Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 009955478X ISBN 13: 9780099554783
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Harry Hole is back in Oslo. He's been away for some time, but his ghosts have a way of catching up with him. The case that brings him back is already closed. There is no room for doubt: the young junkie was shot dead by a fellow addict.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099572230 ISBN 13: 9780099572237
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Dorothy came back from the dead, it seemed to Aaron that some people simply didn't notice.The accident that killed Dorothy - involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits - leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on. But then Dorothy starts to materialise in the oddest places. At first, she only comes for a short while, leaving Aaron longing for more. Gradually she stays for longer, and as they talk, they also bicker and the cracks that were present in their perfectly ordinary marriage start to reappear.\*\*ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 8 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE\*\*'Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing' Rachel Joyce'She knows all the secrets of the human heart' Monica Ali 'A masterly author' Sebastian Faulks'I love Anne Tyler. I've read every single book she's written' Jacqueline Wilson.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099569523 ISBN 13: 9780099569527
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2012LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD 2013WINNER OF THE SAMI ROHR PRIZE FOR JEWISH LITERATURE 2013What if everything you'd ever wanted was no longer enough Adam and Rachel are getting married at last. Childhood sweethearts whose lives and families have been intertwined for years; theirs is set to be the wedding of the year.But then Rachel's cousin Ellie makes an unexpected return to the family fold. Beautiful, reckless and troubled, Ellie represents everything that Adam has tried all his life to avoid - and everything that is missing from his world. As the long-awaited wedding approaches, Adam is torn between duty and temptation, security and freedom, and must make a choice that will break either one heart, or many.'Wonderful.witty.an astonishingly accomplished debut which will draw comparisons between Segal and Zadie Smith and Monica Ali' Stylist.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099569620 ISBN 13: 9780099569626
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Run by Father Engelmann, an American priest who has been in China for many years, the church is supposedly neutral ground in the war between China and Japan. Full of wonderful characters, from the austere priest to the irreverent prostitutes, it is a story about how war upsets all prejudices and how love can flourish amidst death.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099571781 ISBN 13: 9780099571780
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*\* The inspiration for the NETFLIX original series Young Wallander - out now \*\*When Kurt Wallander first appeared in Faceless Killers, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night.The Pyramid chronicles the events that led him to such a place. We see him in the early years, doing hours on the beat whilst trying to solve a murder off-duty; witness the beginnings of his fragile relationship with Mona, the woman he has his heart set on marrying; and learn the reason behind his difficulties with his father. These thrilling tales provide a fascinating insight into Wallander's character, from the stabbing of a neighbour in 1969 to a light aircraft accident in 1989, every story is a vital piece of the Wallander series, showing Mankell at the top of his game. Featuring an introduction from the author, The Pyramid is an essential read for all fans of Kurt Wallander.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099570181 ISBN 13: 9780099570189
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A wonderful new collection of short stories from one of the most accomplished storytellers of today. Hadley should be praised for her unflinching examination of family relationships, her humour, and her powerful and precise prose. In this new miscellany there are domestic dramas, generational sagas and wrenching love affairs, distilled to remarkable effect.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099546930 ISBN 13: 9780099546931
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tim Moore's hilarious account of a journey across 'unloved Britain', which began with an accidental daytrip to an awful resort on the Thames Estuary and ended 3,812 miles later. Following an itinerary drawn up from surveys, polls, reviews and personal prejudice, this is one man's travels through 'poundshop Britain', taking in the bleakest towns, the worst hotels, and the scariest pubs.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099528592 ISBN 13: 9780099528593
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thomas De Quincey was born on 15 August 1789 in Manchester, the son of an affluent cloth merchant. He ran away from the Manchester Grammar school aged 17 and travelled in poverty in Wales and London before being reconciled with his family. He then attended Oxford University, where he first began to take opium. Despite excelling at his studies, De Quincey left university without completing his degree and married Margaret Simpson, the daughter of a local farmer. Having exhausted his inheritance, partly due to his addiction to opium, De Quincey found work as a journalist and wrote prolifically on various subjects for numerous publications. Confessions of a English Opium-Eater was published in the London Magazine in 1821 and found instant success. He went on to write several novels and biographies, and his unusual autobiographical style made his work extremely popular on both sides of the Atlantic. When De Quincey's wife Margaret died in 1837, his opium addiction worsened and he moved away from London to Scotland to relieve his straitened finances. He died in Edinburgh on 8 December 1859.
Verlag: Vintage Publishing Jan 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0099565994 ISBN 13: 9780099565994
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'She'd been intimately his, and he hers, for twenty-seven years - which were his final twenty-seven years.