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A Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. A
masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an
intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend,
Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders.
A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and
tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrator’s
loving and anguished attachment to her. Serre poignantly depicts the
bewildering back and forth between hope and despair involved in such a
relationship, while playfully calling into question the very form of
the novel. Written in the aftermath of the death of the author’s little
sister, A Leopard-Skin Hat is both the celebration of a tragically
foreshortened life and a valedictory farewell.
Translated from French by Mark Hutchinson.
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Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T
Containing volumes 1, 2 and 3 of Naruto Twelve years ago the
Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A
nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the
Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a
troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja
Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true
destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now
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Two-Way Murder
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E.C.R. Lorac; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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Discovery Miles 2 370
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A lost novel from the golden age of crime, published for the very
first time. It happened on a dark and misty night; the night of the
ball at The Prince's Hall, Fordings. Abuzz with rumours surrounding
the disappearance of Rosemary Reeve on the eve of last year's ball,
the date proves ill-fated again when two homebound partygoers, Nick
and Dilys, come to a swerving halt before a corpse on the road.
Arriving at the scene to the news that Nick has been attacked after
telephoning for the police, Inspector Turner suspects there may be
more to the case than deadly accident. It's not long before Waring
of the local C.I.D. is drawn into the investigation, faced with the
task of unravelling an increasingly tangled knot of misleading
alibis and deep-rooted local grievances. Written in the last years
of the author's life, this previously unpublished novel is a
tribute to Lorac's enduring skill for constructing an ingenious
puzzle, replete with memorable characters and gripping detective
work. This edition also includes an introduction by the CWA Diamond
Dagger Award-winning author Martin Edwards.
In Pianos and Flowers we are invited to glimpse a world long
departed. In these stories, inspired by long-lost photographs, the
lives of the people in the frame are imagined and then explored,
layer by layer. Three sisters brought up in Penang, caught in the
tide of war. A group of small boys in a Glasgow slum - their
childhood blighted by poverty, their adult lives taking very
different paths. A young woman's search for love in the unlikely
realm of Egyptian antiquities. And through all of these
photographs, and all of these stories, there runs the same refrain:
the possibilities of love, of friendship, of happiness lie before
us.
Are high-school girls Nanoha and Chidori ready to face the storms in
their new romantic relationship together?
Nanoha and Chidori are best friends who attend the same all-girls high
school—and also share a heart-pounding secret: they’re lovers. Through
sunny days and tumultuous storms, they’re always ready for new
adventures together.
After resolving the big fight during the Nagasaki field trip, Nanoha
and Chidori return home, their relationship stronger than ever. Then,
Mai, the underclassman with secrets of her own, accidentally reveals
her crush on Nanoha—to none other than Chidori!
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