The
Baby Party and Other Stories
by: F. S. FITZGERALD
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In these four stories,
Scott Fitzgerald shows how different people react in a variety of very
different situations; with humour , he shows us the light and dark sides
of human mature.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
91896-1940) was the voice if his generation - the perfect expression of
the world of American youth in the 1920s.
The
Body by: STEPHEN KING
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Four young boys go
to look for a friend who has disappeared. They think he is dead. As they
look for him they discover how cruel the world can be. However, they also
discover some of the world’s secret wonders.
A magical story by
Stephen King, the highest-earning author in the world. The Body was filmed
in 1986 as Stand By Me.
Dr.
Zhivago by: BORIS PASTERNAK
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The Russian Revolution
forms the background to this beautiful but heartbreaking tale of four young
people, Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, who find love only to lose it again
in tragic circumstances.
A classic love story,
Dr. Zhivago remains one of the best-loved romantic books of the century.
It was also beautifully filmed with Omar Sharif and Julie Christie in the
leading roles.
The
Firm by: JOHN GRISHAM
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Mitch McDeere is young.
intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with a top law firm, he is
delighted. But soon Mitch finds that the firm is listening to his phone
calls, and the FBI want to speak to him...
It is impossible to
put this book down. It has also been released as a major film.
Four
Weddings and a Funeral by: RICHARD
CURTIS 0 140 816631
It’s Saturday morning
and Charles is still asleep. He should be on his way to Angus and Laura’s
wedding! Charles is always going to other people’s weddings and he is always
late. He’s worried that he will never find the right person to marry. Then
he meets Carrie and suddenly love is in the air...!
Four Wedding and a
Funeral is one of the most successful British films ever made. It is a
very funny tale of friendship, love and marriage in 1990s England.
The
Grass is Singing by: DORIS
LESSING
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Mary marries Charlie
Turner, a poor white south American farmer. Mary gets lonely and unhappy.
She falls obsessively in love with her black houeboy, but treats him cruelly,
as she treats all black Africans...
A powerful psychological
study of an unhappy, and a disturbing insight into Rhodesian society in
the late 1940s.
Jude
the Obscure by: THOMAS HARDY
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Jude Fawley and Sue
Bridehead have both had unhappy first marriages. They fall in love. This
is the story of their love, and of the way their past returns, bringing
them problems, and, in the end, great sadness.
A classic tale of
love, conflict and tragedy. One of Hardy’s most poignant novels,
published in 1985.
The
Old Jest by: JENNIFER JOHNSTON
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It is the late summer
of 1920 near Dublin. Nancy is eighteen years old, young and in love. Here
everything is quiet, but the Dublin newspapers are full of bombings and
shootings. Then Nancy meets a stranger and knows her life will change for
ever...
This book won an award
in 1979.
On
the Road by: JACK KEROUAC
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Love, jazz and excitement!
These are all part of Sal Paradise’s adventures ‘On the Road’ with his
wild friend Dean Moriarty and other companions as they travel together
across the USA.
One of the most famous
American books of the century, On the Road, has been made into a wonderful
film that really captures the atmosphere of the ‘Beat Generation.’
The
Pelican Brief by: JOHN GRISHAM
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In Washington, two
judges are murdered and only the young law student Darby Shaw knows why.
She has uncovered a secret - but will anyone believe her? Can she stay
alive long enough to persuade them she is right?
A spine-chiller by
one of the most outstanding thriller writers of the 1990s
Pride
and Prejudice by: JANE AUSTEN
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Mrs. Bennet wants
all of her five daughters to marry - and to marry well. When a rich young
man comes to the village, Mrs. Bennet thinks he will make a wonderful husband....
A classic by Jane
Austen ( 1775-1817). Her witty novel is a masterpiece of insight into personal
relationships and social tensions.
Prime
Suspect by: LYNDA LA PLANTE
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A woman is murdered.
The police think they know who the murderer is but they cannot prove it.
Chief Detective Jane Tennison fights to solve the crime and to win the
respect of the policemen she commands. Then a second body is found...
A best-seller by a
renowned writer of contemporary crime fiction. The screenplay of Prime
Suspect won a television award in 1992.
Sons
and Lovers by: D. H. LAWRENCE
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This moving story
describes family life in a coalminer’s family around the beginning of the
20th century; and the emotional development of Paul Morel, torn between
his passionate love for his mother and his romantic friendships with two
young woman, Miriam and Clara.
A masterpiece from
one of the most important British writers of the 20th century.
A
Twist in the Tale Edited by: PENNY
CAMERON
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A rich man leaves
his farm and returns to England - but where does he really go? A farmer
gets revenge on a man who steals his animals - but how? A photographer
disappears - what has happened?
Three stories by five
different Australian writers are sometimes funny and sometimes sad, but
they all have a surprise at the end.
The
Warden by: ANTHONY TROLLOPE
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Should Septimus Harding
leave his job as warden of Hiram’s Hospital? It seems simple, but soon
his family, friends, the people in his town and church, and then the newspapers
and the whole country are talking about it!
Power, money, the
church, class... this is a classic about life and society in Victorian
England by one of England’s most famous writers.
Web
by: JOHN WYNDHAM
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The Island of Tanakuatua
seems like heaven to the forty people who go there to create a new society.
But soon they start to die in a horrible way. Something strange is
in the forest... A chilling story by one of the most renowned science fiction
writers of all time.
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