The Hundred Years' War On Palestine

Barnes, Julian

Random House Uk

We live in time - it holds us and molds us - but I never felt I understood it very well.Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, Tony Webster and Adrian Finn swore to stay friends for life. Now in middle age, a lawyer's letter proves that Tony's memory may be imperfect. The story of one man coming to terms with the mutable past, T...

Kawakami, Hiromi

Granta Book

In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers. Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien bei...

Whitehead, Colson

Little Brown

Glorious' New York Times Book Review 'The compelling energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire' Guardian 'Whitehead's crime series is one of the most enjoyable streaks in recent fiction' Telegraph 'This novel has it all' Mail on Sunday A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. ...

Austen, Jane

Harpercollins

‘You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever.'Anne Elliot is persuaded to reject a marriage proposal from handsome Captain Wentworth because he lacks rank or fortune. But when he returns home from the Navy, more than seven years later, Anne realises she still has strong feelings for him, despite th...

Scott Fitzgerald, Francis

Perello

The Great Gatsby is one of the most recognized texts by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, considered a classic of American literature, whose exquisite work maintains all its relevance and freshness.Gatsby, the gentleman who reigns over West Egg, the host of the restless nights, but also the winner marked by the tragic fate of an unintended loneliness, is the archetype of those twenties...

Winslow, Don

Harpercollins

Danny Ryan, de veintinueve años, es un estibador trabajador, un esposo cariñoso, un amigo leal y un "músculo" ocasional del sindicato del crimen irlandés que supervisa gran parte de la ciudad. Anhela algo más y sueña con empezar de nuevo, en algún lugar lejano. ...

Khalidi, Rashid

Capitán Swing

Una historia de referencia sobre los cien años de guerra contra los palestinos de la mano del principal historiador estadounidense de Oriente Medio, contada a través de acontecimientos cruciales y de la historia familiar En 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, alcalde de Jerusalén, alarmado por el llamamiento sionista a crear un hogar nacional judío en Palestina, escribió una carta di...