'Phenomenally powerful and beautifully written' the GuardianThe women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. A pair of sisters, grown now, have been inseparable ever since...

Editeur : Corsair
Parution : 2017-01-03

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An irresistible winter tale that will melt the coldest of hearts...Dive into this gorgeous winter warmer from Jo Thomas, bestselling author of The Oyster Catcher and Late Summer in the Vineyard. Notes from the Northern Lights is a sparkling short story available...

Editeur : Review
Parution : 2016-12-15

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'You are in the hands of a master' Daily Mail'Thoughtful, intelligent and light of touch... Lively has the gift, rare and wonderful, of being able to peel back the layers one by one and set them before us, translucent and gleaming.' Sunday TelegraphA dream house that is...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2016-11-24

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*WINNER OF THE CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER WITH THE TRIALS OF MARGARET BY L. C. TYLER*In honour of multi award-winning author Peter Lovesey, the members of the Detection Club have written twenty-two twisty - and twisted - short stories that will take you on a journey from...

Editeur : Sphere
Parution : 2016-11-03

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The perfect companion for your cosy Christmas - a bumper bundle of wonderfully romantic stories from Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Fforde. Turn on the Christmas lights, curl up on the sofa and immerse yourself in the deliciously readable world of Katie Fforde....

Editeur : Cornerstone Digital
Parution : 2016-11-03

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Take a trip to the cutting edge of terror and discover:- Why an obsession with sixties British comedy stars can make you a murderer ...- The mother who dreads the sound of hymns - with good reason.- How schooldays can be the weirdest days of your life.- A couple who...

Editeur : Transworld Digital
Parution : 2016-10-28

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A popular businessman awakes one morning to discover that everyone hates him. A young woman must surrender her virginity to a grotesque enemy in order to fulfil her family's destiny. An extraordinary chain of events is set in motion when a cocktail cabinet falls out of...

Editeur : Transworld Digital
Parution : 2016-10-28

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A collection of twelve darkly disturbing, twisted stories from the author of Roofworld, Spanky and the acclaimed Bryant and May novels. But don't expect to read about vampires, werewolves, or ghouls or ghosts, or dolls coming to life or brain-eating zombies. And as for...

Editeur : Transworld Digital
Parution : 2016-10-28

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'A wonderful book. Salley Vickers spins a spellbinding account of a family in distress' Elizabeth Strout on 'Cousins'Spring, 1918. Nine-year-old Charlotte Tye wakes up unusually early the night before her brother's wedding, and steals out down the familiar track leading...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2016-10-18

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Tuttavia, il Ministero della Magia era fortemente convinto che la costruzione di una nuova stazione per maghi nel centro di Londra avrebbe messo a dura prova la famosa ostinazione dei Babbani a non notare gli incantesimi neanche quando gli esplodono in faccia. – J.K....

Editeur : Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Parution : 2016-10-11
Collection : Pottermore Presents (Italiano)
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Das Zaubereiministerium war jedoch der Meinung, dass die Errichtung eines weiteren Zaubererbahnhofs mitten in London selbst die notorische Entschlossenheit der Muggel, alles Magische zu ignorieren, überstrapazieren könnte. – J.K. Rowling Pottermore Presents ist eine...

Editeur : Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Parution : 2016-10-11
Collection : Pottermore Presents (Deutsch)
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‘The Ministry of Magic felt strongly, however, that to construct an additional wizarding station in the middle of London would stretch even the Muggles’ notorious determination not to notice magic when it was exploding in front of their faces.’ – J.K....

Editeur : Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Parution : 2016-10-05
Collection : Pottermore Presents
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‘No Muggle Prime Minister has ever set foot in the Ministry of Magic, for reasons most succinctly summed up by ex-Minister Dugald McPhail (term of office 1858-1865): “their puir wee braines couldnae cope wi’ it.”’ – J.K. Rowling Pottermore Presents is a collection of...

Editeur : Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Parution : 2016-10-05
Collection : Pottermore Presents
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A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if he has to come back from the grave to do it.A man inherits a property where he discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever.Two newlyweds find their dream country cottage, unaware of an ancient...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2016-09-29

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FROM THE AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE (1996) AND THE WHITBREAD PRIZE (2003)'The Mackay vision . . . as rich in history and wonder as a plain Victorian terrace house' GUARDIAN'Her style has a lyric elegance that has deceived critics into describing her, with...

Editeur : Virago
Parution : 2016-09-15
Collection : Virago Modern Classics
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From beautiful lyrics to madcap waggery, from the prime suspect in a partridge killing in ancient Greece to the medieval monk's cat Pangur Bán and encompassing odes, fables, stories, limericks, songs, nursery rhymes and more, Mark Bryant has compiled a wonderfully...

Editeur : Robinson
Parution : 2016-09-08

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‘Minerva was the Roman goddess of warriors and wisdom. William McGonagall is celebrated as the worst poet in British history. There was something irresistible to me about his name, and the idea that such a brilliant woman might be a distant relative of the buffoonish...

Editeur : Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Parution : 2016-09-06
Collection : Pottermore Presents
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Er waren twee bronnen van inspiratie voor de Engelse naam Minerva McGonagall (Minerva Anderling). Minerva was de Romeinse godin van de krijgers en de wijsheid. William McGonagall wordt gevierd als de slechtste dichter in de Britse geschiedenis.Er was iets...

Editeur : Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Parution : 2016-09-06

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Het Ministerie van Toverkunst was er echter sterk van overtuigd, dat de aanleg van nog een tovenaarsstation in hartje Londen de sterke overtuiging van Dreuzels om magie zelfs niet op te merken wanneer het recht voor hun neus ontplofte, wel heel erg op de proef stelde. -...

Editeur : Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Parution : 2016-09-06

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‘I started to write short pieces when I was living in a room too small to write a novel in.’ So says Angela Carter of this collection, written during a period living in Toyko. These exotic, sensuous stories represent Carter’s first major achievement in the short story...

Editeur : Vintage Digital
Parution : 2016-08-11

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