Penguin The Winter Child Matthews Beryl

Леонт, король Сицилии, обвиняет свою беременную жену Гермиону в измене и заговоре и бросает ее в тюрьму. Рожденную в заключении девочку приказано отвезти в лесную чащу и бросить умирать. Однако девочка выживает: ее находит и спасает богемский пастух. Спустя годы она встречает родного отца, и теперь у нее есть возможность исправить несправедливость… • «Зимняя сказка» – это одна из поздних пьес Шекспира. По ее мотивам было снято несколько фильмов • Книга на английском языке • A jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having another man's baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned to die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible. A bravura blend of tragedy, comedy and romance, Shakespeare's emotionally potent late play explores artifice and nature, mortality and renewal, and the destructive and consoling effects of time

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 • With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit, Oscar Wilde's fables and fairy tales have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off kingdoms and ocean realms, in the company of giants and nightingales, Wilde speaks of heartbreak and redemption, of cruelty and compassion, of love lost, of love gained, of love lasting. Included in this selection are stories from The Happy Prince and A House of Pomegranates

Liverpool, 1941: After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool, she is more determined than ever to sign up and do her bit. Joining the WAAF also means she is closer to her beau - until Jez is sent thousands of miles from home • While Jez is in Africa, someone from the past starts spreading vicious rumours that could threaten their relationship, and Cadi finds herself torn between keeping secrets and telling the truth to protect those she holds dear • Cadi has always believed that their love can weather any storm but as the snow sweeps in, she faces an impossible choice. Will her decision leave her broken-hearted or will Cadi and Jez be reunited in time for Christmas?

"Зимний король" Бернарда Корнуэлла - это захватывающая эпопея, сочетающая в себе миф, историю и захватывающий экшен на поле боя • В темные века появляется легендарный воин, чтобы объединить разделенную землю • Утер, верховный король Британии, мертв • Его единственный наследник - малолетний Мордред. Тем не менее, каждый из младших королей страны стремится присвоить корону себе • Пока они ссорятся и готовятся к войне, собирается множество саксонских армий, готовящихся к вторжению • Но никто не рассчитывал на грозного военачальника Артура • Книга понравится поклонникам "Игры престолов", "Последнего королевства", "Конна Иггулдена" и "Мерлина" • Книга на английском языке • In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land • Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead

"Зимний сад" - роман Александры Белл • В ночь, когда умирает ее мать, 8-летняя Беатрис попадает в таинственный Зимний сад. Полный чудес и волшебства, наполненный всевозможной странными и впечатляющими растениями и животными, этот сад служит ей утешением каждую ночь в течение семи дней. Но когда сад исчезает, и никто не верит в ее историю, Беатрис остается только гадать, было ли это на самом деле реальностью • Восемнадцать лет спустя, накануне своей свадьбы с человеком, которого одобрил ее покойный отец, но которого она не любит, Беатрис принимает решение отказаться от ожиданий викторианского английского общества и заняться поисками сада. Но когда и она, и ее ближайшая подруга Роза получают приглашения посоревноваться в создании впечатляющих садов удовольствий - призом будет одно желание из "последнего волшебства зимнего сада", - она понимает, что, возможно, она ближе к своей цели, чем когда-либо

The only child of Dublin’s coroner, eighteen-year-old Abigail Lawless has been raised among the books and instruments of her father’s grim profession. She is also inquisitive, resourceful and headstrong. So when the young nursemaid of a pious household is found dead only days after killing her own child, Abigail is compelled to investigate • Drawn into a dark and increasingly dangerous world of hypocrisy and deceit, Abigail attracts the attention of one who watches, and waits ... perhaps to kill again?

The charges: explosive • Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law - until now. Charged with killing in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops • The evidence: shocking • Cross knows it was self-defense. But, as the case against him builds, even those closest to him begin to doubt his innocence • The People vs. Alex Cross: the trial of the century • With his whole life and career on the line, if Cross can't convince his own family that he didn't pull the trigger with intent to kill, how can he hope to persuade a jury?

Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret society skilled in witchcraft • When rumours of the Amulet of Black Beryl start to circulate, Charlotte is determined to find the jewel before it falls into the wrong hands • Which is what happens when the evil Lady Armitage reaches it first • Demanding the help of rakish pirate, Alex O'Riley, Charlotte sets off to find the jewel • There's just one problem: pirates and witches are sworn enemies • But little do they know, sparks are about to fly

Everybody thinks they know what sheep are like: they're stupid, noisy, cowardly ('lambs to the slaughter'), and they're 'sheepwrecking' the environment • Or maybe not. Contrary to popular prejudice, sheep are among the smartest animals in the farmyard, fiercely loyal, forming long and lasting friendships. Sheep, farmed properly, are boons to biodiversity. They also happen to taste good and their fleeces warm us through the winter - indeed, John Lewis-Stempel's family supplied the wool for Queen Elizabeth's 'hose' • Observing the traditional shepherd's calendar, The Sheep's Tale is a loving biography of ewes, lambs, and rams through the seasons. Lewis-Stempel tends to his flock with deep-rooted wisdom, ethical consideration, affection, and humour

The moving and heartwarming story of one woman trying to make it on her own, from the bestselling author of The Open Door • Kate Freeman, the daughter of the inimitable Rose Webster, is like her mother in more ways than one. But Kate has dreams of her own, dreams that could bring great joy - or terrible sorrow • In 1960, she moves to London to become a photographer. She has her mother's strength to guide her, but is that enough? • With a long journey ahead of her and a lot of growing up to do, Kate will be put to the test. For her, her family and friends, the era that was dubbed "a time of peace" proves to be anything but • Tragedy, upheaval, and the tears and laughter of family life await

The chilling, gripping thriller from the author of the stunning Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Daughter • 'It's our son, Sam . . . someone took him. Please help us' • Emma hoped that she and her family would return from their year abroad closer, with memories to last a lifetime • Instead, they returned minus one child • A year on, Emma is haunted by their son's disappearance, and feels further than ever from her husband • Is their child still out there somewhere? • Will the mystery about what happened that night ever be unravelled? • And, if the truth does come to light, will Emma's family be healed - or wrenched even further apart?