sebold a lucky
Sebold A. Lucky
In Lucky, a memoir long-hailed for its blistering honesty and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was irrevocably changed when, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, she was raped and beaten inside a tunnel near her campus. In this same tunnel, a girl had been raped and dismembered. By comparison, Alice was told by police, she was lucky.Though Alice’s friends and family try their best to offer understanding and support, in the end it is Alice’s formidable spirit which resonates most in these pages. In a narrative both painful and inspiring, Alice Sebold shines a light on the true experience of violent trauma. Sebold’s redemption turns out to be as hard-won as it is real.
627 Руб.
Sebold A. Lucky
In Lucky, a memoir long-hailed for its blistering honesty and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was irrevocably changed when, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, she was raped and beaten inside a tunnel near her campus. In this same tunnel, a girl had been raped and dismembered. By comparison, Alice was told by police, she was lucky.Though Alice’s friends and family try their best to offer understanding and support, in the end it is Alice’s formidable spirit which resonates most in these pages. In a narrative both painful and inspiring, Alice Sebold shines a light on the true experience of violent trauma. Sebold’s redemption turns out to be as hard-won as it is real.
627 Руб.
Sebold A. The Lovely Bones
My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man from our neighborhood. My mother liked his border flowers, and my father talked to him once about fertilizer.This is Susie Salmon. Watching from heaven, Susie sees her happy, suburban family devastated by her death, isolated even from one another as they each try to cope with their terrible loss alone. Over the years, her friends and siblings grow up, fall in love, do all the things she never had the chance to do herself. But life is not quite finished with Susie yet . . . The Lovely Bones is a luminous and astonishing novel about life and death, forgiveness and vengeance, memory and forgetting - but, above all, about finding light in the darkest of places. .
807 Руб.
Sebold A. The Lovely Bones
The internationally bestselling novel that inspired the acclaimed film directed by Peter Jackson. With an introduction by Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles. My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In heaven, Susie Salmon can have whatever she wishes for - except what she most wants, which is to be back with the people she loved on earth. In the wake of her murder, Susie watches as her happy suburban family is torn apart by grief; as her friends grow up, fall in love, and do all the things she never had the chance to do herself. But as Susie will come to realize, even in death, life is not quite out of reach . . . A luminous, astonishing novel about life and death, memory and forgetting, and finding light in the darkest places, Alice Sebolds The Lovely Bones became an instant classic when it was first published. There are now over ten million copies in print. It inspired the film starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Saoirse Ronan.
1538 Руб.
Sebold A. The Lovely Bones
My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man from our neighborhood. My mother liked his border flowers, and my father talked to him once about fertilizer.This is Susie Salmon. Watching from heaven, Susie sees her happy, suburban family devastated by her death, isolated even from one another as they each try to cope with their terrible loss alone. Over the years, her friends and siblings grow up, fall in love, do all the things she never had the chance to do herself. But life is not quite finished with Susie yet . . . The Lovely Bones is a luminous and astonishing novel about life and death, forgiveness and vengeance, memory and forgetting - but, above all, about finding light in the darkest of places. .
807 Руб.
Sebold A. The Lovely Bones
The internationally bestselling novel that inspired the acclaimed film directed by Peter Jackson. With an introduction by Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles. My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In heaven, Susie Salmon can have whatever she wishes for - except what she most wants, which is to be back with the people she loved on earth. In the wake of her murder, Susie watches as her happy suburban family is torn apart by grief; as her friends grow up, fall in love, and do all the things she never had the chance to do herself. But as Susie will come to realize, even in death, life is not quite out of reach . . . A luminous, astonishing novel about life and death, memory and forgetting, and finding light in the darkest places, Alice Sebolds The Lovely Bones became an instant classic when it was first published. There are now over ten million copies in print. It inspired the film starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Saoirse Ronan.
1538 Руб.
Sebold A. The Lovely Bones. Милые кости
Действие романа происходит в одном из штатов США - Пенсильвании - в 70-х гг. ХХ века. Четырнадцатилетняя Сьюзи становится жертвой серийного убийцы, умело скрывающегося под маской добропорядочного гражданина, живущего по соседству. Заключённая между мирами, Сьюзи наблюдает за тем, как её трагическое исчезновение меняет судьбу друзей и родных. Веря в невозможное, она отчаянно пытается хоть на мгновение вернуться в мир живых, чтобы помочь разоблачить убийцу и исполнить своё самое заветное желание... Для широкого круга изучающих английский язык. Текст сокращён и адаптирован. Уровень Intermediate. . .
319 Руб.
Sebold A. The Lovely Bones. Милые кости
Действие романа происходит в одном из штатов США - Пенсильвании - в 70-х гг. ХХ века. Четырнадцатилетняя Сьюзи становится жертвой серийного убийцы, умело скрывающегося под маской добропорядочного гражданина, живущего по соседству. Заключённая между мирами, Сьюзи наблюдает за тем, как её трагическое исчезновение меняет судьбу друзей и родных. Веря в невозможное, она отчаянно пытается хоть на мгновение вернуться в мир живых, чтобы помочь разоблачить убийцу и исполнить своё самое заветное желание... Для широкого круга изучающих английский язык. Текст сокращён и адаптирован. Уровень Intermediate. . .
319 Руб.
June Jason Narwhal Adventure!
Sugar crusted sea shells! Lucky, Ruby, and the whole Fin-tastic Four are entering a very special baking competition with their new undersea bestie Nelia the Narwhal. Ruby really wants to win, and Lucky really wants to help her. Lucky has a treasure trove of magical seashells and a special mission: Share the Magic. So that's just what he's going to do for Ruby, to help make her treats the best and biggest Mermicorn Island has ever seen. But Lucky might just have a whale of a problem on his hooves!
1275 Руб.
Donoghue Emma Room
A number-one bestseller, Room was published in 2010 to ecstatic reviews around the world and quickly became a word-of-mouth sensation. It has won or been shortlisted for more than a dozen awards (including shortlistings for both the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize) and has sold more than a million copies. Room is the story of Ma and Jack. They live in a single, locked room. Five-year-old Jack loves watching TV, but he knows that nothing he sees on the screen is truly real -- only him, Ma and the things in Room. Until the day Ma admits there's a world outside ...In 2012 Picador celebrated its 40th anniversary. During that time we have published many prize-winning and bestselling authors including Bret Easton Ellis and Cormac McCarthy, Alice Sebold and Helen Fielding, Graham Swift and Alan Hollinghurst. Years later, Picador continue to bring readers the very best contemporary fiction, non-fiction and poetry from across the globe.
1164 Руб.
June Jason Too Many Dolphins!
Lucky the mermicorn has a special talent for finding just the right kind of magic to help his friends. So when Echo the dolphin needs extra dolphins to enter the Perfect Pearl Path Scavenger Hunt, Lucky swims to her rescue. By using a new, fin-credible shell that can multiply anything, Lucky creates extra Echos. But extra dolphins soon become more than even the Fin-tastic Four can handle! The dolphin copies are causing all kinds of chaos, all over Mermicorn Island. Lucky has to put a stop to it-before the real Echo takes all the blame!
1184 Руб.
Rix Megan Lizzie and Lucky. The Mystery of the Disappearing Rabbit
Join Lizzie and Lucky on another mystery-solving adventure - this time at a magic show! Perfect for fans of Holly Webb and Anisha, Accidental Detective. Young detective Lizzie and her puppy, Lucky, are off to a magic show. But during the performance, a world-famous rabbit disappears - and not on purpose! Can Lizzie and Lucky find Rudy the rabbit, get to the bottom of who stole him, and why? With charming illustrations throughout, and fun activities to try!
1360 Руб.
Collins Jackie The Santangelos
A vicious hit, a vengeful enemy, a drug addled Colombian club owner and a sex crazed Italian family… the ever powerful Lucky Santangelo has to deal with them all. Meanwhile Max - her teenage daughter - is becoming the"It" girl in Europe's modeling world. And her Kennedyesque son, Bobby, is being set up for a murder he didn't commit. But Lucky can deal. Always strong and unpredictable, with her husband Lennie by her side, she lives up to the family motto - Never fuck with a Santangelo. Lucky rules … the Santangelos alwayscome out on top. The Santangelosis an epic family saga filled with love, lust, revenge and passion.
1576 Руб.
Escott John Lucky Break (+CD)
Tom breaks his leg in a football game - it's not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again-and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?
737 Руб.
Sebold Alice The Lovely Bones
My name was Salmon, like the fish, first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man from our neighborhood. My mother liked his border flowers, and my father talked to him once about fertilizer' This is Susie Salmon, speaking to us from heaven. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets. There are counsellors to help newcomers to adjust, and friends to room with. Everything she wants appears as soon as she thinks of it - except the thing she wants most: to be back with the people she loved on earth. From heaven, Susie watches. She sees her happy suburban family implode after her death, as each member tries to come to terms with the terrible loss. Over the years, her friends and siblings grow up, fall in love, do all the things she never had the chance to do herself. But life is not quite finished with Susie yet. The Lovely Bones is a luminous and astonishing novel about life and death, forgiveness and vengeance, memory and forgetting. It is, above all, a novel which finds light in the darkest of places, and shows how even when that light seems to be utterly extinguished, it is still there, waiting to be rekindled.
775 Руб.
Sebold Alice The Lovely Bones
Действие романа происходит в одном из штатов США - Пенсильвании - в 70-х гг. ХХ века. Четырнадцатилетняя Сьюзи становится жертвой серийного убийцы, умело скрывающегося под маской добропорядочного гражданина, живущего по соседству. Заключённая между мирами, Сьюзи наблюдает за тем, как её трагическое исчезновение меняет судьбу друзей и родных. Веря в невозможное, она отчаянно пытается хоть на мгновение вернуться в мир живых, чтобы помочь разоблачить убийцу и исполнить своё самое заветное желание... Для широкого круга изучающих английский язык. Текст сокращён и адаптирован. Уровень Intermediate.
331 Руб.