The House of Fortune - Jessie Burtonová

The House of Fortune - Jessie Burtonová

The House of Fortune is the sequel to Jessie Burton’s million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist. Set in the golden city of Amsterdam in 1705, it is a story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young woman’s determination to rule her own destiny.Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and is

The House of Fortune - Jessie Burtonová

Thea Brandt is about to turn eighteen, and at the theatre in Amsterdam's golden city centre she has met the love of her life. At home, the Brandt family faces ruin, and Thea's aunt Nella is convinced the only solution is to find Thea a wealthy husband among the city's elite. As Thea and Nella clash

Muse (Burton Jessie)(Paperback / softback)

From Jessie Burton, author of the million-copy international bestseller The Miniaturist, comes a glittering, seductive and utterly enthralling novel about art, identity, and the hidden power within us all

Confession (Burton Jessie)(Paperback / softback)

The sensational Sunday Times bestseller from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.When Elise Morceau meets the writer Constance Holden, she quickly falls under her spell. Connie is sophisticated, bold and alluring - everything Elise feels she is not

Medusa - Jessie Burtonová, Olivia Lomenech Gill

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But

Confession (Burton Jessie)(Paperback)

The sensational new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being

Medusa (anglicky) - Jessie Burtonová

If I told you that I'd killed a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the how, what happened next? Monster. Man-hater. Murderess. Forget everything you've been told about Medusa. Internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton flips the script in this astonishing retelling

The Little House (Burton Virginia Lee)(Pevná vazba)

Seventy-five years ago, Virginia Lee Burton created the Little House, and since then generations of readers have been enchanted by the story of this happy home and her journey from the pleasures of nature to the bustling city, and back again. In celebration of this beloved classic's seventy-fifth

The Restless Girls (Burton Jessie)(Paperback)

A dazzling, feminist fairytale from the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. This inspirational story about family, sisterhood, imagination and bravery is a modern classic to be handed down from mother to daughter for generations 'A fierce fairytale for the rebel girl' KIRAN MILLWOOD

Medusa (anglicky) - Jessie Burtonová

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But

Daughter of Fortune (Allende Isabel)(Paperback / softback)

A magnificent sweeping tale from the international bestselling author of 'The House of the

Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt Arthur T.)(Paperback)

Wall Street Journal BestsellerFor fans of Downton Abbey, a real-life American version of the Crawley family--Fortune's Children is an enthralling true story that recreates the drama, splendor, and wealth of the legendary Vanderbilts.Vanderbilt: The very name is synonymous with the Gilded Age. The

The Miniaturist (Burton Jessie)(Paperback)

Now a television miniseries, as seen on Masterpiece on PBSSet in seventeenth century Amsterdam--a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion--a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant.'There is

Restless Girls - Deluxe Slipcase Edition (Burton Jessie)(Pevná vazba)

Miniaturist (Burton Jessie)(Paperback / softback)

The sensational debut novel that became a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller and took the world by

The Muse - Jessie Burtonová

A picture hides a thousand words . . . On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she arrived from Trinidad five years ago, she has been

Blackberry and Wild Rose - A gripping and emotional read (Velton Sonia)(Paperback / softback)

For fans of Jessie Burton and Tracy Chevalier, a rich historical debut set among the Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields in the late 18th

House of the Spirits (Allende Isabel)(Paperback / softback)

As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Set in an unnamed Latin American country over three generations, The House of the Spirits is a magnificent epic of a proud and passionate family, secret loves and violent

The Little House (Burton Virginia Lee)(Paperback)

This picture book about the changes that come to a little house is beautiful and timeless.The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer...In 1942, Virginia Lee Burton created The Little House, and since then generations of readers have been enchanted by

Rules of the Ruff (Lang Heidi)(Pevná vazba)

Twelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle's house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and--not content with being ignored all summer--she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on

The Fortune of the Rougons - Émile Zola - e-kniha

eBook:,La Fortune des Rougon (The Fortune of the Rougons), originally published in 1871, is the first novel in Émile Zola's monumental twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. The novel is partly an origin story, with a large cast of characters - many of whom become the central figures of later

Holky proti holkám - Jessie Burtonová, Bonnie Burtonová

Určitě víš, jaké to je, když se k tobě kamarádka otočí zády. Většinu z nás někdo někdy pomlouval, ignoroval, otravoval, štval online. Někdo má dokonce zkušenost s vyhrožováním nebo napadením. Možná si taky přiznáš, když se do sebe upřímně zadíváš, že i ty někdy

The Fortune of the Rougons (Zola Emile)(Paperback)

The Fortune of the Rougons is the first in Zola's famous Rougon-Macquart series of novels. In it we learn how the two branches of the family came about, and the origins of the hereditary weaknesses passed down the generations. Murder, treachery, and greed are the keynotes, and just as the Empire

Burton on Burton, 2nd Revised Edition (Burton Tim)(Paperback)

A revised edition of the only book to explore the unique brilliance of director Tim Burton's work, including a new chapter on the making of Sleepy Hollow.Still only in his thirties, Tim Burton has established himself in the past fifteen years as one of the great visionaries of film. With the Batman