Harpercollins Far from Home Doherty Berlie

Будь собой, но по-другому… • Будь активной, но не слишком. Спокойной, но не скучной. Забавной, но не пытайся всем понравиться. Яркой, но не сумасшедшей. Дерзкой, но не агрессивной. Красивой, но в меру. Элегантной, но не ледяной. Уверенной в себе, но не высокомерной. Женственной, но не по-девчачьи… • У Фейт Валентайн есть все – слава, деньги и необыкновенная красота. Но больше всего на свете она мечтает о спокойной жизни вдали от камер. Вот только никто никогда не интересовался, чего она хочет, и ожидания ее семьи сильно давят на нее • Мир считает ее совершенной, но может ли за совершенством скрываться что-то большее, чем кажется на первый взгляд? • Far from Perfect – это роман Холли Смейл, вторая книга из цикла «Валентайны» • Книга на английском языке

Перед вами один из самых популярных романов Томаса Харди "Вдали от безумной толпы" • "Я сделаю одну вещь в этой жизни - одну вещь несомненную, - а именно: буду любить тебя, тосковать по тебе и буду хотеть тебя до самой смерти" • Независимая и энергичная, Вирсавия Эвердин владеет сердцами трех мужчин. Стремясь завоевать ее любовь разными способами, их отношения с Вирсавией усложняют ее жизнь в буколическом Уэссексе - и бросают тень на их собственную. Поскольку мораль и ожидания сельского общества тяжело давят на нее, Вирсавия испытывает муки неразделенной любви и предательства и обнаруживает, как случайные поступки и трагедии могут кардинально изменить ход жизни • Книга на английском языке • HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics

It is 1940 and Staff Nurse Polly Brown has been granted a posting at Cliffehaven Memorial Hospital on the south coast to be near her badly injured husband, Adam. But her decision has meant that she has • had to part with their beloved five-year-old daughter, Alice, who is travelling to safety in Canada • Polly's heart is torn in two as she says goodbye to Alice and heads to the Beach View boarding house in Cliffehaven, where she throws herself into her work • But as she confronts the fact that Adam may not survive his injuries, a telegram arrives at Beach View. The boat Alice was on has been torpedoed by a German U-boat • A fabulous, heart-warming Second World War novel in Ellie Dean's bestselling Cliffehaven series (previously called the Beach View Boarding House series)

Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. In the novel "Far From the Madding Crowd" an independent Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life

Запечатан липкой лапой! Веселая переписка в первом классе от всеми любимого медвежонка Паддингтона – теперь главной кинозвезды! • Дорогая тетя Люси, • Я ожидаю, что это станет для вас большим сюрпризом, но я не только прибыл в Англию, но и у меня есть адрес! Я остановился в доме номер 32 по Виндзорским садам, и это совсем не похоже на приют для медведей-пенсионеров… • "С любовью, Паддингтон" Майкла Бонда - это восхитительно увлекательная серия писем Паддингтона его тете Люси в Перу рассказывает о его новых впечатлениях в Лондоне и демонстрирует его неповторимый, очаровательный и веселый взгляд на мир. От уборки на корабле до работы парикмахером - здесь, конечно, никогда не бывает скучно! • Книга на английском языке • Sealed with a sticky paw! Hilarious first class correspondence from everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star! • Dear Aunt Lucy, • I expect this will come as a great surprise to you, but not only have I arrived in England, but I have an address! I’m staying at number 32 Windsor Gardens and it isn’t at all like the Home for Retired Bears… • This delightfully engaging series of letters from Paddington to his Aunt Lucy in Peru, follows his new experiences in London while showcasing his uniquely charming and hilarious take on the world

The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful women, private jets, mega-yachts, the world's best footballers - and chauffeur-driven Range Rovers with tinted windows. A group of buccaneering Russian oligarchs made colossal fortunes after the collapse of communism - and many of them came to London to enjoy their new-found wealth. Londongrad tells for the first time the true story of their journeys from Moscow and St Petersburg to mansions in Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Surrey - and takes you into a shimmering world of audacious multi-billion pound deals, outrageous spending and rancorous feuds. But while London's flashiest restaurants echoed to Russian laughter and Bond Street shop-owners totted up their profits, darker events also played themselves out

The definitive history of the North of England as told through the lives of its inhabitants • A work of unrivalled scale and ambition, Northerners is the defining biography of northern England • This authoritative new history of place and people lays out the dramatic events that created the north – waves of migration, invasions and battles, and transformative changes wrought on European culture and the global economy. In a sweeping narrative that takes us from the earliest times to the present day, the book shows that the people of the north have shaped Britain and the world in unexpected ways • At least six Roman emperors ruled from York. The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was Europe’s leading cultural and intellectual centre. Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes, deserves to be as famous as Boudica

A gripping tale of witchcraft and romance, past and present, from the Sunday Times bestselling author… • The parish of Manningtree and Mistley has a dark history. In 1644, Cromwell's Witchfinder General tortured scores of women there, including Liza the herbalist, whose cottage still stands. Some say the spirits of his victims still haunt the old shop on the High Street… • Emma Dickson gave up her high-flying career to live in Liza’s cottage, but as Halloween approaches, visions of a terrible past are driving her to madness. In despair, Emma turns to the local rector for help, but he, too, is in the grip of something inexplicably dangerous… • Perfect for fans of Christina Courtenay, Nicola Cornick and Elizabeth Chadwick!

"Побег из лагеря зануд" - дикое, вызывающее громкий смех приключение на не очень приятной природе от Тома Митчелла. Идеально подходит для читателей в возрасте от 10 лет и старше • После того, как Уилла снова застукали на уроке за прослушиванием музыки по телефону, с его мамы было достаточно. Уилла отправляют в лагерь "перевоспитания" посреди леса для детей, увлекающихся технологиями… Катастрофа • Мало того, что лагерь - это праздник сна без экрана, Уилл понимает, что случайно взял что-то из вещей своего брата и должен срочно вернуть. И не имея возможности связаться с ним, Уилл и трое его новых друзей замышляют сбежать из лагеря посреди ночи и отправиться в нелепое путешествие по лесу • Книга на английском языке • A wild, laugh-out-loud adventure through the not-so-great outdoors, from the author of How to Rob a Bank and That Time I Got kIdnapped

This annual anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a short novel by Christianna Brand • Mystery stories have been around for centuries—there are whodunits, whydunits and howdunits, including locked-room puzzles, detective stories without detectives, and crimes with a limited choice of suspects • Countless volumes of such stories have been published, but some are still impossible to find: stories that appeared in a newspaper, magazine or an anthology that has long been out of print; ephemeral works such as plays not aired, staged or screened for decades; and unpublished stories that were absorbed into an author’s archive when they died

Classic crime fiction's 'Indiana Jones' Tony Medawar unearths more unpublished and uncollected stories from the Golden Age of suspense, including John Bude, John Dickson Carr, Dorothy L. Sayers and Julian Symons • ‘Five books in, and the selection here might well be the strongest yet. This series continues to delight with the high standard of forgotten gems that Medawar uncovers, and there’s sufficient range to ensure that all fans of the genre will find something to enjoy. Book 6 can’t come soon enough.’ • Jim Noy, author of The Red Death Murders • The end of the First World War saw the rise of an insatiable public appetite for clever and thrilling mystery fiction and a new kind of hero – the modern crime writer. As the genre soared in popularity, so did the inventiveness of its best authors, ushering in a “Golden Age” of detective fiction – two decades of exemplary mystery writing: the era of the whodunit, the impossible crime and the locked-room mystery, with stories that have thrilled and baffled generations of readers