Both sweeping and exquisitely intimate, award-winning author Bart Yates blends historical fact and fiction in a surprising, thought-provoking saga spanning 12 significant days across nearly 100 years in the life of a single man, beginning in 1920s Ut...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: World Editions, ISBN-13: 9781642861495)
This moving novel gives voice to the silent grief of the mothers of stillborn childrenThe young free-spirited florist Frieda grew up in a strictly Catholic environment in the 1960s. When she steps onto a frozen river on a late winter afternoon, littl...Lasīt vairāk
A dazzling tapestry of love and faith, memory and imagination, The Magic Kingdom questions what it means to look back and accept one's place in history. With an expert eye and stunning vision, Russell Banks delivers a wholly captivating portrait...Lasīt vairāk
A beautiful debut, funny, tender, and animated by a willingness to confront lifes obstacles and find a way to survive. . . . It celebrates friendship, finds meaning in difficulty and lets the reader explore dark places while always allowing for the p...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Dec-2020, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000185041)
Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in Britain has focused upon younger people, this book deals with Bengali elders, the first generation of migrants from Sylhet, in Bangladesh. The book describe...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Dec-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000181869)
Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in Britain has focused upon younger people, this book deals with Bengali elders, the first generation of migrants from Sylhet, in Bangladesh. The book describe...Lasīt vairāk
“A grab bag of realist and experimental stories, each one a treasure . . . Wise, wry, and witty—theses stories in all their stylistic variations are perfect.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review A man generou...Lasīt vairāk
"e;You can practically smell the incense and hear the Beatles in this love letter to the counterculture of the 1960s"e; by the acclaimed author of In Country (People).Ann Workman is smart but naive, a misfit whos traveled from rural Kentucky...Lasīt vairāk
An aging botanist withdraws to the seclusion of his familys vacation home in the German countryside. In his final days, he realizes that his lifes work of scientific classification has led him astray from the hidden secrets of the natural world. As...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Jul-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781982118136)
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Running in Heels comes ;a compassionate, poignant, often humorous story of the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter (Mariah Stewart, New York Times bestselling author) as th...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Apr-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: She Writes Press, ISBN-13: 9781631526886)
A richly imagined novel based on the life of artist Agnes Pelton, whose life tracks the early days of modernism in America. Born into a family ruined by scandal, Agnes becomes part of the lively New York art scene, finding early success in the famous...Lasīt vairāk
A cache of unsent love letters from the 1950s is found in a suitcase on a remote island in this mysterious love story in the tradition of the novels by Kate Morton and Elizabeth Gilbert.1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an is...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Mar-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781982128968)
The Home for Unwanted Girls meets Orphan Train in this unforgettable novel about a young girl caught in a scheme to rid Englands streets of destitute children, and the lengths she will go to find her way homebased on the true story of the British Ho...Lasīt vairāk
Two elderly people, Artur and Isabella, meet and have a passionate sexual encounter on New Years Eve. Details of the lives of Artur, a retired Yugoslav army captain, and Isabella, a Holocaust survivor, are revealed through police dossiers. As they f...Lasīt vairāk
PULITZER PRIZE WINNERSpecial edition featuring a new foreword by Marilynne Robinson and book club extras insideIn this deluxe tenth anniversary edition, Marilynne Robinson introduces the beautiful novel Tinkers, which begins with an old man who lies...Lasīt vairāk
