Black Swan D. A Tale of Two Worlds Faber Michel

A beautiful, magical novel • It is, perhaps, the fifteenth century and the ordered tranquillity of a Mediterranean island is about to be shattered by the appearance of two outsiders: one, a castaway, plucked from the sea by fishermen, whose beliefs represent a challenge to the established order; the other, a child abandoned by her mother and suckled by wolves, who knows nothing of the precarious relationship between Church and State but whose innocence will become the subject of a dangerous experiment • But the arrival of the Inquisition on the island creates a darker, more threatening force which will transform what has been a philosophical game of chess into a matter of life and death

Veronica McCreedy can't resist the promise of adventure • Nine-year-old Daisy and nearly ninety-year-old Veronica make an unlikely pair of friends • Fiercely independent and impeccably dressed, Veronica has lived an incredible 87 years. Most of them alone, in her huge house by the sea. But with the arrival of brave and resilient Daisy into her life, Veronica finds she has a renewed thirst for adventure - and that they both share a passion for penguins! • So when Veronica and Daisy are invited to travel to the other side of the world together and visit the penguins of the southern hemisphere, they both jump at the chance • Veronica had thought her days of new friendships, family and love were over, but perhaps it's never too late for one more adventure?

Edward Stourton muses on the meaning of life and all things canine as he walks his dog Kudu • 'If you are accompanied by a dog you can talk to anyone, and anyone can talk to you - about anything .' And they do. Edward Stourton's walks with, Kudu, his dog, become an opportunity for wonderfully unlikely encounters, and reflecting on the world from the dog-walker's perspective proves remarkably illuminating. Ed and Kudu's small trips to the park offer up big insights into romantic attachment, honour and heroism, guilt and depression, our sense of duty, beauty and the hard facts of life's pecking order. Diary of a Dog-Walker is witty, wise and will be utterly irresistible to any man or woman with a dog

Juan Diego’s little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret – Lupe knows all the worst things that go through his mind. And sometimes she knows more. What a terrible burden it is to know – or to think you know – your future, or worse, the future of someone you love. What might a young girl be driven to do if she thought she had the power to change what lies ahead? • Later in life, Juan Diego embarks on a journey to fulfil a promise he made in his youth. It is a long story and it has long awaited an ending, but Juan Diego is unable to write the final chapters • This is the story of what happens when the future collides with the past

A family in crisis. A catalyst that threatens to change everything • The land running down to the River Dean has been farmed by the Meredith family for generations. Robin Meredith bought the farm from his father, just before he married his wife Caro and now he and his brother Joe work on the land. But now Caro has died, as much as a mystery to the family as she was when she arrived twenty years ago, and the whole family feels her loss acutely, none more so than her adopted daughter Judy • Into this unhappy family comes Zoe, Judy's London friend, an outsider with an independent spirit and a disturbing directness. Everyone underestimates Zoe's power as a catalyst for change as the realities behind the seeming idyll of a rural community become ever clearer

1936: Лондон гудит от сплетен о романе между Эдуардом VIII и миссис Симпсон. Но король - не единственный представитель аристократии, которому предстоит принять трудное решение. Оуэн Монтиньяк, красивый и харизматичный потомок богатой семьи землевладельцев, с нетерпением ожидает оглашения завещания своего покойного дяди. Потому что у Оуэна были огромные долги по азартным играм, и босс казино Николас Делфи поставил его перед выбором: найти 50 000 фунтов стерлингов к Рождеству - или оказаться на глубине шести футов • Поэтому, когда Оуэн обнаруживает, что его вычеркнули из завещания в пользу его прекрасной кузины Стеллы, пришло время доказать, каким хитрым он может быть... А Оуэн просто великолепен, если не сказать изобретателен - даже королевский кризис может обеспечить средства для получения прибыли

Эта книга, посвящённая красотам и прелестям английской глубинки, рассказывает не только о выделяющих Англию на фоне остального мира красивых зеленящихся пейзажах и величественных монументах. Каждый из тех, чьё видение можно найти на её страницах, привносит частичку себя, помогая создать эклектичное полотно из самых разных деталей, среди которых вывески пабов и причалы, ограды на фермах и баржи в каналах, деревенский крикет и борцы против застроек • Число очерков под обложкой выросло более чем в два раза по сравнению с первым изданием в ипостаси роскошной подарочной книги. Среди их авторов - множество знаменитостей: Билл Брайсон, Майкл Пейлин, Эрик Клэптон, Брайан Ферри, Себастьян Фолкс, Кейт Эди, Кевин Спейси, Гэвин Претор-Пинни, Ричард Мейби, Саймон Дженкинс, Джон Сарджент, Бенджамин Зефанайя, Джоан Бэйкуэлл, Энтони Бивор, Либби Первс, Джонатан Димблби и многие другие

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics • 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…' • Set in Paris and London against the backdrop of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Lucie Manette and her father Alexandre, held captive in Paris's notorious Bastille prison for eighteen years. When Alexandre is finally released, the Manettes find themselves caught up in the lives of a French aristocrat and an English lawyer who compete for the love of Lucie. The ensuing tale of violence and revenge depicts the plight of the peasantry, the brutality of the early revolutionaries, and the menacing shadow of the guillotine • Serialised in Dickens's own literary periodical in 1859, A Tale of Two Cities is one of the best-known works of literature set during the French Revolution

Роман Чарльза Диккенса "Повесть о двух городах" стал настоящим бестселлером для англоязычной аудитории. В романе противопоставляется Париж, плотно окутанный революцией, и кажущийся спокойным, Лондон. Читатель видит противоборство двух разных миров - свет и тьма, вера и безверие, жгучая ненависть и искренняя любовь. Что же в этих условиях сможет спасти главного персонажа от казни? • Книга на английском языке • The Penguin English Library Edition of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens • 'Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; - the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!' • Described by Dickens as 'the best story I have written', A Tale of Two Cities interweaves thrilling historical drama with heartbreaking personal tragedy. It vividly depicts a revolutionary Paris running red with blood, and a London where the poor starve

Роман "Повесть о двух городах" насчитывает сотни переизданий и является самым читаемым произведением великого английского писателя Чарльза Диккенса. Эпоха конца XVIII века с ее потрясениями и сейчас вызывает немало вопросов. По словам самого Диккенса, "это было лучшее из всех времен, это было худшее из всех времен" • Как отозвалась Великая французская революция на судьбах героев романа? Сумеет ли избежать гильотины Чарльз Дарней, английский аристократ, оказавшийся в Париже, охваченном диким огнем свободы? • Книга на английском языке • Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette's release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing backdrop of the French Revolution and the shadow of the guillotine

Действие "Повести о двух городах" Чарльза Диккенса, разворачивается между двумя великими европейскими столицами, Лондоном и Парижем, до и во время Французской революции • Борьба между пролетариатом и аристократией во Франции и то, как непримиримая ненависть между ними угрожает разрушить счастье французского дворянина в изгнании Чарльза Дарнея и его красавицы жены Люси Манетт - две темы этой истории • Книга на английском языке • 'It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known. ' • A Tale of Two Cities (1859) moves between two great European capitals, London and Paris, before and during the French Revolution • The struggle between the proletariats and the aristocracy in France and how the implacable hatred between the two threatens to destroy the happiness of exiled French nobleman Charles Darnay and his beautiful wife, Lucie Manette, are the twin themes of the story, at any price