William Nicholson Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Un huis-clos dans le milieu de la bourgeoisie du Sussex... On retrouve ici le style propre de W. Nicholson, son sens de la description, sa maîtrise des dialogues, son regard aiguisé sans concession mais sans jugement sur ses personnages. "En réfléchissant sur le couple, sur la peur d'aimer ou d'être abandonné, William Nichoison nous parle de nous-mêmes. Il le fait avec tant de justesse, tant d'authenticité, que l'émotion nous submerge bien des fois." Version femina "Un tourbillon de personnages et de destins croisés, dans une comédie hypertonique." Madame Figaro

1945. The Second World War has gone on too long. Shops are closed 'for the duration'. Trains run a restricted service 'for the duration'. Life has paused, for the duration. A little girl, Pamela, is growing up fast. A young Englishman, Rupert Blundell, vows there'll be no more wars. Both are waiting for their lives to begin. Then comes Hiroshima. Finally, devastatingly, the war is over. 1962. Rupert is now strategic advisor to Lord Mountbatten, and his close confidant. Pamela is eighteen and has moved to London, eager for love and experience of every kind. There'll be parties at Cliveden, Christine Keeler, Stephen Ward, the Astors. Life is a whirlwind. But beneath the glamour lies quiet, desperate terror, as the Cuban missile crisis unfolds and the world spins ever closer to nuclear war. Reckless is a gripping novel set against the world in crisis, by a superb novelist at the height of his powers.

"You come from a long line of mistakes", Guy Caulder tells his daughter Alice. "My mother married the wrong man. Her mother did the same". At the end of a love affair, Alice journeys to Normandy to meet Guy's mother, the grandmother she has never known

Sechs Tage im Mai. Ein kleiner Ort im ländlichen England. Und das ganze Panorama des Lebens In Edenfield, einem Dorf in Sussex, durchleben zahlreiche Bewohner im Laufe einer Woche im Mai die unterschiedlichsten Nöte und Glücksmomente des Alltags. So wird eine verheiratete Frau von der Rückkehr ihres Jugendschwarms in ein Gefühlschaos gestürzt, ein junger Lehrer träumt von einer Karriere als Schriftsteller und findet schließlich das große Glück, während dem Vikar des Ortes zum Entsetzen seiner Kirche der Glaube abhandenkommt. Kleine Sorgen und große Geheimnisse, Liebe, Eifersucht und Happy Ends – in immer größer werdenden Kreisen verbinden sich die Ereignisse und Schicksale dieser Menschen miteinander, bis das Bild vollendet ist. Und vor dem Leser liegt das wunderbare Panorama des Lebens.

Laura is content enough with her marriage until a former lover crashes back into her life. Suddenly passion and excitement are rekindled. Who will she choose and how much happiness has she a right to expect?

This is a compelling and beautifully written novel about first love, first sex, and everything in between. Maddy Fisher has decided to fall in love. And not just any sort of love: can't-eat can't-sleep crazy in love. Rich Ross is after the same thing. He's set his sights high, and he's going to make it happen. The problem is, in life's messy whirlwind of friends and lies and sex and porn, the real thing can be hard to fine. But there's always a first time for everything...

The story unfolds in a world where the Noble Warriors' sanctuary is destroyed and the Nomana have scattered. A charismatic young boy advocating peace attracts a growing following, including Morning Star and the Wildman. Meanwhile, Seeker is consumed by his quest to eliminate the last savanter, leading to conflicts with this new leader. As they navigate shifting loyalties and challenge their beliefs, the characters must confront the complexities of trust and faith in their tumultuous environment.

Tanzen, unbeschwert sein, sich der Freude hingeben. Nach der verlorenen Schlacht um Anakrea bleibt den Menschen nicht mehr viel, woran sie sich festhalten können. Da kommt jemand, der Freude und Müßiggang predigt, gerade recht. Auch Morgenstern und der Wildling erliegen dem Charme dieses Gurus - mit fatalen Folgen. Der Abschlussband der Edle-Krieger-Trilogie.

Seeker, Morning Star and the Wildman are about to discover the secret behind the power of the Noble Warriors. And they are going to need it ... The mighty warlord of Orlan has allied himself with the empire of Radiance in a bid to defeat the Noble Warriors once and for all. The two armies are gathering their forces ready to begin their assault. And they are determined to annihilate all who come in their path. Is this the Noble Warriors' final stand?

Sucher, Wildling und Morgenstern sind Novizen im Kloster auf Anakrea und werden im Umgang mit Geisteskräften unterrichtet. Währenddessen droht das Kriegervolk der Orlan unter ihrem grausamen Herrscher Jahan, das Land zu überfallen. Ein Pakt zwischen Jahan und dem neuen Machthaber des Großreichs zielt darauf ab, Anakrea zu zerstören.

Egy huszonéves fiú Londonban egész nap a szobájában ül, éjjel a hűtőből eszik, és barátnőjével főleg telefonon tartja a kapcsolatot. Szülei elváltak, apja újra nősült, van egy húga, és hamarosan féltestvére is lesz. Nem csoda, hogy nem hisz a szeretetben és az emberi kapcsolatokban. Amikor megszületik az öccse, és apja elviszi bemutatni őt, a fiú úgy érzi, hogy a kisbaba gyűlöli őt, és elege van az otthonülésből. Apjától ezer fontot kap, hogy valami nagyszabású őrültséget csináljon, így autóstoppal elindul Európába. Egy kamionos veszi fel, de nem érti, merre tartanak. A fiú a kalandot keresi, de nem számít arra, hogy a végállomásán a kamionost meggyilkolják, mert az illegálisan csempészett könyveket akart bevinni egy rendőrállamba. Menekülnie kell, és rájön, hogy bár unja az életet, nem akar kínok között meghalni. Útja során találkozik egy ellenálló csoporttal, egy paraszt házaspárral, egy titokban író tanárral, egy csellón játszó öreg pappal, valamint sok rendőrrel és titkosügynökkel. Végül egy hatalmas kastélyban, egy grandiózus hangversenyen találkozik minden szereplő egy szörnyű fináléban.

At the heart of this story is Seeker, a determined sixteen-year-old who embarks on a perilous journey to rescue his exiled brother from the Nomana, a prestigious order of warrior monks. Driven by loyalty and a quest for truth, he encounters two fellow adventurers, each with their own missions. Together, they face a dangerous race against time to uncover the truth and protect the Nomana from impending doom, revealing themes of loyalty, courage, and the fight against injustice.

Un popolo misterioso costruisce nel villaggio primitivo dei Manth una torre fatta di tronchi e canne (il "Cantore"); il vento che si incanala nelle canne fa uscire una musica celestiale che incanta l'intero villaggio e quel villaggio diventerà, secoli dopo, la città di Aramanth. Qui l'appartenenza dei singoli cittadini e delle famiglie ai ranghi sociali dipende dai punteggi assegnati loro in una serie infinita di esami che iniziano fin dalla prima infanzia; in base al punteggio avvengono brutali trasferimenti nei quartieri inferiori e ambite promozioni in quelli più ricchi ed eleganti. Solo la famiglia Hath contesta questa opprimente forma di "democrazia".

Cool, clear-eyed, and bluntly cynical, the young narrator of The Society of Others embarks on a journey without a destination. He hitchhikes through Europe only to find himself in a mystifying country where terrorists are inexplicably after him, and so is a sinister government. In a surreal landscape where people are shot to death without reason and social control runs deep, he must learn who to trust–and what to stand for. Fast paced and provocative, a gripping philosophical thriller, The Society of Others is an ingenious meditation on the nature of contemporary innocence and identity.

Twins Bowman and Kestrel have saved their family and the rest of the Manth people from slavery and helped bring about the downfall of the cruel city-state of the Mastery. Now, led by their mother, a prophetess, they are free to seek their promised land. But the journey is long and hard, filled with many dangers, enemies, distractions, and temptations. And each of the travelers is preoccupied with his or her own worries. Hanno Hath, the twins' father, is troubled to see his beloved wife weaken as they draw close to the promised land. As well, he must bolster the endurance of the often doubting and disgruntled Manth people. Bowman is torn between his attraction to Sisi, a former princess, and his destiny, as he perceives it, to sacrifice himself for the good of the people. Kestrel also feels a pull toward a mission, toward something-but for some reason, she cannot envision her life beyond the journey. This is the satisfying and profound ending to the trilogy, which began with The Wind Singer, winner of the coveted Smarties Prize in England.

The people of Aramanth have been enslaved by the army of the Mastery. If they disobey their masters, a member of their community is burned in an iron cage before their eyes.

George Sherston develops from a shy and awkward child, through shiftless adolescence, to an officer just beginning to understand the horrors of trench warfare. The world he grows up in, of village cricket and loyal grooms, had vanished forever by the time Sassoon wrote this book, but he captures it with a lyricism and gentleness that defy nostalgia. A bestseller on publication in 1928, this superb evocation of the Edwardian age has remained in print ever since. It was the first volume of a classic trilogy, completed by Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Sherston's Progress, that charted both the destruction of the world for which Sassoon fought, and his own emergence as one of Britain's finest war poets.

[Penguin Readers Level 4]General Maximus is admired by his men and by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. But when the Emperor's son murders his way to the throne, Maximus goes into exile. He is captured by slave traders and forced to fight as a gladiator. When the Emperor arranges a gladiator spectacle, Maximus' chance for revenge has come. A spectacular epic film of courage and revenge depicting the splendours and cruelties of ancient Rome directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe.

I hate school! I hate ratings! I won't reach higher! I won't strive harder! I won't make tomorrow better than today! Pongo to exams! In the walled city state of Aramanth, exams are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them, Kestrel learns the secret of the wind singer, and she and her twin brother, Bowman, set out on a terrifying journey to the true source of evil that grips Aramanth. Cover illustration: David Scutt

This is a unique account of the fabled love between Lancelot Du Lac and Guinevere, Lady of Leonesse, replete with all the beloved characters of the Camelot legend. The superstar cast in this major motion picture by Columbia Pictures is sure to bring this sweeping tale to vivid life on-screen, starring Richard Gere, Sean Connery and Julia Ormond.

Rozprávková kniha Zamatový králik sa radí ku klasickým a kanonickým dielam v rámci literatúry pre deti a mládež, pričom do zlatého fondu patria aj pôvodné ilustrácie Williama Nicholsona. Vo Veľkej Británii vyšla po prvý raz v roku 1921 a druhé americké vydanie o rok neskôr vo vydavateľstve George H. Doran Company s ilustráciami spomínaného W. Nicholsona prinieslo knihe zaslúžené široké uznanie. Zamatový králik je príbehom hračky, vypchaného králika, ktorý sa túži stať ozajstným, čo sa mu vďaka láske jeho majiteľa, malého chlapca, aj vyplní. Keď chlapec ochorie na šarlach, všetky jeho hračky musia byť spálené. Vďaka ozajstnej slze králika vyrastie kvet, z ktorého vystúpi víla, aby ho zachránila a navyždy premenila na ozajstného - teraz už pre všetkých. Rozprávka zdôrazňuje a potvrdzuje hodnoty dobra, dôležitosť empatie a lásky k okolitému svetu.