A dissection of greed-obsessed America a decade after The Bonfire of the Vanities and on the cusp of the millennium, from the master chronicler of American culture Tom WolfeCharlie Croker, once a fabled college football star, is now a late-middle-aged... Zobraziť viac
From the prize-winning author of Motherless Brooklyn, a daring, riotous, sweeping novel that spins the tale of two friends and their adventures in late 20th-century America. This is the story of two boys, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude. Zobraziť viac
A new translation of this gripping domestic tragedy, set in Simenon\'s very own neighbourhood. Book twelve in the new Penguin Maigret series. One by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the... Zobraziť viac
"A deep, heartfelt portrait of a family." - Alexander Chee, The New York Times Book Review"Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet." So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the... Zobraziť viac
Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Persse McGarrigle and the lovely Angelica are the jet-propelled academics who are on the move, in the air and on the make in David Lodge's satirical Small World. Zobraziť viac
Puffin Classics bring the very best children's stories to a new generation. The world-famous story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London, introduced by the hugely popular children's author, Garth Nix. After Oliver Twist asks... Zobraziť viac
Crowds gather at Crillick's Variety Theatre, where curiosity is satisfied with displays of intrigue and fear. They're here for the star of the show—the Great Amazonia warrior... Zobraziť viac
It is the summer of 1947, and Stingo is living in a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to the Regency Grand Hotel! Where mishap and shenanigans rule… and where the intrepid Molly Gray has little use for professional detectives. If you loved Nita Prose’s The Maid, book your stay in her new novel! ... Zobraziť viac
Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old daughter, Dolly, in the house she grew up in. She does things more carefully than most people. On quiet days, she must eat only white foods... Zobraziť viac
To be free, we must learn to fly... Zobraziť viac
Here is twentieth-century woman in close-up, coping with the tragedies and upheavals of women's lives from the First World War to Greenham Common and beyond... Zobraziť viac
A Renaissance dreamscape unfolds. Explore architectural wonders, enchanted landscapes, and fantastical attire in this seminal work of imagination and desire. Zobraziť viac
Winner of the Naoki Prize Perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and Before the Coffee Gets Cold 'It's no wonder the author won the prestigious Naoki Prize for this novel, which is at times heartwarming and suspenseful, detailing true resilience and... Zobraziť viac
Published before the outbreak of war in 1939, a warning to the complacent, British middle-class of the upheavals taking place on the Continent... Zobraziť viac
On a balmy evening in late March, an oligarch's wife hosts a party on a superyacht moored in the Maldives. Tables cover the massive deck, adorned with orchids, champagne bottles, name cards of celebrities... Zobraziť viac
Anna Deerin moves to a remote Cotswold cottage to become a gardener, trying to strip away everything she’s spent all her life as a woman striving for, craving the anonymity and privacy her new off-grid life provides... Zobraziť viac
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of the deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. `A mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and... Zobraziť viac
How far would you go for a piece of the American dream? ... Zobraziť viac
When you lose the person who is most essential to you, who do you become? ... Zobraziť viac
