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Demon Copperhead
Een beeldend en episch verhaal over een jongen die opgroeit te midden van armoede en drugsverslaving Damon Fields, het zoontje van een alleenstaande tienermoeder, woont in een trailer in de bergen van de zuidelijke Appalachen. Hij heeft hetzelfde koperkleurige haar als zijn overleden vader, aan wie hij ook de bijnaam ‘Demon Copperhead’ te danken heeft. Afgezien van goede looks, bijtende humor en overlevingsdrift zit hem weinig mee in het leven. Zijn moeder worstelt met haar verslaving aan pijnstillers. Nadat ze in het ziekenhuis terechtkomt met een overdosis, belandt Demon in het ene na het andere pleeggezin. Hij krijgt te maken met kinderarbeid, verwaarlozing en mishandeling, en met de gevolgen van de opiatencrisis die grote delen van de VS treft. Toch is er ook hoop als blijkt dat hij talent heeft voor American football. Zijn geluk is echter van korte duur. Wanneer hij geblesseerd raakt en zware pijnstillers krijgt, dreigt de cyclus van verslaving in zijn familie zich te herhalen. Maar zelfs op het dieptepunt overheerst zijn wil om te overleven. De indrukwekkende roman waarvoor Barbara Kingsolver terecht de Pulitzer Prize en de Women’s Prize for Fiction kreeg Al meer dan 15.000 exemplaren verkocht in Nederland en Vlaanderen Pers en boekverkopers ‘Een verbluffende en verslavende roman.’ VPRO Gids ‘Zeer overtuigende en indrukwekkende contemporaine variant op de autobiografische roman van Charles Dickens. Ja, die Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was terecht.’ de Volkskrant ‘Wat een cadeau om al in maart een van de boeken van het jaar gepresenteerd te krijgen.’ ***** De Standaard ‘Kingsolver maakt maatschappelijke kwesties knap aanschouwelijk en voelbaar, in een plot vol (mis)avonturen die onweerstaanbaar voortdendert.’ Het Parool ‘Demon Copperhead laat met humor en compassie het gebrek aan keuzes van de onderklasse zien.’ Trouw ‘Heel begrijpelijk dat Barbara Kingsolver juist voor deze roman haar eerste Pulitzer Prize ontving.’ De Morgen ‘Demon Copperhead is een magistrale roman.’ Nieuwsblad ‘Een roman als een aanklacht tegen armoede. Kingsolver is een rasverteller.’ Margot Osse, Boekhandel De Omslag ‘Een rauwe, onthutsende, aangrijpende, prachtige, meeslepende roman. Door de fijne vertelstem van Demon, zijn humor, intelligentie en overlevingsdrang, is het geen deprimerend boek, wel een dat je nog lang bijblijft.’ Monique Eskens, Boekhandel De Drvkkery ‘Boeiend aan Demon is dat hij hartverwarmend goed is en altijd het positieve wil zien.’ Suzanne Willekens, Boekhandel Den Boer
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
A beautiful collection of seasonal stories inspired by the Christmas carol, from the Sunday Times No. 1 Bestselling AuthorThe air glitters with hope as the snowy village of Merrywake celebrates the Christmas season after the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars.As the Viscount's famous Twelfth Night Ball draws closer, many of the villagers have a story to tell - we meet a lovelorn vicar and kindly maid reunited after a misunderstanding, three sisters vying for the hand of a dastardly duke, two servants hiding a dangerous secret and a solider making his way home, unsure of the welcome he might receive. As their tales braid together, we see life and love in the village from belowstairs to high society.Reimagining each of the traditional carol's gifts, and written in tribute to Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, The Twelve Days of Christmas is a collection of festive tales filled with seasonal cheer and heart-warming characters. Will the challenges and mysteries that the Viscount's guests encounter be resolved by the night of the ball?'Kind, heartwarming historical fiction at its most glorious...Witty, delightful and hugely satisfying...the perfect gift' Kate Griffin 'A glorious treat...uplifting, poignant and astutely observed, this felt like being whirled away into a Regency ball' Naomi KelseyClever, funny and heartfelt... I found myself laughing and crying along with the characters. It's the perfect comfort read. Fans of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer will love it' Theresa HowesReaders love Susan:'So addictive... the perfect mix of historical fiction, mystery, fantasy and romance''Wonderfully atmospheric''A beautifully written piece of historical fiction''Crackles with danger and mystery... a joy to read''An utterly magical book full of secrets, love and hope''Beautifully written, gripping and evocative'
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Vigil
**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**'The first must-read book of the year' Vogue'Resonates deeply in our fractious, selfish age' Independent'One of America's most distinguished and original writers' SpectatorOrder the latest book from the Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo - a playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the nextWhat a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . . Not for the first time - in fact, for the 343rd time - Jill 'Doll' Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others. For powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it. isn't it? As death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals - alive and dead - materialise, birds swarm the dying man's room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning. In this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?Vigil was no. 10 in the Sunday Times Hardback Fiction chart and no. 1 in the New York Times Hardcover Fiction chart, w/e 1 February
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A Tale of Two Cities
'Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; - the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!'Described by Dickens as 'the best story I have written', A Tale of Two Cities interweaves thrilling historical drama with heartbreaking personal tragedy. It vividly depicts a revolutionary Paris running red with blood, and a London where the poor starve. In the midst of the chaos two men - an exiled French aristocrat and a dissolute English lawyer - are both redeemed and condemned by their love for the same woman, as the shadow of La Guillotine draws closer.
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Hard Times
The Penguin English Library Edition of Hard Times by Charles Dickens 'Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else' Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humility' Mr Bounderby, and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery. And, as their fortunes cross with those of free-spirited circus girl Sissy Jupe and victimised weaver Stephen Blackpool, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognise the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in the English language, from the eighteenth century and the first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
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Dubliners
A collection of stories that range from a child grappling with the death of a fallen priest, to a young woman's dilemma over whether to elope to Argentina with her lover, to the dance party at which a man discovers just how little he really knows about his wife.
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Sense and Sensibility (Vintage Classics Austen Series)
Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society.
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Classic Ghost Stories
Spooky Tales from Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, M.R. James and many moreCharles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novel A Study in Scarlet (1887). Henry James was born on 15th April 1843 in Washington Place, New York to a wealthy and intellectual family and as a youth travelled between Europe and America. His first novel, Watch and Ward, was published in 1871 after first appearing serially in Atlantic Monthly. After a brief period in Paris, James moved first to London and then later to Rye in Sussex. He became a British citizen in 1915 to declare his loyalty to his adopted country as well as to protest against America's refusal to enter the war on behalf of Britain. Henry James was a prolific writer and critic and from around 1875 until his death he maintained a strenuous schedule of publications in a variety of genres: novels, short story collections, literary criticism, travel writing, biography and autobiography. He died in 1916. Edith Wharton was born in New York City on January 24, 1862. Edith married Teddy Wharton, who was 12 years older. They lived a life of relative ease with homes in New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Edith became a prolific writer and produced over 40 books in 40 years. Edith divorced Teddy in 1912, having no immediate heirs, and never married again. She was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Yale University, and a full membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her novels became so popular that Ms. Wharton was able to live comfortably on her earnings the rest of her life. Edith continued to write until a stroke took her life in August 1937.
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The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories
A fantastically rich - and beautiful - anthology that's teaching me a lot
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David Copperfield
Chronicles David Copperfield's extraordinary journey through life, as he encounters villains, saviours, eccentrics and grotesques, including the wicked Mr Murdstone, stout-hearted Peggotty, formidable Betsey Trotwood, impecunious Micawber and odious Uriah Heep.
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implications of this are.
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The Household
The utterly captivating, page-turning Sunday Times bestseller from the author of THE FAMILIARS'Absorbing' Sunday Times'Acutely observed and beautifully written' Daily MailTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, SET AGAINST CHARLES DICKENS' HOME FOR FALLEN WOMENThe house she was promised, is the first clean page in a new book for girls like her .
€ 13,95