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Представляем вашему вниманию серию Collins Modern Classics, в которую входит ряд самых значимых современных книг, проливающих свет на ключевые аспекты человеческой природы, классических произведений, которые останутся в памяти читателей на многие поколения • Лондон, пятидесятые годы двадцатого века. Романистку Анну Вулф мучает творческий кризис. Она разведённая мать-одиночка с маленьким ребёнком, которую пугает состояние её душевного здоровья. Чтобы не сойти с ума, Анна ведёт хронику своей жизни в четырёх разноцветных тетрадях: в чёрную попадает всё, что связано с её творчеством, в красную - изложение её политических взглядов, в жёлтой она описывает свои эмоции, а в синей - повседневный быт. Есть и пятая, Золотая тетрадь, которая объединяет разрозненные нити жизни Анны в единое полотно

The heart-breaking and compelling new book set in a Victorian workhouse from the author of the The Orphans of Halfpenny Street • When Lucy and her brother, Joshua, are orphaned, it falls to Joshua to provide for them both, but he is barely into his teens and in his naivety, falls prey to bad influences and drink. Lucy is desperate to avoid the workhouse, but when Joshua loses their meagre savings they are thrown out onto the street and, in dire poverty, it isn't long before Lucy finds herself at its gates - almost a fate worse than death • Inside the workhouse, Lucy meets with unkindness and cruelty and she knows she must dig deep within herself if she is to survive, let alone thrive. What Lucy needs is a friend and she is surprised to find one in the most unlikely place…

See No Evil • It's January in the peaceful seaside resort of Fjallbacka. A semi-naked girl wanders through the woods in freezing cold weather. When she finally reaches the road, a car comes out of nowhere. It doesn't manage to stop • Hear No Evil • The victim, a girl who went missing four months ago, has been subjected to unimaginably brutal treatment - and Detective Patrik Hedstrom suspects this is just the start • Speak No Evil • The police soon discover that three other girls are missing from nearby towns, but there are no fresh leads. And when Patrik's wife stumbles across a link to an old murder case, the detective is forced to see his investigation in a whole new light

Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover an old Nazi medal among her late mother's belongings. Inspired to dig deep into her past, she visits a retired history teacher for answers. Two days later, he’s dead • Detective Patrik Hedstrom is on paternity leave. But his wife’s enquiries appear to have set off a chain of murders and he’s finding it hard to keep out of the investigation • A terrible secret from the darkest days of World War II is coming to light – and their families’ histories are right at the heart of it

Второй роман из трилогии-бестселлера "Вайдекр", навязчивой драмы, действие которой разворачивается в восемнадцатом веке. Филиппа Грегори, автор книг "Другая девушка Болейн" и "Возлюбленный девственницы" • Поместье Вайдекр обанкротилось, жители деревни живут в бедности, а Вайдекр-холл превратился в почерневшие от дыма руины • Но во Вдовьем доме двое детей воспитываются в защищенной невинности. Равные претенденты на наследство Вайдекра, соперники за любовь деревни, они связаны тайной помолвкой в детстве, но им запрещено вступать в брак. Только один может быть Любимым Ребенком. Только один человек может унаследовать волшебное взаимопонимание между землей и семьей Лейси, которое может заставить деревню Сассекс снова зазеленеть. Только один может быть истинным наследником Беатрис Лейси

The fifth and penultimate book in the bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve. As Tilly and Milo hurtle towards their final showdown with the Alchemist, the stakes are higher than ever – though there is always time for hot chocolate! • Milo Bolt is ready to be the hero of his own story. With Uncle Horatio trapped in an enchanted sleep by the power-hungry Alchemist, he sets off with his new friend Alessia to find a cure and save them all • Their journey leads them to the magical treehouse – home of the Botanist, the Alchemist’s sworn enemy. Against the clock, they hunt for the cure: foraging in the Secret Garden, challenging Robin Hood and confronting the mighty Jabberwock • But the Alchemist will stop at nothing to unlock the powerful secrets of The Book of Books, and Tilly, Pages & Co

«Корона» Киры Касс — это удивительно романтичная и последняя книга в серии «Отбор» • Идлин не думала, что найдет настоящего партнера среди тридцати пяти отобранных женихов, не говоря уже о настоящей любви. Но иногда сердце способно удивить тебя... и теперь Идлин должна сделать выбор, который кажется более трудным – и более важным – чем она когда-либо ожидала • Книга на английском языке • 35 suitors entered the Selection. Only 1 will win her heart. The fifth and final captivating novel in Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series! • In The Heir, a new era dawned in the world of The Selection. Twenty years have passed since America Singer and Prince Maxon fell in love, and their daughter is the first princess to hold a Selection of her own

"Ключ к индейскому" - пятая книга в захватывающей серии Линн Рейд Бэнкс об Омри и его пластиковом североамериканском индейце – Маленьком быке, который оживает, когда Омри кладет его в шкаф • Омри и его отец путешествуют назад во времени, чтобы найти Маленького Бычка и его народ в глубокой беде, разрывающихся между тем, чтобы остаться на Западе и столкнуться с вымиранием или начать долгий путь к новой жизни в Канаде. Окончательное расставание Омри с Маленьким Бычком невероятно трогательно, но в то же время книга очень забавная • Книга на английском языке • The fifth title in this gripping series about Omri and his plastic North American Indian – Little Bull – who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard • Omri and his father travel back in time to find Little Bull and his people in deep trouble, torn between staying in the West and facing extinction or starting a long trek to a new life in Canada

Grab your passport and let the Shergill sisters take you on a journey… • Meet the Shergill Sisters • The know-it-all, Rajni • The drama queen, Jezmeen • The golden child, Shirina • They have never been close. But their mother’s dying wish was for them to take a pilgrimage across India together, to carry out her final rites. And so, the sisters are thrown together for one last (and very strange) family holiday • The three women seem to have nothing in common, apart from the fact that each of them has a secret she would prefer to keep hidden. But as one unlikely adventure follows another, it’s not long before they start to realise that they might need each other now more than ever. After all, there are no secrets between sisters…

The powerful new timeslip novel from the worldwide bestselling author of Lady in Hay, in which the fate of a young woman becomes entwined with the extraordinary history of a Celtic princess • When Jess is attacked by someone she once trusted, she flees to her sister’s house in the Welsh borders to recuperate. There, she is disturbed by the cries of a mysterious child • Two thousand years before, the same valley is the site of a great battle between Caratacus, king of the Brtitish tribes, and the invading Romans. The proud king is captured and taken as a prisoner to Rome with his wife and daughter, the princess Eigon • Jess is inexorably drawn to investigate Eigon’s story, and as the Welsh cottage is no longer a peaceful sanctuary she decides to visit Rome

The three sisters of Victory Walk in East London will face heartache and tears on the home front • Rose, Clover and Daisy are the pretty blond sisters of the Harrison family, living with their parents and two brothers, and working in East London and the outbreak of WWII. Rose the eldest is a nurse working in Homerton Hospital, she despairs of her younger siblings and their occasional less sensible attitudes to life • Clover is the handful of the family and whenever there’s trouble she isn’t far away. At the first chance she gets, she volunteers for the Auxiliary Service, but things go far from smoothly. Daisy is the baby of the family, but she doesn’t want to be treated like a child anymore and is determined to grow up, whether her family like it or not

The profoundly moving and deeply intimate story of one Jewish family’s fate in the Holocaust, following the thread from Germany to Latvia and to Britain • It was only by accident that Peter as a child discovered that his father, Fred Bradley, was in fact born Fritz Brandes. And it was only after his father’s death in 2004 that Peter was able to begin to piece together the family’s story and set out on the journey – literally and figuratively – that forms the basis of his book • Peter’s family were German Jews. In 1938, his father was imprisoned in Buchenwald in the aftermath of Kristallnacht. He was released the following spring when he was granted a visa to settle temporarily in the UK. He arrived in London in May 1939, aged 24, penniless and alone