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The Real You
For most of us there is always something that holds us back from achieving our goals, but this book can change that.
Following nearly thirty years of practising his unique blend of hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, coaching and counselling, Andrew Parr reveals his E.S.C.A.P.E. Method that has helped thousands of people to break free of their limitations and achieve things they never thought possible.
In this book he shows us that the truest, happiest and most capable version of ourselves is already within us, hidden beneath layers of false ideas that we have all been conditioned to believe over the course of our lives: 'I'm not good enough', 'I don't deserve to be happy', 'I don't belong', to name but a few. This book shows you how to peel back the layers, de-hypnotize yourself of those beliefs and become your best self.
Whether you want to ask for a pay rise, lose weight, be in a happy relationship or improve any aspect of your life, with these simple exercises you can transform your old, restricted self and become the successful person you were born to be.
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Love After Love
*WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2020*
AS SEEN ON BBC'S BETWEEN THE COVERS
ONE OF STYLIST'S BEST NEW BOOKS FOR 2020
'A beautiful book. I adored it.' RICHARD OSMAN
'Full of wit and soul.' TRACY CHEVALIER
'Unforgettable' MARLON JAMES
'It made me ugly cry' JESSIE BURTON
'Glorious' RACHEL JOYCE
'Spellbinding' ANDRE ACIMAN
Meet the Ramdin-Chetan family: forged through loneliness, broken by secrets, saved by love.
Irrepressible Betty Ramdin, her shy son Solo and their marvellous lodger, Mr Chetan, form an unconventional household. Happy in their differences, they build a home together. Home: the place keeping these three safe from an increasingly dangerous world - until the night when a glass of rum, a heart to heart and a terrible truth explodes the family unit, driving them apart.
Brave and brilliant, steeped in affection, Love After Love offers hope to anyone who has loved and lost and has yet to find their way back.
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Ingres
This new monograph explores the life and work of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), one of the most important artists of the nineteenth-century Neoclassical period. In this insightful and unbiased survey, Andrew Shelton provides the readers with a comprehensive portrait of the seventy-year career of this most celebrated artist. He examines Ingres' position within the turbulent society of eighteenth and nineteenth-century France (during his lifetime Ingres witnessed the revolution of 1789, the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor, the restoration of the monarchy, the revolution of 1830 resulting in the July monarchy, the revolution that delivered the Second Republic in 1848 and the rise of the second empire under Napoleon III in 1852) and the effect the shifting balance of power had upon his patrons and their commissions.The text also fully explores the frequent criticisms levelled at Ingres' work during his lifetime and examines how the sometimes amorphous torsos and extended limbs of his figures reflect the artist's obsession with purity of form over explicit realism. Schooled by France's most celebrated classicist, Jacques-Louis David, Ingres won the coveted Prix de Rome at the age of only twenty-one. His prize allowed him to travel to Rome to absorb the styles and techniques of Raphael and other Renaissance masters. His glory was short lived, however, since Ingres' adoration of Raphael, his sombre palette and his obsession with the clarity of line met with years of resistance from the Paris Salon and the burgeoning Romantic Movement, enamoured with the vivid colours of Paul Delaroche and the fluid brushwork of Eugene Delacroix.In time however, the artist's remarkable body of work won him many supporters and in 1825 he was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honour by King Charles X of France and was elected a member of the Academy. Ingres society portraits, including the beautiful likeness of the Comtesse d'Haussonville in New York's Frick Collection, and his languorous images of Turkish harems, such as the Grande Odalisque and the Bather of Valpincon in the Musee du Louvre, had confirmed him as the most famous artist of his age. Following his death in 1867 Ingres was awarded a state funeral with full honours. His students continued to teach the Ingriste style and several of his works were placed in the Musee du Louvre. The upcoming Impressionists of course met such traditional success with some disdain, however Ingres' paintings and his remarkable drawings have undeniably had a profound effect on artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso and Cindy Sherman amongst many others.
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Interior Design Review Vol. 21
The latest interior design concepts and trends are presented in this unbeatably comprehensive reference book with lavish high-gloss photography
Special insight into outstanding creative designs from nearly 100 of the world’s best and most renowned design experts
500 pages of pure inspiration for any interior designer, from layperson to professional
For design professionals and fans of innovative contemporary interior design alike, high-end interior designer Andrew Martin once again brings the year’s best designers together in one fabulous, comprehensive tome. You’ll find everything from sleek Scandinavian design to luxurious ideas from the Far East, from minimalism to opulence, and from household names to industry newbies. Regardless of who is named “Andrew Martin Designer of the Year,” an always-successful mix of wildly differing yet totally up-to-the-minute styles in the world of interior design is proudly displayed on over 500 pages. Inspiring, informative, and a feast for the eyes, Andrew Martin Interior Design Review, Volume 21, is like visiting one of the many Andrew Martin showrooms around the globe. The company, founded in Richmond in 1978 by Andrew Waller, offers a diverse and extensive selection of designer items. Look no further for the loveliest wall-
paper, fabrics, furniture, lamps, and many other items to give any room that unique personal touch. It is the company philosophy to employ a mix of furnishings from different influences, across historical eras and national borders, to create style, elegance, and comfort that escape the everyday. It’s no wonder that this ambition is reflected in Interior Design Review: the finest international furnishings, or simply the very best that the interior design world has to offer.
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Last Summer in the City
A cult classic of Italian literature published in English for the first time, with a foreword by Andre Aciman, author of Call Me By Your Name
In the late 1960s, Leo Gazzara left his family in Milan and moved to Rome for work. Soon unemployed, he has spent his time in an alcoholic haze, bouncing between hotels, bars, romantic entanglements, and the homes of his rich and well-educated friends. Rome is indifferent. Leo drifts, aimless and alone.
On the evening of his thirtieth birthday, he meets Arianna, a young woman who is both fragile and seductive. All night they drive the city in Leo's run-down Alfa Romeo, talking and talking. They eat brioche for breakfast, drink through the dawn, drive to the sea and back. A whirlwind beginning. This is the story of the year Leo fell in love and lost everything.
Intense, brief, witty and devastating, Last Summer in the City is a newly rediscovered classic of Italian literature. Translated into English for the first time by Howard Curtis, Gianfranco Calligarich's romantic and despairing debut is reminiscent of The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises and The Catcher in the Rye.
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Do Photo : Observe. Compose. Capture. Stand Out.
In a world where everyone is a photographer now, how do you stand out? The answer can be found in this simple but profound book. It will train your eye to see what others don't. -- David Hieatt This isn't a book about how to take the best pictures. It's not even about the technical aspects of photography or how to make it as a photographer. In fact, it argues that you should take fewer photographs. By sharing 10 practices honed over a lifetime spent behind the lens working with clients such as Adidas, Levi Strauss, and Apple, photographer Andrew Paynter encourages you to develop a more considered approach to photography so that you craft pictures with care. Do Photo teaches novice, intermediate and advanced photographers - and everyone in between - how to use their cameras to really connect with subjects, create memorable and more impactful photographs, and to enjoy the process along the way. And guess what? It all starts before you even pick up the camera.
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Függetlenség sugárút
Krystian Apostata már betöltötte a negyvenedik évét, de élete nem fordulóponthoz, hanem a látszólag váratlan, valójában elég logikus véghez érkezett. Vajon akkor is lepereg előtte élete filmje, ha utolsó óráit a repülés rémségeitől megmentő vodkamámorban tölti? Ha a haza nagy művésze, egy dicső varsói dinasztia fontos láncszeme lenne, akkor zuhanás közben talán még eljutna a hősi eposz végére.
Íme egy újabb '68-as nemzedék, amelyet már csak a születési éve köt a szupermarketekben reklámozott forradalmak korához. E nemzedéki regénynek két hőse is van, az egyiket belülről, a másikat kívülről látjuk, az egyik élettörténetet sztoikus melankólia, a másikat gyilkos irónia hatja át. Pedig mindketten ugyanonnan indultak, együtt jártak általános iskolába, katolikus fiúgimnáziumba, együtt élhették át az 1989. júniusi választások idején a felnőtté válást és a jogfosztottság végét, de csak az egyikük gondolta úgy, hogy a szabadság mostantól kíméletlen versengésre késztet. A marginalizálódott, művészileg is rég csődött mondott Apostata és a táncos celeb Fidelis pályája nagyon különböző, mégsem könnyű eldönteni, hogy melyikük hozta ki belőle a maximumot, és melyikük érte be a semminél is kevesebbel.
"Rémisztő ez a könyv, mégis nagyon vicces. Melankolikus és kegyetlen. Vihogás és felperzselt föld marad utána. Elhamvad a tűzben Varsó, a varsói celebvilág, a fiatalság, minden illúzió, harminc-negyven év, minden, és megmarad az, ami tényleg vár ránk: magunkra maradunk, most már örökre, mindvégig.
Varga úgy érlelődik, mint a magyar bor. Egyre jobb." (Andrzej Stasiuk)
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The Ticket Collector from Belarus
'Brilliantly gripping' Sunday Times; 'Compelling' Daily Mail; 'Heart-rending' Sunday Telegraph; 'Excellent' The Times; 'Engrossing' Independent
The UK's only war crimes trial took place in 1999 and had its origins in the horrors of the Holocaust, but only now in The Ticket Collector from Belarus can the full story be told.
The Ticket Collector from Belarus tells the remarkable story of two interwoven journeys. Ben-Zion Blustein and Andrei Sawoniuk were childhood friends in 1930s Domachevo, a holiday and health resort in what is now Belarus. During the events that followed the Nazi invasion in 1941, they became the bitterest of enemies. After the war, Ben-Zion made his way to Israel, and 'Andrusha the bastard' to England, where he found work as a British Rail ticket collector in London.
They next confronted each other in the Old Bailey, over half a century later, where one was the principal prosecution witness, and the other charged with a fraction of the number of murders he was alleged to have committed. There was no physical evidence, just one man's word against another, leaving the jury with a series of agonising dilemmas: Could any witness statement be trusted so long after the event? Was Andrusha a brutal killer, a hapless pawn or a scapegoat? And were his furious protests a sign of guilt or the justified anger of an innocent old man?
Mike Anderson was gripped by the story, and so began his quest to find the truth about this astonishing case and the people at its heart. As he discovered, it was even more remarkable than he could ever have imagined.
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Die Teufelsbibel
Böhmen 1572. In einem halb zerstörten Kloster wird der achtjährige Andrej Zeuge eines schrecklichen Blutbads. Zehn Menschen, darunter seine Eltern, werden brutal ermordet. Andrej kann fliehen und nimmt eines der am besten gehüteten Geheimnisse der Kirche mit sich: das Wissen um die Existenz des Codex Gigas - der Teufelsbibel. Ein Dokument, das drei Päpste das Leben kosten und die Macht haben soll, das Ende der Welt einzuläuten. Sieben schwarz gekleidete Mönche haben geschworen, das Geheimnis der gefährlichen Handschrift zu behüten. Wer zu viel darüber weiß, muss sterben. Denn der Codex, so heißt es, stammt aus der Feder des Teufels ...
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New Page Design: Layout and Editorial Design
Featuring countless contemporary layout examples and practical information, New Page Design provides readers with a solid technical foundation for successful editorial design.
Now in paperback, New Page Design offers a comprehensive technical explanation of basic layout principles, a crucial graphic design field that covers the arrangement of typefaces, images, colours, objects, and grids on a page. New Page Design presents also a panorama of contemporary editorial design trends and styles through a selection of 100 projects, from newspapers and magazines to catalogues, books, brochures and posters. Supported by case studies and tips and tricks, within this book readers will gain an overall understanding of the fundamentals of editorial design, including paper size, typographic units, the history of typography and the styles of different typefaces, layout elements, interaction between sections, and the optimum way to visually convey a message. It is a perfect reference for designers who are looking for practical solutions and inspiration. The book includes interviews with Bruch —Idee & Form, Any Studio, Pyramid and Linus Lohoff.
Designers included and the countries they are working from at the moment of publication. Argentina: Mane Tatoulian. Australia: M. Giesser. Austria: Bruch—Idee & Form, Dominik Langegger. Brazil: Candice Alencar, Nayelli Jaraba, Estúdio Lampejo, Lucas Depolo Machado. Canada: Blok Design. Chile: Cristóbal Riesco. Denmark: Line Marie Rasmussen, Rasmus Jappe Kristiansen. Finland: Bond Creative Agency, Finland Tania Hoffrén, France: Empire, Syndicat, GeneralPublic, My Name is Wendy, Studio Fréro. Germany: Any Studio, Bureau Borsche, Carina Mähler, komma team, Miriam König, Moby Digg, Slanted Publishers. Guatemala: Andrés Higueros (+Mexico).Italy: Brando Corradini, Carla Cabras, Due Collective, Gusto IDS, Muttnik. Poland: Karolina Pietrzyk. Portugal: Sofia Felgueiras. Russia: Alsu Gilmanova, Ekaterina Nikolaeva, Galya Dautova and Karina Yazylyan, Timur Babaev . Spain: Clara.B Landín, creanet, David Reca, Leticia Ortín, Linus Lohoff. Sweden: Amanda & Erik, Studio Ahremark. The Netherlands: Format Wars. Turkey: Fatih Hardal. UK: Pyramid (+Portugal), Vincenzo Marchese Ragona. USA: Brian Liu (LA, CA), Pouya Ahmadi (Chigago, IL), Sagmeister & Walsh (NY, NY).
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Other Miss Bridgerton
RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE BRIDGERTONS . . .
Go back to where it all began with the third book in Sunday Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's dazzlingly witty Bridgerton prequel series, featuring the ancestors of the Bridgerton characters we all know and love. A generation before the Bridgertons, there were the Rokesbys . . .
She was in the wrong place . . .
Poppy Bridgerton may be fiercely independent and adventurous but even she was not prepared to be kidnapped by pirates from the Dorset coast!
He found her at the wrong time . . .
Despite his reputation as a rascal and reckless privateer, Captain Andrew James Rokesby is stunned to find Poppy tied up and waiting for him in his cabin.
Can two wrongs make the most perfect right?
Poppy has no idea that Andrew is actually the son of an earl, but when he learns that she is a Bridgerton, he knows he will likely have to wed her to avert a scandal. On the high seas, their war of words soon gives way to an intoxicating passion. But when Andrew's secrets are revealed, will his declaration of love be enough to capture her heart . . . ?
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Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . .
'Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books take all of the classic tropes we know and love... and gives them a thoroughly modern twist...they're hot, crazy, and full of feisty women relishing in the carnal delights that come from bedding rakish aristocrats... I can't focus on anything else.' - Stylist
'Quinn writes delightfully fast-paced, funny, sparkling and bright romance' Romantic Times
'The next best thing to Georgette Heyer' Gloss
'A smart, funny touch. . . reminiscent of Helen Fielding' Time Magazine
'Powered by a surfeit of dazzling wit and graced with a cast of unforgettable characters' Booklist
'A smart, funny touch. . . reminiscent of Helen Fielding' Time Magazine
'Quinn is incomparable! The latest addition to her beloved Bridgerton series is funny, charming, witty and wildly romantic' RT Book Reviews
'Like an episode of Downtown Abbey mixed with a great rom-com' iBooks Best Books of March
'Julia Quinn is one of the best historical romance novelists of our time' Heroes and Heartbreakers
'Quinn excels in writing stories full of joy and delight, where laughter trembles on the edges' Happy Ever After
'Quinn is a master of historical romance' Entertainment Weekly
'Full of wit, charm and smouldering attraction . . . an unputdownable story that I think romance fans will treasure' Harlequin Junkie
'This book was an utter delight . . . I just loved it' Love in a time of Feminism
A lélek igazságai
„Bízz ?azokban, akik az igazságot keresik, és kételkedj azokban, akik már megtalálták.” (André Gide)
Ne legyenek illúzióink! Csak mert több évtizede a különféle pszichoedukációs hatások révén a köznyelv részévé vált az önismeret szavunk; mert boldog-boldogtalan használja és hangsúlyozza a fontosságát; mert önsegítő könyvek százai emelik ki az ősi bölcsesség örök igazságát, mely szerint az egyik legnagyobb titok az életben a „Nosce te ipsum!”, a „gnóthi szeauton” – Ismered meg önmagad! – attól még az átlagembernek semmilyen önismerete nincs.
A valóságban manapság a legtöbb embernek legfeljebb öntalálkozásai akadnak. Önmagunk megismerését – tisztelet a kivételnek – felváltotta az időnkénti összefutás önmagunkkal egy-egy lopott félórára.
A kötet az alábbi kérdésköröket vizsgálja: I. Az önismeret egy életstílus II. A K+F mítosza, avagy miben tévednek a motivációs trénerek? III. A szökési sebesség. Meddig tart szüleink hatalma? IV. Hogyan kerültünk időcsapdába? V. A pszichokérdések rejtelmei VI. Pszichotechnikák 2.0 VII. Az arany négyszög. Térkép önmagunkhoz
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Classics Reimagined Alices Adventures in Wonderland
One of the most classic of children's books, this reimagined edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is wonderfully retold and beautifully illustrated throughout by Andrea D'Aquino.
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Lacná kniha Classics Reimagined Alices Adventures in Wonderland (-70%)
One of the most classic of children's books, this reimagined edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is wonderfully retold and beautifully illustrated throughout by Andrea D'Aquino.
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Fejtől s lábtól
„Mert száz esztendő azért biztosan kell, hogy kimenjen minden harag és dűh, s olyasmi. S főleg, hogy azokkal menjen ki, kik tanúskodtak, s szemükkel látták a nagy összeroskadást s mindent, szomorúságot, haza vesztését."
„A Fejtől s lábtól egy magányos férfi és egy magányos leány különös kettősét rajzolja meg a múlt századfordulón. Történetük tudásra és hasznos működésre szomjas két lélek szenvedélyes találkozása Kolozsvárral, a polgári Erdély kultúrájával, szellemi potenciáljával, a fejlődés igézetével. Egy szinte ismeretlen nyelven megszólaló regényt olvasunk, amelynek szerzője nem az almáriumban kutatja a családi múltat, hanem korabeli hírlapokban, színlapokon, sebészek esetleírásaiban, fürdőorvosok tervezeteiben. Ha művelődéstörténész volnék, hangsúlyoznám, hogy Tompa Andrea hézagpótló munkát írt. A regény elbűvölt olvasójaként azonban az érett elbeszélőt, a poézisra fogékony megfigyelőt látom, aki fordított optikával dolgozik: nem egy mikrovilág nagyjeleneteit írja, hanem a történelem teatralitását fordítja le a napi teendők gesztusaira."
Reményi József Tamás
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16,13 €
The Planets
'So staggering you go "whoa!" every few seconds' Guardian
'Really impressive' Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning
A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.
The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has never been seen before.
Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun's expanding power. Venus, once thought to be lush and fertile, now known to be trapped within a toxic and boiling atmosphere. Mars, the red planet, doomed by the loss of its atmosphere. Jupiter, twice the size of all the other planets combined, but insubstantial. Saturn, a stunning celestial beauty, the jewel of our Solar System. Uranus, the sideways planet and the first ice giant. Neptune, dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds. Pluto, the dwarf planet, a frozen rock.
Andrew Cohen and Professor Brian Cox take readers on a voyage of discovery, from the fiery heart of our Solar System, to its mysterious outer reaches. They touch on the latest discoveries that have expanded our knowledge of the planets, their moons and how they come to be.
More From Less
'Everyone knows we're doomed by runaway overpopulation, pollution, or resource depletion, whichever comes first. Not only is this view paralysing and fatalistic, but, as Andrew McAfee shows in this exhilarating book, it's wrong... More from Less is fascinating, enjoyable to read, and tremendously empowering' Steven Pinker
Bestselling author and co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy Andrew McAfee says there's a new reason for optimism: we're past the point of 'peak stuff' - from here on out, it'll take fewer resources to make things, and cost less to lead a comfortable life.
This turn of events invalidates the predictions of overpopulation alarmists and those who argue we need to drastically reduce our conception of how much is enough. What has made this turnabout possible? One thing primarily: the collaboration between technology and capitalism.
Capitalism's quest for higher profits is a quest for lower costs; materials and resources are expensive, and technological progress allows companies to use fewer of them even as they grow their markets. Modern smartphones take the place of cameras, GPS units, landline telephones, answering machines, tape recorders and alarm clocks. Precision agriculture lets farmers harvest larger crops while using less water and fertiliser. Passenger cars get lighter, which makes them cheaper to produce and more fuel-efficient. This means that, even though there'll be more people in the future, and they'll be wealthier and consume more, they'll do so while using fewer natural resources. For the first time ever, and for all time to come, humans will live more prosperous lives while treading more lightly on the Earth.
The future is not all bright, cautions McAfee. He warns of issues that still haven't been fully solved. (For example, our oceans are still vulnerable to overfishing; global warming is still running largely unchecked; and even as 'dematerialisation' - the reduced need for raw materials - improves our global situation, power and resources are getting more concentrated. That creates an even larger division between the haves and the have nots.)
More From Less is a revelatory, paradigm-shifting account of how we've stumbled into an unexpected balance with nature, and the possibility that our most abundant centuries are ahead of us.
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Together: 10 Choices For A Better Now
In 2020 protest movements across the world revealed the inequalities sewn into the fabric of society. The wildfires that ravaged Australia and California made it clear we are in the middle of a climate catastrophe. The pandemic showed us all just how precarious our economies really are, and the conspiracy theories surrounding the US election proved the same of our democracies. Those in charge do not have the answers. In fact, those in charge, more often that not, are the problem.
So, what do we do? In Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now, award-winning political commentator Ece Temelkuran puts forward a compelling new narrative for our current moment, not for some idealised future but for right now, and asks us to make a choice. To choose determination over hope; to embrace fear rather the cold comfort of ignorance; to save our energy for an unwavering attention on those in power and the destructive systems they uphold, rather than wasting time spewing out anger and outrage online. Above all, this book asks you to choose to have faith in the other human beings we share this planet with.
'I am giving Temelkuran's Together to everyone I know. So clear-eyed, frank, wise and joyous! An obligatory book for any human on earth today' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less
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Justine
Rediscover one of the twentieth century's greatest romances: a seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt, introduced by Andre Aciman (Call Me By Your Name and Find Me).
I remembered Justine saying harshly as she lay in bed: 'We use each other like axes to cut down the ones we really love'.
Alexandria: the great winepress of love. Trams, palm trees, and watermelon stalls lie honey-bathed in sunlight; in darkened bedrooms, sweaty lovers unfurl. But in a world trembling on the brink of war, passion and death are inextricable. When a penniless schoolteacher begins an affair with Justine - a married Egyptian lady of unparalleled glamour - their partners are sucked into a whirlpool of jealousy and violence.
One of the world's greatest romances, rich in political and sexual intrigue, Lawrence Durrell's scandalous 'investigation of modern love' set the world alight in 1957 and - as Andre Aciman reveals - it burns just as brightly today.
What Readers Are Saying:
'Sometimes you discover a new author and know you're going to be friends for life... One of the most beautiful books I've ever read.'
'I absolutely adored this book... I felt sucked into it with an amazing force by the beauty of the words... The backdrop of 1930s Egypt's literary circles and bohemian relationships is mesmerising... Breathtaking.'
'Shimmering and dreamlike... One of the most beautifully written books I've read... All of life is here; can't wait for the next one.'
'Lush, brutal, beautiful... Durrell captured a place and time that will never exist again.'
'What makes this novel truly spectacular is the language, the episodic jumps in time, the lush lyricism, and how Durrell so deftly manages to tie this all into both the city of Alexandria and the themes of passion, love, and jealousy.'