In this novel - a story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities - Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century ''Being'' In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its ...
All day there had been disasters - the water pot went all over the latest painting; the Little Princess fell off the seesaw and banged her knee; and worst of all, there was a monster under the bed that night. The castle had been ringing with the constant shout of ''I Want My Mum!'' And Mum always knew ...
The stunning new standalone novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver. It\''s been five years since Mia and Brynn murdered Summer Marks, their best friend, in the woods. Increasingly obsessed with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn and by their fan-fiction imagining of its sequel, ...
Frey and Rafi are inseparable... two edges of the same knife. But Frey''s very existence is a secret. Frey is Rafi''s twin sister-and her body double. Their powerful father has many enemies, and the world has grown dangerous as the old order falls apart. So while Rafi was raised to be the perfect daughter, ...
Donna Tartt, author of the phenomenal bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend, returns with a breathtaking new novel.Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in ...
The hilarious, award-winning and global bestseller "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever" is now in paperback! The sixth instalment in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series - it''''s perfect for readers of 8+ and also reluctant readers. And you can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one of the three ...
The latest jaw-achingly funny, number-one bestselling novel from David Walliams - now out in paperback. Make your appointment if you dare….Darkness had come to….
One of the acknowledged masterpieces of 19th century realism, Madame Bovary is revered by writers and readers around the world, a mandatory stop on any pilgrimage through modern literature. Flaubert''s legendary style, his intense care over the selection of words and the shaping of sentences, his unmatched ...
Ellery''s never been to Echo Ridge, but she''s heard all about it. It''s where her aunt went missing at age sixteen, never to return. Where a Homecoming Queen''s murder five years ago made national news. And where Ellery now has to live with a grandmother she barely knows, after her failed-actress mother ...
A fun, thriller of an adventure told in words and pictures from master storyteller, Philip Pullman, including beautiful cover illustration by Peter Bailey and sumptuous illustrations throughout by David Mostyn. Rose and Lily and their little brother Ned live in an orphanage - a terrible place, where ...
After the Feast - A Dance with Dragons 2 (A Song of Ice and Fire).HBO''s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin''s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS: AFTER THE FEAST is the SECOND part of the ...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been one of the undisputed literary giants of the past century; his stories are vivid, energetic, tender and unforgettable; they have touched the lives of readers across the globe and earned him countless awards including the Nobel Prize for Literature. In the wake of the author''s ...
Zeměplocha se řítí k nevyhnutelné srážce se škodolibou rudou hvězdou a zachránit ji může pouze jediný člověk - neschopný a zbabělý čaroděj Mrakoplaš, který byl naposledy spatřen v okamžiku, kdy přepadl přes okraj světa. Kniha v anglickém jazyce. Panic? said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic ...
The unmissable finale to Ali Smith''s dazzling literary tour de force: the Seasonal quartet concludes in 2020 with Summer.In the present, Sacha knows the world''s in trouble. Her brother Robert just is trouble. Their mother and father are having trouble. Meanwhile the world''s in meltdown - and the real ...
Toddly loves to visit Granny on her farm.She makes the best cakes and theres lots to see and do. But will Butch the dog ever be his Friend ? Anglický etxt.
It''s the eleventh book in the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series! The pressure''s really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his ''creative side''. As if that''s not scary enough, Halloween''s ...
Meet Emily Windsnap! Ordinary girl on land, magical mermaid in water. Bubbling with magic, fun, friendship and new heights of adventure, a must-read for girls aged 8-12. Emily Windsnap, an ordinary girl on land and a magical mermaid in water, is overdue a break from excitement - as her exhausted best ...
Book Five in the Magnificent Dune Chroniclesthe Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Leto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and ...
Discover a world of adorable baby dinosaurs hiding in the pages of this exciting baby book. As Baby T.rex tries to find Mummy T.rex, he discovers lots more dinky dinosaurs hiding along the way! There\''s hungry Baby Ankylosaurus, noisy Baby Triceratops, and many more! When each flap is lifted, a new ...
