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Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi by Eka Kurniawan

  Kumpulan Cerpen Eka Kurniawan “ Kalian orang-orang tolol yang percaya kepada mimpi.” Mimpi itu memberitahunya bahwa ia akan memperoleh seorang kekasih. Dalam mimpinya, si kekasih tinggal di kota kecil bernama Pangandaran. Setiap sore, lelaki yang akan menjadi kekasihnya sering berlari di sepanjang pantai ditemani seekor anjing kampung. Ia bisa melihat dadanya yang telanjang, gelap dan basah oleh keringat, berkilauan memantulkan cahaya matahari. Setiap kali ia terbangun dari mimpi itu, ia selalu tersenyum. Jelas ia sudah jatuh cinta kepada lelaki itu. *** Judul : Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi Penulis : Eka Kurniawan Tahun terbit : 2015 Genre : Sastra Tebal Halaman : 170  Saya termasuk pembaca Eka Kurniawan yang telat, baru membaca sekitar tahun 2021 karena saya rindu sastra Indonesia dan kebetulan yang kebawa ke Korea adalah Seperti Dendam, Rindu harus Dibayar Tuntas . Dan disitulah saya baru merasakan naik turun saat membaca karya Eka Kurni...

Diary of a Murderer by Young-Ha, Kim

  Paperback edition Diary of a Murderer captivates and provokes in equal measure, exploring what it means to be on the edge—between life and death, good and evil. In the titular novella, a former serial killer suffering from memory loss sets his sights on one final target: his daughter’s boyfriend, who he suspects is also a serial killer. In other stories we witness an affair between two childhood friends that questions the limits of loyalty and love; a family’s disintegration after a baby son is kidnapped and recovered years later; and a wild, erotic ride about pursuing creativity at the expense of everything else. *** Book ID Diary of a Murderer Author : Young-Ha, Kim Published year: 2019 Language : english (origins: South Korea) Genre : Suspense, novella   This book is a typical one-go, cannot be put down unless you finish the story. And Diary of a murderer is so captivating that my sleeping hours went by unnoticed when I read this. This is a story about a murderer. A long ...

Longbourn by Jo Baker

  Longbourn by Jo Baker The servants take center stage in this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride and Prejudice. While Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters fuss over balls and husbands, Sarah, their orphaned housemaid, is beginning to chafe against the boundaries of her class. When a new footman arrives at Longbourn under mysterious circumstances, the carefully choreographed world she has known all her life threatens to be completely, perhaps irrevocably, upended. Mentioned only fleetingly in Jane Austen’s classic, here Jo Baker dares to take us beyond the drawing rooms of Regency England and, in doing so, uncovers the real world of the novel that has captivated readers’ hearts around the world for generations.   *** Title : Longbourn Author : Jo Baker Year Published : 8 Oct 2013 Original Language : English Genre : Fan Fiction, Classics   Let's come back to the 18th Century when we live in a castle, wearing a beautiful dress and being a neighbor of the...