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Kidnapped at 21. Held captive for eight months. Survived against impossible odds. Girl, Taken is the true story of abduction, captivity, and survival. Surrounded by violence, isolation, and constant threats of death, she survived by holding on to the one thing her captors could not take from her—hope.

Step into the world of Anton Chekhov with this captivating new translation of four classic stories: Rothschild’s Violin, The Man in a Case, A Conversation of a Drunk with a Sober Imp, and Life in Questions and Exclamations. Rich in humor, irony, and compassion, these unforgettable tales reveal the hopes, fears, and contradictions that make us human.

The coffin-maker Yakov is shocked by his wife's illness, with whom he lived for 52 years. An understanding suddenly came to him that the woman had never seen love or affection from him for the entire time of family life. But only accusations and abuse. The husband, who fell into extreme stinginess, forbade her to drink tea, and the unfortunate woman was forced to drink empty boiling water. Her whole life was spent in work and utmost need in the tiny hut where Yakov stored, ready for sale, coffins.

What Did Not Kill Me, Made Me is the second in a trilogy after the best-selling and award-winning book Girl, Taken: A True Story of Abductions, Captivity and Survival.

"A Conversation of a Drunk with a Sober Imp" is a short story by the Russian writer and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904). Written and first published in 1886, the story is a miniature describing the meeting of a retired collegiate secretary Lakhmatov, who was pretty drunk, with the imp who suddenly appeared at night. The uninvited guest turned out to be a talkative creature who experienced the same infringements and inconveniences in his service as the retired collegiate secretary Lakhmatov.

Sleepy by Anton Chekhov is a haunting short story about Varka, an exhausted young servant girl struggling to care for a crying baby while battling overwhelming fatigue. Through Chekhov’s powerful storytelling, this poignant tale explores poverty, hardship, and the devastating effects of sleep deprivation, building toward a shocking and unforgettable ending.

Life in Questions and Exclamations is a short story by the Russian writer and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), written and first published in 1882 in the journal Alarm Clock under the pseudonym Antosha Chekhonte. The short story Life in Questions and Exclamations is written in an unusual form of a collection of key phrases-memoirs for each stage of a man's life. The original text of this literary work has passed into the public domain in Russia in accordance with Art.

A whimsical fairy tale for adults with passion, mystery, and a surprising ending. The Silver Island is the first book in a captivating series about love, desire, and magic on an island that exists nowhere on any map.