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A MOST UNTRADITIONAL LOVE STORY, this is the celebrated tale of
Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who
inadvertently travels through time, and Clare Abshire, an artist
whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's
passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in
an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and
basks in the bonds of love.
The author of the phenomenally successful novel "The Time
Traveler's Wife" returns with a spectacularly compelling and
haunting second book set in and around Highgate Cemetery in London.
Rediscover the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry. The
pair met when Clare was just six and Henry thirty-six, and were
married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but
true. Now adapted into the major Sky TV series, The Time Traveler's
Wife is the international bestselling novel of a time-altering
love. Henry is a librarian who suffers from a rare condition where
his genetic clock periodically resets, finding himself pulled
suddenly into his past or future. Meanwhile, Clare is an artist
waiting all her life for her great love Henry to appear. In the
face of this force neither can prevent nor control, Henry and
Clare's struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and
entirely unforgettable. 'Dark, unpredictable, incredibly clever and
a modern romance' Grazia
Rediscover the extraordinary love story that inspired the major new
Sky TV series. Clare and Henry met when Clare was just six and
Henry thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and
Henry thirty. Impossible but true. The Time Traveler's Wife is the
international bestselling novel of a time-altering love. Henry is a
librarian who suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock
periodically resets, finding himself pulled suddenly into his past
or future. Meanwhile, Clare is an artist waiting all her life for
her great love Henry to appear. In the face of this force neither
can prevent nor control, Henry and Clare's struggle to lead normal
lives is both intensely moving and entirely unforgettable. 'Dark,
unpredictable, incredibly clever and a modern romance' Grazia
Renowned American artist Anne Truitt kept this illuminating and
inspiring journal over a period of seven years, determined to come
to terms with the forces that shaped her art and life. Within its
beautifully written pages, you will come to know a woman whose
range of sensitivity-moral, intellectual, sensual, emotional, and
spiritual-is remarkably broad. She recalls her childhood on the
eastern shore of Maryland, her career change from psychology to
art, and her path to making sculptures so finely painted that they
would "set colour free in three dimensions." She reflects on the
generous advice of other artists, watches her own daughter's
journey into motherhood, meditates on criticism and solitude, and
struggles to express her vision. Resonant and true, encouraging and
revelatory, Anne Truitt guides herself-and us-through a life in
which domestic activities and the needs of children and friends are
constantly juxtaposed against the world of colour and abstract
geometry to which she is drawn in her art. A rare window on the
workings of a creative mind, Daybookshowcases an extraordinary
artist whose insights generously and succinctly illuminate the
artistic process.
They gather in darkness, sharing ancient and arcane knowledge as
they manipulate the very matter of reality itself. Spells and
conjuration; legerdemain and prestidigitation - these are the
mistresses and masters of the esoteric arts. From the otherworldly
visions of Conan Doyle's father in Audrey Niffenegger's 'The Wrong
Fairy' to the diabolical political machinations of Dan Abnett's
'Party Tricks', here you will find a spell for every occasion.
Jonathan Oliver, critically acclaimed editor of The End of The Line
and House of Fear, has brought together sixteen extraordinary
writers for this collection of magical tales. Within you will find
works by Audrey Niffenegger, Sarah Lotz, Will Hill, Steve Rasnic
and Melanie Tem, Liz Williams, Dan Abnett, Thana Niveau, Alison
Littlewood, Christopher Fowler, Storm Constantine, Lou Morgan,
Sophia McDougall, Gail Z. Martin, Gemma Files and Robert Shearman.
When Elspeth Noblin dies of cancer, she leaves her London apartment
to her twin nieces, Julia and Valentina. These two American girls
never met their English aunt, only knew that their mother, too, was
a twin, and Elspeth her sister. Julia and Valentina are semi-normal
American teenagers--with seemingly little interest in college,
finding jobs, or anything outside their cozy home in the suburbs of
Chicago, and with an abnormally intense attachment to one another.
They are twenty. .
The girls move to Elspeth's flat, which borders Highgate Cemetery
in London. They come to know the building's other residents. There
is Martin, a brilliant and charming crossword puzzle setter
suffering from crippling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Marjike,
Martin's devoted but trapped wife; and Robert, Elspeth's elusive
lover, a scholar of the cemetery. As the girls become embroiled in
the fraying lives of their aunt's neighbors, they also discover
that much is still alive in Highgate, including--perhaps--their
aunt, who can't seem to leave her old apartment and life behind..
Niffenegger weaves a captivating story in "Her Fearful Symmetry"
about love and identity, about secrets and sisterhood, and about
the tenacity of life--even after death..
Simplified Chinese edition of The Time Traveler's Wife. A whimsical
novel of a husband and wife whose love endured despite their age
difference - sometimes the wife is older than the husband;
sometimes the husband is older - much older. Distributed by Tsai
Fong Books, Inc.
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The Moonstone (Paperback)
Wilkie Collins; Introduction by Audrey Niffenegger
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'The first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective
novels' T S Eliot When Rachel Verinder receives a gift of an
astonishing yellow diamond from her bitter old uncle for her
eighteenth birthday, she has no idea that the stone brings great
danger with it. When the diamond goes missing during the night the
ensuing investigations gradually bring to light the sinister
history of the jewel and the passions and plots of those close to
Rachel. 'Probably the very finest detective story ever written'
Dorothy L. Sayers **AS DISCUSSED ON BBC2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS**
Jane Austen's debut in our award-winning graphic-cover series.
Written during Jane Austen's race against failing health,
"Persuasion" tells the story of Anne Elliot, a woman who-at
twenty-seven-is no longer young and has few romantic prospects.
Eight years ago, she was persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to
break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval
captain with neither fortune nor rank. When Anne and Frederick meet
again, he has acquired both, but still feels the sting of her
rejection. A brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, Austen's
last completed novel is also a movingly told love story tinged with
the heartache of missed opportunities.
From Drop Caps to Deluxes, Penguin Creative Director Paul Buckley
presents a visual overview of the innovative covers that have put
Penguin Classics at the forefront of the book design world Since
the launch ofPenguin Classics in 1946, innovative cover designhas
been one of its defining aspects. Today, Penguin Classics remains
at the leading edge of the book-design world. In this curatedtour
featuring illuminating commentary by artists and writers, including
Malika Favre, Mike Mignola, James Franco, Jessica Hische, Jillian
Tamaki and many more, Penguin creative director Paul Buckley
showcases more than a decade of stunning cover designs and the
stories behind them. For lovers of classic literature, book design,
and all things Penguin, Classic Penguin has you covered. Paul
Buckley is creative director for Penguin Classics and oversees a
large staff of exceptionally talented designers and art directors
working on the jackets and covers of sixteen imprints within the
Penguin Random House publishing group. Over the past two decades,
his iconic design and singular art direction have been showcased on
thousands of covers and jackets, winning him many awards and
frequent invitations to speak in the United States and abroad. In
2010, he edited and introduced Penguin 75. Matt Vee is a designer
and illustrator who attended School of Visual Arts and Pratt
Institute. He has received two Gold Scholastic Art Awards and
created logos for worldwide brands. His work has appeared in The
Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Slate, Print magazine, Paste
magazine, and UnderConsideration s Brand New. Audrey Niffenegger is
a visual artist and writer. In addition to the bestselling novels
The Time Traveler s Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry, she is the
author of three illustrated novels and the editor of Ghostly. Elda
Rotor is vice president and publisher for Penguin Classics. She has
created and edited several series, including Penguin Civic
Classics, Penguin Threads, Couture Classics, Penguin Horror, and
Penguin Drop Caps."
Another brilliant, original and moving novel from the author of The
Time Traveler's Wife.
Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers -- normal,
at least, for identical "mirror" twins who have no interest in
college or jobs or possibly anything outside their cozy suburban
home. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt
whom they didn't know existed has died and left them her amazing
flat in a building by Highgate Cemetery in London. They feel that
at last their own lives can begin ... but they have no idea that
they've been summoned into a tangle of fraying lives, from the
OCD-suffering crossword setter who lives above them to their aunt's
mysterious and elusive lover who lives below them, and even to
their aunt herself, who never got over her estrangement from the
mother of the girls -- her own twin -- and who can't even seem to
quite leave her flat....
"From the Hardcover edition."
LOVE is Angela Carter's fifth novel and was first published in 1971. With surgical precision it charts the destructive emotional war between a young woman, her husband and his disruptive brother as they move through a labyrinth of betrayal, alienation and lost connections. This revised edition has lost none of Angela Carter's haunting power to evoke the ebb of the 1960s, and includes an afterword which describes the progress of the survivors into the anguish of middle age.
Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife,
invites you to creep through haunted houses and commune with the
undead in this anthology of all things ghostly. Haunted houses,
spectral chills, and of course, the odd cat. . . In this volume,
Audrey Niffenegger has brought together her selection of the very
creepiest, weirdest and wittiest ghost stories around. Scare
yourself silly with old favourites by Edgar Allan Poe and M. R.
James. Entertain the unnerving with tales from Neil Gaiman, Kelly
Link and Audrey Niffenegger herself. And as bedtime nears, allay
your fears with funny new writing from Amy Giacalone and the
classic wit of Saki. When the nights draw in and the fire burns
low, enjoy the eeriness, the dread and the comedy of all things
ghostly.
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Bizarre Romance (Hardcover)
Audrey Niffenegger, Eddie Campbell
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Internationally bestselling author Audrey Niffenegger and her
husband, graphic artist Eddie Campbell, collaborate on this quirky,
irreverent collection that celebrates and satirises love of all
kinds. With thirteen different vignettes about love, loss, fairies,
misbehaviour, regret, wanton wrongheadedness, cats, supernatural
exterminators, spies, ghosts, more cats, more fairies, and a
handful of ex-boyfriends, Bizarre Romance runs the gamut when it
comes to relationships. It explores the good, the bad, the ugly and
the just plain weird - with Niffenegger's sharp, imaginative prose
and Campbell's diverse comic styles, always with a sense of humour
and cosmic justice.
Audrey Niffenegger's two novels, The Time Traveler's Wife and Her
Fearful Symmetry, have made her one of the most popular writers in
the world. She is also the author of two extraordinary
novels-in-pictures, The Three Incestuous Sisters and The
Adventuress. Now, with The Night Bookmobile, she has written her
first graphic novel. First serialised in the Guardian, The Night
Bookmobile tells the story of a young woman who one night
encounters a mysterious disappearing mobile library that happens to
stock every book she has ever read. Seeing her history and her most
intimate self in this library, she embarks on a search for the
bookmobile. Over time, her search turns into an obsession as she
longs to be reunited with her own collection and her memories.
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