Christiane Ellis Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

For Ned, 1980 seems a blissful year. Handsome, charming, popular and talented, his life is progressing smoothly, effortlessly, happily. And when he meets the lovely Portia Fendeman his personal jigsaw appears complete. But timing is everything in life, and his life is about to change for ever. Things are going to get very bad indeed for innocent young Ned. A promise made to a dying teacher and a spiteful trick played by fellow pupils will rocket Ned from cricket captain to solitary confinement, from head boy to hell. When Ned emerges he is a man bent on just one thing - revenge; and revenge is a dish he plans to savour and serve to those who conspired against him. Part love story, part thriller, a gloriously rich mix that only Stephen Fry can dish up to us, The Stars' Tennis Balls will leave you happy and replete.

La storia di un viaggio nell'altra America, quella delle piccole città in cui la vita è rimasta ferma agli anni Cinquanta, il racconto dolce e amaro di un americano che, dopo aver vissuto dieci anni in Inghilterra, ha voluto realizzare un viaggio di scoperta, tornando nei luoghi magici della sua fanciullezza. Bryson è tornato a casa, con la vecchia Chevrolet della madre ha coperto un percorso di 22.500 chilometri, attraverso 38 stati, viaggiando quasi sempre su strade secondarie, da una cittadina all'altra. Ha così visto quasi tutto ciò che aveva previsto e moltissimo di ciò che non aveva programmato.

Fired from his newspaper, cantankerous, boozy drama critic Ted Wallace seeks a few months repose and free drink at Swafford Hall, the home of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on there - miracles and healings - phenomena beyond the ken of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted.