And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England, he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd - Book Description A satire about competitive, over-protective parents driving their children to tu Zobraziť viac
A God in Ruins relates the life of Teddy Todd – would-be poet, heroic World War II bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather – as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, ... Zobraziť viac
For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is actually being nice to her, and when it comes to spending money, her new motto is Buy Only What You Need - and she's really (sort of) sticking to it... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling, smart and razor-sharp story collection by Curtis Sittenfeld, Sunday Times bestselling author of Eligible and American Wife. The theme that unites these stories is how even the cleverest people ... Zobraziť viac
The past has a habit of tracking us down. And tripping us up. When Kate was twenty-two, she had an intense and passionate affair with a married man, Callum, which ended in heartbreak... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to The Hills, Oslo’s most esteemed restaurant, an institution stewed in tradition and clinging to the faded grandeur of old Europe... Zobraziť viac
A lost typewriter — A dead dog — The bones of the snake that killed it. Matthew Dunbar, eldest of five brothers, is on a journey to find them all. Only then can he tell the astonishing story of his family, rocked by tragedy and a long-buried secret... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd: Herald Sittenfield writes with confidence, her dialogue rings true, and her observations range... Zobraziť viac
'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents' bedroom... Zobraziť viac
She knows all your secrets. But will she keep them? Look around you. Who holds the most power in the room? Is it the one who speaks loudest, who looks the part, who has the most money, who commands the most respect? ... Zobraziť viac
True or false? It's rarely that simple. There is always more than one truth in every story. Eating meat is... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd: Amazon.co.uk Whenever Sam thinks about babies, he envisages rivers of vomit and sleepless... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd: Book Description A biting satire of the credit crunch from this hugely popular and bestselling... Zobraziť viac
Richard Dawkins - author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, and The God Delusion - is one of science's greatest... Zobraziť viac
In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that ... Zobraziť viac
Black Swan: Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd: Book Description The classic story of an innocent who changes the world The hero... Zobraziť viac
Emma is sitting on a turbulent plane. She's always been a v. nervous flyer. She really thinks that this could be her last moment. So, naturally enough, she starts telling the man sitting next to her - quite a dishy American, but she's too frightened to... Zobraziť viac
From the author of the 2 million+ copy, worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel story... Zobraziť viac
