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Douglas Yandell, a young-ish music critic, is enlisted by Kitty Vandervane to keep an eye on her roving husband - the eminent conductor and would-be radical Sir Roy - as he embarks on yet another affair. Roy, meanwhile, wants Douglas as an alibi for his growing involvement with Sylvia, an unsuitably young woman who loves nothing more than to shock and provoke. Life soon becomes extremely complicated as Douglas finds himself caught up in a frantic, farcical tangle of relationships, rivalry and scandal • Girl, 20 is a merciless send-up of 1970s London's permissive society from a master of uproarious comedy

Surviving the weekend depends on whether you can keep a secret • Lindsey hasn't spoken to Rachel in twenty years, not since her brother's eighteenth birthday party at their parents' remote country house • A night that shattered so many friendships - and left Rachel's father dead • Now Thornbury Hall is up for sale, and the old gang are back there, together again • A weekend to say goodbye to the old place, to talk about the past • But twenty years of secrets aren't given up lightly. Some won't speak about what happened that night • While others want to ensure that no one ever does

Every family has secrets. But now someone knows yours • Abi's daughters couldn't be more different • She's always felt close to Eva - her confident, older child. It's troubled young Beth that she worries about • So when foreign exchange student Corinne comes to stay, it's a relief that Beth finally has someone to talk to • But soon after Corinne's arrival, Abi notices changes creeping in • Beth starts to misbehave. Eva becomes distant. And everywhere she looks, Abi sees Corinne watching - and listening • Can Abi trust Corinne? Because if not, she might already know enough to tear this family apart

Friend. Neighbour. Killer? • Leah's new to Wyndham Park. Lonely and suffering from insomnia, she befriends her upstairs neighbour Anton • Anton has only recently returned to the street and is lonely too • He's been gone for nineteen years - but he hasn't told Leah the reason why • That nineteen years ago he was imprisoned for killing his wife. A wife who looked a bit like Leah • Was he wrongly convicted? • Or is Leah befriending a killer intent on luring her closer and closer?

From the internationally bestselling author Lesley Pearse comes a moving story of family, adoption and identity • Losing her adopted mother threatens all she's ever had • Daisy was adopted. But when her mother dies, she finds her secure existence thrown into turmoil by the discovery of a scrapbook • Inside it is information about her real mother • However, when Daisy drops everything to go in search of her roots, she uncovers a harrowing story of greed, misery and corruption. She also risks hurting her adored Dad, the only true family she has left • Can she cope with the truth about her real parents? • And more importantly, who is the real Daisy?

Anne Louvet needs to escape from Paris and from memories she cannot face. In the year 1936 she arrives at the faded Hotel du Lion d'Or on the Brittany coast, to work as a maid. There she meets Hartmann, a man she believes will change her life and save her from her past • From the author of Birdsong, comes a deeply moving story of love and conscience, will and desire

Karen Blixen's Out of Africa is the lyrical and luminous memoir of Kenya that launched a million tourist trails, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range • 'I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills... Up in this high air you breathed easily... you woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be.' • From the moment Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, Blixen spent her happiest years on the farm, and her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled in these memoirs • Out of Africa is the story of a remarkable and unconventional woman, and of a way of life that has vanished for ever

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

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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

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