It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions. A searing shocking tale of women as consumer items in a mans world The House of Mirth" sees Lily Bart beautiful & charming living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husb&. In her search for freedom & the happiness she feels she deserves Lily is ultimately ruined by scandal. Edith Whartons shattering novel created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the worlds wealthy & the prison that marriage can become. The Penguin English Library
- 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War."
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The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart aged 29 beautiful impoverished & in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite & to support her expensive habits
- her clothes her charities & her gambling. Unwilling to marry without both love & money Lily becomes vulnerable to the kind of gossip & slander which attach to a girl who has been on the marriage market for too long. Wharton charts the course of Lily's life providing along the way a wider picture of a society in transition a rapidly changing New York where the old certainties of manners morals & family have disappeared & the individual has become an expendable commodity.
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The third graphic novel adventure featuring Dean Koontz's hugely popular character Odd Thomas
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From the landmark films of Tony Richardson to the untimely death of Natasha Richardson
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Larry Zagorski spins wild tales of fantasy worlds for pulp magazines. But as the Second World War hangs in the balance the lines between imagination & reality are starting to blur. In London spymasters enlist occultists in the war of propaganda. In Southern California a charismatic rocket scientist summons dark forces & an SF writer founds a new religion. In Munich Nazis consult astrologists as they plot peace with the West & dominion over the East. & a conspiracy is born that will ripple through the decades to come. The truth it seems is stranger than anything Larry could invent. But when he looks back on the 20th century the past is as uncertain as the future. Just where does truth end & illusion begin? THE HOUSE OF RUMOUR is a novel of soaring ambition a mind-expanding journey through the ideas that have put man on the moon yet brought us to the brink of self-destruction. What will you believe? ...

HOUSE OF SECRETS follows three siblings & their family as they are forced to move to a mysterious new house in San Francisco & end up embarking on a journey to retrieve a dark book of untold power. The first story in an epic fantasy adventure trilogy! When Brendan Cordelia & Nell move to Kristoff House they have no idea that they are about to unleash the dark magic locked within. For the house once belonged to a crazed writer whose stories have come to life. Literally. Now the Walker kids must battle against deadly pirates bloodthirsty warriors & a bone-crunching giant. If they fail they will never see their parents again & a power-mad Witch will take over the world. No pressure then.. . House of Secrets is the first book in a major new series. It's going to be epic. ...

THE HOUSE OF SECRETS follows three siblings & their family as they are forced to move to a mysterious new house in San Francisco & end up embarking on a journey to retrieve a dark book of untold power. The Walker kids had it all: loving parents a big house in San Francisco all the latest video games.. . But everything changed when their father lost his job. Now the family is moving into Kristoff House a mysterious place built nearly a century earlier by a troubled fantasy writer. Suddenly the siblings find themselves launched on an epic journey to retrieve a dark book of untold power & uncover the Walker family's secret history. Oh & save their parents.. .and maybe even the world. ...

In the fully painted psychological thriller & horror story House of Secrets" teenage runaway. Rain Harper becomes part of a supernatural justice system when she takes up residence in a haunted mansion. Holding court within the abandoned house five otherworldly ghostly spirits known as the Juris hypnotically summon people to their location & judge them for the secrets that they keep. Acting as a "witness" that binds the Juris trials to this plane of existence Rain is forced to validate their decisions as she simultaneously tries to save the defendants from their sentences." ...

THE GAMES AFOOT... It is November 1890 & London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued by the mans tale Holmes & Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling & sinister events stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston. As the pair delve deeper into the case they stumble across a whispered phrase the House of Silk: a mysterious entity & foe more deadly than any Holmes has encountered & a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society itself With devilish plotting & excellent characterisation bestselling author Anthony Horowitz delivers a first-rate Sherlock Holmes mystery for a modern readership whilst remaining utterly true to the spirit of the original Conan Doyle books. Sherlock Holmes is back with all the nuance pace & powers of deduction that make him the worlds greatest & most celebrated detective. ...

THE GAMES AFOOT.. . It is November 1890 & London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued Holmes & Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling & sinister events stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston & the mysterious House of Silk.. . See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of The House of Silk Read about the Author Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for The House of Silk Judys Review Ive never read a Sherlock Holmes story. To be honest they didnt hold any particular appeal for me. Obviously Ive seen the various films & TV versions & mostly enjoyed them but the books themselves? No thanks. Anthony Horowitz has changed all that. I cant wait to get stuck in to the originals
- if theyre as good as The House of Silk Ive got a massive treat coming. This book evokes a powerful sense of late-Victorian London. It is winter 1890; handsome cabs clatter along the frosty cobbled streets gas lamps flare in the gloom & telegram boys run to & fro with urgent messages. At 221b Baker Street Holmes & Watson are taking tea by a roaring fire when Mrs Hudson the faithful housekeeper shows a clearly agitated gentleman in. He has a story to tell. He is being stalked by a menacing scar-faced man who stares malevolently at him. It has been going on for weeks & their visitor is at the end of his tether. He begs Holmes for help. The games afoot Watson! & indeed it is. Horowitz spins an ever-more dramatic & dangerous story. What begins as a puzzle swiftly becomes a mystery with deeply sinister overtones. As Holmes & Watson become immersed in their investigations they begin to hear the whispered words the House of Silk... what does the phrase mean? What links Londons foggy streets with the violent underworld that seethes in the American city of Boston? This is quite simply one of the best detective mysteries I have read for a long time. Congratulations Mr Horowitz. Can we have another one please? Richards Review "
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