The Autumn of the Ace - Louis de Berniéres

The Autumn of the Ace - Louis de Berniéres

De Bernieres is a singular, cherishable voice' Mail on Sunday From the master of historical fiction, this book follows an unforgettable family after the Second World War. Some bonds are hard to break... Daniel Pitt was an RAF fighter in the First World War and an espionage agent for the SOE in the

The Autumn of the Ace - Louis de Berniéres

Louis de Bernieres is the master of historical fiction which makes you both laugh and cry. This book follows an unforgettable family after the Second World War.Daniel Pitt has seen a lot of action. He was an RAF fighter in the First World War and an espionage agent for the SOE in the Second. Now

Red Dog (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

The enchanting story of a very remarkable dog from the author of the bestselling Captain Corelli's Mandolin. 'In early 1998 I went to Perth in Western Australia in order to attend the literature festival, and part of the arrangement was that I should go to Karratha to do their first ever literary

Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

While the economy of his small South American country collapses, President Veracruz joins his improbable populace of ex-soldiers, former guerrillas, unfrocked priests and reformed - though by no means inactive - whores, in a bizarre search for sexual fulfilment. | But for Cardinal Guzman, a man

Birds Without Wings (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia - a town in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully for

Partisan's Daughter (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Chris is bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage. In his forties, he's a stranger to the 1970s youth culture of London, a stranger to himself on the night he invites a hooker into his car.Roza is Yugoslavian, recently moved to London, the daughter of one of Tito's partisans. She's in

War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

'Surreal and hilarious' IndependentEnter Louis de Bernieres' magical, tragic and hilarious South American odyssey. When the spoilt and haughty Dona Constanza tries to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, she starts a running battle with the

So Much Life Left Over (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Rosie and Daniel have moved to Ceylon with their little daughter to start a new life at the dawn of the 1920s, attempting to put the trauma of the First World War behind them, and to rekindle a marriage that gets colder every day. However, even in the lush plantation hills it is hard for them to

Senor Vivo & The Coca Lord (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Dionisio Vivo, a South American lecturer in philosophy, is puzzled by the hideously mutilated corpses that keep turning up outside his front door. To his friend, Ramon, one of the few honest policemen in town, the message is all too clear: Dionisio's letters to the press, exposing the drug barons,

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR'A true diamond of a novel, glinting with comedy and tragedy' Daily MailIt is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying

Prach, čo padá zo snov - Louis de Berniéres

Louis de Bernières je autorom slávneho románu Mandolína kapitána Corelliho. V roku 1993 ho Granta Magazine označil za jedného z dvadsiatich najlepších britských autorov. Sestry McCoshové vyrastajú počas krátkych šťastných rokov eduardovskej éry v priam idylickom vidieckom

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be

Notwithstanding - Stories from an English Village (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a

Perched: Feleksan Onar (de Bernires Louis)(Pevná vazba)

This exhibition companion explores the aesthetic and political concepts inherent in Feleksan Onar's glass artworks. Onar's work draws on her own personal history as well as collective memory, dealing with notions of identity, constructed narratives, historical relations, and the effects of politics

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (de Bernires Louis)(Paperback)

Kefalonia, 1941. Captain Corelli, an enigmatic young Italian officer, is posted to the idyllic Greek island as part of the Axis occupying forces. Shunned by the locals at first, he proves to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician. The captain is soon thrown together with Dr Iannis's

Labels and Other Stories (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Louise de la Valliere (Dumas Alexandre)(Paperback)

Louise de la Valli re is the middle section of The Vicomte de Bragelonne, or, Ten Years After. Against a tender love story, Dumas continues the suspense which began with The Vicomte de Bragelonne and will end with The Man in the Iron Mask. Set during the reign of Louis XIV and filled with

The Secret of the Rosary (St Louis de Monfort)(Paperback)

2018 Reprint of 1954 Edition. In this book St. Louis De Monfort explains the rosary and its power in short sections called Roses, each being about one or two pages long. Each Rose discusses a separate aspect of the Rosary and is addressed to a different cross section of the audience, e.g. priests

The Secret of the Rosary (Grignion de Montfort St Louis)(Imitation Leather)

The Secret of the Rosary is an enlightening translation of the classic book by St. Louis Grignion de Montfort, the great Marian writer who nurtured Pope St. John Paul II's devotion to Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus. At 240 pages and enhanced by a beautiful Dura-Lux cover, this excellent

Citadel of God: A Novel about Saint Benedict (de Wohl Louis)(Paperback)

Another of the popular historical novels by the distinguished de Wohl, telling the dramatic story of St. Benedict, the father of Western monasticism, who played such a major role in the Christianization and civilization of post-Roman Europe in the sixth century. De Wohl weaves an intricate

Autumn Journal (MacNeice Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Written between August and December 1938, Autumn Journal is still considered one of the most valuable and moving testaments of living through the thirties by a young

The Secret of Mary (Louis de Montfort)(Paperback)

2017 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Considered by many to be one of the greatest single books of Marian spirituality ever written, Secret of Mary is St Louis de Montfort's classic statement on the spiritual way to

The Bread Book (De Gouy Louis P.)(Pevná vazba)

Written by Master Chef Louis P. DeGouy, one of the world's greatest cooks, this book is an invaluable addition to the shelf of any chef--or anyone who takes eating seriously. Amateur and professional cooks alike with an interest in breads and baked goods will be delighted to find over 500 recipes

The Way to Nirvana (La Valle Poussin Louis de)(Paperback)

Louis de La Vall e Poussin (1869-1938) was a Belgian scholar who specialised in studies of Buddhism and the Indian subcontinent. Originally published in 1917, this volume contains the substance of the Hibbert Lectures for 1916, which were delivered by La Vall e Poussin at Manchester College,