Sarah Perry Knihy

Oslava priateľstva a lásky vo všetkých jej podobách Píše sa rok 1893. Cora Seabornová ovdovela a cíti viac úľavu než smútok. Z nešťastného vzťahu ju vyslobodila manželova smrť a umožnila jej uniknúť z Londýna, kde ju mal každý zatriedenú ako paničku z vyššej spoločnosti. Cora vezme svojho čudáckeho syna aj platenú spoločníčku a odchádza na vidiek. V rázovitom kraji Essex, kde ľudia stále veria rovnako mágii ako kázňam v kostole, počúva chýry o záhadnej oblude – obrovskom hadovi, ktorý vraj trestá ľudí za hriechy.

Helen Franklinová už pred mnohými rokmi odišla z Anglicka. V Prahe, kde pracuje ako prekladateľka, našla pokojné útočisko. To sa však zmení, keď jej priateľ Karel objaví v knižnici zvláštny list, spoveď a záhadné varovanie pred Melmoth, temnou bytosťou, ktorá sa objavuje v ľudových legendách a obskúrnych rozprávkach. Podľa povier Melmoth cestuje časom a ľudí, ktorých presvedčí, aby sa k nej pridali, uvrhne do večného zatratenia, túlavej samoty. Helen to spočiatku považuje len za výmysly, ľudové povery. No potom, keď kráča po pražských uliciach vydláždených kameňom, má zrazu pocit, že ju niekto sleduje. A potom sa jej priateľ stratí...

Longlisted for the Guardian First Book AwardWinner of the East Anglian Book of the Year Award 2014One hot summer's day, John Cole decides to leave his life behind. He shuts up the bookshop no one ever comes to and drives out of London. When his car breaks down and he becomes lost on an isolated road, he goes looking for help, and stumbles into the grounds of a grand but dilapidated house. Its residents welcome him with open arms - but there's more to this strange community than meets the eye. They all know him by name, they've prepared a room for him, and claim to have been waiting for him all along. As nights and days pass John finds himself drawn into a baffling menagerie. There is Hester, their matriarchal, controlling host; Alex and Claire, siblings full of child-like wonder and delusions; the mercurial Eve; Elijah - a faithless former preacher haunted by the Bible; and chain-smoking Walker, wreathed in smoke and hostility. Who are these people? And what do they intend for John? Elegant, gently sinister and psychologically complex, After Me Comes The Flood is a haunting and hypnotic debut novel by a brilliant new voice.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick - A BookPage Best Book of the Year - A Poets & Writers Notable Nonfiction Debut of the Year "Stunning . . . A graceful and powerful memorial."--Entertainment Weekly "Raw and perfect."--Laura Miller, Slate When Sarah Perry was twelve, she saw a partial eclipse; she took it as a good omen for her and her mother, Crystal. But that moment of darkness foreshadowed a much larger one: two days later, Crystal was murdered in their home in rural Maine. It took twelve years to find the killer. In that time, Sarah rebuilt her life amid abandonment, police interrogations, and the exacting toll of trauma. She dreamed of a trial, but when the day came, it brought no closure. It was not her mother's death she wanted to understand, but her life. She began her own investigation, one that drew her back to Maine, deep into the darkness of a small American town. A memoir of "unerring power and hard-won wisdom" and a "tender elegy"* for a mother lost, with After the Eclipse "Perry succeeds in restoring her mother's humanity and her own" (New York Times Book Review). * Margo Jefferson

A critical patient, believed to be on the brink of death, experiences a miraculous recovery fueled by her unwavering faith in God and the support of her devoted daughter. While on life support, she senses a profound presence that brings her comfort and hope. The narrative explores themes of faith, divine intervention, and the overlooked miracles in everyday life, drawing parallels to the miracles performed by Christ, reminding readers of the ongoing presence of hope and healing.

Illustrations present such imaginative possibilities as worms with wheels, caterpillar toothpaste, and whales in outer space.

A defence and celebration of the Essex Girl by the best-selling author of The Essex Serpent.

Set in late nineteenth-century England, the novel is about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent. The story explores questions about science and religion, skepticism and faith, independence and love

From the author of the bestselling The Essex Serpent comes a darkly inventive and deeply moving novel that speaks urgently to our times.