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When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of East Anglican coast, his wealthy father demands that…

• Rok vydání 1782

Published in 1782, this book is based on portrayal of the mannered decadence and sexual cynicism of the French aristocracy…

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• Rok vydání 2020

In this acrobatic and virtuosic collection, Paul Auster traces the compulsion to make literature.…

Great Britain. 1984. The miners' strike. It is the closest Britain has come to civil war in fifty years, setting the…

From the number one bestselling author of SAFE HOUSE comes a story about friendship, family, secrets, lies, and the things…

The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more…

Jim also has worries on the home front: his daughter has formed a connection with a Maharajah's son, who may in turn have a…

• Thriller

When There's Nowhere Left to Hide . He is aided by Rebecca Lewis, a London-based PI, who has come to the Isle of Man at the…

• Rok vydání 1960

This selection, made by Cummings himself in 1960, offers a comprehensive introduction to his most characteristic work —…

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset. He left school at sixteen to work as an apprentice for an architect who…

\nA classic seaside psychological thriller from author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Uncle Paul: \'Britain\'s…

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• Rok vydání 2018

Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England -- but now, in his early seventies, his reputation…

\n\'Darkly funny and startlingly contemporary, full of witty one-liners and stop-you-in-your-tracks observations about…

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• Rok vydání 2021

\nThe fifth novel in the enthralling series starring Golden Age crime writer Josephine TeyA house that can\'t restA crime…

\nFor years, Sgt Wayne Jenkins and his elite team of plain-clothed officers - the Gun Trace Task Force - had been the…

Why is the sea salty?How far away is space?Why can't I tickle myself?Why can't we live forever?Children ask the most…

\nSOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING PAUL MESCAL, CLAIRE FOY, ANDREW SCOTT AND JAMIE BELL Middle-aged, jaded and divorced, TV…

A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his…

• Čeština

With wit, colour and clarity, What A Wonderful World quickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the…

The tale of lives won from a cruel sea and crueller landlords. The dawning of the herring fisheries brought with it the hope…

• Rok vydání 2010

It's not until 2010, when Elisa's decomposed body is found in the church where she went missing, that the two cases are…

A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the…

\nIn the sixteenth century, the vast and sophisticated empire of China lay almost entirely unknown to Western travellers.\n…

Twenty years ago, British road cycling was in the doldrums: today it is at the top of the world thanks to Bradley Wiggins'…

Offers a portrait of a dancer's every day. This title presents the repetition of rehearsals, the excitement of creating…

• Rok vydání 2022

\n From the author of Golden Hill \'Glorious.\' Evening Standard\'Exhilarating.\' TLS\'Brilliant.\' Observer\'Dazzling.\'…

\n\'What the doctor ordered . . . What he doesn\'t realise is that encountering an illness and understanding it are two…

The Thief's Journal is perhaps Jean Genet's most authentically autobiographical novel; With a holy trinity of his own making…

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal…

A stunning international thriller and a wild, compulsive ride into the greedy vortex of modern life. Imagine a drug that…

• Rok vydání 2019

When Rachel Cusk decides to travel to Italy for a summer with her husband and two young children, she has no idea of the…

• Rok vydání 2020

\nThe award-winning, bestselling verse novel is now a stunning graphic novel with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff.\n…

State of the Nation: British Theatre since 1945 looks at post-war Britain from a theatrical perspective.…

West Country rivers predominate ('The West Dart'and 'Torridge'), but other poems imagine or recall Japanese rivers or Celtic…

Asha Phillips writes as both a child psychotherapist and a mother, using case studies as well as informal anecdotes from…

The SAS describes its attitude to the use of lethal force as 'Big boys' games, big boys' rules'.…

Extending the concerns of Dart and written over a period of several years, these poems combine abrupt honesty with an…

Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit?All these questions - and more - are answered in this juicy, truly intimate…

Part memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John…

• Rok vydání 2011

When Edward Thomas was killed at the Battle of Arras in 1917 his poems were largely unpublished.…

From one of the country's most eminent reviewers and academics, a delightfully sceptical and devastatingly intelligent…

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• Rok vydání 2019

When a brutally murdered man is found hanging in a theatre, Detective Sergeant Rex King becomes obsessed with the case.…

Andre and Madeleine have been in love for over fifty years. And why does Andre feel like he isn't there at all?Christopher…

Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman play rival magicians in turn-of-the-century London who battle each other for trade secrets,…

• Rok vydání 2018

And 'The Satoshi Affair' chronicles the strange case of Craig Wright, the Australian web developer who may or may not be the…

I'm an award-winning business woman. Beneath the surface, though, the cracks are starting to show. Linda by Penelope Skinner…