Chrysantha Stathos has won. By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has become a wealthy duchess. And, once her elderly husband dies, she will have all the freedom, money, and safety she's ever wanted... Zobraziť viac
Pushkin Press: Stefan Zweig based his biography of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen,... Zobraziť viac
Joe Pidge isn't just a pigeon. He's also the stylish king of the neighbourhood. Pluto also isn't what she appears... Zobraziť viac
The most famous Italian novel, retold for children... Zobraziť viac
Ali Smith's retelling of Sophocles' tragedy, about a young Theban princess who decides to bury her dishonoured brother Polynices, against King Creon's express orders-with heart-breaking consequences... Zobraziť viac
The Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov wakes one morning to discover that his nose has disappeared. Unbeknownst to him, it has mysteriously found its way into a loaf of bread on the barber Yokovlevich’s breakfast table... Zobraziť viac
Seventeen-year-old Hollis Beckwith is on a quest to conquer the world of tabletop gaming. But her boyfriend’s ‘No Girlfriends at the Table’ rule means that Hollis will have to find her own group if she wants to join in... Zobraziť viac
A scintillating collection of inspirations for Wes Anderson's star-studded tenth film The French Dispatch—fascinating essays on the expatriate experience in Paris by some of the twentieth century's finest writers... Zobraziť viac
Jacob has saved his brother from the Mirrorworld, but now he will pay a terrible price. A fairy's curse is burning in his heart, and to break the spell he must embark upon a perilous journey - with his trusty friend Fox by his side... Zobraziť viac
The spatter of sauce in a pan, a cook's subtle deviation from a recipe, the careful labour of cooking for loved ones: these are not often the subjects of critical enquiry... Zobraziť viac
Chrysantha Stathos has won. By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has become a wealthy duchess. And, once her elderly husband dies, she will have all the freedom, money, and safety she's ever wanted... Zobraziť viac
The fourth adventure in the enchanted Mirrorworld leads to the Far East, where Jacob and Fox finally track down Will, who is travelling with a one of Jacob’s worst enemies. Putting his feelings aside, Jacob agrees to travel with them... Zobraziť viac
In the late 1930s, two men - Yaacov Markovitch, perennially unlucky in love, and Zeev Feinberg, virile owner of a lustrous moustache - are crossing the sea to marry women they have never met. They will rescue them from a Europe ... Zobraziť viac
Jacob has uncovered the doorway to another world, hidden behind a mirror. It is a place of dark magic and enchanted objects, scheming dwarves and fearsome ogres, fairies born from water and men born from stone... Zobraziť viac
Osaka, 1943. The Second World War rages, and American bombers rain down death upon Japan. The once prosperous Omari household, now ruined by the terrible conflict, is struck by a succession of ghastly murders... Zobraziť viac
May the moon light your way... All is not well in the kingdom of Silvanland. The ancient feud between Queen Titania and King Oberon has turned into a merciless war, and a deadly curse festers in the sacred woods. When young Prince Cory is kidnapped ... Zobraziť viac
A shredded corpse, a bookie's debt, and a cop's dark secrets. This gritty crime thriller plunges you into a deadly underworld where survival means confronting corruption and a very sharp business. Zobraziť viac
When Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist and gin aficionada, discovers a lost mystery novel from the Golden Age of detective fiction, her life takes an unexpected turn. But just as she basks in her newfound literary fame, the book is exposed as a hoax... Zobraziť viac
Pip never wants to be at home nowadays. There's no laughter anymore and her mum isn't happy. She spends most of her time alone, daydreaming and digging for treasure by the dirty creek.But one night, Pip finds something... Zobraziť viac
A cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove - we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magic. In Browse, Henry Hitchings asks fifteen writers from around the world to reveal their favourite bookshops... Zobraziť viac
