Чанги, остров Сингапур. Лагерът за военнопленници, който японците управляват с бездушна жестокост, докато жънат победи в Тихия океан по време на Втората световна война. Затворът за мъже от целия свят, които са се провинили само в едно - загубили са своята война и сега ден след ден, месец след месец, година след година гаснат бавно зад оградите с бодлива тел. Но не всички приемат безропотно съдбата си. Царя, арогантен и предприемчив американец, е намерил начин да живее добре, заради което е мразен от всички. Нищо обаче не е просто в "Чанги", никой не е просто добър или лош и в борбата за оцеляване моралните ... |
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В цъфналата ръж Идейки си запъхтяна вечерта веднъж, Джени вир-водица стана в цъфналата ръж. Джени зъзне цяла, Джени пламва изведнъж. Бърза, мокра да колене, в цъфналата ръж. Ако някой срещне някой в цъфналата ръж и целуне този някой някого веднъж, то нима ще знае всякой де, кога веднъж някога целувал някой в цъфналата ръж? ... |
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Големият майстор разказвач Джефри Арчър представя новия си роман - сага за изкуплението и отмъщението. ... "Изкусна фабула, кадифен стил." Ню Йорк Таймс Ако Дани Картрайт бе предложил на Бет да се оженят в друг ден, нямаше да бъде арестуван и обвинен в убийството на най-добрия си приятел. А когато четиримата свидетели на обвинението са светски персони, неговата версия няма никакъв шанс. Дани е осъден на двайсет и две години и изпратен в "Белмарш", строго охраняван затвор, откъдето никой не е избягал. Ала лъжесвидетелите подценяват решимостта на Дани да си отмъсти, както и неумолимия стремеж на ... |
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Ашкомб е най-красивата, кокетна къща в селцето Съфлок - мечтан дом за всяко малко момиченце, но и перфектно убежище, когато си преживял загуба. Саския е само на десет години, когато губи майка си и заживява със своя баща и двамата си дядовци. Младата жена израства, заобиколена от много обич, но усеща огромна празнина в душата си. Вече на трийсет и две години Саския има реномето на най-добрия реставратор в района. Заедно със своя баща Ралф тя поема нова задача от младия и амбициозен Матю. Той наследява имението "Гласкин хаус", пълно със стари и на пръв поглед ненужни книги. Но когато Саския открива скрита ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A tour de force of wit and sparkling dialogue, "Pride and Prejudice" shows how the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet and the aristocratic Mr Darcy must have their pride humbled and their prejudices dissolved before they can acknowledge their love for each other. Jane Austen 's best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason, and above all the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions. Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson, this "Macmillan Collector's ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Supernatural hounds, a family curse, a mysterious cipher and the return of a deadly enemy. Sherlock Holmes will have to utilize every skill he has to solve the two classic mysteries collected here. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" sees Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the misty wilds of Dartmoor to confront a devilish apparition, while in The Valley of Fear the pair investigate a gruesome murder that may be the work of the dastardly Professor Moriarty himself. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Roger Chillingworth arrives in New England after two years' separation from his wife, Hester Prynne, to find her on trial for adultery. She refuses to reveal her lover and is sentenced to wear a scarlet letter 'A' sewn onto her clothes. Resolving to discover the man's identity, Roger sets out to destroy his rival, while Hester desperately tries to protect her illegitimate daughter from a society determined to condemn them both. A smash hit in its day, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the gripping tale of three New England ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A novel of social and moral themes, "Hard Times" is the archetypal Dickens novel, filled with family difficulties, estrangement, rotten values and unhappiness. Published in 1854, it is set in the imaginary Coketown, an industrial city inspired by Preston, and tells the story of the family of Thomas Gradgrind, a man obsessed with misguided "Utilitarian" values that make him trust facts, statistics and practicality over emotion. Based on James Mill (the Utilitarian leader), Gradgrind raises his own children, Louisa and Tom, in line with ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One wild, snowy night on the Yorkshire moors, a gentleman asks about Wuthering Heights, the remote farmhouse inhabited by his mysterious landlord. He is told about the tragic romance of the beautiful, headstrong Cathy and the orphan Heathcliff, who - although desperately in love her - is rejected in favor of a rich suitor. But Cathy cannot forget him, and he develops a lust for revenge that will take over his life as he attempts to win her back, and to destroy everyone, and everything, he considers responsible for his loss. One of the great novels of the ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, "Romeo and Juliet" has spawned a host of imitators on stage and screen and been adapted countless times. A young man and woman meet by chance and instantly fall in love. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition is ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Nigel Cliff. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Aged ten, Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthier relations, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. However, life there is not as she imagined. Treated with disdain by three of her cousins, she finds her only comfort in the kindness of the fourth, Edmund. As they grow, their friendship develops into romantic love - until the arrival of Henry Crawford and his charming sister Mary causes an emotional upheaval that no one in the family expects. With psychological insight and sparkling wit, Jane Austen paints an irresistibly ... |
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Die 17-jährige Madeline hat noch nie das Haus verlassen, denn sie leidet an einer seltenen Immunkrankheit. Bisher war das kein Problem, weil sie es nicht anders kennt. Doch als im Nachbarhaus der geheimnisvolle Olly einzieht, kommen sich die beiden so nah, wie es für Madeline möglich ist. Plötzlich möchte sie die Welt außerhalb ihres sterilen Zimmers entdecken, die sie sonst nur aus Büchern kennt. Selbst wenn es bedeutet, dafür ihr Leben zu riskieren... ... |
