They call them the Unadoptables but families come in all shapes and sizes. The remarkable. The extraordinary. The brave. Way back in the autumn of 1880, five babies are discovered at the Little Tulip Orphanage in most unusual circumstances. Those babies are Lotta, Egbert, Fenna, Sem and Milou. The vile matron calls the children "the unadoptables" but this talented gang of best friends know that their individuality is what makes them so special - and so determined to stay together. When a sinister gentleman tries to get them in his clutches, the children make a daring escape across the frozen canals of ... |
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Every empire demands revolution. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne. Through assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and Luca will haggle ... |
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Âòîðà êíèãà îò "Âåùèöèòå: Ïîëóíîù" ... È åäíà òàéíà, ïî-ñòðàøíà è âúëíóâàùà äîðè îò òîïëèíàòà íà äîìàøíîòî îãíèùå è åíèãìàòè÷íàòà àòìîñôåðà íà ñòàðîòî èìåíèå íà Ïúðâà óëèöà. È êîëêîòî ïî-äúëãî îñòàâà â ãðàäà, òîëêîâà ïîâå÷å íàðàñòâà èçêóøåíèåòî äà ðàçáåðå âñè÷êî çà òàéíñòâåíèÿ òúìíîêîñ ìúæ, çàáåëÿçâàí îò ìíîçèíà â ãðàäèíàòà. Ìúæúò, êîéòî å ñâúðçàí ñúñ ñåìåéñòâî Ìåéôåúð îò ñàìîòî íà÷àëî íà ðîäîâàòà èì èñòîðèÿ è ÷èåòî èìå íå áèâà äà ñå ñïîìåíàâà. Íî äàëè òàçè ïàãóáíà ñòðàñò ùå ñå îêàæå ïî-ñèëíà îò ïðåäóïðåæäåíèÿòà è îò ëþáîâòà? Àí Ðàéñ å àâòîð íà ãîòè÷åñêè è ðåëèãèîçíè êíèãè ñ íàä ñòî ìèëèîíà ïðîäàäåíè êîïèÿ ... |
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Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that's barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And there are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on every planet in the Solar System. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe - at least ... |
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Historical novel. ... The historical plot encompasses the period between 1840 and 1885. The crossing of the paths of people of different nationalities knits together the entire novel. Bulgarians, Romanians and Serbs support each other in their struggle for independence. They meet diplomats and the kings of European monarchies in order to obtain entreaties and favorable attitude towards nascent Bulgarian uprising and the Serbian-Turkish War. And so the geographical borders of the novel prove to be infinite. Britain with its "eternal and perpetual interests", is portrayed; France, torn apart by internal ... |
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A home full of love. A house full of secrets. Trevor found himself unable to resist the call home when he inherited a tumbledown cabin from his grandfather. He's come back to live the simple life but nothing here is simple. There's Callie, the sullen local teenager who seems to know more than she should about Trevor's grandfather's death. And there's Natalie, the deputy sheriff intent on making a point and lingering in Trevor's mind long after she's left his porch. In a bid to unravel Natalie and Callie's secrets and to find out what really happened to his grandfather, Trevor is about to ... |
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The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller. This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... She gave you everything. But what does she want in return? When Lizzie’s daughter Meg is given a life-saving heart transplant, Lizzie feels hugely grateful to the nameless donor. Then she receives a letter from the donor’s mother, Karen, asking to meet, and it seems like the least she can do. But as soon as Karen is welcomed into their lives, Lizzie feels something isn’t right. And before long, she can’t help but worry that by inviting Karen in, she might have put Meg in danger... ... |
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Êàðòîíåíàòà òàáåëêà îò "Simetro" å ïðåêðàñåí íà÷èí äà ñå ìîòèâèðàòå âñåêè äåí - ïîäõîäÿùà å çà äîìà, îôèñà èëè ëþáèìîòî çàâåäåíèå; çà âàñ, çà ïîäàðúê èëè ïðîñòî òàêà. Íà ãúðáà íà òàáåëêàòà èìà ñïåöèàëíî ìÿñòî çà íàäïèñâàíå, êîåòî ÿ ïðåâðúùà â îðèãèíàëíà ïîçäðàâèòåëíà êàðòè÷êà. Êúì íåÿ å ïðèêðåïåíà è âðúâ÷èöà, ñ êîÿòî ìîæå äà ñå çàêà÷à íà íàé-ðàçëè÷íè ìåñòà. Òàáåëêàòà å ñ ðàçìåðè 22 x 12 cm. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Sonnets" of William Shakespeare , a cycle of 154 linked poems, were first published in 1609. Filled with ideas about love, beauty and mortality, the sonnets are written in the same beautiful and innovative language that we have come to know from Shakespeare's plays. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man known as the "Fair Youth", while others are directed at a "Rival Poet", and a "Dark Lady". This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition contains all of the poems, which explore ... |
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Fire is like a rumour. You might think you've extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ... New school. Tick. New town. Tick. New surname. Tick. Social media profiles? Erased. There's nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the "incident". At least that's what she thinks ... until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of ... |
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Ñïåöèàëíè ñïîñîáè çà óñòàíîâÿâàíå è îñïîðâàíå íà ïðîèçõîäà îò áàùàòà. ... Ìàðèÿ Ï. Ïåòðîâà å çàâúðøèëà ñïåöèàëíîñò Ïðàâî â ÞÔ ïðè ÂÑÓ ×åðíîðèçåö Õðàáúð (1997 ã.). Ïðèòåæàâà ÎÍÑ äîêòîð â ïðîôåñèîíàëíîòî íàïðàâëåíèå 3.6. Ïðàâî ïî äîêòîðñêà ïðîãðàìà Ãðàæäàíñêî è ñåìåéíî ïðàâî (2020 ã.), ñ òåìà íà äèñåðòàöèîííèÿ òðóä Ñïåöèàëíè ñïîñîáè çà óñòàíîâÿâàíå è îñïîðâàíå íà ïðîèçõîäà îò áàùàòà, ñ íàó÷åí ðúêîâîäèòåë ïðîô. ä-ð Ñèìåîí Òàñåâ . Îò 1998 ã. å õîíîðóâàí, à ñëåä êîíêóðñ îò 2001 ã. ïîñëåäîâàòåëíî å íàçíà÷åíà êàòî ðåäîâåí àñèñòåíò, ñòàðøè àñèñòåíò è ãëàâåí àñèñòåíò ïî Ñåìåéíî è íàñëåäñòâåíî ïðàâî, Âåùíî ïðàâî è äð. ... |
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The Warden introduces us to the lives of some of the most beloved characters in all literature. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Margaret Drabble. Scandal strikes the peaceful cathedral town of Barchester when Septimus Harding, the warden of charitable foundation Hiram's Hospital, is accused of financial wrongdoing. A kindly and naive man, he finds himself caught between the forces of entrenched ... |
