1077, Dover Castle.
More than a decade has passed since William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings and was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066. Still faced with insurrection, both here in England and in his native Normandy, a perpetual threat to William’s authority was his half brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and serial plotter against his King.
Odo is about to commission a work of art depicting the events leading up to the Conquest and the great battle itself. Cruel, rapacious and ambitious, Odo intends this unique wall hanging to glorify not only his splendid new cathedral in Bayeux but also his own place in history. An undertaking of this magnitude will require a designer of extraordinary talent and expertise and Odo believes that he has found such an artist - one capable of creating a work that will outlive time itself. His choice is, however, unexpected and unusual.
This is the story of that designer, the challenges faced, both artistic and authoritarian and of all the other players, both exulted and humble, who go to make up this tapestry of intrigue, murder, politics and art.
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda es la última obra de Miguel de Cervantes. Pertenece al subgénero de la novela bizantina. El propio autor la consideró su mejor obra; sin embargo la crítica da este título unánimemente a Don Quijote de la Mancha. En ella escribió la dedicatoria al Conde de Lemos el 19 de abril de 1616, cuatro días antes de morir, donde se despide de la vida citando estos versos:
'Puesto ya el pie en el estribo, con las ansias de la muerte, gran señor, esta te escribo.'
Publicada de forma póstuma, Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda se convirtió en 1617 en un éxito inmediato. En años sucesivos se leyó en francés, inglés e italiano, y era todavía una lectura popular en el siglo XIX. A través de un entramado de historias cruzadas, nos narra las peripecias del Príncipe Persiles y la princesa Sigismunda, dos enamorados que bajo una identidad falsa y fingiendo ser hermanos, recorren Europa de norte a sur. La lista de peligros, enredos y reencuentros sitúan esta obra en el género de la novela bizantina. Cuatrocientos años después, los lectores de hoy se adentrarán en un mar de aventuras que Cervantes quiso convertir en su testamento literario.
¡Disfruta de esta obra ahora en formato audible!
“If music be the food of love, play on,Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,The appetite may sicken, and so die.'
After a shipwreck separates Viola from her twin brother in a strange town, she decides the best course of action is to disguise herself as a man, so that she can become a servant to a Duke named Orsino. This small deception quickly spirals out of control, as she mistakenly ends up in the middle of a love triangle with her Orsino and the object of his affection, Olivia. Confusion and hilarity ensue as Viola evades Olivia’s growing affections, while also trying to win over Orsino while still being disguised as Cesario. The situation grows even more complicated when Viola’s twin shows up and gets mixed into the chaos, and as a man named Malvolio attempts to enter himself into the complicated romance by vying for Olivia’s affections.
Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s most amusing works, from the witty dialogue to the amusing scenes that play on themes of gender, class, and honesty. The complex love triangle has served as the inspiration for many comedic books and films over the centuries, and remains amusing to a modern audience.
Street Nurses is a hard hitting audiobook that focuses on a group of nurses and doctors that take to the streets to help out those who are sick or injured and don't have the option of going to the hospital. For some it's because their injuries are gang related and they can get arrested if they end up in the ER. For others it's because they can't afford the hospital bills or their drug addiction will only get them escorted out.
This audio dramatic series will shed light on the fractured medical system within urban communities and how some people have to take healthcare into their own hands. Inspired by real people and their every day struggles, Street Nurses will show humanity and kindness in a tough inner city neighborhood.
This audio book series is centered around a young woman named BRIANNA who went on a downward spiral after the death of her mother. She found herself alone and addicted to heroine and one day she was cornered in an alley and brutally attacked. Brianna was left for dead when suddenly a group of strangers came to her rescue and treated her injuries. She woke up in a makeshift hospital a few days later to discover that she had been saved by a private group of medical professionals known as “The Street Nurses,” and that her mother was one of the founding members before she passed away.
The Street Nurses motto is: Care with Caution as anything can happen in this volatile arena. Everyone deserves medical attention when they need it and Street Nurses are here to answer that call.
My young readers ought to be told that the poem of the ' Mad Orlando ' is a continuation by Ariosto of a poem by Boiardo, an earlier poet, called ' Orlando in Love.' This helps to account for the abruptness with which the characters appear on the scene, and for the allusions to adventures in which they have taken part in an earlier period of their history. I have been obliged to retain some few of these, which abound in Ariosto — such as the allusions to an earlier visit of Angelica to Europe with her brother Argalia, who was slain by Terrau, and whose helmet was carried off by that knight; to the magic ring stolen from Angelica in Albracca bv Brunello, who also on that occasion committed the thefts mentioned in the story of ' Ruggiero and Bradamante'; and others which refer to a time when Angelica loved Rinaldo and he disliked her, a state of things completely changed before the first story opens. This little explanation may, I hope, make all such allusions tolerably intelligible.
Ellen is a busy single mother with a daughter in eighth grade. She works as a nurse and because of that she misses out on some moments with her daughter Ashley. While in attendance at Ashley's track meet she meets a nice man whose daughter also runs track and happens to be part of a relay team that Ashley is on. As the girls become closer it put the parents in close proximity even away from the track.
Dean, the father of Ashley's friend, is a busy man that works from his home. He has designed a back yard paradise for his work and invites Ellen over as well as the kids. Dean and Ellen become friends and feel comfortable together but have no intentions of taking it any further. That is until their daughters get involved.
Both Ashley and Dean's daughter Sarah set them up for a meeting at the track in which Dean and Ellen are faced with the realization that they had not hidden their attraction to one another and even their kids see and respect it.
Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Je te trouverai. Dans les berceaux des autres, dans un lapin en chasse. Je te trouverai et je te rejoindrai avec ou sans l’aide de Marie. Une nouvelle sur le deuil, ses phases qu’on grille et celles qui durent parfois beaucoup trop longtemps.
Nouvelles à se tailler les veines est une série d'audiobooks à la gloire de toutes les émotions tristes. Une ode aux larmes mais surtout, une ode du cœur. A la jonction terrible entre la vie et la mort. Sur le fil.
Plus d’un million de déportés. Je n’ai jamais pu encaisser qu’on puisse tuer par million. Douce pente est ma façon de ramener un peu de leurs anecdotes dans le présent. Une nouvelle pour ne pas oublier, jamais.
Nouvelles à se tailler les veines est une série d'audiobooks à la gloire de toutes les émotions tristes. Une ode aux larmes mais surtout, une ode du cœur. A la jonction terrible entre la vie et la mort. Sur le fil.
Short Story Press presents 'Road to Justice', by Kim Cruea.
- A young girl's family is murdered, leaving her an instant orphan.
- When her aunt realizes the child's trauma had left her mute, she decides the trouble isn't worth the financial incentive.
- Justice is placed into a foster home on a beautiful Texas ranch where she meets Bruce, the ranch hand, and Cammy, the housekeeper/nanny.
- Her passion for the horses and ranch hand's dog begins to tear down the walls she'd been stuck with since the tragedy.
- The bond between Justice and Bruce grows.
- The bond between Justice and Cameron grows.
- A passion is ignited between Cammy and Bruce.
- When a family decides to adopt the girl, after months of being at the ranch, Justice runs away.
- Cameron and Bruce search for the child in the downpour and return with her to the ranch only to learn the adoptive parents no longer want Justice. Neither does the foster family.
- When the social worker prepares to remove the child from the ranch, Justice pleads them not to go. After months of not speaking, the passion in Bruce's heart ignites, and he confesses his love for both Cameron and the young girl.
- With love confessed, Cameron marries Bruce, and they adopt Justice.
Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Julia has been let go from her job of 20 years, as a ground water geologist in Eastern Washington and must find a new way to support herself. She decides to pack up her belongings and return to her family's cottage on Pine Island. There she hopes to find a new meaning to her life, while living in the peaceful and serene setting that she always experienced in the northern woods of Canada.
She is surprised to discover that her old buddy, Andrew, still spends every summer across the river on Brown's Island, where he spent his youth with his family. The two had always spent their childhoods playing, fishing and enjoying the tranquility of island life as children. Once again, they share time enjoying the love of the great north.
Julia had left for college over two decades ago, to make a life for herself working on the plutonium ground water cleanup project left from the atomic bomb processing, at the Hanford Nuclear Site in Richland, Washington. There she had made a life for herself; not returning to the island she loved so much. Destiny forced her to reevaluate her life and priorities encompassing many changes in attitudes and lifestyle.
Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
'On The Way to New York' is the story of a workplace romance that takes more than seven years to develop. Ella is an ambitious, advertising executive vying for a promotion to an office in New York City, effectively escaping Cleveland, Ohio. Only one man stands in the way of her realizing her dreams.
Cameron, also ambitious to make it in New York City, is the immature competition Ella must surpass to earn the promotion. With the help of her wily assistant Marie, Ella is able to land a meeting with a representative of an extremely large account for her firm. Success with this potential client could make her career and secure her promotion to New York.
Cameron, a habitual jokester and charmer, weasels his way into Ella's big meeting. He claims he only wants to help her, but she finds that hard to believe. Out of the blue, Ella and Cameron click in a way they never anticipated. A building attraction and mutual respect is found to exist and the sky is their limit. After landing the firm's largest single account they are offered the opportunities of their lifetimes.
Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
