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This long-awaited daily reader brings 365 selections from The Chronicles of Narnia to provide daily inspiration, solace and guidance, as well as a memorable reminder of the power of C. S. Lewis’s enchanting stories and insightful themes. The Chronicles of Narnia have long been mainstays of children’s literature, but when re-read as an adult can deliver an entirely new experience. In the midst of these stories about adventures in a magical land are profound spiritual and ethical messages. A Year...
| Автор | Клайв Льюис |
The newly promoted Captain Richard Sharpe clashes with an incompetent colonel, leads his men in the battle of Talavera and earns himself a dangerous enemy.As Sharpe leads his men in to battle, he knows he must fight for the honour of the regiment and his future career.Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles...
| Автор | Bernard Cornwell |
From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge.There is something about Demi. When this boy is angry, rain clouds gather. When he cries, rivers burst their banks and the first time he takes a shot on a basketball court, the deities of the land take note.His mother, Modupe, looks on with a mixture of pride and worry. From close encounters, she knows Gods often act like...
| Автор | Inua Ellams |
From the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance, a page-turning epic Victorian historical family saga.London 1889: Victorian London is a place of wealth, privilege and poverty, a city of extremes. For James Falconer, who grew up as a barrow boy on a London market, it is a city of opportunity.Working his way up Henry Malvern’s trading company in Piccadilly, James faces fraud and betrayal. A fierce rivalry develops with Henry’s daughter and heir Alexis – but their animosity masks a powerful...
| Автор | Barbara Taylor Bradford |
From the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes the continuing story of indomitable heroine, Emma HarteEmma Harte is now eighty years old and ready to hand over the reins of the vast business empire she has created. To her favourite grandchild, Paula McGill Fairley, Emma bequeaths her mighty retailing empire with these heartfelt words: ‘I charge you to hold my dream.’A towering international success, this is the powerfully moving tale of one woman’s determination to...
| Автор | Barbara Taylor Bradford |
The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns…The legendary Emma Harte, the heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns in this sweeping saga of power, corruption, love and secrets…Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of Emma Harte and the guardian of her vast business empire, believes all that Emma left to the family is secure. However, beneath the surface tension is mounting and sibling rivalry brewing.Into this volatile mix walks Evan Hughes, a young American fashion...
| Автор | Barbara Taylor Bradford |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOWParis, 1919The nation’s leaders have gathered to rebuild the world from the ashes of The Great War. But for one woman, the City of Light harbours dark secrets and dangerous liaisons Brought to the peace conference by her German Diplomat father, Margot resents being trapped in Paris where she is still looked upon as the enemy.Yet returning to Berlin means a life with the wounded fiancé she barely knows. Torn between duty and the...
| Автор | Pam Jenoff |
From Victorian London to the vibrant port cities of England and France, from gracious stately homes in Gloucestershire to the decadence of Paris, Master of his Fate launches an unforgettable new historical series.London 1884: Queen Victoria is Empress of India and Britain is at its peak of worldwide power.James Falconer works as a barrow boy in a flourishing London market owned by Henry Malvern. But James hungers for more. Turning away from family tradition, he dreams of building an empire of...
| Автор | Barbara Taylor Bradford |
The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of Middle-earth, introducing some of the key characters.The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age...
| Автор | Джон Толкин |
Virgin River – now a Netflix Original seriesA Virgin River Christmas – Book 4A Christmas Miracle in Virgin RiverLast Christmas Marcie Sullivan said a final goodbye to her husband, Bobby. This Christmas she's come to Virgin River to find the man who saved his life, and gave her three more years with him. Fellow marine Ian Buchanan dragged Bobby to safety in Fallujah four years ago then disappeared. Since then, Marcie's letters to Ian have gone unanswered.When Marcie tracks Ian to the...
| Автор | Robyn Carr |
A Sunday Times BestsellerEngland’s Forgotten Queens‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’ -The TimesWidow Lady Katherine Swynford presents herself for a role in the household of merciless royal prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, hoping to end her destitution. But the Duke’s scandalous proposition leaves her life of pious integrity reeling…Seduced by the glare of royal adoration, Katherine becomes John’s mistress. She will leave behind...
| Автор | Anne O'Brien |
From celebrated fantasy author Den Patrick comes WITCHSIGN, the first novel in a fresh and exciting new fantasy trilogyIt has been seventy-five years since the dragons’ rule of fire and magic was ended. Out of the ashes, the Solmindre Empire was born.Since then, the tyrannical Synod has worked hard to banish all manifestations of the arcane from existence. However, children are still born bearing the taint of the arcane, known to all as witchsign. Vigilants are sent out across the continent of...
| Автор | Den Patrick |
‘Compelling’ Sunday TimesA powerful debut exploring the dark side of Cornwall – the wrecking and the drowned sailors – where poverty drove villagers to dark deeds…Shipwrecks are part of life in the remote village of Porthmorvoren, Cornwall. And as the sea washes the bodies of the drowned onto the beach, it also brings treasures: barrels of liquor, exotic fruit, the chance to lift a fine pair of boots from a corpse, maybe even a jewel or two.When, after a fierce storm, Mary Blight rescues a man...
| Автор | Noel O’Reilly |
The ups and down of three plucky factory girls, set in Britain’s best loved wrapped chocolate factory.The Quality Street Factory is fizzing with the news that the King and Queen and the two young princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, are going to visit the Mackintosh Factory where the country’s favourite wrapped chocolate is made. The factory floor is heady with excitement but plans are dealt a blow when a much loved staff member is the victim of a poisoning incident.Everyone is under...
| Автор | Penny Thorpe |
‘Amazing’ Meg Rosoff‘Extraordinary’ Maggie Alderson‘What some might call beauty, I find monstrous’In the age of the Faerie Queene, Elizabeth I, Lord Francis Rodermere starts to lay waste to a forest.Furious, the sorceress who dwells there scrawls a curse into the bark of the first oak he fells:A faerie boy will be born to you whose beauty will be your death.Ten years later, Lord Rodermere’s son, Beau is born – and all who encounter him are struck by his great beauty.Meanwhile, many miles away in...
| Автор | Wray Delaney |
Гетти – летучая мышка размером с грецкий орех. Она очень храбрая и любит приключения. Уже давно Гетти хочется улизнуть от мамы и вырваться на свободу, оказаться в парке и познакомиться с его обитателями. Но она должна оставаться дома, за заколоченным чердачным окном № 18 в усадьбе «Ласточкино гнездо». И вот однажды, когда мама Гетти сладко дремала после обеда, летучая мышка решила тайно отправиться в путешествие и посетить, наконец, оранжерею… Говорят, там водятся настоящие привидения! В...
| Автор | Аннет Рёдер |
Гетти – летучая мышка размером с грецкий орех. Она очень храбрая и любит приключения. Уже давно Гетти хочется улизнуть от мамы, вырваться на свободу и оказаться в парке. Но она должна оставаться дома, за заколоченным чердачным окном № 18 в усадьбе «Ласточкино гнездо». Однако Гетти снова и снова находит возможности улизнуть из дома и вместе с подругой Фиделией и этрусской землеройкой Стариной Пи отправляется на поиски приключений, а заодно спасает обитателей усадьбы! В формате PDF A4 сохранен...
| Автор | Аннет Рёдер |
Murder and mayhem are coupled with Japanese folklore and fable in this riveting tale of suspense.When the body of one of Nagano Prefecture's most prominent businessmen is found propped against a tree on Poison Plain, home of the legendary Demoness Maple, Inspector Takemura finds himself searching for the killer with the help and hindrance of an esteemed Tokyo professor and a beautiful university student. As the bodies begin to multiply in the sleepy mountain town of Togakushi, the three...
| Автор | Yasuo Uchida |
The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a common heritage of German, Scandinavian, and Anglo-Saxon peoples. This very readable collection features a rich selection of these time-honored stories, retold in simple dramatic fashion by noted Irish author Padraic Colum.Readers will find themselves drawn into the timeless world of the gods and goddesses who dwell in Asgard, a magical realm reached by a rainbow bridge. Here unfold the exciting stories of how Frey won Gerda, the Giant...
| Автор | Padraic Colum |
The first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS‘A most remarkable feat’ GuardianIn a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power – the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion.Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towersand The Return of the King.
| Автор | Джон Толкин |
The hardest times can build the strongest friendshipsCounty Donegal, Ireland, April 1845.Since following her heart and moving from her comfortable home in Scotland to the harsh mountainside of Ardtur, County Donegal, Hannah McGinley hasn’t had the easiest life. But surrounded by her two children and her loving husband Patrick she has found happiness.When her daughter returns home with news that her school may close as one of the teachers is moving away, Hannah feels compelled to take the vacant...
| Автор | Anne Doughty |
The first in the stunning River Maid series by Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly CourtLondon, 1854: twenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Her life seems set before her, never to leave this part of London and forever at her father’s beck and call.Then, one night, she must transport a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the banks of the Thames, a man who ends up renting a room in Essie’s house, identifying himself only...
| Автор | Dilly Court |
The first book in the gripping new WW2 Victory Sisters trilogy from the international bestselling author.In the midst of war, she knew her place was not at home…The most ambitious of three sisters, Lorraine ‘Raine’ Linfoot always dreamed of becoming a pilot. As a spirited seventeen-year-old, she persuades her hero Doug Williams to teach her to fly. When war breaks out in 1939, Raine is determined to put her skills to good use. She enlists in the Air Transport Auxiliary, becoming one of a handful...
| Автор | Molly Green |
Кто не знает мальчишку, который не захотел становиться взрослым? Конечно, Питера Пэна знают все!.. Ведь в душе каждого живет ребенок, который ни за что не хочет вырастать. Особенно остро это ощущал Джеймс Барри, который еще в своем романическом творчестве написал о потерявшемся мальчике, не желавшем, чтобы родители нашли его и вырастили. А уж когда Барри начал писать для детей… Детские произведения полнее отразили главные особенности его творчества: реальность часто смешана с вымыслом, а юмор и...
| Автор | Джеймс Барри |