Hodder & Stoughton The Last Hunt Мейер Деон

You don't need talent to join this group of actors. The ability to remember lines or stay awake throughout a performance is appreciated, but not essential. The only mandatory is a terminal diagnosis • But Adam Campbell is less than enthusiastic about this eccentric form of group therapy. He has under one year to live, and a heck of lot to get done. Like explaining mortality to his six-year-old daughter. And making amends with the woman who should have been his wife • The last thing Adam needs is a part in an amateur production of 'Shakespeare's Greatest Deaths'. But help and hope can be found where we least expect them. And perhaps camaraderie, and a shared purpose, will turn out to be the best medicine after all • As Shakespeare, didn't quite put it: Shuffling off this mortal coil is a drag; but it's no reason to stop living

With the great sword Caliburn in his hand and Merlin the enchanter at his side, Arthur comes out of hiding to claim the crown he was born to wear. Merlin, Arthur's protector, sees the glories and horrors that await the new king . . . and to save him Merlin musters all his power to weave one last enchantment. He is showing signs of age and he gradually realises he is losing his powers of prophecy and clairvoyance to a younger generation. But he is able to accept this because he knows that they will be at the service of his beloved monarch whose fabled victories, marriage and the building of Camelot shine through these pages

A poignant ode to love and the memories that make a well-lived life, from the author of The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village • As the wife of retired ship’s doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the Golden Sunset. Every night she dresses for dinner – gown, tiara, runners – and regales her fellow passengers with stories of a glamorous life travelling the world in luxury. The crew treat her with deference. And forbearance • But when Henry goes missing, Evelyn sets off to search every part of the grand ocean liner to find him – casino, nightclub and off-limits areas included • The misadventures, scandalous behavior and new friends that make up her search are all news to Evelyn, though. If only she could remember recent events as clearly as she can recall the first time she met Henry on a passage from England to Australia in 1953 and fell in love

London, 1728. A young, well-dressed man is driven through streets of jeering onlookers to the gallows at Tyburn. They call him a murderer. But Tom Hawkins is innocent and somehow he has to prove it, before the rope squeezes the life out of him • It is, of course, all his own fault. He was happy settling down with Kitty Sparks. He should never have told the most dangerous criminal in London that he was bored and looking for adventure. He should never have offered to help, the king's mistress. And most of all, he should never have trusted the witty, calculating Queen Caroline. She has promised him a royal pardon if he holds his tongue but then again, there is nothing more silent than a hanged man

The right cause can topple a kingdom • Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict - and eighteen-year-old Mererid 'Mer' is well-acquainted with both. As the last living water diviner, she can manipulate water with magic - a unique elemental power many would kill to possess • For years, Mer has been running from the prince who bound her into his service - and forced her to kill thousands with her magic. Now, all Mer truly wants is a safe, quiet life, far from power and politics • But then Mer's old handler - the king's spymaster - returns with a proposition: use her powers to bring down the very prince that abused them both

Every phase since the advent of the industrial revolution - from the fate of the British Empire, to the global challenges from Germany, Japan and Russia, to America's emergence as a sole superpower, to the Arab Spring, to the long-term decline of economic growth that started with Japan and has now spread to Europe, to China's meteoric economy, to Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump - can be explained better when we appreciate the meaning of demographic change across the world.The Human Tide is the first popular history book to redress the underestimated influence of population as a crucial factor in almost all of the major global shifts and events of the last two centuries - revealing how such events are connected by the invisible mutually catalysing forces of population

Athene Forster embraced the Sixties like few others. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was spoiled, beautiful, and out of control. And within two years of her marriage, the rumours had begun again • Thirty-five years on, Suzanna Peacock finds refuge from her mother's shameful legacy in her shop, the Peacock Emporium. Within its magical walls she discovers not just friendship, and an escape from her troubled marriage, but the first real passion of her life • But the spectre of her mother still haunts Suzanna, setting in place a series of dramatic events. Only by confronting the past will she finally be able to face the future

Can a trip away lead you home? • After a bad break-up, eternal optimist Evie has moved to the small village of Willowbrook to finally pursue her dream of opening a craft shop. Unfortunately, with money worries and an ex-boyfriend determined to track her down, her fresh start isn’t going entirely to plan • Jake is also looking to escape his past. Haunted by the loss of his wife, he’s determined not to get close to anyone again – and the last thing he wants is to be celebrating this December • Hoping to avoid the festivities, Evie and Jake arrange to escape Christmas together as friends in Provence. But will the magic of the season change things between them? • And what happens if one of them starts to feel something more?

"За диким" - захватывающее приключение с животными от Пирса Тордея • Это история мальчика по имени Кестер. Он спас последних диких животных в мире и спас свою столицу от разрушения. Но теперь он должен столкнуться со своим самым большим испытанием на сегодняшний день, потому что • 1. Единственный синий кит на планете принес новости из-за океана • 2. Таинственный стальной купол поднялся над четырьмя башнями • 3. Где-то там, снаружи, у храброй мыши есть ключ к будущему • Книга на английском языке • A thrilling animal adventure for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Katherine Rundell • This is the story of a boy named Kester. He has rescued the last wild animals in the world, and saved his capital city from destruction. But now he must face his greatest challenge yet, because • 1

Рейчел Катлер любит свою работу и своих детей, да и с Полом, её бывшим мужем, она в нормальных отношениях. Но всё меняется, когда её отец умирает при загадочных обстоятельствах, оставив ей ключ к разгадке тайны Янтарной комнаты, одного из самых интригующих сокровищ прошлого века • В поисках истины Рейчел отправляется в Германию, и Пол следует за ней. Вскоре становится ясно: это расследование может оказаться им не по зубам. В "Проклятии Янтарной комнаты" их ждут смертельно опасная игра с профессиональными убийцами и столкновение с человеческой алчностью, жаждой власти и неприглядной изнанкой истории • Книга на английском языке • Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, and remains civil to her ex-husband, Paul. But everything changes when her father dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind clues to a treasure called the Amber Room, one of the most intriguing mysteries of the last century

"День бури" - роман Розамунды Пилчер • В последний день жизни своей матери Ребекка узнает, что у нее есть семья. Полная решимости найти родных, Ребекка отправляется в Босварву, красивый особняк в Корнуолле, чтобы встретиться со своей семьей, раздираемой страстью и жадностью. От своего дедушки Гренвилла Бейлисса, который скрывает опасный секрет, до красивого кузена, чьи поцелуи опасно соблазнительны, и чувственного мастера Джосса Гарднера, в прошлом которого были интригующие секреты, все втягивают Ребекку в семейные тайны... и разгадка этих тайн - ключ к ее будущему и к ее сердцу • Книга на английском языке • On the last day of her mother's life, Rebecca learns she has a family in Cornwall, and sets out to find the grandfather and cousin she has never known

"Дикая природа" - захватывающее приключение с животными от Пирса Тордея • Двенадцатилетний Кестер думал, что обнаружил последних диких животных на земле. Он думал, что его приключение закончилось. Он был неправ • Под сверкающим городом Премиум, глубоко под землей, остается темная дикая природа: животные, которые верят, что настало время восстать против своих врагов-людей • И вскоре Кестер понимает: он единственный, кто может остановить их • Кестер Джейнс спас животных. Сможет ли он спасти и людей тоже? • Книга на английском языке • A thrilling animal adventure for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Katherine Rundell • Twelve-year-old Kester thought he had discovered the last wild animals in the land. He thought his adventure was over. He was wrong