This stunning historical account of the most stimulating period in 20th Century French history examines an epoch charged with powerful and conflicting emotions. Liberation was greeted with joy but marked by recriminations and the trauma of purges.
Artemis Cooper Knihy
Táto autorka skúma zložité ľudské vzťahy s prenikavou psychologickou hĺbkou. Jej štýl sa vyznačuje bystrým pozorovaním a elegantným, no zároveň prístupným jazykom. Svojimi dielami často reflektuje témy identity, pamäte a hľadania miesta vo svete. Jej próza nabáda čitateľov k zamysleniu sa nad vlastnou skúsenosťou a svetom okolo nich.
Cairo in the War
- 384 stránok
- 14 hodin čítania
A history of the glamorous and military critical city of Cairo during the Second World War
Writing at the Kitchen Table
- 400 stránok
- 14 hodin čítania
This is the whole story: of her strong friendships, her failed marriage, tempestuous affairs and the greatest love of her life, told with extensive refererence to David's private papers and letters. 'In this wonderful and creative book, Cooper has brought David to life...
The authorized biography shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year, the National Book Awards and the Costa Biography Award
Elizabeth Jane Howard
- 384 stránok
- 14 hodin čítania
The authorised biography of Elizabeth Jane Howard from the award-winning author of Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure
