The Smile of the Stranger, Paperback - Joan Aiken

Reducere. The Paget family's adventures begin in this Gothic Regency period romance reissue from legendary author Joan AikenWhen danger forces expatriate Eng...

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We must leave tomorrow at dawn . Dashing and loyal, he speeds towards Villaverde - and a rescue mission.Donna Conchita's children are kidnapped and...

A thrilling, funny and spectacular adaptation of Joan Aitken's classic novel.Publisher: Nick Hern BooksAuthor(s): Joan AikenNumber of pages: 80Publ...

Caroline Graham's standalone novel will send chills down your spine

Reducere. When Dido Twite sets foot back on English soil, more mischief awaits. As her friend Captain Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido stays at...

Reducere. Readers who have followed Dido Twite's escapades in BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSEA and NIGHTBIRDS ON NANTUCKET will welcome her return in her wildest ad...

Despised by his Spanish relatives and ignored by his distant grandfather, twelve-year-old orphan Felix Brooke is lonely and unhappy. Felix packs hi...

DescriptionThere's panic among the beavers. A pelican, fiendishly sick with cold, makes an emergency landing among them. Not only does this undesir...

A child in danger, an isolated house in the depths of winter - and a killer on the loose... 'Don't miss ... guaranteed unputdownable' Observer

Packed-off to boarding school and bullied by his peers, Felix feels sad and trapped. Despite being shipwrecked and then held prisoner in a remote m...

Reducere. Following his acclaimed work, A Song for Nagasaki, in which Fr. Paul Glynn told the powerful story of Dr. Nagai, a Christian convert of remarkable ...

Can Bonnie and Sylvia outwit the wicked Miss Slighcarp and her network of criminals, forgers and snitches?BACKSTORY: Find out a few things you didn...

When orphans Bonnie and Sylvia fall into the hands of evil Miss Slighcarp, they need all their wits - and the help of Simon the goose-boy - to esca...

Reducere. The moment Nicoletta lays eyes on him, she knows he's different. Nicoletta meets the newcomer in art appreciation class. Jethro is brooding, myster...

Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Simon ConwayPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 154 x 234 x 35Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectu...

Jean Vanier takes us on a six-day journey, revealing afresh the profound gospel message that invites us all to follow Christ on the road of compass...

In the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found - and lost again. For young Owen Hughes and his friend Arabis, it is the star...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Joan AikenIllustrator: Quentin BlakeYoung Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an i...

Reducere. Jane Austen's Emma has been a favorite novel for Austenites since 1816. In the mid-1990s it became a favorite movie for millions of new admirers.A ...

The Twite household, where Simon is lodging, seems particularly shifty. Before he even gets a chance to open his glistening new paints Simon stumbl...

Reducere. Now, back in print, the engaging and suspenseful British fantasy by one of England's most imaginative storytellers. Lucas Bell is lonely and misera...

From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', here are eight classic stories to treasure and enjoy. a house that stands on one leg - the...

Dido Twite, heroine of Black Hearts in Battersea and Nightbirds on Nantucket, is on her wildest adventure yet. Dido faces fire, flood, wild beasts ...

While her friend Capt Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido is marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate. a priceless posse...

Dido Twite is aboard the Thrush, trying to return to England after her adventures in America. But orders have been sent to find Lord Herodsfoot, sa...

Seven more stories of Arabel and pet raven Mortimer. Illustrations from Quentin Blake.

Reducere. In addressing "the way to write for children, " Joan Aiken starts at the beginning. Is writing a children's book as simple as it looks? Do you want...

Reducere. Dido Twite, with the help of some sacred shaman healers, must foil a sinister plot to overthrow the king of a remote South Sea island healers Saili...

A volume of Joan Aiken's own favourite stories, collected here for the first time.