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"Born in 1923 and raised in the austere yet close embrace of a large Edwardian family, privately educated at home, unsure of herself, of her worth and of her intelligence, Elizabeth Jane Howard's story reflects that of a generation of English women. The War and short-lived careers as an actress, model, and publishing editor gave her a degree of independence and experience that had been closed to her forebears, and brought her into contact with the artistic community that was to encompass her professional and private life. Her first novel was published in 1950 and her most recent in 1999." "Her circle of friends has included some of the most interesting writers and thinkers of the day - Laurie Lee, Arthur Koestler, Olivia Manning, Cyril Connolly, Ken Tynan and Cecil Day-Lewis, among many others. She has been married three times - firstly to Peter Scott, the naturalist and son of Captain Scott, and most famously and tempestously to Kingsley Amis."--Jacket

And isn't growing up for everyone a more or less successful attempt to overcome their conditioning and see clearly, with their own eyes?' Matt Rowland Hill grew up the son of a minister in an evangelical Christian church in south Wales and then south-east England.

With peace finally declared, Casting Off follows the challenges of the Cazalet family emerging from war-torn Britain. This is the fourth book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, adapted into a BBC radio and TV series.

È l'estate del 1937 e la famiglia Cazalet si riunisce nella dimora di campagna per le vacanze. In questo mondo d'altri tempi, tutto avviene secondo rituali immutabili, con domestici che servono il tè a letto e cene in abito da sera. Tuttavia, sotto la rigida morale vittoriana dei capostipiti, il Generale e la Duchessa, si avverte un cambiamento. Le dinamiche di coppia tra i figli e le loro consorti si svelano: Edward ha numerose amanti, mentre Villy vive nel sospetto e nella noia; Hugh, segnato dalla guerra, e Sybil formano una coppia perfetta, ma ignari dei desideri reciproci; Rupert, vedovo e pittore mancato, si è risposato con Zoe, un'attrice che fatica a essere madre; infine, Rachel, devota ai genitori, non si è mai sposata per un motivo ben preciso. I nipoti, descritti nei loro giochi e sogni, vivono le loro ingenuità infantili e inquietudini adolescenziali. Intanto, il mondo esterno si fa sentire, e la vita dei Cazalet si intreccia con le tensioni di un paese sull'orlo di una crisi epocale. Le vicende private si complicano, mentre si mormora di una minaccia crescente dal continente: la seconda guerra mondiale è alle porte. La prosa di Elizabeth Jane Howard, con il suo sguardo acuto e ironico, ci guida attraverso queste pagine, lasciandoci desiderosi di proseguire nella saga.

Therese first glimpses Carol in the New York department store where she is working as a sales assistant. Carol is choosing a present for her daughter; she looks preoccupied, exuding an aura of elegance as perfect as a secret. Standing there at the counter, Therese suddenly feels wholly innocent - wholly unprepared for the first shock of love. Therese was nineteen, and loved by a young man she cared about, but could not desire. Carol was a sophisticated married woman. Now Therese seemed to have no other purpose to her life other than their meeting? First published under a pseudonym in 1952, Carol is a love story told with compelling wit and eroticism, and consummate tenderness.

From Indonesia comes a record-breaking bestseller and modern fairy tale. Published in 2005, this autobiographical debut novel sold over five million copies and is now set to enchant global audiences. Ikal is a student at the poorest village school on Belitong Island, where graduating sixth grade is a significant achievement. His school faces constant threats of closure, and Ikal, along with his friends known as the Rainbow Troops, confronts numerous challenges: skeptical officials, greedy corporations, deepening poverty, and their own self-doubt. Yet, hope shines through in the form of two extraordinary teachers, making Ikal's educational journey uplifting. We root for him as he stands up to the island's tin mine officials and experience his first love for a girl selling chalk behind a shop screen. We cheer for Lintang, the class's barefoot math genius, as he triumphs over students from the mining corporation's school in an academic competition. Above all, we gain insight into the customs and people of the world's largest Muslim society. This narrative, reminiscent of Khaled Hosseini's work, offers a captivating glimpse into a unique milieu, filled with charm and vitality.

After a separation of many years, Emily 'Fido' Faithfull bumps into her old friend Helen Codrington on the streets of Victorian London. Much has changed since then. But, for all her independence of mind, Fido is too trusting of her once-dear companion and finds herself drawn into aiding Helen's obsessive affair with a young army officer.

Lee Fiora, quattordicenne cresciuta in una cittadina dell'Indiana, ottiene una borsa di studio per la preparatory ("prep") school di Ault, nel Massachusetts,un prestigioso liceo che prepara all'università. È - come prometteva il dépliant - un ambiente esclusivo di antichi edifici e prati curatissimi, di ragazzi dai sorrisi smaglianti e belle ragazze in kilt. Ciò che non diceva il dépliant, e che Lee capisce subito, è che lei sarà sempre un'outsider tra irampolli delle ricche famiglie della East Coast, intimidita e attratta dai suoi compagni. Proprio perché è un'estranea, un pesce fuor d'acqua, Lee riesce acogliere con spietata acutezza i tratti essenziali dei caratteri, delle relazioni, dei rituali di alunni e insegnanti.

De avonturen van een jong meisje aan het begin van de 20e eeuw op weg naar volwassenheid.

Trawler Describes the author's three-week trip on an Orkney trawler as it journeys far into the north Atlantic in search of its catch. Combining humour with erudition, this title provides an account of this journey. Full description

1812: continuano le avventure di mare di Aubrey e Maturin, tra naufragi, salvataggi di fortuna, attacchi, la cattura, la malattia e l'amore, dalla Malesia a Boston.

"Irfan Orga was born into a prosperous family of the old Turkey under the Sultans. His mother was a beauty, married at thirteen, and lived in the total seclusion befitting her class. His grandmother, who also lived in their home, was an eccentric autocrat, determined at all costs to maintain her traditional habits. The 1914 War, however, brought ruin to the family and a transformation to Turkey. The red fez was ousted by the cloth cap, and the family was forced to adapt to an unimaginably impoverished life. In 1941 Irfan Orga arrived in London where, seven years later, he wrote his extraordinary story of his family's survival."--Back cover

In a dazzling act of imaginative empathy, Peter Carey gives the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly a voice so wild, passionate and original that it is difficult not to believe that the infamous bushranger himself is speaking from beyond the grave. Told in the form of a journal justifying himself to the daughter he would never meet, this extraordinary work is the song of Australia, voicing its heart-wrenching protest. Here is Kelly the orphan, the horse thief, the robber, killer and, finally, his country's beloved Robin Hood.

A fascinating book in which Hudson recalls memories of his childhood spent in South America.

Once part of a vast expanse where a wealthy Elizabethan family settled and built Fairfax Manor, by the mid-1960s the village of Lythe has become a disintegrated forest where the destroyed, dysfunctional Fairfax family continues to crumble.

In de loop van het onderzoek naar de moord op de echtgenote van een plaatselijke projectontwikkelaar krijgt de politie toch twijfels over de identiteit van de mogelijke dader.

This tale begins with Jack Aubrey arriving home from his exploits in the Mediterranean to find England at peace following the Treaty of Amiens. He and his friend Stephen Maturin, surgeon and secret agent, begin to live the lives of country gentlemen, hunting, entertaining and enjoying more amorous adventures. Their comfortable existence, however, is cut short when Jack is overnight reduced to a pauper with enough debts to keep him in prison for life. He flees to the continent to seek refuge: instead he finds himself a hunted fugitive as Napoleon has ordered the internment of all Englishmen in France. Aubrey's adventures in escaping from France and the debtors' prison will grip the reader as fast as his unequalled actions at sea.