Sara Caraffini Knihy

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.

S Tehuti a Bekatou, dcerami královny Lostris, putuje Taita na Krétu, kde se princezny mají v zájmu Egypta vdát za Nejvyššího Mínose, tajemného krále, jehož podobu nikdo nezná, protože stále nosí masku posvátného býka. Když na Krétě vybuchne sopka, čeká Taitu a jeho přátele těžký úkol: obě dívky mají být obětovány k usmíření bohů. Román navazuje na Řeku bohů 1.

Každý, kdo viděl film Čokoláda, velmi dobře ví, že nic nerozvíří poklidné vody francouzského maloměsta tak jako příchod nové osoby. Snad o tom angličtí manželé neměli tušení, snad byli příliš velcí snílci, aby doufali ve vlídné příjetí… Zvěst o tom, že zájezdní hostinec koupili nějací přivandrovalci z Anglie, obrátí život ve Fogas vzhůru nohama. Místní mají jasno: ty dva mezi sebe nepřijmou a do hostince chodit nebudou. Vždyť každý přece ví, že od Angličanů se nedá čekat nic než naprostá kulinářská katastrofa! Nejrázněji jedná starosta Papon, kterého pobouřila zejména skutečnost, že hostinec nezískal jeho příbuzný. V domnění, že ho všichni obyvatelé Fogas bezvýhradně podporují, rozehraje velkou hru, která má jediný cíl: vyštípat ty dva cizáky z města. Brzy však vyjde najevo, že mezi starousedlíky nepanují zdaleka idylické vztahy. Starobylé městečko ovládnou intriky a pomluvy, na jejichž konci už není nic takové, jaké bývalo.

Beyond high iron gates fastened shut with a length of chain, lies the stark, beautiful Trawbawn. Here, haunted by a dark, mysterious past and largely ignored by the villagers of nearby Skibbereen, lives the frail Lydia Beauchamp. But old Ma Beauchamp's private existence is interrupted when a stranger arrives.

When Anna's husband dies of anaphylactic shock, from a bee sting she cannot believe it was an accident, nor can she believe that he has left her penniless. But she is not alone for long. From the author of MARY, MARY.

Lilly and Val, friends from childhood, reveal their feelings, secrets, and recipes through a series of letters, until a misunderstanding separates them for years and a death forces them to decide if they want to reconcile.

Oxford, Biblioteca di Bodlean, 2007. Elizabeth Staveley non crede ai suoi occhi quando, tra le pagine di un antico libro di astronomia, scopre il frammento di una pergamena vecchia di quattrocento anni. Ha il colore dell'ambra ed è fragile come una foglia d'autunno. Racconta una storia proibita. Una storia rimasta nascosta per secoli che conduce nei quartieri segreti di Istanbul... Costantinopoli (antica Istanbul), 1599. Inglesi, francesi e veneziani competono tra di loro per rafforzare le relazioni diplomatiche e commerciali con il nuovo sultano dell'impero ottomano, Paul Pindar è un ricco mercante, in missione a Costantinopoli per conto della Regina d'Inghilterra. Ha il compito di portare al sultano un magnifico regalo, uno splendido orologio musicale. Ma mentre procedono i negoziati, la sua attenzione viene attirata da una voce sempre più insistente...