Za tento román získala Adichieová (*1977) prestižní cenu Orange Prize 2007. Stala se tak nejen prvním vítězným africkým... Zobraziť viac
Je březen 1945. Válečný fotograf Robert Capa, proslavený svými fotografiemi ze španělské občanské války i z vylodění Spojenců v Normandii, seskakuje padákem na německé území, aby zdokumentoval postup vítězící americké armády. Střih. V Graumanově... Zobraziť viac
One of Hardy's greatest novels, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of... Zobraziť viac
How do you tell someone what it's like to kill a man hand to hand, run a bayonet through his guts, or shoot a sniper in the face who turns out to be a woman? How do you explain the nine-year-old boy who throws a grenade and kills your best friend... Zobraziť viac
This sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander saga is a masterpiece of historical fiction from one of the most popular authors of our time... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins Publishers - `The first great African novel of the new century' Alison Lurie<BR> --Guardian Books of the Decade, 2 Zobraziť viac
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a classic novel loved by adults and children alike. Come laugh and cry with the March family. Meg - the sweet-tempered one. Jo - the smart one... Zobraziť viac
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete... Zobraziť viac
Bathsheba Everdene is young and beautiful. She has her own farm and she likes to do things her way. Three men are in love with her - a poor shepherd, a rich farmer and a soldier. Which man will she choose, and will he be the right one for her? ... Zobraziť viac
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design... Zobraziť viac
Whether you are a student, or an English language learner, or just looking for something great to read in English, the Word Power English Readers are a new series of books with abridged, retold texts that capture the best and key elements of the novels... Zobraziť viac
In the dead of night a farm girl and a British soldier creep through abandoned villages. Izabela and prisoner-of-war Bill have secretly married and are on the run, searching for Izabela's brother and father, who are fighting the Nazis as partisans... Zobraziť viac
Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.' Beautiful, impulsive and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene's fortunes are changed forever ... Zobraziť viac
The four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - live in financial hardship in New England with their mother, while their father has been drafted to fight in the Civil War. The girls embark on a series of adventures and endure a number of unexpected... Zobraziť viac
This new hardback edition is one of five special Puffin Classic editions created in partnership with the world-famous V & A Museum, with exquisite cover designs from their... Zobraziť viac
Gaelle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France and frightening changes begin to occur. She is shocked and powerless when French gendarmes take away her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, and her family for deportation... Zobraziť viac
A novel set in war-torn Czechoslovakia amid the extreme privations of a prisoner of war camp, based on a true story of passion, heroism and a love that transcends overwhelming odds... Zobraziť viac
Právě letos uplynulo sto let od konce první světové války, na jejímž konci se odehrává děj novely Petr a Lucie, která vábí čtenáře již od svého vydání. Milostný příběh dvou mladých lidí – naivního kluka pocházejícího z lepších poměrů a zkušenější... Zobraziť viac
Celé jedno století uplynulo od událostí první světové války, které tvoří pozadí nejznámějšího díla Romaina Rollanda, nositele Nobelovy ceny za literaturu, novely Petr a Lucie. V mistrně vykreslené atmosféře města, přírody... Zobraziť viac
Petr potká Lucii úplně náhodou. Během bombardování Paříže v lednu 1918 oba před náletem utečou na stanici podzemní dráhy.... Zobraziť viac
