When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust... Zobraziť viac
Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Daily Telegraph From the author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the spellbinding story of a young boy and his dog adventuring through the outback... Zobraziť viac
Vintage: THE MULTIMILLION COPY BESTSELLER. It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to... 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
A return to the epic romance, heroism, history and warm and eccentric cast of characters that made Captain Correli's Mandolin such an extraordinary hit (2.5 million copies sold). In the brief golden years before the outbreak of World War I, ... Zobraziť viac
Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign and the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks and Turks, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia ... Zobraziť viac
CCV: A wonderful epic novel The Times Louis de Bernieres is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh...... Zobraziť viac
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Contemporary / British English. This is a great love story set in the tragedy of war. It is 1941. The Italian officer, Captain Corelli, falls in love with Pelagia, a young Greek girl. But Pelegia’s fiancé is fighting the Italian army... Zobraziť viac
At the dawn of the 1920s, Rosie and Daniel move to Ceylon with their small daughter to start a new life, attempting to put the trauma of the First World War – and its effects on their marriage – behind them... Zobraziť viac
Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems from Louis de Bernières, written over a lifetime, and capturing its many forms – from rapture, infatuation, urgency, to sorrow, heartache and disillusion... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives... Zobraziť viac
'In early 1998 I went to Perth in Western Australia in order to attend the literature festival, and part of the arrangement... Zobraziť viac
Red Dog was a Red Cloud kelpie, an Australian sheepdog. His life was full of excitement and adventure. He travelled all over Western Australia, and never really had an owner. But he had many, many friends, and... Zobraziť viac
CCV: Book Description ‘A novel of prodigious imagination’ Scotland on Sunday While the economy of... Zobraziť viac
Published 2008. Elementary to Pre-Intermediate CEF level A2/B1 - 700 Headwords. Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling and a great reading experience... Research shows reading a lot improves all your language skill Zobraziť viac
Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he's looking for somewhere to ride out what's ahead... Zobraziť viac
CCV - "'Captivating and compelling...A masterpiece' Independent on Sunday" --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Zobraziť viac
Louis de Bernieres is one of our most treasured writers and these stories show his imaginative range and unique storytelling power. The collection includes 'Gunter Weber's Confession' which revisits characters from Captain Corelli... Zobraziť viac
