Books with title Storytellers

Anna and Abel couldn't be more different. They are both seventeen and in their last year of school, but while Anna lives in a nice old town house and comes from a well-to-do family, Abel, the school drug dealer, lives in a big, prisonlike tower block at the edge of town. Anna is afraid of him until she realizes that he is caring for his six-year-old sister on his own. Fascinated, Anna follows the two and listens as Abel tells little Micha the story of a tiny queen assailed by dark forces. It's a beautiful fairy tale that Anna comes to see has a basis in reality. Abel is in real danger of losing Micha to their abusive father and to his own inability to make ends meet. Anna gradually falls in love with Abel, but when his enemies begin to turn up dead, she fears she has fallen for a murderer. Has she?Award-winning author Antonia Michaelis moves in a bold new direction with her latest novel: a dark, haunting, contemporary story that is part mystery, part romance, and part melodrama.

“When your soul is trapped in a book, there's only one thing you can do. Tell your way out.”The pages have gone blank and Ruth Mar finds her soul trapped in a book. How does a soul become stuck in a book? Well if she knew the answer to that, she would never have been in such a terrible spot. Nevertheless, this is not the story of how she lost her soul. It is the story of how her soul escapes.Guided by the hints of Professor Vernon James, her aunt's mysterious neighbor, Ruth discovers the book's evil power. Her thoughts are written on the blank pages. The only way out, to trap another soul with a story so good, the final page is turned. But there are rules to this deadly game.Rule #1: You must tell your story one page at a time.Rule #2: Your thoughts remain while the book is open. Rule #3: Your story must be original. Nothing copied or borrowed is allowed. Rule #4: To free your soul, another’s must be trapped. From the ancient plains of Africa to a neighborhood birthday party, Ruth's race to save her soul comes at a terrible price, with another reader gasping in horror at the final four words.Your Soul is Mine!See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQTJPfNmEI

Some stories live forever . . . Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day's breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother's death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage's grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can't. Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shame-ful secret and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. With the integrity of the closest friend she's ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she's made about her life and her family. In this searingly honest novel, Jodi Picoult gracefully explores the lengths to which we will go in order to keep the past from dictating the future.

“Once upon a time,” begins the narrator of this richly imagined novel. But what follows is no ordinary fantasy full of dragons, elves, and wicked stepmothers. Yes, the tale involves a boy named Jack. But he’s not the one who climbed a beanstalk or slew seven giants with one blow. This Jack is a storyteller, a seventeen-year-old farm boy who sets off to seek his fortune in the royal city of Sundar. Jack has many adventures and narrow escapes on his journey. He also meets an assortment of memorable characters—including a talking bird, a one-eyed robber, a mysterious illusionist, and a melancholy princess. Each has a tale to tell, and these accounts, along with Jack’s own stories and the framing narrative, are woven into a complex, dazzling tapestry that will capture the reader’s imagination. Through them, Edward Myers explores the power—for good and for evil—of the stories we all tell.

It is a time of change in the royal household, and King Balthazar is growing old and grumpy without a male heir to take over his throne. His only daughter is bored of princes and their endless tales of dragons and war, and refuses to marry unless her father can find her a 'real man' - whatever that means. Balthazar, perpetually confused, seeks advice from the royal astrologer, who tells him to end his troubles by holding a storytelling competition to find a suitor for his daughter and a worthy future king. The interest generated by the event spreads far and wide and attracts entrants from every corner and social class, and the tales of magic, mystery and madness which follow are enough to captivate every citizen. But still some questions remain. Will the king allow his prejudices to be put aside to ensure a fair contest? Will it be the teller of the best tale who wins, or merely the wealthiest and most powerful entrant? And will Xanthe, the royal advisor, ever get a break?The answers to all these questions, and more, lie waiting to be discovered amongst the pages of 'The Storyteller'!Simon Howes is the founder of the online literary community www.novelreads.co.uk, the author of 'The Storyteller', a past winner of the H.E. Bates 'Best Northamptonshire Writer' prize, and a poet, artist and avid reader. He is also a qualified psychotherapist who runs a private practice in Northampton, and in his work life helps authors, artists, and other creative types overcome blocks to their projects. Further information about his therapeutic work can be found on his website www.northamptoncounselling.co.uk. He is currently working on his second novel.