Никола Монаган0.0 In her stunning debut, Nicola Monaghan lays bare the gritty underbelly of life in Nottingham, England.
Very early on, Kerrie-Ann begins to dream of the world beyond the rough council estate where she lives. Her father is nowhere to be found, her mother is a junkie, and she is left to care for her little brother. Clever, brave, and frighteningly independent, Kerrie-Ann has an unbreakable will to survive. She befriends her eccentric, elderly neighbor, who teaches her about butterflies, the Amazon, and life outside of her tough neighborhood. But even as Kerrie-Ann dreams of a better life she becomes further entangled in the cycles of violence and drugs that rule the estate.
Brilliant, brutal, and tender, The Killing Jar introduces a brave new voice in fiction. Nicola Monaghan's devastating prose tells an unforgettable story of violence, love, and hope
Лиз Бырски0.0 The ‘gang of four’, Isabel, Sally, Robin and Grace, are all fifty-something, successful … and restless. They have been close friends for almost two decades, supporting each other through personal and professional crises — parents dying, children leaving home, job changes, political activism, diets and really bad haircuts.
Isabel makes the first move, taking a year away from her family to follow in her mother’s footsteps across Europe. Soon Sally is on her way to San Francisco, to come face to face with a guilty secret. Robin, in the wake of a clandestine relationship, heads for isolation in the country. And Grace? Well, Grace would never go away for an entire year, but she thinks she might take a short holiday in England. Once there, she bumps into someone she hardly knows — herself.
Gang of Four is a story of four very different journeys and a celebration of women in the prime of life.
Люси Колдуэлл0.0 'Where They Were Missed' is a heartbreaking story of domestic tragedy and the loneliness of suffering. In a world where everyday violence taps on the surface of people's lives, Lucy Caldwell evokes the pain of an incomprehensible loss, as she charts a young girl's search for forgiveness.
Jane Harris4.0 Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her past, Bessy Buckley takes a job working as a maid in a big country house. But when Arabella, her beautiful mistress, asks her to undertake a series of bizarre tasks, Bessy begins to realise that she hasn't quite landed on her feet. In one of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years, Jane Harris has created a heroine who will make you laugh and cry as she narrates this unforgettable story about secrets and suspicions and the redemptive power of love and friendship.
Ник Стоун3.8 Десять миллионов долларов - награда, которую американский магнат Густав Карвер предлагает частному детективу Максу Мингусу, если тот найдет его маленького внука Чарли, два года назад исчезнувшего на Гаити.
Похищение? Но преступники не просили выкупа...
Убийство? Однако тело ребенка так и не было обнаружено...
Свидетели уверены: Чарли - одна из многочисленных жертв таинственного Мистера Кларнета, согласно местной легенде, уносящего оставленных без присмотра детей в Страну мертвых...
Но Максу ясно: легендами здесь и не пахнет.
Под маской Мистера Кларнета скрывается человек, хитростью и жестокостью превосходящий самых безжалостных хищников.
