Clare knows she’s at least partly to blame for her problems at school, but she’s learned that it hurts to make friends when you're a foster kid and you’ll be moved on again. It’s a relief to meet Maddy, who knows what it’s like to be in the system. But then Maddy disappears. Clare has opened her heart at last, and she can't let it go – will she find her friend? A heartwarming …
“It is curious,” he remarked, “but I feel quite warm now, although it is so cold.” “That is because you have done a good action,” said the Prince.
One doesn't stop at one murder... Jane Marple is an elderly lady from St Mary Mead who possesses an uncanny knack for solving even the most perplexing puzzles. Now, for the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie's beloved character returns to the page for a globe-trotting tour of crime and detection. Join Marple as she travels through her sleepy English village and around the world. In S…
Setiap tahun Kompas menerbitkan antologi Cerpen Pilihan Kompas yang disaring dari cerpen-cerpen yang telah dimuat dalam rubrik cerpen di Kompas edisi Minggu. Sebanyak 52 cerpen berkompetisi melewati lubang seleksi para juri. Perdebatan selalu tak bisa dihindari. Tahun ini, para juri memberikan rekomendasi untuk menerbitkan 24 cerpen terpilih yang disaring dari cerpen-cerpen yang telah dimuat Ko…
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Flannery O'Connor was working on Everything That Rises Must Converge at the time of her death. This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and morality. The stories encompass the comic and the tragic, the beautiful and the grotesque; each carries her highly individual stamp and could h…
By turns macabre, hilarious, and touching, these stories from the world-renowned master are filled with unexpected delights and the always-expected Dahl brilliance.