Pan Books The House at Riverton Мортон Кейт

My real name, no one remembers • The truth about that summer, no one else knows • In the depths of a nineteenth-century winter, a little girl is abandoned in the narrow streets of London. Adopted by a mysterious stranger, she becomes in turn a thief, a friend, a muse, and a lover. Then, in the summer of 1862, shortly after her eighteenth birthday, she retreats with a group of artists to a beautiful house on a quiet bend of the Upper Thames . . . Tensions simmer and, one hot afternoon, a gunshot rings out. A woman is killed, another disappears, and the truth of what happened slips through the cracks of time • Over the next century and beyond, Birchwood Manor welcomes many newcomers but guards its secret closely – until another young woman is drawn to visit the house because of a family secret of her own

Летом 1862 года группа молодых художников во главе со страстным и талантливым Эдвардом Рэдклиффом приезжает в поместье Берчвуд на берегах Верхней Темзы. Их план: провести уединенный летний месяц в атмосфере вдохновения и творчества. Но к тому времени, когда их пребывание заканчивается, одна женщина застрелена, а другая исчезла; бесценная семейная реликвия пропала; и жизнь Эдварда Рэдклиффа лежит в руинах • Более ста пятидесяти лет спустя Элоди Уинслоу, молодой архивариус из Лондона, обнаруживает кожаную сумку, в которой находятся два, казалось бы, не связанных между собой предмета: сделанная в сепии фотография привлекательной женщины в викторианской одежде и альбом для зарисовок художника, содержащий рисунок дома с двумя остроконечными крышами на излучине реки

Behind every detective stands a great woman • When Sherlock Holmes turns down the case of persecuted Laura Shirley, Mrs Hudson - the landlady of Baker Street - and Mary Watson - the wife of Dr Watson - resolve to take on the investigation themselves. From the kitchen of 221b, the two women begin their inquiries and enlist the assistance of the Baker Street Irregulars and the infamous Irene Adler • A trail of clues leads them to the darkest corners of Whitechapel, where the fearsome Ripper supposedly still stalks. They soon discover Laura Shirley is not the only woman at risk - the lives of many others are in danger too • As Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson put together the pieces of an increasingly complex puzzle, the investigation becomes bigger than either of them could ever have imagined

Роман Кейт Мосс "Город слез" - захватывающая историческая эпопея о любви во время войны • Май 1572: в течение десяти жестоких лет религиозные войны бушевали по всей Франции. Соседи стали врагами, погибло бесчисленное множество людей, и страна раздирается на части из-за вопросов религии, гражданства и суверенитета. Но теперь шаткий мир висит на волоске, и были проведены переговоры о королевской свадьбе. Этот брак может наконец привести к воссоединению Франции • Мину Жубер и ее семье приходит приглашение посетить эту историческую свадьбу в Париже в августе. Но чего Мину не знает, так это того, что там также будет давний враг семьи Жубер, Видаль. И что через несколько дней после свадьбы, накануне праздника святого Варфоломея, ее семья будет рассеяна по всем четырем ветрам, а один из ее любимых детей бесследно исчезнет… • Книга на английском языке

Number 11, Princes Square, looks just like the other houses on the Brighton seafront: a Regency terrace with elegant sash windows, a winding staircase, and post piled up in the hall for its tenants. It might be part of the city's history, but it's also a place of brand new beginnings. Georgie has followed her childhood sweetheart to Brighton but is determined to carve out a career for herself in journalism. Throwing herself into the city's delights is fun and exciting, but before she knows it, she's sliding into all kinds of trouble... Charlotte's in the city for a new start, hoping to keep her head down and somehow get over the heartbreaking loss she's suffered in the past. But Margot, the stylish old lady on the top floor, has other ideas

«Здесь в Зачарованном Месте на вершине холма в Лесу, маленький мальчик будет всегда, всегда играть со своим медвежонком» • Во втором классическом сборнике рассказов Алана Милна о наивном медвежонке по имени Винни-Пух и его друзьях, обитатели Стоакрового леса впервые встречают легкомысленного Тигру, учатся играть в Пустяки и ставят ловушку на ужасающего Слонопотама • Книга «Дом на Пуховой опушке» Алана Александера Милна в оригинальном оформлении художника Э. Х. Шепарда, станет замечательным подарком для детей • По мотивам произведений Алана Милна были сняты культовые американские и советские мультфильмы • Книга на английском языке • "In that enchanted place on the top of the Forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing." • This is the second classic children's story collection by A

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton, author of the bestselling The House of Riverton, is a heart-breaking story of love and loss with a devastating secret at its heart • Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long lost letter arrives with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother's emotional distance masks an old secret • Evacuated from London as a thirteen year old girl, Edie's mother is chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe, and taken to live at Millderhurst Castle with the Blythe family • Fifty years later, Edie too is drawn to Milderhurst and the eccentric Sisters Blythe. Old ladies now, the three still live together, the twins nursing Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiance in 1941 plunged her into madness

The Winter Children is a haunting mystery from Lulu Taylor, author of The Snow Angel • Behind a selfless act of kindness lies dark intentions • After years of IVF, Olivia and Dan are blissfully happy at the arrival of their long dreamed-of twins. At the same time, they make the move to Renniston Hall, a huge, Elizabethan house that belongs to absent friends. Living rent-free in a small part of the unmodernised house, once a boarding school, they can begin to enjoy the family life they've always wanted • But there is a secret at the heart of their family, one that Olivia does not yet know. And the house, too, holds darkness deep within it

The Winter Children is a haunting mystery from Lulu Taylor, author of A Winter Memory • Behind a selfless act of kindness lies dark intentions • Olivia and Dan Felbeck are blissfully happy when their longed-for twins arrive after years of IVF. At the same time, they make the move to Renniston Hall, a huge, Elizabethan house that belongs to absent friends. Living rent-free in a small part of the unmodernised house, once a boarding school, they can begin to enjoy the family life they've always wanted. But there is a secret at the heart of their family, one that Olivia does not yet know. And the house, too, holds its darkness deep within it

The Rookery, city of secrets, lies and magic, is facing destruction. But does Alice have the power to save her new home? And will she give her life to save its secrets? • When Alice discovered this alternate London, her life changed forever. She discovered she was seeing Nightjars - miraculous birds that guard our souls. But her newfound magic has a dark side. So in an effort to protect her friends, Alice is training to wield her rare abilities under House Mielikki - the House of Life. Yet something isn't right. And after a series of attacks leaves her reeling, it's clear someone wants her to fail • Alice must plunge into a world of seductive magic and unimaginable perils to uncover the conspiracy. And when she discovers why the Rookery itself is at risk, she realizes the price she must pay to save it

In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Mary is the middle of the five Bennet girls and the plainest of them all, so what hope does she have? Prim and pious, with no redeeming features, she is unloved and seemingly unlovable • The Other Bennet Sister, though, shows another side to Mary. An introvert in a family of extroverts; a constant disappointment to her mother who values beauty above all else; fearful of her father's sharp tongue; with little in common with her siblings - is it any wonder she turns to books for both company and guidance? And, if she finds her life lonely or lacking, that she determines to try harder at the one thing she can be: right • One by one, her sisters marry - Jane and Lizzy for love; Lydia for some semblance of respectability - but Mary, it seems, is destined to remain single and live out her life at Longbourn, at least until her father dies and the house is bequeathed to the reviled Mr Collins

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes The Secret of Cold Hill. The spine-chilling follow-up to The House on Cold Hill. Now a smash-hit stage play • Cold Hill House has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes. Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the house's history, and a new era has begun • Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. For Jason and Emily Danes, this is their forever home, and for Maurice and Claudette Penze-Weedell, it's the perfect place to live out retirement. Despite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, Cold Hill Park appears to be the ideal place to live. But looks are deceptive and it's only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homes