A richly comic tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the hazards and chances, Angela Carter\''s witty and bawdy new novel is populated with as many sets of twins, and mistaken identitiesas any Shakespeare comedy, and celebrates the magic of over a century of show business.
Kinsey Millhone, employed by Nord Lafferty to drive his daughter home from her incarceration at the Californian Institute for Women, marvels at the simplicity of the task. But Reba Lafferty emerges feisty and rebellious, and Kinsey is soon fighting t o prevent her charge from breaking the conditions ...
The Three Musketeers (1844) is one of the most famous historical novels ever written. It is also one of the world´s greatest historical adventure stories, and its heroes have become symbols for the spirit of youth, daring, and comradeship. The action takes place in the 1620s at the court of Louis XIII, ...
The story of a man called Honda\''s obsessive pursuit of a beautiful young Thai princess, and an equally passionate search for enlightenment that takes him to India. It dramatizes the Japanese experience from the eve of World War II through the postwar era. One of the "Sea of Fertility" cycle.
Dark-Hunter: an immortal warrior who has traded his soul to Artemis for one moment of vengeance on his enemies. In return, they swear to spend eternity protecting mankind from the daimons and vampires that prey on them. Dark-Hunter Wulf is an ancient Viking warrior with a useful but extremely aggravating ...
This title comes from the international bestseller of "The Godfather". A story of big-time gamblers in a feverish world where law and organised crime are one and the same.. From New York to Las Vegas, Merlyn and his brother Artie obey their own code of honour in the ferment of contemporary America - ...
What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if there were ...
''To love him was not enough for me after the happiness I had felt in falling in love. I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.'''' Leo Tolstoy, known to the world for his famous novels, also created throughout ...
Ten side-splitting stories revolving around Horrid Henry''s school days: his attempts to get out of Nurse Needle''s injections and sabotage Miss Impatience Tutu''s dance class, his cunning ploy to be off school sick, his determination to meet the Queen, win at football and star in the Christmas play, ...
''A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge''s status as one of our finest storytellers. It''s rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled'' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent Frances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful ...
Paddy Clarke is ten years old. Paddy Clarke lights fires. Paddy Clarke\''s name is written in wet cement all over Barrytown, north Dublin. Paddy Clarke\''s heroes are Father Damien (and the lepers), Geronimo and George Best. Paddy Clarke has a brother called Francis, but Paddy calls him Sinbad and hates ...
On a beautiful starry night in the city of Kahani in the land of Alifbay a terrible thing happened: twelve-year-old Luka’s storyteller father, Rashid, fell suddenly and inexplicably into a sleep so deep that nothing and no one could rouse him. To save him from slipping away entirely, Luka must embark ...
This is a delightful animal-themed companion to "Baby''s Very First Touchy - Feely Playbook". The pages are specially designed to be visually stimulating with simple, colourful illustrations and lots of things to look at. Babies will love spotting the animals, exploring the touchy-feely textures, running ...
Zábavná kniha s otvíracími okénky, která děti seznamuje s tím, co se děje na nejdůležitějších sportovních akcích.
Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby is chockfull of comics about cats, babies, dogs, lasers, selfies, and pigeons! This book contains a vast wealth of never-before-seen comics, including informative guides, such as: How to comfortably sleep next to your cat 10 ways to befriend a misanthropic ...
Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge - and how love may be the only thing powerful enough to stop them. Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow… Two centuries ago, in the small, isolated town, three sisters were sentenced ...
Orhan Pamuk is one of Turkey''s premier novelists and My Name Is Red, when published in the original Turkish in 1998, became the fastest-selling book in Turkish history. It is high time then that a translation to English was made, and this publication will be widely welcomed by Pamuk''s growing legion ...
