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Cornwall, 1900s. Plyn Boat Yard is a hive of activity, and Janet Coombe longs to share in the excitement of seafaring: to travel, to have adventures, to know freedom. But constrained by the times, instead she marries her cousin Thomas, a boat builder, and settles down to raise a family. Janet's loving spirit - the passionate yearning for adventure and for love - is passed down to her son, and through him to his children's children. As generations of the family struggle against hardship and loss, their intricately plotted history is set against the greater backdrop of war and social change in Britain. Her debut novel, The Loving Spirit established du Maurier's reputation and style with an inimitable blend of romance, history and adventure.

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA. ''In this collection, Daphne du Maurier''s peerless craftmanship, her eerie sense of the macabre, her gift for sheer story telling come to full fruition'' KIRKUS REVIEWS''She wrote exciting plots ... a writer of fearless originality'' PATRICK MCGRATH, GUARDIAN ''The appeal of romance and the clash of highly-charged emotions'' NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE ''The apathy of Sunday lay upon the streets. Houses were closed, withdrawn."They don''t know," he thought, "those people inside, how one gesture of mine, now, at this minute, might alter their world. A knock on the door, and someone answers - a woman yawning, an old man in carpet slippers, a child sent by its parents in irritation; and according to what I will, what I decide, their whole future will be decided . . . Sudden murder. Theft. Fire." It was as simple as that.''In this collection of suspenseful tales in which fantasies, murderous dreams and half-forgotten worlds are exposed, Daphne du Maurier explores the boundaries of reality and imagination. Her characters are caught at those moments when the delicate link between reason and emotion has been stretched to the breaking point. Often chilling, sometimes poignant, these stories display the full range of Daphne du Maurier''s considerable talent.

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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA INTRODUCED BY ALISON LIGHT''The genuine, thoughtful voice of a woman whose works have been loved by millions'' NEW YORK TIMES''Daphne du Maurier has no equal'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ''Du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings'' STEPHEN KING The Rebecca Notebook provides an unparalleled insight into the mastery of a writer''s craft and the inner vision that made du Maurier a household name. One of the great international bestsellers, Rebecca also inspired a film, a play and television dramas. This perfect companion volume, The Rebecca Notebook, outlines just how Rebecca came to be written, tracing its origins, developments and the directions it might have taken. The author reveals how she first came upon the secret house, hidden deep in the Cornish woodland, that was to become the romantic setting for her most famous novel: a house which stood derelict, and which she lovingly restored to create her own home. The accompanying Memories introduce other members of her family: her father Gerald, the famous actor; her grandfather George, whose Punch drawings made him world famous; and her cousins, for whom J. M. Barrie wrote Peter Pan.

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Perhaps we shall not see each other again. I will write to you, though, and tell you, as best I can, the story of your family. A glass-blower, remember, breathes life into a vessel, giving it shape and form and sometimes beauty; but he can with that same breath, shatter and destroy it' Faithful to her word, Sophie Duval reveals to her long-lost nephew the tragic story of a family of master craftsmen in eighteenth-century France. The world of the glass-blowers has its own traditions, it's own language - and its own rules. 'If you marry into glass' Pierre Labbe warns his daughter, 'you will say goodbye to everything familiar, and enter a closed world'. But crashing into this world comes the violence and terror of the French Revolution against which, the family struggles to survive. The Glass Blowers is a remarkable achievement - an imaginative and exciting reworking of du Maurier's own family history.

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‘The Wicker Man meets Rebecca, with darkly beautiful surroundings and mysterious, brooding locals - this is the perfect summer holiday read' Fiona Leitch, bestselling author of the Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker cozy crime series‘Intriguing contemporary whodunnit … profoundly unsettling' Crime Fiction Lover‘The Gothic environment, at times evocative of some of the tales of Daphne du Maurier, is powerfully etched’ Crime TimeIN THE HEART OF CORNWALL, A MURDEROUS MIDSUMMER BEGINS ... At midsummer the Cornish villagers of Trevennick dance around bonfires and make offerings to the river. It’s not the sort of thing that appeals to Audrey Delaney, who is very much a city mouse. But when her (sort of) boyfriend Noah whisks her away on a surprise trip to the West Country, she’s determined to do the best she can to enjoy herself, if that’s what it takes to remove the question mark from their relationship. Then their first night ends in tragedy, and Audrey finds herself embroiled in a police enquiry and unsure who to trust. She’ll have to untangle the mysteries of this insular community quickly, though, because people are dying fast. THE RIVER WILL HAVE ITS DUE ... READERS WHO JOINED THE DANCE‘I loved the mix of old folklore/rituals, (giving off The Wicker Man vibes), with a locked door mystery, that I didn’t expect … phenomenal’‘One of my favourite books of the summer … really excellent’‘Perfect midsummer read’‘This book had me quickly turning the pages, eager to know what might happen next’‘I was instantly hooked … Add this to your TBR!’’An atmospheric tale that kept my attention from start to finish’

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA''Daphne du Maurier has no equal'' DAILY TELEGRAPH''Miss du Maurier has brought to the art of the biography the narrative urgency'' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW '' . . . she is unravelling a long distorted mystery'' KIRKUS REVIEWS Pursued by the twin demons of drink and madness, Branwell Bronte created a private world that was indeed infernal. As a bold and gifted child, his promise seemed boundless to the three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult, the precocious flame of genius distorted and burned low. With neither the strength nor the resources to counter rejection, unable to sell his paintings or publish his books, Branwell became a spectre in the Bronte story, in pathetic contrast with the astonishing achievements of Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Daphne du Maurier concentrates all her biographer''s skill on the shadowy figure of Branwell Bronte. No reader could fail to be intensely moved by Branwell''s final retreat into laudanum, alcohol and death.

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A STUNNING NEW HARDBACK COLLECTION OF DAPHNE DU MAURIER''S THIRTEEN DARKEST STORIES - INTRODUCED BY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER STEPHEN KING''Her talent is a bright light that will guide you. These remarkable stories await'' STEPHEN KING''A marvellously dark, unsettling collection. I loved it'' SARAH WATERS''Unputdownable . . . After Midnight promises to never let you sleep again'' LUCY ROSE''Daphne du Maurier is the Godmother of Fear'' ALICE SLATER***On a sharp December day, the wind changes - and the birds begin to gather. In the twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple catch a glimpse of their lost child. A woman returns home to find no trace of her existence. From the inimitable imagination of Daphne du Maurier, these thirteen stories pierce to the dark heart of our relationships: between men and women, humanity and nature, love and obsession, the future and the past. Uncanny, provocative and spine-crawlingly terrifying, these tales will keep you up long after midnight. Whatever you do, don''t look now . . .PRAISE FOR DAPHNE DU MAURIER:''Masterful, troubling and wickedly seductive'' Sarah Perry''Du Maurier is mistress of the sleight of hand in fiction'' Maggie O''Farrell''She was able to make worlds in which people and even houses are mysterious and mutable, not as they seem'' Olivia Laing''The master of slow-burning menace'' Stacey Halls''Daphne du Maurier remains the indisputable queen of the sophisticated literary thriller . . . often imitated and never, ever surpassed'' Laura Shepperson''A glittering collection of dark gems . . . Du Maurier was the queen of creepiness, and a writer of extraordinary talent. These stories will introduce you to her dark imaginings and keep you up well into the night. Do have nightmares. They''ll be good ones'' Anna Mazzola

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Collecting five stories of suspense, mystery and slow, creeping horror, Daphne Du Maurier''s Don''t Look Now and Other Stories includes an introduction by Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, in Penguin Modern Classics.John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their young daughter''s death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that instead of laying their ghosts to rest they become caught up in a train of increasingly strange and violent events. The four other haunting, evocative stories in this volume also explore deep fears and longings, secrets and desires: ''Not After Midnight'', in which a lonely teacher investigates a mysterious American couple; ''A Border Line Case'', in which a young woman confronts her father''s past and his associations with the IRA; ''The Way of the Cross'', in which a party of pilgrims to Jerusalem encounter strange phenomena in the Garden of Gethsemane; and ''The Breakthrough'', in which a scientist claims to be able to trap the soul at the point of death ...Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) - English novelist, biographer, and playwright, who published romantic suspense novels, mostly set on the coast of Cornwall. Du Maurier is best known for and Jamaica Inn (1936), filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1939, Rebecca (1938), filmed by Hitchcock in 1940, and The Birds (1952), filmed by Hitchcock in 1963. If you enjoyed Don''t Look Now and Other Stories, you might like Shirley Jackson''s The Haunting of Hill House, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''Daphne du Maurier has no equal'' Sunday Telegraph''Du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings''Stephen King

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA''Wickedly readable . . . every woman instinctively wants to read her'' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW''A tale of dramatic longings . . . unexpected and fun'' MARGARET DRABBLE***It was Charles who called us the parasites . . .No one would choose the Delaneys as their ideal guests. Vain Maria, capricious Niall and self-sacrificing Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents, ferried around Europe from one performance to the next. But beneath the glittering surface of their own artistic careers, old loyalties, rivalries and secrets still bind the half-siblings together - at the expense of all outsiders.A razor-sharp portrait of a family - and the world of the theatre - The Parasites weaves together humour, poignancy and darkness in one of du Maurier''s most personal novels.''One of the last century''s most original literary talents'' DAILY TELEGRAPH'' Somehow more personal than Daphne du Maurier''s other novels'' KIRKUS REVIEWS

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Kniha - autor František Nepraš, 428 stran, česky, pevná s přebalem lesklá Život přední britské autorky 20. století Daphne du Maurier je nerozlučně spjatý s místy na jihozápadním konci Anglie, s regionem Cornwall. Autor čtenáře čtivou formou seznamuje s pozoruhodnými osudy spisovatelky, jejími knihami a s místy, kde žila a kde se odehrává většina jejích barvitých, napínavých příběhů. Provází nás obdivuhodnými, tajuplnými končinami Cronwallu, jeho historií a krásami. Daphne du Maurier vyrůstala v Londýně, ale ve svých 20 letech si zvolila za svůj domov Cornwall. A zde, mezi svéráznými potomky Keltů, v nádherné krajině u moře s divokým pobřežím, na němž se tyčí romantické skály, se zrodilo její dílo, které dodnes zná celý svět.

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Život přední britské autorky 20. století Daphne du Maurier je nerozlučně spjatý s místy na jihozápadním konci Anglie, s regionem Cornwall. Autor čtenáře čtivou formou seznamuje s pozoruhodnými osudy spisovatelky, jejími knihami a s místy, kde žila a kde se odehrává většina jejích barvitých, napínavých příběhů. Provází nás obdivuhodnými, tajuplnými končinami Cronwallu, jeho historií a krásami. Daphne du Maurier vyrůstala v Londýně, ale ve svých 20 letech si zvolila za svůj domov Cornwall. A zde, mezi svéráznými potomky Keltů, v nádherné krajině u moře s divokým pobřežím, na němž se tyčí romantické skály, se zrodilo její dílo, které dodnes zná celý svět.

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA''Du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings'' STEPHEN KING ''Daphne du Maurier has no equal'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ''One of the most shocking plot twists in all of literature'' GILLIAN FLYNNJohn and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their young daughter''s death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that instead of laying their ghosts to rest they become caught up in a train of increasingly strange and violent events.The four other haunting, evocative stories in this volume also explore deep fears and longings, secrets and desires: a lonely teacher who investigates a mysterious American couple, a young woman confronting her father''s past, a party of pilgrims who meet disaster in Jerusalem and a scientist who harnesses the power of the mind to chilling effect.

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FROM THE BESTSELLING WRITER OF REBECCA''The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier . . . '' NEW YORK TIMES''She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality'' GUARDIAN ''No other popular writer has so triumphantly defied classification . . . '' MARGARET FORSTER When Dick Young''s friend, Professor Magnus Lane offers him an escape from his troubles in the form of a new drug, Dick finds himself transported to fourteenth-century Cornwall. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champerhoune, he witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder.The more time Dick spends consumed in the past, the more he withdraws from the modern world. With each dose of the drug, his body and mind become addicted to this otherworld and his attempts to change history bring terror to the present and put his own life in jeopardy.

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Audiokniha: „Jsou ženy, které ne vlastní vinou přivolávají neštěstí…" Píše se rok 1830. Po náhlé smrti bratrance Ambrože, jenž mu byl opatrovníkem i rádcem, je čtyřiadvacetiletý Filip Ashley na cornwallské panství sám. I když ne docela. Zakrátko z daleké Florencie přicestuje poloviční Italka, se kterou se jeho vychovatel před osudnou nemocí narychlo oženil, a prosí o podporu, jelikož jí v postavení nezaopatřené vdovy nic jiného nezbývá. Svědomí Filipovi velí příbuzné pomoct, byť se mu ani trochu nechce. Během osmi měsíců zbývajících do jeho právní zletilosti se však mladíkův vztah k sestřence Rachel změní. Samotářský hoch, pobývající až dosud v izolaci od nástrah velkého světa, předvede veletoč a projeví až pošetilou vášeň k vdově, jejíž způsoby se tolik liší od upjatosti slečen ze sousedství. Jsou však ženy, jež přinášejí jen smůlu. Co když je to prostě tak, že city z Racheliny strany jsou povýtce zištné – neměl by se tudíž zamilovaný kolísající Filip radši řídit radami zesnulého Ambrože, který se ho v posledních dopisech snažil varovat? A proč italský právník tak podezřele tlačí na spěšné vyrovnání? První filmová adaptace děsivého melodramatu (1952, Henry Koster) o dopadech zištnosti a žárlivosti staví na výkonech Olivie de Haviland a Richarda Burtona. Čtyřdílnou minisérii podle této látky uvedla BBC v roce 1983 s Geraldine Chaplinovou. Nejnovější adaptaci (2017) natočil Roger Michell s Rachel Weiszovou v titulní úloze. „Jedinečná literární čarodějka. V oboru uhranutí a oklamání nemá autorka konkurenci.“ – The New York Times. „Napínavé, spletité a nepopiratelně živelné dílo, které dává moc do rukou ženám. (…) Od první stránky jsme zpátky v trudnomyslné atmosféře románu Živá a mrtvá, která je tak báječně živnou půdou pro vražedné pochyby. A sklíčenost korunovaná strachem o peníze, toť esence britské samoty, kterou autorka ve své době pojmenovala jako nikdo jiný.“ – The Guardian. „Nenapadá mě oblíbenější spisovatel, který by se tak vítězoslavně vzpíral typologickému zařazení. (…) Bude-li jedenadvacáté století věkem literatury žánrové, pak Daphne du Maurier udělala vše proto, aby to zastánce klasického středního literárního proudu bolelo jen pramálo.“ – Margaret Forsterová, autorka životopisu Daphne: The Secret Life of the Renowned Storyteller. „Měla tolik tváří, tolik převleků, a pojmenování contessa, kterého užíval sluha Giuseppe i Rainaldi, místo aby jí říkali paní Ashleyová, jí dodávalo jakýsi nimbus, který jsem zprvu nevnímal… Oči měla černé jako trnky, dravčí rysy jako Rainaldi a procházela těmi zatuchlými pokoji vily mlčky s vlnivými pohyby hada.“ – ukázka z textu.

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It is rather awful, Emma thought as she walked across the fields down to the farm, how this business is leading us all into subterfuge and deception, and we can't really tell who is friend and who is enemy ...' Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cosy existence she shares with her grandmother, a famous retired actress, has been shattered: there's no post, no telephone, no radio - and an American warship sits in the harbour. As the two women piece together clues about the 'friendly' military occupation on their doorstep, family, friends and neighbours gather round to protect their heritage. In this chilling novel of the future, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of a political, economic and military alliance between Britain and the United States.

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AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF MURDER, MYSTERY AND PASSION, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA.''Jamaica Inn is a first-rate page-turner'' THE TIMES''Daphne du Maurier has no equal'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ''Jamaica Inn is a novel about nothing less than pure evil ... with an eerie and shocking kind of power, in the novel''s astonishing final act'' JULIE MYERSON, GUARDIAN In the bitter November wind, Mary Yellan crosses Bodmin Moor to Jamaica Inn. Her mother''s dying wish was that she take refuge there with her Aunt Patience. But when Mary arrives, the warning of the coachman echoes in her mind. Jamaica Inn has a desolate power and behind its crumbling walls, Patience is a changed woman, cowering before her brooding, violent husband. When Mary discovers the inn''s dark secrets, the truth is more terrifying than anything she could possibly imagine and she is forced to collude in her uncle''s murderous schemes. Against her will, she finds herself powerfully attracted to her uncle''s brother, a man she dares not trust.Jamaica Inn is a dark and gripping gothic tale that will remind readers of two other great classics, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. This was also made into a film, also called Jamaica Inn, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb.

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NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily Collins. ''The moment I finished this story, I turned to page one and started it over again'' MALORIE BLACKMAN''Excellent entertainment . . . du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings'' STEPHEN KING''Rebecca is a masterpiece in which du Maurier pulls off several spectacular high-wire acts that many great writers wouldn''t attempt'' JIM CRACE, GUARDIAN On a trip to the South of France, the shy heroine of Rebecca falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. But as they arrive at her husband''s home, Manderley, a change comes over Maxim, and the young bride is filled with dread. Friendless in the isolated mansion, she realises that she barely knows him. In every corner of every room is the phantom of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca, and the new Mrs de Winter walks in her shadow.Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the other woman. An international bestseller that has never gone out of print, Rebecca is the haunting story of a young girl consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity.''As a new generation of readers are introduced to the wicked housekeeper Mrs Danvers and learn Maxim de Winter''s terrible secret, this chilling, suspenseful tale is as fresh and readable as it was when it was first written'' DAILY TELEGRAPH

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NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING RACHEL WEISZ AND SAM CLAFIN ''Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile'' NEW YORK TIMES''Du Maurier has no equal'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'' One of her best novels, ingeniously contrived as to plot, successfully realized as to characters'' KIRKUS REVIEWS ''I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn . . . ''Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in making Philip his heir, knowing he will treasure his beautiful Cornish estate. But Philip''s world is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries. Then he suddenly dies in suspicious circumstances. In almost no time at all, the new widow - Philip''s cousin Rachel - turns up in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious woman like a moth to the flame. And yet . . . might she have had a hand in Ambrose''s death?

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Based on the true story of one of du Maurier's own distant relatives, Mary Anne's love of money and the men who spend it embroil her in risks that threaten her very existence.

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Dispatch the maimed, the old, the weak, destroy the very world itself, for what is the point of life if the promise of fulfilment lies elsewhere? On the windswept coast of rural Suffolk, a deranged scientist attempts to extract the essence of life itself. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

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As a young guide for Sunshine Tours, Armino Fabbio leads a pleasant, if humdrum life -- until he becomes circumstantially involved in the murder of an old peasant woman in Rome. The woman, he gradually comes to realise, was his family's beloved servant many years ago, in his native town of Ruffano. He returns to his birthplace, and once there, finds it is haunted by the phantom of his brother, Aldo, shot down in flames in '43. Over five hundred years before, the sinister Duke Claudio, known as The Falcon, lived his twisted, brutal life, preying on the people of Ruffano. But now it is the twentieth century, and the town seems to have forgotten its violent history. But have things really changed? The parallels between the past and present become ever more evident.

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'Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, "Je vous demande pardon," and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realised, with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all combined, that his face and voice were known to me too well. I was looking at myself.' By chance, two men - one English, the other French - meet in a provincial railway station. Their resemblance is uncanny, and they spend the next few hours talking and drinking - until at last John, the Englishman, falls into a drunken stupor. It's to be his last carefree moment, for when he wakes, his French companion has stolen his identity and disappeared. So John steps into the Frenchman's shoes, and faces a variety of perplexing roles - as owner of a chateau, director of a failing business, head of a fractious family, and master of nothing.

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A haunting collection of stories in the tradition of The Birds and Don't Look Now by one of Britain's most celebrated novelists of our time.

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Audiokniha: „Dovedla bych zápasit s živou ženou, ale mrtvá je nad mé síly.“ Když bezejmenná vypravěčka potká v Monte Carlu ovdovělého krajana Maxima de Wintera, slovo dá slovo a brzy je i ruka v rukávě. Zámožný anglický šlechtic je sice dvakrát starší než ona, ale co na tom, pokud spolu můžou obývat ženichovo Manderlay, bájně skvostné sídlo na pobřeží hrabství Cornwall! Do ráje se však připlazí had. Rezervovaný Maxim jako by doma nadále žil ve stínu první choti Rebeccy, jež tragicky zahynula při plachtění v zálivu, a dusnou atmosféru na panství přiživuje i chování služebnictva, hlavně nevraživé hospodyně. Zdrcená novomanželka zjišťuje, že původní milady de Winter jako by nade všemi i z hrobu vládla nezměrnou mocí, zvlášť když vyjde najevo, že její smrt na jachtě nemusela být nešťastná náhoda. Uhrančivý psychologický román s detektivní zápletkou předkládá klasické téma britského lpění na společenské maškarádě, kde se krutost umocňuje neurózami skrytými pod maskou usměvavosti. A tak narychlo sezdanou dvojici hluboce osamělých lidí čeká křížová cesta láskou, mrazivé procitnutí i prubířská zkouška ohněm. Slavná próza z roku 1938 se dočkala řady filmových i divadelních adaptací, nejvýrazněji už o dva roky později, kdy ji s Laurencem Olivierem a Joan Fontaineovou natočil režisér Alfred Hitchcock. Snímek získal dva Oscary. Operu (1983) podle ní zkomponoval Wilfred Josephs. Nejnovější filmovou verzi režiséra Bena Wheatleyho (2020) nabízí Netflix pod názvem Rebeka s Lily Jamesovou, Armiem Hammerem a Kristin Scott Thomasovou. „Úžasně ponurý milostný příběh. Bezkonkurenční výkon.“ – The Independent „Skvělé klamání tělem. Ani druhá milady de Winter není zrovna oslnivá bytost, a přece ji dnes řadíme k nejzářnějším postavám anglické beletrie.“ – The Guardian

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A masterful recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, set in 19th century Cornwall.

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On a trip to the South of France, the shy heroine of Rebecca falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. But as they arrive at her husband’s home, Manderley, a change comes over Maxim, and the young bride is filled with dread. Friendless in the isolated mansion, she realises that she barely knows him. In every corner of every room is the phantom of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca, and the new Mrs de Winter walks in her shadow.Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the other woman. An international bestseller that has never gone out of print, Rebecca is the haunting story of a young girl consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity.This beautiful cover design on this deluxe edition is by textile designer Neisha Crosland.

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She was a woman, and for no reason in heaven or earth she loved him. He had kissed her, and she was bound to him for ever. On a bitter November evening, Mary Yellan crosses the windswept Cornish moors to seek revenge with her Aunt Patience at Jamaica Inn.But the crumbling inn is no safe haven, and Patience is a changed woman, cowering before her domineering husband Joss. In fear of her life, and disturbed by her powerful attraction to Joss's younger brother, Mary is soon plunged into a brutal world of smuggling and murder in which she can trust no one - not even herself.

Objev podobné jako Jamaica Inn - Daphne du Maurier

He did not belong to me at all, he belonged to Rebecca. . . Everyone knows that Maxim de Winter was obsessed with his glamorous wife - and devastated by her tragic death. So when he proposes to a shy, anxious young woman after a whirlwind meeting in the South of France, no one is more surprised than the new bride herself.But when they reach Manderley, his beautiful, isolated Cornish mansion, the second Mrs de Winter begins to realise that every inch of her new home - and everyone in it - still belongs to Rebecca.

Objev podobné jako Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

A tale of love and adventure from the internationally bestselling author of Rebecca. ''She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality'' GUARDIAN ''One of the last century''s most original literary talents'' DAILY TELEGRAPH ''A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love'' JULIE MYERSON The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for a life of honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger. It is this Dona who flees the stews of London for remote Navron, looking for peace of mind amid its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds there the passion her spirit craves - in the love of a daring pirate hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment''s joy.

Objev podobné jako Frenchman's Creek - Daphne du Maurier

A tale of love and adventure from the internationally bestselling author of Rebecca. ''She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality'' GUARDIAN ''One of the last century''s most original literary talents'' DAILY TELEGRAPH ''A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love'' JULIE MYERSON Lady Dona St Columb seems to revel in scandal: she is involved in every intrigue of the Restoration Court. But secretly, the shallowness of Court life disgusts her, and in her heart she longs for freedom and honest love. Retreating to Navron, her husband''s Cornish estate, she seeks peace and solitude away from London. But Navron is being used as the base for a French pirate, an outlaw hunted all over Cornwall.Instead of feeling fear, Dona''s thirst for adventure has never been more aroused; in Jean-Benoit Aubéry she finds a sensitive man who would, like her, gamble his life for a moment''s joy. Together they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which will force Dona to make the ultimate choice: will she sacrifice her lover to certain death, or risk her own life to save him?

Objev podobné jako Frenchman's Creek - Daphne du Maurier

The new novel from the acclaimed author of The House Between Tides, winner of the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2018!''Sarah Maine is a master of Scottish historical fiction'' Sunday Post****It is the women who are keepers of tales.Atmospheric, intoxicating and filled with intrigue, this sweeping novel is an epic story spanning the centuries, that links three women together across history. Libby Snow spent her childhood hearing stories and legends from long ago. Now an archaeologist, her job is to dig deeper into the past, but her excavation at Ullaness, on Scotland''s west coast has a very personal resonance. For the headland of Ullaness holds not only the secrets of the legend of Ulla, the Norsewoman, but also begins the strange story of Ellen.Libby''s grandmother passed on these tales - of love, betrayal and loss - but the more Libby learns at Ullaness, the more twisted the threads become. When human remains are discovered in the dunes, it becomes clear that time, and intention, have distorted accounts of what happened there. Is it too late to uncover the truth? Or is Libby herself in danger of being caught up in this tangled web of fable and deceit? Praise for Sarah Maine:''An echo of Daphne du Maurier'' - Independent''Maine adroitly weaves together the three strands of her novel'' Sunday Times''Maine writes beautifully about the wilderness'' - The Times''Maine skillfully balances a Daphne du Maurier atmosphere with a Barbara Vine-like psychological mystery...'' - Kirkus

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A look at 100 inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture.Before the novel, the world of books was dominated by scientific tomes, religious tracts and histories of the victorious in war. There had been stories and epic poems from ancient times – Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey recounted ancient Greece, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was a chivalric romance in Middle English, but it was not until the seventeenth century, when the European middle classes had money and leisure, that anything so frivolous as a novel could be sold for entertainment.Colin Salter traces the evolution of the novel from the earliest examples through to the postmodernist best-sellers of the 21st century. Rather than dwelling too long on the technical nuances of innovative writing style he has amassed 100 of the greatest novel writers and chosen their most significant work.For writers such as Herman Melville, James Joyce or Harper Lee the decision is not a difficult one. For Charles Dickens, Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood, the choice is perhaps more difficult.Following the style set with previous books in the 100 series, most notably 100 Children’s Books and 100 Science Discoveries, each author is given a concise biography and their major novel analysed and then set in context with their other published work.Readers can become ridiculously well-read in 224 pages.Authors included: Alexandre Dumas, Daniel Defoe, Victor Hugo, Mary Shelly, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Hilary Mantel, Jane Austen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott, Lewis Carroll, JRR Tolkien, Gustave Flaubert, Marcel Proust, Henry James, Harper Lee, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Margaret Atwood, Alice Walker, Jules Verne, HG Wells, Virginia Woolf, Leo Tolstoy, Louisa M. Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, John Steinbeck, CS Lewis, Chinua Achebe, Jack Kerouac, John Le Carre, Arundhati Roy, Mila Kundera, Joseph Heller, JD Salinger, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Miguel Cervantes, Graham Greene, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Orwell, John Steinbeck, Evelyn Waugh, Robert Graves, Daphne du Maurier, Agatha Christie, PG Wodehouse, Raymond Chandler, Hunter S. Thompson, Khaled Hosseini.

Objev podobné jako 100 Novels That Changed the World - Colin Salter

An extraordinary historical debut for any reader who loves gothic mysteries like Rebecca and Fingersmith, and fiction which shines a light on untold stories.''Intriguingly and superbly plotted . . . Shenjé weaves race, identity, feminism, sexuality and class into a beguiling mystery'' WOMAN & HOMEThe library is under lock and key. But its secrets can''t be contained.After he brought her home from Jamaica as a baby, Florence''s father had her hair hot-combed to make her look like the other girls. But as a young woman, Florence is not so easy to tame - and when she brings scandal to his door, the bookbinder throws her onto the streets of Manchester. Intercepting her father''s latest commission, Florence talks her way into the remote, forbidding Rose Hall to restore its collection of rare books. Lord Francis Belfield''s library is old and full of secrets - but none so intriguing as the whispers about his late wife. Then one night, the library is broken into. Strangely, all the priceless tomes remain untouched. Florence is puzzled, until she discovers a half-burned book in the fireplace. She realises with horror that someone has found and set fire to the secret diary of Lord Belfield''s wife - which may hold the clue to her fate . . .''A tantalising read that swells with secrecy and intrigue. It''s hard to believe that Kuchenga Shenjé writes of the past, and not of the present. A beautifully and skilfully written debut'' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of Queenie''This debut gut-wrenchingly conveys a unique historical perspective on race, gender, and sexuality . . . Fans of Sarah Waters and Bridget Collins might have in Shenjé a new author to add to their TBR lists''LIBRARY JOURNAL''Powerful, gorgeously absorbing and wholly original''JOANNE BURN, author of The Hemlock Cure''Threads in themes of identity, sexuality and a woman''s impossible choices into an intricate web of mysteries that would not let me go''CARI THOMAS, author of Threadneedle''A love letter to the golden age of Du Maurier and Bronte, The Library Thief is lyrical, beguiling and powerfully relevant''JUNO DAWSON, author of Her Majesty''s Royal Coven''I was swept up with the mystery. A beautifully crafted story full of nuanced characters, gothic undertones and plenty of heart''STACEY THOMAS, author of The Revels''Atmospheric and compelling. Victorian gothic with a fresh twist''FREYA BERRY, author of The Birdcage Library

Objev podobné jako The Library Thief - Kuchenga Shenjé

What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes. The Weird and the Eerie are closely related but distinct modes, each possessing its own distinct properties. Both have often been associated with Horror, yet this emphasis overlooks the aching fascination that such texts can exercise. The Weird and the Eerie both fundamentally concern the outside and the unknown, which are not intrinsically horrifying, even if they are always unsettling. Perhaps a proper understanding of the human condition requires examination of liminal concepts such as the weird and the eerie. These two modes will be analysed with reference to the work of authors such as H. P. Lovecraft, H. G. Wells, M.R. James, Christopher Priest, Joan Lindsay, Nigel Kneale, Daphne Du Maurier, Alan Garner and Margaret Atwood, and films by Stanley Kubrick, Jonathan Glazer and Christoper Nolan."

Objev podobné jako The Weird and the Eerie - Mark Fisher

The scintillating new novel from the author of The End of Mr YPatricia Highsmith meets White Lotus in this compulsive and brilliant gothic thrillerOne of the Daily Telegraph's '20 Best New Crime Thrillers to Read this Summer' ‘Clever, emotionally resonant, packed with startling twists and dark turns and very funny indeed, this is fiction roaring on all cylinders.’ Guardian “Gloriously dark and tangled . . . clever . . . I highly recommend it.” Observer 'A dark, twisty, savagely humorous plunge into a cauldron of toxic relationships . . . as well as a mystery loaded with menace, this is a smart, layered, stinging look at power and its abuse.' The Times ‘Through her bold storytelling, “The Sleepwalkers” becomes a work of peculiar, gonzo genius. … Thomas takes a glamorous late-capitalist setting, with rosé and catamarans, and shreds, twists and warps it into a story that is surprising, humane and political to its bones.’ New York Times ‘Thomas tells her story with the craft and cunning of an Aegean sorceress. … [S]he can make metafiction not just smart but fun. Once more she earns her place in a postwar British canon of playfully serious mavericks that runs from Muriel Spark and Brigid Brophy to Nicola Barker and Ali Smith.’ Spectator ‘Like a darker, funnier The White Lotus, The Sleepwalkers is horrifying in the best possible way. I loved every moment of it.’ James Smythe ‘The Sleepwalkers is brilliant, savage and hilarious. The voice is so strong and so distinctive from the get-go, so bold and pitilessly funny. There is no whingeing here, just a fearless takedown which I read through in a single streak of pure delight. This is Scarlett's best yet, and I don't say that lightly.’ Bidisha Mamata'The Sleepwalkers is never-endingly surprising and full of keen observations on relationships, politics, and art. Thomas makes real life so fraught with meaning, it feels hauntingly supernatural. A twisty Gothic tale of vertiginous depths and haunting power.' Sandra Newman, author of Julia 'This original thriller has plenty of surprises.' Good Housekeeping 'An attractive summer holiday read', Independent Still reeling from the chaos of their wedding, Evelyn and Richard arrive on an idyllic Greek island for their honeymoon. It’s the end of the season and out at sea a storm is brewing. They check in to an exclusive hotel, the Villa Rosa, where the proprietor Isabella — a strangely intense woman of indeterminate accent — flirts outrageously with Richard while treating Evelyn with a rudeness bordering on contempt. Isabella tells them the story of 'the sleepwalkers': a couple who stayed at the hotel the year before and drowned in a tragic and unexplained accident. It starts to feel like the entire island is obsessed with 'the sleepwalkers', but what at first seems like a fun tale to tell before bed quickly evolves into a living nightmare. Caught in a web of deception and intrigue, where nothing and nobody are quite what they seem, Evelyn and Richard discover that their island paradise may in fact be hell on earth and that their only means of escape is to confront dark truths about themselves and those they love. Exhilarating, suspenseful, and subversively funny, in The Sleepwalkers Thomas takes elements of Daphne Du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith and blends them with her own unique sensibility to create an unforgettable thriller of rare intelligence that cements her reputation as the most exciting and original author of her generation. ‘Muriel Spark’s disreputable niece.’ Spectator ‘She's a genius.’ Douglas Coupland ‘Thomas has the mesmerising power of a great story teller.’ Financial Times ‘One of the most startling, unpredictable writers of her generation.’ Scotsman

Objev podobné jako The Sleepwalkers - Scarlett Thomas

Uncover the dark past of the celestials in this melodic tale inspired by Chinese mythology and Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. Filled with rich imagery and delicate poetry, the Song of the Six Realms will echo long after its tune has ended.Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. When her uncle is killed in a bandit attack, she is devastated to lose her last connection to a life outside her indenture contract.With no family and no patron, Xue faces a lifetime of servitude—until one night, she is unexpectedly called to put on a private performance for the enigmatic Duke Meng. The young man is strangely kind, and surprises Xue with an irresistible offer: Serve as a musician-in-residence at his manor for one year, and he’ll set her free of her indenture. When the duke whisks her away to his estate, she discovers he’s not just some country noble: He’s the Duke of Dreams, one of the divine rulers of the Celestial Realm.The Six Realms are on the brink of disaster, and the duke needs to unlock memories from Xue’s past which could help to stop the impending war. But first, Xue must survive being the target of every monster and deity in the Six Realms.

Objev podobné jako Song of the Six Realms - Lin Judy I.

A puzzling mystery pulls the thieving Fitzglen family back to a shocking crime committed in the time of Catherine the Great in this third instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic mystery series set in Victorian England.London, 1909. The Fitzglens combine running LondonÂ’s finest theatre with a very profitable side-line in stealing. But while they might be thieves, they still have principles. They never pinch anything their victim couldnÂ’t afford to lose.When a stranger approaches Jack Fitzglen after a performance, claiming that a Fitzglen has committed a grave crime in his village in faraway Russia, Jack knows exactly whoÂ’s to blame: the unpleasant Saintly Simeon, who was chucked out of the family for breaking their code.Simeon has stolen three valuable, and oddly frightening, Stone Heads, the likenesses of children who vanished over a century ago. The Heads were locked away from the world in a remote Russian monastery . . . though whether to protect the priceless sculptures, or to protect the villagers from the Heads themselves, no one can say.Jack joins forces with fellow actor Viola Gilfillan to retrieve the stolen goods and put things right. But as they investigate, peeling the layers of history back to the treacherous court of Catherine the Great herself, the ominous power of the Stone Heads begins to draw them down into a darkness from which they may never be able to escape . . .This unsettling gothic historical mystery from acclaimed British author Sarah Rayne will appeal to fans of Daphne du Maurier, Laura Purcell, Rebecca James, Sarah Waters and Stuart Turton.

Objev podobné jako The Face Stealer - Sarah Rayne

***COSMOPOLITAN ''BOOKS OF 2019 TO BRING TO YOUR BOOKCLUB''******NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***''Entrancing, compelling, atmospheric, reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier. A beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending'' Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs Parrish''Delicious and spellbinding . . . absolutely absorbing and scandalous'' Booklist ''Enthralling and addictive'' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty OneSeraphine Mayes and her brother Danny are the first set of twins to be born at Summerbourne House. But on the day they were born their mother threw herself to her death, their au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of a stolen baby.Now twenty-five, and mourning the recent death of her father, Seraphine uncovers a family photograph taken on the day the twins were born featuring both parents posing with just one baby. Seraphine soon becomes fixated with the notion that she and Danny might not be twins after all, that she wasn''t the baby born that day and that there was more to her mother''s death than she has ever been told...Why did their beloved au pair flee that day? Where is she now? Does she hold the key to what really happened? ''Don''t just pick up and read Emma Rous'' The Au Pair, dive into it and get washed away with it'' A bookseller''Filled with mystery and intrigue. I was gripped until the very last page!'' Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of Sea of Memories''This will keep you turning those pages. The characters are still playing on my mind'' Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband''s Wife''One hell of a ride'' New York Post''Vivid characters, a magical setting and a tightly knitted plot . . . jaw-dropping climax'' Bookpage''Family secrets come to light in this compelling debut with a gothic touch and a shocking denouement. Enthralling and addictive'' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty One''A page-turner'' Publisher''s Weekly ''A juicy and compelling read by a promising new author'' Shelf Awareness

Objev podobné jako The Au Pair - Emma Rous

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, 2019Finalist for the Publishing Triangle Award, 2019 A New Yorker Book of the Year, 2018 A Huffington Post Book of the Year, 2018 A Buzzfeed Book of the Year, 2018 ''Quite simply extraordinary... Imagine if Maggie Nelson, Daphne du Maurier and Daniel Defoe collaborated.'' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentJack Sheppard - a transgender carpenter''s apprentice - has fled his master''s house to become a notorious prison break artist, and Bess Khan has escaped the draining of the fenlands to become a revolutionary mastermind. Together, they find themselves at the center of a web of corruption leading back to the dreaded Thief-Catcher General ... ...Or so we are told in a mysterious manuscript unearthed by one Professor R. Voth. Voth traces the origins and authenticity of the manuscript as Jack and Bess trace the connections between the bowels of Newgate Prison and the dissection chambers of the Royal College, in a bawdy collision of a novel about gender, love, and liberation.SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE

Objev podobné jako Confessions of the Fox - Rosenberg Jordy

Uncover the dark past of the celestials in this melodic tale inspired by Chinese mythology and Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Filled with rich imagery and delicate poetry, the Song of the Six Realms will echo long after the tune has ended. Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesn't remember much from before entering the House of Flowing Water, and when her uncle is suddenly killed in a bandit attack, she is devastated to lose her last connection to a life outside of her indenture contract.

Objev podobné jako Song of the Six Realms - Export Paperback - Lin Judy I.

Still reeling from the chaos of their wedding, Evelyn and Richard arrive on an idyllic Greek island for their honeymoon. It’s the end of the season and out at sea a storm is brewing.They check in to an exclusive hotel, the Villa Rosa, where the proprietor Isabella — a strangely intense woman of indeterminate accent — flirts outrageously with Richard while treating Evelyn with a rudeness bordering on contempt. Isabella tells them the story of 'the sleepwalkers': a couple who stayed at the hotel the year before and drowned in a tragic and unexplained accident. It starts to feel like the entire island is obsessed with 'the sleepwalkers', but what at first seems like a fun tale to tell before bed quickly evolves into a living nightmare.Caught in a web of deception and intrigue, where nothing and nobody are quite what they seem, Evelyn and Richard discover that their island paradise may in fact be hell on earth and that their only means of escape is to confront dark truths about themselves and those they love.Exhilarating, suspenseful, and subversively funny, in The Sleepwalkers Thomas takes elements of Daphne Du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith and blends them with her own unique sensibility to create an unforgettable thriller of rare intelligence that cements her reputation as the most exciting and original author of her generation.

Objev podobné jako The Sleepwalkers - Scarlett Thomasová

''The Widower seethes with atmosphere - I read the first half slowly, almost unable to bear the thrumming tension, and the second half at full pelt. Haunting and heart-wrenching, this book is reminiscent of Daphne Du Maurier'' - ObserverHe promised, until death do us part.When bossy, loving, sensible Kate dies suddenly, her little sister Rose dutifully returns from a carefree life abroad to help Kate''s widower and the two children Rose has never met. But she is unsettled to see no trace of her warm-hearted sister in the remote, dilapidated house, nor in Kate''s cold, distant partner, Evan.After stumbling across a message that only her sister could have left for her, Rose''s unease around the circumstances of Kate''s death turns to open suspicion, but she knows better than to ask the grieving widower for answers.Determined to discover the truth of her sister''s terrible last days, Rose has no choice but to keep looking. Eventually, she senses, the dark house will give up its secrets. But she is not prepared to admit that whoever threatened Kate''s life might now be coming after her...Praise for Christobel Kent and her novels:''A highly superior slice of domestic noir'' Mail on Sunday''Spooky, gripping and affecting'' Louise Doughty, author of Apple Tree Yard''Echoes of Christie and du Maurier'' Sunday Times ''Beautifully tense'' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go''Gorgeous evocative writing'' Erin Kelly, author of He Said She Said

Objev podobné jako The Widower - Christobel Kent

Another day, another grand scheme! The thieving Fitzglen family are back in this second instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic mystery series set in Victorian England.London, 1908. The Fitzglens, one of London''s leading theatre families and part-time thieves, are plotting their next scheme when they receive terrible news about Great Uncle Montague. He''s been killed in a tragic accident at his Notting Hill home. Montague will be much missed, not just for his talent in art forgery, but his death provides an unlooked-for opportunity: the chance to search for his infamous iron box. No one knows what it contains - if, that is, it even exists - but Jack Fitzglen is certain it has to be something highly valuable . . . or extremely dangerous. Why else would the grand master of storytelling have refused to even drop a hint?Jack is amazed when he finds the box - and even more amazed by its contents. An unknown play by one of Ireland''s leading playwrights, entitled The Murderer inside the Mirror. Jack reads the first few pages, and is struck by a nameless feeling of dread. But even he has no idea what kind of dangerous adventure the manuscript will take him on - one which will tangle him in revenge, madness . . . and murder.This unsettling gothic historical mystery, following Chalice of Darkness, will appeal to fans of Daphne du Maurier, Laura Purcell, Rebecca James, Sarah Waters and Stuart Turton.

Objev podobné jako The Murderer Inside the Mirror - Sarah Rayne

For fans of Kate Mosse and Kate Morton comes a haunting novel about two women separated by decades but entwined by fate.When Alice Eveleigh arrives at Fiercombe Manor during the long, languid summer of 1933, she finds a house steeped in mystery and brimming with secrets. Sadness permeates its empty rooms and the isolated valley seems crowded with ghosts, none more alluring than Elizabeth Stanton whose only traces remain in a few tantalisingly blurred photographs. Why will no one speak of her? What happened a generation ago to make her vanish?As the sun beats down relentlessly, Alice becomes ever more determined to unearth the truth about the girl in the photograph - and stop her own life from becoming an eerie echo of Elizabeth''s . . .Lifelong fans of Daphne du Maurier''s Rebecca will adore Kate Riordan''s exquisite novel, The Girl in the Photograph.Praise for The Girl in the Photograph:''Full of slow-burning tension'' Essentials''A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts'' Good Housekeeping''A well executed, brooding, creepy atmosphere'' Sunday Mirror''A prickly story full of tension'' Sunday Express

Objev podobné jako The Girl in the Photograph - Kate Riordan

Kniha - 288 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Truman Capote makes whisky-soaked fruitcake in Alabama, Laurie Lee slides across a frozen pond in Gloucestershire, and Shirley Jackson is outwitted by a wily Santa Claus at the bank. Ghosts haunt the Christmases of Muriel Spark and Elizabeth Bowen, while Dostoyevsky, Daphne du Maurier and Italo Calvino take a cynical view of the season and Selma Lagerlof and Angela Carter celebrate its miracles. Ranging from Cork to Lagos to the Wild West, and from Paris to San Paolo to outer space, this is Christmas as imagined by some of the greatest short-story writers of all time.

Objev podobné jako The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter (0241455650)

The Holy Spirit in the Christian Life offers a brief account of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, focusing specifically on the question of the person and work of the Spirit in the Christian life.Lutheran theologian Cheryl Peterson identifies three key movements of the Christian life, showing the Spirit''s role in each: justification (God the Holy Spirit working for us), sanctification (God the Holy Spirit working in us), and mission (God the Holy Spirit working through us). Peterson explores scriptural and doctrinal perspectives on the person and work of the Holy Spirit--especially from churches with Reformation roots--in view of contemporary spiritual movements, including the spiritual-but-not-religious and the Pentecostal and charismatic movements. In addition, she explores the means of the Spirit''s work through Word, sacrament, and spiritual gifts.This book offers a fresh look at the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church today. It is ideal for seminarians and working pastors.

Objev podobné jako The Holy Spirit in the Christian Life - Cheryl M. Peterson

"Concrete, accessible, actionable help in the most important challenge of human living."--JOHN ORTBERG, founder, BecomeNew.MeHaving spent years of his life studying the Holy Spirit, renowned theologian and acclaimed author Jack Levison shares the seven secrets to a fuller, deeper and more powerful relationship with the Spirit. Packed with biblical insights, practical strategies, focused prayers, Scripture meditations and rich reflections, each short, energizing chapter will fuel your spiritual growth, empowering you to· break out of the familiar· experience your own personal Pentecost· cultivate healthy habits that strengthen the Spirit-filled life· connect with the heart of the SpiritA season of breakthrough awaits you. Here is your guide to embracing the Spirit-filled life--and discovering the Helper who fills you up, pours you out and transforms the world through you."Jack Levison opens secrets of the Spirit-filled life from across the pages of Scripture and gives us seven pathways for living the Spirit-filled life. What a gift!"--AMOS YONG, professor, theology and mission, Fuller Seminary"What a terrific guide for living the Spirit-filled life! I highly recommend this book."--ADAM HAMILTON, senior pastor, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas; author, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

Objev podobné jako Seven Secrets of the Spirit–Filled Life – Daily Renewal, Purpose and Joy When You Partner with the Holy Spirit - Jack Levison, Jeremy Pope–levis

Not Just a Power, But a Person: The Holy Spirit in the Christian LifeIn this engaging exploration of the Third Person of the Trinity, Keri Folmar invites women to discover the Holy Spirit’s active presence in their daily lives. Moving beyond common misconceptions and dramatic manifestations, she reveals how the Spirit works powerfully through ordinary means – Scripture, prayer, and the local church. Drawing from both Scripture and real–life examples, Folmar shows how the Holy Spirit isn’t a power to be harnessed, but a divine Person who breathes life into creation, illuminates God’s word, and knits believers together in community. Her careful treatment extends from the Spirit’s cosmic work in creation to His intimate role in personal sanctification. Written with clarity and theological depth, this book helps readers understand:How the Spirit inspired Scripture and illuminates it todayHow the Spirit applies Christ’s redemption to believersWhy every Christian has the Spirit and His giftsWhat it means to bear spiritual fruit in communityPerfect for individual study or group discussion, this addition to The Good Portion series will help women delight in their relationship with the Holy Spirit and appreciate His vital role in their spiritual growth and the life of the church. The Good Portion is a series written specifically for women to immerse themselves in the depths of Christian doctrine. Our goal is to spur women on to relish the truths of the Christian faith as they do what they were created for—enjoy knowing God.

Objev podobné jako The Good Portion – the Holy Spirit - Keri Folmar

Discover the Holy Spirit''s Presence in the Christmas Story--and Why It Matters Today· A faith-building, eye-opening daily advent devotional· Discover exciting new aspects of the story you thought you knew· Prepare your heart to fully celebrate the birth of JesusWhen we think of the first Christmas, we often focus on the wide-eyed young mother and her faithful fiancé, on tattered shepherds and singing angels and road-weary wise men. But the Holy Spirit was there--and just as He hovered over the waters in the beginning, He hovers over every page of the Christmas story.This Advent, join acclaimed author Cynthia Ruchti for a faith-building, eye-opening walk with the Holy Spirit. Highlighting the power and presence of the Spirit at work in the sacred story, each entry of this 26-day devotional contains· core verses on the Spirit''s role in the narrative of Scripture· devotional thoughts perfect for the whole family· often overlooked details that will change the way you see and understand the Christmas story· space for pondering and reflection· practical application with optional projects to help you prepare and celebrate· an Advent prayerBefore the babe was conceived, the Holy Spirit was already at work, setting the stage and preparing the hearts of the biblical characters we know and love. This season, let Him set the stage and prepare your heart too.

Objev podobné jako The Spirit of Christmas - Cynthia Ruchti