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EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring love story at the center. In a faraway kingdom, in a long-ago land... ...a young girl lived happily in Moscow with her family: a sister, a father, and an eccentric mother who liked to tell fairy tales and collect porcelain dolls. One summer night, everything changed, and all that remained of that family were the girl and her mother. Now, a decade later and studying at Oxford University, Rosie has an English name, a loving fiancé, and a promising future, but all ...
'A masterful debut' - Ellen Alpsten, author of TsarinaIn a faraway kingdom, in a long-ago land .... Rosie's only inheritance from her reclusive mother is a notebook full of handwritten fairy tales. But another story is lurking between the lines.Desperate for answers to questions that have tormented her for years, Rosie travels to Moscow and uncovers a devastating family history spanning the 1917 Revolution, Stalin's bloody purgesand beyond. At the heart of those answers stands a young noblewoman, as pretty as a porcelain doll, whose actions reverberate across the century .
This is a collection of 11 analytical and empirical studies on the process of second language acquisition, probing a wide array of issues, from transfer appropriate processing to L2 default processing strategies, among hearing or deaf learners of a variety of target languages.
With a powerful and complex depth, Gaps in the Light provides an interconnected journey where the use of form is impossible to pigeonhole. Traversing lines between fiction and non-fiction, the writing demands that we explore both our relationship with the world, and ourselves.
'What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook.' Kimberley Chambers This bestselling Writers' & Artists' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts. Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on: - submitting to agents and publishers - writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats - poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration - marketing and self-publishing - legal and financial information - writing prizes and festivals. Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes ...
'A definitive guide, in here you'll find everything you need' S. J. Watson With over 4,000 industry contacts and over eighty articles from a wide range of leading authors and publishing industry professionals, the latest edition of this bestselling Yearbook is packed with all of the practical information, inspiration and guidance you need at every stage of your writing and publishing journey. Designed for authors and illustrators across all genres and markets, it is relevant for those looking for a traditional, hybrid or self-publishing route to publication; writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets and playwrights, writers for TV, radio and videogames. If you want to find a literary or illu...
Magányos, az apja elvárásaival küzdő fiú; házasságtörő, elkényeztetett arisztokrata; jövőbe látó királyi sarj és uralkodó, aki a brit monarchia megmentésének záloga lehet. A hét évtizedet, majd' egy egész emberéletet édesanyja, Nagy-Britannia királynőjének árnyékában töltő Károly életútja tökéletesen példázza azokat a feszültségeket és ellentmondásokat, amelyek a világ egyik leghosszabb múltra visszatekintő királyságát és annak megítélését jellemzik. Sally Bedell Smith, a méltán népszerű Erzsébet, a királynő szerzője többéves kutatómunkán és interjúk százain alapuló életrajzában ezt a rendkívüli életutat tárja elé...
This collection of flash fiction stories explores the complex fragility of human relationships, both the challenges of belonging and how much we risk to avoid being alone. It is a book of moments, evoking the beauty and comfort that connection brings...and the pain when it is severed. Whoever you are, whatever you like to read, you need these stories in your life. Tania Hershman, author of Some Of Us Glow More Than Others These insightful and disarmingly honest stories shimmer with quirky brilliance. Meg Pokrass, author of Alligators At Night K.M. Elkes writes like a fallen angel, making the ordinary divine...This is breath-taking flash fiction at its finest. Angela Readman, author of Something Like Breathing Brings a Cheeveresque emotional punch to his stories...a masterclass in the heart-jolting satisfaction of great flash fiction. Nuala OConnor, author of Joyride to Jupiter
Anna & Nouri fall in love, move to Tehran, and marry. Four months later the shah is deposed. Anna, a young American studying in Chicago falls in love with fellow-student Nouri, the son of a wealthy Iranian business executive. Anna, whose parents are divorced and remote, eagerly moves to Tehran where she marries and is embraced by Nouri's family. A few months later, however, in February 1978, the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Republic of Iran is formed. . Readers will be drawn in through the well-researched inside look at Iran in the late 1970s and gain perspective on what the people in that time and place endured. A Bitter Veil is so thought-provoking that it especially would be a great ti...