Beloved
ISBN : 9780099760115
It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentucky, an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle and Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment and agony. The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death - The death of Sethe's baby daughter, beloved, whose name is the single word on the tombstone. Who died at her mother's hands, and who will return to claim retribution.
The Old Man and the Sea
ISBN : 9780099273967
Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. It was The Old Man and the Sea that won for Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements in which he lives.
Home
ISBN : 9781784751135
For ten long years two boys have been missing. Now you think you've seen one of them. He's a young man. And he's in trouble. Do you approach him ? But how can you be sure it's really him ? You thought your search for the truth was over. It's only just begun.
To Kill a Mockingbird
ISBN : 9781784752637
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
Fifty Shades of Grey
ISBN : 9780099579939
When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind - until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out. Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man. And, when he warns her to keep her distance, it only makes her want him more. But Grey is tormented by inner demons, and consumed by the need to control. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark secrets Grey keeps hidden away from public view...
How to Get What you Want and Want What you Have. A Practical Guide to Personal Success
ISBN : 9780091851262
Millions of readers have experienced John Grays healing advice through his Mars and Venus series. Now this master therapist takes therapy to the next level with a brilliant new personal success programme. He presents an innovative and proven five-step method to make you happy, confident and at peace, enabling you to recognise and achieve your soul's desire and live a rich and fulfilling life. This inspirational book shows you how to: Identify and take responsibility for the blocks to your personal success Understand your soul's desire Release negative emotions Identify needs and take action Decide what you want each day and put your life together in order to achieve it
Bridget Jones - Mad About the Boy
ISBN : 9780099590330
What do you do when a girlfriend's 60th birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend's 30th? Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating? Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice? Does the Dalai Lama actually tweet or is it his assistant? This title deals with these questions.
Fifty Shades Tome 2
ISBN : 9780099579922
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you for ever... Daunted by the dark secrets of the tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Ana Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a US publishing house. But desire for Grey still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, she cannot resist. Soon she is learning more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades than she ever thought possible. But while Grey wrestles with his inner demons, Ana must make the most important decision of her life. And it's a decision she can only make on her own...
PORTNOY''S COMPLAINT
ISBN : 9780099399018
A story that tells about the confession of Alexander Portnoy who is thrust through life by his unappeasable sexuality, yet held back at the same time by the iron grip of his unforgettable childhood.
BELOVED
ISBN : 9780099273936
A story set in the mid-19th century, when moves to abolish slavery are at their height, and one man's world of love turns to violence when his daughter dies at the hands of her mother. From the author of EN-GENDERING and NOBEL SPEECH.
