The bestselling novel of love and sacrifice under fascist rule, and "a treat for the mind. One of the best books I have read in a long time" (Isabel Allende).Raimund Gregorius, a professor of dead languages at a Swiss secondary school, lives a life governed by routine. Then, an enigmatic Portuguese woman stirs his interest in an obscure, and mind-expanding book of philosophy that opens the possibility of changing Raimund's existence. That same night, he takes the t...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction. Content: The Harvard Classics: V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & Penn V. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus Aurelius V. 3: Bacon, Milton, Browne V. 4: John Milton V. 5: R. W. Emerson V. 6: Robert Burn...

Over 180,000 copies soldA WATERSTONES SCOTLAND BESTSELLER___Two families. Three secrets. Millions of stitches.It is 1911, and Jean is about to join the mass strike at the Singer factory. For her, nothing will be the same again.Decades later, in Edinburgh, Connie sews coded moments of her life into a notebook, as her mother did before her.Mor...

**Jessica and Elizabeth are ready to take on middle school . . . but are they ready to take on each other? The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley Twins returns in these all-new graphic novel adaptations!“This series should be as popular with readers as The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels.” –Booklist**Jessica and Elizabeth have always been inseparable twins, but starting middle school means a chance for new beginnings! Elizabeth is excited to...

Can you ever leave a fetish behind? What if it's a behind fetish?These days, Jane's a married woman with a conventional sex life. But she wasn't always an average-in-every-way "plain Jane." Lately she's been haunted by memories of a few sordid months, of a time forgotten, a time when she discovered a forbidden taste and the pleasures of being submissive…. When she sees someone from her college days in a television commercial, someone who shares her secret, will she...

ENEMIES BY BIRTH. BROTHERS IN BLOOD. VENGEANCE WILL BE HAD.Praise for Wilbur Smith'I don't believe I have ever read an author whose work I loved as much' Conn Iggulden'A master storyteller' Sunday Times'No one does adventure quite like Smith' Daily Mirror'Best historical novelist' Stephen King1829. Mahikeng Mission Station. Highveld, southern Africa.The warrior king is dead.Ra...

The Sweet Valley Twins are ready to rock out as the hottest band comes to town…too bad they don't have permission to go! Will they sneak out to dance the night away or will it all fall apart? Find out in the next installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!Everyone at Sweet Valley Middle School is going to the biggest concert ever...everyone except twins, Jessica and Elizabeth! Their favorite band is back in town but no matter how mu...

When the snobbiest girl at Sweet Valley Middle School gets a new horse, Elizabeth is suddenly interested in being her friend and Jessica isn't buying it. The fun and drama continues in this New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!Lila Fowler, the snobbiest girl in Sweet Valley Middle School, has gotten her own beautiful horse but she doesn’t even seem to care! Elizabeth thinks it's not fair—she absolutely adores horses and would do anything to get ...

Two starred reviews!“A marvel in atmosphere.” —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent DelightsNinth House meets A Deadly Education in this gorgeous dark academia fantasy “that will capture readers like a rip current” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) following a teen mage who must unravel the truth behind the s...

The Number 1 Internationally Bestselling Ebook, perfect for fans of The Dry by Jane Harper.'Tense, gripping and atmospheric' - CHRIS WHITAKER'Gripped me from its shocking start' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT'I highly recommend it' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBETWO MISSING BACKPACKERS. ONE VAST OUTBACK.DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, taking care of his d...

From Francine Pascal, creator of the bestselling Sweet Valley High series, comes the continuing adventures of beautiful blonde twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield in an exciting six-part e-serial, The Sweet Life.For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30…The first novella-length episode - The Sweet Life - begins three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential; Eliz...

**'**An atmospheric and gripping standalone thriller' - THE TIMESThe gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times and one million copy bestselling author of The English Führer. In this brilliant standalone crime novel set in 1930s Munich, Detective Sebastian Wolff must walk a tight line between doing his job and falling foul of the Nazi party he despises.MUNICH, 1935 - The Bavarian capital is ...