Poor put-upon Bertie is still struggling to escape his overbearing mother's influence, his yoga lessons and his pink bedroom while wondering why new baby brother Ulysses looks uncomfortably like his psychotherapist.
With his characteristic warmth, inventiveness and brilliant wit, Alexander McCall Smith gives us more of the gloriously entertaining comings and goings at 44 Scotland Street, the Edinburgh townhouse.
In Espresso Tales, Alexander McCall Smith returns home to Edinburgh and the glorious cast of his own tales of the city, the residents of 44 Scotland Street, with a new set of challenges for each one of them.
'Tom Holt's comic fantasy is a great, uplifting read, fit to grace any reader's book collection' - Waterstones Books Quarterly'Holt's quirky characters and whimsical voice successfully infuse life into this entertaining romantic comedy' - Publishers WeeklyIt touches all our lives; our triumphs and tragedies, our proudest achievements, our most traumatic disasters.
Beethoven Confidential started life as a play that was developed into a screenplay for a film starring Jodie Foster and Glenda Jackson, with Anthony Hopkins as the deaf musical genius Ludwig von Beethoven.
In 1991, two Bulgarian brothers, Ned and Angel, receive an unusual package from the USA; a black plastic box containing the ashes of their late father, Professor Emmanuel Banov.
*NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES, THE WALSH SISTERS*Discover the seriously funny, stunningly written novel about one woman's attempts to put her past behind her, from the author of 2025 No.
Discover the brilliant, hilarious and unlikely story of a woman's life rebuilt, from the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series and The Woman who Went to Bed for a Year'There are two things that you should know about me immediately: the first is that I am beautiful, the second is that yesterday I killed a man.
ELEVEN ROMANTIC STORIES TO WARM YOUR HEART, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERS ME BEFORE YOU AND STILL ME From the author of THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER, now a major motion picture_________ In Paris for One, Nell is deserted by her boyfriend minutes before setting off on what was supposed to be a fantastic romantic weekend away to Paris.
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Set in the town of Gruel, South Carolina, this first novel by George Singleton, master of the comic short story, is the tale of a young man named Novel (his brother's name is James; his sister's is Joyce), a professional snake handler who stumbles across strange doings while he sits in a motel room writing his autobiography.
Nicht erst seit dem Überfall der Hamas auf Israel sind antisemitische Hetze und Vorurteile sowie antisemitisch grundierte Positionen in Deutschland wieder salonfähig geworden.
Herbert Ami, ein etwa 50-jähriger Lehrer für Deutsch und Geschichte an einem Progymnasium, schlägt sich durch ein Schuljahr voller Absurditäten, pädagogischer Grenzerfahrungen und überraschender Lichtblicke.
For longtime fans and new readers alike, Read, Love, Repeat: Three Novels by Elinor Lipmancollects three beloved works (My Latest Grievance, TheFamily Man, The View from Penthouse B) by the ';enchanting, infinitely witty yet serious, exceptionally intelligent, wholly original, and Austen-like stylist'* Elinor Lipman.
Longlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize'tender, vicious, hilarious, exhilarating, devastating and HOPEFUL'Daisy Buchanan'[a] knockout debut'New York Times'a riotous rollercoaster of hilarity, tenderness and beautiful craziness that kept me hooked from the start'Daily MailFrances was not looking for a relationship when she met Elaine in a bar.
