Berlin September 1872 The Duncker brothers Max & Wolfgang own a thriving publishing business in the city Clever irresponsible Max is as fond of gambling & brothels as the older wiser Wolfgang is of making a profit When Max's bad habits get out of hand Wolfgang sends him to the Spa town of Homburg to dance attendance upon a celebrity author
- the enigmatic Sibyl also known as George Eliot Enthralling & intelligent she soon has Max bewitched Yet Wolfgang has an ulterior motive he wants his brother to consider Sophie von Hahn daughter of a wealthy family friend as a potential wife At first Max is lured by Sophie's beauty & his affectionate memories of their shared childhood But Sophie proves to be nothing like the vision of angelic domesticity Max was expecting Mischievous wilful & daring Sophie gambles recklessly & rides horses like a man Both women have Max in thrall
- one with her youth & passion the other with her wisdom & fierce intelligence Out of his depth Max finds himself precariously balanced between Sophie & the Sibyl What's more Sophie worships the great novelist of questionable morals
- & is determined to meet her Combining a tale of courtship & seduction with a lively imagining of George Eliot at the end of her boldly unconventional life & the height of her fame Sophie & the Sibyl is both a compelling Victorian novel & a playful meditation on the creation of literature


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Tracklist A1 Mexico A2 Dance with Me A3 Missing A4 My Baby A5 Dollar Man A6 Let it Go A7 Black Water B1 Dragon Blood Tree B2 Medications B3 Mary Jane's B4 Rising Sun B5 Tom Collins ...

Tracklist A1 She Makes President A2 Sliver Lane A3 There Is Still Pain Left A4 Tricks A5 Let It Come Down B1 I Opened A Bar B2 Oh Lord B3 The Actress B4 Electropolis B5 That Man B6 Coucou ...

Small but very determined Sophie is everyone's favourite farmer-to-be! From the beloved author of Babe comes the fourth of six stories about Dick King-Smith's most adored (human!) character the inimitable Sophie re-imagined twenty years later by the witty perceptive paintbrush of the award-winning Hannah Shaw In this book Sophie visits a farm makes a big impression at the school concert celebrates her seventh birthday & starts riding lessons This charming funny story beautifully captures the dynamics of family life & has been given a fresh contemporary look by a talented artist ...

Record precious memories of baby's first year in Sophie la girafe Sophie's Baby Record Book This gorgeous ribbon-tied Sophie the Giraffe keepsake book is perfect for new parents Record baby's birth & family facts write about favourite things & early routines take baby's handprint & footprint add a lock of baby's hair & fill in first birthday & Christmas experiences With pages for photographs of baby's first moments Sophie la girafe Sophie's Baby Record Book doubles as a gorgeous baby photo album Covering all the key milestones from baby's first year DK's beautiful Sophie la girafe Sophie's Baby Record Book makes a wonderful new baby gift which can be cherished & enjoyed for life ...

Helps you play hide & seek & Peekaboo with Sophie la Girafe This title is suitable for early learning & your baby's development Toddlers & babies can giggle in delight as Sophie the Giraffe & her friends pop up from hiding places 12 pages DK ...

Suitable for reading aloud & encouraging first words & early reading this book helps you learn all about colours 16 pages DK ...

Helps you play peekaboo with Sophie the Girafe & hear your baby giggle in delight as hidden surprises are revealed This book introduces your baby to Sophie the Giraffe & her friends using hands-on activities such as touching a squidgy nose or tickling Sophie's spots providing your baby with hours of peekaboo fun 12 pages DK ...

This is the gripping story of the five Munich university students who set up an underground resistance movement in World War II featured in the award-winning Oscar-nominated film Sophie Scholl
- The Final Days This 75th anniversary edition commemorates the 75 years since their arrest & execution in 1943 This updated edition

Includes:: a new preface & more photos


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In this extraordinary novel Stingo an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner takes us back to the summer of 1947 & a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb There he meets Nathan a fiery Jewish intellectual; & Sophie a beautiful & fragile Polish Catholic Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate & destructive relationship as witness confidant & supplicant Ultimately he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past her memories of pre-war Poland the concentration camp &
- the essence of her terrible secret
- her choice

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