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One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss.

When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost 20 years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.

Eastern Roman Empire, AD 310. In the shadow of Emperor Diocletian’s anti-Christian edicts, Demitria makes a meager living harvesting coral and pearls for a merchant who turns a blind eye to her faith. By night, Demi goes upriver with her brother, Theseus, to obtain provisions for fellow believers in the port city of Myra. While willing to risk her own life to ensure others are safe and fed, Demi lives with a desperate fear for those she loves and carries secret shame over her greatest failure.

Crumbling castles shrouded in secrets, ghostly skeletons cloaked in black veils, and innocent maidens held in the gravest of danger: the clich‚d tropes of gothic romance fill the mind of Catherine Morland, the young, naive, but warm-hearted heroine of Jane Austen's parody of the popular fiction of her time.

Theodor Fontane's best-known novel is published in simple language for the first time. Theodor Fontane's best-known novel is published in simple language for the first time. It largely complies with the ISO 24495-1:2023 plain language standard. We have also largely adapted it for plain language. The content is also typographically designed to be particularly reader-friendly. The book is suitable for readers with limited reading ability, English as a second language or with cognitive impairments.

India, 1947. In un villaggio rurale del Bengala vivono tre sorelle, figlie di uno stimato medico. Priya, intelligente e idealista, è decisa a seguire le orme del padre, nonostante la società la disapprovi. Deepa, la bella, è determinata a fare un matrimonio che porti alla sua famiglia felicità e prestigio. Jamini, devota e acuta, con passioni più profonde di quello che rivela, è una talentuosa artista del kantha, un tipo di ricamo tradizionale. La loro è una casa di amore e sicurezza, un rifugio dagli eventi violenti che stanno prendendo forma nella nazione.

The brand new heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls series perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Elaine Everest

Alison Larkin thought it would be romantic to be loved by a lord, and her wealthy aunt granted her a Season in London to meet the ton. Unfortunately, the first eligible gentleman who came in her way was Philip Trevelyan—a man without a title but with all the right qualifications to win Miss Larkin’s heart!

Porstmouth, mars 1943. April, qui s'était engagée avec son amie Paula dans les forces féminines de la Royal Navy, est contrainte de quitter la base militaire et l'armée, où elle avait trouvé une mission qui lui plaisait et l'amour dans les bras d'un séduisant GI. Rejetée par sa mère et confrontée à un avenir incertain, elle se réfugie à Cliffehaven, sur la côte sud-est de l'Angleterre, où son oncle Stan est chef de gare. Sur place, elle emménage à la pension du Bord de mer.

In Regency London, the only way for a woman to succeed is to beat men at their own game. So when Mary Anne Clarke seeks an escape from her squalid surroundings in Bowling Inn Alley, she ventures first into the scurrilous world of the pamphleteers. Her personal charms are such, however, before long she is noticed by the Duke of York. With her taste for luxury and power, Mary Anne, now a royal mistress, must aim higher. Her lofty connections allow her to establish a thriving trade in military commissions, provoking a scandal that rocks the government and brings personal disgrace.

Philip Wyndham nunca ha envidiado a su hermano mayor por ser el heredero de Edenbrooke. Prefiere ser dueño de su destino y vivir sin las obligaciones que dicha posición impone. Sin embargo, cuando su hermano fallece de manera inesperada, su vida se pone patas arriba y su deber le obliga a dejar de lado la vida con la que siempre había soñado. Entre otras cosas, deberá casarse y, por tanto, buscar una esposa adecuada.

En la Inglaterra de 1820 la única carrera para la mujer es casarse. Pero Kate Worthington conoce su corazón y sabe bien que nunca lo hará. Su plan es viajar a la India, aunque solo sea para encontrar la paz que le pide su espíritu inquieto y para escapar de una familia a la que aborrece. Sin embargo, su entrometida madre tiene otros planes para ella, así que le plantea un trato: podrá ir a la India, sí, pero solo tras haber conseguido —y rechazado— tres propuestas de matrimonio.

¿Cómo puede ser que en un pueblo no esté permitido bailar? ¿De qué va a vivir allí un profesor de baile? Alec Valcourt es profesor de baile y el hombre de la familia. Junto a su madre y su hermana se muda a un remoto rincón de Devonshire, un lugar donde empezar de nuevo. Pero eso va a resultar difícil: la matriarca del pueblo ha prohibido el baile. Pero ¿por qué? Sin embargo, su hija, Julia Midwinter, parece convertirse en su mejor aliada, aunque la verdad es que no sabe si fiarse mucho…

Dicen que la venganza es un plato que se sirve frío, pero las cosas no siempre salen como esperamos. Kian no contaba con la irresistible personalidad de Amy y la resolución de su corazón. Y debajo de la dureza del carácter de Kian, ella descubre una ternura que la conmueve irremediablemente.

Balthazar and his siblings are living the good life in the utopian community of Canoga, New York, where they have a degree of sexual and intellectual freedom few men—and even fewer women—have ever known. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. When their father dies, the Hale siblings discover two disheartening truths. First, they have an older brother none of them knew existed. Second, this stranger is not only the heir to an English dukedom, he's also their new legal guardian.

Corre el año 1732 en Gotemburgo, Suecia, y Jess Van Sandt sabe muy bien que el suyo es un mundo de hombres. Convencida de que su padrastro le está escamoteando la herencia que es suya por derecho, se decide a impedirlo. Y la solución se presenta en forma de un escocés muy atractivo, Killian Kinross, que ha sido él mismo desheredado por su abuelo. En un intento de recuperar su fortuna, le propone un matrimonio de conveniencia.

Un malentendido que rompe los lazos de la amistad, impulsa a lady Natalie a encontrar el amor de su vida. Su padre ha organizado su matrimonio con un conde al que no conoce, pero ella lo que de verdad desea es ser libre para conseguir al hombre de sus sueños. Durante una fiesta de Navidad, descubre que el hombre que tanto desea ha acudido. Así que, trama un plan para seducirlo. ¿Conseguirá lady Natalie liberarse de su compromiso, seducir a lord Knightly y pasar una Navidad inolvidable?

While Wolf is contemplating whether or not he wishes to continue taking on investigations, it seems that the dowager has taken the matter into her own hands and is investigating a case independently. But why has she gone missing from her home for two nights and what mischief has she got herself into? Tracking down the elderly woman takes Tabitha and Wolf into some of the darkest, most dangerous corners of the city.

1º Premio Leer y Leer - Dos monjes irrumpen en la monotonía de un poblado acostumbrado a esperar la batalla que nunca llega. Estamos en la España medieval, y la lucha contra el enemigo musulmán es inminente y constante a la vez: una tensa calma que solo se ve quebrada por las escaramuzas violentas entre cristianos y sarracenos. Los monjes arriban con un pedido de auxilio: que Brunegilda, hija de una prominente familia del poblado, sea rescatada del enemigo infiel que ha tomado el lejano castillo donde vive retirada y de donde los religiosos han escapado casi por milagro.