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Mermaid Singing (EN)
In 1954 Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, with children in tow, left grey post-war London for Greece. Mermaid Singing details the culture shock and sheer delight of their first year on the tiny sponge-fishing island of Kalymnos. Clift paints an evocative picture of the characters and sun-drenched rhythms of traditional life, long before mass tourism descended.
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Pathway of Roses (EN)
Janie Dallas looked exactly like the singer Vanessa Brandt. When Vanessa asked her to impersonate her for a week, there is one thing that tempts her: the company of Vanessa’s close friend Max Veldon, the famous conductor who would be by her side all this time. How could she refuse this exciting opportunity? The compelling story dates back to the 20th century and is written by Mary Whistler, a pseudonym of English romance writer Ida Pollock.
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Because You’re Mine (EN)
Is it always for the best to look for a missing person? Gunvor Ström is not entirely sure as she believes there are those who don´t want to be found. Despite this, she takes on a case. A wife needs help to find her husband, Per Cedergren. A simple case at first glance. Gunvor is convinced that he has sneaked off on an adventure with a mistress and soon will return voluntarily.
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The Reading Party (EN)
It is the 1970s and Oxford’s male institutions are finally opening their doors to women. Sarah Addleshaw – young, spirited and keen to prove her worth – begins term as the first female academic at her college. She is, in fact, its only female ‘Fellow’. Impulsive love affairs – with people, places and the ideas in her head – beset Sarah throughout her first exhilarating year as a don, but it is the Reading Party that has the most dramatic impact.
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Ice Cold Killers - Addicted to Death (EN)
Audiobook Ice Cold Killers - Addicted to Death by World History. What makes a serial killer? There is a huge difference between killers who kill once in the heat of the moment, mass murderers who slaughter many people at once, and serial killers who follow a specific pattern to kill carefully selected victims. A serial killer is an ice-cold predator who enjoys the hunt, is driven by ritual or a particular impulse, and who becomes increasingly dependent on the release that the murder provides.
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Ice Cold Killers - The Rituals of Murderers (EN)
From singling out victims at bus stops, targeting women with long, blonde hair, saving trophies, or dismembering and even eating their victims, each serial killer set a unique ritual for their murder, and these rituals are what betrays them in the end. Serial killers often begin with a few unplanned murders, where they experiment with which actions give them the greatest release.
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A Funeral for an Owl (EN)
A schoolyard stabbing sends wingbeats echoing from the past. One shocking event. Two teachers risk their careers to help a boy who has nothing. Three worlds intersect and collide. The best way to avoid trouble, thinks Ayisha Emmanuelle, is to avoid confrontation. As an inner-city schoolteacher, she does a whole lot of avoidance.
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Ani o dolar víc, ani o dolar míň
Jeden milion dolarů – přesně tolik získal Harvey Metclafe, celoživotní král pochybných obchodů, z prázdných slibů ropného naleziště a akciových čachrů. Čtyři muži – syn z hraběcího rodu, doktor z Harley Street, majitel galerie na Bond Street a oxfordský don – se přes noc stanou téměř žebráky. Tentokrát ale Harvey obral špatné muže.
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Dear Tiberius (EN)
Lucy Nolan was charged with taking care of the invalid daughter of the cold and distant Sir John, whom Lucy names Tiberius. She is very fond of the daughter, Miranda, and thus Lucy cannot help but feel distressed when Sir John introduces a difficult and temperamental ballerina into the household. Or is it something else than concern for Miranda – are her emerging feelings for Sir John himself getting in the way? The dramatic love story dates back to the 20th century and was written under one of Ida Pollock’s pseudonyms, Susan Barrie.
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An Unknown Woman (EN)
Fire destroyed her present. Secrets destroyed her past. Look in the mirror and ask yourself a question. Who are you? Do you know the answer? At the age of forty-six, Anita Hall knows exactly who she is. She has lived with partner Ed for fifteen years and is proud of the life they’ve built. They go out into the world separately: Ed with one eye on the future in the world of finance; Anita with one foot in the past, a curator at Hampton Court Palace.
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At the Stroke of Nine O’Clock (EN)
London 1949. The lives of three very different women are about to collide. Like most working-class daughters, Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. Even if that means putting herself in danger. Star of the silver screen, Ursula Delancy, has just been abandoned by the man she left her husband for.
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Jen čas ukáže
Audiokniha Jen čas ukáže, autorem je Jeffrey Archer. Velkolepý životní příběh Harryho Cliftona začíná v roce 1920 mrazivými slovy: „Tvrdili mi, že můj otec padl ve válce. " Uplyne však ještě dalších dvacet let, než Harry zjistí, jak jeho otec skutečně zemřel, což ho povede k otázce, kdo byl vlastně jeho otec? Je synem Arthura Cliftona, dokaře, který pracoval v Bristolském přístavu, nebo prvorozeným synem vrchního ředitele a zároveň dědice Barringtonovy plavební společnosti? Tento první díl sedmidílné Cliftonovy kroniky se odehrává v letech 1920 až 1940 a představí se v něm pozoruhodné postavy, které britský deník The Times přirovnal ke slavnému dílu „Sága rodu Forsytů".
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Kdyby Danny Cartwright požádal Beth Wilsonovou o ruku předchozího nebo následujícího dne, nebyl by zatčen a obviněn z vraždy svého nejlepšího přítele. A když jsou čtyři svědkové obžaloby právník, populární herec, aristokrat a nejmladší partner zavedené firmy, kdo uvěří jeho verzi událostí? Danny je odsouzen na dvaadvacet let a poslán do věznice Belmarsh, nejpřísněji střeženého nápravného zařízení v zemi, odkud dosud nikdy nikdo neutekl.
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Peel Me a Lotus (EN)
Audiobook Peel Me a Lotus written by Charmian Clift. In 1954 the Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston left grey, post- war London for Greece. Moving first to the tiny island of Kalymnos they then settled on Hydra and stayed for almost a decade. They bought a picturesque, dilapidated house and Charmian grappled with the chaos of domestic life, the arrival of a third child and the clash of cultures.
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The Border Wolves (EN)
Audiobook The Border Wolves, written by Damion Hunter. The final thrilling tale of the House of Appius Julianus. A new and deadly threat has emerged at the outskirts of the Roman Empire on the Danube, one that threatens to throw the entire region into chaos. Correus, risen to prefect of a cavalry ala on the border, and Flavius, advisor to the emperor, have both attempted to warn the erratic Domitian of the seriousness of this foe, but to no avail.
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Children of the Sun (EN)
1970: Fourteen-year-old Tony becomes seduced by the skinhead movement, sucked into a world of brutal racist violence and bizarre rituals. It's a milieu in which he must hide his homosexuality, in which every encounter is explosively risky. 2003: James is a young TV researcher, living with his boyfriend.
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