The evening is a naturally reflective time of the day, when thoughts can end up going round and round in your head, landing on worst-case scenarios and interpretations.
Since May 1966 when Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were sentenced to lifeimprisonment at Chester Assizes the British public has been absorbed andhorrified by the Moors Murders.
In spring 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire - youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters - invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, the Devonshires' house in Ireland.
'As brutal, withering and funny as you'd expect' Julian Clary'A rollicking read, packed with wit and old-school glamour' Sunday Telegraph'Fabulously entertaining, impossibly glamorous and utterly irresistible' Piers Morgan'Packed with insight and fun' Red***A keen diarist from the age of twelve, Joan Collins is finally spilling the beans - well, nearly all of them.
Fünf Briefe des Schriftstellers, Übersetzers und Fotografen Kemal Kurt, ergänzt um Kommentare, Rezensionen und Nachrufe des Adressaten und Herausgebers Ulrich Karger, erinnern an einen großartigen "Verständiger".
The first complete and unexpurgated edition of the war diaries of Field Marshall Lord Alanbrooke - the most important and the most controversial military diaries of the modern era.
A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier—“recommended to anyone with an interest in the Panzerwaffe in the Second World War” (Recollections of WWII).
From the author of the critically-acclaimed Austerlitz and Across the Land and Water comes A Place in the Country, the much anticipated translation of one of W.
Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghue's new novel Learned By Heart'Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing' SARAH WATERS'[Anne Lister's] sense of self, and self-awareness, is what makes her modern to us .
After a period of forced exile and solitary wandering brought about by his radical views on religion and politics, Jean-Jacques Rousseau returned to Paris in 1770.
Recopilación de cartas escritas desde el corazón, donde cada carta expresa un latir, un sentir, donde los sentidos están a flor de piel y con el alma al aire dejo fluir esas emociones que afloran cuando le permites a la mente darse un respiro.
**SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020**'A new perspective on "e;Lilibet"e; as she fell for her future husband' Sunday Express, Books of the Year'For a glimpse into the lives of the young princesses these diaries are riveting' Daily Mail'A must if you love The Crown' Good Housekeeping'A wonderful book' A.
Der Briefroman beginnt mit einer Strafverfügung an eine Raserin und deren wütend-zynischen Antwort an den Beamten der Behörde, der kurz vor seiner Pensionierung steht und von den Mohnfeldern in seiner Heimat schwärmt.
Nachdem Nicole Daniel in flagranti mit einer Blondine erwischt hat, packt sie ihre Sachen und ihren Kater und zieht wieder bei ihrer Mutter daheim ein.
Este libro contiene una compilación de crónicas, ensayos, reportajes y perfiles que a lo largo de 2014 ocuparon un espacio en las páginas de El Tiempo, pero que no son escritos de un día, como suelen ser los que se publican en un diario, sino que trascienden el momento y la noticia para tocar lo profundo de cada personaje o situación y convertirse así en historias sin tiempo, dignas de ser releídas y entregadas en un libro.
The Touchstone - Edith Wharton - The Touchstone is a novel, written by Edith Wharton in 1905; it was the first of her many stories describing life in old New York.
'There never was anybody who had adventures as well as Miss Bird' SPECTATOR'Venture deep into the Colorado wilderness, and you will find her long-lasting legacy in the community of people choosing to live a life without limits' RUBY WAX, GUARDIAN 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' DERVLA MURPHY, IRISH TIMESBorn in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel.
As well as being the most celebrated diarist of all time, Samuel Pepys was also a hearty drinker, eater and connoisseur of epicurean delights, who indulged in every pleasure seventeenth-century London had to offer.
When Carrie Bradshaw in the "e;Sex and the City"e; movie began reading Love Letters of Great Men, millions of women wanted to get their hands on the book.
In diesem "Werk" beschreibt er seinen Kindern rührende und traurige Ereignisse, die seiner Mutter widerfuhren aber auch die schönen Zeiten des Verliebtseins seiner Eltern, die erst langsam und dann jä durch den unheilvollen Krieg endeten.
To mark the 20th anniversary of Kenneth Williams' death, a beautiful coffee table book celebrating his life, including never-before-seen photographs, sketches and personal testimony from Williams' closest friends, for the very first time.
'Birkin's diary entries ultimately expose the toxic reality behind one of the 20th century's most glamorous couples' Sunday TimesJane Birkin - actor, singer, songwriter and model - may have shot to worldwide fame through her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg and their controversial hit 'Je t'aime .
'With his Diaries, he has written himself into the life of our times with a panache and candour that ranks him next to Boswell or Pepys' The TimesThe first two volumes of Alan Clark's were irresistible, irreverent, infamous, outrageous.
