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Алексей Курилко — украинский актёр, писатель, драматург и радиоведущий. Лауреат Русской, Гоголевской премии, а также премии имени Максимилиана Волошина. Публиковался в международных периодических изданиях, таких как украинский журнал русскоязычных писателей «Радуга», литературный альманах «Хрещатик», «Литературная Россия», Литературный журнал литобъединения «Edita» и многих-многих других. Ведущий …
‘Philosophical, funny, cleverly structured, unpredictable’ Gabrielle ZevinIf a machine could offer a prescription for happiness but you might not like the results would you take the test?Eat more tangerines. Divorce your wife. Cut off your right index finger. The Apricity machine’s recommendations are often surprising, but they’re 99.97% guaranteed to make you happier. Pearl works for Apricity – m…
An enthralling well-written mystery for readers who enjoyed The Keeper of Lost Things and The Improbability of Love.A dead body. A family torn apart. Someone is lying.Years ago, a forgotten Goya masterpiece was stolen from Teresa’s family home, a crumbling mansion at Owl’s Point. Ever since, Teresa has stayed away, terrified of the rumours surrounding the Black Painting and the jealous accusations…
“Само слово «религия» заставляло его отпрянуть, холодея от растерянности при мысли, что люди могут так ненавидеть друг друга за поклонение одному и тому же Богу”. Фрэнсис Чисхолм – добросердечный и скромный священник, чья индивидуальность и непосредственность делают его непопулярным среди духовенства. Чтобы избавиться от “неудобного” священника, его отправляют в Китай. Более тридцати лет Чисхолм …
Роман переведен на 15 языков, издан в 30 странах и будет экранизирован продюсером фильмов «Отступники» и «Остров проклятых». Книга основана на реальных событиях. Берлин, 1939 год. Ханна Розенталь – еврейская девочка с арийской внешностью, и теперь, когда улицы Берлина увешаны зловещими флагами, ее семье больше не рады на родине. Проблеск надежды появляется в виде лайнера «Сент-Луис», обещающего е…
** A SIZZLING ROMP WITH A GREAT CAST OF CHARACTERS**Alice McBride’s husband Brad is super famous, totally gorgeous . . . and having an affair with his co-star. And now it’s splashed across all the newspapers.After kicking Brad out, Alice decides to rent out her beloved home for the summer. And the last person she expects to arrive at Borne Manor is a sexy cowboy called Robinson.Country music star …
‘I love all of Sue Moorcroft’s books!’Katie FfordeWhen Sofia Bianchi’s father Aldo dies, it makes her stop and look at things afresh. Having been his carer for so many years, she knows it’s time for her to live her own life – and to fulfil some promises she made to Aldo in his final days.So there’s nothing for it but to escape to Italy’s Umbrian mountains where, tucked away in a sleepy Italian vil…
HELLO!’s ‘Pick of the Week’A whirlwind mystery and unravelling love story set in a little bookshop in the heart of Paris.What readers are saying about Paris by the Book:‘Heartbreaking, moving and completely riveting.’‘Quirky and unusual.’‘Atmospheric and with a lot of charm.’‘An engaging book perfect for reading with a coffee.’‘A contemporary tale of love, loss and books…a literary lover’s delight…
The first three books in the hugely popular Paul Temple series follows crime fighting duo Paul and his wife Steve.Send for Paul Temple:In the dead of night, a watchman is brutally attacked and with his dying breath cries out, “The Green Finger!” It is the latest in a series of robberies to take place that have left Scotland Yard mystified, and with no other choice but to call upon the expertise of…
From the bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN, now a hit BBC TV production – the last three novels of her Tudor Court series: THE QUEEN’S FOOL, THE VIRGIN’S LOVER and THE OTHER QUEENTHE QUEEN’S FOOL is a stunning novel set in the Tudor court, depicting the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth, played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion. Elizabeth’s bitte…
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.Failing to keep a low profile whilst on holiday in Mallorca, Parker Pyne agrees to help a worried mother ‘save her boy’ from a young artist he has fallen in love with. But Mr Pyne’s idea of saving is distinctly different and involves an elaborate charade…
A battle of wills that’s about to get…heated!Sabrina knows her role as Maid of Honour for her bff’s wedding – to-do lists, spreadsheets… she’s totally in control. The best man is a whole different matter! They met once years ago but now Connor McCoy’s become the super-sexy, squillionaire type. And now she’s heard some intriguing rumours about what he likes in the bedroom…and it’s making her just a…
Two of Lindsey Kelk’s biggest books – and series openers – I HEART NEW YORK and ABOUT A GIRL.In I HEART NEW YORK, get ready to meet Angela Clark as she flees the world’s worst wedding and her cheating boyfriend clutching little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins and her passport. Jumping on a plane, Angela’s looking for a new life: destination – NYC. Before she knows it, s…
Elizabeth Smart’s passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as ‘Like MADAME BOVARY blasted by lightning … A masterpiece’.One day, while browsing in a London bookshop, Elizabeth Smart chanced upon a slim volume of poetry by George Barker – and fell passionately in love with him through the printed word. Eventually they communicat…
A collection of two of Cecelia Ahern’s bestselling and best-loved novels, PS, I LOVE YOU and ONE HUNDRED NAMESPS, I LOVE YOU tells the story of childhood sweethearts, Holly and Gerry. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other – until the unthinkable happens and Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Holly discovers a bundle of notes from Gerry, one for each o…