Timoleon Vieta Come Home: A Sentimental Journey

Cockroft, a faded composer and socialite, lives in self-imposed exile and fantasizes of true love and extravagant suicides. Rattling around his dilapidated farmhouse in the Italian countryside, his only constant source of company is the ever-loyal Timoleon Vieta, a mongrel with the most beautiful eyes. When a handsome but surly individual arrives on the scene, Cockroft is forced to choose between his dog and this new arrival. He abandons Timoleon outside Rome's Colosseum, where the dog begins the long journey home. In this acclaimed novel, Dan Rhodes, one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, has created a tragicomic work of macabre beauty that both amuses and moves in equal measure.

Humor & Entertainment

Rhodes, Dan

Humor

Harper-perennial

"Crying": story number 13 from Anthropology "My girlfriend left me, and I started crying in my sleep. My nightly lament became so loud that my neighbors called the police. The press found out, and people came to stand outside my house to hear me call her name and moan. Television crews arrived, and soon a search was on to find the object of my misery. They tracked her to her new boyfriend's house. I watched the coverage. People were saying they had expected her to be much more beautiful than she was, and that I should pull myself together and stop crying over such an ordinary girl." In 101 words each, the 101 witty, haunting stories of Anthropology chronicle the search for love in an age preoccupied with sex. Each story is a pure distillation of heartbreak, longing, delusion, and bliss. Each spins speedily, shockingly, to its unpredictable climax. And each is unlike anything you have read before. Anthropology's macabre humor builds imperceptibly, story by story and girlfriend by girlfriend, until it reflects with surreal accuracy how we try to complete ourselves through--or at the expense of--another. Read it to laugh and forget your sorrows; read it to recognize and remember your delights; read it to discover a vivid, provocative new talent.

Anthropology

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Villard

This is Life is a missing baby mystery and an enchanted Parisian adventure. Hand in hand with lovable heroine Aurelie Renard, you will see life as you've never seen it before, discover the key to great art, witness the true cost of love, and learn how all these things may be controlled by the in-breath of a cormorant. Chock-full of charming characters and hilarious set-pieces this is a hugely enjoyable novel that will make you see life anew.

This Is Life

Humor & Satire

Canongate UK

A twisted romantic comedy from one of the most distinctive writers around
In Paris, art student Aurélie Renard throws a stone and sets in motion a chain of events that will turn her life upside down. Suddenly finding herself in sole charge of a stranger's baby, and with no idea how babies work, it's only thanks to the help of her adoring professor and her gun-toting heartbreaker of a best friend that Aurélie is able to navigate her way through the most extraordinary and calamitous seven days of her life. Meanwhile, in a Pigalle cinema, a naked man is doing his best to show the people of Paris, Aurélie among them, what it means to be alive.

Essential reading for anyone who is, has ever been, or might one day be married.

Marry Me

CANONGATE BOOKS *

A Theology for the New Millenium

Paulk, Earl

Religion & Spirituality

Earl Paulk Ministries

This is Life

Windsor

About the Author\nDan Rhodes is an awe inspiring 18-year-old close up magician from Oldham who took the world by storm after he sawed Amanda Holden in half during his Britain's Got Talent audition in 2019.\nDan's passion for all things magic began aged just six years old after he received a magic kit for Christmas from his family. Dan is extremely precise, focused & creative when it comes to creating and honing his illusions, and he is now one of the biggest social media stars in the world.\nDan Rhodes is one of the most successful and beloved YouTubers in the world. Here, in his debut book, Dan brings together the love and joy he has continually derived from magic - from the very first moment he received a magic kit from his parents when he was six years old, to trying out his own early illusions, through to his journey from amateur magician to global TikTok star - and shows you how you can become a social media inspiration too.\nWith striking illustrations throughout and clear 'trick guides' to help young magicians get started - along with some really impressive sleights of hand for the more experienced illusionist - Dan's book also contains a fascinating history of the craft of the magician, highlighting the skill and dedication it takes to become a true master of magic.\nPart memoir, part how-to, this is the perfect gift for any budding social media star.

The Magic

Puzzles & Games

Headline

This is not a Fairy Tale. This is the Ultimate Reality. You are IN the Greatest Epic Story Ever Told. The Kingdom of God!"Once Upon A Kingdom" is a Spiritual Allegory. It's the ageless story of God, His Kingdom and His people set on the backdrop of Medieval Kings, Kingdoms, Knights, Evil Rulers and Dragons. However, this book is based on Sound Biblical Doctrine presented as a readable story of the Ultimate Account of Intrigue, Betrayal and Restoration. It's a Theological Drama. It portrays the reality of the Kingdom of God in eternity past, in human history, in your personal life and in the future. In less than 100 pages, you'll see the Drama of God's Kingdom like never before. With each Chronicle you'll learn how the events of the story apply to your life personally. Finally, at the conclusion of the book is the "Story Behind the Story." This explains who the characters are, what the places represent and how the concepts relate to Biblical Truth. It's the Epic Story of Good and Evil Human Destiny and God's Eternal Purposes.

Once Upon A Kingdom: A Theological Drama - The Epic Story of Good and Evil, Human Destiny and God's Eternal Purposes

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

For every happily-ever-after fairy tale that waxes poetic about true love, there is a piece of flash fiction from Dan Rhodes to provide the perfect antidote. In this collection of bite-sized vignettes, Rhodes masterfully explores the distance between what we believe is real and what others know to be true–and nowhere is this distance greater than in the realm of romance. Told with inimitable humor, with, and irony, as well as deep undrstanding and compassion, these short stories are guranteed to elicit both yelps of laughter and winces of recognition. All offer the gift of humor, though none are a paean to the institution of marriage. By turns poignant, surprising, and laugh-out-loud funny, Dan Rhodes has created a fresh and recognizable cast of scorned lovers, jilted fiancées, and vengeful spouses who wholeheartedly subscribe to the adage that "all is fair in love and war."

Europa Editions

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Timoleon Vieta Come Home: A Sentimental Journey

Anthropology

This Is Life

This Is Life

Marry Me

A Theology for the New Millenium

This is Life

The Magic

Once Upon A Kingdom: A Theological Drama - The Epic Story of Good and Evil, Human Destiny and God's Eternal Purposes

Marry Me