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Russell Jones

    Russell Celyn Jones je britský spisovatel a akademik, jehož díla se převážně zaměřují na zločin, vinu a morálku. Jeho romány zkoumají složité etické otázky a lidskou psychiku s pronikavým vhledem. Jones, který rovněž vyučuje tvůrčí psaní, přináší do své literární tvorby bohaté akademické znalosti a hluboké porozumění vyprávění.

    Tails of the Unexpected
    Bucket List
    The Decade in Tory
    • The Decade in Tory

      • 680 stránek
      • 24 hodin čtení

      "In 2020 the United Kingdom reached a bewildering milestone: ten successive years of Conservative rule. In that decade there were three prime ministers, each in turn described as the worst leader we ever had; ministerial resignations by the hundred; and an unrelenting stream of ineffectual, divisive bum-slurry oozing from 10 Downing Street. The Decade in Tory is an inglorious, rollicking and entirely true account of ten years of demonstrable lies, relentless incompetence, epic waste, serial corruption, official police investigations, anti-democratic practices, abuse of power, dereliction of duty and hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths. With his signature scathing wit, Russell Jones breaks down the government's interminable failures year by year, covering everything from David Cameron's pledge to tackle inequality - which reduced UK life expectancy for the first time since 1841 - through the bewildering storm of lies and betrayals that led to Brexit, devastating education cuts, serial mismanagement of the NHS and Boris Johnson's calamitous response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will leave you gasping and wondering: can things possibly get any worse?"--Publisher's description

      The Decade in Tory
      4,6
    • Bucket List

      • 304 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení

      When pensioner Dot wins the lottery, her newfound friend Max helps her make a bucket list of all the things she’s always wanted to do but never had the chance. Bucket List is a humorous feel-good, life-affirming novel about the power of friendship, community and lemon drizzle cake.

      Bucket List
      3,9
    • Tails of the Unexpected

      Amazing But True Stories of Cat and Dog Escapades

      • 96 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      A collection of true stories about the odd antics of various cats and dogs, such as the dog that was smuggled into a hotel in a freezer bag and the cat that found a new home via a hospital rubbish chute. All royalties to go to the Pet Plan Charitable Trust.

      Tails of the Unexpected
      3,0