At the beginning of Peter Handke's novel, Gregor Keuschnig awakens from a nightmare in which he has committed murder, and announces, "From today on, I shall be leading a double life." The duplicity, however, lies only in Keuschnig's mind; his everyday life as the press atache for the Austrian Embassy in Paris continues much as before: routine paperwork, walks in the city, futile intimacies with his family and his mistress. But Keuschnig is oblivious to it all, merely simulating his previous identity while he searches for a higher significance, a mystical moment of true sensation which can free him from what the novel calls life's "dreadful normalcy." Convinced that, if he fails, life's meaning will be revealed to him only when it is too late, he looks for portents everywhere. Keuschnig's search takes him through all of Paris. At every step, his feelings are interwoven with acute observation of its streets, buildings, cafes, parks, sky. It is an intimate and evocative journey, in a city that is at once supportive and familiar, strange and provocative

The unthinkable has happened: Albion is at war. Aubrey and George are swept up into the military - but not in the way they expect. With Caroline drafted into the Special Services, Aubrey is sure the combination of his magic, George's practical skills and Caroline's fighting secrets will make them a formidable team. But what if the military hierarchy has other ideas? When Aubrey's top secret espionage unit is sent to Gallia to investigate mysterious magical emanations, what they discover is intelligence gold. Holmland is about to unleash an unstoppable horror upon the world. It could win the war within weeks. Aubrey is in a dilemma: should he obey orders and simply observe, or should he and his friends do their best to stop a bloodbath? Saving thousands of lives could cost Aubrey his own. But that's never stopped him before

When Jack Newlin comes home to find his wife dead on the floor of their elegant dining room, he's convinced he knows who killed her – and determined that the murderer should escape detection. Making a split-second decision, he sets about doctoring the evidence in order to frame himself for the crime. And to hammer the final nail in his coffin, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio of Philadelphia law firm Rosato and Associates. Unfortunately for Jack, hiring Mary could turn out to be a big mistake. Inexperienced she may be, but Mary soon discovers that instead of defending a guilty client who claims to be innocent, she has an innocent client falsely proclaiming his guilt

Cuando, después de algunos años, Matthew Standish volvió a la vida de Copper traía una propuesta de matrimonio muy poco romántica bajo el brazo. Según el, la situación requería soluciones prácticas: Matthew necesitaba una madre para su hija de corta edad y un ama de llaves para Birraminda. La solución parecía fácil, sencilla, lógica… sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que Matthew estaba seguro de que la pequeña Copper no podía haber olvidado los momentos que compartieron en el pasado. Y Copper no había olvidado, pero no era la misma joven a la que había conocido siete años atrás. De hecho, tenía una propuesta de negocios muy pragmática que hacerle…

Четыре судьбы переплетутся между собой и расскажут нам свою историю. Сможет ли Рэйчел в этом изменчивом мире найти себя и полюбить собственные недостатки? А веселая Мэри – так ли она жизнерадостна, какой ее видят окружающие? Почему Джастин избегает серьезных отношений и обретет ли Пол истинную любовь? «Moments» – это история о том, что жизнь – изменчива, но только нам решать, какой она будет. Комментарий Редакции: Ты – не один, и это – факт. Даже в самых костлявых страхах, душевных швыряниях и невзаимных чувствах. Ведь герои «Moments» – это и есть мы

This is the enthralling tale of Momo, an orphan girl who has made her home in a ruined amphitheater on the outskirts of a bustling, nameless city. Momo has a unique gift — in her presence troubles become less burdensome, conflicts are resolved, and imaginations take flight. But Momo’s world is threatened when mysterious little gray men appear, promising wealth and success to people who hurry through life now, saving time and depositing it in a Timesaving Bank. Realizing that all that is precious — life itself — is at risk, Momo sets out on a perilous mission to defeat the men in gray. This is truly a story for our times, an imaginitive fantasy and a tale of suspense with far-reaching implications about the quality of life today