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Celia Rees

    17. jún 1949

    Celia Rees je britská autorka, ktorá píše pre deti, mládež aj dospelých. Jej tvorba sa vyznačuje prenikavým pohľadom na svet a hlbokým porozumením ľudskej psychiky. Reesová majstrovsky pretkáva zložité témy a ponúka čitateľom príbehy, ktoré sú podnetné aj emocionálne rezonujúce. Jej jedinečný štýl a schopnosť vytvárať živé postavy ju robia významnou osobnosťou súčasnej literatúry.

    Celia Rees
    Krásná loupežnice : bojovala o život, loupila z lásky
    Čarodějnice se vrací + Čarodějnice na utěku
    Sovay
    The Fool's Girl
    Witch Child
    Sorceress
    • Sorceress

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      3,9(107)Ohodnotiť

      _______________ 'I will always put Celia and her books on the top rung of YA' - BookWitch 'Celia Rees is one of Britain's foremost writers for teenagers' - Playdays and Runaways _______________ The outstanding sequel to critically acclaimed bestseller Witch Child As Witch Child ends so Sorceress begins. Alison Ellman is still searching for information about Mary Newbury; she has a diary and some scattered information about other people in Mary's life, but Mary has disappeared into the forests and Alison has no way of following her. But when she meets Agnes Herne, Alison encounters the person who is going to tell her all about Mary's life after she leaves Beulah. Agnes is a descendant of Mary's and has a special skill which allows her to be in touch with Mary in the spirit world. And Mary has a story to tell. A story of love and friendship, sadness and loss. A story that takes her across the New World in an epic search for a home. We fell under the spell of Mary in Witch Child and now at last we find out what happened to her after her ill-fated time in Beulah. Just as Mary's story has to be told to Agnes, it has to be read by us for it is passionate, compelling and utterly wonderful.

      Sorceress
    • Witch Child

      • 256 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania
      3,7(529)Ohodnotiť

      A historical novel, presented with an introduction by Adele Geras.

      Witch Child
    • The Fool's Girl

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      3,5(30)Ohodnotiť

      Young and beautiful Violetta may be of royal blood, but her kingdom is in shambles when she arrives in London on a mysterious mission. Her journey has been long and her adventures many, but it is not until she meets the playwright William Shakespeare that she gets to tell th entire story from beginning to end. Violetta and her comic companion, Feste, have come in search of an ancient holy relic that the evil Malvolio has stolen from their kingdom. But where will their remarkable quest—and their most unusual story—lead?

      The Fool's Girl
    • Witch Child, Sorceress, Pirates! and now Sovay - the pulse-quickening story of a young woman drawn into a world of highway robbery, dark intrigue and dangerous passions

      Sovay
    • Anglie, rok 1783. Když krásná a zámožná slečna Žofi nesedí modelem malíři portrétů, oblékne mužský plášť a širák s pérem a přepadává cestující – a ještě k tomu za denního světla! V dobách, kdy je politická situace mezi Anglií a Francií napjatá na nejvyšší míru, se však cestující neobávají jen zločinných loupežníků. Všude se to hemží špehy a stává se, že někdo jen něco neopatrně prohlásí a vzápětí se po něm slehne zem. Žofi ukořistí brašnu patřící jednomu z nejmocnějších a nejnebezpečnějších mužů celé země. Nemusí tajit jen vlastní totožnost, ale chránit i svého otce... Strhující historická sága, v níž před očima čtenáře defiluje barvitá mozaika lupičů i šlechticů, prostitutek, zlodějíčků i vznešených dam, revolucionářů i špehů, od autorky Čarodějnice na útěku (KK 2002) a Čarodějnice se vrací (KK 2003).

      Krásná loupežnice : bojovala o život, loupila z lásky
    • Twelfth Night

      • 56 stránok
      • 2 hodiny čítania

      Enjoy the hilarity and mischief amidst the mistaken identities, mixed messages and cross dressing in this wonderful retelling of William Shakespeare's comedy play by Celia Rees. As all the characters get their wires crossed, and fall in love with the wrong people, time is running out to reveal their true identities before they head to the church!

      Twelfth Night
    • Pirates!

      • 384 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
      3,8(165)Ohodnotiť

      When a young woman is sent to the West Indies to marry well, her life takes a very unexpected turn. She does not marry the man her family thought was destined for her. Instead she runs off with an escaped slave girl and they take to the high seas and become pirates.

      Pirates!
    • Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
      3,8(2496)Ohodnotiť

      Germany, 1946 A reluctant spy is born... *Now published in paperback and ebook as 'Miss Graham's War'*

      Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook
    • The Cunning Man

      • 192 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania
      3,4(146)Ohodnotiť

      Finn is terrified of water and plagued by nightmares of being chased by a massive wave. These dreams have intensified since she and her family moved to Cornwall.

      The Cunning Man