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Carolyn Parkhurst

    Carolyn Parkhurst es una autora estadounidense cuyas obras se caracterizan por profundas perspectivas sobre la psique humana y la complejidad de las relaciones. Su prosa, a menudo ambientada en escenarios llenos de suspense o inusuales, explora temas como la pérdida, la comunicación y la búsqueda de sentido. Parkhurst crea magistralmente tensión y emplea un lenguaje rico y figurativo que sumerge al lector en la vida interior de sus personajes. Sus novelas ofrecen una reflexión sobre la fragilidad de la existencia humana y cómo navegamos por los giros impredecibles de la vida.

    Lost and Found
    The dogs of Babel
    Stories. All-New tales by Neil Gaiman an Al Sarrantonio
    • 'Stories' is a groundbreaking anthology that reinvigorates, expands, and redefines the limits of imaginative fiction and affords some writers in the world - from Peter Straub and Chuck Palahniuk to Roddy Doyle and Diana Wynne Jones, Stewart O'Nan and Joyce Carol Oates to Walter Mosley and Jodi Picoult - the opportunity to work together, defend their craft, and realign misconceptions. Gaiman, a literary magician whose acclaimed work defies easy categorization and transcends all boundaries, and 'master anthologist' ('Booklist') Sarrantonio personally invited, read, and selected all the stories in this collection, and their standard for this 'new literature of the imagination' is high. Joe Hill boldly aligns theme and form in his disturbing tale of a man's descent into evil in 'Devil on the Staircase'. In 'Catch and Release', Lawrence Block tells of a seasoned fisherman with a talent for catching a bite of another sort. Carolyn Parkhurst adds a dark twist to sibling rivalry in 'Unwell'. Joanne Harris weaves a tale of ancient gods in modern New York in 'Wildfire in Manhattan'. Vengeance is the heart of Richard Adams's 'The Knife'. Jeffery Deaver introduces a dedicated psychologist whose mission in life is to save people in 'The Therapist'. A chilling punishment befitting an unspeakable crime is at the dark heart of Neil Gaiman's novelette 'The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains'.

      Stories. All-New tales by Neil Gaiman an Al Sarrantonio2010
      3,8
    • Lost and Found

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      What do a suburban mom, her troubled daughter, divorced brothers, former child stars, born-again Christians, and young millionaires have in common? They have all been selected to compete on LOST AND FOUND, the daring new reality show. In teams of two, they will race across the globe--from Egypt to England, from Japan to Sweden--to battle for a million-dollar prize. They must decipher encrypted clues, recover mysterious artifacts, and outwit their opponents to stay in play. Yet what started as a lark turns deadly serious as the number of players is whittled down, temptations beckon, and the bonds between partners strain and unravel. The question now is not only who will capture the final prize, but at what cost.

      Lost and Found2007
      3,2
    • A poignant and beautiful debut novel explores a man's quest to unravel the mystery of his wife's death with the help of the only witness--their Rhodesian ridgeback, Lorelei.

      The dogs of Babel2003
      3,6