Juliet Joyce adores Christmas. She loves the presents, the tree, the turkey, the tinsel... just everything! Already the festive spirit is upon her, which is just as well as this Christmas things are starting to get a little out of hand. Her son Tom is out of work and bringing home a slew of unsuitable partners; pregnant daughter Chloe and her little boy have moved back in; Juliet`s father, Frank, is getting over a heartbreak of his own and Rita, her eccentric mother, is behaving more erratically each day. And has the chaos got too much for Juliet`s husband, Rick? With the big day fast approaching, Juliet hopes that she can stop everything spiralling out of control, because the only thing she wants is her family all around her and her...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4548-7
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: январь 2013
When the Metropolitan Police fail to realise a serial killer is at work, London ignites over the fact that the killer`s victims are young black and mixed race boys. Institutionalised racism is claimed by the community`s activists and tabloids alike. Acting Superintendent Thomas Lynley is given the case, and his Scotland Yard task force is soon handling more killings and a looming tragedy. Elizabeth George brings to the familiar subject of the serial killer a freshness and clarity of vision that provide illuminating insight into the psychological complexity of the tortured criminal mind. She does so within a richly textured, thrillingly suspenseful narrative that defies any reader to predict its outcome. Nor does she neglect our favourite...
Stories filled with plaintive love for all living things. Kindness is intertwined with a unique wealth of information, and reading is not only interesting, but exciting and exemplary. Each character existed in real life. The reader gets a unique chance to get in touch with the facts, which only a few know about, and for the younger generation, such reading is a real school of nobility, an example of dedication and generosity. The one, genuine Georgy Vitsin, a school of sleuth dogs in pre-revolutionary Russia, real detective stories based on real events with historical facts. Weekdays of volunteers who give their hearts to dogs, cats, and all living things. Stories, tragic and having a happy ending. They all teach us to be human. To be a...
ISBN: 978-5-00153-170-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2019
Written at various times, under various influences, the four stories contained in Within the Tides are linked by Conrad`s treatment of loyalty and betrayal. They range in setting from the Far East via eighteenth-century Spain to England. The tone shifts from the tragic inevitability of The Planter of Malata and the pathos of Because of the Dollars to the gothic The Inn of the Two Witches and the grim humour of The Vartner. The form of the stories was experimental but does not obscure Conrad`s humanity or his search for moral truth.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06678-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Written at various times, under various influences, these short stories are linked by Conrad`s treatment of loyalty and betrayal. Typhoon is the story of one unremarkable steamship captain, pitted against a storm of incredible fury. Captain MacWhirr has a reputation as a solid, steadfast man, who "having just enough imagination to carry him through each successive day, and no more" cannot fully believe any storm would be a match for his powerful ship. When the barometer and other clues begin to hint at trouble ahead, he is only moderately concerned and unwilling to change course and lose precious time-a decision that may...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07644-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
`There was nothing different about that night. It was the same as every other night, I thought. But that night, my life started to change. I didn`t know it then, but I know it now. It`s the night when Nancy meets George. But it isn`t easy for them to be together. There`s Nancy`s job and her boyfriend. And will George have to return to his own country? Cambridge English Readers is an exciting series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into seven levels -from starter to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.
ISBN: 978-0-521-68616-7
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: август 2011
Skilled and unknown, Jack Reacher is the perfect man to assassinate the vice president of the United States - in theory. Hired by the VP`s Secret Service security detail, it`s Reacher`s job to find holes in the system before a group of assassins do. Now repackaged with an electrifying new cover.
ISBN: 978-0-515-14431-4
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Here they are - some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From THE WHORE OF MENSA, to GOD (A Play), to NO KADDISH FOR WEINSTEIN, old and new Woody Allen fans will laugh themselves hysterical over these sparkling gems. Формат: 10,5 см х 17 см.
ISBN: 978-0-345-33697-2
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The secretive, closed organization that invites Jack Reacher in is the Secret Service, the organization that protects the Presidency. Someone who was once close to Reacher`s brother, needs help in her new job. Her new job? Saving the Vice President of the United States from being assassinated.
ISBN: 978-0-553-81343-2
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
A brand new novel - and a stunning new heroine - from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and letting a strange man`s seductive Russian accent lure her to a house far away. The events that followed changed her life for ever. Twelve years later, the woman known as Abigail Lowery lives on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she designs sophisticated security systems - and supplements her own security with a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. But Abigail`s reserve only intrigues police chief Brooks Gleason. Her logical mind, her secretive nature,...
A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes a woman`s sixth - and a loaded revolver - signal premonitions of stranded motorist seeks refuge in a remote mansion, and is greeted with a dire Hercule Poirot faces his greatest challenge when his services are enlisted - by the victim - in a bizarre locked-room murder. From the stunning title story (which inspired the classic film thriller) to the rarest gems in detective fiction, these 11 tales of baffling rime and brilliant deduction showcase Agatha Christie at her dazzling best.
We`ve all got a story to Jasmine`s is the story of rags to riches - the glamour model turned footballer`s fiancee has got everything she ever dreamed of - but will her past return to haunt her? Lila`s story is a Hollywood romance-turned-nightmare. The actress who got out of the UK and married the biggest Hollywood star realises she might have sold her soul to get her man. Maxine is the girl who cried wolf. Three times married, three times divorced - is she ever going to find love on the party circuit? And Grace, well, she`s just the woman who wants to find out everyone`s story. A journalist looking for a break, she might just have found it when she swaps London for Marbella. Where glamour girls rub shoulders with Russian oligarchs, and...
ISBN: 978-1-4091-0217-5
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
L. Frank Baum`s classic story of Dorothy`s adventures in the land of Oz. A classic love story which was first published in 1847. Numerous plays, films and television adaptations have been made of this great novel.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03050-3
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
