In 2021, BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford set out to write a book about how Russians who dared to think differently to the Putin regime were being labelled as enemies, foreign agents and even traitors... Zobraziť viac
Tess loves to dance, even when everything seems grim. After mum dies and pa leaves, she and her brothers and sisters are all alone, with hardly any food or money. With empty stomachs and scrambling for pennies, they’ve got to fend for themselves... Zobraziť viac
Fleeing an abusive home, Katerina, a teenager in 1880s Ukraine, is taken in by a Jewish family, finding safety in their warmth and rituals. When a pogrom is wrought upon the family, she is alone again... Zobraziť viac
When a shiny idol is a sad mess in real life, can his number one fan help him stay upbeat? ... Zobraziť viac
A darkly funny, sharply observed, and deeply moving novel about the surprises and struggles of life in contemporary Delhi... Zobraziť viac
One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back... In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup of tea and gently explain that,.. Zobraziť viac
Gero may be a master assassin, but he’s not exactly killing it in the romance department! Can marriage swindler Kinosaki help him find true love? ... Zobraziť viac
The demands of human longing contend with the weight of centuries of custom in acclaimed author Ha Jin’s Waiting, a novel of unexpected richness and universal resonance... Zobraziť viac
Take a tour of the past and uncover stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. In Life Lessons from Historical Women, Eleanor Morton celebrates the ordinary women whose decisions and accomplishments... Zobraziť viac
Werewolf Ben Rosewood is happy with his life. One hundred percent. Everything is fine. His business, Ben's Plant Emporium, is thriving, and he's even expanding the shop. His anxiety disorder is... Zobraziť viac
Flo Greenberg: highly strung. Over-achiever. And desperate for a relaxing Greek holiday with her family... Zobraziť viac
A haunting, dreamlike portrayal of the encroaching horror of the Holocaust onto a genteel MittelEuropean resort town... Zobraziť viac
Discover how there is a season for everything in this antidote to an instant world. The concept of time is hard to grasp. From a single minute to a full century, hearts beat, trees bloom and grow - and a human lives a lifetime... Zobraziť viac
After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle''s magnificent colonial... Zobraziť viac
An awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets... Zobraziť viac
Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are expecting a strong boy to arrive any day now to help them plough through the work at Green Gables, but to their surprise, a spindly red-haired girl knocks on their door instead... Zobraziť viac
The world's leading expert on the human settlement of Mars explains what Martian societies will look like - sooner than we think... Zobraziť viac
An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world... Zobraziť viac
An astonishing memoir of the Holocaust through the eyes of a child, and an exquisite meditation on memory and trauma... Zobraziť viac
Imagine waking up in a cosy photo studio in the mountains, between this world and the next. A kind man hands you a hot drink and a stack of photographs, one from every day of your life. There are hundreds, even thousands of them... Zobraziť viac