Bienvenue chez les Rosenthal, famille juive londonienne haute en couleur, et parfaitement dysfonctionnelle. D’un côté les parents, très religieux mais pas toujours rationnels, entre une mère qui rêve d’écrire un best-seller sur la Shoah et un père dans le déni de la réalité. De l’autre les enfants, tous en rébellion. L’aîné, qui a coupé les ponts ; la benjamine, qui ne jure que par la kabbale ; et enfin le cadet, qui s’est promis d’être le premier Rosenthal à ne jamais croire en Dieu. Lors...

I Rosenthal non sono una famiglia come le altre. Eric e Hannah sono ebrei osservanti e vivono con i tre figli – Gideon, Elsie e Tovyah – e nonno Yosef, sopravvissuto alla Shoah, in una villa nella zona nord di Londra. Avvocato mite e dai modi cortesi lui, giornalista oltremodo ambiziosa lei, entrambi credono profondamente nella verità, parola per parola, dell’Antico Testamento, dunque in una vita dove Dio (e il demonio) sono presenti in ogni istante. Vita densa di fede e di precetti in cui...

'Intriguing, propulsive and profoundly disturbing, this is a fearless look into the dark heart of family politics from a naturally gifted storyteller'JONATHAN COE'Magnificent, indelible . . . That a young British novelist, on his first try, should have so effectively taken up a gauntlet laid down by the greatest American novelist of an era [Toni Morrison] might seem surprising. But maybe not . . . Enriching his story with detail and above all heart, Lloyd ha...

The Secret History meets Jewish horror meets Jonathan Safran Foer in this exciting debut novel about a Jewish family in contemporary London.Hannah and Eric are a successful couple living in North London with their three children and Eric's father, Yosef, a survivor of the camps. They are devout Jews who believe in the literal truth of the Old Testament, all except for their youngest son, Tovyah.The death of Yosef fractures the fami...

* FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION and DEBUT FICTION * FINALIST FOR THE SAMI ROHR PRIZE *A “magnificent” (The New York Times), chilling, and unforgettable story of a close-knit British Jewish family pushed to the brink when they suspect their daughter is a witch.Hannah and Eric Rosenthal are devout Jews living in North London with their three children and Eric’s father Yosef, a Holocaust surv...

Why are house prices in many advanced economies rising faster than incomes? Why isn't land and location taught or seen as important in modern economics? What is the relationship between the financial system and land?In this accessible but provocative guide to the economics of land and housing, the authors reveal how many of the key challenges facing modern economies - including housing crises, financial instability and growing inequalities - are intimately tied to the land economy....

Mukaansatempaava romaani, jossa mystiikka kohtaa perhedraamanRosenthalit eivät ole tavallinen perhe. Perheen vanhemmat Hannah ja Eric ovat hurskaita juutalaisia, jotka asuvat kolmen lapsensa ja Ericin holokaustista selvinneen isän Yosefin kanssa. He edustavat lontoolaista älymystöä ja uskovat vakaasti Vanhan testamentin totuuteen sekä pahan jatkuvaan läsnäoloon.Hannah on julkaisemassa kirjan, joka kertoo Yosefin kokemuksista toisen maailmansodan runtelemassa Euroopassa, ja ...

Mukaansatempaava romaani, jossa mystiikka kohtaa perhedraamanRosenthalit eivät ole tavallinen perhe. Perheen vanhemmat Hannah ja Eric ovat hurskaita juutalaisia, jotka asuvat kolmen lapsensa ja Ericin holokaustista selvinneen isän Yosefin kanssa. He edustavat lontoolaista älymystöä ja uskovat vakaasti Vanhan testamentin totuuteen sekä pahan jatkuvaan läsnäoloon.Hannah on julkaisemassa kirjan, joka kertoo Yosefin kokemuksista toisen maailmansodan runtelemassa Euroopassa, ja ...

BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fictionWilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling authors, and a crime fiction pioneer. His enthralling 'sensation novels' such as The Woman in White paved the way for today's thrillers, and his tour de force The Moonstone is one of the first, and greatest, mode...

When twenty-one-year-old builder Joe Wright meets Leo, he falls in love hard, and seemingly for ever. Mature, philosophical and intensely handsome, Leo teaches Joe an appreciation of music and literature, and, most importantly, a passion for the beautiful old buildings that are disappearing from Auckland's central city. But when Leo suddenly vanishes from his life, then drifts back again years later, Joe - now a powerful developer of heritage architecture - is unable to move on from this f...

The Literary Lancashire Award is proud to present its 2021 anthology of shortlisted entries. Packed with magnificent and unique short fiction and poetry, this volume celebrates the work of some of the most promising young authors in the county.Sit back and enjoy the wonderful work of Katie Kingsman, Kayla Jenkins, Ditte Jensen, Charlotte Lloyd, Courtenay S. Gray, Cait Cook and many, many more!Contents:Short Form Poetry'X+Y' by Sam Allport'wail at the fo...

Möchten Sie Ihren englischen E-Mails eine professionelle Note verleihen? Dann sind Sie diesen Monat bei Spotlight Audio genau richtig! Sie erhalten wertvolle Tipps und eine Auswahl wichtiger Ausdrücke und nützlicher Wendungen, die Ihnen helfen werden, bei Ihren ausländischen Kontakten einen positiven Eindruck zu hinterlassen. Außerdem machen Sie einen Abstecher in den Adirondack-Park im US-Bundesstaat New York, wo der Besucher neben viel Wildnis auch viel Luxus vorfindet. Sie erfahren viel...