An exhilarating novel about a group of students who take revenge on a wunderkind professor after she destroys one of their own— a story of collective drive to create, sabotage, and ultimately, to love. It doesn't take long for the students on Fielding... Zobraziť viac
England, 1348. A gentlewoman flees an odious arranged marriage, a Scots proctor sets out for Avignon and a young ploughman in search of freedom is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais... Zobraziť viac
Luna, Rory and Jodie are supposed to be having the time of their lives. Instead they're all completely bloody miserable... Zobraziť viac
Anna Karenina is a novel of unparalleled richness and complexity, set against the backdrop of Russian high society. Tolstoy charts the course of the doomed love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer who Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. D'Artagnan wants to be a musketeer. He wants to fight for his king and his country. But the Queen has a problem with the Cardinal, so d'Artagnan and his new friends have to help her... Zobraziť viac
In Half a Life we are introduced to the compelling figure of Willie Chandran. Springing from the unhappy union of a low-caste mother and a father constantly at odds with life, Willie is naively eager to find something that will place him both in and... Zobraziť viac
A bewitching novel by Brenda Lozano, one of the most prominent voices of the new generation of Latin American writers,'You can't really know another woman until you know yourself,'Weaving together two parallel narratives, this is the story of Feliciana... Zobraziť viac
Jessie Sullivan has been married half her life, and has become accustomed to her role. But when she returns to the isolated island she grew up on to establish why her mother has been behaving oddly, she is to find a lot more than she came looking for.... Zobraziť viac
New Yorker Danny is running from something. A loner who cannot bear to be apart from his Wi-Fi connection, he is in need of refuge. His cousin Howie is an enigmatic and successful former drug addict who just happens to own a castle. As they turn the... Zobraziť viac
A new edition of Mankell's classic crime novel starring Inspector Kurt Wallander. 'A thinking man's thriller' "New York Times" Zobraziť viac
Acclaimed on publication as a contemporary classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille, orphans growing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. Zobraziť viac
Alfred Busi, famed and beloved in his town for his music and songs, is now in his sixties, mourning the recent death of his wife and quietly living out his days alone in the large villa he has always called home. The night before he is due to attend... Zobraziť viac
Can one note change everything? To be or not to be… Zobraziť viac
When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he has no idea of the horrors awaiting him out on the vast and merciless ocean. The ship's strange captain, Ahab, is in the grip of an obsession to hunt down the famous... Zobraziť viac
An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands; a mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl's love for her father... Zobraziť viac
Dublin, 1918. In a country doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city centre, where expectant mothers who have come down with the unfamiliar flu are quarantined together... Zobraziť viac
A favourite childhood classic. What little girl can turn a whole household upside down and breathe new life back into a strange, old manor? The wonderfully contrary, strong-willed, angry, misunderstood Mary Lennox... Zobraziť viac
A new book inspired by the World War II story you've never heard—the real-life quest of an unlikely hero to save the lives and work of Europe’s great minds from the impending Holocaust... Zobraziť viac
Duffy is best known for her sharp insights and sharper wit, and both are on display here...Brave, understated and unforgettable' DAILY MAIL When Jack and Cindy meet at a friend's party they are immediately attracted to one another. Cindy, a... Zobraziť viac
Continuing with her narration of the story of the Patriarchs in the Book of Genesis, After These Things is an account of the relationship between Abraham`s tragic son Isaac and Isaac`s son Jacob. The book follows the psychological trail of the children... Zobraziť viac
