Easter Deetz struggles with The Lonelya debilitating condition that affects all the women in her family. The Lonely makes people sad and it makes them lie. One day, Easter's sister drops a boulder on her in The Woods. As she bleeds to death, she's forced to face those lies with a bunch of judgmental squirrels watching. Which sucks. Praise: ""Dark and daring, this memorable debut should appeal t…
From the author who's inspired millions worldwide with books like Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most imaginative novel yet, The Time Keeper—a compelling fable about the first man on earth to count the hours. The man who became Father Time. In Mitch Albom's newest work of fiction, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measu…
Tale of two sisters, one of whom dies under ambiguous circumstances in the opening pages.
Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of attractive boyfriends, goes dancing, has a steady job, a loving family, Yet Veronika is not happy; something is lacking in her life. On the morning on November 11th, 1997, she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in Villette, the local hospital. There …
Something or somebody that begins with just a passing thought and ends up being the only thing we can think about. This can be unerstood as saintliness or insanity. The Zahir, Paulo Coelho's new novel, is a perfect follow-on to The Alchemist. Paulo picks up the theme of the pilgrimage to Santiago but tells a very different, gripping story of love, loss and passionate obsession. The protagon…
Di balik segala kekacauan yang dibuatnya, Georgette selalu mempunyai tujuan. Untuk melawan perilaku arogan dari pria angkuh seperti Lukas. Ia bertemu fotografer tampan yang terkenal itu setahun sebelumnya. Dalam momen yang begitu memalukan. Georgette terpaksa menurut saat ayahnya memberikan syarat agar proyek rumah singgah yang ia perjuangkan disetujui. Ia harus bekerja sebagai asisten Lukas…
"Eddie bekerja di taman hiburan hampir sepanjang hidupnya, memperbaiki dan merawat berbagai wahana. Tahun-tahun berlalu, dan Eddie merasa terperangkap dalam pekerjaan yang dirasanya tak berarti. Hari-harinya hanya berupa rutinitas kerja, kesepian, dan penyesalan. Pada ulang tahunnya yang ke-83, Eddie tewas dalam kecelakaan tragis ketika mencoba menyelamatkan seorang gadis kecil dari wahana y…
Tidak ada yang berarti banyak. Tidak banyak yang benar-benar berarti. Hanya ada air mata di wajah Rahel dan Esthappen. Kehampaan dan keheningan menyayat batin keduanya. Dua saudara kembar itu berpelukan erat, saling menguatkan. Terlalu banyak luka yang mengungkung hidup Rahel dan Esthappen. Peristiwa masa silam berkelindan dengan apa yang mereka hadapi kini, terus saja menggoreskan pilu.…