A thrilling anthology of short stories from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy and Uprooted, spanning each of her realms and including a sneak peak into the world of her next series.
The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.
'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell_________________________Luna and her sister are devastated after their mother’s sudden death. But when a lifelong secret is revealed, they must return to her birthplace in New York to settle affairs.
The English language has evolved throughout its history, and usually for good reasons. However, in recent years, egged on by social media and the ubiquity and velocity of the internet, it has been subject to some grave assaults.
K zodpovednosti za výbuch sa prihlásili tí, čo vždy. Najprv IRA, potom OOP a nakoniec plynárne. Dokonca aj Britská rada pre jadrovú energetiku sa poponáhľala s vyhlásením, že situácia je dokonale pod kontrolou.
Téma samozvaného diktátora je typická, možno priam obsedantná téma v latinskoamerickej literatúre a objavuje sa v dielach mnohých spisovateľov. Kým niektorí autori si pri jej stvárnení volia presný dobový rámec, Márquez ju spracoval po svojom - využil paródiu a satiru, motívy a symboliku smrti barokového obdobia.
Motherless Brooklyn is a compulsively readable riff on the classic noir detective novel. Brooklyn's self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to rip apart our language in startling and original ways. Together with three other veterans of the St.
Homme fatal - "Osudový muž" - je zbierkou 60 voľnoveršových básní, v ktorých autorka tematizuje partnerstvo muža a ženy v tých najrozličnejších polohách a variáciách. Tri cykly - Znamenia, Zámok, Zakázané územie - sa dotýkajú témy partnerstva,predmanželského života, cez svadbu, život v manželstve až po chúlostivú tému manželského trojuholníka.
The sequel to the Sunday Times and international-bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by International Booker Prize-shortlisted Anton HurWhen Baek Sehee started recording her sessions with her psychiatrist, her hope was to create a reference for herself. She never imagined she would reach so many people, especially young people, with her reflections.
Summer in London can only mean one thing: tennis. For two weeks Wimbledon hosts the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world and this year everyone is talking about player Kieran O’Sullivan, the infamous bad boy of the sport with one last chance to win a Grand Slam. Everyone, that is, except Flora Hendrix.
Wai and Ling are secondary school Chinese language teachers in Hong Kong, both crumbling under the pressure of a forced transition from using Cantonese to Mandarin as a medium of Chinese-language instruction.
The second in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U. 'I told them I had a girlfriend.'I start to laugh. 'This is the greatest day of my life.''Oh, it gets better, Dixon.I told them it was you.'Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer.
This handsome gift edition presents Joseph Conrad's celebrated work, Heart of Darkness, featuring striking gold-embossed cover designs, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers.The inspiration behind Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness tells the story of Charlie Marlowe, who takes a steamboat on a voyage into the heart of Africa.
This hardback gift edition presents Franz Kafka's celebrated novella, Metamorphosis, featuring a silver embossed cover design, patterned endpapers and gilded page edges. A masterful mix of horror and absurdity, Metamorphosis tells the story of travelling salesman Samsa, who wakes up one day to find out he has turned into a giant insect.
This elegant hardback edition presents Lewis Carroll's best loved work, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with gilded page edges and original pen and ink illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.
Tenderness itself, a song to love and friendship.' Andrew O'Hagan'Stunning. Hopeful, heartbreaking and ultimately joyful.' Simon James Green'As if you are reading your own heart written upon the page.' Non PrattTwo boys can't remember the last time they had a hug. Meet Finlay.He's studying for his nursing degree at Glasgow University, against all the odds.
'Highly original, deeply moving, simultaneously delicate yet hard hitting' Claire Kilroy'Brilliant, provocative, and darkly funny' Sarah Dunn'Unique, refreshing and revelatory ...
A captivating mystery perfect for fans of The List of Suspicious Things and Elizabeth is Missing. On a suburban street filled with secrets, 84 year old Edie Green must look back into the past to discover what happened to her friend Lucy, who went missing years before . .. *Selected as an Indie Book of the Month*It is 1951, and at number six Sycamore Street fifteen-year-old Edie Green is lonely.
Edinburgh, 1791. Isobel Duguid and her friend Clessidro are the stars of the Edinburgh Musical Society. Clessidro sings opera and Isobel sings famously dark Scottish ballads, despite being incapable of holding a tune.They roam the streets of Edinburgh, enjoying an opulent lifestyle.
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