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People call me Fish Boy. My skin goes up and down like the waves. My mind goes in and out like the sea. They say I've always got my mouth open, that I ask too many questions. But what's wrong with that?Billy's got a lot on his mind - that he'd rather not think or talk about. So he watches David Attenborough, because Sir David's asked all the questions and got all the answers, and swims in the sea, just letting his mind drift . . .So when new boy and nature fan Patrick Green starts at school with 'fingers like steel, strength of a bear' and a mackerel swims up to Billy's face, blows bubbles into his Vista Clear mask goggles and says: 'Fish Boy', Billy knows he can't keep itsecret, because . . . a crazy talking mackerel changes EVERYTHING.Shimmering with almost-magic and adventure, this is an exceptional read.Accompanied by gorgeous illustrations by Richard Jones.

Oh, good God, he kept saying with great relish. Good God...'Gooseberries' is accompanied here by 'The Kiss' and 'The Two Volodyas' - three exquisite depictions of love and loss in nineteenth-century Russia by Chekhov, the great master of the short story form.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride overVictorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage

Es sind Sommerferien und wieder einmal sitzt Harry bei den unsäglichen Dursleys fest. Doch diesmal treibt ihn gröáere Unruhe denn je - warum erfährt er nichts über die dunklen Mächte, die inzwischen neu erstanden sind? Noch ahnt er nicht, was dergeheimnisvolle Orden des Phönix gegen Voldemort ausrichten kann ... Doch dann schlägt der Dunkle Lord wieder zu. Harry muss seine Freunde um sich scharen, sonst gibt es kein Entrinnen.

WILL SWITCHING LIVES BRING TWO SISTERS TOGETHER OR PUSH THEM APART FOREVER?Twins Katy and Rachel don't know much about each other's lives anymore.Rachel thinks that Katy is a high-flying event planner in London, while Katy thinks that Rachel lives in idyllic marital bliss in the countryside.Each sister believes the other has created a perfect life - but the truth is that neither twin has the life she pretends she does.And when these sisters unexpectedly swap houses for a week, they're in for a big shock.But it might just be the wake-up call they've both been waiting for . . .Packed with hilarity and heartbreak, this new novel from bestselling author Olivia Beirne follows two estranged sisters who learn more about each other from a house swap than they ever expected... Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary and Marian Keyes.

1945, Sucde. Jeune Hongrois rescapé des camps, tuberculeux, Miklós a six mois a vivre, et prend une folle décision : se marier et guérir. Parmi les cent dix-sept réfugiées a qui il écrit : Lili Reich, survivante elle aussi. Bravant un monde ou le bonheursemble impossible, ils soulcveront des montagnes pour se retrouver... A leur fils, Péter Gárdos, de conter le roman vrai de cet amour fou. Un roman incroyable et incroyablement beau, ou vibrent l'Histoire, terrible, et l'Amour, lumineux.

On ne sait pas vraiment pourquoi on arrive, ni quand on repart de la vallée de la Sinistra. Dans cette foret des Carpathes ou cohabitent cueilleuses de myrtilles accortes et gardiens d'ours, on oublie jusqu'a son nom, jusqu'au motif de sa venue. Ici, lesoiseaux portent les germes d'une fievre mortelle, l'identité ne tient qu'a une plaque de fer blanc et au bon vouloir d'une femme colonel aux ordres sibyllins. Seule issue possible : embarquer entre deux carcasses d'ovins congelés dans le camionfrigorifique du gros Mustafa Mukkerman, assurant la liaison Sinistra-Balkans une fois par semaine. Mais encore faudrait-il vouloir fuir... Les jours passent, coulent le Dobrin et l'alcool dénaturé : Andrei Bodor retrouvera-t-il son fils adoptif ? Dans laveine d'un Kafka burlesque, l'un des maŒtres de la littérature hongroise Adám Bodor explore avec humour un univers sauvage ou, a la surface de l'absurde, plane soudain l'ombre de Ceaus Sescu.

Stranger Things meets Shadow and Bone in this first instalment of an epic and romantic YA fantasy series - perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard. Now a TikTok phenomenon.A fragile young teenage girl is held captive. Locked in a cell by The Reestablishment - a harsh dictatorship in charge of a crumbling world. This is no ordinary teenager. Juliette is a threat to The Reestablishment's power. A touch from her can kill -one touch is all it takes. But not only is she a threat, she is potentially the most powerful weapon they could have. Juliette has never fought for herself before but when she's reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, the depth of theemotion and the power within her become explosive ...Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I'm envious. I couldn't put it down.... - Lauren Kate, New York Times bestselling author of Fallen'Dangerous, sexy, romantic and intense. I dare you to stop reading!' - Kami Garcia, bestselling author of the Beautiful Creatures seriesTahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series which has been published in over 30 languages around the world. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Santa Monica, California, withher husband, Ransom Riggs, fellow bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, and their young daughter. She can usually be found overcaffeinated and stuck in a book. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @TaherehMafi

Perfect late night reading JAN MORRISBanffy is a born storyteller PATRICK LEIGH FERMORTotally absorbing MARTHA KEARNEYSo evocative SIMON JENKINSThe final volume of Miklos Banffy's panoramic trilogy of the dying years of the Habsburg empire.They Were Divided reflects the rapidly disintegrating course of events in Central Europe. In the foreground once again the lives of Balint, with his ultimately unhappy love for Adrienne, and his fatally flawed cousin, Laszlo Gyeroffy, who dies in povertyand neglect, are told with humour and a bitter-sweet nostalgia for a paradise lost through folly.The sinister and fast moving events in Montenegro, the Balkan wars, the apparent encirclement of Germany and Austria-Hungary by Britain, France and Russia, and finally the assassination of Franz Ferdinand all lead inexorably to the youth of Hungarymarching off to their death and the dismemberment of their once great country.Volume three of the epic, sweeping and wholly immersive trilogy that began with They Were Counted, and continued with They Were Found Wanting.Translated from the Hungarian by Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Banffy-JelenWith a Foreword by Patrick Leigh-FermorWINNER OF THE WEIDENFELD TRANSLATION PRIZE

Winter Parva, a traditional Cotswolds village next door to Carsely, has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities and Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business, Toni,to enjoy the merriment. But, as the spit pig is carried towards the bed of fiery charcoal, Agatha - and the rest of the village - realise that things aren't as they seem...Very quickly it transpires that the spit pig is in fact Gary Beech, a policeman not much loved in Winter Parva. And although Agatha has every intention of leaving the affair to the police, she rapidly changes her mind when she finds out Gary's ex-wifehas hired Toni to investigate. Cantankerous and competitive as Agatha is, she has to now join the fray and try and solve the case herself!Praise for M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin series:'I know I once vowed to read only Agatha Christie for a year but I cheated. My No. 1 mistress, M.C. Beaton and her Agatha Raisin whodunits. Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack a day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think shemay be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly.'Once again M. C. Beaton has concocted an amusing brew of mystery and romance that will keep her fans turning the pages' Publisher's Weekly.'Pure entertainment' The Guardian.

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING SERIES AND A TIKTOK SENSATION'With bits of Buffy, Game Of Thrones and Outlander, this is a glorious series of total joy' STYLISTFeyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she kills the predator and takes its prey to feed herself and her family.But the wolf was not what it seemed, and Feyre cannot predict the high price she will have to pay for its death...Dragged away from her family for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding even more than his piercing green eyes suggest.As Feyre's feelings for Tamlin turn from hostility to passion, she learns that the faerie lands are a far more dangerous place than she realized. And Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever._________________________Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Discover the tantalising, sweeping romantic fantasy, soon to be a major TV series, for yourself.

A Koromfekete szív izgalmas, ördögien okos krimi, valódi mestermű.Robin Ellacott magánnyomozót egy kétségbeesett, zilált nő, Edie Ledwell keresi fel az irodában, és könyörög,hogy hallgassa meg. Robin hirtelen nem is tudja, mit gondoljon. Edie a népszerű internetes rajzfilmsorozat, a Koromfekete szív egyik alkotója, és egy Anomie álnevű, titokzatos figura a neten pokollá teszi az életét. Edie kétségbeesetten szeretnékideríteni, kicsoda valójában Anomie.Robin arra jut, hogy ebben a nyomozóiroda nem tud segíteni - és meg is feledkezik az egészről, de néhány nap múlva döbbenten olvassa a hírekben, hogy Edie-t sokkolóval megbénította, majd meggyilkolta valaki a Highgate temetőben, ahol a Koromfekete szívjátszódik.Robin és társa, Cormoran Strike belecsöppennek az Anomie valódi személyazonossága után folyó nyomozásba. Csakhogy a netes álnevek, üzleti érdekek és családi konfliktusok bonyolult szövevényében Strike és Robin ezúttal olyan ügyben találják magukat,amelyben a szokásosnál is nehezebb helyes következtetésekre jutni - és amely újabb és még szörnyűbb veszélyekkel fenyegeti őket

A novel of Ancient Egypt from the bestselling author of River God. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time.On the banks of the Nile, a hero will riseEgypt is under threat. Taita, a freed slave and the Pharaoh's closest advisor, must create a master plan to crush the kingdom's historic enemy and return Egypt to its former glory.He must call on his powers as both tactician and warrior to lead a great army up the Nile, through Arabia to the magical city of Babylon, then across the open seas to Crete.This army will meet battle and betrayal head on. But their greatest challenge will not be found on the battleground and it will threaten not only Taita's plan, but the very future of Egypt.

The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it's an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day.A compelling story, and only too realistic. -Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury SecretaryEvery catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed. So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Follett's nerve-racking drama of international tension.A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert

The classic English children?s novel of three young friends and one special garden, stunningly reimagined in a deluxe full-color edition, illustrated with beautiful artwork and unique interactive features created by the award-winning design studio behindthe graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima?sure to delight fans of the live action film versions coming in 2018 from Disney and Universal Studios.

A much-loved classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has won over millions of readers with its vivid and colourful collage illustrations and its deceptively simple, hopeful story. With its die-cut pages and finger-sized holes to explore, this is a richlysatisfying book for children.

The intense and unbreakable bond between the fiery Catherine Earnshaw and the foundling Heathcliff has startled and fascinated readers since its first publication in 1847. Of uncertain parentage and ethnicity, Heathcliff comes to Wuthering Heights as achild when Catherine's father finds him wandering alone through the slave-trading port of Liverpool. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff and Catherine find refuge in each other when the household falls into the hands of Catherine's dissolute olderbrother. Their bond deepens as they escape together from the violence and stern religion of their home to the Yorkshire moors.But the story of Catherine and Heathcliff's attachment transforms from intimacy to strife when Catherine marries the refinedEdgar Linton. The ensuing story of violence and thwarted passion is one of the most powerful tales of the gothic tradition, a literary mode from which Emily Bront‰ wrings all of its terrifying potential. A regional novel with a global reach, a work ofsensational effects with a startling ethical core, Wuthering Heights is both a romantic melodrama and wrenching study of the difficulty of escaping from the legacies of violence.

'Beautiful World, Where Are You is Rooney's best novel.' THE TIMES*The Sunday Times and Global number one bestseller**Winner of Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards**A Book of the Year in The Times, the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Financial Times*'A tour de force.' Anne Enright, Guardian'Rooney's best novel yet.' Brandon Taylor, New York Times'Get ready to have your heart broken all over again.' Red'The book moved me to tears more than once.' The TimesAlice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood.Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young - but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they worry about sex and friendship and the times they live in. Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and amust-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES.Picking up the tale of Kvothe Kingkiller once again, we follow him into exile, into political intrigue, courtship, adventure, love and magic ... and further along the path that has turned Kvothe, the mightiest magician of his age, a legend in his owntime, into Kote, the unassuming pub landlord.Packed with as much magic, adventure and home-grown drama as THE NAME OF THE WIND, this is a sequel in every way the equal to its predecessor and a must-read for all fantasy fans. Readable, engaging and gripping THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the biggest and thebest new fantasy novel out there.

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Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that will change the face of science forever. The evening's host is his friend and former student,Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. This evening is to be no exception: he claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough tochallenge the fundamentals of human existence.But Langdon and several hundred other guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart before Kirsch's precious discovery can be revealed. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape,along with the museum's director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.In order to evade a tormented enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate labyrinthine passageways of hidden history and ancient religion. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdonand Vidal uncover the clues that will bring them face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried - until now.

John katona, aki otthonától távol szolgál hazáját. Egyik eltávja alkalmával találkozik a főiskolás Savannah-val, és hamar romantikus szerelemre lobbannak egymás iránt. Amikor John szabadsága véget ér, visszatér a hadsereghez, és levelek útján tartjákéletben szerelmüket. John úgy tervezi, hogy amint leszerel, hazatér és idővel feleségül veszi a lányt. Ám közbeszól 2001. szeptember 11. - és a patrióta John újra a hadsereg kötelékébe áll...352 oldal kartonált

Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Susan Hill, Nicci French and Val McDermid, this is an astute and intelligent psychological thriller centring around obsession and rage from international multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris. Fast paced with unexpectedtwists and turns, it will get right under the skin...'[A] gripping psychological thriller... Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists and Gentlemen & Players, with its pace, wit and acute observation, shows her at the top of her form' -- DAILY EXPRESS'[A] delicious black comedy ... the plot is so cleverly constructed, the tension so unflagging, you'd think she'd been writing thrillers all her life' -- DAILY MAIL'It kept me on the edge of my seat and I was thinking about it long after I turned the last page' -- ***** Reader review'An intricate, engrossing novel' -- ***** Reader review'Wonderfully, horribly plausible' -- ***** Reader review'I read it in three days which is as close as I get to couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review'Well written and enthralling' -- ***** Reader review'A must read....' -- ***** Reader review'Absolutely loved this book!' -- ***** Reader review*******************************************************************************************At St Oswald's, a long-established boys' grammar school in the north of England, a new year has just begun. For the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world