hullabaloo in the guava orchard kiran desai
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard - Kiran Desai
Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought that ended with a vengeance the night of his birth. All signs being auspicious, the villagers triumphantly assured Sampath''s proud parents that their son was destined for greatness.Twenty years of failure later, that unfortunately does not appear to be the case. A sullen government worker, Sampath is inspired only when in search of a quiet place to take his nap. "But the world is round," his grandmother says. "Wait and see! Even if it appears he is going downhill, he will come up the other side. Yes, on top of the world. He is just taking a longer route." No one believes her until, one day, Sampath climbs into a guava tree and becomes unintentionally famous as a holy man, setting off a series of events that spin increasingly out of control. A delightfully sweet comic novel that ends in a raucous bang, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is as surprising and entertaining as it is beautifully wrought.
Objev podobné jako Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard - Kiran Desai
At Rest in the Cherry Orchard - Azher Jirjees
Iraqi Said Jensen, living in Norway, is forever haunted by the ghost of his father, killed by the Iraqi regime before he was born, and nightmarish visions. On being called to Baghdad where a mass grave, possibly holding his father’s remains, will be opened, he thinks about the peaceful cherry orchard his neighbour Jakob was laid to rest in.Through the story of Iraqi Said Jensen, who is granted asylum in Norway and builds his life there but is forever haunted by his father’s disappearance, Iraqi author Azher Jirjees’s debut novel captures brilliantly the way Iraqi life flips from reality to unreality and back as people have to find ways to live with the bloody horrors and deprivation that count as ‘normal life’, leading to countless people fleeing and countless others thrown into mass graves. A monumental account of human endurance in the face of mounting horrors.
Objev podobné jako At Rest in the Cherry Orchard - Azher Jirjees
Disney Lorcana TCG: Into the Inklands - Starter Deck Ruby & Sapphir
Startovací balíček pro sběratelskou karetní hru Disney Lorcana ze sady Into the Inklands. Obsahuje předpřipravený balíček 60 karet ve dvou inkoustových barvách, herní žetony, podložku a pravidla. Součástí jsou 2 prémiové fóliové karty a bonusový booster pack s 12 náhodnými kartami.
- Předpřipravený balíček 60 karet pro okamžitý start hry
- Obsahuje 2 prémiové fóliové karty a bonusový booster pack
- Vhodné pro děti od 8 let s jasnými pravidly
- Kombinace dvou herních stylů (Ruby a Sapphir inkousty)
Objev podobné jako Disney Lorcana TCG: Into the Inklands - Starter Deck Ruby & Sapphir
Podívejte se také
Disney Lorcana TCG Into the Inklands booster balíček
The Windjammer I'll Never Fall In Love Again Dracula
gua sha destička z bukového dřeva
tradiční čínská masáž gua sha
svíčka Signature Enchanted Orchard
vonná svíčka Yankee Candle střední Enchanted Orchard
PlanToys Můj první telefon Orchard
bag in box
Chardonnay bag in box
příčníky ROOF RACK IN 1 pro vozidla s hagusy
škrabadlo pro kočky INGA béžové
exkluzivní hodiny Made in Italy
certifikované ručníky OEKO-TEX MADE IN GREEN
povlečení s certifikátem MADE IN GREEN
certifikovaná osuška OEKO-TEX MADE IN GREEN
zmrzlinovač s funkcí Re-spin a Mix-In
The Shining (1444720724)
Kniha The Shining od Stephena Kinga vypráví příběh pětiletého Dannyho, který má psychické schopnosti. Když se jeho rodina přestěhuje jako správci do opuštěného hotelu Overlook, Danny začne zažívat děsivé vize. Hotel ožívá vlastním životem a rodina se ocitá v pasti během zimní bouře.
- Klasický horor od Stephena Kinga v anglickém jazyce
- Brožovaná vazba pro snadné čtení a přenášení
- Intenzivní atmosféra izolace a nadpřirozena
- Poutavý příběh s psychologickými prvky
Objev podobné jako The Shining (1444720724)
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai
The soaring new novel from Kiran Desai, Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of LossThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people, abroad in the United States and at home in India, navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.In the words of the author: 'Using the comic lens of an endlessly unresolved romance between two modern Indians, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny examines Western and Eastern notions and manifestations of love and solitude as they play out across the geographical and emotional terrain of today's globalized world. I think only a novel can get at the raw truth regarding what people are privately thinking and negotiating.'The publication of this new novel from Kiran Desai will be a major international publishing event.
Objev podobné jako The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai
In the Orchard - Virginia Woolfová
''Miranda slept in the orchard, lying in a long chair beneath the apple tree. Her book had fallen into the grass, and her finger still seemed to point� as if she had fallen asleep just there.''First published in 1923 but failing to gain the same fame as her groundbreaking collection Monday or Tuesday, Woolf''s short story In the Orchard is perhaps her most experimental, painting the same picture in three very different ways. Centred on a sleeping Miranda, set in an orchard redolent of her own at Monk''s House, Woolf toys with the powerful style of retelling, leaving the reader to read between the lines.Also included in this edition is ''Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car'', a short essay that, taken with In the Orchard, contextualises the work and firmly relocates the reader to the Bloomsbury Set''s Sussex.
Objev podobné jako In the Orchard - Virginia Woolfová
The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai, Saundersová Grace
High in the Himalayas sits a dilapidated mansion, home to three people, each dreaming of another time. The judge, broken by a world too messy for justice, is haunted by his past. His orphan granddaughter has fallen in love with her handsome tutor, despite their different backgrounds and ideals. The cook's heart is with his son, who is working in a New York restaurant, mingling with an underclass from all over the globe as he seeks somewhere to call home. Around the house swirl the forces of revolution and change. Civil unrest is making itself felt, stirring up inner conflicts as powerful as those dividing the community, pitting the past against the present, nationalism against love, a small place against the troubles of a big world.
Objev podobné jako The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai, Saundersová Grace
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years—an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of LossWhen Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India, fearing she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai
Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Unlock a magic that could save the world ... or destroy it. From bestselling, award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave comes an epic new fantasy: ''This tale of adventure and magic is as brave as it is exciting'' Independent''Destined to be a classic'' Garth Nix''A stunning adventure'' Cressida Cowell''Pure joy to read'' Jasbinder BilanWhen her sister vanishes after a mysterious earthquake, Ysolda sets off on a rescue mission. But these are dangerous times, and soon she is forced to strike a deadly bargain with the wolf queen herself. Join Ysolda and her loyal sea hawk as they embark on an epic quest to save her sister and unlock the earth''s most powerful magic ... From the author of The Girl of Ink and Stars, Julia and the Shark and The Mercies, the Geomancer trilogy is a new modern classic for readers young and old.Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Waterstones Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year.*Kiran Millwood Hargrave was a top 5 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 18 February 2025
Objev podobné jako Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Unlock a magic that could save the world ... or destroy it. From bestselling, award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave comes an epic new fantasy: ''This tale of adventure and magic is as brave as it is exciting'' Independent''Destined to be a classic'' Garth Nix''A stunning adventure'' Cressida Cowell''Pure joy to read'' Jasbinder BilanWhen her sister vanishes after a mysterious earthquake, Ysolda sets off on a rescue mission. But these are dangerous times, and soon she is forced to strike a deadly bargain with the wolf queen herself. Join Ysolda and her loyal sea hawk as they embark on an epic quest to save her sister and unlock the earth''s most powerful magic ... From the author of The Girl of Ink and Stars, Julia and the Shark and The Mercies, the Geomancer trilogy is a new modern classic for readers young and old.Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Waterstones Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year.*Kiran Millwood Hargrave was a top 5 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 18 February 2025
Objev podobné jako Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
The thrilling second Geomancer book in the epic fantasy trilogy from the bestselling, award-winning Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for readers of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell. ''Destined to be a classic'' Garth Nix''This tale of adventure and magic is as brave as it is exciting'' Independent''A stunning adventure'' Cressida CowellUnlock a magic that could change the world ... or destroy it. Ysolda is on the run, travelling with a rebellious princess to the wilds of the Drakken Peak - on the back of a huge sea wolf. With her faithful sea hawk Nara by her side, her quest to find the fabled magic of the Geomancer is just beginning ... From the author of The Girl of Ink and Stars, Julia and the Shark and The Mercies, the Geomancer trilogy is a new modern classic for readers young and old.Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Waterstones Book Prize and the British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year.Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Waterstones Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year.*Kiran Millwood Hargrave was a top 5 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 18 February 2025
Objev podobné jako Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
The Orchard
Four teenagers grow inseparable in the last days of the Soviet Union—but not all of them will live to see the new world arrive in this powerful debut novel, loosely based on Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard.“Spectacular . . . intensely evocative and gorgeously written . . . will fill readers’ eyes with tears and wonder.”—Minneapolis Star TribuneONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: New York PostComing of age in the USSR in the 1980s, best friends Anya and Milka try to envision a free and joyful future for themselves. They spend their summers at Anya’s dacha just outside of Moscow, lazing in the apple orchard, listening to Queen songs, and fantasizing about trips abroad and the lives of American teenagers. Meanwhile, Anya’s parents talk about World War II, the Blockade, and the hardships they have endured. By the time Anya and Milka are fifteen, the Soviet Empire is on the verge of collapse. They pair up with classmates Trifonov and Lopatin, and the four friends share secrets and desires, argue about history and politics, and discuss forbidden books. But the world is changing, and the fleeting time they have together is cut short by a sudden tragedy. Years ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Orchard
The Apple in the Orchard - Brian Dedora
In experimental lit veteran Brian Dedora’s third novel, prose fragments and narrative threads come in and out of focus as, on a winter’s night, a reveller in an upscale Toronto restaurant begins the most dangerous of things: a journey into memory. Is he a narcissist or is he among the wounded? What is it to be gay in a small desert town and in the heart of a sprawling city? The Apple in the Orchard navigates the truths and half-truths of a traveller, a loner plunging through city streets and into the woods, a Canadian wrapped in the myths of the North and tangled in the snare-traps of the urban. As this layered, undulating novel explores class tensions, a family in disintegration, and how the effects of sexual abuse wind through generations, and while cameos by voyageurs, cowboys, Black Robe, and Grey Owl flicker to life and vanish again, the tragic story of the unnamed Her emerges in verbal snapshots.
Objev podobné jako The Apple in the Orchard - Brian Dedora
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn - Valerie Bowmanová
For fans of the Lovelight series and The Pumpkin Spice Café, this cozy and sexy romance follows a young event planner who returns to her family’s inn on an apple orchard to help run their Harvest Festival—only to find herself butting heads with the handsome son of the apple orchard’s owners. Ellie Lawson’s city life was treating her just fine until a sour turn of events knocks her out in one fell swoop. Dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her event planning job, she is left with no choice but to return to her parents’ idyllic inn, nestled within a picturesque Honeycrisp orchard on Long Island. Anticipating a quiet hiatus in the attic apartment, she is instead met with Aiden, the stubborn, attractive son of the orchard owner who is currently occupying her planned refuge.Forced together by circumstance, they find themselves not only roommates but also coworkers, when they’re put in charge by their parents of the orchard’s vital Harvest Festival, a lifeline for both the struggling orchard and the inn. Amidst the enchanting disorder of small-town life, Ellie and Aiden grapple with their conflicting values, burgeoning feelings, and an electrifying tension.As Ellie discovers the unexpected charm of the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn - Valerie Bowmanová
Geomancer: The Ship of Strays - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
The thrilling third Geomancer book in the epic fantasy trilogy from the bestselling, award-winning Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for readers of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell. ''Destined to be a classic'' Garth Nix''This tale of adventure and magic is as brave as it is exciting'' Independent''A stunning adventure'' Cressida CowellYsolda has unlocked the earth magic, and its powers are rising within her. Could she really find out what it is like to fly, or to control the creatures of the deep? With a rebel princess by her side, she is racing against the fearsome wolf queen. But they''re in for a stormy journey across the sea, facing pirates and the elements, and with the future of the whole world at stake ... From the author of The Girl of Ink and Stars, Julia and the Shark and The Mercies, the Geomancer trilogy is a new modern classic for readers young and old.Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Waterstones Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year.*Kiran Millwood Hargrave was a top 5 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 18 February 2025
Objev podobné jako Geomancer: The Ship of Strays - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
I Can Hear the Cuckoo - Kiran Sidhu
A memoir about grief, nature and what a small community in the Welsh valleys can teach us about life.'A beautiful and poetic meditation on loss, nature, and what matters in life.' - Nigel WarburtonFrom the BAFTA award-winning writer of The New Yorker short film, Heart Valley Kiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her mother passes away, she knows she has to walk out of her old life and leave her toxic family behind. She chooses fresh air, an auditorium of silence and the purity of the natural world - and soon arrives in Cellan, a small, remote village nestled in the Welsh valleys. At first, the barrenness and isolation is strange. But as the months wear on, Kiran starts to connect with the close-knit community she finds there; her neighbour Sarah, who shows her how to sledge when the winter snow arrives; Jane, a 70-year-old woman who lives at the top of a mountain with three dogs and four alpacas; and Wilf, the farmer who eats the same supper every day, and teaches Kiran that the cuckoo arrives in April and leaves in July. Tender, philosophical and moving, I Can Hear the Cuckoo is a story ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako I Can Hear the Cuckoo - Kiran Sidhu
I Can Hear the Cuckoo - Kiran Sidhu
From the writer of The New Yorker short film, Heart Valley - WINNER OF 2023 BAFTA CYMRU AWARDS FOR BEST SHORT FILM Kiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her mother passes away, she knows she has to walk out of her old life and leave her toxic family behind. She chooses fresh air, an auditorium of silence and the purity of the natural world - and soon arrives in Cellan, a small, remote village nestled in the Welsh valleys. At first, the barrenness and isolation is strange. But as the months wear on, Kiran starts to connect with the close-knit community she finds there; her neighbour Sarah, who shows her how to sledge when the winter snow arrives; Jane, a 70-year-old woman who lives at the top of a mountain with three dogs and four alpacas; and Wilf, the farmer who eats the same supper every day, and teaches Kiran that the cuckoo arrives in April and leaves in July. Tender, philosophical and moving, I Can Hear the Cuckoo is a story about redefining family, about rebirth and renewal, and respecting the rhythm and timing of the earth. It's a book about moving through grief and ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako I Can Hear the Cuckoo - Kiran Sidhu
A Beginner's Guide to the Roots of Yoga - Nikita Desai
‘Crucial and timely'' – VEX KINGSHORTLISTED FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING AWARDS 2025 – BEST WELLBEING BOOK Learn how to incorporate traditional yoga into your modern practice – and feel the benefits.Yoga in its authentic form is focused on inclusivity, inner work and peace. But the yoga that is practised in the Western world has got a little lost along the way…Join Nikita Desai on her mission to help us understand yoga beyond the physical poses and pricey outfits that we’re so familiar with today. Drawing on research and teachings from ancient sources, Desai helps us navigate this complex practice as we learn how to:- Unpick the problems in modern yoga- Understand the fundamentals of what yoga is in its truest form- Explore key yogic texts and gurus to support our learning- Add in practical elements of traditional yoga to our current practice, both on and off the mat.A Beginner’s Guide to the Roots of Yoga is the essential companion for anyone who wants to practise yoga respectfully and fully.-- What readers are saying: ‘This was exactly what I never knew I needed to assess my foundation of knowledge’ ‘An outstanding book for yoga lovers and learners everywhere’‘If you are ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako A Beginner's Guide to the Roots of Yoga - Nikita Desai
The Secret Orchard - Sharon Gosling
Pre-order THE FOREST HIDEAWAY, the stunning new Sharon Gosling novel, coming Summer 2025. A feel-good story about family, belonging and finding peace with the past from the author of The Lighthouse Bookshop and The Forgotten Garden. 'The exploration of family and identity is filled with vivid characters and an enthralling plot, making it absorbing and emotional' The People’s Friend 'A lovely, heartwarming read about belonging' heatCan a return to the past be the start of something new? Bette and Nina Crowdie have never been close – the ten-year age difference doesn’t help, and Bette’s rarely been home since she left for university at eighteen. When their father passes away and unexpectedly splits the family farm between them, Nina is furious and afraid. She’s been working at the farm for the past five years. It’s the only home her young son, Barnaby, has ever had, and she’s convinced that Bette will sell at the first chance she gets. When they discover the huge debt their father has been hiding, Bette reluctantly agrees to help her sister. But that means they have to find a way to work together, and Bette must face up to the real reason she left all those ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Secret Orchard - Sharon Gosling
Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
The thrilling second Geomancer book in the epic fantasy trilogy from the bestselling, award-winning Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for readers of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell. ''Destined to be a classic'' Garth Nix''This tale of adventure and magic is as brave as it is exciting'' Independent''A stunning adventure'' Cressida CowellUnlock a magic that could change the world ... or destroy it. Ysolda is on the run, travelling with a rebellious princess to the wilds of the Drakken Peak - on the back of a huge sea wolf. With her faithful sea hawk Nara by her side, her quest to find the fabled magic of the Geomancer is just beginning ... From the author of The Girl of Ink and Stars, Julia and the Shark and The Mercies, the Geomancer trilogy is a new modern classic for readers young and old.Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize (in Sept 2023), the Waterstones Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year.
Objev podobné jako Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
The Apple Orchard - Pete Brown
''An absorbing love letter to the English apple tree...lyrical and joyful'' - TLS''A delightful book'' - Sunday TimesShortlisted for the André Simon Food and Drink Book Award 2016A Radio 4 Book of the Week''Wonderful, revelatory ... very moving'' - Sheila Dillon, BBC Radio 4 ''His ability to laugh at himself, openness to wonder and willingness to go wherever the search takes him make Brown an engaging writer and The Apple Orchard an entertaining journey'' - Mail on SundayTaking us through the seasons in England''s apple-growing heartlands, this magical book uncovers the stories and folklore of our most familiar fruit. ''An orchard is not a field. It''s not a forest or a copse. It couldn''t occur naturally; it''s definitely cultivated. But an orchard doesn''t override the natural order: it enhances it, dresses it up. It demonstrates that man and nature together can - just occasionally - create something more beautiful and (literally) more fruitful than either could alone. The vivid brightness of the laden trees, studded with jewels, stirs some deep race memory and makes the heart leap. Here is bounty, and excitement.''
Objev podobné jako The Apple Orchard - Pete Brown
Hullabaloo at the Zoo - Zanna Davidson
Have you ever wondered what happens in the zoo at night? Well, the answer, in this zoo anyway, is that all the animals create a hullabaloo - playing music, dancing, singing and generally having a noisy good time. Zanna Davidson's rompingly rhythmic story, with lots of phonic repetition, is a joy to read aloud and to listen to.
Objev podobné jako Hullabaloo at the Zoo - Zanna Davidson
The Cherry Orchard - Chekhov Anton
Liubov Ranevskya, a widowed landowner returns home more or less insolvent after five years abroad. Everything appears just as she remembers, but hers is a diminishing world. Her vast and beautiful cherry orchard is soon to be sold off against her mounting debts. The insistent warnings of Lopakhin, a peasant''s son turned wealthy businessman, go unheeded, and more than the family estate is sacrificed as Trofimov, the ''eternal student'' who hopes to inherit the future, tells her, "The whole of Russia is our orchard".Tom Stoppard''s adaptation of Chekhov''s last play is a poignant snapshot of the great, slow-rolling change that came to a head with the Russian revolution in 1917. Tom Stoppard''s English version of Chekhov''s The Cherry Orchard had its first New York performance at the Harvey Theater, Brooklyn in January 2009, and its first London performance at the Old Vic Theatre in May 2009.
Objev podobné jako The Cherry Orchard - Chekhov Anton
Kilmeny of the Orchard - Lucy Maud Montgomeryová
Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote a book titled Kilmeny of the Orchard. The world is at Eric Marshall's feet because he recently graduated from college. He is charming, well-liked, prosperous, and surprisingly single. He hasn't given romance any consideration because he and his father, a widower, live the bachelor lifestyle. The remote island would be an excellent place for him to spend some time before becoming involved in the family company with his father.Kilmeny Gordon is lovely, bright, and perfect in all respects except that she is mute. Due to her disabilities and the controversy surrounding her birth, she has lived under protection all her life. She passes the time by playing her violin in her favorite lonely area and assisting her aunt and uncle on the farm. Eric brings a whole new universe and a friendship that excites and frightens her with him when he wanders into her secret orchard. Kilmeny is aware that he will soon have to return to his life on the mainland, a world filled with business meetings, parties, and prejudiced individuals, where she will hold him back and prevent him from ever fitting in. The fact that she believes the only way to love him ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Kilmeny of the Orchard - Lucy Maud Montgomeryová
The Village by the Sea - Desai Anita
Winner of the 1982 Guardian Award for children''s fiction, The Village by the Sea is a survival story by the novelist Anita Desai.Set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay, Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsible for everything. Although the book paints a picture of extreme poverty, it demonstrates the strength of the family even in the most extreme circumstances and offers a powerful picture of another culture.
Objev podobné jako The Village by the Sea - Desai Anita
Julia and the Shark: An enthralling, uplifting adventure story from the creators of LEILA AND THE BLUE FOX - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter, and the great Greenland shark. With mesmerising black and yellow illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback with tracing paper inserts, this is a perfect gift for 9+ fans of David Almond and Frances Hardinge.'Tom de Freston's stunning illustrations perfectly complement the poetry of Kiran Millwood Hargrave's story' Cressida Cowell'A truly beautiful book, with text and illustrations in perfect harmony. A book to treasure!' Jacqueline Wilson'Julia and the Shark is deep, beautiful and true. The art shines and the writing soars - a classic from cover to cover' Eoin Colfer'A rich, immersive and wondrous journey, through deep darkness to hope and light' Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken LegsThe shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfathomable depths until it ripped the whole island from its roots. The bed was a boat, the shark a tide, and it pulled me so far out to sea I was only a speck, a spot, a mote, a dying star in an unending sky...Julia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Julia and the Shark: An enthralling, uplifting adventure story from the creators of LEILA AND THE BLUE FOX - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
The Dance Tree - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
''Exceptionally brilliant. Immersive, sensual, compelling'' - Marian Keyes''Intriguing, haunting . . . raw, beautiful'' - Jennifer Saint, author of AriadneThe gripping, historical novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies. Set in an era of superstition, hysteria, and extraordinary change, and inspired by the true events of a doomed summer, The Dance Tree is an impassioned story of family secrets, forbidden love, and women pushed to the edge.Strasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. She dances for days without pause or rest, and as she is joined by hundreds of others, the authorities declare an emergency. Musicians will be brought in to play the Devil out of these women.Just beyond the city’s limits, pregnant Lisbet lives with her mother-in-law and husband, tending the bees that are their livelihood. And then, as the dancing plague gathers momentum, Lisbet’s sister-in-law Nethe returns from seven years’ penance in the mountains for a crime no one will name.It is a secret that Lisbet is determined to uncover. As the city buckles under the beat of a thousand feet, she finds herself thrust into a dangerous web of ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Dance Tree - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Masážní váleček a destička na obličej Gua Sha Obsidian
Sada obsahuje masážní váleček z přírodního obsidiánu a gua sha destičku z bukového dřeva pro péči o obličej, krk a dekolt. Pravidelná masáž pomáhá redukovat otoky, zpevnit kontury obličeje a zlepšit vstřebávání kosmetických přípravků. Výrobek není vhodný pro podrážděnou pokožku nebo kožní onemocnění a musí být uchováván mimo dosah dětí.
- Přírodní materiály: váleček z obsidiánu a destička z bukového dřeva.
- Chladivý efekt obsidiánu redukuje otoky a osvěžuje pleť.
- Podporuje vstřebávání kosmetických přípravků, jako jsou séra a krémy.
- Technika gua sha zpevňuje pokožku a stimuluje regeneraci.
Objev podobné jako Masážní váleček a destička na obličej Gua Sha Obsidian
The Orchard Keeper - Cormac McCarthy
Set in rural Tennessee between the world wars, The Orchard Keeper is the unique, darkly biblical debut novel from the legendary author of Blood Meridian and The Road, Cormac McCarthy.''McCarthy has the best kind of Southern style'' – New York TimesJohn Wesley Rattner is a young boy when his father is murdered. Marion Sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger, strangled him to death.By chance, John and Marion will meet. They will not recognize each other; John will not know what this man has done.An experimental debut following in the footsteps of William Faulkner, this is a magnificent conjuring of an American landscape – and a devastating portrayal of innocence lost.Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.''A complicated and evocative exposition of the transience of life'' – Harper’sPraise for Cormac McCarthy:‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and The Wren, The Wren''His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power'' – Stephen King, author of The Shining and the Dark Tower series''[I]n presenting the darker human impulses ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Orchard Keeper - Cormac McCarthy
Orchard Stories - Catherine Wallace
Orchard Stories tells the story of a block of flats in West London over forty years.The book opens with a key turning point in the lives of the residents – the Covid pandemic. In aiming to answer the question, in what ways has the pandemic impacted on lives both at The Orchard and beyond, Catherine describes how enforced seclusion leads to the emergence of friendships and alliances, a new kind of neighbourliness.The author then moves on to locate the dramatic years of lockdown within a more ordinary slice of life – her long stay at The Orchard. She looks at the changing demography of this corner of Ealing – the shift from a settled, middle class community – ‘the Old Timers’ – to those who are highly diverse in terms of social class, age and ethnicity, a group she comes to see as ‘the New Cosmopolitans’. Orchard characters, both the Old Timers and the New Cosmopolitans tell their own stories of life at the Orchard from the nineteen eighties up to the recent Covid years.
Objev podobné jako Orchard Stories - Catherine Wallace
Murder in an Orchard Cemetery - Cora Harrison
The peaceful atmosphere of the Reverend Mother''s annual retreat is shattered by sudden, violent death in this gripping historical mystery. 1920s. Cork, Ireland. The Reverend Mother regrets the bishop''s decision to invite the five candidates for the position of Alderman of the City Council to join them for their annual retreat. Constantly accosted by ambitious, would-be politicians hoping to secure the bishop''s backing, she''s finding the week-long sojourn at the convent of the Sisters of Charity anything but peaceful. What she doesn''t expect to encounter however is sudden, violent death.When a body is discovered in the convent''s apple orchard cemetery, blown to pieces by a makeshift bomb, it is assumed the IRA are responsible. But does the killer lie closer to home? Was one of the candidates so desperate to win the election they turned to murder? Does someone have a hidden agenda? Once again, the Reverend Mother must call on her renowned investigative skills to unearth the shocking truth.
Objev podobné jako Murder in an Orchard Cemetery - Cora Harrison
Murder in an Orchard Cemetery - Cora Harrison
The peaceful atmosphere of the Reverend Mother''s annual retreat is shattered by sudden, violent death in this gripping historical mystery. 1920s. Cork, Ireland. The Reverend Mother regrets the bishop''s decision to invite the five candidates for the position of Alderman of the City Council to join them for their annual retreat. Constantly accosted by ambitious, would-be politicians hoping to secure the bishop''s backing, she''s finding the week-long sojourn at the convent of the Sisters of Charity anything but peaceful. What she doesn''t expect to encounter however is sudden, violent death.When a body is discovered in the convent''s apple orchard cemetery, blown to pieces by a makeshift bomb, it is assumed the IRA are responsible. But does the killer lie closer to home? Was one of the candidates so desperate to win the election they turned to murder? Does someone have a hidden agenda? Once again, the Reverend Mother must call on her renowned investigative skills to unearth the shocking truth.
Objev podobné jako Murder in an Orchard Cemetery - Cora Harrison
Black River Orchard - Chuck Wendig
A small town is transformed by dark magic when strange apple trees begin bearing fruit in this new masterpiece of horror from the bestselling author of Wanderers and The Book of Accidents. It's autumn in Harrow, but something is changing in the town besides the season. Because in that town there is an orchard, and in that orchard grows a new sort of apple: strange and beautiful, with skin so red it's nearly black.Take a bite of one of these apples and you will you will become stronger. More vital. More yourself, you will believe.But soon your appetite for the apples and their peculiar gifts will keep growing - and become darker. This is what happens when the townsfolk discover the secret of the orchard. Soon it seems that everyone is consumed by an obsession with the magic of the apples . . . and what's the harm, if it is making them all happier, more confident, more powerful? But now the leaves are falling.The days grow darker. And a stranger has come to town, a stranger who knows Harrow's secrets. Because it's harvest time, and the town will soon reap what it has sown.
Objev podobné jako Black River Orchard - Chuck Wendig
Bone Orchard: Tenement - Jeff Lemire
From the Eisner-winning creative team behind GIDEON FALLS and PRIMORDIAL, comes the most significant and essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS! In TENEMENT, Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino bring you the story of seven residents of a building and the dark secrets that bind them together. It begins with a sinister death and leads the neighbors on a mind-melting and horrific journey to save their own lives and each other''s. As they find their way home, the secrets of the Bone Orchard are finally revealed in this critical chapter that readers have been waiting for! Collects Bone Orchard: Tenement #1-#10.
Objev podobné jako Bone Orchard: Tenement - Jeff Lemire
The Marriage Game - Desai Sara
A recommended read from Buzzfeed, PopSugar, Teen Vogue, Oprah Magazine, and Bustle! After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. But in the eyes of her father, who runs a Michelin starred restaurant, she can do no wrong. He would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions in mind, he offers her the office upstairs to start her new business and creates a profile on an online dating site to find her a man. She doesn't know he's arranged a series of blind dates until the first one comes knocking on her door... As CEO of a corporate downsizing company Sam Mehta is more used to conflict than calm. In search of a quiet new office, he finds the perfect space above a cosy Indian restaurant that smells like home. But when communication goes awry, he's forced to share his space with the owner's beautiful yet infuriating daughter Layla, her crazy family, and a parade of hopeful suitors, all of whom threaten to disrupt his carefully ordered life. As they face off in close quarters, the sarcasm and sparks fly. But when the battle for the office ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Marriage Game - Desai Sara
The Sane Psychopath - Salil Desai
When bus driver Shanker Lande goes on a deadly rampage through the streets of Pune, the city is left reeling. Ten people are crushed to death, seventy maimed for life before he is captured. Varun Gupte, a young, ambitious lawyer, defies the bar association’s boycott and takes on Lande’s case, shocking everyone. With the trial fast-tracked to manage the public’s mounting rage, Varun races against time to defend Lande. As the case unfolds, Varun must confront difficult questions about justice, revenge and the human psyche.
Objev podobné jako The Sane Psychopath - Salil Desai
Leila and the Blue Fox - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter and the great Greenland shark. Wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback, this is a perfect gift for the holiday season, for 9+ fans of Philip Pullman, Sally Gardner and Frances Hardinge.The shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfathomable depths until it ripped the whole island from its roots. The bed was a boat, the shark a tide, and it pulled me so far out to sea I was only a speck, a spot, a mote, a dying star in an unending sky...Julia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island for the summer - her dad, for work; her mother, on a determined mission to find the elusive Greenland shark. But when her mother's obsession threatens to submerge them all, Julia finds herself on an adventure with dark depths and a lighthouse full of hope...A beautiful, lyrical, uplifting story about a mother, a daughter, and love - with timely themes of the importance of science and the environment.
Objev podobné jako Leila and the Blue Fox - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Leila and the Blue Fox - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Come with an Arctic fox on a breathtaking journey ... an enthralling story from the bestselling, award-winning creators of Julia and the Shark. With dazzling blue and black illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback with tracing paper inserts, this is a perfect gift for 9+ fans of The Last Bear and A Wolf Called Wander.She was very tired.She lay down, her soft head on her soft paws.The sunset licked her face.The snow covered her like a blanket.Fox wakes, and begins to walk. She crosses ice and snow, over mountains and across frozen oceans, encountering bears and birds beneath the endless daylight of an Arctic summer, navigating a world that is vast, wild and wondrous.Meanwhile, Leila embarks on a journey of her own - finding her way to the mother who left her. On a breathtaking journey across the sea, Leila rediscovers herself and the mother she thought she'd lost, with help from a determined little fox.Based on the true story of an Arctic fox who walked from Norway to Canada in seventy-six days, a distance of two thousand miles, this compelling, emotional and beautifully illustrated story is the perfect gift for 9+ readers.
Objev podobné jako Leila and the Blue Fox - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Fire On The Mountain - Desai Anita
Nanda Kaul is old. She has chosen to spend her last years high up in the mountains where she can arrange her thoughts into tranquility. But her solitude is broken when her fragile and secretive great-grand-daughter, Raka, comes to stay. It is an intrusion Nanda Kaul deeply resents, but this child has a capacity to change things. Through the long hot summer months hidden dependencies and old wounds are uncovered, until tragedy seems as inevitable as a forest fire on the hillsides surrounding the villa.
Objev podobné jako Fire On The Mountain - Desai Anita
Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up - Sonia Patel
From Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel comes a sharply written YA about a girl grappling with a dark, painful secret from her past, perfect for fans of All My Rage and The Way I Used to Be. It’s eighteen-year-old Gita Desai’s first year at Stanford, and the fact that she’s here and not already married off by her traditional Gujarati parents is a miracle. She’s determined to death-grip her good-girl, model student rep all the way to med school, which means no social life or standing out in any way. Should be easy: If there’s one thing she’s learned from her family, it’s how to chup-re—to “shut up,†fade into the background. But when childhood memories of her aunt’s desertion and her then-uncle’s best friend resurface, Gita ends up ditching the books night after night in favor of partying and hooking up with strangers. Still, nothing can stop the little voice growing louder and louder inside her that says something is wrong. . . . And the only way she can burst forward is to stop shutting up about the past. “Funny, messy, gut-wrenching.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews
Objev podobné jako Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up - Sonia Patel
Orchard - James Rich
In Orchard cook and writer James Rich explores the huge variety of food that can be found in the English countryside; whether that is in the ancient orchards and hedgerows abundant with ingredients or the humble veg patch or kitchen garden verdant with home-grown staples. Celebrating fruit, including pears, plums, cherries, strawberries, gooseberries, elderflower, blackberries as well and quinces, medlars and apples, James offers more than 60 delightful recipes – both sweet and savoury – that are inspired by some of the most famous and delicious home-grown produce from England’s ancient gardens. From Slow-Roasted Pulled Harissa Lamb with Apricot & Chilli Jam or Chicken and Cherry Tray Bake for a special occasion feast, to a simple Apple, Plum and Walnut Cobbler or Chocolate Cobnut Tart for a warming autumnal pudding, James draws inspiration from seasonal produce that will gently encourage you to explore and cook from your own kitchen gardens. With a focus on core fruits, vegetables and nuts that are grown in orchards and among hedgerows, but which are also easily accessible for people everywhere, as well as a note on foraging and the kitchen pantry, Orchard is a treasure trove of edible gems that you will return to ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Orchard - James Rich
The Deathless Girls - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
They say the thirst of blood is like a madness - they must sate it. Even with their own kin.On the eve of her divining, the day she'll discover her fate, seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar, taken far away from their beloved traveller community.Forced to work in the harsh and unwelcoming castle kitchens, Lil is comforted when she meets Mira, a fellow slave who she feels drawn to in a way she doesn't understand. But she also learns about the Dragon, a mysterious and terrifying figure of myth and legend who takes girls as gifts.They may not have had their divining day, but the girls will still discover their fate...
Objev podobné jako The Deathless Girls - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
The Expert Guide to Retail Pricing - Kiran Gange
Going under the hood of retail strategy, this book provides in-depth coverage of how retailers can leverage the latest in data analytics and technology to improve profitability and customer value through pricing. Retail pricing is not about dollars, pounds or euros, but the value a customer associates with a product, which can and does change over time. To maximize revenues and profits, pricing must be dynamic, strategic, and in today’s hyper-connected and -competitive world, scientific. Using technology to gather customer insights and create data-driven pricing approaches can also enhance the customer experience, improve vendor management, help monitor competitors, and ensure market efficiency – including the much-needed reduction of waste in the food sector. This book uses case studies from around the globe to illustrate the evolution of retailing and offers takeaways with each chapter to enable retailers to manage the future of pricing. Retail and pricing managers, retail sector consultants, and students of sales and marketing will welcome this book’s innovative solutions to one of bricks-and-mortar retailing’s most critical challenges.
Objev podobné jako The Expert Guide to Retail Pricing - Kiran Gange
The Roots of the Guava Tree - Sonia Daccarett
A debut contemporary memoir about a young woman struggling to understand her identity as the daughter of a Jewish mother and Christian Palestinian father, coming of age in Colombia as increasing violence and the instability of the 1980s engulf her country. Sonia Daccarett grew up with a Jewish mother and a Christian Palestinian father in Colombia during the drug-war 1980s. When she asks her parents questions about their family’s ethnicity and religion they answer evasively, defining their family religion and ethnicity as “nothing.” Grandparents and family members who speak Yiddish, Hebrew, and Arabic and fled from places called the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russia, Bethlehem, and the Ottoman Empire, does not sound like “nothing” to Sonia. At the same time, Sonia grapples with her American education at school. She is both enchanted and challenged by the tropical landscape of her childhood in a remote suburb of Cali, which is rapidly changing as cocaine trafficking and drug cartels begin to dominate the city’s life. As she tries to discover what her family is, Colombia begins unraveling around her through violence, kidnappings, and the death of acquaintances and friends. At the same time, her parents’ marriage and their personal identities are rocked by the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Roots of the Guava Tree - Sonia Daccarett
Octonauts Above & Beyond: The Rainforest Rescue - Official Octonauts, Orchard Books
The Octonauts return with a new global mission - on land! Enlisting their intrepid friends from around the world as Octo-agents - and equipped with a new fleet of land-based Terra Gups - the Octonauts'' work is as vital as ever. They will explore far-flung environments, rescue animals that need their help and protect the land and all living creatures.Featuring everyone''s favourites from the original series, such as Captain Barnacles and Kwazii Cat, OCTONAUTS: ABOVE AND BEYOND also introduces lovable new characters like Paani, the water scientist monkey - not to mention their cool new vehicle, the Octo-Ray! Together the crew embark on exciting missions to save animals everywhere who need their help.Each book includes a fact file about some of the amazing creatures featured in the story. Look out for book 2 in October 2023.
Objev podobné jako Octonauts Above & Beyond: The Rainforest Rescue - Official Octonauts, Orchard Books
Octonauts Above & Beyond: The Honeybee Rescue - Official Octonauts, Orchard Books
The Octonauts return with a new global mission - on land! Enlisting their intrepid friends from around the world as Octo-agents - and equipped with a new fleet of land-based Terra Gups - the Octonauts'' work is as vital as ever. They will explore far-flung environments, rescue animals that need their help and protect the land and all living creatures.Featuring everyone''s favourites from the original series, such as Captain Barnacles and Kwazii Cat, OCTONAUTS: ABOVE AND BEYOND also introduces lovable new characters like Paani, the water scientist monkey - not to mention their cool new vehicle, the Octo-Ray! Together the crew embark on exciting missions to save animals everywhere who need their help.Each book includes a fact file about some of the amazing creatures featured in the story. Look out for book 2 in October 2023.
Objev podobné jako Octonauts Above & Beyond: The Honeybee Rescue - Official Octonauts, Orchard Books
At the Edge of the Orchard - Chevalier Tracy
''A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it'' Joanne Harris“One in ten trees comes up sweet…â€In the inhospitable Black Swamp of Ohio, the Goodenough family are barely scratching out a living. Life there is harsh, tempered only by the apples they grow for eating and for the cider that dulls their pain. Hot-headed Sadie and buttoned-up James are a poor match, and Robert and his sister Martha can only watch helplessly as their parents tear each other apart. One particularly vicious fight sends Robert out alone across America, far from his sister, to seek his fortune among the mighty redwoods and sequoias of Gold Rush California. But even across a continent, he can feel the pull of family loyalties…
Objev podobné jako At the Edge of the Orchard - Chevalier Tracy
Official Jurassic World Dominion Story of the Movie - Orchard Books
This retelling of the highly anticipated movie Jurassic World Dominion brings the magic home so fans can experience the adventures again and again.Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment''s JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION finds series favourites Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Dr Alan Grant, Dr Ellie Sattler and Dr Ian Malcolm teaming up to confront a world in chaos as dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures roam free. Life will find a way as Blue the Velociraptor, the T. rex and the other dinosaurs claim dominion over the planet once more!
Objev podobné jako Official Jurassic World Dominion Story of the Movie - Orchard Books
Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Ysolda has survived her perilous encounter with the Wolf Queen, but her quest is just beginning.Join her as she travels towards the Drakken Peak, with her faithful sea hawk Nara by her side.
Objev podobné jako Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová
Project Europe - Kiran Klaus Patel
Today it often appears as though the European Union has entered existential crisis after decades of success, condemned by its adversaries as a bureaucratic monster eroding national sovereignty: at best wasteful, at worst dangerous. How did we reach this point and how has European integration impacted on ordinary people''s lives - not just in the member states, but also beyond? Did the predecessors of today''s EU really create peace after World War II, as is often argued? How about its contribution to creating prosperity? What was the role of citizens in this process, and can the EU justifiably claim to be a ''community of values''? Kiran Klaus Patel''s bracing look back at the myths and realities of integration challenges conventional wisdoms of Europhiles and Eurosceptics alike and shows that the future of Project Europe will depend on the lessons that Europeans derive from its past.
Objev podobné jako Project Europe - Kiran Klaus Patel