Far From the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of south-west England and is set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year. The story both upholds and questions rural values with a startlingly modern sensibility. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books...

"Spring banquet" is a story of fragments of life of two women, their subconscious and fantasies. Annie Babe is an acclaimed novelist and essayist.

A historical romance. An arrogant and stubborn young woman and a powerful and egotistic lord deeply attracted to each other yet fought fiercely. Will they compromise?

A romance novel. Li, an independent TV producer, and Luo, an exporter, met at their school reunion. They hooked up initially because each is looking for investor. They never thought they'd fall in love with each other. But the reason Li is single is because his fiancée is in a vegetative state - the result of an act that saved his life.

In a very near future -- oh, let's say next Tuesday -- a functionally illiterate America is about to collapse. But don't tell that to poor Lenny Abramov, the thirty-nine-year-old son of an angry Russian immigrant janitor, proud author of what may well be the world's last diary, and less-proud owner of a bald spot shaped like the great state of Ohio. Despite his job at an outfit called Post-Human Services, which attempts to provide immortality for...

Historical romance of a tangled love story. A princesss obsessive love for the son of a general who died in a wrong war sanctioned by the emperor only brings hatred towards her. The man who loves the princess, though, sees the doomed relationship, tries to protect her in every way. Book 5 of 5 - the conclusion.

A romantic comedy of endless confusion. A insurance saleswoman was attracted to a man because of his good looks and being a doctor. But she is scared away by his smooth-tongue that easily wins over people. Unfortunately for her, he is not going to let go of her. Her mistake: she mistook his thick-skin for sense of humor. Book 1 of 2.

Traditional Chinese edition of Winner of the 134th Naoki Award prize.Mystery romance. A high school teacher and a mathematics genius was an eccentric until he fell in love with a woman, and began to plot a perfect crime. The English translation is titled "The Devotion of Suspect X", translated by Alexander O. Smith, released 2/1/2011. The book is reviewed bu Tom Nolan on the 1/28/2011 Wall Street Journal.

Historical romance of a tangled love story. A princesss obsessive love for the son of a general who died in a wrong war sanctioned by the emperor only brings hatred towards her. The man who loves the princess, though, sees the doomed relationship, tries to protect her in every way. Book 4 of 5.