WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN\'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 When lovelorn Annie McDee stumbles across a dirty painting in a junk shop while looking for a present for an unsuitable man, she has no idea what she has discovered. Soon she finds herself drawn unwillingly into the tumultuous London art world, populated by exiled Russian

Amid the foggy streets of sinister London and the even more sinister countryside, Holmes and Watson once more solve the unsolvable. This book is a collection of stories, including - A Scandal in Bohemia\", \"A Case of Identity\", \"The Red-Headed League\" and \"The Boscombe Valley Mystery\".\"

Learn how to draw posed figures for fashion illustrationThis comprehensive reference provides hands-on techniques for created posed figures for fashion illustration. The first section illustrates various examples of nude and semi-nude poses (male and female). Later chapters illustrate the same poses wearing sportswear, sleepwear, dresses, suits, trousers, and casual and evening wear. The poses in each

From Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs) to Patrick Bateman (American Psycho), stories of serial killers and psychos loom large and menacing in our collective psyches. Tales of their grisly conquests have kept us cowering under the covers, but still turning the pages. Psychos is the first book to collect the scariest and most well-crafted fictional works about these deranged killers in a single

A young woman and her wife\'s attempts to have a child unfold in this poetic tale that ebbs and flows like the sea. 2019 Harvey Award Winner After years of difficulty trying to have children, a young couple finally announces their pregnancy, only to have the most joyous day of their lives replaced with one of unexpected heartbreak. Their relationship is put to the test as they forge ahead, working

From a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favorite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way from ancient Babylon to Hollywood. What father-to-be wouldn\'t feel a little jealous when his baby outstrips his success from the womb? And what happens

When Henry James died he left behind a series of notebooks filled with ideas for novels and stories that he never wrote. Now ten of our best contemporary authors and James enthusiasts have written new short stories based on these \'germs\' of ideas. Differing dramatically in setting and style, these stories are modern interpretations of the richly suggestive and enticing notes that Henry James left

Inspired by avid bicycle collector and designer Michael Embacher?s Cyclepedia, a cyclist?s guide to 100 of the most significant, exciting, and curious bicycles, these ten sheets of vibrant wrapping paper feature bold, bright, and abstract designs. The set also includes twelve gift tags.

A startling and at times unsettlingly prescient collection of J. G. Ballard\'s greatest interviews. J.G. Ballard was a literary giant. Best known for his controversial bestseller \'Crash\' and the memoir \'Empire of the Sun\', he was a writer of unique talent - always surprising, frequently prescient. Such acuity was not exclusive to his novels and, as this book reminds us, Ballard\'s restive intelligence

Thomas is thirty-two. He comes from the small town of Barkley. He has a wife there, Sarah, and a child, Mary; good solid names from the Good Book. And he is on his way home from the war, where he has been serving as a conscripted soldier. Thomas is also dead - he is one of the Walkin\'. And Barkley does not suffer the wicked to live.

Crossing the Water and Winter Trees contain the poems written during the exceptionally creative period of the last years of Sylvia Plath\'s life. Published posthumously in 1971, they add a startling counterpoint to Ariel, the volume that made her reputation. Readers will recognise some of her most celebrated poems - \'Childless Woman\', \'Mirror\', \'Insomniac\' - while discovering those still overlooked,

Farah Hafez raised her head and stared into the camcorder\'s reflective black hole. \'Now say what I want you to say. And do it convincingly. You can save this girl\'s life.\' That\'s when the words came. Unexpected and forceful. Like vomit. \'I, Farah Hafez, support the jihad against President Potanin\'s criminal regime.\' He smiled coldly and pulled the trigger anyway. After investigating what appeared

Out of extreme poverty Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread and then spends many years trying to escape his reputation as a criminal. In later years he rises socially and is a respectable member of society; but policeman Javert will not allow him to forget his past and is determined to expose him.

This series of Readers containing original, unsimplified stories written by famous classic and modern writers, now features four new titles. All the collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary, a description of major themes, pre-reading vocabulary activities, post-reading language and comprehension exercises, a literary analysis section and essay questions.

A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN DAILY EXPRESS, I AND IRISH INDEPENDENT \'Thrilling, mysterious, twisted\' Graham Norton \'Utterly mesmerising . . . A triumph\' New York Times Book Review \'Delivers chills galore\' Guardian The case of the extraordinary child . . . London, 1863. A strange puzzle has reached Bridie Devine, the finest female detective of her age. To recover a stolen child, Bridie must enter the

Reiten, reiten, reiten, durch den Tag, durch die Nacht, durch den Tag. Reiten, reiten, reiten. Und der Mut ist so müde geworden und die Sehnsucht so groß.\" So beginnt das wohl bekannteste und erfolgreichste Werk des jungen Rainer Maria Rilke, dessen Sujet uns heute fremd geworden ist, dessen suggestive poetische Kraft jedoch fortlebt. In hoch verdichteter lyrischer Prosa erfahren wir vom Tod des Fahnenträgers

Phileas Fogg is a man of habit, a Victorian gentleman who follows the same routine every day--until he accepts a wager that he can circle the globe within eighty days. Thus begins a hair-raising journey, in which Fogg\'s obsession with his timetable is complemented by the dynamism and versatility of his French manservant, Passepartout, whose has a talent for getting into scrapes as the two dash across

Just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, is the time when you feel the unexpected creep into the every day. As familiar journeys take a different turn, ordinary objects assume extraordinary powers. A blind intruder visits a dying man - and saves his life, with a kiss. A woman receives a phone call from her husband. Her late husband. In the emotional aftermath of her baby\'s sudden death,

ESCAPIST ROMANCE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, DEBBIE MACOMBER `Warm-hearted fiction ... Debbie Macomber knows how to write an absorbing novel.\' People\'s Friend _________________________________________ Jenna Boltz is at a crossroads. She\'s spent the last twenty years raising two children on her own. But now as they start to embark on their own lives, Jenna can\'t help but wonder what