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Un récit vivant et émouvant de la vie durant l'invasion de la Russie, cette œuvre offre une perspective encourageante sur le conflit en cours. Les Ukrainiens ont résisté pendant des siècles aux efforts visant à effacer leur langue et leur histoire, affrontant près de 400 ans d'agression russe. Dix ans après l'annexion de la Crimée et deux ans après le début de l'invasion à grande échelle, le peuple ukrainien continue de lutter pour son identité et sa survie. Le deuxième volume des journaux de guerre d'Andrey Kurkov chroniques les expériences variées des Ukrainiens face à l'hostilité russe, allant des alertes aériennes aux célébrations de Noël, tout en partageant des recettes de bougies de tranchée. La perspective humaine de Kurkov mêle satire, tragédie, humour et émotion sincère, offrant des aperçus précieux sur l'histoire, la politique et la culture ukrainiennes. Ce récit est essentiel pour comprendre la vie contemporaine en Ukraine, transformant la vie ordinaire en quelque chose d'extraordinaire, avec des thèmes de survie, d'espoir et d'humanité. Avec une voix amicale et passionnée, Kurkov défend la culture ukrainienne contre les tentatives d'effacement de Poutine, affirmant que l'avenir de l'Ukraine dépend de sa liberté. Son espoir de victoire résonne tout au long de ce récit captivant.

V románe Výzbroj svetla, dlho očakávanom pokračovaní románu Ohnivý stĺp, stojí anglické mestečko Kingsbridge na úsvite novej éry, kde pokrok naráža na tradície, triedny boj preniká do všetkých vrstiev spoločnosti a európsky kontinent sa zmieta vo vojne. Vynález tkáčskeho stroja v roku 1770 prináša novú éru výroby a priemyslu, ktorá v priebehu jednej generácie zmenila ľudské životy na nepoznanie. Istý robotník tragicky zahynie pri pracovnom úraze z nedbanlivosti a zanechá za sebou vdovu s dieťaťom, iná mladá žena sa snaží zachrániť školu pre chudobné deti, dobromyseľný mladík nečakane zdedí podnik na pokraji krachu, ďalší za každú cenu chráni svoj majetok. Medzitým sa z Francúzska ozývajú bojové výkriky a Napoleon Bonaparte sa vyhlasuje za jediného cisára sveta... Revolučné zmeny zasahujú do životov našich postáv, ktoré musia čeliť nejasnej budúcnosti a z popola vojny znovu vybudovať svet. Ken Follett napísal pred viac než tridsiatimi rokmi svoj najznámejší román Piliere zeme. V strhujúcom pokračovaní série Kingsbridge nás unáša prostredníctvom bohato vykreslených postáv na bojisko, kde medzi sebou zápasia súcit a chamtivosť, láska a nenávisť, pokrok a tradície.

From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as- Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? How can we live on our planet? Is it true? And is it fair? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In over fifty pieces Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humour at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. The roller-coaster period covered in the collection brought an end to the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump and a pandemic. From debt to tech, the climate crisis to freedom; from when to dispense advice to the young (answer- only when asked) to how to define granola, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.

Her favourite tales are those that conjure ancient worlds - of angry gods and heroic mortals, one of whom will some day come to her rescue.Soon, she will forget where the page ends and her mind begins. 'A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery' Max Porter

V roku 1558 sa kamene kingsbridgeskej katedrály pozerajú na mesto rozdelené náboženským sporom. Moc v Anglicku sa neustále presúva medzi katolíkmi a protestantmi, čo vedie k napätiu medzi vznešenými a prostými, ktorí skúšajú priateľstvo, oddanosť a lásku. Ned Willard túži oženiť sa s Margery Fitzgeraldovou, no keď sa ich cesty rozdelia kvôli náboženskému konfliktu, Ned odchádza pracovať pre princeznú Elizabeth. Po jej nástupe na trón sa celá Európa obracia proti Anglicku. Elizabeth, bystrá a odhodlaná, zakladá prvú tajnú službu, aby sa chránila pred sprisahaním a vzburami. Počas búrlivého polstoročia sa zdá, že láska Neda a Margery je odsúdená na neúspech, keďže extrémisti vyvolávajú násilie od Edinburghu po Ženevu. Elizabeth sa snaží udržať trón aj svoje zásady, chránená oddanými špiónmi a odvážnymi agentmi. Skutočnými nepriateľmi nie sú len znepriatelené náboženstvá, ale aj tyrani, ktorí sa snažia vnucovať svoje myšlienky bez ohľadu na dôsledky. Román sa odohráva v jednom z najrevolučnejších období dejín a je ambicióznym dielom, ktoré poteší dlhoročných fanúšikov aj nových čitateľov.

As the acknowledged Queen of Crime, P.D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best have been collected together for the first time in one volume. P.D. James's understanding of human nature illuminates each of these stories, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. Each treats the reader to her masterfully atmospheric storytelling, a mystery to be solved, and enjoyable puzzles to keep the reader guessing. With wry humour, she pays tribute to her English crime-writing forebears, delighting in the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at enforced family gatherings and in old country houses, from the title story about a strained family reunion on Christmas Eve, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, and two cases that introduce James's poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh as a young detective sergeant

With private security firms providing bodyguards in war zones, the emergence of a sexual psychopath among mercenaries goes unnoticed. When five women are brutally murdered in Sierra Leone, journalist Connie Burns questions the arrest of three rebel soldiers, but her concerns fall on deaf ears. In the aftermath of a brutal civil war, the rape and murder of women are dismissed, and confessions from child soldiers are coerced. Connie suspects a foreigner, a man claiming to be a former SAS member and now a bodyguard for a Lebanese diamond trader, is responsible. She recalls him from Kinshasa, where he served as a mercenary, and believes he exploits the chaos of war to indulge in sadistic fantasies against women. Two years later, her efforts to expose him in Iraq lead to devastating consequences. Traumatized and forced into hiding in England after enduring three days of conditioning in a Baghdad cellar, Connie seeks to reclaim her former self. In her isolation, she befriends Jess Derbyshire, a reclusive neighbor, and finds strength in their shared struggles. Determined to unmask the serial killer once more, Connie knows she is putting herself in danger, as he will inevitably come looking for her.

The murder of a leader of the Palestinian Martyrs Brigade leads to the arrest of George Saba, a Palestinian Christian accused of collaborating with the Israelis. Omar Yussef, a modest history teacher at a United Nations school in the West Bank, is impelled to investigate the murder to exonerate his former pupil, whom he knows is innocent. As he struggles to save George, Omar Yussef is drawn into a complex plot where it is impossible to tell friend from enemy.

Čudná príhoda so psom uprostred noci je úplne iná detektívka ako ostatné. Detektívom a zároveň rozprávačom príbehu je Christopher Boone, pätnásťročný chlapec s Aspergerovým syndrómom, čo je druh autizmu. Vyzná sa dobre v matematike, pozná všetky krajiny sveta a ich hlavné mestá a vie všetky prvočísla až po 7057, ale o ľuďoch nevie takmer nič. Miluje zoznamy, vzory a pravdu. Nenávidí žltú a hnedú farbu a dotyky. Nikdy nešiel sám ďalej ako na koniec ulice, no keď nájde na dvore zavraždeného susedkinho psa, vydáva sa na hrôzostrašnú cestu, ktorá mu prevráti celý život naruby.

When elderly Ailsa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed only in nightclothes and with blood stains on the ground near her body, the finger of suspicion points at her wealthy, landowning husband, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox. A Coronerâs inquest gives a verdict of ânatural causesâ but the gossip surrounding James refuses to go away. Why? Because heâs guilty? Or because resentful women in the isolated Dorset village where he lives rules the roost? Shenstead is a place of too few people and too many secrets. Why have James and Ailsa cut their children out of their will? What happened in the past to create such animosity within the family? Any why is James so desperate to find his illegitimate grandchild? Friendless and alone, his reclusive behavior begins to alarms his London-based solicitor, Mark Ankerton, whose concern deepens when he discovers that James has become the victim of a relentless campaign which accuses him of far worse than the death of his wife. Allegations which he refuses to challenge....Why? Because theyâre a motive for murder....?

One of the most intelligent and influential women in America reflects on her eight years as First Lady of the United States in a revealing book -personal, political and newsmaking. During her husband's two administrations, Hillary Rodham Clinton redefined the position of First Lady. How this intensely private woman not only survived but prevailed is the dramatic tale of her book. Hillary Clinton shares the untold story of her White House years and recalls the challenging process by which she came to define herself as a wife, a mother, and a formidable politician in her own right. Mrs Clinton was the first First Lady who played a direct role in shaping domestic policy; she was an unofficial ambassador for human rights and democracy around the world; and she helped save the Presidency during the impeachment crisis.