A love letter to Jane Austen and to the power of reading by an icon of British literature'Wise and wonderfully funny' The Times'Splendid'Guardian'It should be required reading'New York Times Book ReviewA special new edition of a modern classic, celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday: blending truth and fiction, the delightful collection of letters Fay Weldon sent her 'niece' about reading Jane Austen, the act of creation and the joys of writingIn this charming sequence of fictional letters - inspired by those Jane Austen sent to her own niece - 'Aunt Fay' writes to her niece Alice, an eighteen-year-old student and aspiring writer with green hair and zero interest in reading Austen for her college English class.
When Richard Slater receives a letter of complaint from one of his constituents, a Margaret Hayton, he merely responds with his standard letter of empty promises.
"e;An engrossing, often laugh-out-loud tale of two unlikely lovers"e; told in an epistolary style "e;to brilliant comic and dramatic effect"e; (Publishers Weekly).
"e;Bittersweet, funny and achingly real,"e; this mother-daughter relationship novel "e; delivers a strong, emotional reminder about the importance of loved ones"e; (Publishers Weekly).
Richly expansive and deeply moving, an intimate novel of secret lives and painful histories from one of the finest storytellers we have'This brilliant novel examines lives lived, losses accumulated, and the slipperiness of perception.
This enhanced ebook of Tolkien's timeless classic brings together all the original handwritten letters, some never before published, with Tolkien's original colour illustrations and audio recordings of every letter read by Sir Derek Jacobi and a full cast.
This ebook version of Tolkien's timeless classic presents readers with a plethora of full colour images of the original letters alongside the transcribed text, offering a truly engrossing reading experience.
FROM THE COSTA AWARD-WINNING, WOMEN S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF UNSETTLED GROUNDTwelve years ago Flora's mother Ingrid disappeared, vanishing from a Dorset beach, presumed drowned.
'Honest and beautifully written' Woman & HomeThe heartwarming classic about love and family from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris will make you both laugh and cry.
En 1909 Elinore Pruitt Stewart, una joven viuda con una niña pequeña, decidió romper con todo e irse a las agrestes montañas de Wyoming, en pleno Oeste americano, a probar suerte como pionera.
