Nina Bawdenová Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Nina Bawden is a longstanding author on the VMC list, but this is the first time we will publish her children's novels. Carrie's War and The Peppermint Pig are firm favourites: Keeping Henry has been out of print for years but is such a winning combination of the two earlier books that there is already an audience for this lost gem.

Both a spellbinding love story and a superb evocation of Cornwall's mythic past, Castle Dor is a book with unique and fascinating origins. It began life as the unfinished last novel of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the celebrated 'Q', and was passed by his daughter to Daphne du Maurier whose storytelling skills were perfectly suited to the task of completing the old master's tale. The result is this magical, compelling recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, transplanted in time to the Cornwall of the last century. A chance encounter between the Breton onion-seller, Amyot Trestane, and the newly-wed Linnet Lewarne launches their tragic story, taking them in the fateful footsteps of the doomed lovers of Cornish legend ...

Es ist Urlaubszeit in Griechenland: Eine Handvoll Engländer, zufällig im selben Hotel abgestiegen, hält zwar vornehmen Abstand zur übrigen Menschheit, bleibt aber nicht von Erschütterungen verschont. Es dauert nicht lange, bis sich die schönsten Verwicklungen ergeben: Ein Politiker (mit Gattin angereist) trifft ausgerechnet seine verflossene Geliebte, zwei junge Frauen verlieben sich in ältere Männer. Außerdem hat sich ein Baulöwe samt verschüchterter Ehefrau vor der drohenden Verhaftung in dieses Urlaubsparadies gerettet. Einen skurrilen Kontrapunkt bilden zwei uralte Zwillingsschwestern mit exzentrischen Angewohnheiten ...§

Nina Bawden made her mark early in her career as a writer of excellent mysteries, especially remarkable for her observation of character. Out-of-print for many years, seven of these classic novels are now available through Bello.

In einem überzeugend und humorvoll geschilderten Prozeß schafft es Fanny Pye, ihre durchaus begründete Angst zu überwinden und sich von der mehr oder weniger gut gemeinten Bevormundung durch ihre Familie zu befreien. Sie führt ihr Leben so, wie es ihr gefällt, und nicht mehr nach den Regeln, die ihr verstorbener Mann aufgestellt hat. - Sie ist selbständig geworden.

(From the back cover blurb) 'I intended a comedy', writes Nina Bawden, ' a love story, a thriller. And maybe it's also a bit of a moral tale. You get all these elements and more in this superbly constructed and mercilessly observed comedy of George, the travel agent, who is constantly being prodded into amazement at the absurdity of his own existence.

Obě ženy se znají od dětství a přátelství udržují i potom, co se obě provdají. Žena, která je povahově vážnější, zjistí, že manžel jemuž důvěřovala, má milenku a těžce se s tímto objevem vyrovnává. Svěří se přítelkyni, která ve stejné době náhle ovdověla a brzy zjistí, že právě ona byla záhadnou milenkou jejího muže. Společná dovolená v Egyptě dává oběma ženám příležitost zamyslet se nad svou situací a vyvodit z ní bez dramatických efektů východisko Psychologický román vypráví životní drama dvou nerozlučných, povahově odlišných přítelkyň Příběh dvou přítelkyň Daisy a Ruth, který vrcholí v chladných hrobkách egyptských faraónů....

Fanny retourne avec ses enfants en pays de Galles, à l'endroit où elle et son frère furent expédiés durant la guerre. Elle raconte la vie chez Mr. Evans, un pingre de la pire espèce et s'attarde à décrire les différents personnages. Récit attachant. Personnages bien campés.

The expulsion from school of their son shatters the comfortable middle-class security of Maggie and Charlie. Toby's diffidence, drug-taking and refusal to discuss, disturb them sufficiently to seek professional help. The author was shortlisted for the 1987 Booker Prize with Circles of Deceit.

Die versteckte Fotografie - bk2047; Arena Verlag; Nina Bawden; pocket_book; 1993

At the age of 13, Jane discovers that her seaman father has remarried and that she has a half brother and sister somewhere. She longs to meet them but her stepmother doesn't want her children to know about Jane. The author also wrote Peppermint Pig, The Runaway Summer and Squib.

Village of SecretsGinnie Tricks a TricksterThe Watchful ShepherdessThe Pot-Hole PalsMurphy

A collection of essays and poems on various locations in the British Isles, contributed by over forty writers with special connections to the landscape.

Novela o malé Carrii, která byla s ostatními dětmi ze školy za války evakuována do hornického městečka ve Walesu a zde se ve veselých i vážných příhodách sžívá s novým prostředím i lidmi a učí se samostatností.

A family's visit to a country under the rule of a dictator involves the children in a startling revolutionary secret and leads them to suspect that their stepfather is a spy.

When the Greengrasses move from London to rural Norfolk, mischievous nine-year-old Polly acquires a runt piglet, whose rapid growth and uncontrollable antics surpass even Polly's expectations

Alternative cover edition here On the Scottish island of Skua, a friendship develops between lonely and mysterious Perdita and a blind girl and her brother as the threesome look for rare orchids, explore the island caves, and meet up with jewel thieves.

One of the most loved and enduring wartime novels, Carrie's War is a modern classic. Published for the first time as a Virago Modern Classic, with a new foreword by Michael Morpurgo.

Already upset by her parents divorce, an eleven-year-old girl finds matters just get worse when she helps hide a boy who immigrated to England illegally.

While staying with their aunt in an English seaside town, the Mallory children find a secret passage into the mysterious old house next door, where their efforts to help a strange girl lead to trouble and adventure.