The №1 International Bestseller. ... Here is a small fact - you are going to die. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Some important information - this novel is narrated by Death. It's a small story, about: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. ... |
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"Друг мой, задумьıвался ли тьı над тем как оно к нам приходит - то, что должно случиться? А оно приходит не сразу, постепенно созревая в круговерти сошедшего с ума ежедневия, переполненного ложью, абсурдом и преступлениями. Созревая, оно наливается неизбежностью, напирает изнутри себя в ничего не подозревающую явь и может неожиданно прийти сначала именно к тебе, через твою фантазию о будущем, потому, что ему нужьı вестоносцьı. Оно ищет таких как тьı, пожелавших остаться независимьıми, когда уже все вокруг принимают ложь за сущую провдю, абсурд за норму и не замечаюъ преступлений." ... |
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Quick reads by great writers. To buy books would be a good thing, observed Arthur Schopenhauer, if we also could buy the time to read them. All devoted readers long for more time to spend with their books, and the next best thing to buying time is making the most of the available moments. Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers offers that opportunity. An outstanding collection of 30 brilliant short stories, each just six or fewer pages in length, it provides the chance to absorb an entire story (or two or three) in just one sitting. Quick Reads are bite-sized books by bestselling writers and well-known ... |
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Will your past always catch up with you? ... Tessa Dannall is excited and happy when her daughter, Nia, arrives at their family's tropical beach resort to get married. Tessa is also trying to forget the last time she went to a wedding on this beach and how that day changed her life for ever. But as the big day draws near, Tessa realises she must face the deadly ghosts from her past - or they may ruin her daughter's future. "Terrifically addictive" Good Housekeeping "Beautifully written" Closer "Koomson just gets better and better" Woman and Home ... |
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Queenie. How do you find the one in a million? ... Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matters. But after a tragic event, Sapphire vows to leave her old life, friends and her gang behind. Life without the Red Roses and the violence that always followed them is certainly quieter. When she meets a boy called Apollo on her way to Notting Hill Carnival, she forms an instant bond with him. She thinks he could be the one. Until she discovers he’s a member of rival gang, the Gold Teeth. Will she ever escape her past with the ... |
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Търся съпруга на мъжа си ... С разказите на Христо Карастоянов в „Търся съпруга на мъжа си” нахлува шаренията на днешния живот, със смешните и тъжни хора и събития, с неподправеното дишане на малкия град и малкия човек – обичан и разпознаваем и по улиците на Ямбол, и по сокаците на Едирне. Не така познато в Турция обаче се оказва „явлението” жена-поет. Може би в това вижда едно допълнително предизвикателство и прекрасният преводач от български на турски Хюсеин Мевсим, за да представи в анто-логията „10 български поетеси” няколко от съвременните женски имена в поезията – Божана Апостолова, Валентина Радинска, ... |
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When her father dies just before her eighteen birthday, Aderyn inherits the role of Protector of Atratys, a dominion in a kingdom where nobles can transform into birds. Aderyn's ancestral bird is a swan. But she has not been able to transform for years, not since witnessing the death of her mother. Aderyn must venture into the malevolent heart of the Citadel in order to seek the truth about the attack that killed her mother and to fight for the land she has vowed to protect. An epic story about broken loyalties, hidden secrets and daring courage. "Together, the transformed nobles follow the blazing boat out to ... |