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This collection of photographs unveils the uncanny beauty of overlooked structures and familiar architectural icons from around the world. British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper renowned for his work in industrial, scientific, and architectural photography, presents a unique perspective on architecture as he infuses each image with hyper-realistic colors and atmospheres, creating an intimate connection between the viewer and the buildings. This publication dives into untold stories and emotions carried by architectural forms, as Wiper's work transcends traditional photography, presenting a narrative element that resonates with everyday life. Among the buildings featured in the book are works by architects such as Arne Jacobsen, Marcel Breuer, and Santiago Calatrava.

Die Landschaft, ob natürlich oder städtisch, ist für das Leben eines jeden Menschen unerlässlich. Sie ist der Rahmen, der das Leben des Menschen ausmacht und in ihm präsent ist. Aus psychologischer Sicht löst sie Gefühle von Identität, Erinnerung, Territorium, räumlicher Verortung und Zeitlichkeit aus. Aus allgemeiner Sicht stagnieren die Stadt und die moderne Gesellschaft in einem technologischen städtischen Leben, in dem das menschliche Handeln oft unfruchtbar wird und das egozentrische Handeln der Rentabilität überwiegt. Infolgedessen fehlt es den Städten immer mehr an urbaner Kohärenz, d. h. an grundlegenden Elementen für die visuelle Wahrnehmung von Landschaften. Die zunehmende demografische Expansion trägt zur Vermehrung chaotischer Stadtlandschaften bei. Ohne intelligente Planung spiegelt sich die städtische Entmischung vor allem in den Stadtvierteln und den Ankunfts- und Abfahrtsbereichen wider. Das Sammeln von Erinnerungen an die Stadt Governador Valadares; das Nachdenken über die Veränderungen in der Ausdehnung des Stadtplans in Bezug auf die Eingänge der Stadt über die Hauptautobahnen: das Verstehen der individuellen und öffentlichen, bewussten und unbewussten Bilder der Bewohner, die Verbindung der Werte von Identität und Territorialität.

Landshaft, bud' to prirodnyj ili gorodskoj, neobhodim w zhizni kazhdogo cheloweka. Jeto obstanowka, kotoraq formiruet i prisutstwuet w zhizni chelowechestwa. S psihologicheskoj tochki zreniq on wyzywaet chuwstwa identichnosti, pamqti, territorii, prostranstwennogo raspolozheniq i wremennosti. S obschej tochki zreniq, gorod i sowremennoe obschestwo stagniruüt w tehnologichnoj gorodskoj zhizni, gde chelowecheskie dejstwiq chasto stanowqtsq besplodnymi, a preobladaüt ägocentrichnye dejstwiq rentabel'nosti. V rezul'tate goroda wse bol'she lishaütsq urbanisticheskoj swqznosti - bazowyh älementow dlq wizual'nogo wospriqtiq landshaftow. Situaciq rastuschej demograficheskoj äxpansii sposobstwuet umnozheniü haotichnyh gorodskih landshaftow. Bez razumnogo planirowaniq gorodskaq segregaciq otrazhaetsq, prezhde wsego, w gorodskih kwartalah i rajonah pribytiq i ot#ezda. Sbor wospominanij o gorode Gowernador Valadares; razmyshleniq ob izmeneniqh w rasshirenii gorodskogo plana po otnosheniü k w#ezdam w gorod cherez ego osnownye awtomagistrali: ponimanie indiwidual'nyh i obschestwennyh, soznatel'nyh i bessoznatel'nyh obrazow zhitelej, soedinenie cennostej identichnosti i territorial'nosti.

Landscape, whether natural or urban, is necessary in the life of every individual. It is the setting that makes up and is present in the life of humanity. From a psychological point of view, it creates feelings of identity, memory, territory and spatial location and temporality. From a general perspective, the city and modern society are stagnating in a technological urban life, where human actions often become infertile, and what prevails are the egocentric actions of profitability. As a result, cities are becoming increasingly devoid of urban coherence: basic elements for visually reading landscapes. The situation of growing demographic expansion contributes to the multiplication of chaotic urban landscapes. Without intelligent planning, urban segregation is reflected mainly in the outskirts of cities and spaces of arrival and departure. Collecting memories of the city of Governador Valadares; reflecting on the changes in the expansion of the urban plan in relation to the city's entrances via its main highways: understanding the individual and public, conscious and unconscious images of residents, connecting the values of identity and territoriality.

Le paysage, qu'il soit naturel ou urbain, est nécessaire à la vie de chaque individu. C'est le cadre qui compose et qui est présent dans la vie de l'humanité. D'un point de vue psychologique, il déclenche des sentiments d'identité, de mémoire, de territoire, de localisation spatiale et de temporalité. D'un point de vue général, la ville et la société moderne stagnent dans une vie urbaine technologique, où les actions humaines deviennent souvent stériles, et où prévalent les actions égocentriques de la rentabilité. En conséquence, les villes sont de plus en plus dépourvues de cohérence urbaine, éléments de base pour la lecture visuelle des paysages. La situation d'expansion démographique croissante contribue à la multiplication des paysages urbains chaotiques. Sans une planification intelligente, la ségrégation urbaine se reflète surtout dans les quartiers de la ville et les zones d'arrivée et de départ. Collecter des souvenirs de la ville de Governador Valadares ; réfléchir aux changements dans l'expansion du plan urbain par rapport aux entrées de la ville via ses principales autoroutes : comprendre les images individuelles et publiques, conscientes et inconscientes des résidents, relier les valeurs de l'identité et de la territorialité.

Il paesaggio, sia esso naturale o urbano, è necessario nella vita di ogni individuo. È l'ambiente che compone ed è presente nella vita dell'umanità. Da un punto di vista psicologico, innesca sentimenti di identità, memoria, territorio e collocazione spaziale e temporale. Da un punto di vista generale, la città e la società moderna stanno ristagnando in una vita urbana tecnologica, dove le azioni umane spesso diventano sterili e ciò che prevale sono le azioni egocentriche della redditività. Di conseguenza, le città stanno diventando sempre più prive di coerenza urbana: elementi fondamentali per la lettura visiva dei paesaggi. La situazione di crescente espansione demografica contribuisce alla moltiplicazione di paesaggi urbani caotici. Senza una pianificazione intelligente, la segregazione urbana si riflette soprattutto nei quartieri della città e nelle aree di arrivo e di partenza. Raccogliere le memorie della città di Governador Valadares; riflettere sui cambiamenti nell'espansione del piano urbano in relazione agli ingressi della città attraverso le principali autostrade: comprendere le immagini individuali e pubbliche, consce e inconsce dei residenti, collegando i valori dell'identità e della territorialità.

'Pure magic' ELSIE SILVER'Had me breathless until I turned the last page' ELENA ARMAS'I've never read romance like this before' RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON This time they'll get it right . . .Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon. They were made for one another . . . until they fell apart. Now divorced and in their 30s, Wren runs the bakery in town, while Ellis works as a firefighter. They live separate lives, though they are hardly off each other's minds. When Sam gets accepted into college and the pair agree to help him move in together, Ellis convinces Wren to take an extended road trip back to Spunes with him to see if they can give their relationship one last chance. Amid the gorgeous scenery of the California coastline, dreamy destinations, and a great deal of long-yearned-for proximity, Wren starts to think it just might be possible. But the two still have to contend with their tumultuous past in order to move forward. And when spoken words fail, sometimes the written word must bridge the gap. Will they make the most of what's left of forever?Or will they let each other go for good?¿Readers have fallen in love with LEFT OF FOREVER . . . ¿'A truly heartfelt read, brimming with wit and charm' K.A. TUCKER'Packs such an emotional punch . . . I would know a Tarah DeWitt romance anywhere' ALICIA THOMPSON'Gorgeous, tender, and filled with adorable, lovable, smoldering hope . . . Five stars!' SIERRA SIMONE Don't miss Tarah's other hit rom-coms, Funny Feelings, Rootbound, The Co-op and Savor It - out now!

A grown up Little Red Riding Hood meets werewolves and witches in an adult fantasy romance that's perfect for fans of Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and Laura Thalassa.To enter the woods as a human is death... But I am no mere human. They call me 'witch'.As one of the last surviving witches, Faelyn's sole duty is to keep the protective barriers on the forests where the lykin roam. But when she encounters the elusive primordial spirit of the moon, everything changes.Taken to the magical land of Midscape, the Wolf King claims her as his bride - she's essential to his ability to keep his crown. But Faelyn refuses a life of servitude, for both herself and the moon spirit Aurora, underneath the king's cruel rule. As she hatches a dangerous plan for them to escape, help comes from an unlikely ally: Evander, the king's blisteringly handsome knight. But her sworn protector has secrets of his own. Secrets that might change her life forever...A Dawn with the Wolf Knight is a complete, *standalone novel*. For readers who love romantasy novels with second-chance/long-lost love, life-changing female friendships, deep lore, forbidden romance, slow-burn, and a happily ever after. Pre-order now!

"Lore" as a term suggests a cumulative and collective understanding of a topic. Today, it is particularly common in gaming and serial storytelling to refer to the comprehensive background story of a fictive universe. This issue of trans magazine attempts to understand the many ways in which lore affects our present moment: the texts deal with narrated realities, logistics of knowledge, ghosts and angels, and how the subconscious influences the built environment.

The conclusion to New York Times #1 bestselling author Kendare Blake's epic duology following a young woman's journey as part of a fabled order that leads heroes to victory. Perfect for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Stephanie Garber.

'Dramatic, atmospheric and incredibly touching, this story is Gold's best yet' Daily Mail, Best Books for ChristmasA Waterstones Best Children's Book of the YearJourney to the heart of the jungle in this unforgettable adventure from the bestselling author of The Last Bear. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold, this is perfect for readers 8+.

Loki and Valkyrie seek redemption in the first adventure of an epic new multiversal series that reimagines the origins of iconic Marvel heroes.So many worlds, so little time. Infinite possibilities, creating infinite realities. Long have I watched the trickster god sow chaos. But . . . what if Loki saved Asgard from Tony Stark’s revenge? Thor—Son of Odin, God of Thunder, Wielder of Mjolnir—is dead. And Loki is responsible.  It was meant to be only a joke—tampering with the Destroyer, changing Thor’s course to Midgard—a bit of mischief with a chance of maiming. But Loki’s harmless prank spiraled out of control, unleashing death and destruction on New York City and the heroes sworn to protect it. The city was saved, at the cost of Thor’s life.  Furious and heartbroken, the All-Father banishes Loki to Earth for his crime. Loki finds himself in a realm of boxed wine, instant noodles, and some sort of regional performance troupe known as the “Buffalo Bills.” It’s a meager existence, far from Asgard’s grand courts, but he finds his new friend, Brian the Gecko, a much more engaging companion than the sycophants back home. It’s a true meeting of the minds.  Loki is the God of Mischief—but he knows, deep down, that he never truly deserved to stand next to their father’s golden child, Thor, as two true sons of Odin. Yet he cannot endure his exile in peaceful isolation. A Valkyrie—Hel-bent on carrying out her oath to Thor—barges into Loki’s trailer home with his brother’s final words from the beyond: a plea to find a certain Dr. Jane Foster and pass the hammer Mjolnir on to its rightful heir. While Loki struggles to fulfil his brother’s last request, the far-reaching consequences of his fatal prank return to haunt him. Blinded by grief over those he lost in the chaos wrought by Asgard, Iron Man vows revenge on those who consider themselves gods. Determined to protect Earth from the might of this unpredictable alien power, Stark forges Asgard’s own weaponry into a lethal suit of armor, set on eradicating any tether between their worlds—consequences be damned. When Asgard looks to Loki for salvation, he must answer the question: Am I truly worthy?

This book compiles a curated selection of texts authored by architects and scholars hailing from Asia, Europe, and North America. Their research, often intertwined with practical applications, delves into the intricate relationship between material culture, technology, and architecture within the broader cultural and social milieu. Three keywords¿construction, materials, encounters¿serve as the organizing framework for the book, guiding readers through a diverse array of case studies and experiences where these elements intertwine seamlessly. Indeed, these terms are intricately interwoven, reflecting the inseparability of technology from culture.The first part of the book delves into the poetics and theoretical underpinnings of construction, drawing from the works of various designers across China, Japan, and India. The subsequent section navigates the terrain of construction materials, exploring their evolution, manufacturing processes, and utilization, with a particular focus on diverse timber products and bamboo. The final part of this compilation embarks on a journey through historical encounters between the East and West spanning over a century. It meticulously investigates the exchanges, misunderstandings, and innovations catalyzed by these interactions. Collectively, these texts offer a profound and original perspective on the myriad experiences and challenges associated with the intricate interplay between technological advancements, tectonic preferences, and socio-cultural dynamics within the architectural landscape of the Asia-Pacific region.

A young woman struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault in the New York Times bestselling The Way I Used to Be and tries to move forward in its highly anticipated sequel, The Way I Am Now—now available together in a paperback boxed set.Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes. What was once simple is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened, but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be. Following Eden through all four years of high school and beyond as she starts college, this deeply moving duology reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment of adolescence, first love and first heartbreak, and friendships broken and rebuilt, all while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart. This paperback boxed set includes: The Way I Used to Be The Way I Am Now

Penny Crook's research interests include 19th-century material culture, assemblage analysis, consumer studies, urban archaeology and digital data management. She pioneered the examination of quality in historical archaeological assemblage analysis as part of her doctoral research (completed in 2008) and conducted price and linguistic analysis of data from 19th-century store catalogues. In 2014 she commenced a DECRA fellowship to extend the quality research framework and re-examine the role of consumption in colonial Sydney using archaeological assemblages.Peter Davies is a research assistant in the Department of Archaeology, Environment and Community Planning at La Trobe University. He is the author of Henry's Mill: The Historical Archaeology of a Forest Community (2006) and coauthor (with Susan Lawrence) of An Archaeology of Australia Since 1788 (2011). He also co-edits the journal Australasian Historical Archaeology.Tim Murray joined the Program in 1986 as Lecturer and was appointed to the Chair of Archaeology in 1995. He has also taught at the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, Cambridge University, the University of Leiden (The Netherlands), the Université de Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne), and the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (Paris), Peking University, Goteborg University, the Institute of Archaeology, University College London and the Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2003 and Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities in Australia in the same year. He is editor-in-chief of The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. From 2009-2014 he was Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and in 2010 was made Charles La Trobe Professor of Archaeology. In 2015 he became Director of the Centre for the Archaeology of the Modern World (CAMW) based at La Trobe University.

Rudimentary Architecture for the Use of Beginners; The Orders and Their Æsthetic Principles, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable book falls within the genres of Fine Arts, Architecture

Strukturelle Kontrollsysteme werden im Bauwesen eingesetzt, um Schäden zu minimieren und Energie abzubauen, die durch dynamische Umweltbelastungen in Bauwerken entstehen. Diese Kontrollmethoden lassen sich in vier Gruppen einteilen: passive Kontrolle, aktive Kontrolle, semi-aktive Kontrolle und hybride Kontrolle. Strukturelle Kontrollsysteme können in zwei Hauptkategorien eingeteilt werden: passiv und aktiv. Passive Systeme benötigen keine externe Energie oder Rückkopplung, um zu funktionieren, und verlassen sich auf die inhärenten Eigenschaften der Struktur oder auf zusätzliche Vorrichtungen, um Schwingungen zu zerstreuen oder zu reduzieren.

Sistemy uprawleniq konstrukciqmi ispol'zuütsq w grazhdanskom stroitel'stwe dlq minimizacii powrezhdenij i rasseiwaniq änergii, wyzwannoj dinamicheskimi nagruzkami okruzhaüschej sredy na konstrukcii. Jeti metody uprawleniq mozhno razdelit' na chetyre gruppy: passiwnoe uprawlenie, aktiwnoe uprawlenie, poluaktiwnoe uprawlenie i gibridnoe uprawlenie. Sistemy uprawleniq konstrukciqmi mozhno razdelit' na dwe osnownye kategorii: passiwnye i aktiwnye. Passiwnye sistemy ne trebuüt wneshnego pitaniq ili obratnoj swqzi dlq raboty i polagaütsq na swojstwa, prisuschie konstrukcii, ili na dopolnitel'nye ustrojstwa dlq rasseiwaniq ili snizheniq wibracij.

Les systèmes de contrôle structurel sont utilisés en génie civil pour minimiser les dommages et dissiper l'énergie causée par les charges environnementales dynamiques dans les structures. Ces méthodes de contrôle peuvent être classées en quatre groupes : contrôle passif, contrôle actif, contrôle semi-actif et contrôle hybride. Les systèmes de contrôle structurel peuvent être classés en deux catégories principales : les systèmes passifs et les systèmes actifs. Les systèmes passifs ne nécessitent pas d'alimentation externe ou de retour d'information pour fonctionner, et s'appuient sur les propriétés inhérentes de la structure ou sur des dispositifs supplémentaires pour dissiper ou réduire les vibrations.

Os sistemas de controlo estrutural são utilizados na engenharia civil para minimizar os danos e dissipar a energia causada por cargas ambientais dinâmicas nas estruturas. Estes métodos de controlo podem ser classificados em quatro grupos: controlo passivo, controlo ativo, controlo semi-ativo e controlo híbrido. Os sistemas de controlo estrutural podem ser classificados em duas categorias principais: passivos e activos. Os sistemas passivos não necessitam de energia externa ou de feedback para funcionar e dependem das propriedades inerentes da estrutura ou de dispositivos adicionais para dissipar ou reduzir as vibrações.

I sistemi di controllo strutturale sono utilizzati nell'ingegneria civile per minimizzare i danni e dissipare l'energia causata dai carichi ambientali dinamici nelle strutture. Questi metodi di controllo possono essere classificati in quattro gruppi: controllo passivo, controllo attivo, controllo semiattivo e controllo ibrido. I sistemi di controllo strutturale possono essere classificati in due categorie principali: passivi e attivi. I sistemi passivi non richiedono alimentazione o feedback esterni per funzionare e si affidano alle proprietà intrinseche della struttura o a dispositivi aggiuntivi per dissipare o ridurre le vibrazioni.

1890, Lutèce. Cleodora is orphaned, Talentless, and alone. Barely keeping her family's dress-shop afloat and desperate to help her ill sister, she's at rock bottom. In Lutèce, society is centred around the Talented - those who own previous mined gems that gift unrivalled skills to the owner, passed down through the generations by blood magic. There's no chance of Cleodora getting her hands on such a gem.Until she meets Lady Dahlia. Cleodora is offered an incredible opportunity, an Elite Singing Talent and with it a life of luxury beyond her wildest dreams, as well as a promise that her sister will be well cared for. Cleodora cannot help but be seduced by Lady Dahlia's offer, as much as by Lady Dahlia herself. But not all that glitters is gold, and Lady Dahlia's proposal comes with a price. She tasks Cleodora with stealing a Talent from one of the city's most prestigious families, the Lenoirs, and Cleodora is swept away by her belief that the upper echelons do not deserve their inherited Talents, their wealth, their magic. She decides to take the deal, and help Lady Dahlia steal the talent.But the Vicomte Lenoir is not what she was expecting. Handsome, sweet, kind. She is soon torn between them, Lady Dahlia, who gave her everything, and the Vicomte, who holds the price of her freedom. Now Cleodora has all she's ever wanted, fame, money, magic, can she ever let it go?

Today, she walks in on her husband and best friend having an affair. Tomorrow, her body is found.Seven years ago, Theresa and Jackie meet in a maternity ward. Sleep-deprived new mothers; instant friends.Then they become neighbours on Hot Springs Drive - a nice street in a nice neighbourhood, filled with flower boxes and emerald lawns.The story ends like this: in the depths of a sweltering heatwave, Theresa discovers that her husband and Jackie are having an affair. The next day, Theresa's body is found.The truth lies somewhere between the picket fences and pink blossoms, where friendships twist into tragic jealousies and barbecues hide bed hopping and bloodshed. By summer's end, the residents of Hot Springs Drive will never be the same...An unputdownable, unmissable, vicious blade of a novel that peels back the fragile veneer of two suburban families and the deadly secrets roiling between them.

Edith Wharton's The Decoration of Houses (1897), co-written with the architect Ogden Codman Jr., brought transatlantic fame to a writer best known as a chronicler of Gilded Age New York. In their decorating guidebook, Wharton and Codman, who collaborated on the design of the author's Massachusetts home, The Mount, advocated for simple but classically informed choices that resonate profoundly today. The book crystallizes what Wharton found to be troubling in Americans' enthusiasm for ostentation at the turn of the twentieth century-the late Victorian equivalent of the modern "McMansion."This annotated edition includes a comprehensive introduction that provides relevant biographical information on Wharton, as well as her literary work and how her perspectives on homeownership and décor informed her writing. The reproduction of the book's original illustrations alongside new annotations allows readers to visualize how Wharton's aesthetic preferences informed her writing, life, and charitable works. Valuable to Wharton scholars as well as students of design, The Decoration of Houses presents a definitive look at the tastes of a literary icon.

This publication is the result of the colloquium held at the Ruhr University of Bochum in Germany 2022. The Proceedings are showing an exciting mixture of cultures and collaborations between different ethnicities and religions created complex and diverse monuments. The shared visual language together with the surrounding environment evolved in artistic innovations.Künstler und Handwerker - Georgische mittelalterliche Skulptur in der Architektur im Austausch mit byzantinischer, persischer, seljukischer und armenischer Kunst.Tagungsband zur interkulturellen Gestaltungsbandbreite islamischer und christlicher Bauten über die Grenzen hinweg - in englischer Sprache.Grundlage dieser Publikation ist das Kolloquium mit gleichnamigem Titel, das im Jahr 2022 an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum stattgefunden hat. Besonderer Fokus liegt hierbei auf der künstlerischen Innovation, die sich aus dem Teilen der visuellen Sprache und der Interaktion verschiedener religiöser und ethnischer Gruppen heraus entwickelt hat.

The only novel completed by the master of the short-story form, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym relates the rollicking adventures of a boy from Nantucket as he boards a succession of ships and travels in the farthest regions of the southern hemisphere. On the way, he experiences the hardships and dangers of life at sea, surviving a violent storm, stowing away on a whaling ship and being reduced to the most extreme measures by hunger. The result is a yarn as thrilling as any of Poe's horror stories.Alongside Pym's exploits, this collection includes many celebrated tales, such as ?The Cask of Amontillado', ?The Gold Bug' and ?Hop-Frog', as well as Poe's second, unfinished novel, The Journal of Julius Rodman, all of which bear witness to the narrative genius of one of America's greatest storytellers.

A dark Christmas thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case...When true crime podcaster Harley Granger drifts into The Next Chapter Bookshop days before Christmas, he seems intent on digging up events that store owner Madeline Martin would much rather forget. Granger has a gift for seeing things that others miss, and his work on true crime has earned him fame and wealth ? and some serious criticism for his various unethical practices. Looking into Madeline's case, a case that many people think is closed but some want reopened, he has a lot of questions about the night Madeline was left for dead on the riverbank, nearly a decade ago. Madeline is the only surviving victim of Evan Handy, who murdered her best friend and is suspected in the disappearance of two local sisters. Since Handy went to jail, though, three other young women have gone missing in similar circumstances. Are the cases connected? Was Handy innocent after all... or was there someone else there that night? Another predator, still out there somewhere?As Christmas approaches and a blizzard bears down, Madeline must return to a past she hoped was dead, to answer questions that have haunted her and others since that day. Will she discover the truth... and is it more terrible than she could ever have imagined?Coupling a picturesque, cosy setting with a deeply unsettling and suspenseful plot, Christmas Presents is a chilling seasonal novella that can be enjoyed all year long.