Oscar Hopkins is an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1864. When they meet on the boat to Australia their lives will be forever changed.Daring, rich, intense and bizarre, Peter Carey''''s Booker prize-winning ...
From the author of We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes a unique novel that showcases E. Lockhart''s unmatched ability to play with style and deliver a perfectly plotted, well-written novel with a surprise twist. Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat. ...
Kniha vychází jako pátý svazek dvojjazyčné shakespearovské edice. V úvodní studii se překladatel Martin Hilský zabývá vznikem hry a její interpretací v kontextu evropské renesance. Následují anglický originál hry a jeho český překlad, které jsou uspořádány na stránkách proti sobě a vybaveny poznámkami ...
Kay Scarpetta has arranged to meet an inmate at the high-security Georgia Prison for Women. The prisoner is a convicted sex offender and the mother of a vicious and diabolically brilliant killer. Against advice, Scarpetta is determined to hear this woman out - she believes she may hold some answers to ...
In Red Rabbit Tom Clancy gives Jack Ryan fans an insight into his greatest hero''''s first years fighting terrorism. Jack Ryan. The early CIA days.When young Jack Ryan joins the CIA as an analyst he is thrust into a world of political intrigue and conspiracy. Stationed in England, he quickly finds himself ...
''A swashbuckling thriller - Pirates of the Caribbean meets Firefly - that nevertheless combines the author''s trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterisation'' GUARDIAN ''A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung future'' SUN Return to the Revenger universe, ...
Presents an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, this novel charts Blackthorne´s rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the heights of trusted advisor and eventually, ...
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts | Not for children under 3 yrs. Inside this book are beautiful paintings, ready for you to mix up. Turn the flaps to create a whole new work of art - with squiggles, spots, squares and shapes of all kinds!
Romance, magic and an age-old prophecy - the first novel in a stunning new paranormal young adult series. Born Wicked is to witches what Twilight is to vampires! Our mother was a witch too, but she hid it better. I miss her. To me, the magic feels like a curse. According to the Brothers, it\''s devil-sent. ...
The fifth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small During his decades spent as a country vet in Yorkshire, James Herriot has seen huge advances in medical science, technological leaps, and a world irrevocably changed by war. Yet some things have always ...
What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if \''Luke, I am your father\'' was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other- except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith. Celebrated ...
From Neil MacGregor, the acclaimed creator of A History of the World in 100 Objects and the Director of the British Museum, comes a unique, enthralling exploration of the age of William Shakespeare to accompany a new BBC Radio 4 series. Shakespeare lived through a pivotal period in human history. With ...
There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected. When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened - something that ended their ...
The tantalizing sequel to the blockbuster "New York Times" bestseller "Chocolat" Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris''s "Chocolat" entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate. Now, at last, ...
