At last, King Lear in language everyone can understand. Shakespeare's heart-rending tale of pride, rejection and love infolds in this clear, modern version. The story of an old man's fall from kingship, power and riches to poverty and friendlessness, paingully groping towards real understanding and love, is told in plain, everyday language. The complete original text is laid our side bu
Audrey wears dark glasses all the time, even in the house. She almost never goes out, doesn't talk to new people, and finds making eye contact to be nearly impossible. But the one day she meets Linus. Linus is her brother's friend and a sensitive spirit with whom she can talk through her fears. He makes her laugh and doesn't leave her feeling as if she's being judged. As their friendship dee…
Detective alex cross is pulled out of family celebration and given the devastafing news that his niece, caroline has been found brutally murdered. Cross vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that caroline was mixed up in one of washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this Killer's only victim. Happy reading
In Salthill, on Hudson, half an hour outside New York, the inhabitant are beautiful, rich, and though they look younger than they really are, middle-aged. When the enigmatic sculptor Adam Berendt dies suddenly, his death sends shock waves through the town. Middle age, ordinarily not a time for passion romance, is transformed by his loss as his close friends evaluate their lives and set out …
Mollie and Peter have a big secret; in their playroom is a magic Wishing-Chair which can grow wings and take them on flying adventures. They rescue Chinky the pixie from a giant's csstle, visit Disappearing Island, and go to a party at Magician Greatheart's castle. There's more Wishing-Chair magic in the Wishing-Chair Again.
A girl rns away from home - and it's up to the Seven to find her! JAck's little sister Susie is up to her usual tricks - but she can't the SEven off the trail of clues!
Dahlia's childhood memories consist of stuffy cars, seedy motels, and a rootless existence travelling the country with her eccentric mother. Years later, she desperately wants to distance herself from that life. Yet one thing is stopping her from moving forward: she has questions. In order to understand her past, Dahlia must go back. Back to her mother in the stifling town to Aurora. Back in…
SEBASTIAN FAULKS was born and brought up in Newbury, Berkshire. He worked in journalism before starting to write books. He is best known for the French trilogy, The Girl at the Lion d'Or , Birdsong and Charlotte Gray and is also the author of a triple biography, The Fatal Englishman ; a small book of literary parodies, Pistache ; and the novel Human Traces . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal…
Buku ini mencoba menghadirkan kalimat-kalimat puisi dalam kalimat-kalimat prosais. Lewat kata-kata dalam karyanya" Adalah keistimewaan cerita pendek yang ditulis oleh seorang sastrawan yang dalam proses kreatifnya lebih dikenal sebagai penyair dan bukan seorang cerpenis? Buku kumpulan cerpen Membunuh Orang Gila ini adalah jawabannya. Lewat kumpulan naskah yang terhimpun dalam buku ini, Sapar…