Viking penguin 2021 (20 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -'Supple, artful, skilful storytelling - it takes an immediate grip on the reader's imagination and doesn't let go' HILARY MANTEL______________________________________________Mary is a difficult grandmother for Durga to love. She is sharp-tongued and ferocious, with more demons than there are lines on her palms. When Durga visits her in rural Malaysia, she only wants to endure Mary, and the dark memories home brings, for as long as it takes to escape. But a reckoning is coming. Stuck together in the rising heat, both women must untangle the truth from the myth of their family's past. What happened to Durga's mother after she gave birth Why did so many of their family members disappear during the war And who is to blame for the childhood tragedy that haunts her to this day In her stunning debut novel Catherine Menon traces one family's story from 1920 to the present, unravelling a thrilling tale of love, betrayal and redemption against the backdrop of natural disasters and fallen empires. Written in vivid technicolour, with an electric daughter-grandmother relationship at its heart, Fragile Monsters explores what happens when secrets fester through the generations.As they will learn, in a place ravaged by floods, it is only a matter of time before the bones of the past emerge.______________________________________________'A brilliant novel about homecoming and the layered, unstable past that haunts and hurts . . . I admire it enormously' Colm Tóibín'A propulsive debut scattered with gems of fresh and surprising imagery' Preti Taneja'A beautiful, richly textured absorbing read. I was utterly transported' Irenosen Okojie 256 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -'Supple, artful, skilful storytelling - it takes an immediate grip on the reader's imagination and doesn't let go' HILARY MANTEL______________________________________________Mary is a difficult grandmother for Durga to love. She is sharp-tongued and ferocious, with more demons than there are lines on her palms. When Durga visits her in rural Malaysia, she only wants to endure Mary, and the dark memories home brings, for as long as it takes to escape. But a reckoning is coming. Stuck together in the rising heat, both women must untangle the truth from the myth of their family's past. What happened to Durga's mother after she gave birth Why did so many of their family members disappear during the war And who is to blame for the childhood tragedy that haunts her to this day In her stunning debut novel Catherine Menon traces one family's story from 1920 to the present, unravelling a thrilling tale of love, betrayal and redemption against the backdrop of natural disasters and fallen empires. Written in vivid technicolour, with an electric daughter-grandmother relationship at its heart, Fragile Monsters explores what happens when secrets fester through the generations.As they will learn, in a place ravaged by floods, it is only a matter of time before the bones of the past emerge.______________________________________________'A brilliant novel about homecoming and the layered, unstable past that haunts and hurts . . . I admire it enormously' Colm Tóibín'A propulsive debut scattered with gems of fresh and surprising imagery' Preti Taneja'A beautiful, richly textured absorbing read. I was utterly transported' Irenosen Okojie 256 pp. Englisch.…

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

1st edition. 8vo. [xiii] + 414pp. Original boards. D/w. with navy spine lettered in yellow and white, slightly rubbed to edges. ISBN 9780241304563 US$17.

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -\*'A gentle, effective presentation of grieving and moving on.' --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A beautiful father-daughter story celebrating love, loss, and healing, and one bird's broken wing that may prove impossible to fix.Lucy has always been good at fixing things--the wonky mailbox, broken watches, even Dad's old binoculars. And Lucy is happy to help her dad; they share a special bond. It's just the two of them, after all. So when Lucy finds a tiny bird with a broken wing, she's sure she can fix him too--but not everything that's broken can be fixed. A tender and loving story about loss, healing, and the special connection between fathers and daughters.Praise for When We Fly:'The core of author-illustrator McGeachin s poignant, fantastical tale is grounded in sobering reality, as Lucy s father helps her come to terms with the knowledge that not everything is fixable, but he also teaches her that moving forward is possible with the support of loved ones.'--Publishers Weekly 32 pp. Englisch.…

Hardcover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. "Waterstones Exclusive Edition. Includes after-word by Nick Cornwell and archive material." Also included is a promotional bookmark and a booklet "The Ultimate Guide to Reading John Le Carre with a full bibliography. Mint in a Mint d/w.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Veronica Mars meets Moxie in this hilarious and biting YA contemporary novel following Margot Mertz, a girl who runs an internet cleanup business and embarks on a quest to take down a revenge-porn site targeting the girls in her school.Margot Mertz is a secret sleuth--okay, not really, but she does run an internet cleanup business helping students and teachers alike clear their internet presence of anything they don't want anyone else to see. From secret embarrassing DM's to viral videos and more, Margot cleans it all. After her parents foolishly lost her college fund, this is the only way she can make it to Stanford. But when a fellow student comes to her asking her to take down a website that's gathering nude pics of fellow Roosevelt High girls, things get personal. Margot must delve into the depths of her school to take down the culprit. The seedy underbelly of Roosevelt High is not unfamiliar to Margot--but somehow this case is stumping her at every turn--until she figures out that the only way to reach her suspects is to get close to perfect boy Avery Green. His access to every club, volunteer opportunity, sports team, and popular party is the key to solving her case.When the case takes a shocking turn, Margot's ready to burn the whole world down. No one targets the Roosevelt High girls on Margot's watch. Mertz Clean Your Filth is on the case.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Charlie Barnes, sixty-eight years old, reasonable man, small-business owner is facing the abyss and it's time to reckon with how he has lived his life so far. What happened to all those great ideas that were snatched from the jaws of success And what was with all those unsuccessful marriages Well, who's counting the wives when Barbara, his fifth and most permanent wife, is such a rock solid pillar of society Maybe Jake Barnes, son of Charlie and writer of his story is counting. Now that his father seems to be on the way out, Jake begins to wonder what Charlie Barnes's desperate dreams of success have really added up to. If his father's life was a series of fantasies, then how is it possible for his son to tell the truth about him And will Jake have to confront the fact that in their ambitions, and their delusions, they might not actually be so very different Joshua Ferris's new novel is both a profoundly tender and brutally funny portrayal of a life lost in the American dream.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Come celebrate Easter with Corduroy in his new holiday board book!Corduroy is ready to celebrate Easter. Join him as he enjoys the springtime weather, decorates Easter eggs, and prepares for the arrival of the Easter Bunny.For over 50 years the heartwarming adventures of Don Freeman's stuffed bear, Corduroy, have been irresistible childhood classics. Wheeler, Jody (illustrateur).…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - 'Supple, artful, skilful storytelling - it takes an immediate grip on the reader's imagination and doesn't let go' HILARY MANTEL______________________________________________Mary is a difficult grandmother for Durga to love. She is sharp-tongued and ferocious, with more demons than there are lines on her palms. When Durga visits her in rural Malaysia, she only wants to endure Mary, and the dark memories home brings, for as long as it takes to escape. But a reckoning is coming. Stuck together in the rising heat, both women must untangle the truth from the myth of their family's past. What happened to Durga's mother after she gave birth Why did so many of their family members disappear during the war And who is to blame for the childhood tragedy that haunts her to this day In her stunning debut novel Catherine Menon traces one family's story from 1920 to the present, unravelling a thrilling tale of love, betrayal and redemption against the backdrop of natural disasters and fallen empires. Written in vivid technicolour, with an electric daughter-grandmother relationship at its heart, Fragile Monsters explores what happens when secrets fester through the generations.As they will learn, in a place ravaged by floods, it is only a matter of time before the bones of the past emerge.______________________________________________'A brilliant novel about homecoming and the layered, unstable past that haunts and hurts . . . I admire it enormously' Colm Tóibín'A propulsive debut scattered with gems of fresh and surprising imagery' Preti Taneja'A beautiful, richly textured absorbing read. I was utterly transported' Irenosen Okojie.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - \*'A gentle, effective presentation of grieving and moving on.' --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A beautiful father-daughter story celebrating love, loss, and healing, and one bird's broken wing that may prove impossible to fix.Lucy has always been good at fixing things--the wonky mailbox, broken watches, even Dad's old binoculars. And Lucy is happy to help her dad; they share a special bond. It's just the two of them, after all. So when Lucy finds a tiny bird with a broken wing, she's sure she can fix him too--but not everything that's broken can be fixed. A tender and loving story about loss, healing, and the special connection between fathers and daughters.Praise for When We Fly:'The core of author-illustrator McGeachin s poignant, fantastical tale is grounded in sobering reality, as Lucy s father helps her come to terms with the knowledge that not everything is fixable, but he also teaches her that moving forward is possible with the support of loved ones.'--Publishers Weekly; Bilderbuch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - 'SO much fun' MARIAN KEYES, author of GROWN UPS'Fresh and funny' BETH O'LEARY, author of THE ROADTRIP'A sunny caper set in the Scottish Highlands.a real spritz' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Perfect sweet spot of funny and moving' STYLISTSTYLIST 'BEST NEW FICTION'COSMOPOLITAN 'BEST BOOKS'--------------------------------------------------------------------Birdy Finch just got her dream job. The trouble is, it's not hers . . .It was a simple accident. Well, maybe a tiny fib. OK, maybe an all-out, blatant, mayhem-causing lie. Because the life she's just claimed is hers actually belongs to her best friend, Heather.Obviously she'll tell Heather (eventually). And the first guy she's properly liked in forever (probably). Absolutely nobody will know - just till she sorts herself out . . .So can Birdy carry off a summer at a luxury Scottish hotel pretending to be a world-class wine expert And can she find the courage to fall in love, even if it means telling the truth Run away with Birdy Finch - the messy heroine with a heart of gold!THE SUMMER JOB is a fresh, fun, feel good romcom for fans of THE ROAD TRIP, STARSTRUCK and JANE FALLON--------------------------------------------------------------------WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT THE SUMMER JOB'Engaging, heartwarming and SO MUCH FUN. I bloody loved it' MARIAN KEYES'Fresh, funny and filled with delicious food and wine. It made me long for a summer in Scotland with Birdy and all the team at Loch Dorn' BETH O'LEARY'What a welcome escape! Loved it, I'm in the queue for more Lizzy' JOSIE SILVER'For fans of Marian Keyes, this is the perfect sweet spot of funny and moving women's fiction' STYLIST 'Fresh, funny and oh so relatable - the perfect tonic' ABBIE GREAVES 'Fun with a capital F . . . If you've ever felt you're getting left behind in life, or don't have everything worked out quite yet, this is the book for you' SOPHIE COUSENS'This is the book you'll want with you on your sunlounger' COSMOPOLITAN 'I fell for Birdy on the very first page and inhaled the rest of her story . . . A brilliantly original plot paired with fabulously funny writing - a pure joy to read!' HELLY ACTON 'It's really great - so gossipy, warm and funny' BETH MORREY 'One of the funniest and sexiest books of the year. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again. Do not miss this one!' EMILY HENRY 'The literary equivalent of going out on an amazing night out with your best friends -.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK, OBAMA 2021 BOOK PICK and INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Hunger was a constant, reliable friend in Mei Guo. She came second only to loneliness.' In China she was the daughter of professors. In Brooklyn her family is 'illegal.' Qian is just seven when she moves to America, the 'Beautiful Country', where she and her parents find that the roads of New York City are not paved with gold, but crushing fear and scarcity. Unable to speak English at first, Qian and her parents must work wherever they can to survive, all while she battles hunger and loneliness at school. Thus begins an extraordinary story that describes, in vivid colours, days labouring in sweatshops and sushi factories, nights scavenging the streets for furniture, and the terrifying moment when the family emerges from the shadows to seek emergency medical treatment for Qian's mother. Qian Julie Wang's memoir is an unforgettable account of what it means to live under the perpetual threat of deportation and the small joys and sheer determination that kept her family afloat in a new land. Told from a child's perspective, in a voice that is intimate, poignant and startlingly lyrical, Beautiful Country is the story of a girl who learns first to live - and then escape - an invisible life.'A powerful, gripping insight into the world of an undocumented migrant in New York . . . beautifully written, with vivid scenes that linger in the mind long after finishing it' Helena Merriman'A story that needs to be heard. Moving, beautiful, heartbreaking and even funny . . . I never wanted it to end' Philippa Perry'Deeply compelling . . . I was moved by the love and resilience of this family thrust into darkness. The book casts an urgent light on a reality that extends way beyond America's borders' Hisham Matar, author of A Month in Siena and The Return'Astonishing . . . In restrained but beautiful prose, Wang honours her family's sacrifices, but alerts us to the urgent realisation that they should not be necessary' Nesrine Malik.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - THE BIMINI BON BESTSELLER (Sunday Times official!)A hilarious and inspiring guide to transforming your life through lessons from drag, by the UK's favourite drag queen and star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Bimini Bon Boulash.'MAGIC! A fun, fierce, honest origin story of how to drag yourself up out of trouble and become an icon' Katherine Ryan 'A triumph for UK queer culture' Travis Alabanza'Eye-opening, intelligent, thoughtful as well as sassy and surprising - a must read' Lorraine Kelly_______________________________________Bimini Bon Boulash is the nation's sweetheart, capturing hearts and minds as the gag-inducing, death-dropping, plant-based breakout star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2. Not only did she make us laugh and cry, she showed us how to develop a Positive Mental Attitude and live happily and healthily outside society's idea of 'normal'.Telling the story of how drag took her from the brink of self-destruction to the mainstage, as well as life lessons drawing on convention-breaking icons from Kate Moss to Katie Price, in this book Bimini uses all her wit, charm and kindness to show us how to lead the lives we wish we could lead, through the life-changing magic of dragging up._______________________________________'Radical, life-affirming, and utterly important for this time' Riyadh Khalaf'A very important read' Gottmik 'She's a superstar' Kathy Burke'You will always be our winner' Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London'A force of nature' James Acaster. Scheele, Jules (illustrateur).…

First edition, first print. Hardback. A Waterstones exclusive edition with extra out-take chapter. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Fox design to the fore closed page edges and end papers. SIGNED by the author, without dedication, to the Exclusive Signed Edition page. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, xv/309pp. b&w and colour plates. Light wear to card edges, 5cm crease across bottom right corner of front cover; a very good copy. The gripping story of the Falcons: the top-secret Iraqi intelligence unit that infiltrated the Islamic State. Against the backdrop of the most brutal conflict of recent decades, we chart the spymaster's struggle to develop the unit, follow the fraught relationship of two of his agents, the al-Sudani brothers - one undercover in ISIS, the other his handler - and track a disillusioned scientist as she turns bomb-maker. With unprecedented access to characters on all sides, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Margaret Coker challenges the conventional view that Western coalition forces defeated ISIS and reveals a page-turning story of unlikely heroes, unbelievable courage and good old-fashioned spycraft.…

First edition, first print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. SIGNED by the author, without dedication, to the title page. The second 'Thursday Murder Club' title. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.

Hardback. Size 9.5 x 6 inches. In blue cloth covers with silver lettering to spine and covers with illustrated endpapers. With blue cloth covered slipcase with silver dragon illustration one side. In near fine condition with near fine slipcase. Limited edition, number 108/200. A clean and tight copy. 215pp. With facsimile page from original manuscript and a b&w photo at the rear of book. Silverview, published posthumously, centres on a young bookseller, an enigmatic Polish immigrant, and a British agent hunting down a leak. At just over 200 pages, it is the shortest le Carré novel since A Murder of Quality in 1962.…