The Folding Star - format ePub

'An extraordinary book which takes the reader into a world of obsession and mystery...The Folding Star is lit by insight and humour' Evening StandardEdward Manners - thirty three and disaffected - escapes...

Young, gay, William Beckwith spends his time, and his trust fund, idly cruising London for erotic encounters. When he saves the life of an elderly man in a public convenience an unlikely job opportunity...

Discover this ‘sparkling celebration of sexual intrigue’ (Telegraph) from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty.The Spell is a comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs...

Sie sind ein ungleiches Paar, der junge William Beckwith und der alte Lord Nantwich. William genießt sein Leben in vollen Zügen - verliebt, sorglos. Die schwule Subkultur Londons ist sein Zuhause. Er...

WINNAAR VAN DE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2004 Hoe is Nick’s seks- en privéleven voluit in de Engelse tabloids beland? Terwijl Nick zijn proefschrift schrijft, woont hij bij de ouders van zijn beste vriend Toby...

Een leraar die verliefd wordt op zijn leerling - het is not done. Toch overkomt het de 33-jarige Edward Manners, leraar Engels op een Vlaamse school, die als een blok valt voor zijn zeventienjarige leerling...

In ‘De Sparsholt-affaire’ volg je de meeslepende levens van de Engelse David Sparsholt en zijn zoon Johnny. Aan de hand van hun ervaringen zie je op ontroerende wijze hoe er over een periode van zestig...

Wat voor baanbrekende gevolgen Cecil’s gedichten zouden krijgen na zijn dood, had hij zelf nooit durven voorspellen. Hoe had het zo uit de hand kunnen lopen? De welgestelde poëet Cecil Valance wordt in...

Mit Anfang dreißig entflieht der verhinderte Schriftsteller Edward Manners der Orientierungslosigkeit seines Daseins in der südostenglischen Provinz, um im belgischen Brügge als Privatlehrer zu arbeiten....

A century-spanning saga about a love triangle that spawns a myth, and a family mystery, across generations.With an introduction by Anthony Quinn.The Stranger's Child was a Sunday Times Novel of the Year.In...

One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Line of Beauty is a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s Britain.In...

Nick Guest, fils d’un petit antiquaire de province et brillant boursier d’Oxford, s’installe à Londres pour mener à bien sa thèse de littérature. Il loue une chambre dans l’hôtel particulier des parents...

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Véritable bombe littéraire qui suscita les passions lors de sa parution en Angleterre, La Piscine-bibliothèque est le premier roman d'Alan Hollinghurst. Lauréat du Man Booker Prize pour La Ligne de beauté...

En octobre 1940, David Sparsholt fait son entrée à Oxford. Athlète et rameur acharné, il semble d’abord ignorer la fascination qu’il exerce sur les autres – en particulier sur le solitaire et romantique...

Sommer 1983: Als der zwanzigjährige Nick Guest in den wohlhabenden Londoner Stadtteil Notting Hill zieht, eröffnet sich ihm eine ganz neue Welt. Er bewohnt die Dachkammer des Elternhauses seines Kommilitonen...

Placé sous le double signe de la réforme et de la révolution, le numéro d’octobre-novembre entend analyser de près ces deux notions capitales de l’histoire politique française. À la différence de l’Allemagne,...

Een leraar die verliefd wordt op zijn leerling - het is not done. Toch overkomt het de 33-jarige Edward Manners, leraar Engels op een Vlaamse school, die als een blok valt voor zijn zeventienjarige leerling...

Wat voor baanbrekende gevolgen Cecil’s gedichten zouden krijgen na zijn dood, had hij zelf nooit durven voorspellen. Hoe had het zo uit de hand kunnen lopen? De welgestelde poëet Cecil Valance wordt in...

WINNAAR VAN DE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2004 Hoe is Nick’s seks- en privéleven voluit in de Engelse tabloids beland? Terwijl Nick zijn proefschrift schrijft, woont hij bij de ouders van zijn beste vriend Toby...

In ‘De Sparsholt-affaire’ volg je de meeslepende levens van de Engelse David Sparsholt en zijn zoon Johnny. Aan de hand van hun ervaringen zie je op ontroerende wijze hoe er over een periode van zestig...

From Oxford during the dark days of the Second World War to contemporary London, this is Alan Hollinghurst's intimate novel about sexuality, art and family secrets.In October 1940, the handsome young...

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‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

"One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world." —D. H. Lawrence "‘Moby-Dick’ is the book which I put down with the unqualified thought, 'I wish I had written that'…" —William Faulkner "What...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

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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...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

“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...

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble,...

A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

"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...

The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

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...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

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,...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

Pre-order Beth's epic new novel, SWEPT AWAY, now! 'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' EMILY HENRYTiffy and Leon share...

"'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...

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...

In the ruins of a post-apocalyptic world, the totalitarian government of Oceania has risen from the ashes. The Party, led by the omnipresent Big Brother, exercises total control over its citizens, suppressing...

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A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...