An immersive and unforgettable novel of one man's life in the aftermath of the American Civil War. I knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things . . . were gone forever. Against the rapidly shifting landscape of post Civil... Zobraziť viac
Historie může být napínavým příběhem plným romantiky i utrpení. Můžeme ji brát jako bernou minci, anebo ji různě interpretovat. Jsou autoři, kteří nechápou dějiny jako něco neměnného a daného, ale spíš jako prapodivnou, ošemetnou věc plnou omylů... Zobraziť viac
Trojhlasná skladba na tému Írsko. Text je totiž ozajstná kompozícia, zložená z troch rovín, ktoré sa kontrapunkticky dopĺňajú: denník pacientky ústavu pre duševne chorých Roseanne McNultyovej, ... Zobraziť viac
Trojhlasná skladba na tému Írsko. Text je totiž ozajstná kompozícia, zložená z troch rovín, ktoré sa kontrapunkticky dopĺňajú: denník pacientky ústavu pre duševne chorých Roseanne McNultyovej, ... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful, haunting novel, in which nothing is quite as it seems, Old God’s Time is an unforgettable exploration of family, loss and love... Zobraziť viac
Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas McNulty and John Cole. Living with Thomas and John on the farm they work in 1870s Tennessee, she is educated and loved, forging a life for herself beyond the violence... Zobraziť viac
Historie může být napínavým příběhem plným romantiky i utrpení. Můžeme ji brát jako bernou minci, anebo ji různě interpretovat. Jsou autoři, kteří nechápou dějiny jako něco neměnného a daného, ale spíš jako prapodivnou, ošemetnou věc plnou omylů... Zobraziť viac
Tom Kettle, a retired policeman, and widower, is settling into the quiet of his new home in Dalkey, overlooking the sea... Zobraziť viac
'As they used to say in Ireland, the devil only comes into good things'. Narrated by Lilly Bere, "On Canaan's Side" opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The story then goes back to the moment she was forced to flee Dublin, ... Zobraziť viac
«Chas davnʹoho boha» — roman irlandsʹkoho pysʹmennyka Sebastʹyana Barri, shcho 2023 roku potrapyv do dovhoho spysku Bukerivsʹkoyi premiyi ta otrymav vysoku otsinku krytykiv za hlybynu ta emotsiynu sylu. Tom Kettl — politsiyant, shcho na pensiyi... Zobraziť viac
After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, fight in the Indian Wars and the Civil War. Having both fled terrible hardships, their days are now vivid and filled with wonder... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the 2008 Costa Book of the Year... Zobraziť viac
Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas McNulty and John Cole. Living with Thomas and John on the farm they work in 1870s Tennessee, she is educated and loved, forging a life for herself beyond the violence... Zobraziť viac
More wrenching and beautiful than anything I've read in a long time.' Aravind Adiga, Guardian Books of the YearAfter signing up for the US army in the 1850s, barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, ... Zobraziť viac
A stunning return from the prize-winning and best-selling author ofThe Secret Scripture Jack McNulty is a 'temporary gentleman', an Irishman whose commission in the British army in the Second World War was never permanent. In 1957, sitting in his... Zobraziť viac
Tom Kettle, a retired policeman, and widower, is settling into the quiet of his new home in Dalkey, overlooking the sea. His solitude is interrupted when two former colleagues turn up at his door to ask about a traumatic, decades-old case... Zobraziť viac
