Alice Munro is cherished for her exquisite, affecting meditations on the human heart. In these three linked stories, "Chance," "Soon," and "Silence" - which, together, inspired Pedro Almodovar's film Julieta - her virtuosic talents are once again on...
I’m an imperial uncle; his imperial majesty’s uncle.
Once, someone with nothing better to do took a comprehensive survey of the current dynasty, and summed up the imperial court’s three great cancers.
Wang Qin leads in corruption; the treasury...
The tiny Swedish island of Sandhamn has always been a haven for lawyer Nora Linde. With trouble brewing in her marriage, she finds its comforts more welcome than ever, even in the depths of winter. That is, until her two young sons trip across a...