Most Popular Books by Michael Hurley

Michael Hurley is the author of Natale con i fantasmi (2021), Hylätty ranta (2016), SUKAN PAPAN LUNCUR, Les Mortes-Eaux (2016), Saltwash (2025), Letters from the Woods (2004).

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Natale con i fantasmi

release date: Nov 10, 2021
Natale con i fantasmi
«In questa spettrale raccolta di racconti, otto autori di bestseller creano l’atmosfera perfetta per la stagione natalizia con una serie di storie di fantasmi che incantano». Buzzfeed Quando le giornate si accorciano e i crepuscoli si fanno lividi, è il momento di raggomitolarsi sul divano, accendere le candele e lasciarsi conquistare da un racconto spettrale. Rese popolari da artisti del calibro di Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins e Henry James, le storie di fantasmi sono ricorrenti nella letteratura fin dall’antichità e sono tradizionalmente legate alle feste natalizie. In questa raccolta alcuni dei più grandi scrittori contemporanei – tutti maestri del terrore – riportano in vita questa antica tradizione con una serie di racconti che fanno venire i brividi. C’è un uomo ossessionato dal gioco degli scacchi che decide di prendere in affitto una singolare casa bianca e nera, con un sobrio giardino all’italiana in cui, disposti su due file, vi sono alberi potati in forme elaborate e familiari: torri, cavalli, alfieri, re e regine, con davanti i lunghi ranghi dei pedoni. Ma, se di giorno quel luogo è pervaso da una pacata quiete, di notte si trasforma nel più spaventoso degli incubi. Una donna in fuga da un marito violento sceglie, come rifugio per sé e suo figlio, la vecchia dimora di famiglia. Dovrebbe sentirsi protetta, tra quelle mura, ma fin dalla prima notte appare chiaro che qualcun altro abita quelle stanze polverose. Il giovane Walter Pemble, fotografo commemorativo di prim’ordine, si presenta nella residenza dei coniugi Wilt per il ritratto della defunta Lily, unica figlia di Rumold e Guinevere Wilt. La casa è sprofondata nel lutto, gli specchi oscurati, gli orologi fermi e le persiane alle finestre chiuse con il batacchio trattenuto con del crespo. Solo Lily Wilt, adagiata nel suo feretro, appare più viva che mai. La giovane Catherine Elizabeth Mary Blake, fresca sposa e signora di Blake Manor, nella campagna dello Shropshire, viene messa al corrente di una storia agghiacciante accaduta a pochi passi dalla sua tenuta. Una storia tanto torbida da lasciarle addosso un segno indelebile. Dalle penne di Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Elizabeth Macneal, Natasha Pulley e Laura Purcell, otto racconti pervasi dal sinistro e dal macabro da leggere tutti d’un fiato. Magari con la luce accesa. «Il rigido clima invernale e l’atmosfera vittoriana accomunano questi otto terrificanti racconti, che piaceranno sia ai lettori di narrativa storica che agli amanti dell’horror». Publishers Weekly

Hylätty ranta

release date: Jun 01, 2016
Hylätty ranta
"Hylätty ranta ei ole vain hyvä, se on suurenmoinen. Hämmästyttävää kirjallisuutta." – Stephen King Hylätty ranta palkittiin Britanniassa vuoden 2015 parhaana esikoisromaanina. Loney on kavala, jumalanhylkäämä rantakaistale Luoteis-Englannissa. Teini-ikäinen Tonto ja hänen mykkä veljensä Hanny viettävät rannan ränsistyneessä rinnetalossa perinteistä pääsiäisretriittiä. Katolilaisen perheen äiti uskoo, että paikallisen kappelin pyhä vesi vielä parantaa hänen poikansa.Odotettua ihmettä ei kuulu, mutta riittejä ja uskomuksia vaalivassa kyläyhteisössä tapahtuu outoja. Kylänmiehen sokea äiti saa näkönsä yllättäen takaisin, ja vaikka kevät on vasta aluillaan, rinnetalon omenapuut kantavat satoa. Samaan aikaan Hanny ja Tonto todistavat kuinka viimeisillään raskaana olevaa teinityttöä kuljetetaan laskuveden aikaan pahamaineiselle Coldbarrown saarelle. Coldbarrow ja sen nuori asukas vetävät Hannya vääjäämättömästi puoleensa. Veljesten tutkimusmatka saaren ytimeen laukaisee hämmästyttävien ja kauhistuttavien tapahtumien ketjun, joka muuttaa molempien poikien elämän peruuttamattomasti. "Ihmeellinen... ytimiä myöten kylmäävä ja runollinen." – The Times Brittiläisen Andrew Michael Hurleyn romaani Hylätty ranta valittiin Ison-Britannian parhaaksi esikoisromaaniksi vuonna 2015. Kirjasta on tekeillä elokuva. Aiemmin Hurley on julkaissut kaksi novellikokoelmaa. Hurley syntyi Prestonissa, Luoteis-Englannissa, asui sittemmin Manchesterissä ja Lontoossa, mutta palasi synnyinseudulleen, kirjaa vahvasti inspiroineeseen Lancashiren maisemaan, missä hän opettaa englanninkielistä kirjallisuutta ja luovaa kirjoittamista.

Les Mortes-Eaux

release date: Apr 29, 2016
Les Mortes-Eaux
Angleterre, années soixante-dix. Comme tous les ans au moment des vacances de Pâques, la famille Smith part en pèlerinage avec quelques membres de sa paroisse. Ils se rendent dans une vieille bâtisse sinistre en bord de mer, sous la houlette d''un prêtre, le père Wilfred. Les Smith, des gens très pieux, espèrent en venant là obtenir la guérison de leur aîné, Andrew, déficient mental. Andrew, lui, part explorer les environs du sanctuaire avec son jeune frère. Au cours de leurs escapades, ils font la connaissance des villageois, qui ne cachent pas leur hostilité à l''égard des pèlerins et semblent se livrer à d''obscures activités nocturnes, sortes de rites païens censés guérir les malades. Andrew Michael Hurley dresse une galerie de portraits tous aussi étranges et effrayants les uns que les autres, mélangeant de sinistres autochtones et des pèlerins aussi perturbés que perturbants, et signe ici un roman obsédant et ambigu.

Saltwash

release date: Oct 23, 2025
Saltwash
IT''S TIME TO ATONE. Tom Shift and Oliver Keele are pen-pals. They were introduced through their respective cancer clinics. From reading Oliver''s letters, Tom has deduced that Oliver is lonely and somewhat nomadic. He appears to live hand to mouth at a series of cheap B&Bs. When Oliver suggests they meet up, Tom agrees. Neither of them have long left. And, while Saltwash seems an unlikely kind of place for a holiday, he goes with it. The Castle Hotel is one of the few places still open in an off-season seaside town that has definitely seen better days but it''s surprisingly busy. It becomes clear that the guests are all there for some kind of reunion, and that they know Oliver. Little by little it becomes clear that all the guests have dark and troubled histories. They are drawn to the hotel not just for the company and nostalgia but for the opportunity to win the lottery. Which for them, is the chance to have the memoires of their wrongs to be eradicated. Before they die, they all want redemption. But if we can''t remember what we''ve done, do we become someone else? And why does Oliver want Tom at Saltwash?

Letters from the Woods

release date: Dec 01, 2004
Letters from the Woods
In the tradition of Thoreau, author Michael C. Hurley offers insights on life, faith and family as revealed in wilderness journeys. Exquisitely illustrated stories transport readers to canoeing expeditions in the north woods and peaceful afternoons on southern streams. With a quiet wisdom, Hurley evokes universal truths hidden in wild places and invites readers to re-discover those truths for themselves. FAM045000; NAT024000; SPO010000

The Passage

release date: Nov 01, 2015
The Passage
A chance encounter propels a washed up loner on a reckless quest to cross the Atlantic alone in a small sailboat. But when a woman secretly stows aboard, an unexpected love story unfolds on the high seas. The gulf between hope and regret, love and loss, may be deeper and more dangerous than the abyss that lies before them on The Passage.

Striker

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Striker
This is a high-interest series focused on the skills, fitness and techniques of the four main positions in football. The book also includes in-depth biographies of famous international players.

Terra faminta

release date: May 04, 2021
Terra faminta
Novo livro do vencedor do Costa Book Awards une drama familiar e fantasia em intrigante terror psicológico Quando o filho de cinco anos de Juliette e Richard morre de repente após cometer uma série de atos inexplicáveis de violência — instigado, segundo ele, por uma voz misteriosa —, o mundo dos dois desmorona. Seis meses depois, Juliette se recusa a sair de casa e passa os dias fazendo gravações no quarto do filho, esperando conseguir provas de que ele continua lá. Enquanto isso, Richard tenta ao máximo não pensar no menino e volta a atenção para o terreno do outro lado da rua, o qual escava pacientemente, em busca de fragmentos de um carvalho lendário. Assombrados por um presente doloroso e uma expectativa interrompida de futuro, os dois são confrontados pela estranheza e pela solidão de um lugar agora tomado pelo sofrimento. De um lado, o luto deixa cada vez mais clara a distância que os separa; de outro, eles buscam desesperadamente uma ponta de esperança — apenas para desenterrar um profundo terror. Com a incrível habilidade de criar um mundo definido pelo bizarro, em Terra faminta Andrew Michael Hurley entrelaça com perfeição a selvageria da natureza e descrições capazes de evocar horror. Nesta narrativa inquietante, o sobrenatural e a vida cotidiana se confundem, criando um retrato assustador do que acontece no limiar entre a dor e a sanidade. A obra chega ao Brasil em edição de luxo, com ilustrações exclusivas do artista alagoano Midrusa e capa dura.

Extreme Sports Set

release date: Jul 01, 2011
Extreme Sports Set
Introduces a variety of extreme sports, including air sports, sports involving animals, board sports, and water sports.

Goalkeeper

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Goalkeeper
This is a high-interest series focused on the skills, fitness and techniques of the four main positions in football. The book also includes in-depth biographies of famous international players.

Landmark Top Tens

release date: Oct 01, 2012

Motor Sports

release date: Feb 13, 2014
Motor Sports
Are you interested in motor sports? Then this is the book for you! Discover some of the most fascinating and unusual facts about the sport. With facts about Formula 1, World Rally, NASCAR, and MotoGP this book reveals the fastest vehicles, unusual racers, the trouble a kangaroo can cause, great male and female drivers, and more! Themed boxes, captions and labels make the text in this book easy to read and absorb. The engaging design will draw readers in and keep them hooked.

Transforming Your Parish

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Transforming Your Parish
The core of this book is a five-night series of meetings for parishioners who are interested in meeting together for faith-sharing -- expressing and developing their faith by prayer, reflection on the scriptures, listening to and then sharing with each other on a teaching arising from the scripture reading. At the end of the meetings, an option is offered to the participants to create a support structure for themselves in the form of parish cell groups. The development of these parish cell groups has revolutionized parishes where they have been set up. They offer maximum involvement for the parishioners in the mission of the church, mutual support in prayer, scripture reflection and faith development, and minimal extra work for the pastor.

Wheel Sport

release date: Jul 04, 2011
Wheel Sport
Wheel Sports shows readers different extreme wheel sports from around the world.

Football's Greatest Stars

release date: Sep 01, 2009
Football's Greatest Stars
New for the 2010 World Cup. , this series covers both the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but also sets it in historical context, looking at great players and stories from the history of football.

Defender

release date: May 01, 2011
Defender
Readers will learn more about soccer and especially defence as well as reading about some of the great names in this sport.

Board Sport

release date: Jul 04, 2011
Board Sport
Board Sports shows readers some of the world''s most extreme board sports!

Letter of Appreciation from Chinese Consul-General

Letter of Appreciation from Chinese Consul-General
Letter of appreciation to Inspector Michael Hurley, Police Station, Port Pirie, from the Chinese Consul-General, 10 Feb. 1910.

Once Upon a Gypsy Moon

release date: Jul 01, 2014
Once Upon a Gypsy Moon
"Michael Hurley, an experienced attorney and former professional sailor, returns to the sea to give us a thought-provoking memoir of a man''s yearning for redemption and renewal in the wake of infidelity, divorce, and failure" --Provided by the publisher

Connecticut Trial Practice After Tort Reform

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Ecumenical Studies. Baptism and Marriage. Edited by Michael Hurley

Rogue trader : un jeu de rôle dans les ténèbres du 41e millénaire

release date: Jan 01, 2010

ORIGIN OF THE NONREPRODUCIBILITY OF SPECTRA OF SOLUTIONS OF ALKALAI METALS IN AMINES AND ETHERS.

Identification, Isolation, and Characterization of the Entomocidal Toxin Produced by Bacillus Thuringiensis Subspecies Israelensis

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