Henry James' highly charged study of adultery jealousy & possession The Golden Bowl" is edited with an introduction & notes by Ruth Bernard Yeazell in " Penguin Classics". Maggie Verver a young American heiress & her widowed father Adam a billionaire collector of objets d'art lead a life of wealth & refinement in London. They are both getting married: Maggie to Prince Amerigo an impoverished Italian aristocrat & Adam to the beautiful but penniless Charlotte Stant a friend of his daughter. But both father & daughter are unaware that their new conquests share a secret
- one for which all concerned must pay the price. Henry James' late great work both continues & challenges his theme of confrontation between American innocence & European experience. This edition of " The Golden Bowl" contains a chronology suggested further reading a glossary notes & an introduction by Ruth Bernard Yeazall discussing James' original conception of the novel & later changes made to its structure & characters. Henry James (1843-1916) son of a prominent theologian & brother to the philosopher William James was one of the most celebrated novelists of the fin-de-siecle. In addition to many short stories plays books of criticism biography & autobiography & much travel writing he wrote some twenty novels. His novella " Daisy Miller" (1878) established him as a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic & his other novels in " Penguin Classics" include " Washington Square" (1880) " The Portrait of a Lady" (1881) " What Maisie Knew" (1897) " The Awkward Age" (1899) " The Wings of the Dove" (1902) & " The Ambassadors" (1903). If you enjoyed " The Golden Bowl" you might like Theodor Fontaine's " Effi Briest" also available in " Penguin Classics". "A wonderfully luminous drama". (Gore Vidal). " One of the greatest pieces of fiction ever written". (A.N. Wilson)."
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Henry James's last completed novel The Golden Bowl is the story of two flawed marriages. The lives & relationships of Maggie Verver & her widowed American millionaire father Adam are changed & challenged by the beautiful & charming Charlotte Stant who is the former lover of Maggie's husband the impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo. The narrative is underpinned by complex symbolism. The gilded crystal bowl with its almost invisible flaw is the vehicle which James uses to reveal past misdemeanours & make his characters face their own defects in this classic tale of redemption. ...

Max Walker is the golden boy Hes the perfect son the perfect friend & the perfect crush for the girls at his school Hes attractive hes intelligent hes athletic Hes even nice to his little brother Max is going to pass his exams with flying colours Hes going to make his parents proud Max Walker has a terrible secret If his secret gets out his perfect life will be blown apart The consequences are unimaginable But someone knows his secret someone close to him & that person must not be trusted because he could do great damage to Max In fact hes already started ...

Max Walker is the golden boy He's the perfect son the perfect friend & the perfect crush for the girls at his school He's attractive he's intelligent he's athletic He's even nice to his little brother Max is going to pass his exams with flying colours He's going to make his parents proud Max Walker has a terrible secret If his secret gets out his perfect life will be blown apart The consequences are unimaginable But someone knows his secret someone close to him & that person must not be trusted because he could do great damage to Max In fact he's already started ...

In Golden Buddha" Clive Cussler introduces a new hero: Juan Cabrillo. Clive Cussler is back with a new action hero for the high seas: Juan Cabrillo captain of the Oregon a state-of-the-art vessel disguised as a rusting heap of junk... When Cabrillo & his ship are hired by the US government to find an ancient statue known as the Golden Buddha stolen from the Dalai Lama in 1959 the stakes couldnt be higher. Success of failure will determine the future of Tibet. Playing the Russians off against the Chinese while battling against mysterious forces who will do anything to stop them the crew of the Oregon face a formidable foe. But like his extraordinary ship the enigmatic Juan Cabrillo has more than a few aces up his sleeve... Packed with blazing action & daring exploits " Golden Buddha" is a nerve-shredding thriller from the best in the business. The number-one bestseller Clive Cussler author of the thrilling " Dirk Pitt" novels " Crescent Dawn" & " Atlantis Found" & co-author Craig Dirgo tell the tale of a new hero
- Juan Cabrillo
- caught up in a plot of treasure hunting & international relations in the first novel of the adventure series " The Oregon Files" " Golden Buddha". Praise for Clive Cussler: " Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). The guy I read Tom Clancy Bestselling author Clive Cussler has kept millions of readers hooked with adventures at sea exotic locations cutting-edge science & page-turning pace for four decades. As well as the " Oregon Files" series there are also the "NUMA Files" the " Dirk Pitt" stories (which started it all) the " Isaac Bell" adventures & the " Fargo" series. " The Oregon Files" continues with " Sacred Stone" " Dark Watch" " Skeleton Coast" " Plague Ship" " Corsair" " The Silent Sea" & " The Jungle"."

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In a world that exists in the shadow of our own the conflict between the Brethren & the Travellers reaches its devastating climax... Struggling to protect the legacy of his Traveller father Gabriel faces troubling questions & relentless threats from enemies old & new. His brother Michael now firmly allied with the sinister Brethren pursues his ambition to wrest power from their leader whatever it takes. & Maya the Harlequin warrior pledged to protect Gabriel at all costs is forced to make a choice that will change her life forever... ...

Lyra Belacqua & her daemon Pan live in a world that is similar to our own but also very different. The disappearance of Lyra's best friend Roger coincides with the arrival of the mysterious Mrs. Coulter who takes Lyra to live with her in London. There Lyra uncovers some sinister secrets that take her on a journey far north to the land of armoured bears & ultimately to the Experiment Station
- a place of unspeakable horror.
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Paradise has been home to generations of Trevannions: Paradise the house at the head of a sheltered Cornish valley where Mrs Trevannion lives surrounded by her family. Frail & elderly Honor Trevannion bedridden following a nasty fall is inexplicably anxious & distressed by the arrival of a young American bearing an old black & white photograph of a double wedding & looking for a long-lost relation. Her children Bruno & Emma granddaughter Joss & faithful cousin Mousie try to nurse Honor back to health unaware of the secrets which she keeps from those closest to her. Increasingly troubled & confused she begs Joss to find a cache of letters which have been hidden for fifty years. Too late to hear the story from Honor herself the family are faced with revelations which could destroy the tranquillity of life in their beloved valley. Will they be torn apart or can they unite in admiration for one womans courage in standing by the life-changing decision she made so many years ago? ...

Where were you when John F. Kennedy was shot? Today the answer more often than not is going to be not born. You have to be some way past 45 to know where you were when Kennedy was shot in Dallas in 1963. A generation later you could ask the same question about the World Trade Centre. Where were you when the plane hit the twin towers on 11 September 2001? But this book is about what happened between those two moments. The worlds perception of America changed between those two waves. AA Gills book is about the things hes always found admirable & optimistic about the United States & its citizens. Two of the happiest times of his life were spent living in New York & the mountains of Kentucky. The contrast between the two couldnt have been more complicated & different. The America he found was contradictory & elusive not the simpletons place hed been led to believe. It was still a list of raw ingredients rather than the old stew of Europe. Now AA Gill takes another look at the America he knew in the Seventies a place that seemed to hold promise practical energy & a plan for the future. How did it become the political magnetic north against which the liberal intellectuals from the rest of the world set their opinions. Why is it so easily mocked so comprehensively blamed so thoughtlessly hated? The book is a collection of linked essays based around places that will open up truths & mythologies about America & Americans. The theme of his journey will be searching for the home of. Every other small town in America boasts on its Welcome sign that it is the home of something or other. A mountain a mine peaches spotted pigs a president the worlds biggest ball of string barbeques the deepest hole. So thats where AA Gill starts going to find the home of everything. ...

Where were you when John F. Kennedy was shot? Today the answer more often than not is going to be 'not born'. You have to be some way past 45 to know where you were when Kennedy was shot in Dallas in 1963. A generation later you could ask the same question about the World Trade Centre. Where were you when the plane hit the twin towers on 11 September 2001? But this book is about what happened between those two moments. The world's perception of America changed between those two waves. A.A. Gill's book is about the things he's always found admirable & optimistic about the United States & its citizens. Two of the happiest times of his life were spent living in New York & the mountains of Kentucky. The contrast between the two couldn't have been more complicated & different. The America he found was contradictory & elusive not the simpletons' place he'd been led to believe. It was still a list of raw ingredients rather than the old stew of Europe. Now A.A. Gill takes another look at the America he knew in the 1970s a place that seemed to hold promise practical energy & a plan for the future. How did it become the political magnetic north against which the liberal intellectuals from the rest of the world set their opinions? Why is it so easily mocked so comprehensively blamed so thoughtlessly hated? This book is a collection of linked essays based around places that will open up truths & mythologies about America & Americans. The theme of his journey will be searching for 'the home of'. Every other small town in America boasts on its Welcome sign that it is the home of something or other: a mountain a mine peaches spotted pigs a president the world's biggest ball of string barbecues the deepest hole. So that's where A.A. Gill starts going to find the home of everything. ...