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Two sisters living in London’s tough East End … will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive?Katherine and Jennifer Finch are like chalk and cheese: Katherine is a midwife, dedicating her life to helping others – and Jennifer is a prostitute.Le…
Two sisters living in London’s tough East End … will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive?Katherine and Jennifer Finch are like chalk and cheese: Katherine is a midwife, dedicating her life to helping others – and Jennifer is a prostitute.Le…
This is Ethel’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was a…
This is Ethel’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was a…
This is Gladys’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was …
This is Gladys’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was …
«Дух любви» (1931) – первый роман замечательной английской писательницы Дафны Дюморье (1907–1989). Его сюжет разворачивается на фоне захватывающих пейзажей Корнуолла, ставшего для Дюморье второй родиной, а также местом действия и других ее знаменитых…
«Дух любви» (1931) – первый роман замечательной английской писательницы Дафны Дюморье (1907–1989). Его сюжет разворачивается на фоне захватывающих пейзажей Корнуолла, ставшего для Дюморье второй родиной, а также местом действия и других ее знаменитых…
Tarixi romanlar müəllifi olan Əzizə Cəfərzadənin “Gülüstan”dan öncə romanı Sisianovun başçılığı ilə rus qoşunlarının Mustafa Xan Şirvaninin üzərinə hücumundan, onun məcburiyyət qarşısında Şirvanı tərk etməsindən, Cavad xanın həlakından bəhs edir. Büt…
Tarixi romanlar müəllifi olan Əzizə Cəfərzadənin “Gülüstan”dan öncə romanı Sisianovun başçılığı ilə rus qoşunlarının Mustafa Xan Şirvaninin üzərinə hücumundan, onun məcburiyyət qarşısında Şirvanı tərk etməsindən, Cavad xanın həlakından bəhs edir. Büt…
Англия. Середина XVI века.
Время восшествия на престол великой королевы Елизаветы I, принявшей Англию нищей и истерзанной бесконечными династическими распрями и превратившей ее в первую державу Европы.
Но пока до блистательного елизаветинского «золот…
Англия. Середина XVI века.
Время восшествия на престол великой королевы Елизаветы I, принявшей Англию нищей и истерзанной бесконечными династическими распрями и превратившей ее в первую державу Европы.
Но пока до блистательного елизаветинского «золот…
«Они ушли однажды в это небо, и небо их оставило себе»
Посвящается всем лётчикам истребителям Великой Отечественной Войны.
«Они ушли однажды в это небо, и небо их оставило себе»
Посвящается всем лётчикам истребителям Великой Отечественной Войны.
В одном британском городке XVIII века, одержимом религиозно-мистическими предрассудками, состоятельный молодой человек влюбляется в селянку, но будто весь мир, ополчившись против этого союза, приготовил им тяжелые испытания. Случается трагедия, начин…
В одном британском городке XVIII века, одержимом религиозно-мистическими предрассудками, состоятельный молодой человек влюбляется в селянку, но будто весь мир, ополчившись против этого союза, приготовил им тяжелые испытания. Случается трагедия, начин…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The happiness of love is in action; its test is what one is willing to do for others.’In first-century Judea, Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur is falsely accused of …
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The happiness of love is in action; its test is what one is willing to do for others.’In first-century Judea, Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur is falsely accused of …
Long-awaited reissue of the first part of the classic spy trilogy, GAME, SET and MATCH, when the Berlin Wall divided not just a city but a world.East is East and West is West – and they meet in Berlin…He was the best source the Department ever had, b…
Long-awaited reissue of the first part of the classic spy trilogy, GAME, SET and MATCH, when the Berlin Wall divided not just a city but a world.East is East and West is West – and they meet in Berlin…He was the best source the Department ever had, b…
Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of ‘The Speckled People’ and ‘Sailor in the Wardrobe’, turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century.1945. At…
Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of ‘The Speckled People’ and ‘Sailor in the Wardrobe’, turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century.1945. At…
Maligned as the courtesan who revealed the mighty Samson's secret for money, Delilah has become synonymous with treachery. But behind the myth is a tale far more tragic…From the moment they met, there was a fire in their relationship, with Samson pit…
Maligned as the courtesan who revealed the mighty Samson's secret for money, Delilah has become synonymous with treachery. But behind the myth is a tale far more tragic…From the moment they met, there was a fire in their relationship, with Samson pit…
A short story by Emma Donoghue from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.‘Since First I Saw Your Face’ reimagines a relationship between two notable Victorian women.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader…
A short story by Emma Donoghue from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.‘Since First I Saw Your Face’ reimagines a relationship between two notable Victorian women.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.In 1914 the world changed. Europe’s great powers were dragged, one by one, into a war by Serbian conflict which affected very few of them directly. At least it would resemble the short sharp battl…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.In 1914 the world changed. Europe’s great powers were dragged, one by one, into a war by Serbian conflict which affected very few of them directly. At least it would resemble the short sharp battl…
He is watching her…The chillingly brilliant read from Mark Edwards and Louise Voss, the bestselling authors of Catch Your Death.Doesn’t love always feel this way?Alex Parkinson is in love with his writing tutor, Siobhan. He has never loved anyone lik…
He is watching her…The chillingly brilliant read from Mark Edwards and Louise Voss, the bestselling authors of Catch Your Death.Doesn’t love always feel this way?Alex Parkinson is in love with his writing tutor, Siobhan. He has never loved anyone lik…
‘A heartwarming read.’ CloserGrieving widow, Kay Partridge and her daughter Evie, unable to face the oncoming Christmas festivities, move into a cottage at majestic Wintergill Farm in the Yorkshire Dales to escape.But Wintergill is far from the quiet…
‘A heartwarming read.’ CloserGrieving widow, Kay Partridge and her daughter Evie, unable to face the oncoming Christmas festivities, move into a cottage at majestic Wintergill Farm in the Yorkshire Dales to escape.But Wintergill is far from the quiet…
У обороняющейся роты советских солдат уже подходили к концу боеприпасы и ротный послал солдата к отставшему обозу машин с боезапасом. Но те застряли в грязи и он попросил пригнать хотя бы одну. Но и у противника та же история — танки продвигались впе…
У обороняющейся роты советских солдат уже подходили к концу боеприпасы и ротный послал солдата к отставшему обозу машин с боезапасом. Но те застряли в грязи и он попросил пригнать хотя бы одну. Но и у противника та же история — танки продвигались впе…
David Nobbs’ classic is now available as an ebook .Why should up-and-coming, thirty-two-year-old executive Robert Bellamy get himself the sack? What made him draw a caricature of the Exports Manager on the wall of the non-executive gents? Why is he h…
David Nobbs’ classic is now available as an ebook .Why should up-and-coming, thirty-two-year-old executive Robert Bellamy get himself the sack? What made him draw a caricature of the Exports Manager on the wall of the non-executive gents? Why is he h…
Действие романа относится к первой половине ХХ века и охватывает события, происходившие в канун Второй мировой войны, а также военное и послевоенное время.
Главные его герои – интеллектуалы и рабочие, аристократы, военные и политики России, Германии,…
Действие романа относится к первой половине ХХ века и охватывает события, происходившие в канун Второй мировой войны, а также военное и послевоенное время.
Главные его герои – интеллектуалы и рабочие, аристократы, военные и политики России, Германии,…
An ambitious and compelling first novel about a key moment in Irish history.November 1917. With tensions in Ireland, war in Europe and revolution in Russia, Victor Lennon returns to his home village after a long exile. Radicalised by his experiences …
An ambitious and compelling first novel about a key moment in Irish history.November 1917. With tensions in Ireland, war in Europe and revolution in Russia, Victor Lennon returns to his home village after a long exile. Radicalised by his experiences …