La Verità È Che Non Gli Piaci Abbastanza

The novel is mainly about the forgotten British poet/writer named C. J Richards who lived in Burma/Myanmar in colonial times and he believed himself as a Burmophile. He served as I.C.S (Indian Civil Servant) and when he retired from I.C.S service, he was a D.C (District Commissioner) and he left for England a year before Burma gained its independence in 1948. He came to Burma in 1920 to work in civil service after passing the hardest I.C.S examination. He wrote several books on Burma and contributed many monthly articles to Guardian Magazine published in Burma from 1953 to 1974 or 1975. Though he wrote several books which had much literary merit to both communities, Britain and Burma (Myanmar), people failed to recognize him. The story has two parts: one part is set in the contemporary Yangon (then called Rangoon) in 2016 context and a young literary enthusiast named “Lin” found out unexpectedly the forgotten writer’s poetry book and there is surely a good deal of time gap that led him into a quest to know more about the author’s life. The setting is quite different comparing to colonial Burma and independence Myanmar (Burma), early twentieth century and 2016 which is a transitional period in Myanmar. The writer’s life is fictionalized in the novel and most of the facts are taken from his personal stories and other reference books. It is a kind of historical novel with a twist and it has comparatively constructed the two different periods in Myanmar history to convince readers, locally and abroad more about history, authorship, humanity, colonialism, and transitional development in Myanmar today.

Hindi maipaliwanag ni Jasmine Arriola ang kaba at tuwang naramdaman nang ianunsyo na pansamantala siyang magiging secretary ng Ninong slash Boss niya. Sa kabila ng pagiging fresh graduate, pakiramdam niya ay isang malaking oportunidad ito. Si Alejandro Pascaul II ay hindi lang CEO ng malaking kompanya sa bansa—kundi matalik na kaibigan rin ng kanyang mga magulang. Hindi maikakaila ang karisma nito. Matangkad, laging maayos manamit, at may presensiyang kay hirap balewalain. Kaya kahit hindi sadya, napapatanong si Jasmine kung bakit nananatiling binata ang tulad nitong lalaki. At ngayong magkakatrabaho na sila, hindi niya naiwasang samantalahin ang pagkakataong mapalapit dito. Pero habang lumilipas ang mga araw, unti-unting nahuhuli ng kanyang mata ang mga panakaw na tingin nito. May kung anong bigat at lalim sa bawat titig. Hindi niya alam kung ganoon lang ba talaga ito tumingin sa lahat, o sadyang may nais itong iparating—sa kanya lang.

Nang puntahan ni Francesca ang social event para sana sa presensya ng kaniyang may sakit na lolo at ama niyang nasa States ay nakita niya ang fiancé niyang may kasamang iba. Nang sugurin niya ang mga ito ay ipinahiya siya na isa lamang siyang panget na matabang babae. Biglang lumapit ang kilalang heartthrob ng senado na si Sen. Javier at tinulungan siya. Ipinakilala siya nitong fiancée sa harap ng lahat. Natakpan ang tsismis na isa itong bakla matapos nilang maikasal. Nang magpa-sexy siya ay hindi inaasahang masira ng senador ang nasa kontratang kanilang napag-usapan. Paano kung lumalim na ang nararamdaman nila sa isa't isa? May pag-asa pa kaya lalo pa't aksidente niyang nalaman na ninong niya ito at ang taong naging dahilan ng pagkasawi ng kaniyang ina at kapatid?

Si Belle, isang ordinaryong kolehiyala. Tanging nais niya lang ay umuwi pagkatapos mag-aral. Hindi niya talaga gusto ang kursong kinuha niya, ngunit wala na siyang ibang pagpipilian pa. Until one day, nakilala niya ang professor na nagpabago ng college life niya—si Engr. Cy. Ang pinaka-intimidating at stiff na lalaking magiging malaking bahagi pala ng buhay niya.Sila ang dalawang taong magkaiba ng priorities at estado sa buhay. Magkasundo kaya sila? Daan na ba ito para mabuksan ang puso nilang pinaglumaan na ng panahon? O magiging paraan lang ito para masaktan sila?

*The Queen And The Freak (Filipino/Taglish Edition)* --- Si Blair ay isang bampira na kakalipat lang mula sa Transylvania upang maranasan ang buhay ng isang normal na tao kasama ang kanyang ina-inahan sa Amerika. Nakilala niya ang isang nakakabighaning dalaga na nagngangalang Pryce, na buong akala nya ay kinasusuklaman siya sa kadahilanang hindi maganda ang kanilang unang pagkikita. Lahat ay nagbago sa buhay ni Blair nang 'di niya inakala na darating ang panahon na mahuhulog siya kay Pryce, na hindi pala isang normal na tao, ngunit isang werewolf na nalalapit na ang awakening. And none of them knew na si Pryce ay hindi lamang isang ordinaryong werewolf kundi ang nakatadhanang reyna.

Violet Anderson, a young artist, lived in LA with her best friend, Tracy Derwin. She was living a calm life and although she studied art, she was working in a small restaurant . Vincenzo Mercanti, a 26 years old bachelor, king of the mafia in both, USA and Italy, cold hearted, merciless killer that lived a wealthy life. One night, two incidents changed both their lives, when the mafia don wanted a little brunette to be his. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Who is she?" I asked my best man, Giovanni. "I don't know. I came here with you man." He replied rolling his eyes. "I want her." I said. "What?" He turned abruptly and looked at me. "Bring her to me Gio or I'll kill you myself." I shot him a cold glare. "Okay."

When Rachel gets drunk at a bar, hurt letting herself fall in love with her boss, even after knowing it would hurt her the most in the end. She doesn’t like alcohol because it takes her emotions out of control. But on that day, she’d rather be drunk than remember the one she loves. She knows Jayce wants nothing but the occasional sex they have from time to time, and that her feelings will only make matters worse. Rachel doesn’t want the same fate as her mother, but she can’t stop following in her footsteps, falling in love with somebody who can never love her. But the thought of losing Jayce makes her forget all her troubling past. Later, when Rachel was all drunk and lost, Jayce came to her rescue. That led Rachel to confess her feelings for him, making Jayce realize that falling in love wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be. Later, he takes her to his home, promising to confess her feelings to her in the morning when she is sane. But in the morning, Rachel remembered her silly confession. In her mind, she thought that this could be the end of their relationship and left Jayce asleep, with the commitment of never seeing Jayce again. But on waking up, when Jayce can’t find Rachel. He came to know that she was gone, leaving him alone with no sign of her whereabouts. But he can’t leave her, not now, when she’s the only hope of happiness in her life. He wants Rachel back in his life, in his arms, where she really belongs.

Eunice was happy when she married the man she loved, but she was also having a hard time dealing with him. Despite this, she cared for him and endured everything, as they had gotten married for the sake of their parents' wishes and their company. She hoped that one day her husband would learn to love her and accept their marriage, but she was wrong; he paid more attention to his ex than to her. One night, Eunice was surprised to see her husband standing in front of her room drunk. He suddenly pulled her into the room, and they had sex. She gave herself to him even though he was drunk. A month later, Eunice found out she was pregnant. Afraid that her husband would not believe her and would reject their child, she chose to stay away and walked away without saying anything about her pregnancy. A few years later, Eunice returned with their child. If their paths crossed again and destiny reunited them, what would Eunice do? Would she tell the truth that they have a child, or would she choose to keep it a secret?

Jasmine is living a life of hell. Her step father becoming abusive emotionally and physically after the death of her mother. She not only has to deal with him at home, but her fellow students at school. Being bullied and criticized for the lack of clothes she doesn't have. They don't know her step father refuses to buy her anything she needs. Calling her a leech of the earth. Telling her on a daily basis he wishes she had died along side her mother. The only person in her corner is her science teacher Mrs. Mulberry, she see the changes in Jasmines behavior, the marks she tries to hide under her torn clothes. Things take a turn for the worse when Jasmine goes missing for two weeks. Alarming Mrs. Mulberry to call child services. Believing the worst has happened to her. After being put under the microscope Jasmine's step father starts locking her away starving her and barely giving her water to drink out of an applesauce container. In the midst of her agony she meets the new boy at school causing feelings she's never felt before. Will he be her knight in shining armor or will he be the wake of destruction causing her world to crumble more around her.

I had been married to Rick Clinton for five years, and we had tried every possible way to have a child, but nothing worked. Later, Rick’s mistress, his secretary, became pregnant. Rick proposed a divorce, but we couldn’t agree on the division of assets. The next day, I was murdered by my husband and his mistress. Reborn a week before my death, I looked at the test results in my hand that confirmed Rick’s Azoospermia and smiled.