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Ourika, Édouard, and Olivier


''I have no secrets; my unhappiness is the story of my entire life.''A key figure in the literary world of post-Revolutionary Paris, Claire de Duras was a writer of exceptional talent, admired by Sainte-Beuve and Goethe, imitated by Stendhal, and influencing later writers such as Fromentin, Ourika describes the discrimination suffered by a young Black woman brought up in an aristocratic French family, her unconscious adoption of this racial disdain, and her redemption by faith. Édouard charts the impossibility of the bourgeois hero''s love for the daughter of the aristocratic family into which he has been adopted on his parents'' death. In the epistolary Olivier, the two central protagonists, clearly in love, are nevertheless prevented from marriage by Olivier''s secret. Now accepted as integral to French Romanticism and the history of women''s writing, the narratives showcase Duras''s empathy with the exceptional, the outcast, and the victims of social injustice, providing pioneering studies in race, class, and sexuality. Chris Miller''s new translations into English are accompanied by an introduction and notes by Pratima Prasad, highlighting major themes in the texts. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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12,49 €

Moss''d In Space


Fabulously cosy adventure from bestselling author Rebecca Thorne, featuring shenanigans in space, a sentient starship and the feeling of finding home.Her starship gave her freedom. But could it also become a friend?Torian thought she was getting a bargain: a century-old alien starship, abandoned and covered in moss. It was her ticket away from a smuggling past and her overbearing ex . . . ah, ex-captain, Amelia. But the moss has a mind of its own.As the ship’s ‘organic computer,’ Moss is lonely, snarky and harbouring serious abandonment issues. And when Torian journeys onward, she encounters the immortal alien who built the craft, then just left it behind – with Moss inside. The ship he’s now accusing Torian of stealing. Charting a new course across the galaxy, Torian finds an unexpected ally in Amelia, who might help her find the safe haven she craves. Torian can pilot a starship. But can she uncover ancient secrets and connect with a computer that just wants to belong?If you love Firefly''s adventures in space, the loveable alien cast of Mass Effect and the coziness of Legends & Lattes, this is for you.* * *Praise for Rebecca Thorne:‘I absolutely loved it’– Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop‘Readers of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune will feel right at home’– Publishers Weekly‘Charming, pun-filled, gentle and deeply affirming’– Library Journal‘A fun romp through space that will keep readers engaged and eager’– School Library JournalCan''t Spell Treason without Tea was a Sunday Times HB fiction bestseller w/c 06/05/2024
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29,49 €

Animal Nightlife


Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friends from south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they have wings. As adults and ''multiples'' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they are all now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning out to be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which ''singulars'' - narrow-minded, non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather. It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Human society has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystem holding together all the unlikely alliances of ''animal nightlife'' has been placed in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of every kind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraph wires as a final showdown draws ever closer.
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Second Chances


It''s never too late for second chances...For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. She''s moving to a small town on the West Coast of Ireland to overhaul a large, long-abandoned residence named Chance House with her new husband.Then tragedy strikes, and Lydia is reminded why she doesn''t take chances. Suddenly she''s facing a very different prospect: a half-finished ramshackle estate, an overgrown garden, dwindling funds, no-one to turn to - and everywhere she looks, reminders of the love she''s lost.Starting over feels impossible. Staying put feels harder still. But when the local community rallies around her and Lydia is unexpectedly reminded of the power of new beginnings, she realises she might just owe it to herself and them to take a second chance on Chance House...It''s never too late for second chances...For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. She''s moving to a small town on the West Coast of Ireland to overhaul a large, long-abandoned residence named Chance House with her new husband.Then tragedy strikes, and Lydia is reminded why she doesn''t take chances. Suddenly she''s facing a very different prospect: a half-finished ramshackle estate, an overgrown garden, dwindling funds, no-one to turn to - and everywhere she looks, reminders of the love she''s lost.Starting over feels impossible. Staying put feels harder still. But when the local community rallies around her and Lydia is unexpectedly reminded of the power of new beginnings, she realises she might just owe it to herself and them to take a second chance on Chance House...From the Irish bestseller comes a brand-new, heart-breaking yet hopeful read about the importance of community and the power of starting over - perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Jill Mansell.
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius


A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction A number one New York Times Bestseller A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the moving memoir of a college student who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. This exhilarating debut, at once hilarious and wildly inventive, reinvented the memoir for the twenty-first century.
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17,99 €

Froggy: Autumn Antics!


Froggy is back for another series of little adventures, but this time, it's a whole lot chillier - which for Froggy just means cosy fires, playing in leaves and being his usual curious but slimy self!Winter is approaching at the pond, and Froggy is gearing up for all the fun that autumn and winter bring. Soup! Reading books in front of the fire! Snowball fights! Leaf fights! Mud fights! But he's noticed that his pond friends seem to be slowing down and getting ready to sleep through all the fun. Will he get lonely when they all go to sleep, or will he find more mischief to get int? he perfect cosy comic for Fall fun.
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Night Stairs


Centuries of tradition are coming to an end at St Cordula''s elite convent boarding school. Deputy Head, Fiona Fox, is about to preside over a controversial move to save it from ruin. But it’s not easy to change things at a school this old.Legend has it that the ghost of fifteenth-century nun, Sister Matilda, will keep St Cordula’s safe. But only as long as the words ‘GOD FORGIVE ME’, scrawled by Matilda on a chapel staircase wall before she fell to her death, are repainted every year. The words have only been allowed to fade once, in 2002. Then, fits of vertigo – ‘the spins’ – spread through the pupils, and a second girl fell to her death on the night stairs. But only three people know the truth of what happened the night of the tragedy.Now the spins are back, and Fiona must stem the outbreak before it threatens St Cordula’s future, or worse, another girl loses her life. But when one of her pupils begins a dangerous investigation into the past, old secrets start to twist into new scandals…PRAISE FOR ERIN KELLY:‘So thrilling and unexpected that it made my head spin’ LISA JEWELL‘Gripping, twisting, furiously clever’ RUTH WARE‘Erin Kelly is supremely skilled at unusual and intelligent suspense plots’ DAILY MAIL‘Original, suspenseful, and with complex characters that spring irresistibly to life on the page’ LOUISE CANDLISH‘An incredibly atmospheric psychological thriller with a clever, elaborate plot’ GRAZIA‘Incomparable…captivating, cleverly constructed’ PAULA HAWKINS‘A completely addictive story…Erin Kelly is a genius’ JANE CASEY‘Magnificent’ MARIAN KEYES‘A gripping tale of secrets, revenge and obsession, masterfully done’ GUARDIAN‘A unique storyteller; impossible to predict, impossible to put down’ JOHN MARRS‘Propulsive… atmospheric, original’ GILLIAN McALLISTER‘A taut chamber-piece of psychological suspense’ FINANCIAL TIMES''The worlds she creates are so rich and alive'' JANE FALLON
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Amíg a nyár véget ér


A találkozásuk nem véletlen volt, ám egyikük sem volt rá felkészülve. Léna már akkor a nyár végét várta, amikor az még el sem kezdődött. A forró és fojtogató budapesti hétköznapok már májusban a padlóra küldték, így megváltásként érkezett számára a lehetőség, hogy a nyári időszakban külföldön taníthat angolt. Nem volt más dolga, mint megkeresni a nyelviskola kínálatából azt az európai várost, ahol a leghidegebb van. Matti viszont élete legboldogabb nyarára készült Helsinkiben. Frissen elvált férfiként megérintette a szabadság szele, élvezte, hogy a sötét fellegek tovaszálltak, és végre megérkezett a napsütés a hosszú tél után. Ám minden számítását keresztülhúzta az új tanárnő érkezése, aki nemcsak elhappolta előle a haladó kurzust, de koordinátorként még támogatni is kénytelen az óráin. Léna kitörő lelkesedéssel, Matti hűvös ellenszenvvel vág bele a közös munkába. A két angoltanár között igen hamar feszültté válik a légkör, ám a szikrázó hangulat és a heves viták egy idő után egészen másfajta szenvedéllyé alakulnak át. Péntek Tünde romantikus regényével egy különleges finn kalandra csábítja az olvasókat. Szórakoztató köntösbe bújtatott történet újrakezdésről, kimondatlan vágyakról és arról, mit is lehet kezdeni azzal, ha a szív valami teljesen mást szeretne, mint amit az ész diktál.
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18,31 €

Ever Land


'A novel of huge power' ESTHER FREUD'Vivid and evocative' Juliet Stevenson'A haunting, lyrical novel that seems almost to dissolve time. Everyone should read it’ LOUISE KENNEDY'Compassionate and beautifully observed' GUY GUNARATNE'Cleverly conceived and brilliantly engaging . . . a powerful novel. Read this' PRISCILLA MORRIS'Ambitious and complex but handled with impressive ease' ROSE TREMAIN'An astonishingly compelling novel which is full of moral grace' OWEN JONES'A brave book ... It rings with truth' ELIZABETH LAIRD'Piercing, personal, necessary' COLUM MCCANNIt is the year 2000 when Dinah, a Jewish teenager from London, arrives in Israel with her family. Still reeling from the death of her beloved dad, the idea of having to start all over again daunts her. Dinah isn’t quite sure what to make of this seemingly pristine place: her new life seems soulless and suffocating.Another teenager, Safa, watches Dinah settle in. A fourteen-year-old Palestinian who was shot and killed decades ago in the Six Day War, Safa is caught in a limbo which she calls the ‘In-Between’. She is unable to fully pass on without knowing what happened to her younger sister, Nur, who is still alive somewhere. After thirty-three years, the possibility of finding her sister is suddenly within reach – but Safa needs Dinah's help.Alternating between past and present, and between Safa and Dinah, Ever Land is a gripping and powerful story that sheds light on the ongoing occupation of Palestine. It is a tale of belonging and identity, of devastation and displacement and – ultimately – of the enduring universality of humanity and love.
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Can You Solve the Murder - The Forest of Death


In this gripping interactive crime novel, YOU are the detective. At the end of every chapter, YOU decide what to do next… A village of secrets. You arrive at the heart of a remote forest to investigate the murder of a young woman, found dead inside an ancient stone circle. She's a rock singer, who was filming a music video. Now her bandmates are suspects, along with the eccentric locals. No one is telling the truth. There's just one problem: they all have water-tight alibis, and many villagers believe the singer was actually killed by the 'Stone Warden' - a figure from local folklore who haunts the forest. Only YOU can solve the mystery. Decide who to interview, decode the strange symbols written on the stone circle, and uncover what the villagers are hiding behind closed doors. Will your choices catch the killer - or will they be your downfall?
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23,99 €

Family Friends


The literary must-read of the summer: a deeply atmospheric novel about friendship, marriage, and long-suppressed secrets. Perfect for readers of Miranda Cowley Heller's The Paper Palace, A Family Matter by Claire Lynch, and Tessa Hadley.'Riveting ... I was gripped from the start' Claire Powell, author of All In'A perfect literary holiday read ... You won’t want to put it down' Roxy Dunn, author of Wants and NeedsSince they first met at university twenty years ago, Maggie and Will have spent the last two weeks of every summer in France with their close friends, Lydia and Roland. Both families have been looking forward to this cherished annual ritual. But this year things are different.Will has been hiding something from his wife, and is struggling to keep his deceit from seeping into the cracks in their marriage.Maggie is worried about their withdrawn teenage son.Roland is grappling with grief over the death of his first wife.Lydia is trying to ignore past chemistry with an old friend while learning to play second fiddle to a ghost.And then, into this conflicted fray steps Issy, Roland’s beguiling, irrepressible daughter from his first marriage.As the August heat beats down, and the children find new ways to entertain themselves, it starts to feel as if the fault lines in these relationships might widen; that it might be harder to hide secrets here, under the bright sun.Praise for Family Friends:'An intelligent, evocative, elegant novel simmering with tension and drama' Lisa Owens, author of Natural Disaster'A propulsive story with intrigue, secrecy and drama – I had a wonderful time reading it' Jenny Mustard, author of What A Time To Be Alive'Sultry and very evocative' Jo Hamya, author of The Hypocrite'An involving and psychologically acute portrait of marriage, friendship and loyalty tested to the limit. A sophisticated summer page-turner for Tessa Hadley fans' The Bookseller, Editor's Choice
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24,99 €

Ez a boldogság


Noel Crowe, miután tizenhét évesen hátat fordít a papi szemináriumnak, a nagyszüleihez kerül Fahába. Az apró ír faluban mintha megállt volna az idő - és az eső is szüntelenül szemerkél. Egyik reggel azonban kitisztul az ég, és híre megy, hogy hamarosan a villany is megérkezik. A változás első jeleivel együtt egy idegen is betoppan: Christy, a messziről érkezett villanyszerelő Noelékhez költözik. A fiú nem tudja, miért, de azonnal érzi, hogy a sorsuk összefonódott. Miközben ő a felnőtté válás bizonytalan útját járja, és fellángol benne a mindent elsöprő reménytelen szerelem egy lány iránt, Christy múltjának lassan feltáruló titkai fiatalkori választottjának elárulásáról megismertetik vele a szeretet és megbocsátás mélységeit. Niall Williams regénye gyengéd iróniával és mély bölcsességgel mesél hitről és kételyről, veszteségről és újrakezdésről, miközben egy letűnő világ csendes szépségét idézi meg - egy közösségét, ahol a hétköznapi történések is különös jelentéssel telnek meg.
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16,90 €

Beyond the Edge of Light


An unforgettable wartime novel about loyalty, honour and the unbearable cost of choosing a side, perfect for readers of The Rose Code, All the Light We Cannot See, and The Nightingale'A thoughtful and beautifully written story of young love across the divide' The Times‘This stunning novel will stay with you long after you turn the last page’ Lucy Foley'A heart-stopping thriller, a heart-breaking love story, and a heroine to die for. I loved it’ Kate Mosse_________Munich, 1938. Europe is on the brink of war when Julia 'Missie' Ormesby, a young Englishwoman, meets Conrad von Echlau, a German aristocrat whose conscience is increasingly at odds with the country he serves. Their connection is instant, consuming — and impossible. As Germany darkens under Nazi rule, Missie and Conrad are pulled apart by history. He remains bound to the Luftwaffe, while she returns to England, where her fluency in German leads her to Bletchley Park and the hidden world of enemy intelligence. But when Conrad is chosen for a secret German mission, the war brings them back into each other’s orbit in the most devastating way. Now Missie must confront the truth: the man she once loved is no longer just a memory. He is part of the enemy war machine. And as Britain’s intelligence chiefs close in, love, duty and country collide.
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22,99 €

Cold Eternity


From the Queen of Space Horror comes a terrifying, dread-filled nightmare perfect for fans of Ridley Scott and Andy Weir. 'This slice of space horror will be just the ticket for the Halloween season' New Scientist'So well done and creepy, with a twist that will shock you!' Hildur Knútsdóttir'The S.A. Barnes Creature Feature we've all been waiting for! Tense, nasty, and melancholic' Caitlin Starling_________Halley Zwick is on the run. Exposing an interplanetary conspiracy should have brought justice. Instead, it’s brought Halley a target on her back. With nowhere left to turn, she boards a relic of the past: Elysian Fields, a drifting crypt in deep space. Once hailed as humanity’s answer to death itself, Elysian Fields was trillionaire Zale Winfield’s promise to Earth’s elite — cryo-sleep until medicine caught up with mortality. But that future never came, and the barge has floated dark and silent for over a century. Or so Halley thought. Shadows fall across corridors. Scratching claws echo in the vents. Something is crawling, slithering, waking. As Halley descends into the heart of the ship, paranoia blurs into terror. The Elysian dead may not be sleeping—and what woke them is hungry. _________Readers love Cold Eternity'The best Barnes book yet''Just the right amount of horror''Creepy and atmospheric''I was on the edge at all times'
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When You Looked Away


THE GRIPPING NEW DI STRATTON THRILLER FROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF BELIEVEIt’s every mother’s worst nightmare. Your son is gone. And everyone’s a suspect…'Suspenseful and kept me guessing with a killer twist' 5***** Reader Review'Brilliantly plotted...an intense, emotional read' 5***** Reader Review -----Laura is ready to start a new chapter. Between her messy divorce with her ex-husband, and moving in with her new fiancé, her son Benjy and her successful writing career have been her only constants. Until that fateful day. The afternoon starts like any other. Laura collects Benjy from school, then heads upstairs to write. It’s not until the sun is setting that she realises the house is quiet. Too quiet. It’s not until she sees the footprints in the garden that she knows something is terribly wrong. One set is undeniably Benjy’s. It’s the other set that strikes fear in her heart – those of an adult. Someone who took her son, right from under her nose…DI Stratton is called to investigate. She must trust no one - and suspect everyone. Even Laura. After all, doesn't her latest story follow a boy the same age as Benjy? One that takes a devastating turn... -----Why readers can't put When You Looked Away down!'Captivated me immediately and held me until the very last word' 5***** reader review'Really gripping and emotional...excellent' 5***** reader review'Clever, chilling and chock full of intrigue, emotion and rawness' 5***** reader review'The plotting and pacing is masterful, keeping the tension high throughout...I didn't guess the ending and was desperate to find out the truth. It's impossible to put down!' 5***** reader reviewWhy authors and reviewers LOVE S.M. Govett: ‘The very definition of a page turner’ Janice Hallett‘A properly good, tense thriller which had me guessing until the end’ Jennie Godfrey ‘One of the finest crime stories of the year’ Daily Mail ‘A superior psychological thriller…gripping, clever and full of twists you won’t see coming’ Sarah Pinborough‘An addictive domestic thriller with razor sharp writing and dialogue that will keep you up all night’ Abigail Dean‘You won’t put it down once you start’ Prima
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Children of the Third Reich


The Third Reich cast a long shadow, not least over those born in Germany at that time. Whether the children of Nazi perpetrators or Holocaust survivors, they all had to come to terms with their dark past, based on an inhuman racial ideology.Renate was born in 1941, the daughter of an unknown SS General and Nazi war criminal who fathered her as part of his racial duty to produce 'A Child for Hitler.' Joe was born in 1946 in a Displaced Persons camp for Holocaust survivors. Dan was born in Haifa in 1938 to German Jewish immigrant parents. Then it was Palestine, later Israel, and Dan was a proud Israeli, until he wasn't so sure any more. All three grew up surrounded by silence and secrets, because their parents wanted to protect them from the horrors of the dark Nazi past which had devastated their lives.Decades later the three met, each trying to come to terms with their legacies of silence, secrets and pain. In Children of the Third Reich, acclaimed historian Catrine Clay traces their stories from Germany to the United States and Israel, confronting their dark pasts in order to find ways to a better future.
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Už se tě nebojím


Autentický příběh o vztahu, který se zvenčí zdá dokonalý, ale uvnitř se postupně mění v past plnou psychického i fyzického násilí. Autorka otevřeně popisuje ztrátu sebe sama, manipulaci, bezmoc i bolestnou cestu k rozhodnutí odejít. Tato osobní výpověď však není jen svědectvím o utrpení, ale především o odvaze znovu najít vlastní sílu, klid a svobodu. Knihu doplňují odborné komentáře, přepisy soudních výpovědí a fotografie, které příběhu dodávají hlubší kontext. Michaela Nosková, zpěvačka a muzikálová herečka a dnes také ombudsmanka Ministerstva práce a sociálních věcí, se ve své knize zpovídá z traumatické osobní zkušenosti s domácím násilím. V současné době věnuje své úsilí do pomoci lidem, kteří mohli zažít nebo zažívají stejné obtíže a aktivně upozorňuje na potřebu systémového zlepšení ochrany obětí. Otevřeně sdílí svůj příběh s cílem dodat odvahu, naději a přispět k větší citlivosti společnosti k tomuto tématu. Součástí poslání knihy je pomáhat obětem domácího násilí a upozorňovat na možnosti odborné pomoci ve spolupráci s nadací Bright Sky.
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15,06 € 19,99€

Příliš blízko


Arden si vždycky přála stát se spisovatelkou a teď se jí sen konečně splnil. Při autogramiádě si pro podpis přijde i sympatický muž jménem Dustin, který nešetří chválou. Poté co Arden kývne na jeho nabídku k setkání, netuší, že právě udělala největší chybu svého života. Dustin si je totiž jistý, že Arden je jediným smyslem jeho života, a hodlá ji o tom přesvědčit… všemi prostředky.
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Beletria je často nazývaná aj krásnou, alebo umeleckou literatúrou. Toto označenie pochádza z francúzskeho názvu belles lettres (krásna literatúra)Výrazom beletria sa súhrnne označujú umelecké prozaické diela. K najznámejším beletristickým žánrom patrí poviedka, novela, román, črta či umelecká reportáž.

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