n the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child - not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strange herbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long - and among her island's guests ... |
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It was all sinking in. I'd never had a crush on anyone. No boys, no girls, not a single person I had ever met. What did that mean? Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush - but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she's sure she'll find her person one day. As she starts university with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia's ready to find romance, and with her outgoing roommate on her side and a place in the Shakespeare Society, her 'teenage dream' is in sight. But when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia ... |
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It's here! Number one bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with this highly-anticipated companion; the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view. When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most ... |
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The UK and US No. 1 bestseller. Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. ... From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day? In pursuit ... |
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This gorgeous paperback bind-up includes "Shadow Me" and "Reveal Me", the third and fourth novellas in the series, both in print for the first time ever. ... In "Shadow Me", Juliette is still reeling from Warner's betrayal, and Kenji is trying to balance his friendship with her with his responsibilities as a leader of the resistance against the Reestablishment. Things get even more interesting when an unexpected person from Omega Point's past surfaces. Reveal Me brings readers back to the Shatter Me world one last time before the final novel installment in the series hits shelves in ... |
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Edited by Ursula Doyle. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... From the private papers of Mark Twain and Mozart to those of Robert Browning and Nelson, "Love Letters of Great Men" collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by publisher Ursula Doyle. For some of these great men, love is a "delicious poison& ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Widely accepted as Henry James great masterpiece, "The Portrait of a Lady" is a poignant and intense exploration of freedom and identity. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an introduction by Costa Award-winning author Colm Toibin. Intelligent, beautiful and vivacious, Isabel Archer fascinates and ... |
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The Japanese Bestseller. ... What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In "Before the Coffee Gets Cold", we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafe's time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, ... |
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"She was never meant for you. She was never meant for any of this. That girl was sentenced to death the moment I named her Juliette."Juliette Ferrars isn`t who she thinks she is. Nothing in her world is what it seemed. She thought she`d defeated The Reestablishment. She thought she`d finally taken control of her life, her power, and her pain. But a lifetime of lies unravelling before her has changed all that. Stronger, braver, and more resilient than ever, Juliette must fight for life and love. But first she has to survive the war being waged against her mind. She has to remember who she was. New York Times ... |
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"Destroy me" and "Fractire me" - The "Shatter me" novellas with Juliette`s journal. ... "Hope will break my heart."This book collects her two companion novellas, "Fracture Me" and "Destroy Me", in print for the first time ever. It also features an exclusive look into Juliette’s journal and a preview of "Ignite Me", the hotly anticipated final novel of the series. "Destroy Me" tells the events between "Shatter Me" and "Unravel Me" from Warner’s point of view. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can’t ... |
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Der sechzehnjährige durch New York irrende Holden Caulfield ist zu einer Kultfigur ganzer Generationen geworden. "Der Fänger im Roggen" war J. D. Salingers erster Roman, mit dem er weltweit berühmt wurde. Allein im Rowohlt Taschenbuch wurden anderthalb Millionen Exemplare verkauft. ... |
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Fifteen-year-old Sam is not a famous vlogger, he's never gone viral, and he doesn't want to be the Next Big Thing. In fact he's ordinary and proud of it. None of which was a problem until Dad got rich and Mum made the whole family move to London. Now Sam's off to the North London Academy for the Gifted and Talented, where everyone's busy planning Hollywood domination or starting alt-metal psychedelica crossover bands. Sam knows he'll never belong, even if he wanted to. And that's before he ends up on stage wearing nothing but a fur onesie. A brilliantly funny look at fitting in, falling out ... |