In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves... From the exclusive men`s club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London`s upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world`s wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy`s death, must be stopped, or not just one...
ISBN: 0-440-21749-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Travel back into the rich feline fantasy world of the Warrior Cats in the fifth book series! Battles for honour and territory continue as Fireheart takes over the ThunderClan in this dramatic adventure.With Bluestar both increasingly ill, Fireheart must take on even more responsibility within ThunderClan. But terrible dreams of danger and death haunt Fireheart`s dreams, as Tigerclaw seeks revenge and renegade dogs threaten everyone. Has StarClan abandoned ThunderClan forever?
ISBN: 9780007140060
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2023
A Dark Night`s Work turns on concealed crime and a false accusation of murder. The secret goes unknown for about 15 years until the body is dug up during the construction of a The manslaughter and resulting misery for those involved is used by Gaskell to illustrate the effects of dishonesty and bad living, and the torment of conscience.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06834-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2018
Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. A Daughter of the Snows is jack London`s first novel. Set in the Yukon, it tells the story of Frona Welse, who are brought to the trail after upsetting her wealthy father`s community by her forthright manner and befriending the town`s prostitute. She is also torn between love for two suitors: Gregory St Vincent, a local man who turns out to be cowardly and treacherous; and Vance Corliss, a Yale-trained mining engineer.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08150-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. "A Daughter of the Snows" is the author`s first novel. It tells the story of strong and self-reliant woman Frona Welse from Yukon, who has problems with the local community because of her manners and dubious friends. While being in love for two at once, she cannot choose between local man Gregory St Vincent, who turns out to be cowardly and treacherous, and mining engineer Vance Corliss.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07473-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
How does a man become successful although unable to read or write? How does a woman get her final revenge on her husband? What happens when a man invites friends to a party at which he himself doesn\`t appear, but watches from a distance? What happens to a boy who feels fated to be a genius? These are some of the questions dealt with in the ten stories in this collection. The stories, by important modern authors, have been specially selected for advanced students of English. They are not simplified, but vocabulary explanations and notes are provided in order to help comprehension.
ISBN: 978-0-521-22594-6
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2011
This is Bulgakov`s semi-autobiographical story of a writer who fails to sell his novel and fails to commit suicide. When his play is taken up by the theatre, literary success beckons, but he has reckoned without the grotesquely inflated egos of the actors, directors and theatre managers.
Часть своих книг Софи Кинселла, создательница Шопоголика и один из самых успешных авторов в жанре «чиклит», подписывает своим настоящим именем Маделин Уикхем. Это немного другие романы, написанные в иной авторской манере, но столь же интересные и захватывающие. «A Desirable residence» — это история про семейную пару среднего возраста, которая сталкивается с финансовыми трудностями. Liz and Jonathan are...
ISBN: 978-0-552-77670-7
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Rachel Johnson takes on the challenge of saving "The Lady", Britain`s oldest women`s weekly, in her hilarious diary, "A Diary of The Lady: My First Year and a Half as Editor". `The whole place seemed completely bonkers: dusty, tatty, disorganized and impossibly old-fashioned, set in an age of doilies and flag-waving patriotism and jam still for tea, some sunny day.` Appointed editor of "The Lady" - the oldest women`s weekly in the world - Rachel Johnson faced the challenge of a lifetime. For a start, how do you become an editor when you`ve never, well, edited? How do you turn a venerable title, full of ads for walk-in baths, during the worst recession ever? And forget doubling the circulation in a year - what on earth do you wear to work...
The third in Terry Pratchett`s hugely popular "Discworld" series. The wizard Drum Billet decides the time has come to relinquish his power and choose a successor, who should by rights be the eighth son of an eighth son. The designated eighth son, though, is female, and wizards are meant to be male.
ISBN: 0-552-13105-9
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
There`s evil in the air and murder afoot. The City Watch needs all the help it can get, as Captain Vimes is about to hang up his badge. From the author of "Small Gods" and "Lords and Ladies", this book is part of the "Discworld" humorous fantasy series.
ISBN: 0-552-14028-7
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
