Sixteen-year-old country girl Tess Durbey-field is sent by her impoverished family to acquaint herself with her more prosperous,distant relatives. But in Alec D'Urberville she finds a welcome she could never have expected, and an encounter that will come to blight her young life ...
A memorable, mesmerizing heroine Jennifer -- brilliant, beautiful, an attorney on the way up until the Mafia's schemes win her the hatred of an implacable enemy -- and a love more destructive than hate. A dangerous, dramatic world The Dark Arena of organized crime and flashbulb lit courtrooms where ambitious prosecutors begin their climb to political power.
This is the story of an immortal-Pilgrim, a man who cannot die. Brought to Carl Jung's Zurich psychiatric clinic by a friend after an attempted suicide, he begins his encounter with the famous psychotherapist in stubborn silence. Like Inspector Morse he appears to have no first name - or at least, he is unwilling to reveal it. Gradually, though, as Jung gains access to his journals, his dreams and thus his memories, we begin to understand that the mysterious patient has lived not one life, but many. Who - or what - is Pilgrim? Why does every attempt he makes to kill himself fail? What follows is a meandering trip through history, reminiscent of one of those theme park rides where passengers 'experience' different eras and bump into animatronic models of famous historical figures. Pilgrim certainly seems to have been well-connected; he has known everyone from Henry James and Oscar Wilde to Leonardo da Vinci, and the book frequently abandons its central narrative to explore imaginary corners of their lives inst
A new paperback edition, never before published in the UK,written and illustrated by the one and only Dr. Seuss. ThisHilarious book tells the story of a bored indecisive boy who isurged by a string of Hunches -- that come in the guise of bizarrefurry creatures -- first to do this and then to do that until,finally, he follows the Munch Hunch and goes for lunch!
Small town Louisiana has a big problem - or rather a number of big problems. And now some of them have come knocking on Sookie's door ...Sookie is an unassuming cocktail waitress in an (outwardly) unremarkable town. She's quiet, keeps to herself and doesn't get out much. Attractive as she is, her hidden 'talents' send men running. For some reason her mindreading skills are just a bit threatening ...Then the unreadable Bill appears on the scene. Tall, dark and handsome, Bill seems to be the man of her dreams. Except he's not technically human. Bill is a vampire and a vampire who keeps seriously bad company, some suspected - unsurprisingly - of murder. Things get a bit close to home when a co-worker is murdered and Sookie starts wondering whether she will be next ... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
In Wilson's (The Story of Tracy Beaker) fast-paced first book in the Girlfriends Trilogy, ninth-grader Ellie describes why she's "feeling so fed up" and the sticky situations in which she finds herself. Ellie's first-person narration possesses a Bridget Jones-like energy and compulsiveness. Her constant obsession with her weight gets old, but her loathing of teachers, family and herself will feel familiar. Ellie's relationship with her two best friends, Nadine and Magda, and especially with nerdy Dan, whom she meets on holiday, serve as good models without being didactic. Feeling jealous after hearing about Nadine's new older boyfriend and Magda's summer flirtations, Ellie pretends that Dan is her boyfriend, though she substitutes his looks with those of a cute boy she's crushing on. As Dan expresses his romantic feelings for her through the letters they exchange, it becomes obvious that she won't be able to keep up her farce forever. Meanwhile, Nadine's boyfriend pressures Nadine for sex, and there's t
Cynthia is happily married with a young daughter, a new family. But the story of her old family isn’t over. A strange car in the neighborhood, untraceable phone calls, ominous “gifts”–someone has returned to her hometown to finish what was started twenty-five years ago. And no one’s innocence is guaranteed, not even her own. By the time Cynthia discovers her killer’s shocking identity, it will again be too late . . . even for goodbye.
Sound so visual you're literally engulfed by its bonechillingterror! Stephen King's sinister imagination and the miracle of 3-Dsound transport you to a sleepy all-American town. It's a hot, lazyday, perfect for a cookout, until you see those strange darkclouds. Suddenly a violent storm sweeps across the lake and ends asabruptly and unexpectedly as it had begun. Then comes themist...creeping slowly, inexorably into town, where it settles andwaits, trapping you in the supermarket with dozens of others, cutoff from your families and the world. The mist is alive, seethingwith unearthly sounds and movements. What unleashed this terror?Was it the Arrowhead Project---the top secret government operationthat everyone has noticed but no one quite understands? And whathappens when the provisions have run out and you're forced to makeyour escape, edging blindly through the dim light? The Mist has youin it grip, and this masterpiece of 3-D sound engineering surroundsyou with horror so real that you'll be grabbing y
The world of an early 19th century Kentucky farm proves to betoo small a place for a boy with a vision. His wanderlust takes himto the Ohio River and into the fierce business world of old St.Louis, where he meets a veteran trapper. Filled with the trapper'sstories, he plans to set out to experience the wilderness lorefirsthand.
Come close, children, and see the living crocodile. A vintage '54 Buick Roadmaster. At least, that's what it looks like ...There is a secret hidden in Shed B in the state police barracks in Statler, Pennsylvania. A secret that has drawn troopers for twenty years - terrified yet irresistibly tempted to look at its chrome fenders, silver grille and exotic exhaust system. Young Ned Wilcox has started coming by the barracks: mowing the lawn, washing the windows, shovelling snow; it's a boy's way of holding on to his father - recently killed in a strange road accident by another Buick. And one day Ned peers through the windows of Shed B and discovers the family secret. Like his father, Ned wants answers. He deserves answers. And the secret begins to stir ...
In this unforgettable classic novel by #1 "New York Times"bestselling author Tami Hoag, the promise of a new love isimperiled by the secrets of the past. In the charming seaside townof Anastasia, California, Faith Kincaid is looking to start overafter her bruising divorce from powerful, corrupt senator WilliamGerard. But the past still haunts her. As she prepares to testifyagainst her ex at his high-profile bribery trial, the federalgovernment is watching her every move. They've even sent a specialagent, Shane Callan, to protect her. Faith doesn't think she needsa bodyguard--especially one as physically formidable as Shane. Buthe refuses to take no for an answer. Soon the two are sharingsecrets and the simmering attraction between them shows signs ofsizzling out of control. But as Faith learns, Shane's not a foreverkind of guy--unless she can convince him to undergo a major changeof heart.
Im San Francisco der fetten 80er Jahre waren seine ElternStadtgespr?ch: unversch?mt reich und unglaublich gut aussehend,exzessiv lebend und berüchtigt für ihre Partys. Au?ergew?hnlicheErinnerungen an eine wilde Kindheit und den schnellen Aufstieg undtiefen Fall der Eltern.
Detective John Corey, last seen in Plum Island, now faces histoughest assignment yet: the pursuit and capture of the world'smost dangerous terrorist -- a young Arab known as "The Lion" whohas baffled a federal task force and shows no sign of stopping inhis quest for revenge against the American pilots who bombed Libyaand killed his family. Filled with unrelenting suspense andsurprising plot twists at every terrifying turn, THE LION'S GAME isa heartstopping race against time and one of Nelson DeMille's mostriveting thrillers.
When Edgar Freemantle moves to the remote island of Duma Key to escape his past, he doesn't expect to find much there. But Duma has been waiting for him, and something in the view from his window urges him to discover a talent he never knew he had. Edgar Freemantle begins to paint. And as he paints, the island's secrets begin to stir. Secrets of children lost in the undertow, of a ghost ship riding the distant horizon - and a family's buried past reaching long hands into the present.
Comédie de caractères et farce dans la pure tradition dugenre, l'Avare est aussi une satire subtile de la bourgeoisie auXVIIe siècle. Avarice et tyrannie d'un père, dissimulation, misèrematérielle et morale du foyer : l'ambiance chez Harpagon n'est pasgaie ! Mais voilà que par ses deux enfants l'amour entre dans lamaison. Dans leur course au bonheur, Cléante et ?lise apprendrontla désobéissance, assistés par le valet La Flèche : ils y gagnerontleur indépendance.
