Such a Long Journey is set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and his family.It was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, and won the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize.

From the master storyteller, a startling new thriller set amidst the Danish Resistance. It is June 1941 and Denmark is under German occupation. On the rocky coast of Denmark, two brothers, Harald and Arne Olufsen are straining against the rigid confines

Seventeen-year-old River doesn\'t know what to do with himself when Penny, the girl he adores, dumps him. He lives in LA, where nobody walks anywhere, and Penny was his ride; he never bothered getting a license. He\'s stuck. He\'s desperate. He\'s lonely. One afternoon he does the unthinkable - he starts walking, and stumbles on a support group for teens with addictions. He fakes his way into the meetings

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALAN HOLLINGHURST `Astonishingly beautiful... The best gay novel written by anyone of our generation\' Harpers `A life changing read for me. Describes a New York that has completely disappeared and for which I longed - stuck in closed-on-Sunday\'s London\' Rupert Everett Young, divinely beautiful and tired of living a lie, Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight,

One of \"Sin City\'s\" most fascinatingly conflicted characters, Dwight, returns in \"The Big Fat Kill\", the third volume of Frank Miller\'s seminal noir comic and the inspiration for one of the segments of the blockbuster \"Sin City\" film! This third edition is newly redesigned and features a brand-new cover by Miller - some of his first comics art in years! For Dwight, sometimes standing up for

Una missione eroica per il soldato Kaspar. Deve fare la guardia a un mucchio di misteriose casse chiuse nel vecchio mulino, sulla montagna. Tutto solo? Non proprio. Sotto, nella valle, c\'e la guerra. E la citta viene invasa e fatta a pezzetti dal nemico, proprio sotto i suoi occhi. Kaspar vorrebbe andare, ma non puo lasciare il suo posto: ha nove regole da rispettare, lui: le regole del bravo soldato.

The provocative international bestseller about two young girls growing up fast in a failing industrial town on the coast of Italy They were always a pair: daring, intelligent Anna and breathtakingly gorgeous Francesca. Just shy of fourteen, their newly acquired curves and skimpy bathing suits have earned them celebrity status on the beaches of their gritty town, where the glittering resort island of

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Considered one of Shakespeare\'s most haunting tragic-comedies, The Winter\'s Tale is an in-depth analysis of the psychology of family and friendship, jealousy and love, art and nature, all illustrated in rich poetry. Based on Robert Greene\'s story Pandosto, the play tells the story of Leontes, king of Sicilia,

In recent years the sneaker scene has exploded with limited editions and artist/designer collaborations. These specialist shoes are invariably produced as short runs, using innovative or luxury materials and often have bespoke packaging.Art &, Soul is the first book to focus exclusively on contemporary, cutting-edge sneaker design. It sets out to explore and to celebrate the creative side of sneaker

A train journey from Turkey to France is delayed by thick snow. So when a passenger on the train is found murdered in his bed, it is the perfect opportunity for Agatha Christie\'s famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to prove his ability and solve the crime using the power of his brain.

The former Well Loved Tales\" series have been redesigned with brighter inks and coated paper to enhance the appeal of these fairy tales to young children. They are all intended for one level of readability and are considered ideal bedtime stories. This is the story of the Princess and the frog\".\"

Four lives, one woman, a star-crossed love . . . In 1895, sixteen-year-old Juliet begins a passionate, doomed romance with a married artist. In 1932, aspiring actress Nora escapes New York for the bright lights of Hollywood and a new chance at love. In 1970, Californian musician Sandra\'s secret love affair threatens to tear her band apart. And in 2012, Helen is starting to remember the tragic details

On October 17, eleven years ago, Julie Miller was found brutally strangled in the basement of her house in the township of Livingston, New Jersey. On that day, Will\'s brother, Ken Klein, became the subject of an international manhunt accused of the crime. He has not been seen since. Will has tried to get on with his life in the intervening years. He has a beautiful new girlfriend, Sheila, and a job

November 2009. An emaciated young lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, is led to a freezing isolation cell in a Moscow prison, handcuffed to a bed rail, and beaten to death by eight police officers. His crime? To testify against the Russian Interior Ministry officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes paid to the state by one of the world\'s most successful hedge funds. Magnitsky\'s

Paul West is in deep financial merde. His only way out of debt is to accept a decidedly dodgy job that involves him touring America in a Mini, while pretending to be typically British. Also in the car is Paul\'s French girlfriend, Alexa, and his American poet friend, Jake, whose main aim in life is to sleep with a woman from every country in the world. Preferably in the back of Paul\'s Mini. But as

Matt Shore is a pilot who finds himself in the middle of a racing scam when he gets a job ferrying high class punters around England\'s race course. Dick Francis, a former National Hunt jockey, is a well-known thriller writer whose books include Dead Cert\".\"

Part of a 6 level series of readers for children learning English, which brings together a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles. This work aims to provide reinforcement of the basic structures and vocabulary contained in the most major primary courses.

Ce roman a l’originalité de nous offrir de la France une vision mythique et lointaine, travers les nombreux récits que Charlotte Lemonnier, « égarée dans l’immensité neigeuse de la Russie », raconte son petit-fils et confident. Ce roman a reçu le prix Goncourt 1995 et ex-aequo le prix Médicis 1995. --Ce texte fait référence une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

\"Die Maßnahme ist nicht für Zuschauer geschrieben worden, sondern nur für die Belehrung der Aufführenden. Aufführungen vor Publikum rufen erfahrungsgemäß nichts als moralische Affekte für gewöhnlich minderer Art beim Publikum hervor. Ich gebe daher das Stück seit langem nicht für Aufführungen frei\", stellt Brecht 1956 fest. Die vorliegende Ausgabe präsentiert, der erheblichen Unterschiede wegen,

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, motivating material that will instantly appeal to students. \"Iraq in Fragments\" is based on an award-winning documentary film and gives an account of the lives of ordinary people in Iraq, after the American invasion.