Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills” bag. In the... Zobraziť viac
Jemima Jones is overweight. About one hundred pounds overweight. Treated like a maid by her thin and social-climbing roommates, and lorded over by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented but better paid) at the Kilburn Herald... Zobraziť viac
When Philip Swallow and Professor Morris Zapp participate in their universities' Anglo-American exchange scheme, the Fates play a hand, and each academic finds himself enmeshed in the life of his counterpart on the opposite side of the Atlantic. Nob... Zobraziť viac
An eclectic, eccentric and altogether brain-bending collection of short stories.Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, an ice man, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we wish for. Whether during a chance reunion in Italy, a romant... Zobraziť viac
The third and final book in the Galactic Empire series, the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series, by one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction, Isaac Asimov ... Zobraziť viac
Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you 'fix' people for a living - terminally - it's hard to get close to anyone.Now he's finally met the woman of his dreams.But there are two problems.She's his boss's wife.And Olav's just been hired... Zobraziť viac
History and fate collide as the Nazis rise to power in The Night in Lisbon, a classic tale of survival from the renowned author of All Quiet on the Western Front. With the world slowly sliding into war, it is crucial that ... Zobraziť viac
From the quintessential author of wartime Germany, A Time to Love and a Time to Die echoes the harrowing insights of his masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front. After two years at the Russian front, Ernst Graeber ... Zobraziť viac
Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking it's 2004 and she's a twenty-five-year old with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually 2007 - she's ... Zobraziť viac
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT "e;All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. "e;Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is a lazy drunk. The animals decide to overthrow him in a revolution that will allow them to run the farm, lib... Zobraziť viac
Bridget Jones is as relevant and funny today as she has always been... Evening StandardTwenty-five years after the publication of Bridget Jones s Diary, discover the most recent escapades of Britian s favourite singleton. 8.45 P.M. Realise there ha... Zobraziť viac
'THE MOST ENJOYABLE HARD SF I HAVE READ IN YEARS' - THE GUARDIANOUT NOW from the bestselling author of THE MARTIAN'Weir's finest work to date. . . This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, a... Zobraziť viac
**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Mark Renton from Trainspotting is back and he s finally a success An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relat... Zobraziť viac
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox has fled to Miami to escape the aftermath of a mental breakdown induced by occupational stress and cocaine abuse, and a harrowing child-sex murder case back in Edinburgh. But his fianc e Trudi is only interested in plan... Zobraziť viac
Glue is the story of four boys growing up in the Edinburgh schemes, and about the loyalties, the experiences and the secrets that hold them together into their thirties.As we follow their lives from the 70's into the new century - from punk to techn... Zobraziť viac
An exquisitely told tragic tale of thwarted love, My Policeman is soon to be adapted into film by Amazon Prime starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin.It is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shado... Zobraziť viac
Discover John Fowles compelling classic first novel Short and spare and direct, an intelligent thriller with psychological and social overtones Sunday TimesWithdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He... Zobraziť viac
One windy spring day in the Chilterns Joe Rose's calm, organised life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his brief meeting with Jed Parry. Unknown to Joe, something passes between them so... Zobraziť viac
