There was a story that Mama read to Jiro: Once, in old Japan, a young woodcutter lived alone in a little cottage. One winter day he found a crane struggling in a snare and set it free. When Jiro looks out the window into Mr. Ozu’s garden, he sees a crane and remembers that story. Much like the crane, the legend comes to life—and, suddenly, Jiro finds himself in a world woven between dream and reality. Which is which? Allen Say creates a tale about many things at once: the power of story, the allure of the imagined, and the gossamer line between truth and fantasy. For who among us hasn’t imagined ourselves in our own favorite fairy tale?

Rachel Ellynn M., blogger and author of "mind weaving," her first poetry collection, brings to the table a new perspective about heartache and emotional abuse. A fierce, poetic memoir about growing out of adversity, "the garden boy" is a book for those who've settled for less-than-love. This book belongs in the hands of anyone who is a victim of abuse, degradation, or anything that makes one believe they are less than perfect.Follow the main character as she falls in love, makes mistakes, gets her heart broken, and finds that things aren't what they seem. With forceful and biting words as well as earthy detail, Rachel Ellynn M. writes a poetic memoir like no other you've seen. This book is full of vignettes about growth, love, memories, and overcoming odds.READ A SAMPLE: brokenShe wanted him to smile because he seldom did. She felt that it was her job to get him happy for at least a moment. Or two.But when she reached out to help, he turned and faced the wall. He put his head in both hands and said,"no, I don't need you,"when she knew really, he did. Or at least he needed someone, she was sure of it. She thought she knew what he needed. And the sting of rejection was far more than a sting; this ugly twisting inside of her burned too much. Too quickly. Something in that girl ached like no one deserves to feel, and yet again she put her hand out. This time, though the garden boy's answer was final. "You don't want me.I'm - broken. Poisonous."Broken he was, and the Earth turned to glass, shards of it, that sliced at her outstretched hand - tiny cuts in her heart. She tried to water the flower bed with her tears, but the invisible sharpness simply remained hidden.She watched as he slowly turned to ivy, crawling up the brick."The problem isI always need to test love;Never learning Love does not enjoy being tested."- KOMAL KAPOO

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.

«Таинственный сад» – любимая классика для читателей всех возрастов, жемчужина творчества Фрэнсис Ходжсон Бернетт, роман о заново открытой радости жизни и магии силы. Мэри Леннокс, жестокое и испорченное дитя высшего света, потеряв родителей в Индии, возвращается в Англию, на воспитание к дяде-затворнику в его поместье. Однако дядя находится в постоянных отъездах, и Мэри начинает исследовать округу, в ходе чего делает много открытий, в том числе находит удивительный маленький сад, огороженный стеной, вход в который почему-то запрещен. Отыскав ключ и потайную дверцу, девочка попадает внутрь. Но чьи тайны хранит этот загадочный садик? И нужно ли знать то, что находится под запретом?.. Впрочем, это не единственный секрет в поместье...

"Tom is not prepared for what is about to happen when he hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him does not exist."--Page 4 de la couverture.

A heart-warming and inclusive tale about how one small boy's dream of a garden unites a diverse community in a positive and enriching experience for everyone. Kirkus writes, ''..sure to inspire young green thumbs in urban, suburban, and rural dwellings alike.''

A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.