The Memoirs of a Survivor - format ePub

Harriet und David lernen sich auf einer rauschenden Party kennen, möchten aber entgegen dem Zeitgeist eine ganz normale Ehe führen und setzen alsbald vier zauberhafte Kinder in die Welt. In ihrem Häuschen...

A classic tale from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child. ‘Listening to the laughter, the sounds of...

The first volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, author of ‘The Grass is Singing’ and ‘The Golden Notebook’, and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Winner of the James Tait...

The third book in the Nobel Prize for Literature winner’s ‘Children of Violence’ series tracing the life of Martha Quest from her childhood in colonial Africa to old age in post-nuclear Britain....

A compelling vision of a disorienting and barbaric future from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many years in the future, city life has broken down, communications have...

Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men....

Writing inspired by four visits to Zimbabwe, her childhood home, from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007, Doris Lessing. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Doris Lessing made several...

From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the second volume of her collected short stories. Lessing is unrivalled in her ability to capture the complexities of relationships,...

The second volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. ‘Walking in the Shade’ begins in 1949, as Doris Lessing arrives in London with nothing but...

By turns, an unsparing and joyous account of life in a postwar London rooming house by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. In 1949, Doris Lessing left her native Southern...

Across eighteen short stories, Lessing dissects London and its inhabitants with the power for truth and compassion to be expected of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. 'During that first year...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing, a short story about a young boy’s coming of age. While on holiday with his mother, a young boy sees a group of older children...

The companion to a series of lectures given by Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, in which she addresses some of the most important questions facing us today. ‘This is a time...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing, a short story about a woman’s gradual drift outside the limits of society. An old woman, with gipsy blood, begins to find the...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing, a short story about a young woman’s attempts to juggle her political beliefs with everyday life. On the day that the newspapers...

Un été au bord de la mer. Deux familles apparemment sans histoires se prélassent au soleil : Roz et Lil, deux femmes mûres mais encore belles, leurs fils, deux hommes séduisants dans la force de l’âge,...

Une interminable période de sécheresse a décimé des populations entières, forçant les survivants à remonter vers le nord, là où se trouvent les dernières ressources en eau. C’est ainsi que commence l’odyssée...

La Terre, Shikasta, est l’enjeu de pouvoir entre trois civilisations galactiques très avancées : Canopus, Sirius et leur ennemie Puttiora. Mélangeant mythes, fables et allégories, Doris Lessing nous livre...

Souveraine de la Zone Trois, une contrée à la prospérité éclatante, tournée vers la sensibilité et les arts de l’esprit – mais dont l’hédonisme a cependant émoussé ses habitants – la reine Al•Ith reçoit...

La Planète 8 est un petit miracle d’harmonie. Créée par le puissant empire Canopus, elle jouit d’un climat aussi charmant que ses habitants, lesquels vivent des jours paisibles au cœur d’une nature des...

Lorsque Klorathy se rend dans l’Empire volyen pour s’enquérir d’Incent, un émissaire de Canopus victime d’une attaque de Rhétorique, il y constate les ravages causés par la langue. En effet, dans ce coin...

« Je crois que la colère ramenée des tranchées par mon père s’est emparée de moi très tôt et ne m’a plus jamais quittée. Les enfants ressentent-ils les émotions de leurs parents ? La réponse est oui,...

Au terme de sa longue vie, Goethe affirmait qu’il venait tout juste d’apprendre à lire. Dans ce recueil des meilleurs essais de Doris Lessing, rassemblés pour la première fois, on retrouve la sagesse...

Ceci est l’histoire d’un monde qui pourrait être le nôtre. Depuis l’instant où apparaît la vie sur cette planète bleue, dans la moiteur des mares et des étangs, jusqu’au moment où le feu nucléaire menace...

L’histoire de la famille Lennox couvre la majeure partie du XXe siècle en prenant pour pivot les années 60, décennie contradictoire et riche en affrontements. Les jeunes de cette époque, qui brisent les...

Faut-il qu’à chaque conflit de société notre esprit critique cède le pas à la frénésie générale ? Les partis politiques sont-ils condamnés à reproduire les mêmes schémas qui précipitent leur perte ? Devons-nous...

Le Général Dann, que les lecteurs ont connu enfant avec sa sœur Mara sur un continent dévasté par une terrible sécheresse, est maintenant un leader respecté et écouté de tous, affrontant un monde glacial...

Londres, été 1939. James Reid, jeune homme rêveur et qui ne vit que par les livres, embarque pour l’Inde avec son régiment. Un voyage infernal, entre solitude, ennui et maladies, commence. Pourtant, lors...

Avec Filles impertinentes Doris Lessing nous livre le récit poignant de sa genèse et de sa jeunesse. Elle s’y dévoile sous un jour nouveau et met toute sa puissance de conteuse au service d’un sujet universel...

Victoria n’a jamais oublié sa rencontre, à l’âge de neuf ans, avec une riche famille blanche, les Staveney. Ce souvenir entêtant la poussera, des années plus tard, à entamer une liaison avec leur fils,...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

"'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways … their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course,...

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'" Dark times have...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

The Legend of Tilsim Hoshruba: The Tilsim Kusha – 'The Chosen One'The saga continues…Following the spellbinding journey of The Tilsim Quest, the second sequel, The Tilsim Kusha – The Chosen One, delves...

THE SEQUEL TO THE DRAGON AWARD NOMINATED "LOVE AT FIRST BITE" CONTINUES! Amanda Colt and Marco Catalano's original honeymoon has been extended by an all-expense paid trip to Rome. After fighting off vampires,...

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'I have brought peace to the church... by joining the two faiths of Truphoria.'Hope blinked incredulously.'But... but we hate each other,' he said. Truphoria's two primary religious factions have put...

An isolated manor. Ancient enemies locked in an eternal struggle. An innocent woman's heart and soul caught in the middle.Lord McCardle hires me to stay at Kinloch Manor to restore the keep's magnificent...

Nearly a decade under The Witen's rule has shaped Maisie into a fighter.Maisie shares her story with Jordana, recounting the start of The Witen as fallout from the execution sends several into hiding....

My dark master is lost to the demon within… can we return him, and save all we hold dear?My Vampire Master Quinn rages as a Vampire Revenant, a creature of utter Night, as my Fae Prince Lucca and I give...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...