Harpercollins The She-Wolf of France Druon Maurice

The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, ‘The Good’, takes the throne • Under the leadership of this vain, cruel, incompetent monarch The Hundred Years War escalates and England and France begin to tear each other apart. Warring factions plunder the land, famine threatens the people and the Black Death spreads far and wide. France is bleeding to death around the new king…

The three sisters of Victory Walk in East London will face heartache and tears on the home front • Rose, Clover and Daisy are the pretty blond sisters of the Harrison family, living with their parents and two brothers, and working in East London and the outbreak of WWII. Rose the eldest is a nurse working in Homerton Hospital, she despairs of her younger siblings and their occasional less sensible attitudes to life • Clover is the handful of the family and whenever there’s trouble she isn’t far away. At the first chance she gets, she volunteers for the Auxiliary Service, but things go far from smoothly. Daisy is the baby of the family, but she doesn’t want to be treated like a child anymore and is determined to grow up, whether her family like it or not

One question • One choice • Nine paths to the rest of her life… • One day, Rose Napolitano's marriage ends • Her husband wants a baby - but motherhood has never been part of the plan • One day, Rose Napolitano's marriage survives • She loves her husband. Could she reimagine her future? • One day • One fight • Nine different lives • Following the butterfly effect of one life-defining choice, nine times over, The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano winds through all the paths and decisions that shape a life. It cuts to the heart of what it means to be a woman. Every expectation, every choice, every path, every outcome - every piece of oneself that's lost and found along the way… • For every woman there are many stories • These are Rose's

A behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the making of one of the greatest sonic masterpieces and most commercially successful albums of all time • Over three decades after its release, Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' remains one of the most acclaimed albums of all time. Its sales total around 30 million copies worldwide. In its first run, it took up residence in the US charts for a mind-boggling 724 weeks. According to recent estimates, one in five British households owns a copy • This, however, is only a fraction of the story. 'Dark Side' is rock's most fully realised and elegant concept album, based on themes of madness, anxiety and alienation that were rooted in the band's history - and particularly in the tragic tale of their one - time leader Syd Barrett

Bees continue to fascinate and charm us all – from novice gardeners and nature-lovers to dedicated environmentalists – and today, bees need our help more than ever. Discover the story of these incredible creatures, with The Little Book of Bees • Bees first appeared on Earth an incredible 130 million years ago. Since the time of the dinosaurs, evolution has taken our beloved bees on an incredible journey – and today, there are 20,000 species on the planet • The Little Book of Bees is a lovely, informative book of all things bee – from evolution and communication, to honey, beekeeping, and saving the bees – all in a beautifully illustrated gift book

В этот внушительный книжный набор входят двадцать лучших произведений Доктора Сьюза. Под переплётом каждой из представленных книг читателя ждёт неповторимый, фирменный поэтический стиль культового американского детского писателя, а также его великолепные авторские иллюстрации. После знакомства с компанией незабываемых персонажей, которые попадают в самые необычные ситуации, ни один ребёнок не скажет, что чтение – это скучно • В набор входят • Dr. Seuss on the Loose • Marvin K Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! • Hunches in Bunches • The Sneetches and Other Stories • If I Ran the Circus • I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? • Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book • Hop on Pop • Horton Hears a Who! • Horton Hatches the Egg • Dr. Seuss’ ABC • The Cat in the Hat Comes Back • Oh, The Places You’ll Go! • One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish • How The Grinch Stole Christmas • There’s A Wocket in my Pocket! • Fox in Socks • The Cat in the Hat • Green Eggs and Ham • «The Wonderful World of Dr

Когда речь заходит о важных темах — таких, как счастье, ценности и ответственность, — жизнь изобилует, казалось бы, бесконечными вопросами. Марк Мэнсон обращается к этим проблемам со своей уникальной непочтительностью, предлагая идеи и наблюдения, которые помогут вам найти собственные ответы. Книга "Тонкое искусство не посылать к черту" предоставляет достаточно места для размышлений о жизненных взлетах и падениях и помогает вам увидеть, как ключевые моменты в вашей жизни — как трагические, так и комические — являются возможностями для роста (а иногда и просто для хорошего смеха) • Книга на английском языке • From New York Times bestseller author Mark Manson, comes an irreverent, interactive journal based on the internationally bestselling phenomenon The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck and the New York Times bestseller Everything is F*cked, providing questions and sharp insights in his inimitable voice

The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey • Alice Lake has arrived in London from Liverpool to start her training as a District Nurse, but her journey has been far from easy. Her parents think that she should settle down and get married, but she has already had her heart broken once and isn’t about to make the same mistake again • Alice and her best friend Edith are based in the East End but before they’ve even got their smart new uniforms on, war breaks out and Hitler’s bombs are raining down on London • Alice must learn to keep calm and carry on as she tends to London’s sick and injured, all the time facing her own heartache and misfortune while keeping up the Spirit of the Blitz…

A timeless classic dealing with the complexity and hardships of relationships, addiction and faith • Judith Hearne, a Catholic middle-aged spinster, moves into yet another bed-sit in Belfast. A socially isolated woman of modest means, she teaches piano to a handful of students to pass the day. Her only social activity is tea with the O'Neill family, who secretly dread her weekly visits • Judith soon meets wealthy James Madden and fantasises about marrying this lively, debonair man. But Madden sees her in an entirely different light, as a potential investor in a business proposal. On realising that her feelings are not reciprocated, she turns to an old addiction - alcohol. Having confessed her problems to an indifferent priest, she soon loses her faith and binges further

A hilarious warts-and-all novel about modern motherhood – and how having it all sometimes isn’t what you think it might be • She used to want it all • Now she just wants a nap • Tara Gallagher is knackered. She used to dream of being Beyonce but suddenly she’s thirty-six and instead of headlining Glastonbury, she’s in her pyjamas on a Friday night, watching Gogglebox • It’s time for a mammy makeover. She’s going to show her teenage daughter she’s still cool. Show her husband she’s still an absolute ride. And show her colleagues she’s still a Boss Bish • But most of all, she’s going to prove to herself that she can still be a mum, still work full time, and still be Beyonce…

Grab your passport and let the Shergill sisters take you on a journey… • Meet the Shergill Sisters • The know-it-all, Rajni • The drama queen, Jezmeen • The golden child, Shirina • They have never been close. But their mother’s dying wish was for them to take a pilgrimage across India together, to carry out her final rites. And so, the sisters are thrown together for one last (and very strange) family holiday • The three women seem to have nothing in common, apart from the fact that each of them has a secret she would prefer to keep hidden. But as one unlikely adventure follows another, it’s not long before they start to realise that they might need each other now more than ever. After all, there are no secrets between sisters…

Знаменитая сказочная повесть американского писателя Лаймена Фрэнка Баума "Удивительный волшебник из страны Оз", написанная в начале прошлого века, и сегодня пользуется огромной популярностью у детей. Потому что сегодня, как и многие десятилетия назад, детям интересны книги, полные удивительных и невероятных событий, книги, в которых живут добрые и злые волшебники, говорящие животные, фантастические создания… • Вместе с девочкой Дороти и её верным пёсиком Тото юный читатель отправится в волшебную Страну Оз. Его ждёт увлекательное путешествие, знакомство с добряком Страшилой, благородным Железным Дровосеком, Трусливым Львом и захватывающие, порой опасные приключения • Книга на английском языке • "Come along, Toto," she said. "We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again"