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Frank McAllister has become wealthy in England, where he has lived for thirty years. He has a house in Notting Hill, a house in the New Forest, and a house near Cape Town. But more and more he feels alienated in England. As the book opens, he is preparing to go to South Africa with his lover, Nellie, and waiting anxiously for his daughter, Lucinda, to arrive from California, where she has been in rehab. Frank is a descendant of the Boer leader, Piet Retief, who was murdered by the Zulu king Dingane, along with all his followers, in 1838. He has been an icon of Afrikaners ever since. Frank's Afrikaner cousin, Jaco, has become moderately famous on YouTube for having faced down a huge white shark. He is now in America, where he has joined the Scientologists. His chaotic and violent life spills over on to Frank. He is drawn into a world of violence and delusion that is to threaten the family

Fifteen seasonal stories, including "The Night Before Christmas," "The Christmas Tree that Went Walking," "Why the Top Sings," "The Star Angel," "Old Mother Bear's Christmas Stocking," "The Story of Baby Gretel," and other tales, with the original illustrations from the 1926 edition.

Richie Cathar's father, Alaric, was a renaissance man: an intellectual, explorer, archaeologist and historian. He was also a man of the sixties: a fantasist, absentee parent and drug abuser. Alaric named his son after his hero, Richard, Coeur de Lion, but left him little when he died apart from conflicting memories. Now Richie, thirty-something, is in search of his own role... Following his father's trail to the Holy Land to research the Art of the Medieval Latin Kingdom, Richie's quest - to uncover the fate of Christianity's most sacred relic and the truth about his father - takes him from the high-table intrigue of Oxford to the imposing Crusader castles of Jordan, and into a passionate love affair with Noor, a Canadian-Arab journalist, whose fate will become entwined with Richie's own. Shot through with Justin Cartwright's trademark sharp observation and heartbreaking drama, Lion Heart is a thrilling, romantic and original work from one of our finest novelists.

Románový vhled do horních vrstev britské společnosti, tradiční anglické bankéřské rodiny, kterou sice také semele ekonomická krize, ale rodina to díky svému vlivu a kontaktům na politiky uhraje ve svůj prospěch. Starobylá banka Tubal & Co. má možná v nepořádku aktiva a zahardovala si s důvěrou, kterou do ní vložila klientela, ale přece jen tradiční anglická značka, spjatá s historií, solidností a noblesou, pořád něco znamená. Kdo ví – třeba o ni projeví zájem fi nanční šíbři ve Spojených státech? Těm se však pozlacené bulíky na nos věšet nedají...

David Cross is surrounded by secrets. When his wife Nancy was alive he kept secrets from her and now that she is dead, he must hide his new happiness from his children, Lucy and Ed. But they too have their troubles: Ed's marriage is in trouble, Lucy is being stalked by her ex-boyfriend, and both worry that their father will find a new partner.

A stunning new novel from the author of The Promise of Happiness

Charles Judd is contemplating the turns his life has taken, while his wife struggles with the latest fish recipe. Two of their children are keeping it all together. Their daughter Juliet, is being released from prison in New York after a sentence for art theft. Now, all five members of the family try to come to terms with the return of Juliet.

The Whitbread-shortlisted novel from the bestselling author of THE PROMISE OF HAPPINESS

Familiengeheimnisse und andere Abgründe Die Judds waren eine glückliche Familie mit erfolgreichen Kindern. Vor allem Tochter Juliet, promovierte Kunsthistorikerin und Expertin bei Christie's in New York, verkörperte den Erfolg schlechthin. Bis die Geschichte mit den gestohlenen Tiffanyglasfenstern passierte. Für ein gefälschtes Gutachten wanderte Juliet zwei Jahre ins Gefängnis. Nun wird sie entlassen, und das erste Wiedersehen der Familie steht bevor ... „Einer der besten Romanciers unserer Zeit“ (The Guardian)

From Justin Cartwright, this is a novel of English life and family love.