4th Estate My Life as a Rat Оутс Джойс Кэрол

Мастерский роман о насильственном преступлении и его последствиях для общества – такой же своевременный и актуальный в 2019 году, каким он был при первой публикации в 2001 году • - Мы были Малвани, помнишь нас? Долгое время вы нам завидовали, потом пожалели нас. Долгое время вы восхищались нами, потом подумали о хорошем! это то, чего они заслуживают • Малвани с фермы Хай-Пойнт благословенны. Но затем, в День Святого Валентина 1976 года, что-то случается с Марианной, хорошенькой шестнадцатилетней дочерью, и ничто уже никогда не будет прежним • Книга на английском языке • A masterful novel about a violent crime and its reverberations throughout a community – as timely and relevant in 2019 as it was when first published in 2001 • ‘We were the Mulvaneys, remember us? For a long time you envied us, then you pitied us

An ingenious dystopian novel of one young woman’s resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society • When a recklessly idealistic girl in a dystopian future society dares to test the perimeters of her tightly controlled world, she is punished by being sent back in time to a region of North America – ‘Wainscotia, Wisconsin’ – that existed eighty years before. Cast adrift in time in this idyllic Midwestern town, she is set upon a course of ‘rehabilitation’ – but she falls in love with a fellow exile and starts to question the constraints of her new existence, with results that are both devastating and liberating • Arresting and visionary, Hazards of Time Travel is an exquisitely wrought love story, a novel of harrowing discovery – and an oblique but powerful response to our current political climate

From the towering imagination of Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of BLONDE, now a major motion picture, seven feverishly unsettling works of suspense • A precocious eleven-year-old, in thrall to the mysterious black sheep of the family, climbs into his sky-blue Chevy to be driven to an uncertain, unforgettable, fate. A university student becomes obsessed with the murder of a female classmate as her own sense of self deteriorates. A recent widow grieves inside her lakefront home and fantasizes about transforming into a great flying predator – unerring and pitiless in the hunt • These meticulously crafted, deeply disquieting stories confront the dangers that surround us, and the dangers that lurk within

Когда патриарх семейства, бывший мэр городка в штате Нью-Йорк, становится жертвой полицейского насилия, его жена и все пятеро детей реагируют самым неожиданным образом, и давние фамильные тайны становятся явными, и глубоко закопанные психологические катастрофы дают всходы, и ни один скелет в многочисленных шкафах не остается непотревоженным • "Ночь, сон, смерть и звезды" - захватывающее исследование современной Америки через призму семейной трагедии: когда умирает влиятельный родитель, каждый из его взрослых детей реагирует поразительным и неожиданным образом, а его скорбящая вдова - самым удивительным образом из всех • Суровый и проникновенный, последний роман Джойс Кэрол Оутс - это яркое исследование расы, психологических травм, классовой борьбы, горя и возможного исцеления, а также интимный семейный роман

"Блондинка" - это завораживающий роман Джойс Кэрол Оутс о самой стойкой и запоминающейся культурной иконе 20-го века: женщине, которая стала Мэрилин Монро. Хрупкая и одаренная молодая женщина, Норма Джин Бейкер создает и переделывает свою личность: она сирота, чью мать объявили сумасшедшей; женщина, которая меняет свое имя, чтобы стать актрисой; обреченная знаменитость, любовница и муза. Рассказанная ее голосом, "Блондинка" показывает культуру, загипнотизированную собственными мифами, и разрушительные последствия, которые она оказала на величайшую звезду Голливуда • Книга на английском языке • A sweeping, mesmerising novel of the most enduring and evocative cultural icon of the 20th century. Joyce Carol Oates' masterpiece is a brilliant and deeply moving portrait of a culture hypnotised by its own myths and the shattering reality of the personal effects it had on the woman who became Marilyn Monroe

Микаэла и ее муж переехали в удивительно красивый, но жутковатый мир Нью-Мексико, чтобы принять участие в академической стажировке. Но когда Джерарда поражает смертельная болезнь, их жизнь начинает напоминать кошмарный сон. В тридцать семь лет Микаэле приходится столкнуться сначала с ужасающей перспективой вдовства, а затем с хаосом тех дней, когда Джерарда не станет • Книга Джойс Оутс "Дыши" исследует безумие горя и то, что происходит, когда от любви невозможно отказаться • Книга на английском языке • A novel of love and loss from the bestselling and prizewinning author of Blonde • Michaela and her husband have moved to the starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape of New Mexico, to take up an academic residency. But when Gerard is struck by a fatal illness, their life begins to resemble a nightmare

In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s, in the wake of unsolved killings that have shocked Detroit, the lives of several residents are drawn together, with tragic consequences. There is Hannah, wife of a prominent local businessman, who has begun an affair with a darkly charismatic stranger whose identity remains elusive; Mikey, a canny street hustler who finds himself on an unexpected mission to rectify injustice; and the serial killer known as Babysitter, an enigmatic and terrifying figure at the periphery of elite Detroit. As Babysitter continues his rampage of killings, these individuals intersect with one another in startling and unexpected ways • Suspenseful, brilliantly orchestrated and engrossing, Babysitter is a starkly narrated exploration of the riskiness of pursuing alternate lives, calling into question how far we are willing to go to protect those whom we cherish most

Michaela and her husband have moved to the starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape of New Mexico, to take residency at a distinguished academic institute. But then Gerard is stricken with a mysterious illness, initially misdiagnosed, and soon their life begins to resemble a nightmare. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her own • In vividly depicted scenes of escalating suspense, Michaela cares desperately for Gerard in his final days, and then careens through the chaos of the days after he is gone. Her love for her husband, however fierce and selfless, has not been enough to save him and his death is beyond her comprehension. A love that refuses to be surrendered at death - is this the blessing of a unique married love, or a curse that must be exorcized? • Breathe is an exploration of haunting, a horror story about the raw madness of grief, and an intense, heart-wrenching love story that grapples with the philosophical questions most fundamental to our existence

Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date • Originally published in long out-of-print volumes, these tales have not appeared in any form this century – until now. They show a writer boldly engaging with disturbing truths and terrifying possibilities, and deconstructing the tropes and expectations of traditional prose writing as she does so

From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates, author of Blonde, now a major motion picture, comes a brand new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery and suspense stories • These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life – from a woman who gets lost on her drive back to her plush suburban home and ends up breaking into a stranger's house, to a first-person account of a cloned 1940s magazine pinup girl being sold at auction and embodying America's ideals of beauty and womanhood • Taken as a whole, the collection forms a poignant tapestry of regular people searching for their place in a social hierarchy, often with devastating and disastrous results. Rendered with stylish, fresh writing from an author who continues to push the envelope, the stories deftly weave in and out of a stream-of-consciousness to reflect the ways we process traumatic experiences and impart that uncertainty and uneasiness to the reader

There is no finer form for a crime than the short story. WIthin a few pages, a clue can be discovered, divulged and its significance determined; all else is mere embellishment. The classic mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual readers alike: it was invented by Edgar Allen Poe, popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by Agatha Christie • But mystery fiction has changed a great deal over the years – as have all things – and the writers within these pages present far more than a simple case of crime and resolution. Far from predictable, these stories provide fertile grounds of aberrant circumstances and the poor choices they lead to. You will find diverse methods and motivations, original perspectives and perils. Above all, you will find tales of the extremes of human psychology caused by despair, hate, greed, fear, envy, insanity or love

Sunday Times Bestseller updated with a new chapter on Amir's experiences during the coronavirus pandemic and being on the frontlines of the historic vaccination effort • 60 hours a week • 240 patients • 10 minutes to make a diagnosis • Welcome to the surgery • Charting his 15 years working as a GP, from rookie to becoming a partner in one of the UK's busiest surgeries, Dr Amir Khan's stories are as much about community and care as they are about blood tests and bodily fluids • Along the way, he introduces us to the patients that have taught him about love, loss and family - from the regulars to the rarities - giving him the most unbelievable highs and crushing lows, and often in just 10 minutes. There is the unsuspecting pregnant woman about to give birth at the surgery; the man offering to drop his trousers and take a urine sample there and then; the family who needs support through bereavement, the vulnerable child who will need continuing care for a long-term health condition; and, of course, the onset of COVID-19 that tested the surgery at every twist and turn