Open twenty-four hours a day, at first glance The Wizard's Bakery seems like any ordinary bakery where you can buy bread, cakes, and cookies, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter. At first glance, that is. Because when the young boy who is our protagonist chooses it as a refuge to escape a difficult family situation, the reality he finds is quite different. Baked with the help of a …
So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one...Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Abdullah, Pari - as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named - is everything. Mo…
Risdianto datang ke perkumpulan sastra Indonesia di Ternate yang didatangi oleh banyak sastrawan. Di sana ia mencari tempat untuk mendapatkan ide membuat puisi, tetapi dari pertapaannya tersebut ia malahan mendapat visi. Visi akan kehidupan sastra Indonesia, baik yang ada di masa lampau maupun di masa depan. Dan dari sini, Risdianto yang nantinya akan dikenal sebagai Anto Labil, paham bahwa cit…
Nikki kept her secret safe for twenty years. Now the tide is about to turn... Nikki finally owns the little coastguard cottage of her dreams - and it's a few steps away from the hidden beach that means so much to her. But when a handwritten note lands on her doorstep, she realises it's only a matter of time before the heartbreaking truth of her past is uncovered. Twenty years ago, her…
Ayla dan sahabatnya, Kiri, selalu menyukai pohon. Mereka mempunyai pohon spesial masing-masing. Keluarga dan semua orang di blok tahu akan selalu menemukan mereka di antara dahan salah satu pohon di blok. Namun, Kiri pergi ke tempat yang jauh sekali. Ayla tidak tahu kapan sahabatnya itu akan pulang. Mungkin saat ulang tahun Kiri yang kesebelas nanti? Ayla menunggu dan menunggu. Sambil merinduka…
No longer content with his tiny planet, the young prince sets off once again to explore the universe
Burnt out by her newswriting job, Jungmin abruptly quits; she’s worked tirelessly for years and she needs to make a change. Now, after months of hibernation, it’s time to put her life back together. Venturing out into the streets near Seoul, she stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop. Drawn in by its light and warmth, and the smell of clay and coffee, Jungmin feels something unfurl with…
Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon are still young—but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get …
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! " Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As…
Justyce McAllister is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up an…