Amara benar-benar tak menyangka gelang titanium yang melingkar di pergelangan tangannya akan membawanya pada situasi yang rumit. Almarhum ibunya pernah bercerita bahwa gelang itu tanda perjodohan Amara dengan putra sahabat sang ibu. Saat Amara berkunjung ke Italia, ia bertemu Hans, pria yang mampu menimbulkan debar aneh dalam hatinya. Dan tampaknya Hans juga terpesona pada Amara. Tak disangk…
"Marvel kan jualan risol modal ganteng doang! Harganya nggak masuk akal!" Padahal, Marvel berjualan risol untuk berobat papanya, biaya kuliah, dan mencukupi kehidupan keluarganya. Didesak keadaan ekonomi dan kondisinya sebagai mahasiswa yang tidak bisa bekerja di luar kampus, Marvel memutuskan berjualan risol mayo. Ada tiga varian; risol mayo ayam, risol mayo smoked beef, dan risol mayo udang.…
Ada yang bilang hidup yang tertata sempurna ibarat makanan yang dikemas rapi. Semuanya tersusun pada tempatnya, cantik. Lalu, tanpa disangka terjadilah satu peristiwa, kemasan itu tersenggol, dan isinya berserakan di lantai. Hidup yang selama ini dikenal Satine runtuh saat ia menyadari dirinya tidak lebih dari sekadar perempuan kesepian. Dalam kenekatan seseorang yang selalu bisa menyelesaik…
Miria terjebak! Gadis itu dicurigai sebagai penyebab kematian Keysia, sahabatnya. Desas-desus tentang kematian yang tidak wajar membuat sekolah gempar! Warga sekolah memojokkan Miria, bahkan guru-gurunya. Perasaan Miria campur aduk, ia sangat kehilangan sahabat yang selama ini memberi warna dalam hidupnya. Bagaimana mungkin ia terlibat dalam kasus itu, jika ingat kejadiannya saja tidak?! …
A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains, and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found.
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachel…
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the nation…
When Janie, at sixteen, is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages before meeting the man of her dreams, who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds ... 'For me, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD is one of the very greatest American novels of the 20th century. It is so lyrical…
In the 1960s, political tension forces the García family away from Santo Domingo and towards the Bronx. The sisters all hit their strides in America, adapting and thriving despite cultural differences, language barriers, and prejudice. But Mami and Papi are more traditional, and they have far more difficulty adjusting to their new country. Making matters worse, the girls--frequently embarrass…