the only one who can save Anastasia. But, Anastasia is having her own dreams...
Fac̨ades
Anastasia, a stunning singer, was on top of the music world. Gorgeous, talented, and adored by men, she quickly became a superstar early in her career. But now, the rumor that she is a lesbian is swelling in the entertainment circles and threatens to bring her world to a crashing halt. Desperate for help, Anastasia turns toward the famous personal manager Sidney Marcum for help. Sidney is reluctant to represent her, but she accepts the job. Sidney insists, however, that Anastasia must live like a straight person; she must portray someone else to the public. Thus starts the facade -- a hiding of the truth in order to maintain Anastasia's image. In the meantime, Sidney is living behind a facade of her own that masks an abusive marriage, bitter divorce, and heart-wrenching custody battle. Full of suspense, false identities, and untold secrets, Facades is a stunning tale about falling in love, falling apart, and rebuilding for the future.
The Lost Romanov Icon and the Enigma of Anastasia
Retired MI6 agent Rodney Mundy goes on a dangerous mission to find a lost holy icon which, if discovered, could be the key to solving one of the bloodiest and most enigmatic episodes of history - the disappearance of the Romanovs and the fate of Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last tsar Nicholas II. During his mission Rodney discovers not only the truth about Anastasia, but also that the Vatican was involved in the rescue operation of the Imperial Family in 1918. The truth about their survival has been suppressed from the public. www.thelostromanovicon.com. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-lost-Romanov-Icon-and-the-Enigma-of-Anastasia/200394259973743
