Bringing together a memorable cast of characters, Chedsy Place is a warm and witty novel, filled with the humour, piercing observation and remarkable characterization that makes Richmal Crompton one of the world's best-loved writers.
When Viola learned of her husband Humphrey's affair, it seemed obvious that she must divorce him so he could be with the woman soon to bear him a child, but now she must deal with her highly-strung and sensitive son Hilary and her sister Frances' sudden move to London alone, without Humphrey's steadying presence.
Quand son frère meurt, le vieux Takahiro retourne une dernière fois à sa rizière, où il se souviendra de la beauté,de la tragédie de sa vie et des jours où sa famille était tout autour de lui .
Dopo la morte di suo fratello maggiore, il vecchio Takahiro torna alla sua risaia un’ultima volta, dove ripercorrerà il cammino della sua vita, ricca di bellezza ma anche di tragedia, e ricorderà i giorni in cui la sua famiglia era tutta unita.
Cuando muere su hermano, el viejo Takahiro vuelve al arrozal por última vez, donde echará la vista atrás para contemplar la belleza y tragedia de su vida mientras recuerda los tiempos junto a toda su familia.
In this "e;complex, compelling"e; novel by the New York Times-bestselling author, a troubled woman uncovers the mysteries of her own past (Kirkus Reviews).
A man returns to his hometown after twenty-five years in prison, in this "e;richly atmospheric"e; novel by the acclaimed author of Songs in Ordinary Time (The Washington Post).
A novel of love and betrayal set during a cholera epidemic from the acclaimed British author of Of Human Bondage, "e;a great artist, a genius"e; (Theodore Dreiser).
After his wife's death, a man untangles the truth of her infidelity, in this masterful novel of pre-WWI England by the celebrated author of Parade's End.
A middle-aged stockbroker leaves his family to become an artist in this novel inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin from "e;a notable and original writer"e; (The New York Times).
A young man fights to save his mother and sister-and a group of abused schoolboys-in this novel of hardship and heroism from the great Victorian writer.
A Wisconsin man rejects his middle-class life in this controversial 1923 novel of madness and sexual freedom by the celebrated author of Winesburg, Ohio.
The Whitbread Award-winning author "e;demonstrates a master's touch"e; in this tale of an aristocratic Irish family's ruinous path toward modernity (The New York Times).
An Englishwoman is taken in by a duplicitous suitor in this "e;constantly surprising work"e; from the Whitbread Award-winning author of Love and Summer (John Updike, The New Yorker).
Three epic historical romances from the "e;compulsively readable"e; New York Times-bestselling author of A World Full of Strangers (TheWashington Post Book World).
The "e;darkly exuberant and passionate"e; saga of a man who flees Victorian England in disgrace-only to build an empire of corruption in America (The New York Times).
New York Times Bestseller: The "e;touching and effective"e; story of an American minister who returns home from WWII with five orphaned Holocaust survivors (The New York Times).
New York Times Bestseller: A sprawling epic of an American railroad dynasty's "e;sensational intrigues and stormy struggles for power"e; (The New York Times Book Review).
New York Times Bestseller: In the "e;undeniably powerful"e; sequel to Dynasty of Death, a new generation of Bouchards battles over the family empire (The New York Times Book Review).
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author's "e;magnificent"e; tale of romantic intrigue in the gothic tradition of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre (The New York Times).
The "e;deeply engrossing"e; saga of a 19th-century lumber baron's twisted love for his family-from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Captains and the Kings (The New York Times).
Three wise and witty novels of the sixties, sexuality, and the South by a New York Times-bestselling "e;strong, salty, original talent"e; (Doris Lessing).
Plantagenet Palliser must face new challenges and a changing world if he is to hold his family together in the final installment of the Palliser Novels.
