Laura Noulian Poradie kníh

'One of our finest living authors ... propulsively entertaining' New York Times 'Sly, profound ... Electrifying' Observer 'Wonderfully strange and alive' Jon McGregor

Owls Do Cry is Janet Frames first novel. She describes her ideas behind it in the second volume of her autobiography: "Pictures of great treasure in the midst of sadness and waste haunted me and I began to think, in fiction, of a childhood, home life, hospital life, using people known to me as a base for the main character, and inventing minor characters. For Daphne I chose a sensitive, poetic frail person, who, I hoped, would give depth to inner worlds and perhaps a clearer, at least an individual, perception of outer worlds. The other characters, similarly fictional, were used to portray aspects of my 'message' - the excessively material outlooks of 'Chicks', the confusion of Toby, the earthy make-up of Francie, and the toiling parents, the nearest characters to my own parents.

Deborah Moggach examines sexual betrayal and human failings in 17th century Amsterdam as the characters in Tulip Fever move inexorably towards a grand deception and a tragic climax

Written with sinuous grace and intellectual acuity, "The Horned Man" is an unforgettable excursion into the lethal battleground of desire and repression.

Humoristisk fortælling om forfatterens familie på Korfu

Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered to comfort his widow, and to pay their respects to one of the last great romantics. As they trade tales of his famous humor, immense charm, and consuming sorrow, a complex portrait emerges of an enigmatic man, a loyal friend, a beloved husband, an incurable alcoholic. Alice McDermott's striking novel, "Charming Billy," is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide. "Charming Billy" is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction.

Majiteľ hudobného obchodu a bývalý dídžej Rob je bežný tridsiatnik. Trocha patetický, občas hysterický, nemá vlohy ani ambície pre veľké veci. Zato jeho osudová láska Laura úspešne postupuje v kariére právničky. Po rozchode s ňou Rob ironicky bilancuje svoj partnerský život, lásku, sex, legendárne platne, hudobné skupiny, koncerty, kultové filmy, televízne seriály, knihy, módu, smrť aj reklamu. Trúfalo telefonuje bývalým priateľkám, aby zistil, prečo ho opustili. Vzťah s Laurou sa napokon vyvinie inak, ako predpokladal. Kultová kniha oslovila milióny čitateľov nezabudnuteľným hlavným hrdinom, netradičným príbehom lásky a originálnym humorom.... celý text

The 1993 Booker Prize winner. Paddy Clarke, a ten-year-old Dubliner, describes his world, a place full of warmth, cruelty, love, sardines and slaps across the face. He's confused; he sees everything but he understands less and less.