One of 'the heirs to John le Carre' The Times 'A tremendous achievement' WILLIAM BOYD'Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings' Sunday TimesTo betray, you must first belong.
'A powerful, vital commentary on empire, race, money, women and power'Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller'Absorbing and thoughtful.
Evelyn Waugh's beloved masterpiece, with an introduction by Paula Byrne The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War.
The seething cauldron of life, the infinite stratification of reality, the inextricable tangle of knowledge are what Gadda wants to depict Italo Calvino Gonzalo is a highly educated man living alone with his ageing, widowed mother in a town scarred by war.
From a USA Today bestselling author, this is a heart-stopping story of lost love, family drama, resilience and courage in World War II - perfect for fans of Heather Morris, Mandy Robotham and Kate Quinn.
Book III of "e;In The Shadow Of The Roman Empire"e; explores the story of the Roman Governor of Judaea's struggle between political survival and deliverance of justice for the innocent.
The Palace of Eternal Moonlight follows the poignant bond between the melancholic King Louis XVIII and gifted musician Céleste de Rochefort in post-revolutionary Paris.
The Prussian Blade follows Captain Albrecht von Hahn as he inherits his family's legendary Kriegsklinge - a sword steeped in three centuries of Prussian military glory.
The Nile's Lament follows the defiant Cleopatra of House Altes as she's forced into Pharaoh Ptolemy XII's royal harem, where beauty is both weapon and curse.
Adios al rey nos retrata a dos personajes que, si bien son muy distintos, encuentran entre ellos semejanzas y cosas que proteger, unidos por el mismo objetivo trazan un camino juntos en medio de la guerra que les compete, aunque en el fondo cada uno esta librando una lucha individual distinta.
Tras la cruenta y sangrienta Guerra Civil estadunidense, una nueva nación emerge de los escombros, una nación en la que millones de afroamericanos, ahora libres, reclaman su derecho a la ciudadanía, a la educación y a la tierra.
En esta afamada obra, calificada como la mejor novela historica del siglo XX, editada por el mismo Howard Fast y distribuida desde su garaje debido a la censura politica, se narra la historia del hombre que se convirtio en mito y terror para Roma.
Casimir Jelinek verwebt in diesem bemerkenswerten Erzählband neun eindringliche Geschichten, die sich um die ungewöhnliche Freundschaft zwischen dem böhmischen Pianisten Jan Ladislav Dussek und dem preußischen Prinzen Louis Ferdinand ranken.
"e;Thomas Buddenbrooks Dasein war kein anderes mehr als das eines Schauspielers, eines solchen aber, dessen ganzes Leben bis auf die geringste und alltaglichste Kleinigkeit zu einer einzigen Produktion geworden ist, einer Produktion, die mit Ausnahme einiger weniger und kurzer Stunden des Alleinseins und der Abspannung bestandig alle Krafte in Anspruch nimmt und verzehrt.
The struggle of man against his unseen and silent enemies, the lower or bacterial forms of life, once one becomes alive to it, has an irresistible fascination.
Terwijl Rinus zich gedwee door de gangen van WZC Zilverland laat rijden, vertelt Ingrid van de pastorale dienst dat hem in de kapel een verrassing wacht.
"e;Steppenwolf,"e; written by Hermann Hesse, is a novel that explores the complex inner life of its protagonist, Harry Haller, a middle-aged man grappling with his identity and place in society.
In einer Zeit, als Zahlen nicht nur abstrakte Größen, sondern göttliche Offenbarungen waren, wagt ein Mann das Undenkbare: Er entdeckt eine Wahrheit, die das Fundament der Welt erschüttern könnte.
