When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued... Zobraziť viac
Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham - an idyllic establishment situated deep in the English countryside... Zobraziť viac
This is the story of Brida, a beautiful young Irish girl, and her quest for knowledge. On her journey she meets a wise man who teaches her about overcoming her fears... Zobraziť viac
Seventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina... Zobraziť viac
This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty... Zobraziť viac
Freddy Otash is the man in the know and the man to know in '50s L.A. He operates with two simple rules - he'll do anything but commit murder and he'll never work with the commies... Zobraziť viac
A searing indictment of the modern world, Antkind is a richly layered meditation on art, time, memory, identity, comedy, and the very nature of existence itself—the grain of truth at the heart of every joke... Zobraziť viac
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willougby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo... Zobraziť viac
Anna Fitzgerald doesn't want her sister to die. But she's sick of helping her to live. Anna was born to be a perfect genetic match for Kate, who at just two years old was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia... Zobraziť viac
Cloud Cuckoo Land follows three storylines: Anna and Omeir, on opposite sides of the formidable city wall during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and gentle octogenarian Zeno, in an attack on a public ... Zobraziť viac
THE LOVE STORY THAT WILL KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT''If you love really gentle, beautiful and very cleverly written love stories, then this is the book for you' FEARNE COTTON'Moving and beautifully told... gave me One Day vibes' LIBBY PAGE'A beautifully... Zobraziť viac
Paperback edition of the latest novel from the acclaimed author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Sense Of An Ending". Reimagines the life of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich as he struggles to adapt to life under Stalin, and avoid being... Zobraziť viac
Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland... Zobraziť viac
'Secrets, tragedy, hidden pasts and family secrets all set in glorious Provence - I loved this' Santa Montefiore Secrets ripen and fester over a long sweltering summer in France ...The annual grape harvest at the Cambon family's magnificent vineyard is... Zobraziť viac
Middlemarch is a complex tale of idealism, disillusion, profligacy, loyalty and frustrated love. This penetrating analysis of the life of an English provincial town during the time of social unrest prior to the Reform Bill of 1832 is told through the... Zobraziť viac
When Dylan begins an affair with Gabe, nothing will be the same again. ‘A stunning novel… The sentences buzz and hum’SAMANTHA HARVEY‘This debut about a thirtysomething’s tangled web of lust has literary oomph’SUNDAY TIMESOn the surface Dylan has... Zobraziť viac
PRE-ORDER NOW: The new novel from the bestselling author of Miss Austen and Godmersham Park coming soon!'Has all Austen's wit and unnerving powers of observation with an extra twenty-first century zap' Ferdinand Mount'Few writers are as perspicacious... Zobraziť viac
The classic depiction of the harsh realities of American life, the dark side of the American Dream, and one man`s doomed pursuit of love and success... Zobraziť viac
‘[A] powerful book’ Marilynne Robinson‘A book to be read and re-read’ Jesmyn Ward‘Poetic and fierce’ Yiyun LiFrom the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family shelter in Philadelphia in 1985, Ava is... Zobraziť viac
From the author of the international bestseller, Hothouse Flower, Lucinda Riley's The Light Behind the Window is a breathtaking and intense story of love, war and, above all, forgiveness... Zobraziť viac
