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A quest for secrets in the blue afternoon • Los Angeles, 1936. Kay Fischer, a young and ambitious architect, is being followed by an old man. When confronted, he explains that his name is Salvador Carriscant - and that he is her father • In a matter of weeks Kay will join Salvador on an extraordinary journey as they delve back into his past to not only learn the truth behind her own birth, but also to discover the whereabouts of a woman long thought dead - and to uncover the identity of a killer

Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, and Logan Mountstuart's - stretching across the twentieth century - is a rich tapestry of both. As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London, as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and betrayed in the war, and as an art-dealer in '60s New York, Logan mixes with the men and women who shape his times. But as a son, friend, lover and husband, he makes the same mistakes we all do in our search for happiness. Here, then, is the story of a life lived to the full - and a journey deep into a very human heart

Henderson Dores is an Englishman in New York - and completely out of his depth • He should be concentrating on his job as an art assessor, but his complicated personal life keeps intruding. And that's before we even get to his sense of alienation, of being a fish out of water. For Henderson is a shy man lost in a country of extraverts and weirdos. Subway poets, loony millionaires, Bible-bashers and sharp-suited hoods stalk him wherever he goes. But it is only when he's sent to America's deep South to examine a rare collection of paintings that matters take a life-threatening turn. Still, if it doesn't kill you, they say it can only make you stronger

The award-winning, bestselling New York Mapguide by Michael Middleditch - the best streetmap on the market • Whether you're travelling to New York for a weekend break or a week's business, you'll find this fact-packed guide the perfect 24-hour companion in the city that never sleeps. Compact and light, it can be slipped into a pocket or bag and contains everything you need to get around and get the most out of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, day and night • Contents include: clear, illustrated colour street maps; subway and bus routes; articles on the history and architecture of the city; interesting walks, and essential listings of everything from shops, museums and galleries to theatres, restaurants and night clubs • For many years Michael Middleditch was chief cartographer at Geographia

"Признания Адриана Моула" - роман английской писательницы Сью Таунсенд • Адриан Моул - взрослый человек. По крайней мере, так написано в его паспорте. Но жизнь дома, прижимание к своему потертому плюшевому кролику "Пинки", работа разносчиком бумаг в "Лани" и тоска по любви всей его жизни, Пандоре, доказали ему, что взрослая жизнь - это не совсем то, чего он ожидал. И все же, не имея трудностей современной жизни, о чем тогда мог бы писать поэт-интеллектуал… • Книга на английском языке • Adrian Mole is an adult. At least that's what it says on his passport. But living at home, clinging to his threadbare cuddly rabbit 'Pinky', working as a paper pusher for the DoE and pining for the love of his life, Pandora, has proved to him that adulthood isn't quite what he expected

At the close of the Second World War, Intelligence Officer Gus Clifton returns to London • On his arm is Krista, the German wife he married secretly in Berlin • For his two sisters, this broken woman is nothing more than the enemy. For Nella, Gus's loyal fiancee, it is a terrible betrayal. As the three women wonder what hold Krista has over decent, honourable Gus, they begin to ask themselves • How far will they have to go to permanently get her out of their home, their future, their England?

«Распутство и разбой, разбой и распутство – это всегда в моде!» • Вот уже семь лет продолжается Троянская война. Под стенами Трои разбит лагерь греков. В битву возвращается Ахилл, легендарный греческий герой. Тем временем царевич Трои влюбляется в Крессиду, чей отец сбежал во вражеский лагерь. Обмен пленными разлучает влюбленных – как им кажется, навсегда… • «Троил и Крессида» – это пьеса Шекспира, вдохновленная одноименной поэмой Чосера и гомеровской «Илиадой». Книга содержит вступление Колина Барроу, введение в биографию Шекспира и театр елизаветинской эпохи, хронологию творчества писателя, рекомендации для дальнейшего чтения, эссе об адаптациях в кино и театре и комментарии к пьесе • По мотивам произведения было снято несколько фильмов • Книга на английском языке

«О, кто гнуснее может быть, чем тот, • Кто друга в бездну горя низведет?» • Тимон Афинский растрачивает все свое состояние и погрязает в долгах. Однако перспектива окончательно обнищать его не пугает: он надеется, что друзья, которым он так часто помогал, отплатят ему тем же. Но теперь, когда Тимон оказался в затруднительном положении, их обещания ничего не значат… • «Жизнь Тимона Афинского» – это пьеса Шекспира, сочетающая в себе как оптимизм, так и пессимизм; это трагикомедия, сатира, крик души от боли и несправедливости… • Книга содержит введение в биографию Шекспира и театр елизаветинской эпохи, вступление к пьесе, хронологию творчества писателя, рекомендации для дальнейшего чтения, эссе об адаптациях в кино и театре и комментарии к пьесе • По мотивам произведения было снято несколько фильмов

The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world • On January 8 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life's work. Four days later he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found • When William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan launch party attended by David Bowie and Gore Vidal • But Nat Tate never existed. The book was a hoax • Will Boyd's biography of a fake artist is a brilliant probe into the politics of authenticity and reputation in the modern art scene. It is a playful and intelligent insight into the fascinating, often cryptic world of modern art

The second book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties, in a new translation by Anthea Bell • Instead of the detail filling itself in and becoming clearer, it seemed to escape him. The face of the man in the ill-fitting coat just misted up so that it hardly looked human. In theory this mental portrait was good enough, but now it was replaced by fleeting images which should have added up to one and the same man but which refused to get themselves into focus • The circumstances of Monsieur Gallet's death all seem fake: the name the deceased was travelling under and his presumed profession, and more worryingly, his family's grief. Their haughtiness seems to hide ambiguous feelings about the hapless man

The city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this new translation of this disturbing novel set in Liege, book ten in the new Penguin Maigret series • In the darkness, the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still seeps from the radiators. Delfosse strikes a match. They stop a moment to catch their breath, and work out how far they have still to go. And suddenly the match falls to the ground, as Delfosse gives a sharp cry and rushes back towards the washroom door. In the dark, he loses his way, returns and bumps into Chabot • Maigret observes from a distance as two boys are accused of killing a rich foreigner in Liege. Their loyalty, which binds them together through their adventures, is put to the test, and seemingly irrelevant social differences threaten their friendship and their freedom

The fifth book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town suspicion and revenge, in Linda Asher's timeless translation • There was an exaggerated humility about her. Her cowed eyes, her way of gliding noiselessly about without bumping into things, of quivering nervously at the slightest word, were the very image of a scullery maid accustomed to hardship. And yet he sensed, beneath that image, glints of pride held firmly in check. She was anaemic. Her flat chest was not formed to rouse desire. Nevertheless, she was strangely appealing, perhaps because she seemed troubled, despondent, sickly • In the windswept seaside town of Concarneau, a local wine merchant is shot. In fact, someone is out to kill all the influential men and the entire town is soon sent into a state of panic