When Griet becomes a maid in the household of the painter Johannes Vermeer, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry and the care of his six children. But as she becomes part of his world and his work, their growing intimacy spreads tension and deception in the ordered household and, as the scandal seeps out, into the town beyond. Girl with a Pearl Earring is a modern classic - an extraordinary novel on the corruption of innocence and the price of genius. "It has a slow, magical current of its own that picks you up and carries you stealthily A beautiful story, lovingly told by a very talented writer"
ISBN: 978-0-00-723216-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2010
Girl Power - что это такое? Это внутренняя сила каждой девушки, которая помогает ей всегда оставаться собой и рано или поздно достигать своих целей. Осознать свою внутреннюю силу и начать учиться использовать ее тебе поможет эта необычная книга. Рисуй, пиши, создавай новое, преобразуй старое - вырази себя на страницах этой книги вместе с целеустремленными принцессами Дисней.
ISBN: 9785041104177
Издательство:
Эксмо
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2020
Твое тело - твое дело. Но старайся соответствовать стандартам красоты, которые задает глянец. Можешь стать кем захочешь. Но выбери профессию, подходящую женщине, и будь мягкой, покладистой, уступи. Люби кого хочешь и как хочешь. Но помни о правилах хорошего брака и идеального материнства. Равноправие наступило? Елена Низеенко, психолог, гендерная исследовательница, создательница канала "Без стыда",...
ISBN: 978-5-00116-601-6
Издательство:
Питер
Дата выхода: август 2021
The Girl on the Train, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continuous, reported questions, third conditional, was going to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text.
A girl with a secret…Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead.A murder that remains a mystery…Forty years later, Emily`s murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that`s about to change.One final chance to uncover a killer…Andrea Oliver arrives in town with a simple assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But her assignment is a cover. Because, in reality, Andrea is here to find justice for Emily - and to uncover the truth before the killer decides to silence her too…
Добавь в свою жизнь яркий настрой! Неважно, ведешь ли ты беспорядочные отрывочные записи, рисуешь цветочки на полях или обожаешь красивые и структурированные конспекты – эта тетрадь справится с любой задачей! Красочная обложка настроит на творческий лад, а блок в клетку идеально подойдет для лекций или фиксации новых идей.
ISBN: 9785041071561
Издательство:
Эксмо
Дата выхода: февраль 2020
Существует ли женская дружба? Пусть это достаточно редкое явление, но оно имеет место быть. Потребность в дружеском общении у женщин гораздо сильнее, чем у мужчин, поэтому девочки часто устраивают встречи, на которых могут поделиться самым сокровенным, помочь друг другу советами, посплетничать и просто приятно провести время. Как же сделать такие вечера особенными и незабываемыми? Прочитав эту книгу, вы...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05683-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek.”Model Misfit is the sequel to award-winning No. 1 UK debut GEEK GIRL.Harriet Manners knows a lot of facts.She knows that humans have 70,000 thoughts per day.She knows that Geek + Model = a whole new set of graffiti on your belongings.And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this.But Harriet doesn’t know where she’s going to fit in once the new baby arrives. And with her summer plans ruined, modelling in Japan seems the perfect chance to get away.Can Harriet cope with the craziness of Tokyo, her competitive model flatmates and her errant grandmother’s ‘chaperoning’. Or seeing gorgeous Nick everywhere she...
Neil Gaiman wrote Blueberry Girl for a friend who was about to become the mother of a little girl. He has turned the deeply personal wish for a daughter into a book that celebrates the glory of growing up. Illustrated throughout with gorgeous art by Charles Vess, whose work can also be seen in Susanna Clarke`s The Ladies of Grace Adieu.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9598-4
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: август 2011
“My name is Harriet Manners, and I have always been a geek.”The fourth book in the award-winning GEEK GIRL series.Harriet Manners knows many things.She knows that toilet roll was invented by the Chinese in 600 AD.She knows that a comet’s tail always points away from the sun.And she knows that the average healthy heart beats 70 times per minute. Even when it’s broken.But she knows nothing about making new friends at Sixth Form. Or why even her old friends seem to be avoiding her. And she knows even less about being a glittering supermodel success. Which she now is – apparently.Has Harriet’s time to shine like a star finally arrived, or is she about to crash and burn?
Introducing The Valentines – Happy Girl Lucky, the first book in the hilarious new romantic-comedy series by Holly Smale, author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Geek Girl books.Fame – it runs in the family!The Valentine sisters – Hope, Faith and Mercy – have everything: fame, success, money and beauty. But what Hope wants most of all is love, and it doesn’t matter how far she has to go to find it.Except real life isn`t like the movies. Unless of course you`re a Valentine . . .
Life is about making choices, and Natalie Sterling prides herself on always making the right ones.She`s avoided boys, always topped her class and is poised to become the first female student council president in years.But being the good girl isn`t always easy. Not when Natalie’s advice hurts more than it helps. Not when a boy she once dismissed becomes the one she can`t stop thinking about.Soon Natalie’s learning that the line between good and bad is fuzzier than she thought and crossing it could end in disaster . . . or be the best choice she’s ever made.
Perfect mother. Perfect wife. Jane Goodwin has spent years building her picture-perfect life in the quiet town of Ashdon.So when The Girl Next Door, sixteen-year-old Clare Edwards, is found murdered, Jane knows she must first protect her family.Every marriage has a few white lies and hers is no exception. Jane’s worked hard to cover up her dark secret from all those years ago – and she’ll do anything to keep it hidden…
She kissed the groom. She`s not the bride…Edie thought she`d found The One…until he told her he was marrying someone else. And on the day of his wedding, when he kisses her, life really does go pear-shaped…Labelled as a home-wrecker and office outcast, whenher boss offers her the chance to get out of town Ediejumps at it, even though moving back in with her eccentricfather and prickly sister isn`t exactly the escape she needs.When her work throws her into the path of rising starand heartthrob Elliot, Edie is expecting a highly strungdiva. But as their unexpected friendship develops,Elliot isn`t the only one in the spotlight…Who`s That Girl? Edie is ready to find out.
For generations, deadly storms have ravaged Mina`s homeland. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curse them with death and despair. To appease him, each year a maiden is thrown into the sea, in the hopes that one day the `true bride` will be chosen and end the suffering.Many believe Shim Cheong - Mina`s brother`s beloved - to be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is sacrificed, Mina`s brother follows her, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong`s stead.Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina finds the Sea God, trapped in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young...
В этот подарочный комплект вошли книги о сильных и независимых женщинах – alpha girls. Их объединяет не только вклад в зарождение великих компаний, но и страстное желание изменить мир, взрывные амбиции и упорство в достижении цели. Если вы хотите изменить свою жизнь, добиться невероятного успеха или просто вдохновиться историями сильных духом женщин – этот комплект для вас!
ISBN: 978-5-04-121127-1
Издательство:
Эксмо
Дата выхода: март 2021
1941. The Blitz rages over London.And even in Cornwall, the war is being fought…When Violet loses her sister in the Blitz, she must take her nieces to safety in Cornwall. On the coast, she meets carefree chorus girl Eva, who is also running from the dangers of London.But Porthcurno hides a secret military base, and soon Violet and Eva realise there’s a battle to fight in Cornwall, too.Together with local Hazel, who works on the base, they must come together to help the war effort. But will their friendship be enough to keep them safe?The perfect uplifting wartime read for fans of Nancy Revell and Donna Douglas.
Meet a girl who fights dragons, a brave warrior queen, and a daughter in search of her Samurai father...This beautifully illustrated collection brings you eight fantastic fairy tales from around the world. Full of wit, charm, compassion and courage, these heroes will inspire and empower a new generation of readers.Retold by Ian Cook, Rachel Firth, Sarah Hull, Andy Prentice.
Summer 1945. After victory in Europe, best friends Lily, Gladys and Beryl are looking to the future. But even with this happy news, their lives are far from simple…Despite Lily’s joyful summer wedding, she has doubts over what her heart wants now. As she adjusts to her role as young wife, could this signal the end of her position at Marlows?The return of Gladys’s husband Bill raises questions of their family life as he struggles to find work after the Navy, and for Beryl big changes at her bridal shop are afoot.As the girls start to move on with their lives, they have never needed to stick together more…
Учебное пособие предназначено для обучения студентов работе с информацией, представленной в разных видах (текст, звуковой и видеоряд), формирования умений выделять главное и второстепенное, реферативно излагать информацию, а также выражать свою точку зрения по обсуждаемой проблеме. Пособие содержит такие темы, как окружающая среда (природа и человек), культура питания (прошлое и современные тенденции),...
ISBN: 978-5-9228-2042-4
Издательство:
МГИМО
Дата выхода: март 2019
Серия книг Penguin Readers, включающая классические и современные произведения, предлагает литературу для изучающих английский язык на уровнях Beginner – Advanced. Увлекательное чтение может дополняться аудиозаписями.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-9427-7
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011