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In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7g. Then the magic started fading away. Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and sorcerers. But work is drying up. Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and even magic carpets are reduced to pizza delivery. So it`s a surprise when the visions start. Not only do they predict the death of the Last Dragon at the hands of a dragonslayer, they also point to Jennifer, and say something is coming. Big

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2010

Hailed everywhere as a masterpiece of suspense, John le Carre`s return to Africa is the story of Bruno Salvador (aka Salvo), the 25-year-old orphaned love child of an Irish missionary and a Congolese woman. Quickly rising to the top of his profession as an interpreter, Salvo is dispatched by British Intelligence to a top-secret meeting between Western financiers and East Congolese warlords, where he hears things not intended for his ears - and is forced to interpret matters never intended for his reawoken African conscience. By turns thriller, love story, and comic allegory of our times, "The Mission Song" recounts Salvo`s heroically naive journey out of the dark of Western hypocrisy and into the heart of lightness.

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Aldo Cassidy is the naive and sentimental lover. A successful, judicious man, he is wrenched away from the ordered certainties of his life by a sudden encounter with Shamus, a wild, carousing artist and Helen, his nakedly alluring wife. Cassidy, plunged into a whirlpool of recklessness and spontaneity, becomes a man bewildered and agonised as he is torn between two poles of a nature more complex than he had ever imagined.

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

How can the naughtiest girl be good at camp with horrible Arabella in the very same tent? Especially when she`s busy stirring up trouble for Elizabeth`s best friend,

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

Elizabeth intends never to be naughty again. But when John entrusts her with his secret, the naughtiest girl finds herself in deeper trouble than

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

When some school strawberry plants are vandalised, a lost shoe buckle at the scene of the crime leads straight to the Naughtiest Girl. It is hers, but how did it get there - and why would anyone want to pin the blame on Elizabeth? The next night, as she`s dropping off to sleep, someone shouts `Fire!` - so Elizabeth jumps up and rings the fire bell. But there is no fire and now Elizabeth is being blamed for a catalogue of silly tricks. If she can`t prove her innocence, she`s in line to lose her hard-won part in the school play. So when the same happens the next night, Elizabeth is reluctant to report a fire - except this time, there really is

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

The naughtiest girl in the school is back! And this term she`s trying to be good. But someone wants to spoil things for her. And they`re not going to let her forget how she got her nickname!

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2017

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2021

Mary Gilmour feels as though her life is going down a plug hole clogged with cornflakes and Play-Doh. Her job is part time but housework is full time, and she has no time at all for her two young sons. Mary is convinced that there is only one thing standing between her and organised contentment: his name is Joel and she`s married to him. Since star charts have worked on improving the behaviour of their children, she designs an equivalent for her husband: a spreadsheet detailing every balled-up tissue, every sock on the floor, every wet towel on the bed. Although he has no idea of it, Joel has six months to prove that his credits outweigh his debits. Or

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2012

It is the sweltering summer of 1997, and Karen is a strait-laced, straight-A university student. When she meets the impossibly glamorous Biba, a bohemian orphan who lives in a crumbling old mansion in Highgate with her enigmatic brother Rex, she is soon drawn into their world -- but something terrible is about to happen, and someone`s going to end up dead. Already drawing comparisons to Barbara Vine, Tana French and Sophie Hannah, Erin Kelly is an extraordinarily talented new author.

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: май 2011

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2010

It`s not just a game when you`re running for your life. Every night they tuned in to the nation`s favourite prime-time TV game show. They all watched, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich. They

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013

Wentworth, Ohio: a small friendly town where the Carver children bicker over sweets in the E-Z shop and writer Johnny Marinville is the only resident who minds his own business. On Poplar Street, apart from the impending storm, it`s just a normal summer`s day - with Frisbees flying, lawn mowers humming and barbeques grilling. As the paperboy makes his round, he is unaware of the chrome red van idling up the Soon the residents will be caught up in a game of wills as the regulators arrive in force to face a child whose powers of expression are just awakening. If you like THE REGULATORS, don`t miss DESPERATION, written as an unidentical pair.

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013

They are the Reapers, the elite among killers. Men so terrifying that their names are mentioned only in whispers. The assassin Louis is one of them. But now Louis, and his partner, Angel, are themselves targets. And there is no shortage of suspects. A wealthy recluse sends them north to a town that no longer exists on a map. A town ruled by a man with very personal reasons for wanting Louis`s blood spilt. There they find themselves trapped, isolated, and at the mercy of a killer feared above all others: the assassin of assassins, Bliss. Thanks to former detective Charlie Parker, help is on its way. But can Angel and Louis stay alive long enough for it to reach them?

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2011

A long time ago magic faded away, leaving behind only yo-yos, the extremely useful compass-pointing-to-North enchantment and the spell that keep bicycles from falling over. Things are about to change. Magical power is on the rise and King Snodd IV of Hereford has realised that he who controls magic controls almost anything. One person stands between Snodd and his plans for power and riches beyond the wildest dreams of avarice. Meet Jennifer Strange, sixteen-year-old acting manager of Kazam, the employment agency for sorcerers and soothsayers. With only one functioning wizard and her faithful assistant `Tiger` Prawns, Jennifer must use every ounce of ingenuity to derail King Snodd`s plans. It may involve a trip on a magic carpet at the...

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2014

Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? Have you ever thought about which words in English have been borrowed from Arabic, French or Dutch? Try admiral, landscape and marmalade just for starters. "The Secret Life of Words" is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change and remind us of our turbulent past. Henry Hitchings delves into our promiscuous language and reveals how and why it has absorbed words from more than 350 other languages many originating from the most unlikely of places, such as shampoo from Hindi and kiosk from Turkish. From the Norman Conquest to the present day,...

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever. Described by John Connolly as 'utterly compelling' and by the Daily Express as an author 'who can create an entire world and make the reader live in it'. Stephen King writes stories that draw you in and are impossible to put down.

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2010

It`s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia`s Far East. The tiger isn`t just killing people, it`s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren`t random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again. As he re-creates these extraordinary events, John Vaillant gives us an unforgettable portrait of this spectacularly beautiful and mysterious region. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped and lived alongside...

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: август 2011

Everything was similar. But everything had back to the little community was like walking into a nightmare for Jim Gardener, poet, drunk, potential all looked the same, the house, the furniture, Jim`s friend Bobbi, her beagle (though ageing), even the woods out at the it was in the woods that Bobbi had stumbled over the odd, part buried object and had felt a peculiar tingle as she brushed the soft earth away. Everything was similar. But everything was about to

Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012