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Blood Sisters
ISBN: 9780099485148 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kenya 1957. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands three girls from vastly different backgrounds becomes blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy of the Mau Mau rebellion and the tensions and upheavals of newly independent Kenya tear their childhood dreams apart. Separated by distance and by family obligation, the three young women are thrown into a larger world of conflicting interests. Camilla Broughton-Smith becomes a famous model in 1960s London. Sarah Mackay is sent to university in her native Ireland, an alien experience...
Kenya 1957. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands three girls from vastly different backgrounds becomes blood sisters, promising that no...
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A Durable Fire
ISBN: 9780099501695 / Angielski / Miękka / 561 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After the Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they spent their happiest childhood years. The novel is a breathtaking saga of friendship, soaring hope and redemption.
After the Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they spent their happiest childhood years. The novel is a ...
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The Choice: The captivating suspense novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author
ISBN: 9780099525691 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are some choices no parent should ever have to make Nikki Grant has her whole life ahead of her when she discovers she is pregnant. But she welcomes the news with joy--the baby will be a wonderful addition to the happy household she shares with the love of her life, Spencer James, and three close friends. Nikki's parents have a very different view of what the baby is going to mean to their daughter's future. Deeply disapproving of Spencer and the friends Nikki has chosen, their frustrations reach breaking point when Nikki refuses to be controlled by them any more. A rift opens up...
There are some choices no parent should ever have to make Nikki Grant has her whole life ahead of her when she discovers she is pregnant. But s...
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A brilliantly playful and entertaining first novel, Leela's Book weaves a wonderful tale of family life in contemporary Delhi.
Leela -- alluring, taciturn, haunted -- is returning to Delhi for the wedding of her husband's niece. After so many years in New York, she knows her arrival will unsettle precariously balanced lives. Twenty-five years ago her sister -- now dead -- was seduced by the groom's father and Leela has her own complicated past with him. Leela's is not the only disruptive presence at the wedding though. The groom's hedonistic twin sister arrives from London, reluctantly... A brilliantly playful and entertaining first novel, Leela's Book weaves a wonderful tale of family life in contemporary Delhi.
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86,70 |
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Stolen
ISBN: 9780099550679 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lucy Winters' parents have always been there for her. Now, estranged from her husband, she has moved to the country to take over their thriving auction business. But then, quite suddenly, her world is thrown into turmoil. She discovers a shocking truth, one that forces her to question everything she has ever known.
Lucy Winters' parents have always been there for her. Now, estranged from her husband, she has moved to the country to take over their thriving auctio...
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91,80 |
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Bleak House
ISBN: 9780199536313 / Angielski / Miękka / 976 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections--between the fashionable and the outcast, the beautiful and the ugly, the powerful and the victims. Nowhere in Dickens's later novels is his attack on an uncaring society more imaginatively embodied, but nowhere either is the mixture of comedy and angry satire more deftly managed.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's... Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections--between the fashionable a...
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The Vicar of Wakefield
ISBN: 9780199537549 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic and sentimental, the novel's popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life and loving family relationships.
New to this edition is an introduction by Robert... Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fi...
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33,98 |
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The Years
ISBN: 9780199555390 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During her lifetime 'The Years' was one of Virginia Woolf's most popular books, and is considered to be one of the most powerful indictments of Victorianism ever written. It traces the lives of three generations of the Pargier family from 1880 to the 1930s.
During her lifetime 'The Years' was one of Virginia Woolf's most popular books, and is considered to be one of the most powerful indictments of Victor...
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The Sorrows of Young Werther
ISBN: 9780199583027 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe to instant fame when it first appeared in 1774. Goethe's story of a sensitive young artist--an alienated youth of searching introspection and passionate intensity--captured the Romantic sensibility of the day and led to a wave of imitations. Translated by the award-winning author David Constantine, this new edition captures the novel's lyric clarity and powerful immediacy. In addition, Constantine's critical introduction sheds light on the autobiographical background, the novel's epistolary form and structure, and Werther's...
The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe to instant fame when it first appeared in 1774. Goethe's story of a sensitive young artist--an ...
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37,78 |
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Rescue
ISBN: 9780349120607 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The car crash should have killed her. But rookie paramedic Peter Webster takes the emergency call, and helps the young woman, Sheila, to survive. After the accident, she haunts his thoughts, despite his misgivings about getting involved with a patient.
The car crash should have killed her. But rookie paramedic Peter Webster takes the emergency call, and helps the young woman, Sheila, to survive. Afte...
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You Are the Love of My Life
ISBN: 9780393345940 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From a writer whose "unique presentation of human experience makes reading a delight" (Elizabeth Strout), You Are the Love of My Life is a story of how shame leads to secrets, secrets to lies, and how lies stand in the way of human connection.
From a writer whose "unique presentation of human experience makes reading a delight" (Elizabeth Strout), You Are the Love of My Life is a st...
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Stern Men
ISBN: 9780747598244 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For generations, the lobstermen of the islands of Fort Niles and Courne Haven have fought for territory. Their unlikely saviour is 18-year-old Ruth Thomas, a romantic woman who avoids her destiny with a passion that only draws her deeper into it.
For generations, the lobstermen of the islands of Fort Niles and Courne Haven have fought for territory. Their unlikely saviour is 18-year-old Ruth Th...
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Scandal In Prior's Ford: Number 4 in series
ISBN: 9780751542219 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prior's Ford's Women's Rural Institute finds itself on the verge of a civil war when Moira Melrose is defeated in her bid to become president for the third time by newcomer Alma Parr. Moira seeks revenge by trying to outdo the Parrs' extravagant Christmas outdoor decorations, and the feud escalates from there, setting neighbour against neighbour. A former villager returns to set up the village's first holiday home, causing deep resentment, and things are going from bad to worse at Tarbethill Farm when building starts on the field that Victor McNair persuaded his father Bert to hand over to...
Prior's Ford's Women's Rural Institute finds itself on the verge of a civil war when Moira Melrose is defeated in her bid to become president for the ...
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It's The Little Things: A captivating novel of what happens when love and friendship are pushed to the limits
ISBN: 9780752884332 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A gripping novel about how friendships survive the best and worst of times from the bestselling author of SUMMER AT THE LAKE.
Dan and Sally Oliver and their friend Chloe Hennessey are lucky to be alive. Three years on, after surviving one of the world's biggest natural disasters - the Boxing Day tsunami - their lives have changed dramatically. Dan and Sally are now parents. Dan is enjoying being a stay-at-home father taking care of their young son, and Sally is the breadwinner and loves her job as a partner in a Manchester law firm. The arrangement has so far worked well, but... A gripping novel about how friendships survive the best and worst of times from the bestselling author of SUMMER AT THE LAKE.
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The Clematis Tree
ISBN: 9780753811139 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A powerful novel about a family, and how their lives are torn apart in a single, devastating moment.
Mark and Claire seem an ideal couple. He is an accountant, she the daughter of a successful businessman. They live in a comfortable middle-class village in Surrey. Then, during a party for their daughter Pippa's baptism, their son Jeremy is knocked down on the road outside. It is their worst nightmare, something they thought could never happen, and the consequences will affect each one of them more than they could possibly imagine. What is Claire's guilty secret, and can her... A powerful novel about a family, and how their lives are torn apart in a single, devastating moment.
Mark and Claire seem an ideal couple. ... |
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Far From Over: A refreshing romance novel of humour and warmth
ISBN: 9780755329960 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gemma ended her marriage long ago, so why is she so upset when David marries again? But the trouble has just begun...
Gemma ended her marriage long ago, so why is she so upset when David marries again? But the trouble has just begun...
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The Empty Cradle: An unforgettable saga of compassion in the face of adversity
ISBN: 9780755385768 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To the outside world, Charlotte is the privileged daughter of the local vicar. Behind closed doors, however, she is the prisoner of her controlling father. As she grows up, Charlotte longs for freedom, but her captivating innocence leads her into trouble. Sent to Ireland to hide a shameful pregnancy, she discovers that once again her father has deceived her. She is forced into a convent's harsh and humiliating regime, where she must eventually give up the one thing that makes her life worthwhile.
When Charlotte returns to England, older than her years, she chooses to forget the past.... To the outside world, Charlotte is the privileged daughter of the local vicar. Behind closed doors, however, she is the prisoner of her controlling fa...
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Knit One Pearl One: A Beach Street Knitting Society Novel
ISBN: 9781401341671 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Knit one . . . It's been a busy few years since Jo Mackenzie lost her husband. Life has brought adventure, surprises, unexpected pleasures, and, of course, lots of knitting. Jo's seaside yarn shop, with a brand new cafe, has taken off, keeping her busier than ever. And being a single mum to two boys and headstrong toddler Pearl is just as exhausting and enchanting as she thought it would be. On top of all that, celebrity diva Grace has a secret; Jo's firecracker best friend Ellen is launching a new television series; and lovable but hapless Martin continues his oft misguided attempts to woo...
Knit one . . . It's been a busy few years since Jo Mackenzie lost her husband. Life has brought adventure, surprises, unexpected pleasures, and, of co...
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139,28 |
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Lies You Wanted to Hear
ISBN: 9781402284281 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An intense debut novel that's "compulsively readable and stunningly written," (Jodi Picoult), Lies You Wanted to Hear is hard-hitting story about a family torn apart from the inside out, and what happens when the mistakes you make cost more than anyone would expect. Alone in an empty house, Lucy tries to imagine the lives of her two young children. They have been gone for seven years, and she is tormented by the role she played in that heartbreaking loss. You can hardly see a glimpse of the sexy, edgy woman she used to be. Back then, she was a magnet for men... An intense debut novel that's "compulsively readable and stunningly written," (Jodi Picoult), Lies You Wanted to Hear is hard-hitt... |
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Christmas at Thrush Green
ISBN: 9781409102540 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang up their stockings, families go to church together and everyone enjoys the treats of the festive season. And when it snows as the carol singers make their way round the cottages on the green, it looks as if Christmas will be perfect this year. But not everything is as peaceful as it seems.
Phyllida and Frank have their work cut out for them when they agree to take on the Nativity play - made all the more difficult by an outbreak of chicken pox. The... The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang up their...
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