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And Notre Dame is Burning - Miriam Robinson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

And Notre Dame is Burning - Miriam Robinson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

I find myself wondering what would have happened if I had been more clear. If our relationship had not begun with this one tiny untruth. Time has flattened for Esther.Her storybook marriage begins, and ends, in the shadow of Notre Dame cathedral. Sifting through the ashes of their years together, a time now collapsed by grief, she finds a mismatched litany: mountain lions, a Paris bookshop, bad dancing, bad faith, marshland, prairieland, miscarriage, motherhood, bagels, Eve.In order to understand this new story, Esther seeks help - from generations of women, from a book about evolution, from a friendly philosopher/scientist with a solid grasp of the space-time continuum.Mostly, though, she writes - fragments, notes, letters - tracing a fine line between a story that soothes and one that suffocates; confronting the impossibility of communicating anything in the right way, at the right moment, to her daughter. Esther writes, and rewrites, until time slowly takes shape again. This extraordinary debut is an excavation of betrayal, of motherhood, of time and timelessness, of guilt and consequence, of love coming to an end. Told with dry wit and a startling ferocity, And Notre Dame is Burning heralds an urgent new voice in literary fiction.

DKK 182.00
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The Bee's Kiss - Barbara Cleverly - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

The Bee's Kiss - Barbara Cleverly - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

1926, and Joe Sandilands is back from India, enjoying the frantic pleasures of Jazz Age London. Yet, there is a darkness behind all that postwar gaiety. A woman has been discovered bludgeoned to death in her suite at the Ritz. A broken window and missing emerald necklace suggest that it is a burglary gone wrong. But the corpse is that of a much-respected member of the British establishment, Dame Beatrice Joliffe, one of the founders of the Wrens, and so Scotland Yard send Joe to conduct a swift enquiry. Her companion, an ex-chorus girl, falls from Waterloo Bridge at twilight. Two of the Dame''s clique of eager young Wrens commit suicide. All these deaths make Joe suspect that Beatrice has been killed by someone close to her but suddenly he finds that the case is closed and he is asked by his superiors to surrender his files. Against the background of the looming General Strike, and pressure from unseen governmental presences he struggles on, picking his way through the political panic and rebelling against authority, through to a shattering solution to the killings.

DKK 136.00
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Guidance from the Greatest - Gavin Mortimer - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Guidance from the Greatest - Gavin Mortimer - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

''We will overcome it [and] I hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any'' Her Majesty The Queen The Coronavirus pandemic forced the great British people to dig to the very depths of their resolve. It was during this crisis, the gravest crisis the country has faced since the Second World War, that members of the Greatest Generation - Tom Moore, Dame Vera Lynn, the Queen - proved vital reminders of the self-effacing stoicism required in times of emergency; to summon our ''Blitz spirit'' and to ''Keep Calm and Carry On''.Taking twelve qualities of the wartime generation, including fellowship, courage and integrity, and drawing on personal interviews with over two hundred Second World War veterans - from SAS officers to London firewomen to Dame Vera herself - Guidance from the Greatest shows us how we can improve our individual character and our collective approach to life. Guidance from the Greatest reminds us of all that is great about Britain and shows how we can build upon that greatness for the future.

DKK 153.00
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The Counterfeit Madam - Pat Mcintosh - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

The Counterfeit Madam - Pat Mcintosh - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Gil Cunningham had hoped that the first time he set foot in the brothel on the Drygate it would also be his last, but by the time all was settled he felt quite at home within its artfully painted chambers.The bawdy house, along with the neighbouring property and two more in Strathblane, are all part of a deal offered to Gil and his wife Alys by the forceful Dame Isabella. Her proposal also involves Gil''s young ward, and matters are further confused by an outbreak of counterfeit coins in Glasgow, which Gil has been ordered to investigate.Then Dame Isabella is found dead in strange circumstances, and the more Gil pursues the cause of her death, the more false coins he finds. And then the bawd-mistress, the enigmatic Madam Xanthe, gets involved and rumours circulate that the Devil is abroad in Strathblane. By the time Gil and Alys have untangled matters, some very surprising - and sinister - thing have come to light... Praise for Pat McIntosh''s Gil Cunnigham series: ''McIntosh''s characterisations and period detail are first rate'' - Publishers Weekly, starred review''The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed'' - Historical Novels Review''''Will do for Glasgow in the fifteenth century what Ellis Peters and her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the twelfth'' - Mystery Readers Journal

DKK 156.00
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Old New York - Edith Wharton - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Old New York - Edith Wharton - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Edith Wharton (1862-1937), the grande dame of American literature, was also a subtle and spirited critic of its society.These novellas, set in the New York of the mid-1800s are united by Edith Wharton''s compassionate and ironic vision. From Lewis Raycie, son of complacent plutocrats, who returns from his Grand Tour with Renaissance masterpieces only to be ridiculed and disinherited, to Lizzie Hazeldean, seen leaving a hotel with a man who is not her husband - honourable but unconventional people are sacrificed to the constraints of a society where appearances count for more than genuine goodness. Here is a fascinating insight into the world from which Edith Wharton came.

DKK 156.00
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The Mother's Recompense - Edith Wharton - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

The Mother's Recompense - Edith Wharton - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Edith Wharton (1862-1937), the grande dame of American literature, was also a subtle and spirited critic of its society.Twenty years earlier, Kate Clephane had exiled herself from husband, child and the rigidity of New York society because of her guilty elopement. Now, living quietly on the Rivera, she is overjoyed to be summoned home by her daughter, Anne. But back in the charmed circle, she finds post-war New York, though changed in many ways, still locked into petty and snobbish constrictions. This touching study of complex issues shows how Kate''s joy in being with Anne is soon threatened by the reappearance of the only man Kate had truly loved.

DKK 156.00
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Memento Mori - Muriel Spark - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Memento Mori - Muriel Spark - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Unforgettably astounding and a joy to read, Memento Mori is considered by many to be the greatest novel by the wizardly Dame Muriel Spark. In late 1950s London, something uncanny besets a group of elderly friends: an insinuating voice on the telephone informs each, "Remember you must die." Their geriatric feathers are soon thoroughly ruffled by these seemingly supernatural phone calls, and in the resulting flurry many old secrets are dusted off. Beneath the once decorous surface of their lives, unsavories like blackmail and adultery are now to be glimpsed. As spooky as it is witty, poignant and wickedly hilarious, Memento Mori may ostensibly concern death, but it is a book which leaves one relishing life all the more.

DKK 120.00
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How to Find the Career You've Always Wanted - Jonathan Black - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

How to Find the Career You've Always Wanted - Jonathan Black - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

From the Financial Times careers adviser, this book of wisdom will help you feel more empowered about your career. You can read it from beginning to end, or dive into specific sections for immediate advice on, for example, writing your CV. ''We will certainly be recommending the book to all our parents. It''s quite simply the best available'' - George Fussey, Head of Career Education, Eton College''One of the most practical and comprehensible career guides ever produced'' - Baroness Gillian Shephard How to Find the Career You''ve Always Wanted is made up of three sections: Stepping Back - What''s this all about? The bigger issues that frame the whole area of your career and jobs; looking down on your career map from 10,000 feet. Practicalities - What do I do on Monday morning? CVs, applications, interviews and all the other details on your map. Along the Way - Or, how do I keep going? How to cope with the hurdles and challenges that you might encounter while you''re travelling along your route It includes an extensive set of real examples to bring it all alive, and is grounded with helpful statistics and sociological research.Jonathan Black is Director of the Careers Service at the University of Oxford. He himself has had many different jobs, including: management consultant, professional publisher, co-found of a start-up company, finance director, aerospace engineer, computer salesman and strategy direct. In this book, he dispenses wisdom accrued in the course of a long and varied career, in which he has helped many thousands find the career of their dreams.''Indispensable, inviting and engaging'' - Prof Dame Carol Black, DBE, FRCP, FMedSci''A book about how to lead a happy life'' - James Hodgson, Bedford School''A uniquely powerful guidebook'' - Mark Byford, Egon Zehnder''The definitive careers guide'' - David Palfreyman, OBE''Wise, calming and pragmatic'' - Emma Jacobs, FT ''A true career design compendium'' - Caroline Konrad, Ryerson University''Winningly combines anecdotes, surveys and years of professional experience'' - Dr Tim Hands, Winchester School''Elegant, light and humorous style'' - Prof Dame Carol Black, DBE, FRCP, FMedSci''From an expert at the top of his game'' - David Palfreyman, OBE

DKK 127.00
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Bones in the Belfry - Suzette A. Hill - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Bones in the Belfry - Suzette A. Hill - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Having extricated himself from the embarrassment of murdering his lady parishioner, the Rev. Oughterard is now plunged into the traumas of art theft.Forced by the shady Nicholas Ingaza into being a fence for stolen paintings, he endures the investigative probings of terrifying female novelist and amateur sleuth, Maud Tubbly Pole, hell-bent on portraying him in her next novel.Haunted by the recent murder and fearful of exposure in his new role of ''receiver'', the Reverend blunders haplessly in a mesh of intrigue and risible deceit. As before, his antics are commented upon by his cat, the acidic Maurice, and redoubtable bone-grinding ally, the dog Bouncer. Praise for Suzette A. Hill: ''Perfect one-sitting summer read.'' Laura Wilson, Guardian''I think this is tremendous - amusing and professional'' Dame Beryl Bainbridge''E F Benson crossed with Jerome K Jerome'' The Times audiobooks review''This dry, funny British gem, with its eccentric cast of characters, will have readers laughing and eagerly awaiting the next episode'' Publishers Weekly''An intriguingly quirky read! And Maurice the cat is a very clever puss indeed!'' Leslie Phillips OBE

DKK 156.00
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Memento Mori - Muriel Spark - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Memento Mori - Muriel Spark - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Remember you must die. Dame Lettie Colston is the first of her circle to receive insinuating anonymous phone calls. Neither she, nor her friends, wish to be reminded of their mortality, and their geriatric feathers are thoroughly ruffled. As the caller''s activities become more widespread, old secrets are dusted off, exposing post and present duplicities, self-deception and blackmail. Nobody is above suspicion.Witty, poignant and wickedly hilarious, Memento Mori may ostensibly concern death, but it is a book which leaves one relishing life all the more. Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley ; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame

DKK 127.00
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One Fifth Avenue - Candace Bushnell - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

One Fifth Avenue - Candace Bushnell - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over Manhattan''s hippest neighbourhood, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort of building you have to earn your way into - one way or another.For the women in Candace Bushnell''s stellar new novel, One Fifth Avenue is at the heart of the lives they''ve carefully established, or hope to establish. There is Schiffer Diamond, a forty-something actress busily proving that women of style are truly ageless. There is spoiled, self-assured Lola, who is determined to launch herself into society and the arms of the right man by clawing a way into the building. Annalisa is the wife of a hedge fund manager and reluctant socialite, while bitter Mindy is married to an under-published writer and has been the family breadwinner for too long. And then there is Enid, the glamorous grande dame and gossip columnist, who has lived at One Fifth Avenue for decades, and sees everything there is to see from her penthouse view . . .

DKK 120.00
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Bone Idle - Suzette A. Hill - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Bone Idle - Suzette A. Hill - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Revd Francis Oughterard is in the grip of a blackmailer and under orders to steal a valuable figurine. Relief at success is short-lived when the theft backfires, and further skulduggery ensues. The Reverend''s efforts to distance himself from yet another murder lead to embarrassing complications for him and his pompous bishop, Horace Clinker. When things come to a head in the form of crazily menacing Victor Crumpemeyer, it is once again up to the Reverend''s world-weary cat, Maurice, and intrepid mongrel, Bouncer, to save his bacon. Praise for Suzette A. Hill: ''Perfect one-sitting summer read.'' Laura Wilson, Guardian''I think this is tremendous - amusing and professional'' Dame Beryl Bainbridge''E F Benson crossed with Jerome K Jerome'' The Times audiobooks review''Quite why this series should be charming, astringent and witty, instead of emetically twee, I am not sure, but it is entirely delightful'' Guardian''This dry, funny British gem, with its eccentric cast of characters, will have readers laughing and eagerly awaiting the next episode'' Publishers Weekly''An intriguingly quirky read! And Maurice the cat is a very clever puss indeed!'' Leslie Phillips OBE

DKK 146.00
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Stop the Clocks - Joan Bakewell - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Stop the Clocks - Joan Bakewell - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Joan Bakewell has led a varied, sometimes breathless life: she has been a teacher, copywriter, studio manager, broadcaster, journalist, the government''s Voice of Older People and chair of the theatre company Shared Experience. She has written four radio plays, two novels and an autobiography ­- The Centre of The Bed . Now in her 80s, she is still broadcasting. Though it may look as though she is now part of the establishment - a Dame, President of Birkbeck College, a Member of the House of Lords as Baroness Bakewell of Stockport - she''s anything but and remains outspoken and courageous. In Stop the Clocks , she muses on all she has lived through, how the world has changed and considers the things and values she will be leaving behind. Stop the Clocks is a book of musings, a look back at what she was given by her family, at the times in which she grew up - ranging from the minutiae of life such as the knowledge of how to darn and how to make a bed properly with hospital corners, to the bigger lessons of politics, of lovers, of betrayal. She talks of the present, of her family, of friends and literature - and talks too of what she will leave behind. This is a thoughtful, moving and spirited book as only could be expected from this extraordinary woman.

DKK 126.00
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Will She Do? - Eileen Atkins - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Will She Do? - Eileen Atkins - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

''She is the cur''s cods, the terrier''s testicles, the business. I will go farther and declare that Atkins is the finest actor appearing in the world right now'' - A. A. Gill Will She Do? is the story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in 1934 to an electric-meter reader and a seamstress, who was determined to be an actress.Candid and witty, this memoir takes her from her awkward performances in working-men''s clubs at six years of age as dancing ''Baby Eileen'', through the war years in London, to her breakthrough at thirty-two on Broadway with The Killing of Sister George , for which she received the first of four Tony Award nominations. She co-created Upstairs, Downstairs and wrote the screenplay for Mrs Dalloway (for which she won an Evening Standard Award) and at aged eighty-six, this is her first autobiographical work.Characterised by an eye for the absurd, a terrific knack for storytelling and an insistence on honesty, Will She Do? is a wonderful raconteur''s tale about family, about class, about youthful ambition and big dreams and what really goes on behind the scenes.Made a Dame in 1991, Eileen Atkins has been on American and British stage and screen since 1957 and has won an Emmy, a BAFTA and is a three-time Olivier Award winner; her theatre performances include The Height of the Storm, Ellen Terry, All that Fall and she has appeared in television and films ranging from Doc Martin to Cranford to The Crown.

DKK 141.00
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The Small Business Start-Up Workbook - Cheryl D. Rickman - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

The Small Business Start-Up Workbook - Cheryl D. Rickman - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

This practical and comprehensive workbook is packed with real-life case studies and practical exercises, checklists and worksheets, it provides a step-by-step guide to researching and formulating your business ideas, planning the right marketing strategies, and managing a team that will drive your vision forward with you. You''ll discover what, with hindsight, well-known entrepreneurs would have done differently, what their biggest mistakes have been and what they''ve learnt: Dame Anita Roddick, Julie Meyer, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Simon Woodroffe and others reveal their best and worst decisions and contribute their wisdom and tips for succeeding in business. You''ll learn how to: develop, research and plan "the idea"; design and create the right products and services; define and understand your customers and target audience; secure finance and manage cash flow and accounts; create a winning brand and marketing message; gain and retain customers; achieve competitive advantage; plan, create, launch and promote your website; and manage your business and time. This fresh approach to small business start-up also includes information and recommendations on making your business ethical and socially responsible, along with exercises to help build self-confidence and visualize success. Contents: Introduction; 1. Where to Begin - What''s the Big Idead; 2. What to Do and Sell - Opportunities, Products and Services; 3. Who and Where? Researching Your Market, Target Audience and Opportunity; 4. Who Are You? Defining Your Brand; 5. How to Plot Your Findings and Map Out Your Future; 6. How Much? Figuring Out the Finance: Costs, Funding, Grants and Loans; 7. How to Sell - Marketing and Selling Your Products and Services; 8. How to Sell - The Importance of Good Customer Service; 9. How to Behave - The Case for Ethical Business and Social Responsibility; 10. Your Website - Planning and Creating a Website that Works; 11. Your Website - Launching and Promoting; 12. How to Manage And Grow - Tips from the Top; 13. Lessons from Leaders in Business; 14. The Ultimate Business Start-Up Checklist; 15. Uaseful Resources for Small Business Start-Ups;

DKK 148.00
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Seven Lively Suspects - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Seven Lively Suspects - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

One murder case. Seven suspects. Three amateur sleuths with the smarts to solve any mystery . . . __________________________________________ It''s a baking hot British summer, and the sleepy town of Market Foxleigh is staging a crime writing festival... with the three Dahlias as guests of honour. After all, not only have Rosalind King, Caro Hooper and Posy Starling each played fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen, but they''re also making a name for themselves solving real-life murders too.The Dahlias are anticipating a weekend of cream teas, awards dinners and warm white wine... but before long they''re sleuthing together once again - this time helping a true crime podcast investigate a local cold case with a personal connection for one of the Dahlias.It''s been five years since Dahlia Lively fan Scott Baker was arrested for a murder that had eerie echoes of one of Dahlia''s fictional cases. It seemed like an open and shut case at the time, but the podcast team are convinced that the police got the wrong man.Can the three Dahlias help prove them right - and find the real killer? Whether you''ve read the whole series, or are discovering the Three Dahlias novels for the first time, this is the perfect murder mystery to escape into if you love Agatha Christie, Jessica Fellowes and Janice Hallett. __________________________________________ Praise for the Three Dahlias mysteries . . . ''Dame Agatha would approve'' DAILY MAIL ''An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies and three actresses all keen to catch the killer. Perfect weekend reading!'' JANICE HALLETT, author of THE APPEAL ''Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels in a hugely entertaining country house mystery'' THE TIMES ''A wonderful celebration of Golden Age crime. . . a read you can sink into, just like the perfect country house weekend'' S.J. BENNETT, author of THE WINDSOR KNOT ''A fun, 1930s style murder-mystery, which makes for perfect holiday reading'' WOMAN''S WEEKLY ''I loved it - witty, engaging and hugely enjoyable'' FRANCES BRODY, author of the Kate Shackleton series ''A cosy whodunnit told with modern flair'' YOURS

DKK 113.00
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She Speaks! - Harriet Walter - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

She Speaks! - Harriet Walter - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

'' It is STUNNING and I simply sat and read it right through, and shall start again at once. I had no idea that she is such a sensationally fine poet. Astonishing '' JOANNA LUMLEY'' Harriet Walter unpicks and re-centres the inner life and journey of these women as only one of our most talented and celebrated classical actors could. A must read! '' MAXINE PEAKE'' Bold and original . . . Anyone who cares about Shakespeare will want to own and share this book ''JAMES SHAPIRO, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare Dame Harriet Walter, renowned for her wonderful portrayals in Succession and Killing Eve among others, is one of Britain''s most esteemed Shakespearean actors. Now, having played most of the Bard''s female characters, audaciously she lets them speak their minds.With thirty new parts for Shakespeare''s women, written in ''Shakespearean'' verse and prose, Harriet Walter goes between the lines of the plays to let us hear what she imagines - sometimes playfully and sometimes searchingly - these women were really thinking. Gertrude tells Hamlet the unvarnished truth; Lady MacBeth has her regrets; Kate, the Shrew, challenges us; Juliet''s nurse challenges the nobility; Cleopatra''s handmaiden reveals her mistress''s secrets; Ariel is frightened of freedom; Ophelia surprises us; Olivia surprises herself; and the Witches have a good old rap.Harriet Walter herself says, ''I worship Shakespeare. His psychological insight is second to none but the mirror that he held up to nature reflected a predominantly male image of the world. I pondered the long shadow of his genius and tried to think of ways to let a little sunlight in on some of his women''s stories. I like to think he wouldn''t mind''.'' Harriet Walter''s years of inhabiting and imbibing so many of those great roles gives her a special licence to speak for them '' GREG DORAN, former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company'' An incisive, funny, mischievously subversive homage to Shakespeare''s heroines, written by one of mine '' MEERA SYAL'' With characteristic wit, compassion and fierce intelligence, she gives tantalising voice to the Bard''s female greats '' TAMSIN GREIG'' Effortlessly witty, charming, surprising, delightful. Clearly, Harriet Walter should have been in the writers'' room with us for Succession '' FRANCESCA GARDINER

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She Speaks! - Harriet Walter - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

She Speaks! - Harriet Walter - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

New parts for thirty of Shakespeare''s women, letting them speak their minds, written by famed stage and screen actress, Dame Harriet Walter DBE '' It is STUNNING and I simply sat and read it right through, and shall start again at once. I had no idea that she is such a sensationally fine poet. Astonishing '' JOANNA LUMLEY'' Bold and original . . . Anyone who cares about Shakespeare will want to own and share this book ''JAMES SHAPIRO'' With her gravitas, empathy, intellect and absolute belly laugh wit, the unheard voices soar. A real celebration of her life and art '' PHYLLIDA LLOYDDame Harriet Walter, renowned for her wonderful portrayals in Succession and Killing Eve among others, is one of Britain''s most esteemed Shakespearean actors. Now, having played most of the Bard''s female characters, audaciously she lets them speak their minds.Written in ''Shakespearean'' verse and prose, Harriet Walter goes between the lines of the plays to let us hear what she imagines - sometimes playfully and sometimes searchingly - these women were really thinking.Gertrude tells Hamlet the unvarnished truth; Lady MacBeth has her regrets; Kate, the Shrew, challenges us; Juliet''s nurse challenges the nobility; Cleopatra''s handmaiden reveals her mistress''s secrets; Ariel is frightened of freedom; Ophelia surprises us; Olivia surprises herself; and the Witches have a good old rap.Harriet Walter herself says, ''I worship Shakespeare. His psychological insight is second to none but the mirror that he held up to nature reflected a predominantly male image of the world. I pondered the long shadow of his genius and tried to think of ways to let a little sunlight in on some of his women''s stories. I like to think he wouldn''t mind''.'' Harriet Walter''s years of inhabiting and imbibing so many of those great roles gives her a special licence to speak for them '' GREG DORAN, former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company'' Harriet Walter unpicks and re-centres the inner life and journey of these women as only one of our most talented and celebrated classical actors could. A must read! '' MAXINE PEAKE'' Effortlessly witty, charming, surprising, delightful. Clearly, Harriet Walter should have been in the writers'' room with us for Succession '' FRANCESCA GARDINER'' An incisive, funny, mischievously subversive homage to Shakespeare''s heroines, written by one of mine '' MEERA SYAL'' With characteristic wit, compassion and fierce intelligence, she gives tantalising voice to the Bard''s female greats '' TAMSIN GREIG

DKK 190.00
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A Very Lively Murder - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

A Very Lively Murder - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

One murder mystery movie. Three Dahlias. And a whole cast of suspects... Ex-child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role - Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective movie. But things take a nightmare turn when a prop weapon is replaced with the real thing - with almost fatal consequences for her fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King. There's something very wrong on the set of The Lady Detective - which means it's time to call in Caro Hooper, so the three Dahlias can investigate. In between filming scenes, signing autographs for locals, photoshoots in London, talk show appearances and jetting off to France for an impromptu party, the three Dahlias do what they do best - surrupticiously sleuth. And very soon the evidence starts to point towards one particular co-star... But before they can prove it, another murder rocks the production. And this time, with a storm raging, the river flooded and the bridge washed out, there are no police to rely on so it's up to the three Dahlias to stop a murderer in their tracks... before another victim is claimed. Praise for Katy Watson 'An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies and three actresses all keen to catch the killer. Perfect weekend reading!' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal 'Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels in a hugely entertaining country house mystery' The Times 'Dame Agatha would approve' Daily Mail 'A wonderful celebration of Golden Age crime. . . a read you can sink into, just like the perfect country house weekend. You will definitely love Dahlia in all her guises by the end' S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot 'I loved it - witty, engaging and hugely enjoyable. A must for fans of classic mysteries' Frances Brody 'An affectionate homage to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and a wry nod to our continuing fascination with it. Great fun. Warm, ingenious and. . . lively!' L C Tyler 'A sprightly offering. . . a pleasant summer read' The Critic 'A pleasure to read from beginning to end' Shots 'A fun, 1930s style murder-mystery, which makes for perfect holiday reading' Woman's Weekly 'Perfect Holiday Read' Woman and Home 'Smartly executed with wit and a cunning plot' Peterborough Telegraph 'A cosy whodunnit told with modern flair' Yours

DKK 168.00
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A Lively Midwinter Murder - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

A Lively Midwinter Murder - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

''Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: Atmospheric, ingenious and fun!'' Ian Moore ''An unputdownable read'' Woman''s Own ''A cracking Christmas mystery with all the spine tingling trappings of a Scottish castle by the sea. What more can you ask for?'' S J Bennett ''This great story glitters and shines like the most beguiling Christmas ornament'' J M Hall ''An absolute treat of a read!'' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal ''Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels . . . hugely entertaining'' The Times ''Dame Agatha would approve'' Daily Mail First comes love . . . then comes murder A high society Christmas Eve wedding at a remote Scottish castle sounds like the perfect winter getaway for the three Dahlias and their partners - until a snowstorm hits, cutting them off from the mainland, and civilisation. Which, of course, is when the dead body of one of the other guests turns up in the snow outside the family chapel. A dead body wearing a wedding dress and a stolen diamond necklace...The Dahlias were ready for mulled wine, roaring fires, and romance this Christmas. Now, they''re on the hunt for another murderer. And if their suspicions are right, it looks like the wedding may be off ... ''A glorious winter read, perfect for snowy afternoons by the fire with a mulled wine and a couple of mince pies. The three Dahlias are enchanting'' Lisa North Praise for Katy Watson ''A truly entertaining crime novel in the Three Dahlias series, very much in the Agatha Christie tradition, and I hope this series will continue'' Shots Magazine ''Fiendeshly clever'' Bucks Herald ''Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels in a hugely entertaining country house mystery'' The Times ''A wonderful celebration of Golden Age crime. . . a read you can sink into, just like the perfect country house weekend. You will definitely love Dahlia in all her guises by the end'' S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot ''I loved it - witty, engaging and hugely enjoyable. A must for fans of classic mysteries'' Frances Brody''An affectionate homage to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and a wry nod to our continuing fascination with it. Great fun. Warm, ingenious and. . . lively!'' L C Tyler''A sprightly offering. . . a pleasant summer read'' The Critic ''A pleasure to read from beginning to end'' Shots''A fun, 1930s style murder-mystery, which makes for perfect holiday reading'' Woman''s Weekly ''Perfect Holiday Read'' Woman and Home ''Smartly executed with wit and a cunning plot'' Peterborough Telegraph ''A cosy whodunnit told with modern flair'' Yours

DKK 162.00
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Taut Lines - Cameron Pierce - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Taut Lines - Cameron Pierce - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

THE PERFECT FATHER''S DAY GIFT! Since the earliest writings of civilization, people have been writing about fish and the pursuit of them. Taut Lines is a book of the present with regular forays into the past, reflecting not on where we''re going, but where we''ve come from.As all anglers know, the fish themselves are only half of fishing. Finding peace, spirituality, or a sense of belonging in nature; the meditative tranquility that settles into the mind and body as you cast into the waters for hours on end; the companionship or, alternately, the solitude: these are some of the things that hook anglers as much as the fish. They are all explored in this book.In the name of variety, coverage has been extended to some fishes typically overlooked in fishing anthologies, up to the great white shark from Jaws , the most famous (and feared) fish in all of film and literature. There are as many types of fishing literature as there are fishermen. One of these is humorous stories about the follies that inevitably plague anglers. Several stories of this type are to be found in Taut Lines , including Rudyard Kipling''s ''On Dry-Cow Fishing as a Fine Art'' and Eric Witchey''s ''Bats, Bushes, and Barbless Hooks.'' Fishing is more than folly, however, and so many of the stories tackle more personal and profound subjects. Kevin Maloney''s ''Soldiers By the Side of the Road'', Gretchen Legler''s ''Border Water'', and Gabino Iglesias''s ''Fourteen Pounds Against the World'' are just three of many heartbreaking essays which prove that while fishing is an effective medicine for grief and loss, it can also lead to contemplations of death and mortality, both the fish''s and our own. A passion for angling is most often passed down through families, and so many of the pieces in Taut Lines examine familial dynamics in relation to fishing, like ''Fish'' by Judith Barrington and ''Unsound'' by Nick Mamatas. There are great stories of big fish by angling legends such as Jeremy Wade, Bill Heavey, and Zane Grey, along with stories of daring rescues (''The Man in the Fish Tote'' by Tele Aadsen) and war (''I Used to Be a Fisherman'' by Weston Ochse), alongside a new modernized version of the first text written about sportfishing, ''Treatise of Fishing with an Angle'' by Dame Juliana Berners and ''Fishing for a Cat'' by Francis W. Mather, perhaps the earliest known essay devoted to catfish angling. There are also some long-lost classics, like former Atlantic editor Bliss Perry''s ''Fishing with a Worm''.

DKK 155.00
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A Deadly Night at the Theatre - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

A Deadly Night at the Theatre - Katy Watson - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

Murder is waiting in the wings... Posy and Caro are both back treading the boards in London''s theatre district, starring in two very different plays. Rosalind has returned to the city to catch their opening weeks, but she can''t help but notice some tensions between the other two Dahlias - perhaps around Caro''s new friendship with her co-star, Luke Burrows, who seems to have a history with Posy that the youngest Dahlia''s not keen to talk about. But before Rosalind can get to the bottom of what''s going on with the others, Luke is found dead. Worse, his body is found in Posy''s dressing room - with Posy standing over it, her hands covered in his blood.The theatre world is in uproar, but the cast of the two plays have closed ranks. Posy needs her fellow Dahlias to prove her innocence - but first she has to convince them that she didn''t do it...The play''s the thing... but when all their suspects are actors, how can the Dahlias tell what''s real, and what''s just theatre? Praise for Katy Watson ''A truly entertaining crime novel in the Three Dahlias series, very much in the Agatha Christie tradition, and I hope this series will continue'' Shots Magazine '' Will please those who liked the opening book'' The Critic ''Fiendeshly clever'' Bucks Herald ''An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies and three actresses all keen to catch the killer. Perfect weekend reading!'' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal ''Celebrates and gently satirises Golden Age crime novels in a hugely entertaining country house mystery'' The Times ''Dame Agatha would approve'' Daily Mail ''A wonderful celebration of Golden Age crime. . . a read you can sink into, just like the perfect country house weekend. You will definitely love Dahlia in all her guises by the end'' S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot ''I loved it - witty, engaging and hugely enjoyable. A must for fans of classic mysteries'' Frances Brody''An affectionate homage to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and a wry nod to our continuing fascination with it. Great fun. Warm, ingenious and. . . lively!'' L C Tyler''A sprightly offering. . . a pleasant summer read'' The Critic ''A pleasure to read from beginning to end'' Shots''A fun, 1930s style murder-mystery, which makes for perfect holiday reading'' Woman''s Weekly ''Perfect Holiday Read'' Woman and Home ''Smartly executed with wit and a cunning plot'' Peterborough Telegraph ''A cosy whodunnit told with modern flair'' Yours

DKK 120.00
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