Vtipná zamyšlení autora povídek o mužích ve člunu a na toulkách tentokrát míří do vlastních řad. Jerome Klapka Jerome v nich podrobuje trefné kritice to, čeho si Angličané tolik váží – střídmý pohled na věc a racionální úsudek.
Dětská knížka Život a příběhy Santa Clause přináší originální vyprávění o tom, kdo je to Santa Claus a proč dětem na Vánoce nosí dárky, jak přišel ke svému sobímu spřežení a jak jednoho dne začal vyrábět hračky.
A skinny young boy is found dead - his body carelessly stuffed into wheelie bin. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called to investigate. Who is the boy, and where did he come from? Was he discarded as rubbish, or left as a warning to someone?
Inspired by a remarkable true story, The Giver of Stars features five incredible women who will prove to be every bit as beloved as Lou Clark, the unforgettable heroine of Me Before You. England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright - restless, stifled - makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind.
With an introduction by novelist Rachel KushnerIn the vanishing world of the Old West, two cowboys begin an epic adventure, and their own coming-of-age stories. In All the Pretty Horses, John Grady Cole's search for a future takes him across the Mexican border to a job as a ranch hand and an ill-fated romance.
The Seven Sisters is a sweeping epic tale of love and loss by the international number one bestseller Lucinda Riley. Maia D'Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home - a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva - having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died.
16 modern fiction superstars shine a startling light on the romance and pain of the infamous literary pair Heathcliff and Cathy. Short stories to stir the heart and awaken vital conversation about love. Sixteen stories inspired by Wuthering Heights.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING GLENN CLOSEA husband. A wife. A secret.Behind any great man, there's always a greater woman. Joe and Joan Castleman are on an aeroplane, 35,000 feet above the ocean. Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he is about to receive and Joan is plotting how to leave him.
With one drop of blood, the old world is gone for ever. And in its place, something extraordinary begins... They call it The Doom - a deadly pandemic that starts on a cold New Year's Eve in the Scottish countryside.There's something mysterious about the virus and the way it spreads. As billions fall sick and die, some survivors find themselves invested with strange, unexpected abilities.
Now don't start getting ideas. I am not a philosopher. I'm a dog.But I look like a philosopher, they say, and I'm not sure the distinction is as great as you might think. I'm what's known as a Rhodesian Ridgeback. My forebears used to hunt lions in Africa, but I'm a modernized urban specimen.I don't hunt much of anything. I was born somewhere on the plains west of Uppsala, Sweden.
'Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes' Candis'I love Diane's writing' Cathy KellyThe Stolen Marriage is a compelling novel from Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The Silent Sister, Pretending to Dance and The Midwife's Confession.
After eight years as a soldier, Peter Ash came home from Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls 'white static', a buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming the US Pacific coast's mountains and forests, sleeping under the stars.
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"Witty and clever. This novel really does sparkle." Roddy DoyleFrom debut author Kelly McCaughrain comes a sweet and kooky romcom for fans of R. J.Palacio's Wonder, Sarah Crossan, and Susin Nielsen's We Are All Made of Molecules. Twins Finch and Birdie Franconi are stars of the flying trapeze.
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK! Addictive, dark, thrilling and full of twists!
FIVE WOMEN. ONE QUESTION: What is a woman for?
What if teleportation was really possible?
Twenty-seven-year-old Fran protests that she always wanted to be a farmer, so quite how Fran ended up as a chef in London is anyone's guess. But her childhood dream might be about to come true. Fran has been left a beautiful farm, and she's made the brave decision to move in and run the place for one year.It's either going to be a wonderful adventure or a humiliating mistake.
