Madrid, 1957. Daniel, young, wealthy and unsure of his place in the world, views the city through the lens of his camera. Ana, a hotel maid whose family is suffering under the fascist dictatorship of General Franco. Lives and hearts collide as they unite to uncover the hidden darkness within the city. A darkness that could engulf them all..."Gripping. Ruta Sepetys is the finest writer of historical fiction working today." The Wall Street Journal "A master of historical fiction." Elizabeth Wein on "Salt to the Sea" "Spain under Francisco Franco is as dystopian a setting as Margaret ... |
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With an introduction by Rachel Cusk. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Age of Innocence", is both a poignant story of frustrated love and an extraordinarily vivid, delightfully satirical record of a vanished world. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by award-winning novelist, Rachel Cusk. As the scion ... |
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A glorious Collector's Edition of New York Times bestselling, epic fantasy novel "Crooked Kingdom", featuring: intricate gold iconography from the world of the book; seven pieces of full-color character artwork from Monolime; a new and exclusive letter of introduction from the author; deep black sprayed edges; endpaper maps. Welcome to the world of the Grisha. Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and ... |
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"The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" takes us on a journey of many years-the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the burgeoning new metropolis and beyond, to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India, where war is peace and peace is war, and where, from time to time, 'normalcy' is declared. Anjum, who used to be Aftab, unrolls a threadbare carpet in a city graveyard that she calls home. A baby appears quite suddenly on a pavement, a little after midnight, in a crib of litter. The enigmatic S. Tilottama is as much of a presence as she is an absence in the ... |
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New York, 1940. Young, glamorous and inseparable, Vivian and Celia are chasing trouble from one end of the city to the other. But there is risk in all this play - that's what makes it so fun, and so dangerous. Sometimes, the world may feel like it's ending, but for Vivian and Celia, life is just beginning. City of Girls is about daring to break conventions and follow your desires: a celebration of glamour, resilience, growing up, and the joys of female friendship - and about the freedom that comes from finding a place you truly belong."Addictive... Radical and refreshing" Dollu Alderton, Sunday Times & ... |
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Áåñòñåëúð íà "New York Times". Ôèíàëèñò çà íàãðàäàòà íà "La Times Book" è "NBCC John Leonard". Åäíà îò íàé-çàáåëåæèòåëíèòå êíèãè çà 2017 íà "New York Times" è "Washington Post". Åäíà îò íàé-äîáðèòå êíèãè çà 2017 íà NRP. Íàé-äîáðàòà êíèãà íà ãîäèíàòà çà "USA Today", "Amazon" è "Business Insider". Òúðòúë Àëâåñòúí óìåå äà îöåëÿâà. Íà ÷åòèðèíàéñåò òÿ áðîäè èç ãîðèòå ïî êðàéáðåæèåòî íà Ñåâåðíà Êàëèôîðíèÿ. Ïîòîöèòå, åçåðàòà è ñêàëèñòèòå îñòðîâè ñà íåéíèòå ñêðèâàëèùà è òÿ ìîæå äà õîäè ïåø ñ êèëîìåòðè. Íî äîêàòî ôèçè÷åñêèÿò ѝ ñâÿò å øèðîê, ... |
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One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming. Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she's the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That's why Nora's sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a month's holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. It's a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute ... |
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Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. That is, until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus's apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to follow the thieves to Shanghai. And Magnus has been stabbed with a strange magical weapon that is changing the very nature of his powers. Fortunately, they have backup in the form of Clary, Jace, Isabelle and Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus's magic is growing unstable, and if they can't stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have ... |
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Illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Regarded as a modern fairy tale, L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz" is one of America's most cherished and enchanting children's stories. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features original illustrations by W. W. Denslow, coloured by Barbara Frith, and an introduction by Professor Sarah Churchwell. Follow ... |
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Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue and her country were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the country on her behalf since Leck's death, believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's reign and to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past has become shrouded in mystery, and it's only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her ... |
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333 èçâåñòíè êîêòåéëà îò öÿë ñâÿò. Ùå îòêðèåòå âñè÷êî çà: èñòîðèÿòà è ïðîèçõîäà íà àëêîõîëíèòå êîêòåéëè; ñïåöèàëíè ïðåïîðúêè çà òÿõíîòî ïðèãîòâÿíå; íåâåðîÿòåí èçáîð íà êîêòåéëè çà âñåêè âêóñ. Êëàñè÷åñêè è íàé-íîâèòå ðåöåïòè çà ïðèãîòâÿíå íà êîêòåéëè ñúñ: âîäêà; óèñêè; òåêèëà; áðåíäè; êîíÿê; âèíî; âåðìóò; ðîì; äæèí. ... |
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Ñâåòåùèÿò 3D ïúçåë íà CubicFun å ñúòâîðåí çà âñåêè, êîéòî ñå âïå÷àòëÿâà îò àðõèòåêòóðíèòå çàáåëåæèòåëíîñòè íà ñâåòà, ñ óäîâîëñòâèå ãè ïðåâðúùà â èíòåðåñíà äåêîðàöèÿ îò èíòåðèîðà â äîìà èëè îôèñà, èëè ïðîñòî õàðåñâà êðàñèâèòå, åôåêòíè ïúçåëè. Òîé ïðåäñòàâëÿâà ðåàëåí, óìàëåí ìàêåò íà Åìïàéúð Ñòåéò Áèëäèíã, êîéòî å äîïúëíèòåëíî àêöåíòèðàí ñ äåëèêàòåí, ñâåòëèíåí åôåêò. Åëåìåíòèòå íà ïúçåëà ñà 37, èçðàáîòåíè ñà îò ïðåäâàðèòåëíî îöâåòåí ìàòåðèàë è ñà ãîòîâè çà èçïîëçâàíå. Ñëåä ïðèêëþ÷âàíåòî íà òÿõíàòà ïîäðåäáà è "èçãðàæäàíåòî" èì â ìàêåò íà åäèí îò íàé-çàáåëåæèòåëíèòå ìîíóìåíòè â ñâåòà, ñëåäâà çàêëþ÷èòåëíèÿò, ... |
