Sara Caraffini Knihy

Píše se rok 1774. Rob Courtney žije svůj život v poklidné obchodní stanici na východoafrickém pobřeží a sní o dobrodružství. Po smrti dědečka využije příležitost a odplouvá jako černý pasažér do Anglie. Brzy ovšem přijde téměř o všechno a nezbývá mu než nastoupit na britskou válečnou loď, která míří přes Atlantik zkrotit vzbouřené americké kolonisty…

Occhi vispi e sguardo furbo, Bertie ama la sua cuccia calda e le coccole. A poche settimane dal Natale, scopre che il suo padrone non può più prendersi cura di lui e si sente perso. Fortunatamente, il piccolo Sam Green lo sceglie come compagno di giochi, e Bertie spera di trovare una nuova casa e l'affetto che gli manca. Tuttavia, una volta trasferito dai Green, il suo fiuto lo avverte che qualcosa non va. Sam si sente solo e crede che la mancanza della madre sia colpa sua. Ha bisogno di tutto l'affetto possibile, ma il padre, severo e distratto dal lavoro, non riesce a darglielo. Quando Sam, frustrato dai rimproveri, scappa di casa, Bertie decide di intervenire. Non può permettere che incomprensioni separino una famiglia, specialmente durante il Natale, un momento di gioia e unità. Bertie è convinto che non esistano problemi insormontabili e che ci sia sempre una soluzione. Vuole insegnarlo a Sam, trasformando questa esperienza in un regalo per lui e la sua famiglia. E chissà, forse anche loro hanno in serbo una sorpresa per il nuovo amico di casa.

A delightful new novel from the author of "Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts."Juliet's hiding from her feelings about the recent loss of Ben, the love of her life. If it weren't for having to walk Ben's loyal dog, Minton, she'd never leave their half-finished house. Then her mother asks her to take her elderly lab, Coco, along. One dog leads to another, and soon Juliet's the unofficial town pet-sitter. And when she takes on a lonely spaniel, and gets to know its attractive owner, she realizes that her emotions aren't as easy to handle as her canine charges...

When story-lover Anna takes over Longhampton's bookshop, it's her dream come true. And not just because it gets her away from her three rowdy stepchildren and their hyperactive Dalmatian. Unpacking boxes filled with childhood classics, Anna can't shake the feeling that maybe her own fairytale ending isn't all that she'd hoped for.

ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2010. When the abandoned strays from a local dogs' home are matched with brand new owners, it turns out it might not just be the dogs who need rescuing. Rachel's aunt has left her a house, a Border Collie and, despite knowing nothing about dogs, a crowded kennel. But since her life has collapsed she's not sure she can deal with any more lost souls. Zoe's ex-husband has given their children a puppy. The kids are in love, but she's the one stuck training Toffee the impossible Labrador. She's nearly at the end of her tether - until Toffee leads her to a handsome doctor . . . Meanwhile Natalie and Johnny's marriage hasn't been easy since they started trying for a baby. But is a fridge-raiding, sofa-stealing Basset hound like Bertie really the child substitute they're looking for? As the new owners' paths cross on the town's dog-walking circuits, their lives become interwoven. And they - and their dogs - learn some important lessons about loyalty, companionship and unconditional love . . .

'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily MirrorA RUTHLESS ENEMY.

Magická novela o životě, lásce a chuti jídel, které mohou proměnit i vás. Lilian má vášeň pro vaření už od dětství. Tehdy si poprvé uvědomila, že její zájem může být i něčím víc. Vaření je totiž spjato nejen s různými druhy chutí, sama příprava může být zároveň i magií. Příběh sleduje osudy osmi studentů, kteří chodí pravidelně každé pondělí do Lilianiny restaurace na kurzy vaření. Brzy ale vysvitne, že každý hledá kromě lekcí vaření ještě něco jiného. Mladá matka Claire bojuje s požadavky své rodiny, italská designérka Antonia se snaží adaptovat na život v Americe, Tom se pokouší vypořádat se smrtí své ženy… Kolorit kurzů vaření vytváří hlavní postava – šéfkuchařka Lilian, která učí své studenty zvládat přípravu náročných pokrmů. Prostřednictvím chutí a vůní se ale s lidmi děje něco zvláštního. Brzy zjišťují, že díky způsobům přípravy jídel se dozvídají cosi nového i sami o sobě a světě kolem nich.

When Last The Vampire Lestat Was Seen, He Was Rising From The Dead In Present-Day New Orleans To Walk Again Among Anne Rice'S Unforgettable Undead. Now Lestat Lives Again, But In A Twilight World Of Music And Memory. His Charismatic Friend Louis De Pointe Du Lac Is Tortured By The Memory Of The Child Vampire, Claudia, Whom He Loved And Lost. He Calls On Merrick, Young And Gorgeous Mixed-Race By-Blow Of The Rich New Orleans Mayfair Clan. To Save Louis' Sanity, Merrick Must Use Her Black Witchcraft To Call Up The Ghost Of Claudia - However Dangerous This May Be. There Are Other Mayfair Spirits Who Will Not Lie Still, And Her Search Takes Her Close To The Edge, Through Blood And Terror, Ritual And Violence. Sweeping From New Orleans To The Brazilian Jungle And The Island Of Haiti, This Is Vampire Literature At Its Most Tantalising, Sexy And Irresistible.

Morto carbonizzato sul sagrato della cattedrale di Saint Patrick, a New York: questa era la fine che tutti credevano avesse fatto il vampiro Armand, immolatosi sotto i raggi del sole nascente. Invece Armand è sopravvissuto e, dopo essere stato curato da due giovani mortali, è pronto a raccontare al vampiro-biografo David Talbot la sua vita, lunga oltre cinquecento anni. Bello come un angelo, Armand ha l’aspetto di un eterno adolescente; tuttavia, dietro quell’eterea sembianza, si celano una vicenda colma di violenze, subite e inflitte, e un’anima tormentata e profondamente inquieta. Dalle steppe russe alla Venezia più misteriosa, la vita di Armand è stata sempre marchiata dal talento e dalla ribellione, fino all’incontro con Marius, il Maestro, colui che gli offrirà la conoscenza e l’immortalità, colui che lo salverà dall’abisso e lo condannerà in eterno...

Lestat is back, saviour and demon, presiding over a gothic story of family greed and hatred through generations, a terrifying drama of blood lust and betrayal, possession and matricide. Blackwood Farm with its grand Southern mansion, set among dark cypress swamps in Louisiana, harbours terrible blood-stained secrets and family ghosts. Heir to them all is Quinn Blackwood, young, rash and beautiful, himself a 'bloodhunter' whom Lestat takes under his wing. But Quinn is in thrall not only to the past and his own appetites but, even more dangerously, to a companion spirit, a 'goblin' succubus who could destroy him and others. Only the unearthly power of Lestat combined with the earthly powers of the Mayfair clan could hope to save Quinn from himself and his ghosts, or to rescue the doomed girl Quinn loves from her own mortality. Shocking, savage and richly erotic, this novel with the deceptively gentle title bring us Anne Rice at her most powerfully disturbing. Here are vampires and witches, men and women, demons and a doppelganger, caught up in a maelstrom of death and destruction, blood and fire, cruelty and fate.