Penelope: 837 books

Penelope Fitzgerald, the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Offshore’ and ‘The Blue Flower’, turns her attention to the remarkable life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones. ‘I mean by a picture a beautiful, romantic dream of something that never was, never will be, in a light better...

A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively—**a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect Look out for Penelope Lively’s new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories.** When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street,...

Kelly prende il raffreddore e per guarire dovrà indossare un cappottino dalle qualità straordinarie. Scopri che avventura vivrà insieme ai suoi amici. Penelope e la sua famiglia possiedono 12 gatti che accudiscono da oltre 10 anni. Le marachelle che combinano e le pose buffe che spesso assumono,...

**The first book in a much loved Italian travel memoir trilogy which also includes the delightful See Naples and Die and Girl by Sea. Winner of the Grollo Ruzzene Foundation Prize in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.** We've all dreamed of a new exotic life in a European city,...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a companion novel to Bully. This is Jared’s story.   Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or numb to all emotions? The past few years have been like that for me. Traveling between fury...

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing candour and in forensic detail. The...

'Looking out over the country, this country, where I was born and raised, I wonder what's going to become of us. Because this can't be the future, can it? Everyone just... changing the rules?' Roger thinks the world's gone mad. He hates his job, his ex-wife torments him and to top it all, his...

Penelope e la sua famiglia possiedono 12 gatti che accudiscono da oltre 10 anni. Le marachelle che combinano e le pose buffe che spesso assumono, l’hanno spinta a realizzare la sua prima serie di pubblicazioni per bambini. I tanti anni di convivenza, hanno fatto si che per ogni gatto si delineasse...

Ils étaient faits l’un pour l’autre… jusqu’au jour où ils se sont rencontrés Depuis plus de sept ans, Misha et Ryen échangent des lettres. Des lettres dans lesquelles ils se racontent, se livrent, se soutiennent. Une seule règle : ne jamais chercher à se rencontrer. Un interdit...

« Je l’ai lu deux fois – d’affilée… C’est la plus profonde, la plus sombre et la plus excitante aventure dans laquelle j’ai jamais été entrainée. » -Jay Crownover, auteur des series Bad et Marked Men Le grand début de la dark romance en France. Personne n'explore aussi bien...

When Penelope Gordon was headhunted to go and work in Doha, Qatar, her sole experience of the Middle East had been a brief luxury break in Dubai. Her husband Lionel, a much-travelled naval officer, was more blasé about the move, but neither was quite prepared for the experience that followed.Penelope...

We all want to fall in love and for it to last a lifetime. But life and wishes rarely coincide, so what happens when love dies and you’re the only one still holding onto broken dreams? In Iniquitous Solace – The Aftermath, we get a glimpse into the world of one such lovelorn poetess. Come...

«*Un romanzo d’amore in cui i protagonisti dividono la scena con le acute riflessioni dell’autrice sulla storia e sul destino... Un libro di grande fascino.*»The New York Times Book Review su La sorella di Cleopatra «*Una storia d’amore meravigliosa.*»The Observer su La sorella di...

Look out for Penelope Lively’s new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories. Man Booker Prize–winning novelist Penelope Lively’s latest masterpiece opens with a snapshot: Kath, before her death, at an unknown gathering, holding hands with a man who is not her husband. The photograph...