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A masterpiece of black humour from the renown comic and acclaimed author of ‘At Swim-Two-Birds’ – Flann O’Brien.A thriller, a hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force, a surrealistic vision of eternity, the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle, and a chilling fable of unending guilt, ‘The Third Policeman’ is comparable only to ‘Alice…
From the internationally bestselling author of ‘The Solace of Leaving Early’, a funny, heartwrenching and unforgettable novel following the fortunes of a feisty young female pool hustler.Cassie Claiborne, at ten, was surely too young to be the head of her disparate family. But who else was going to do it? Growing up in Indiana with her distant, heartbroken mother, Laura, her fragile, eccentric sis…
“The Silver Brumby took me cantering into the world’s wilder places.” – Geraldine McCaughreanA silver brumby is a rare and special creature, prized both by other horses and by men…A silver brumby is special, but he will be hunted by man and horse alike, and must be stronger than both.Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, becomes king of the brumbies. But he must defend his herd from the mighty …
The eighth classic instalment in this genre-changing series of novels starring Detective Inspector Martin Beck. This new edition has an introduction by Michael Connolly.In one part of town, a woman robs a bank. In another, a corpse is found shot through the heart in a room locked from within, with no firearm in sight. Although the two incidents appear unrelated, Detective Inspector Martin Beck bel…
The eighth classic instalment in this genre-changing series of novels starring Detective Inspector Martin Beck. This new edition has an introduction by Michael Connolly.In one part of town, a woman robs a bank. In another, a corpse is found shot through the heart in a room locked from within, with no firearm in sight. Although the two incidents appear unrelated, Detective Inspector Martin Beck bel…
The complete WINDSINGERS SERIES by international bestselling author Megan Lindholm (who also writes as Robin Hobb).Harpies don't give up of blood debts. Neither do the men who serve them. A life must be given in return.Devastated by the slaughter of her family and haunted by memories of her own violent revenge, Ki rejects the comfort of her husband's gypsy people and wants only to wander in solitu…
The first volume in the classic epic trilogy of parallel worlds, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction.According to legend, the Gates of Zimiamvia lead to a land ‘that no mortal foot may tread, but that souls of the dead that were great upon earth do inhabit.’ Here they forever live, love, do battle, and even die again.Edward Lessingham – a…
www.SherrylWoods.com#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods brings readers the final chapter of the classic tales of the Devaneys…brothers torn apart in childhood, reunited by love. When a runaway teen surfaces at Molly Creighton's tavern, Daniel Devaney's job as a child advocate forces him to investigate…and to confront his tumultuous past with Molly. Though a tragic loss shattered the…
The groundbreaking novel about sex and growing up, available as an ebook for the first time.Longlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize, The Hand-Reared Boy was the first literary novel to honestly, and explicitly, explore the sexual awakening of a young man. Quite shocking when first published in 1970, it is now considered a classic.It is the first book in the Horatio Stubbs Trilogy.Brian says: “You…
Ранее роман публиковался под названием «Жизнь взаймы» в сокращенном журнальном варианте 1959 года. В данном издании публикуется окончательный книжный вариант 1961 года. Эту жизнь герои отвоевывают у смерти! Когда терять уже нечего, когда один стоит на краю гибели, так и не узнав жизни, а другому она стала невыносима. И, как всегда у Ремарка, только любовь и дружба остаются незыблемыми. Только в ни…
Writer, soldier, bookseller, father: Brian Aldiss has earned many titles in his life. In the Twinkling of an Eye is a candid, vivid and charming look at the stories behind this distinctive writer of fiction.His life as a struggling novelist is unflinchingly laid bare. There are recollections of the beauty and freedoms of Sumatra, the camaraderie of the army and the sobriety of post-war England, bo…
Первый в истории европейской литературы сборник рассказов, объединенных темой, по выражению самого автора, «паралича» личности и смерти души в консервативной и отсталой ирландской столице начала ХХ века. В нем работа и домашняя жизнь, будни и праздники обитателей Дублина – мрачного города, за кирпичными фасадами которого буднично и повседневно происходят убийства и самоубийства человеческих душ. Д…
Кнут Гамсун (1859—1952) – норвежский писатель, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе за 1920 год. В романах «Дети времени» (1913) и его продолжении «Местечко Сегельфосс» (1922) Кнут Гамсун рассказал историю возникновения и заката двух богатых семейств. Отношения владельца поместья Сегельфосс лейтенанта Виллаца Хольмсена и его жену фру Адельгейды – это характерные для многих гамсуновских персона…
Второй короткий роман писателя из Уругвая, темой которого является любовь и который основан на автобиографических элементах. В нем автор рассказывает об одном из своих сердечных потрясений, когда он, живя в Мисьонес, влюбился в 17-летнюю девушку по имени Ана Мария Паласио. Несмотря на попытки убедить родителей девушки разрешить ему жить с ней в джунглях, Кирога получил отказ, и их отношения не сло…
