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Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith • Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil • Widely considered to be one of greatest ever writers of the form, Anton Chekhov's short stories offer unforgettable character, crystalline expression, and deep, powerful mystery. Collected here are five of his very best tales, 'The Lady with the Little Dog', 'The House with the Mezzanine', and the trilogy of stories, 'The Man in the Case', 'Gooseberries' and 'About Love'

Hayes's masterpiece is an exquisite depiction of a doomed love affair set in noirish, 1950s New York • In a Manhattan bar, a middle-aged man tells a pretty girl a story: of how he fell into a relationship with a lonely young divorcee; of how one night she was offered a thousand dollars to sleep with a stranger; and of how he and she would subsequently betray each other in turn. In Alfred Hayes's exquisite novella, love - in all its bewildering turns of longing, elation, heartbreak and regret - is dissected with unforgettable honesty and heartbreaking clarity

The key literary figure in the pubs of post-war Fitzrovia, Maclaren-Ross pulled together his dispersed energies to write two great books: the posthumously published Memoirs of the Forties and this spectacular novel of the Depression, Of Love and Hunger - harsh, vivid, louche and slangy it deserves a permanent place alongside Coming Up for Air and Hangover Square

Они не ожидали, что влюбятся друг в друга. Но у судьбы другие планы • Рен понимает, что ее жених влюблен в другую. Ей кажется, что ее разбитое сердце уже ничто не излечит • Андерс живет на другом конце света. Четыре года назад он потерял жену и теперь пытается научиться жить дальше • Рен надеется, что лето, проведенное с отцом и приемной семьей на ферме в Индиане, поможет ей залечить душевные раны. Их с Андерсом пути пересекаются среди кукурузных полей и светлячков, и жизнь переворачивается с ног на голову • Но девушка еще не знает, что Андерс хранит тайну, которая не позволяет ему показать свои истинные чувства… • Уйти – значит, причинить себе боль, но разве Рен может остаться, зная правду? • Only Love Can Hurt Like This – это роман Пейдж Тун • Книга на английском языке

In 1960, fourteen-year-old Laura meets French exchange student, Leon • Her life will never be the same again • Things start to change for Laura - first her moods, and then her body. Laura isn't prepared for what she learns next - and doesn't even know how it could have happened • Sent away to save her family from shame, Laura meets girls just like her, whose families have given up on them - and they become a family for each other at the most difficult time in all their lives • Not suitable for younger readers, discover the brand-new young adult read from one of Britain's favourite authors • A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960

Душераздирающая, интригующая и актуальная история для взрослого читателя о подростковой беременности, проблемах в семье и неожиданных друзьях, действие которой происходит в 1960-м году • Лоре льстит внимание Леона, приехавшего по обмену из Франции. До него у неё не было парней • Однажды Леон проводил её домой, и та ночь навсегда изменила жизнь Лоры • Сначала меняется её характер, потом её тело. Объяснение застаёт Лору врасплох, и она даже не понимает, как такое могло случиться • Семью Лоры этот новый секрет приводит в ужас, и она отвергает её, чтобы избежать позора. Но Лора знакомится с другими такими же девочками, от которых отказались родные, и они становятся семьёй друг для друга в самый сложный период их жизней • Не рекомендуется для детей • Книга на английском языке

Гарольд Фрай идет к Куини Хеннеси через всю Англию – ей нужно только дождаться…В своем письме она рассказала ему, что умирает. Как же она может ждать? • Новый волонтер из хосписа предлагает ей написать новое письмо Гарольду, раскрыв в нем всю правду; это поможет найти искупление • Куини считала, что ее первое письмо ознаменовало собой конец ее путешествия. Но это было лишь начало • «Песнь любви Куини Хеннесси» – это простое, эмоциональное произведение о самопознании, о любви и о том, как ее отпустить. Является продолжением романа Рейчел Джойс «Невероятное паломничество Гарольда Фрая», по мотивам которого был снят фильм «Вторая жизнь Гарольда Фрая» • Книга на английском языке • From the author of the 2 million+ copy, worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, - soon to be a major movie starring Jim Broadbent - an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel story

Love, Tanya is the first book from YouTube sensation Tanya Burr • Hi everyone and welcome to Love, Tanya! This book is really close to my heart, because it's inspired by my journey to becoming confident and feeling happy about who I am. I wanted to write a book to share the things I've learnt with you - to reveal my top tips on fashion, beauty, love, friendship, YouTube... and loads more! Plus, there is room for you to list your own hopes and dreams alongside mine - so get creative and get involved! I'd love it if this book became a keepsake you can turn to whenever you need some guidance or a little pick me up. I hope you enjoy it! • Love, • Tanya

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online • Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content • The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers story comprehension and develop vocabulary

Love stories, with a twist, by Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writer-the author of the prizewinning memoir about growing up in Stalinist Russia, The Girl from the Metropol Hotel • By turns sly and sweet, burlesque and heartbreaking, these realist fables of women looking for love are the stories that Ludmilla Petrushevskaya-who has been compared to Chekhov, Tolstoy, Beckett, Poe, Angela Carter, and even Stephen King-is best known for in Russia • Here are attempts at human connection, both depraved and sublime, by people across the life span: one-night stands in communal apartments, poignantly awkward couplings, office trysts, schoolgirl crushes, elopements, tentative courtships, and rampant infidelity, shot through with lurid violence, romantic illusion, and surprising tenderness

Love food but hate spending hours in the kitchen? This book is the answer, with over 350 delicious recipes ready in less than 30 minutes • Nigel Slater presents over 350 creative, delicious and nourishing recipes and suggestions for those who'd rather spend more of their time eating than cooking. From simple snacks to dinner-party desserts, all the dishes in Nigel Slater's Real Fast Food can be ready to eat in 30 minutes or under

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language • In Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, strong sled dogs are in high demand. Buck is stolen from his comfortable home in California and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. Will he survive life in the wild? • Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills