Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her handsome husband, coquettish and undisciplined. She is at first flattered and amused by the attentions of an...
Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. On stage she is a true professional, in full possession of her emotions. Off stage, however, she is bored with her husband, less disciplined about her...
New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us back in time to an age of scandal and glittering society—and brings to life an extraordinary family: the daring, passionate Huxtables. Katherine, the youngest...
A successful sitcom writer with plenty of money, a stable marraige, a platonic mistress and a flash car, Laurence `Tubby` Passmore has more reason than most to be happy. Yet neither physiotherapy nor aromatherapy,...
From the author of End in Tears comes a chilling thriller for "Quick Reads" — books for emergent readers, published as part of the UK’s World Book Day Adult Literacy Initiative 2006. What you do in childhood may come...
Since the times of Ivan the Terrible, generations of Russian leaders have turned the Kremlin into a fortress within a fortress, stocking its labyrinthine underground with secret vaults, elegant chambers, and priceless...
Florence, 1291. In a disused church on the ouskirts of the city the disfigured corpse of a master mosaic artist sits at the foot of his latest - unfinished - creation. Young, ambitious Dante Alighieri, Prior of the...
First published in 1961, This Is Venice presents indelible impressions of romantic, watery Venice, where under a brilliant blue sky Sasek the gondolier navigates the winding canals to visit such famous and glorious...
Following the runaway bestsellers This is New York and This is Paris, Universe is pleased to reissue another title from M. Sasek`s beloved and nostalgic children`s travel series. Like the other Sasek classics, This is...
Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The vibrant illustrations have been preserved, remaining true to his vision, and where applicable facts have been updated, appearing...
Following on the runaway success of This is New York, Universe is thrilled to reissue two more titles from `s beloved children`s travel series: This is London and "This is Paris". Like This is New York and This is San...
Following the runaway bestsellers This is New York and This is Paris, Universe is pleased to reissue another title from M. Sasek`s beloved and nostalgic children`s travel series. Like the other Sasek classics, This is...
Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and,...
Originally published in the 1960s, this title in Sasek`s beloved travel series for children is reproduced in this facsimile edition, which offers a colorful, spirited, and unique tour of Ireland via the deft...
Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later. Facts have...
