'A writer of extraordinary strengths' GuardianSet in the mythical small city of Sparta, New York, this searing, vividly rendered exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance and tragic violence in late 20th-century America.
›Mein Herz gehört dir‹ von Marie Force ist der dritte Band der Bestseller-Reihe ›Lost in Love – Die Green-Mountain-Serie‹ und zugleich ein in sich abgeschlossener Liebesroman.
›Zwischen den Akten‹ »spielt« im Sommer 1939, und die politischen Veränderungen in Europa sind mitzudenken, wenn sie auch nicht beim Namen genannt sind - die Annexionen Österreichs und der Tschechoslowakei, die Bedrohung Polens, der Fall Barcelonas.
Between jobs and feeling financially strapped, gun-for-hire Hannah Nicks takes on an assignment that promises easy money and an all-expenses-paid vacation on the Mexican Riviera.
A magnificent novel that vividly evokes the atmosphere of a seventeenth century English country estate, and the seething intrigue of Rembrandt's Amsterdam where the population is in the grip of a fever of tulip trading.
A CHILLING NORDIC THRILLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD'Seeck has an uncanny ability to get the reader's heart pounding' - BooklistWhen homicide detective Jessica Niemi is ordered to take leave from work after her involvement in a street brawl, she retreats to a remote island in the land archipelago to rest.
"e;Rebecka Martinsson: the new Scandi-noir heroine to rival Saga Noren and Sarah Lund"e; iNews "e;In a television world now awash in female coppers, there aren't many as interesting and human as Rebecka"e; Wall Street JournalIn the first thaw of spring the body of a young woman surfaces in the River Torne in the far north of Sweden.
The echo of the novels of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series resonates in the stories of Carlos Ruiz Zaf n: gathered here for the first time - and some never before published in English - these stories are a celebration of one of the world's great storytellersA boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his creative gifts capture the attentions of an aloof young beauty who has stolen his heart.
"e;Both a pleasure and a testament to life in Ukraine, before"e; Sunday Times"e;Ukraine's greatest living novelist"e; New European"e;A Ukrainian Murakami"e; GuardianA love letter to the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees.
'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' The Sun'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' Daily Mail'Hugely inventive and wise, we adored this heart-lifting adventure' Heat Magazine|| THE NO.
An outstanding debut novel - an original and engaging black comedy about an angst-ridden twenty-something Londoner whose main achievement in life seems to be that he can prove that he's a loser.
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZEFEATURED ON BBC'S BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUBPenelope Fitzgerald's Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames, with an introduction from Alan Hollinghurst.
Exquisite Indian short storiesLukose is ready to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and enter the priesthood; Anna's parents are drowned as they make their way to a wedding by boat and she must now go and live with her uncle and his Italian wife in Rome; Chako, a doctor, meets a sad little girl whose mother has run away, and then, many years later, he encounters the mother at a party but cannot bear to share with her his knowledge of her daughter.
The third in the series of silent adventures of the trouserless man, whose cartoon antics abroad showcase the most fun you can have with your trousers off.
Ein Inserat auf einer Internet-Dating-Seite wird für Dawn zum Beginn einer aufregenden erotischen Reise durch die Männerwelt: Sie entdeckt ihre Vorliebe für Latex-Anzüge, lässt sich auf eine aufregende Ménage à trois ein und erfährt, warum man unbedingt einen französischen Liebhaber braucht … In ihrem erotischen Tagebuch beschreibt Dawn Porter freizügig ihre abenteuerlichen Streifzüge durch den Dschungel des Großstadt-Datens.
Situated on the cusp of West and East, between the foothills of the Alps and the mighty 'Blue Danube', Vienna has long presented authors with a wealth of material for stories that entertain and intrigue.
Situated on the cusp of West and East, between the foothills of the Alps and the mighty 'Blue Danube', Vienna has long presented authors with a wealth of material for stories that entertain and intrigue.
Presenting stories which represent each layer of the city of Moscow, from the centre of power to the outer rings of desolate estates and tumbledown shacks, this fascinating collection offers a lively and varied portrait in fiction of Russia's mysterious capital city.
