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Плиш и Плум. Две собачки
Вильгельм Буш
«…О, ужас! Гадкие щенки, В тарелки сунув языки, Лакают громко молоко… Представить сцену нелегко!…»
Путешествия Гулливера
Джонатан Свифт
Пересказ для детей необычайных приключений Лемюэля Гулливера в фантастической стране Лилипутии и в удивительной стране великанов – Бробдингнег. Для среднего школьного возраста.
Самые лучшие английские анекдоты / The Best English Jokes
Коллектив авторов
Хотите быстро расширить свой словарный запас, освоить разговорную лексику, познакомиться с живой английской речью? Читайте короткие рассказы, шутки, занимательные истории. В книжке подобраны анекдоты и шутливые рассказы, которые превратят...
Радость поутру. Брачный сезон. Не позвать ли нам Дживса? (сборник)
Пелам Гренвилл Вудхаус
Самый известный, самый популярный, самый любимый читателями всего мира вот уже много десятилетий британский юмористический цикл. Цикл, каждое из произведений которого, будь оно романом, повестью или рассказом, – настоящий эталон неподражаемого...
Кошка. Полная инструкция по дрессировке и уходу
Кейт Фримен
Много тысяч лет мы – кошки – оттачивали самый необходимый в жизни навык – быть незаменимыми и лучшими на свете. Веками это искусство передавалось в устной форме, ведь мы не можем писать – у нас лапки. Но сегодня новое поколение котят может без...
Собака. Полная инструкция по дрессировке и уходу
Кейт Фримен
Помнишь, как часто тебе вслед летели тапочки и обидные слова, когда ты что-то сделал не так? Помнишь, как искренне ты хотел угодить, но был понят неправильно? Помнишь, как ты жалобно скулил, мечтая о маленькой подсказке, о мини-руководстве «Как...
Записки Хендрика Груна из амстердамской богадельни
Хендрик Грун
Несколько жизнерадостных и остроумных жильцов амстердамского дома престарелых организуют клуб СНОНЕМ (“Старые, но не мертвые”), совершают совместные “самоволки” – увеселительные поездки, борются с самоуправством директрисы и всеобщей скукой,...
Предвестник весны (сборник)
О. Генри
«Маленькие люди» в большом Нью-Йорке заботятся друг о друге, переживают, встречаются и расстаются. Жизнь чаще всего преподносит им сюрпризы, и все идет не так, как бы они хотели. Каждая новелла неисправимого романтика и самого блестящего...
How to Fall in Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush
Nichola Smalley
A fresh, hilarious and compulsively readable love story with the most wonderful kernel of truth to it. An uplifting and clever read for fans of Graeme Simsion and Marian Keyes.Julia is looking for Mr Right, but Ben is more Mr...
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Christmas bestseller is back with an unforgettable holiday romance
Julia Williams
A cosy Christmas tale perfect for the festive season…Christmas with the family. Cosy, relaxing…and a total nightmare?Driving home for Christmas, Beth has everything she wants. The kids and the house, the career and the husband. So why is it that...
Christmas At The Caf?: Christmas at the Gingerbread Caf? / Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread Cafe / Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread Caf? / Wish Upon a Christmas Cake
Rebecca Raisin
Curl up by a roaring fire with a delicious cup of mulled wine and enjoy two festive winter warmers, for the price of one!A Gingerbread Cafe ChristmasChristmas is the season the Gingerbread Caf? was made for and owner Lil has every recipe down,...
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
Jonas Jonasson
It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have...
The Infinite Monkey Cage – How to Build a Universe
Robin Ince
The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to...
Bonkers: A Real Mum's Hilariously Honest tales of Motherhood, Mayhem and Mental Health
Olivia Siegl
A Real Mum’s Hilariously Honest Tales of Motherhood, Mayhem and Mental Health‘You see, pre-motherhood I had this image of the sort of motherhood I was going to have. Happy, confident and in total control, breezing through my perfect new mum...
Challenge Accepted!: 253 Steps to Becoming an Anti-It Girl
Celeste Barber
‘Prepare to laugh’ – Reese Witherspoon253 steps to becoming an anti-it girl.Funny woman, Instagram star and international comedy sensation, Celeste Barber’s Challenge Accepted! is a raucous, hilarious and outspoken guide to life, unwanted gas...
Christmas at the Log Fire Cabin: A heart-warming and feel-good read
Catherine Ferguson
Curl up by the fire this Christmas with the ebook bestseller Catherine Ferguson.When Poppy’s boyfriend Harrison proposes the week before Christmas and gives her twelve days to decide, she doesn’t know what to do. With the festive season in full...
Cloudy with a Chance of Love: The unmissable laugh-out-loud read
Fiona Collins
‘Hilariously engaging and kept me smiling throughout!’– Rachel’s Random Reads (top 1000 Amazon Reviewer)Every cloud has a silver lining when it comes to love…Weather forecaster Daryl Williams never minded the fact that she had a big bottom. It’s...
Covent Garden in the Snow: The most gorgeous and heartwarming Christmas romance of the year!
Jules Wake
‘A delicious Christmas delight’ – Sunday Times bestseller Katie FfordeThe perfect Christmas romance for fans of Karen Swan.Tilly Hunter has fabulous friends, her dream job as a make-up artist with a prestigious opera company and Felix, her kind...
Four Bridesmaids and a White Wedding: the laugh-out-loud romantic comedy of the year!
Fiona Collins
‘Pure unadulterated fun. A joy to read.’– Rachel’s Random Reads (top 500 Amazon reviewer)Don’t tell the bride!Rose, Sal and JoJo have been looking forward to their best friend Wendy’s hen party for ages. A relaxing spa break is the perfect way...
Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
Sofie Hagen
A searing and impassioned debut from comedian Sofie Hagen – who urges us to fight back and reframe our toxic relationships with our bodies.Sofie Hagen has always been fat. But after years of struggling with her body image and subjecting herself...
Tied Up With Love: A feel-good, romantic comedy to make you smile
Holly Martin
‘We’re from KMW. Do exactly as you’re told and you won’t get hurt…'Being grabbed off the street, blind folded, tied up and thrown into a van was not what Izzy expected to happen when she stepped out the door that morning. But when an accidental...
It’s Not Me, It’s You
Jon Richardson
‘I loved Jon’s book. It’s even better than the real thing because you can’t hear his voice.’ Michael McIntyre
A control freak looks for love (women who leave wet teaspoons in sugar bowls need not apply).
‘I haven’t woken up with a cup of tea...
Jenny Colgan 3-Book Collection: Amanda’s Wedding, Do You Remember the First Time?, Looking For Andrew McCarthy
Jenny Colgan
A collection of three funny and heart-warming novels by Sunday Times bestselling author of LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY, Jenny ColganAMANDA’S WEDDINGAmanda’s old schoolfriends can’t believe it when the social-climbing queen of preen, Satan’s very...
Love Your Neighbour: A laugh-out-loud love from the author of One Day in December
Kat French
‘Laugh-out-loud fun with a real romantic heart’ MIRANDA DICKINSONPreviously published as Undertaking Love.“Try not to wheel any dead bodies across the pavement when the bride’s outside, OK?”When Marla Jacobs discovers that the vacant shop next...
Mum Face: The Memoir of a Woman who Gained a Baby and Lost Her Sh*t
Grace Timothy
In this wry, resonant and darkly funny memoir, journalist Grace Timothy explores a question most women will face at some point: if becoming a mother means the person you were before has gone; who exactly is left in its place?Best described as...
Mum in the Middle: Feel good, funny and unforgettable
Jane Wenham-Jones
‘Fresh, funny and wise’ Katie Fforde‘I love Jane’s writing!’ Jill Mansell‘feel-good’ Woman and HomeTess has downsized to a lively new town and is ready for “me” time. But her Zen-like calm is tested by her boomerang offspring, who keep...
My Perfect Stranger: A hilarious love story by the bestselling author of One Day in December
Kat French
Previously published as The Piano Man Project.Finding love isn’t always black and white… Full of laughs, heart-stopping romance and a hero to die for, this book is the only love story you need to take on holiday with you!Me: blonde, hopelessly...
Not Ready to Adult Yet: A Totally Ill-informed Guide to Life
Iain Stirling
Comedian Iain Stirling is best known as the brilliantly funny voice of the BAFTA-award winning smash hit Love Island. Despite his many accolades, and his mum telling him he’s her ‘special little soldier’ every day, Iain still struggles with...
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned”
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham, acclaimed writer-director-star of HBO and Sky Atlantic’s ‘Girls’ and the award-winning movie ‘Tiny Furniture’, displays her unique powers of observation, wisdom and humour in this exceptional collection of essays.“If I could take...
One Hot Summer: A heartwarming summer read from the author of One Day in December
Kat French
** A SIZZLING ROMP WITH A GREAT CAST OF CHARACTERS**Alice McBride’s husband Brad is super famous, totally gorgeous . . . and having an affair with his co-star. And now it’s splashed across all the newspapers.After kicking Brad out, Alice decides...
Perfect Match: a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy you won’t want to miss!
Zoe May
‘A must-read modern fairytale!’ Lisa DickensonCan you ever find true love online?Sophia Jones is an expert in all things online dating: the best sites, how to write a decent bio, which questions to ask and the right type of photos to use. The...
Playing by the Rules: The feel-good heart-warming and uplifting romance perfect for Valentine’s Day
Rosa Temple
On the 3rd of August, I died. Well, not literally, but it felt like my life was over. Melodramatic? Me? Just a teensy bit…When workshy socialite Magenta Bright learns that inheritance comes with one horrific condition, she mentally kisses...
Summer Secrets at the Apple Blossom Deli: A laugh out loud feel-good romance perfect for summer
Portia MacIntosh
The laugh-out-loud new novel from bestseller Portia Macintosh!Lily Holmes is ready for a fresh start. And there’s no better place to begin again than the idyllic seaside town of Marram Bay.All Lily wants to do is focus on making her new deli a...
Sweatpants at Tiffanie’s: The funniest and most feel-good romantic comedy of 2018!
Pernille Hughes
The knock out romantic comedy of the year!This brilliant, funny love story is perfect for fans of Jo Watson, Mhairi McFarlane and Zara Stoneley.True love packs a punch…‘Punchy, pacy and packed with wit and warmth’ Sunday Times bestseller Cathy...
A Beautiful Day for a Wedding: This year’s Bridget Jones!
Charlotte Butterfield
A wonderfully heartwarming and feel good novel about love in all its forms. Katie Fforde meets Lucy Vine! What could possibly go wrong?Wedding journalist Eve is over the moon when her three best friends and her brother all decide to get married...
e: A Novel
Matt Beaumont
An unforgettable first novel.Consisting entirely of staff emails, e spends a fortnight in the company of Miller Shanks, an advertising agency that scales dizzying peaks of incompetence. Among the cast are a CEO with an MBA from the Joseph Stalin...
Letters to the Lady Upstairs
Марсель Пруст
102 Boulevard Haussmann, an elegant address in Paris’s eighth arrondissement.Upstairs lives Madame Williams, with her second husband and her harp. Downstairs lives Marcel Proust, trying to write In Search of Lost Time, but all too often...
The Big Dreams Beach Hotel
Michele Gorman
‘Absolutely gorgeous’ Bestselling author Debbie JohnsonA heartwarming, cosy romance from Sunday Times bestselling author Michele Gorman, now writing as Lilly BartlettWriggle your toes in the sand and feel the warm breeze on your face when you...
Be Awesome: Modern Life for Modern Ladies
Hadley Freeman
Hadley Freeman, Guardian features writer and author of the popular ‘Ask Hadley…’ column, reminds the modern lady to ‘Be Awesome’.‘Being single is often awesome. You can leave a party when you want to, whether that be 9pm or 9am; you don't have...
Girl on a Plane: A sexy, sassy, holiday read
Cassandra O’Leary
A sexy, sassy, summer read, perfect for fans of Rebecca Chance and Lindsey Kelk.CLIMB ON BOARD . . .When feisty Irish flight attendant Sinead Kennealy locks eyes with sexy Australian CEO Gabriel Anderson in First Class, sparks fly. But as they...
Five Go Glamping: An adventure in the countryside for grown ups
Liz Tipping
‘Five Go Glamping is a must-read story full of friendship, romance and self-discovery…. I loved it!’ – Little Northern SoulThe hilarious and heart-warming romantic comedy you need this year!Glamping Check listFestival ticketsDouble check best...
If The Dress Fits: a delightfully uplifting romantic comedy!
Daisy James
She might be the most famous person in the country, but no one even knows her name…Callie’s exquisite, glittering silk gown has been shortlisted for the celebrity wedding of the year. But just as all her dreams are coming true, disaster...
The Little Kiosk By The Sea: A Perfect Summer Beach Read
Jennifer Bohnet
‘A heartwarming summer read.’ Sunday ExpressThe wonderful seaside story from Jennifer Bohnet, perfect for fans of Fern Britton and Veronica Henry!Time’s running out to save the little kiosk by the sea…Sabine knows that if she doesn’t come up...
King Power: Leicester City’s Remarkable Season
Richard III
I had a hunch we’d be champions!The most unlikely story in the history of sport, told by our greatest football writerOn 25th March 2015, when King Richard III, recently rescued from a municipal car park, was reburied in Leicester Cathedral, his...
