Autor je svetoznámy románopisec a majster modernej poviedky. Poviedky v tejto knihe sú akousi pestrofarebnou paletou ľudských osudov z rôznych tematických okruhov - detstvo, staroba, rodičovská láska, no najčastejšie sa predsa len autor vracia ku vzťahu muža a ženy
Contemporary / British English Meet the Larkin family They enjoy a wonderful country life, never worrying about money, work -- or the law. But then, one day, a man arrives from the tax office. Is the taxman going to change the Larkin's lives? Or is his life going to change forever?
Příběh vypráví o Johnu Franklinovi, pilotovi bombardéru Wellington, který si během druhé světové války, při havárii letadla v Němci okupované Francii, vážně poraní ruku. On a jeho posádka se dostanou na odlehlou farmu, kde se jich ujme rodina francouzského farmáře. Plánuje, že je všechnypropašuje zpět do Británie, přes Marseille ovládanou Vichy, ale Franklinův zdravotní stav se zhoršuje. Zůstává tak na farmě a během následujících horkých letních týdnů se zamiluje do farmářovy dcery Françoise. Nakonec spolu podniknou riskantní cestu na veslici, na kole a vlakem.
Set during World War II, the story follows an English bomber pilot who is shot down over occupied France. Rescued by a French family, he must stay behind to recover from his injuries while his crew escapes. As he heals, he develops a romantic bond with the homeowner's daughter, and together they embark on a journey through France, navigating danger and uncertainty in their quest to return to England. The novel explores themes of love, sacrifice, and resilience amidst the backdrop of war.
A journey down the banks and in the waters of two contrasting Midland rivers, the Nene and Ouse
Pauline, young and beautiful, despairs of escaping from her bullying, drunken father, Quintus Harper, and the miserable poverty of the street where she lives. Then she falls in love with Masher Jonathan, a sensitive man whose quiet talk of justice and freedom transforms her beliefs. But their decision to leave Charlotte's Row bring with it violence and pain of a kind they did not anticipate.
The pages are full of sharp observations which reveal the loveliness of every- day sights and fleeting moments, from the charm of butterflies and their names to the behaviour of animals and birds, the joys of gardening and the character of the people and their landscape.
The Flying Officer X stories were written by H.E. Bates in his unprecedented role as an official war writer with the R.A.F. during WWII, where he animates the realities faced by pilots tasked with protecting the skies from enemy aircraft. The resulting stories that appeared under the pseudonym Flying Officer X are portraits of individual pilots narrated by an observer who is on the inside of the air force without being a pilot. These portraits recount the personal history of the pilots, and convey the individual qualities and forces that motivate them. They blend the action and suspense of aerial battles, friendships cut off too soon, and life enduring against all odds
Tells the story of three very different men who, after their aircraft crashes, are forced to trek across the Burmese wilderness to safety.
Short stories about people who seem perfectly ordinary, but as we get to know them better we see that their feelings are not at all ordinary. High interest low vocab for Adult Literacy and learners. Vocabulary: 1000 words.
