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Kate Saunders

    7. august 1960 – 21. apríl 2023

    Kate Saunders je anglická autorka, herečka a novinárka, ktorá vo svojej tvorbe skúma rôznorodé témy. Jej štýl sa vyznačuje bystrým postrehom a pútavým rozprávačským umením, ktoré čitateľom ponúka jedinečný pohľad na ľudskú skúsenosť. Saundersová sa vo svojich dielach zameriava na zložitosť medziľudských vzťahov a spoločenských otázok prostredníctvom premysleného a často aj humorného písania. Jej práca oslovuje čitateľov svojou úprimnosťou a hĺbkou.

    The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix NE
    A Drop of Golden Sun
    Stand in the Traffic
    Cat and the Stinkwater War
    Wild young Bohemians
    Dalajlama a Havel : česko-tibetské vztahy na pozadí výjimečného přátelství
    • Výpravná publikace mapující přátelský vztah dvou výrazných osobností. Prvního ledna roku 1990 pozval Václav Havel jako nově zvolený prezident do Prahy kromě papeže Jana Pavla II. a Rolling Stones také dalajlamu. Vznikl tak vztah, který se stal svědectvím o vývoji společnosti na pozadí duchovního i politického útlaku. Dosud nepublikované fotografie ze setkání obou mužů, jejich korespondence i vzpomínky významných osobností – to vše vám v unikátní publikaci přiblíží jejich přátelství a výjimečnou atmosféru turbulentní doby.

      Dalajlama a Havel : česko-tibetské vztahy na pozadí výjimečného přátelství
      4,7
    • The wild young bohemians are a group of friends who meet at Oxford University in the early 1980's. Beautiful, privileged, and confident that the world belongs to them, they look forward to a glittering future. Clinging together as they launch themselves upon the real adult world, their collective happiness is threatened by a ruthless, revengeful stranger from the underclass, apparently bent on punishing thier good fortune. But is he villain or victim? The seeds of destruction have already been planted, and one member of the group is poised to destroy the others. Real life is neither sweet nor easy, and golden lads and girls, all must, as chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

      Wild young Bohemians
      3,8
    • Cat and the Stinkwater War

      • 224 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      An hilarious but inspiring story starring a multitude of wonderful cats. By the author of THE BELFRY WITCHES. At first glance there's nothing special about the white stone which Cat's archeologist father gives her. And all his stories about Ancient Egypt and mysterious cat gods sound totally daft. But then Cat makes an incredible discovery. The stone DOES have amazing powers. Power to make her graceful and beautiful. Power to defeat bullying Emily Baines. Power to turn her into a CATI But all is not well in the feline world around her, for the Blessed Sardine - the cats' holy relic - has gone missing, plunging the rival dynasties of the Cockledusters and the Stinkwaters into all-out war. Now only one marmalade cat - called Cat - can help!

      Cat and the Stinkwater War
      4,7
    • Stand in the Traffic

      A Himalayan Adoption Story

      • 360 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      The narrative follows Kate, a single mother and adventurer, as she relocates to Kathmandu with her son, Jack, to adopt an orphan named Devi, whom she has only seen in a photograph. Throughout her year-long journey, Kate faces culture shock, bureaucratic challenges, and political turmoil, all while trying to bond with the mysterious Devi, whose scars hint at a troubled history. This transformative experience compels Kate to reevaluate her values and seek inner peace amidst the chaos surrounding them.

      Stand in the Traffic
      4,6
    • A Drop of Golden Sun

      • 324 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      It's 1973 and Jenny has been cast in a major motion picture. Her ordinary life is about to become extraordinary! From the Costa-winning author of Five Children on the Western Front.

      A Drop of Golden Sun
      4,3
    • The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix NE

      • 272 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      The exciting companion to THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP. A secret government department, once again, needs the magical help of Oz and Lily in a desperate mission. The children must travel back in time to the height of the Blitz. Can they defeat some very dangerous supernatural creatures and save London's famous cathedral from destruction by fire?

      The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix NE
      4,3
    • Beswitched

      • 276 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      When Flora falls asleep on the train, she doesn't expect to wake up in 1935 . . . The last thing Flora wants is to go to boarding school, and things get a lot worse when she is sent through time to get there! Suddenly she is forced to be a well-behaved, old-fashioned schoolgirl or she will spend every day in detention. She must mind her manners, speak French at breakfast, play hockey and do maths without a calculator. Yet Flora has plenty to teach her classmates, as she alone has the foresight to save them all from history.

      Beswitched
      4,3
    • How does it feel to be so lonely that the lice infesting your body provide relief from your solitude? How does it feel to be so hungry that you chew at the leather of your shoes until within days there is nothing left? Kate Saunders explores the lives of prisoners who have undergone such experiences in the Chinese laogai, the largest system of forced labor camps in the world.

      Eighteen layers of hell : stories from the Chinese gulag
      4,4
    • Red Stocking Rescue

      • 106 stránok
      • 4 hodiny čítania

      Wedding bells are about to ring in Tranters End. Mr. Babbercorn has got engaged to a nice lady called Alice. Old Noshie and Skirty Marm are delighted because they can now be bridesmaids. Mr. Babbercorn has other plans, though, and so does Mrs. Abercrombie.

      Red Stocking Rescue
      4,2
    • Trouble on Planet Christmas

      • 176 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      There's trouble on the planet of Yule-1, the real home of Father Christmas . Once again Jake and Sadie are transported to a place where elves and reindeer are their friends and everything is about getting ready for Christmas, the best holiday of the year.

      Trouble on Planet Christmas
      3,4