When war is declared, Mary North leaves finishing school unfinished, goes straight to the War Office, and signs up. Tom Shaw decides to give it a miss - until his flatmate Alistair unexpectedly enlists, and the conflict can no longer be avoided... Zobraziť viac
The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under — maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity t Zobraziť viac
In Northern Genabackis, a raiding party of savage tribal warriors descends from the mountains into the southern flat lands. Their intention is to wreak havoc amongst the despised lowlanders, but for the one named Karsa Orlong it ... Zobraziť viac
For any reader of Edmund de Waal's THE HARE WITH THE AMBER EYES or Erik Larson's IN THE GARDENS OF BEASTS, Norman L Eisen's THE LAST PALACE tells the story of the tumultuous past 100 years in Europe as seen from the most beautiful house in Prague, the Pet Zobraziť viac
It was the longest of nights, when the strangest of things happened... the spell-binding novel from best-selling author Diane Setterfield will captivate readers in its multi-layered mystery... Zobraziť viac
In the brief golden years of King Edward VII's reign, Rosie McCosh and her three very different sisters are growing up in an eccentric household in Kent, with their neighbours the Pitt boys on one side and the Pendennis boys on the other... Zobraziť viac
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume.... Zobraziť viac
HQ: A compelling mix of bawdy romp and magical realism.’ -Sarra Manning, Red magazine‘I would like to make... Zobraziť viac
U seredyni 1940-kh chervonohubu krasunyu Zhenevʺyevu (Dzhidzhi) Parsons peresliduye stalker. Odnache yiy taka uvaha y tayemnychistʹ tsʹoho cholovika stayutʹ pryyemnymy i daruyutʹ zhyvu viddushynu... Zobraziť viac
Kniha z pera věhlasného rakouského esperantisty popisuje jeho vzpomínky na válečné zážitky, kdy byl nucen bojovat za vítězství Třetí říše. První část popisuje jeho osobní prožitky z jedné z nejkrvavějších bitev druhé světové války o Montecassino, druhá... Zobraziť viac
Niemals konnte Eddie den Tag des schrecklichen Unfalls vergessen. Damals begegnete der Zwölfjährige dem Kreidemann zum ersten Mal. Und der erzählte Eddie von den Zeichnungen - geheimen Botschaften, die außer Eddie und seinen Freunden niemand verstand..... Zobraziť viac
Micah Mortimer isn't the most polished person you'll ever meet. His numerous sisters and in-laws regard him oddly but very fondly, but he has his ways and means of navigating the world. He measures out his days running errands for work... Zobraziť viac
new offering from award-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips, set during the American Civil War and seen through the eyes of ConaLee, a teenage girl in the divided state of Virginia, whose father is away fighting for the Union... Zobraziť viac
"Au commencement était la peur..." Hors des flots déchaînés, une main tendue vers le ciel. Un pont de bateau qui tangue, la pluie qui s'abat, et la nuit... Zobraziť viac
It's May, 1810 - and thirty-nine-year-old Captain Horatio Hornblower has been handed his first ship of the line ... Though the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland is 'the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy' and a crew shortage ... Zobraziť viac
The book of magical endings, featuring extended epilogues for the following... Zobraziť viac
When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there’s no going back... Zobraziť viac
«Knyha Baltymoriv» — rodynna saha z detektyvnym syuzhetom, istoriyeyu velykoyi lyubovi i Dramy. Tse psykholohichnyy roman, u yakomu vidomyy pysʹmennyk Markus Golʹdman... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling and Booker Prize winning author of Never Let me Go and The Remains of the Day, a stunning new novel - his first since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature - that asks, what does it mean to love? ... Zobraziť viac
No poetry has touched readers' hearts more deeply than the soldier poets of the First World War. Published to commemorate the centenary of 1914, this stunning set of books, with specially commissioned covers by leading print makers, is an essential... Zobraziť viac
