selected stories katherine mansfield

Selected Stories - Katherine Mansfield

I was jealous of her writing. The only writing I have ever been jealous of. Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf was not the only writer to admire Mansfield s work: Thomas Hardy, D. H. Lawrence, and Elizabeth Bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the English language.This selection covers the full range of Mansfield s fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of The Daughters of the Late Colonel and the macabre and ominous A Married Man s Story . The stories that pay what Mansfield calls a debt of love to New Zealand are as sharply etched as the European stories, and she recreates her childhood world with mordant insight. Disruption is a constant theme, whether the tone is comic, tragic, nostalgic, or domestic, echoing Mansfield s disrupted life and the fractured expressions of Modernism.This new edition increases the selection from 27 to 33 stories and prints them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive texts established by Anthony Alpers. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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The Garden Party and Selected Short Stories - Katherine Mansfield

When her wealthy family prepares to host a lavish summer party, the young, hitherto sheltered Laura Sheridan suddenly feels a kinship with the staff and the helpers hired to set up the venue for the festivities. As she learns of the death of one of their working-class neighbours, this burgeoning sense of class consciousness is heightened by a realization of her own mortality.Published in 1922, at the height of literary modernism, â ˜The Garden Partyâ ™ is now considered one of the key texts of that movement. This volume, which also includes a wide selection of Katherine Mansfieldâ ™s other short stories, is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to discover one of the early twentieth centuryâ ™s finest writers.

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The Garden Party And Other Stories - Katherine Mansfield

This selection of stories by Katherine Mansfield has been chosen by Claire Tomalin and emphasize the stronger, feminist side of her writing rather than the popular, more sentimental view. The 21 stories are presented in chronological order and include Prelude , The Garden Party and At the Bay .

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The Collected Short Stories of Katherine Mansfield - Katherine Mansfield

With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Stephen Arkin, San Francisco State University.Katherine Mansfield is widely regarded as a writer who helped create the modern short story. Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888, she came to London in 1903 to attend Queen s College and returned permanently in 1908. her first book of stories, In a German Pension, appeared in 1911, and she went on to write and publish an extraordinary body of work. This edition of The Collected Stories brings together all of the stories that Mansfield had written up until her death in January of 1923.With an introduction and head-notes, this volume allows the reader to become familiar with the complete range of Mansfield s work from the early, satirical stories set in Bavaria, through the luminous recollections of her childhood in New Zealand, and through the mature, deeply felt stories of her last years. Admired by Virginia Woolf in her lifetime and by many writers since her death, Katherine Mansfield is one of the great literary artists of the twentieth century.

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The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield - Katherine Mansfield

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITHKatherine Mansfield s clear, sparkling and perceptive short stories revolutionized the genre, and this collection represents the whole range of her writing. Moving, resonant, full of light and colour, they range from short sharp studies to longer, richer tales, encompassing her three major volumes Bliss, The Garden Party and In a German Pension, and fifteen tantalizing fragments of unfinished stories published after her tragic death, including Honesty , an intriguing tale of two bachelors, and The Doves Nest , an exquisite story of a widowed mother and her daughter in the Riviera who receive a mysterious gentleman caller. Graceful, delicate and quietly devastating, they observe apparently trivial incidents to create sensitive, often painful revelations of her characters inner lives.

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Bliss - Katherine Mansfield

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Katherine Mansfield s perceptive and resonant writing helped to define the modern short story, observing apparently trivial incidents to create quietly devastating revelations of inner lives. Graceful, delicate and burning with emotion, Mansfield s stories were integral in shaping the Modernist movement and redefined a genre. This collection contains some of Mansfield s most celebrated stories, including Bliss , The Garden Party and The Daughters of the Late Colonel . The only writing I have ever been jealous of. - Virginia Woolf

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Katherine Mansfield - Gerri Kimber

The life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one of literary modernismâ ™s most significant writers.

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Dill Pickle - Katherine Mansfield

She drew a long, soft breath, as though the paper daffodils between them were almost too sweet to bearKatherine Mansfield was a magician of the short story, whose work was described by Virginia Woolf as ‘the only writing I have ever been jealous of’. These eight tales show her gift for transforming fleeting moments – a chance meeting, a letter received, a careless remark – into small miracles of language and feeling.

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Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories - Džundži Itó

A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga.This volume includes nine of Junji Ito s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl s window... After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face... An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending... An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.An exciting addition to VIZ s Junji Ito library, containing Ito s best short stories as selected by the author himself.

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Selected Stories - Alice Munroová

Covering the first half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro s career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written.⠘Munro can pack more into one of her stories - more subtlety, more grace, more tender twists of the human heart - than many novelists do⠙ IndependentThis first-ever selection of Alice Munro s stories sums up her genius. Her territory is the secrets that cackle beneath the façade of everyday lives, the pain and promises, loves and fears of apparently ordinary men and women whom she renders extraordinary and unforgettable.This volume brings together the best of Munro s stories, from 1968 through to 1994. The second selected volume of her stories, 1995-2009 is also published by Vintage Classics.⠘Few writers capture the moral ambiguities, murkiness, messiness - and joy - of relationships with as much empathy and grace as Munro⠙ GuardianWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 2009

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Selected Stories - Alice Munroová

Covering the first half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro s career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written.⠘Munro can pack more into one of her stories - more subtlety, more grace, more tender twists of the human heart - than many novelists do⠙ IndependentThis first-ever selection of Alice Munro s stories sums up her genius. Her territory is the secrets that cackle beneath the façade of everyday lives, the pain and promises, loves and fears of apparently ordinary men and women whom she renders extraordinary and unforgettable.This volume brings together the best of Munro s stories, from 1968 through to 1994. The second selected volume of her stories, 1995-2009 is also published by Vintage Classics.⠘Few writers capture the moral ambiguities, murkiness, messiness - and joy - of relationships with as much empathy and grace as Munro⠙ GuardianWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 200

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Dear Science and Other Stories - Katherine McKittrick

In Dear Science and Other Stories Katherine McKittrick presents a creative and rigorous study of black and anticolonial methodologies. Drawing on black studies, studies of race, cultural geography, and black feminism as well as a mix of methods, citational practices, and theoretical frameworks, she positions black storytelling and stories as strategies of invention and collaboration. She analyzes a number of texts from intellectuals and artists ranging from Sylvia Wynter to the electronica band Drexciya to explore how narratives of imprecision and relationality interrupt knowledge systems that seek to observe, index, know, and discipline blackness. Throughout, McKittrick offers curiosity, wonder, citations, numbers, playlists, friendship, poetry, inquiry, song, grooves, and anticolonial chronologies as interdisciplinary codes that entwine with the academic form. Suggesting that black life and black livingness are, in themselves, rebellious methodologies, McKittrick imagines without totally disclosing the ways in which black intellectuals invent ways of living outside prevailing knowledge systems.

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Selected Stories Volume Two: 1995-2009 - Alice Munroová

Covering the second half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro s career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written. Munro is still one of our most fearless explorers of the human being The TimesSpanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro s stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight.Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, written with emotion and empathy, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the major fiction writers of our time.Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 200

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Father Brown Selected Stories - Gilbert Keith Chesterton

A new selection of the much-loved Father Brown stories, now part of the Penguin English Library No man s really any good till he knows how bad he is, or might be With his round, unassuming face, his pipe and umbrella, the bumbling priest Father Brown makes for an improbable detective. Yet his innocent air hides a piercing understanding of the criminal mind, and a boundless knowledge of human nature. This selection brings together some of the best of G. K. Chestertonâ ™s beloved stories, in which we see the clerical sleuth foiling a jewel thief in London, solving a macabre mystery in a Scottish castle and unravelling dark deeds in a sleepy English suburb. With a beautiful new cover design by award-winning designer Coralie Bickford-Smith and presented in the delightful Penguin English Library series, this new selection brings together the very best of the Father Brown stories, inviting new readers to discover one of the most unforgettable characters in literature.

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Selected Stories - Chekhov Anton

With an Introduction and Notes by Joe Andrew, Professor of Russian Literature, Keele University.Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories. He constructs stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which leave much to the reader s imagination.This collection contains some of the most important of his earliest and shortest comic sketches, as well as examples of his great, mature works. Throughout, the doctor-turned-writer displays compassion for human suffering and misfortune, but is always able to see the comical, even farcical aspects of the human condition.Chekhov sees and depicts life with unwavering honesty and truthfulness, although a clear moral sense can be detected beneath his apparent objectivity.

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The Man Who Would Be King: Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling - Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This new selection brings together the best of his short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realized world of the Indian stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces. Including the tale of insanity and empire, The Man Who Would Be King , the high-spirited The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat , the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge Baa Baa, Black Sheep , the menacing psychological study Mary Postgate and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in The Gardener , here are stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness and murder.

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Selected Stories - O. Henry

Eighty stories that display O. Henry s comic eye and unique, ironic approach to life s realities. These stories about con men and tricksters and innocent deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, they demonstrate O. Henry s mastery of speech and place, and highlight his appreciation of life s quirks.

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The Selected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen - Bowen Elizabeth

Bowen s stories are novels that have been split open like rocks and reveal the glitter of the naked crystals which have formed them VogueSELECTED AND WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY TESSA HADLEYA girl shares her secret den. A couple stroll through a ruined city. A man walks into a ladies hat shop. A teacher dreams of killing her pupil.Spanning the 1920s to the post-war years, this new selection brings Elizabeth Bowen s finest short stories together for the first time. Elegant and subtle, they showcase Bowen s ability to evoke ineffable emotions - grief, nostalgia, self-consciousness, dread - and combine remarkable psychological insight with vivid settings, from the countryside of Bowen s native Ireland to the streets of her London home after the Blitz.Encompassing characters from many walks of life and a vast array of moods, these are intricate journeys of domesticity and discovery, of the homely and uncanny, of the mind and body.

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Selected Stories - Howard P. Lovecraft

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. This selection of works showcases the best-known, most chilling stories of H. P. Lovecraft, including Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu, The Thing on the Doorstep and Herbert West â “ Reanimator. They feature such deadly horrors as terrifying sea-creatures, menaces from outer space, evil-worshipping cults and unexpected murder by familiar hands. There is no place so frightful that Lovecraft did not venture there, and these tales will leave the imagination reeling, yet dare you to turn the pageâ ¦

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Heart Lamp: Selected Stories - Mushtaq Banu

Longlisted for the 2025 International Booker PrizeIn the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and community tensions have garnered both censure from conservative quarters as well India s most prestigious literary awards.

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100 Selected Stories - O. Henry

With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.This selection of a hundred of O. Henryâ ™s succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer.Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas.These stories are famed for their trick endings or twists in the tail : repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry s cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuosoâ ™s command of language and allusion.This great collection offers delights for the mind, imagination and emotions.

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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Selected Stories - Edgar Allan Poe

VINTAGE CLASSICS AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIESSpine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics.Edgar Allan Poe was a writer of uncommon talent; in The Murders in the Rue Morgue he created the genre of detective fiction while his genius for finding the strangeness lurking within us all has been an influence on everyone from Freud to Hollywood. This complete collection of all his short stories and novellas contains well-known tales The Pit and the Pendulum and The Tell-Tale Heart alongside hidden gems that both unsettle and enthrall the reader.

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Bedtime Stories to Help You Sleep - Taesha Glasgow

From one of the top mental health podcasts in the UK, Bedtime Stories for Adults is a collection of 19 classic stories curated to help you unwind and drift off to sleep. The Just Sleep Podcast presents . . . Bedtime Stories to Help You Sleep This is a thoughtfully curated anthology of classic stories. The collection is designed to help readers unwind and drift off to sleep. Based on the popular selections from the Just Sleep podcast, one of the top Mental Health podcasts in the UK, readers will enjoy stories from famous authors like: - Arthur Conan Doyle - Jane Austen - Edith Nesbit - Katherine Mansfield - Maruce Leblanc - Maude Radford and many more. Ideal for lovers of classic literature and anyone in need of a restful night, this anthology fits perfectly into your bedtime routine. The story behind the podcast: A little over three years ago, during the pandemic, Taesha #39;s husband was struggling to fall asleep. The stress of the previous year was taking its toll. At bedtime, he would scroll through videos on his tablet and try to fall asleep to history programs or documentaries. One night, Taesha joked that maybe she should read him a bedtime story. He laughed, but then the next day she started to research bedtime story podcasts and whether she could offer something unique to the market. A few months later, we launched Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults. Every week, we release two episodes of classic literature to listeners that struggle to sleep or just want to unwind at the end of the day. To date, the show has received over 17 million downloads with most listeners being from the US, UK and Canada.

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The Penguin Book of English Short Stories - Christopher Dolley

Introducing a beautifully-designed collection of sixteen short stories from some of the best English writers over two hundred years of our history.The Penguin Book of English Short Stories celebrates the shorter format through some of the most widely known writers of all time. Though many are known for their novels, they provide a mesmerizing, multi-faceted portrait of a country and its people. Some stories are classics, such as James Joyce s The Dead; others - like Mr Loveday s Little Outing by Evelyn Waugh - are relatively unknown and a joy to discover.Covering a wide range of genres and writers, each of these concise, evocative, subtle and satisfying stories is a little jewel, providing a small window into another world.Featuring short stories from classical English authors including Charles Dickens, Katherine Mansfield, H.G. Wells, Evelyn Waugh, Virginia Woolf and many more.

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Greatest Horror Stories from Around the World (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) - kolektiv autorů

Greatest Horror Stories from Around the World is a spine-chilling anthology featuring classic tales of terror from literary giants like Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Guy de Maupassant, and more. From psychological suspense to supernatural horror, this collection delves into the darkest corners of human fear, making it a must-have for horror enthusiasts and anyone eager to explore the genre?s timeless and diverse traditions. Tales that will linger long after the last page is turned! - Offers a taste of the world s best horror literature. - The stories explore universal fears that resonate across cultures and time periods. - Includes a variety of short stories like The Horror of the Heights, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cats of Ulthar, and more. - Carefully selected stories that represent different periods, regions and styles. - The stories explore deep psychological and existential themes that provoke thought and introspection.

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Classic Love Stories - Becky Brown

A meticulously chosen collection of stories about love in all its guises.Here is a treasure trove of love stories. O. Henry brings comedy with his tale of a busy broker working too hard to remember that he s actually married his adored young wife. There s Anton Chekhov s famous story about true love and devotion, The Lady with the Dog and Katherine Mansfield writes touchingly about unrequited love in Mr. and Mrs. Dove. With stories spanning first love to enduring love in old age, from infatuation to heartbreak told by some of the best writers, Classic Love Stories makes a perfect gift.Part of the Macmillan Collector s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Becky Brown.

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About Love and Other Stories - Chekhov Anton

the greatest short story writer who has ever lived Raymond Carver s unequivocal verdict on Chekhov s genius has been echoed many times by writers as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever and Tobias Wolf. While his popularity as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the importance of Chekhov s stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes - alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and these superb new translations capture their modernist spirit. Elusive and subtle, spare and unadorned, the stories in this selection are among Chekhov s most poignant and lyrical. They include well-known pieces such as The Lady with the Little Dog , as well as less familiar work like Gusev , inspired by Chekhov s travels in the Far East, and Rothschild s Violin , a haunting and darkly humorous tale about death and loss. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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The Power In The People - Michael Mansfield

A lifetime spend fighting the powers that be and turning personal pain into collective power. Take care of this book because you are holding our history in your hands. - LOWKEY Michael Mansfield is the greatest civil liberties lawyer this country has ever produced - Baroness HELENA KENNEDY of the Shaws KC Michael Mansfield has given power to the voiceless, the innocents ... For this, he too is a hero - JOHN PILGER Michael Mansfield combines rare humanity with a brilliant understanding of the law - JON SNOW A book of great importance ... Mr Mansfield s thoughtful reflections demand our attention - KEN LOACH An impressive and inspiring read - DUNCAN CAMPBELL I want this book to inspire people, give them a blueprint for fighting their own battles, and challenge the status quo. To see that together, we are always stronger. To understand that those who stand in the way of change cannot do so forever. Michael Mansfield, KCBarrister Michael Mansfield, KC, has spent his career fighting injustice, persecution and corruption. And be it the Birmingham Six, Bloody Sunday, Stephen Lawrence, the Marchioness, Hillsborough or Grenfell, he has come to learn one thing - that people power is unstoppable.Time and again he has witnessed governments, police forces, legal institutions and the establishment, try to block change and maintain the status quo in order to protect their interests. But almost every time he has seen that passion, perseverance, collectivity and courage create a powerful momentum which is increasingly difficult to stop.In this short but powerful book, the veteran barrister draws upon his 50 years of fighting for justice and revisits his most important cases and clients, proving without doubt that when people get together they can make lasting and positive change.The power is in the people - not the people in power.

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The Power In The People - Michael Mansfield

Michael Mansfield has given power to the voiceless, the innocents ... For this, he too is a hero - JOHN PILGER Michael Mansfield combines rare humanity with a brilliant understanding of the law - JON SNOW A book of great importance ... Mr Mansfield s thoughtful reflections demand our attention - KEN LOACH I want this book to inspire people, give them a blueprint for fighting their own battles, and challenge the status quo. To see that together, we are always stronger. To understand that those who stand in the way of change cannot do so forever. Michael Mansfield, KCBarrister Michael Mansfield, KC, has spent his career fighting injustice, persecution and corruption. And be it the Birmingham Six, Bloody Sunday, Stephen Lawrence, the Marchioness, Hillsborough or Grenfell, he has come to learn one thing - that people power is unstoppable.Time and again he has witnessed governments, police forces, legal institutions and the establishment, try to block change and maintain the status quo in order to protect their interests. But almost every time he has seen that passion, perseverance, collectivity and courage create a powerful momentum which is increasingly difficult to stop.In this short but powerful book, the veteran barrister draws upon his 50 years of fighting for justice and revisits his most important cases and clients, proving without doubt that when people get together they can make lasting and positive change.

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

The Penguin English Library Edition of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen We have all been more or less to blame ... every one of us, excepting Fanny Taken from the poverty of her parents home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle s absence in Antigua, the Crawford s arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen s first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the WorldÂ’s finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before ; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf. This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own. Mansfield Park By Jane Austen tells the story of Fanny Price, a frail, quiet young woman who has none of the high spirits or wit of Elizabeth Bennet or Marianne Dashwood. Reared from the age of ten among wealthy relatives, Fanny is an unobtrusive presence in the household at Mansfield Park, useful and agreeable to everyone and steadfast in her secret affection for her cousin, Edmund Bertram. FannyÂ’s manner contrasts sharply with the livelier, sometimes careless behavior of her cousins and their friends. Only Edmund spends time with the gentle Fanny, although his own affections have been captivated by the sophisticated Mary Crawford. With FannyÂ’s uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, away on an extended stay in the West Indies, the cousins and their friends decide to put on an amateur theatrical production of a scandalous French play. Only Fanny refuses to participate, out of natural modesty and a certainty that her absent uncle would not approve. Sir Thomas returns unexpectedly and does not approve, much to his childrenÂ’s chagrin, but Fanny quickly falls from his favor when she refuses the proposal of Mary CrawfordÂ’s brother, Henry, who had begun an unwelcome flirtation with her after FannyÂ’s cousin Maria married another man. Distressed by her uncleÂ’s disapproval, Fanny visits her parents and her eight brothers and sisters, only to discover that her years at Mansfield Park have left her unable to fit easily into her noisy, often vulgar family. She is summoned back by Sir Thomas when Maria leaves her husband for Henry Crawford and MariaÂ’s sister, Julia, elopes. Now fully appreciated by her uncle, Fanny comes into her own, winning the love of Edmund Bertram.

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Mansfield Park (Jane Austen Collection) - Jane Austenová

Jane Austen s Mansfield Park is now available in an exclusive collector s edition featuring a delicate laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping and ribbon marker, ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. Austen fans who appreciated the Seasons collection will love this exquisitely designed volume from their beloved literary heroine.Mansfield Park follows ten-year-old Fanny Price, whose penniless family sends her to live with her wealthy relatives. Shy and ignored, Fanny is treated unkindly by her cousins, her two aunts, and her uncle. As Fanny grows up, scandals and tragedies plague the family. The story of a young woman trying to find her place in society, this classic coming-of-age story was revolutionary for its time.This Mansfield Park Jane Austen Edition is a beautiful and unique special edition, perfect for book collectors, Jane Austen lovers, and fans of classic literature. Whether you re buying it as a gift or for yourself, this remarkable edition features:Beautiful hardcover with a one-of-a-kind, high-end laser-cut jacketDecorative interior pages featuring quotes distributed throughoutRibbon markerMansfield Park is one of three inaugural titles in the Jane Austen collection that also includes Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice. The series will conclude with Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion.

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

Aged ten, Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthier relations, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. However, life there is not as she imagined. Treated with disdain by three of her cousins, she finds her only comfort in the kindness of the fourth, Edmund. As they grow, their friendship develops into romantic love - until the arrival of Henry Crawford and his charming sister Mary causes an emotional upheaval that no one in the family expects. With psychological insight and sparkling wit, Jane Austen paints an irresistibly lifelike portrait of shifting values and split loyalties.This gorgeous edition of Mansfield Park is delightfully illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and includes an afterword by historian and author Nigel Cliff.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector s Library are books to love and treasure.

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

A gorgeous new pocket-sized special edition bound in real cloth with sprayed edges and a ribbon marker to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane AustenÂ’s birth in 2025. The designs are inspired by Jane AustenÂ’s life and work.With psychological insight and sparkling wit, Jane Austen paints an irresistibly lifelike portrait of shifting values and split loyalties in Mansfield Park.Aged ten, Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthier relations, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. However, life there is not as she imagined. Treated with disdain by three of her cousins, she finds her only comfort in the kindness of the fourth, Edmund. As they grow, their friendship develops into romantic love - until the arrival of Henry Crawford and his charming sister Mary causes an emotional upheaval that no one in the family expects.With original illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and bonus material about the design.

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

Full of the energies of discord - sibling rivalry, greed, ambition, illicit sexual passion and vanity Margaret DrabbleJane Austen s profound, ambiguous third novel is the story of Fanny Price, who is accustomed to being the poor relation at Mansfield Park, the home of her wealthy plantation-owning uncle. She finds comfort in her love for her cousin Edmund, until the arrival of charismatic outsiders from London throws life at the house into disarray and brings dangerous desires to the surface. Mansfield Park is Austen s most complex work; a powerful portrayal of change and continuity, scandalous misdemeanours and true integrity. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Kathryn Sutherland

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Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen - Alison Weirová

*A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller*Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of The Lost Tudor Princess, is the first in a spellbinding six novel series about Henry VIII s Queens. Alison takes you on an engrossing journey at Katherine s side and shows her extraordinary strength of character and intelligence. Ideal for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick. Shatters the many myths about Henry VIII s long-suffering first wife Tracy Borman Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life GuardianA Spanish princess. Raised to be modest, obedient and devout. Destined to be an English Queen.Six weeks from home across treacherous seas, everything is different: the language, the food, the weather. And for her there is no comfort in any of it. At sixteen-years-old, Catalina is alone among strangers.She misses her mother. She mourns her lost brother.She cannot trust even those assigned to her protection.KATHERINE OF ARAGON. The first of Henry s Queens. Her story.History tells us how she died. This captivating novel shows us how she lived.SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.Praise for Alison Weir and Katherine of Aragon: A tender understanding of and genuine sympathy for this proud, much-loved and honourable Queen. . . I was gripped [from] start to finish Mavis Cheek Well-researched and engrossing Good Housekeeping Yet again, Alison Weir has managed to intertwine profound historical knowledge with huge emotional intelligence, to compose a work that throws light on an endlessly fascinating historical figure. Yet her real gift in all of this is making it feel so fresh and alive Earl Spencer This exquisite book charts the rise and fall of Henry VIII s first wife, Katherine. . . A fascinating insight into this period of our history. Weir s undeniable strength is her immaculate description, enabling the reader to be transported back to Tudor England Sun Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen is a true tour de force. Finely crafted, this novel is wonderful historical fiction and an outstanding introduction to the Six Tudor Queens series Queen Anne Boleyn Blog Known for bestselling historical biographies, Alison Weir is in command of her detail . . . her handling of Katherine s misery and dignified response to her predicament is very touching Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

Part of Penguin s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.Taken from the poverty of her parents home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle s absence in Antigua, the Crawford s arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen s first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

We have all been more or less to blame ... every one of us, excepting Fanny Taken from the poverty of her parents home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle s absence in Antigua, the Crawford s arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen s first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.

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Selected Short Stories - Virginia Woolfová

Woolf is modern ... With Joyce and Eliot she has shaped a literary century Jeanette WintersonVirginia Woolf tested the boundaries of fiction in these short stories, developing a new language of sensation, feeling and thought, and recreating in words the swarm and confusion of life . Defying categorization, the stories range from the more traditional narrative style of Solid Objects through the fragile impressionism of Kew Gardens to the abstract exploration of consciousness in The Mark on the Wall .Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Sandra Kemp

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Selected Short Stories - Tagore Rabindranath

Poet, novelist, painter and musician, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is the grand master of Bengali culture. Written during the 1890s, the stories in this selection brilliantly recreate vivid images of Bengali life and landscapes in their depiction of peasantry and gentry, casteism, corrupt officialdom and dehumanizing poverty. Yet Tagore is first and foremost India s supreme Romantic poet, and in these stories he can be seen reaching beyond mere documentary realism towards his own profoundly original vision.

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Counting on Katherine - Helaine Becker

Meet Katherine Johnson, the mathematical genius who helped make the historic Apollo 11 moon landings possible and made sure that Apollo 13 returned home safely when the mission was in critical danger. Counting on Katherine is a beautiful illustrated biography, sure to inspire young readers.Winner of the information book category of the UKLA Book Awards.As a child, Katherine loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about maths, about the universe . . .Helaine Becker interviewed Katherine and her family for this authorized biography. From Katherine s early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the true story of a groundbreaking African-American woman who went above and beyond what was expected of her in the 1960s, saving lives and making enormous contributions to history.Featuring Dow Phumiruk s gorgeous full-colour illustrations throughout.

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The Electricity of Every Living Thing - Katherine May

From the bestselling author of Wintering, Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing is a life-affirming and poignant exploration of nature, and how reconnecting to wild landscapes can create peace in our unquiet minds. A windswept tale, beautifully told Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path A manifesto for the value of difficult people. I loved it Amy Liptrot, author of The OutrunIn August 2015, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted to understand why she had stopped coping with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating, and why the world felt full of inundation and expectations she can t meet. Setting her feet down on the rugged and difficult path by the sea, the answer begins to unfold.The Electricity of Every Living Thing tells the story of the year in which Katherine comes to terms with a diagnosis which shakes her to her core. It leads to a re-evaluation of her life so far - a kinder one, which finally allows her to be different rather than simply awkward, arrogant or unfeeling. The physical and psychological journeys become inextricably entwined, and as Katherine finds her way across the untameable coast, she also finds the way to herself.What readers are saying about The Electricity of Every Living Thing: Honest and sensitive The astonishing sensitivity and awareness in her writing, both about the beautiful landscapes and nature around on her walks, and in relation to her family, friends and self put paid to many outdated myths about what it is like to be autistic Compelling and transformative. I could not put this book down so I stayed in bed and read it in one go. Katherine has a fantastic way with words, I could read her books for hours on end, they are calming and relatable. Read it - you won t regret it.

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Reaching for the Moon - Katherine Johnson

“Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” School Library Journal (starred review) Inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11. As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father’s words in mind: “You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you.” In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. She worked on many of NASA’s biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon. Katherine Johnson’s story was made famous in the bestselling book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Now in Reaching for the Moon she tells her own story for the first time, in a lively autobiography that will inspire young readers everywhere.

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The Midnight Peacock - Katherine Woodfine

A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+ years, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell s Goth Girl series, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens s Murder Most Unladylike series.You are cordially invited to Sinclairâ ™s Midnight Peacock Ball!The festive season has come to Sinclairâ ™s and Sophie and Lil are spending the holidays at snowy Winter Hall. But it turns out that this is no ordinary house party â ¦As sinister secrets come to light, our intrepid heroines find themselves faced with a more baffling mystery than ever before!With the help of their friends, can they uncover the truth in time to foil a truly diabolical plot? Or will Mr Sinclairâ ™s New Yearâ ™s Eve Midnight Peacock Ball spell disaster for the dauntless young detectives?Prepare for shocks and surprises in the thrilling conclusion to the Sinclairâ ™s Mysteries!Praise for The Midnight Peacock: Katherine Woodbine brings her tautly plotted Edwardian series The Sinclair s Mysteries to a stylish conclusion, in a book filled with deft characterisation and delectable period detail. Guardian******Praise for The Clockwork Sparrow: A wonderful book, with a glorious heroine and a true spirit of adventureâ ™ â “ Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppersâ ˜A real page-turner, it has murders, spies and gangs of thieves. Thrilling!â ™ â “ Indiana, aged 10 years, LoveReadingforKids reviewer Dastardliness on a big scale is uncovered in this well-plotted, evocative novel â “ Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times It s a dashing plot, an atmospheric setting and an extensive and imaginative cast. Katherine Woodfine handles it all with aplomb â “ Julia Eccleshare, Guardian An incredible read full of mystery, wonder and adventureâ ¦This is now one of my top ten. â “ Celeste, age 13 years, LoveReading4Kids reviewerThe Midnight Peacock is the fourth book in the Sinclair s Mysteries quartet. The other books are the bestselling The Clockwork Sparrow, The Jewelled Moth and The Painted Dragon.Katherine Woodfine is a true champion of childrenâ ™s literature. Until 2015 she was Arts Project Manager for Booktrust, where she project-managed the Children s Laureateship and YALC, the UKâ ™s first Young Adult Literature Convention, curated by Malorie Blackman.She is part of the founding team at Down the Rabbit Hole, a monthly show for Resonance FM discussing childrenâ ™s literature.Katherine blogs at followtheyellow.co.uk. She lives in London.

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The English Girl - Katherine Webbová

From Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author, Katherine Webb, The English Girl is perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies, Kate Morton and Santa Montefiore.In a land full of secrets, you can make your own rules.Joan Seabrook has fulfilled her lifelong dream to travel to Arabia and has arrived in the ancient city of Muscat with her fiancé, Rory. Desperate to escape the pain of a personal tragedy, she longs to explore the desert fort of Jabrin and unearth the wonders held within. But Oman is a land lost in time, and gaining permission to explore could prove impossible. Joan s disappointment is only eased by the thrill of meeting her childhood heroine, pioneering explorer Maude Vickery, and hearing the stories that captured her imagination as a child. The friendship that forms between the two women will change everything. Both have desires to fulfil and secrets to keep. As their bond grows, Joan is inspired by the thrill of her new friend s past and finds herself swept up in a bold and dangerous adventure of Maude s making. Only too late does she begin to question her actions - actions that will spark a wild, and potentially devastating, chain of events. A compelling and beautifully written tale of adventure, mystery and love, The English Girl enthralled me from the first page. Set against the exotic backdrop of Arabia, Webb brings her world to life with skill and passion. Santa Montefiore I ve loved all Katherine Webb s books and this is a wonderful addition to my collection. After I finished, I found myself missing the searing heat and huge blue skies of the Omani desert. Kate RiordanYour favourite authors love Katherine Webb s sweeping novels: An enormously talented writer Santa Montefiore Webb has a true gift for uncovering the mysteries of the human heart and exploring the truth of love Kate Williams Katherine Webb s writing is beautiful Elizabeth Fremantle A truly gifted writer of historical fiction Lucinda Riley Katherine s writing is rich, vivid and evocative Iona Grey

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Katherine - Anya Seton

A great adventure, powerfully told (Philippa Gregory) A sumptuous tale of passion and danger in the medieval court, Anya Seton s Katherine is an all-time classic.Katherine comes to the court of Edward III at the age of fifteen. The naïve convent-educated orphan of a penniless knight is dazzled by the jousts and the entertainments of court. Nevertheless, Katherine is beautiful, and she turns the head of the King s favourite son, John of Gaunt. But he is married, and she is soon to be betrothed.A few years later their paths cross again and this time their passion for each other cannot be denied or suppressed. Katherine becomes the prince s mistress, and discovers an extraordinary world of power, pleasure and passion.

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The Love Haters - Katherine Center

THE LATEST FEEL GOOD ROM-COM FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROM-COMMERSIt s a thin line between loving and hating...****Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past⠕now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Cole s request, take a career-making gig profiling Tom Hutch Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West.The catch? Katie s not exactly qualified. She can t swim⠕but fakes it that she can. Plus: Cole is Hutch s brother. And they don t get along. Next stop paradise!But paradise is messier than it seems. As Katie gets entangled with Hutch (the most scientifically good looking man she has ever seen . . . but also a bit of a love hater), along with his colorful Aunt Rue and his rescue Great Dane, she gets trapped in a lie. Or two.Swim lessons, helicopter flights, conga lines, drinking contests, hurricanes, and stolen kisses ensue⠕along with chances to tell the truth, to face old fears, and to be truly brave at last.**** PRAISE FOR NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER KATHERINE CENTER Katherine Center crafts rom-coms with pure unvarnished delight CHRISTINA LAUREN, #1 bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners My perfect 10 of a book. As funny and sweet as all the very best nineties rom-coms, but with Center s signature heart-tugging depth. I wish I could erase it from my mind just to read it again for the first time. A shot of pure joy. EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers Great rollicking fun! Prepare to laugh and swoon and grin your pants off. HELEN HOANG, bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient Absolutely, unequivocally delightful! JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center writes about falling down, growing up, and finding love like nobody else. BRENÉ BROWN, bestselling author of Dare to Lead Serious Nora Ephron vibes. TAYLOR JENKINS REID, #1 bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Oh, how I love Katherine Center s writing! JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here

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Joan - Katherine J. Chen

A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc - perfect for fans of Cecily, Ariadne and Matrix It is as if the author has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time Hilary Mantel, twice Booker Prize-winning author of The Mirror the Light A glorious, sweeping novel . . . Richly imagined, poignant and inspiring Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne Chen earns the comparison [to Mantel] thanks to her vivid, visceral and boldly immediate storytelling . . . a hypnotic heroine for our time Telegraph Chen s Joan roars off the page. If you liked Ariadne, then this has to be your next read Red Magazine Brilliant . . . Chen [presents] Joan as a beguiling, fully human mix of wariness and confidence, and fiercely protective of those she loves Guardian Chen s brilliantly imagined novel breathes new life into this famous tale. Her Joan is a riotous tomboy, a hot-headed adolescent and a decidedly unsaintly soldier - and is all the more inspiring for it. A triumph of historical fiction Mail on Sunday*Times Best Historical Novels of July 2022 Pick**The Week Best Novels of 2022 Pick****Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint?France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. Yet out of the chaos, an unlikely heroine emerges.Reckless, steel-willed and brilliant, Joan has survived a childhood steeped in both joy and violence to claim an extraordinary - and fragile - position at the head of the French army. The battlefield and the royal court are full of dangers and Joan finds herself under suspicion from all sides - as well as under threat from her own ambition.With unforgettably vivid characters and propulsive storytelling, Joan is a thrilling epic, a triumph of historical fiction, and a feminist celebration of one remarkable - and remarkably real - woman who left an indelible mark on history.PRAISE FOR JOAN Measured, austere, profoundly physical. I loved it Jo Baker, author of Longbourn Pacy but lyrical, which takes great skill . . . Joan possesses a mystical, spiritual quality that gleams within the dirt and brutality of war, while her kindness and compassion shine through. I loved the writing, the imagery, the feeling of authenticity: this novel will stay with me for a long time Elizabeth Chadwick, bestselling author This masterly and intense portrait creates a convincing three-dimensional character from the young peasant woman gifted with visions who, in her short life, followed her destiny to fight for the disputed French crown, even at the cost of her life. A highly immersive read Anne O Brien, bestselling author of The Royal Game In Katherine J. Chen s capable hands, Joan becomes fully flesh and achingly real Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends An epic novel with the mythic power of a fairytale Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train and The Exiles When you look up the term historical fiction in the dictionary it should say, simply, Read Katherine J. Chen Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Kaiser s Web A wholly original novel that inspires one s mind and awakens one s soul. With Joan, Katherine J. Chen has created nothing short of a masterpiece Alyson Richman, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of The Lost Wife Beautifully written and confidently told, this is a story of how feminine strength and will can change the world Megan Chance, bestselling author of A Splendid Ruin This Joan is of the earth - scrappy and strong, resilient and curious. An ambitious, thrilling novel Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace Katherine J. Chen has stunningly summoned another time and place M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tiara Visceral and piercing - I was blown away Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Every era has a need to recast the French maiden warrior in a manner that renews her relevance. In Chen s transporting prose, you will meet a towering new Joan of Arc, one of amazing physical strength, kindness, loyalty, and endurance Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab s Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance

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Rozcházení - Katherine Woodward Thomasová - audiokniha

Audiokniha: „Kniha Rozcházení přináší citlivý a návodný postup, jak v pěti krocích proměnit tragédii rozchodu ne v mnohaletou bolest, ale v nový zdravý začátek.“ – John Gottman, autor knihy Sedm principů spokojeného manželství O knize Do každého vztahu vstupujeme s nadějí, že jsme našli tu pravou či pravého. Statistiky jsou však bohužel neúprosné: mnozí z nás zažijí bolest rozchodu s životním partnerem. Musí však být rozpad vztahu nutně traumatický? A co je tedy nejlepší dělat, když pohádka končí?I když se snažíme rozejít civilizovaně a přátelsky, málokdy se podaří překonat biologické nastavení mozku, který ukončení vztahu vnímá jako ohrožení života a vysílá nám signál k boji. Navzdory tomu se terapeutka Katherine Woodward Thomasová a její manžel zvládli rozvést ohleduplně a s respektem a zachovali si vzájemné přátelství. Na základě této osobní zkušenosti a dlouholeté práce s klienty pak Katherine vypracovala metodu vědomého rozchodu. Díky ní dokážete projít stresující životní etapou bez hlubokých psychických šrámů či nenávisti a probudit nikoli to nejhorší, ale to nejlepší, co ve vás je. Ať už ve dvou, nebo sami, přijměte pomoc v podobě této knihy a zjistěte: – Jak hluboce vás mohou ovlivňovat rozchody staré třeba deset či dvacet let. – Proč je třeba jít ke kořenům a najít své prvotní zranění. – Jak pojmenovat své emoce a chovat se racionálně. – Jak získat zpět vnitřní sílu a uzdravit své zlomené srdce. – Jak najít správnou míru férovosti při dělení majetku. – Jak komunikovat s druhým a zachovat si vlastní důstojnost. O autorce Katherine Woodward Thomasová je respektovaná manželská a rodinná terapeutka, spoluautorka online kurzů a certifikačních školení pro další kouče. Svými články přispívá do mnoha médií. Žije v americkém Los Angeles. „Cílem rozchodu není nutně dosažení spravedlnosti, získání odškodnění či potvrzení, že jsme měli pravdu. Cílem je osvobodit se a jít dál. Získat sílu vybudovat nový a šťastný život prosebe i pro ty, na nichž nám záleží.“ Více o knize http://www.melvil.cz/rozchazeni Sdílejte s hashtagem #rozchazeni

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Mansfield Park - Jane Austenová

Introduction and Notes by Dr Ian Littlewood, University of Sussex. Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household at Mansfield Park, it has quite unexpected results. The diffident and much put-upon heroine Fanny Price has to struggle to cope with the results, re-examining her own feelings while enduring the cheerful amorality, old-fashioned indifference and priggish disapproval of those around her.

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