«Coinvolgente... la forza della lettura può, a volte, salvare la vita.»GlamourNew England, 1891. È notte fonda ormai. Nell’antica dimora di Blithe House regnano il silenzio e l’oscurità. Per Florence, giovane orfana di dodici anni, è finalmente giunto il momento che ogni giorno aspetta con ansia. Attenta a non far rumore, sale le scale ed entra nella vecchia biblioteca. Nella grande stanza abitata dalla polvere e dall’abbandono ci sono gli unici ami...

A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of UsherNew England, The 1890sWhen a young doctor begins work at an isolated mental asylum, he is expected to fall in with the shocking regime for treating the patients. He is soon intrigued by one patient, a strange amnesiac girl who is fascinated by books but cannot read. He embarks upon a desperate experiment to save her but when his own dark past begins to catch up with him, he reali...

L’istituto con le sue antiche torri svetta solitario sull’isola sferzata dal vento. Quella è l’unica casa che Jane conosce. Perché Jane, bellissima e silenziosa, non ricorda chi è. Non ricorda la sua età né da dove proviene. Non sa più leggere né scrivere. Ma quello che non ha dimenticato è che i libri hanno tutte le risposte. Nel buio e tetro edificio la sua stanza preferita è la biblioteca. Sente come uno strano richiamo che la attira verso quel luogo. Quel luogo in cui non può entrare. ...

A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of UsherIn a remote and crumbling New England mansion, 12-year-old orphan Florence is neglected by her guardian uncle and banned from reading. Left to her own devices she devours books in secret and talks to herself – and narrates this, her story – in a unique language of her own invention. By night, she sleepwalks the corridors like one of the old house's many ghosts and is t...

On a remote South Pacific island paradise, an elderly tribesman is translating Hamlet into local Pidgin English. Much to his annoyance, his struggles with the Bard are interrupted by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. William Hardt is a young American lawyer, he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and he has come to help. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same. For what (and who) he finds there will challenge both his and our values and our ideas about love, life ...

Thirty-somethings Nick and Laura have been married for 10 years and things aren't going well. She senses her biological clock ticking away and wants children while he doesn't. Not because he doesn't like children but because he feels a child would be just one responsibility too many.Nick's problem is his parents. He's devoted to them of course, but sometimes even he finds his patience wearing a little thin which in turn brings on the guilt. But they are rather a handful. They're con...

UNA PERFECTA INTRIGA CRIMINAL, UNA PERTURBADORA NARRACIÓN GÓTICA.«Harding conoce perfectamente la tradición literaria en lengua inglesa y sus estructuras y recursos narrativos. Los domina y es capaz de ofrecernos una historia apasionante que mantiene la tensión en todo momento. Unas veces el lector va por delante del texto y otras, como es el caso, te agarra de las solapas y te arrastra; entonces es cuando lamentas que te vayan quedando pocas páginas».Sur«S...

At fifty the guarantee runs out...About to hit the big five-oh, obsessed with sex, cocaine-fuelled and gripped by a crippling fear of death, Professor Michael Cole is finding life a bit of a struggle.It's finding the time to squeeze everything in, really. He's supposedly writing the definitive biography of his literary hero, John Donne, but barely manages three hundred words a week. His insatiable enthusiasm for his prettier female students might be partly to blame, but the...

Un bâtiment sinistre perdu sur une île de la Nouvelle-Angleterre : voici à quoi ressemble l’hôpital dans lequel le docteur John Shepherd débarque pour travailler sous la direction du Dr Morgan. Progressivement, Shepherd découvre les méthodes thérapeutiques de Morgan et ce qu’il inflige à ses patientes. L’une d’elle l’intrigue particulièrement. Jane est une étrange jeune fille amnésique, fascinée par les livres, mais qui ne réussit pas lire. Comme si quelqu’un, avant, le lui avait interdit....

This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.Within these pages you’ll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school of sharks to the spooky tales of...

The history of flying is packed with incredible feats of bravery and endurance, human ingenuity and recklesness, mystery, romance and tragedy. From the first hot air balloons of the 18th century to the supersonic jet flights of today, magnificent men (and women) have taken their incredible flying machines ever higher, further and faster.This collection of wonderfully engaging tales of madness, bravery, inventiveness, disaster and triumph will take every aviation enthusiast on a whi...

Frank Barson's life story is one of hardship and hard-won fame, his tough tackling and prowess in controlled aggression earning him a reputation that lives on today. Rising from the factory floor to become a footballing giant, Barson lifted the fortunes of Aston Villa and Manchester United while earning more cautions than anyone before or since. Born in Sheffield's industrial district of Grimesthorpe, his no-nonsense football style was forged in the 20s when learning his trade with Barnsle...