Mostrando títulos en Ficción Contemporánea

花見小路を右に左にと折れた先にある甘味処「もも吉庵」。人生の酸いも甘いも噛み分けてきた元芸妓の店主・もも吉に助言を求めて訪れるのは、息子との関係に悩む父親、勝算のあるビジネスを提案先の社長から即座に否定され混乱する銀行員、夫の最期の願いをかなえられず悲嘆にくれる妻……。

点滴殺傷事件で母親が逮捕された由惟は不登校の妹を養いながら職場での嫌がらせに耐えていた。母親の無実を信じる弁護士の伊豆原は検察の立証を崩すべく、病院関係者の証言集めに奔走する。有罪率99％の刑事裁判で無罪を勝ち取る打開策は見つかるのか。

小児病棟で起きた点滴殺傷事件。４人の子供の点滴にインスリンが混入され、２人の幼い命が奪われた。物証がないまま逮捕されたのは、生き残った女児の母親。献身的な看病のあまり、周囲との軋轢も生んでいた彼女は取り調べで自白するが、後に否認する。

Che cos’è il genio? È un lampo, un’intuizione, un principio di follia. A Paolo C. il colpo di genio arriva nel momento più buio della sua vita. Fa l’attore a teatro, ma quando i suoi genitori scompaiono prematuramente, seguiti a breve distanza dal suo maestro, il dolore e lo smarrimento lo riducono in mille frammenti. In quei momenti di malinconia, l’unico sollievo gli arriva dalla passione per il calcio. E a pochi giorni da una sfida della sua amata Roma contro il Milan, coi biglietti già esauriti da tempo, ecco l’idea che a nessun altro sarebbe mai venuta in mente.

Lu Rile is a relentlessly focused young photographer struggling to make ends meet. Working three jobs, responsible for her aging father, and worrying that the crumbling warehouse she lives in is being sold to developers, she is at a point of desperation. One day, in the background of a self-portrait, Lu accidentally captures on film a boy falling past her window to his death.

The irascible A. J. Fikry, owner of Island Books - the only bookstore on Alice Island - has already lost his wife. Now his most prized possession, a rare book, has been stolen from right under his nose in the most embarrassing of circumstances. The store itself, it seems, will be next to go. One night upon closing, he discovers a toddler in his children’s section with a note from her mother pinned to her Elmo doll: I want Maya to grow up in a place with books and among people who care about such kinds of things. I love her very much, but I can no longer take care of her.

In I Almost Forgot About You, Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life--great friends, family, and successful career--aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, including quitting her job as an optometrist and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love. Georgia’s bravery reminds us that it’s never too late to become the person you want to be, and that taking chances, with your life and your heart, are always worthwhile.

From New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury comes an unforgettable story of love struggling against all odds to snatch hope from the jaws of despair. Annie Warren’s concern for her adult son Josh has intensified ever since a drunk driver careened into him.

The scene of this entertaining story is laid in a charming English village. The plot centres round Miss Barbara Buncle, a maiden lady who was obliged to write a book because – as she naively explained – her dividends were so poor. Unfortunately, Miss Buncle had no imagination, so she wrote about her friends – quite kindly and truthfully, of course, for she was a benevolent and veracious soul.

The rhythms of this novel are the rhythms of the land. A Place on Earth resonates with variations played on themes of change; looping transitions from war into peace, winter into spring, browning flood destruction into greening fields, absence into presence, lost into found.

Cuando era niño, los padres de Roland Baines lo enviaron a un internado. Allí, lejos del amparo familiar, tomó lecciones de piano con una joven profesora llamada Miriam Cornell, con quien tuvo una experiencia fascinante y traumática a partes iguales, que marcaría su vida para siempre.

In A Measure of Mercy by acclaimed author Lauraine Snelling, 18-year-old Astrid Bjorklund’s opportunity for formal medical study in Chicago doesn’t arrive until shortly after her heartthrob Joshua Landseer returns to Blessing, North Dakota. They agree to exchange letters while she’s in Chicago. And, for a time, love blossoms—until the letters from Joshua stop coming. Convinced he no longer loves her, Astrid makes an impetuous and heart-wrenching decision.

「それぞれ違った趣の話を味わいながら多くの箇所で共鳴し、ひとりになっても大丈夫と前向きになれた」などの声が寄せられ、発売直後から増刷が相次いだヒット作に待望の第２弾！

Mailand im Sommer 2020: Die sonst so lebendige Via Marghera wirkt wie ausgestorben. Nur das Café Royal ist geöffnet. Man trifft sich vorsichtig, auf Abstand – und ist doch so froh, dass menschliche Begegnungen wieder möglich sind. Auch der Schriftsteller Michele hebt den Blick vom Bildschirm, verlässt das Haus und findet Gesellschaft, die seine Fantasie entfacht. Langsam kehrt wieder Leben in das Café Royal ein. Und in die Menschen, die es besuchen.

In this stirring, sword-rattling chapter in New York Times best-selling author Brian Jacques' beloved series, questions of right and wrong do not have simple answers. Abandoned by his evil warlord father Swartt Sixclaw, the ferret Veil is raised at Redwall. But when he commits an unforgivable crime, he is banished forever. So when Swartt goes on a rampage, Veil must make a choice. He can either fight for the father who orphaned him, or for those who turned him away.

Einer der Größten des Kinos, vielleicht der größte Regisseur seiner Epoche: Zur Machtergreifung dreht G.W. Pabst in Frankreich; vor den Gräueln des neuen Deutschlands flieht er nach Hollywood. Aber unter der blendenden Sonne Kaliforniens sieht der weltberühmte Regisseur mit einem Mal aus wie ein Zwerg. Nicht einmal Greta Garbo, die er unsterblich gemacht hat, kann ihm helfen. Und so findet Pabst sich, fast wie ohne eigenes Zutun, in seiner Heimat Österreich wieder, die nun Ostmark heißt.

Reflecting the pace, the memories and the friendships of small-town America, Dorothy's faith-filled adventures will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone at the same time.

"There's a secret to mastery that you may have never heard, a single little thing that only the very best in the world know how to do. In fact, I believe it is the only thing anyone can do to gain true mastery at anything, and it's an equal opportunity principle. It can be applied to fulfill your potential in business, in sports, in your relationships, as well as your overall life. Do you want to know what it is?"

The 2:00 a.m. call is the first time Lexie Vidler has heard her sister's voice in years. Annie is a drug addict, a thief, a liar - and in trouble, again. Lexie has always bailed Annie out, given her money, a place to sleep, sent her to every kind of rehab. But this time, she's not just strung out - she's pregnant and in premature labor. If she goes to the hospital, she'll lose custody of her baby - maybe even go to prison. But the alternative is unthinkable.

Brooklyn Melody James has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became.