Fine dell'estate

La casa de los espíritus

Isabel Allende

In dem mit Phantasie, Zartheit u. Ironie gestalteten, drei Generationen umfassenden Familienepos spiegeln sich die gesellschaftl. u. polit. Ereignisse in Chile zwischen Jahrhundertwende u. Militärdiktatur.

The Awakening

Kate Chopin

'The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude' When 'The Awakening' was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin's great achievement. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who - with tragic consequences - refuses to be caged by married and domestic life, and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom. The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

The tortilla curtain

T. Coraghessan Boyle

”Bittere Situationskomik, die noch im Moment der Katastrophe zum Lachen reizt.“ Reed Stillwater in der >taz

Brideshead Revisited

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh's beloved masterpiece, with an introduction by Paula Byrne The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian Flyte at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognise his spiritual and social distance from them. 'Lush and evocative ... Expresses at once the profundity of change and the indomitable endurance of the human spirit' The Times

Lady Chatterley's Lover

D. H. Lawrence

Trapped in a marriage which has become sterile and joyless since her husband's return from the trenches of the First World War, partially paralysed and confined to a wheelchair, Connie seizes the chance of sexual fulfilment she had thought lost to her forever.

You are not the target

Laura Archera Huxley

In this charming book, Laura Archera Huxley offers practical wisdom on how a human being in a chaotic world can cope with stress, anxiety, competition, & the uncertainty of the times. When we change,Ó she writes, others change too, & circumstances change in a manner that is almost miraculous,Ó & she points out that making others feel better generally makes us feel better.Ó Laura Huxley shows you how to change, how to influence the elements around you, how to cope successfully with the problems of the inner & outer world. To achieve this, she offers more than 33 Recipes for Living & Loving. A pioneering book of psychological good sense. Deceptively simple.Ó

A Game of Thrones

George R. R. Martin

"O verão pode durar décadas. O inverno, toda uma vida. E a guerra dos tronos começou. Como Guardião do Norte, lorde Eddard Stark não fica feliz quando o rei Robert o proclama a nova Mão do Rei. Sua honra o obriga a aceitar o cargo e deixar seu posto em Winterfell para rumar para a corte, onde os homens fazem o que lhes convém, não o que devem... e onde um inimigo morto é algo a ser admirado. Longe de casa e com a família dividida, Eddard se vê cada vez mais enredado nas intrigas mortais de Porto Real, sem saber que perigos ainda maiores espreitam a distância. Nas florestas ao norte de Winterfell, forças sobrenaturais se espalham por trás da Muralha que protege a região. E, nas Cidades Livres, o jovem Rei Dragão exilado na Rebelião de Robert planeja sua vingança e deseja recuperar sua herança de família: o Trono de Ferro de Westeros."--

Read to Your Bunny

Rosemary Wells

Brief text and colorful illustrations tell what happens when parents and children share twenty minutes a day reading.

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

When James Henry Trotter accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends -- Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider, and more. After years of feeling like an outsider in the house of his despicable Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, James has finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the exciting adventure begins!