Dark Satellites AUTH-8438045 transporting readers into the remote

transporting readers into the remote winter world of the Sierra Nevada in California

unforgettable story of one woman's mad dash to put a stop to the wedding of her old school friend who's the complete opposite of the sweet Scottish lord she's marrying

From her turf battles at the supermarket to the desperate clich s of self-affirmation he learns at his "per-sonality workshop

has steadfastly sought recognition of the belief that world civilization can only be perfected when human beings meet on a common ground of intelligence

Dark Satellites AUTH-8438045 transporting readers into the remoteInternational Booker longlisted author Clemens Meyer returns with Dark Satellites, a striking collection of stories about marginal characters in contemporary Germany. A train driver's life is upended when he hits a laughing man on the tracks on his night shift; a lonely train cleaner makes friends with a hairdresser in the train station bar; and a young man, unable to return to his home after a break in, wanders the city in a state of increasing