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A serdülő Gerry Durrell életében először munkába áll: ápolóként a whipsnade-i állatkertben. Játékos jegesmedvék, gézengúz gnúk, púpos pöffeszkedők és egyéb állatfajták kószálnak itt, olykor halálra rémítve az állatkert gyanútlan látogatóit. Gerry pedig vigyorogva áll a forgatag közepén, és összekacsint az olvasóval: Lám, mi tudjuk, hogyan kell az állatokkal bánni, nem úgy, mint sok látogató.

Jane Stuart and Ivy Benson were once best friends. Ever since Ivy's daughter Marlene was murdered, things have been rocky. To patch up their friendship, Jane invites Ivy to the writer's retreat Jane organized. Off-season Mt. Munsee Lodge is a mountain-top hotel which is perfect for relaxing and...

'A witty insight into village life and a most unusual murder that kept me enthralled!' E.V. Hunter Sophie and Hector are heading to the Highlands. For Sophie it’s a trip home and for Hector it’s time to meet Sophie’s parents... Though their trip has village tongues wagging about a stop at...

The start of a new series from bestselling author Sarah Bennett. On paper, Hope Travers has an idyllic life. Living in a bustling farmhouse with her mum, aunt and uncles, cousin and too many dogs to count, surrounded by the breath-taking Cotswolds countryside, she knows she is privileged and...

From the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of A Christmas Murder, Mary Grand Island life suits Susan, and she can’t imagine ever moving from her beloved Isle of Wight. So it gives her real pleasure to see her young lodger Colette settle in to life by the sea, especially knowing that she has such a...

Don’t dream your life, live your dreams…. Phoebe Dashwood is a passionately committed vet who’s living the dream. She’s about to open her own small animal practice at her grandmother’s animal shelter, Puddleduck Farm in the New Forest. Phoebe is helped by her two oldest friends. Her...

The perfect feel-good rural love story from bestselling author Jill Steeples Pia Temple has always had a soft spot for Jackson Moody following a passionate teenage love affair that burnt out over one long summer, more than ten years ago. First loves can be hard to forget, and the devastatingly...

A wonderful, escapist read from bestseller Kate Frost! Running away is easy, until saying goodbye becomes too hard… When successful songwriter Tabitha Callahan swaps a summer of sadness for pet sitting around the world, she intends to use the time to heal her broken heart. Tabitha can’t...

When pet cat Aubrey moves to the picturesque village of Fallowfield with his family, he is keen to explore the delights of the English countryside. However, the idyllic peace is shattered when a gruesome murder takes place at the village fete. Tensions run high as specters from the past begin to emerge. Aubrey is particularly bothered when suspicion falls on Morris, who may be eccentric, but is also a good friend to the local felines. It's time for Aubrey to step up. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?

The uplifting escapist read from the author of Top 10 bestseller, A Year at the French Farmhouse. It was just supposed to be a holiday, but could it become the second chance she didn't know she needed...? Life isn’t quite going as planned for Katy. With her only daughter living in Australia...

Na juventude, Henri Lachapelle foi um cavaleiro de raro talento, entre os poucos admitidos na academia de elite do hipismo francês, o Le Cadre Noir. Contudo, reviravoltas da vida o levaram da França a Londres, onde ele agora vive em um simples conjunto habitacional. Sem nunca abandonar o amor pela antiga carreira, aos trancos e barrancos Henri ensina a neta, Sarah, a montar o cavalo Boo, na esperança de que o talento da dupla seja o passaporte para uma vida melhor e mais digna para todos.

«Una experiencia totalmente refrescante para el alma.» Loca por los libros Ellie es una perrita muy especial con una razón de vida muy importante. Desde que era un cachorro, Ellie ha sido adiestrada para la búsqueda y el rescate; puede rastrear desde un niño perdido en el bosque hasta un...

Freya kämpft immer noch mit der Beherrschung ihrer unerwartet erwachten Hexenkräfte. Zu allem Überfluss wird ihr als tierischer Gefährte die Katze Emilia Josephine zugewiesen, die von ihrer impulsiven Art wenig begeistert ist. Während Freya versucht, ihr neues Leben auf die Reihe zu bekommen, vertieft sich die Beziehung zu ihrem Mentor Malvin, der mehr und mehr Zeit mit ihr verbringt. Jedoch ist nicht jeder Freya und ihren Freunden wohl gesonnen. Tierkadaver auf den Treppenstufen ihres Büros und eine undurchsichtige Nachbarin beeinträchtigen ihr Glück.

Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 'An instant classic' - THE GUARDIAN 'A bloody masterpiece.' - MELISSA BRODER, author of THE PISCES 'Witty, emotional and gripping, Open Throat is a short but savage thrill ride' - THE INDEPENDENT 'Open Throat is Bret Easton Ellis meets...

Book agent extraordinaire Jane Stuart finally crawls out from under a stack of unread manuscripts. She starts a much-needed vacation, when her late husband's cousin, Stephanie, calls. She's about to start a new job in Shady Hills and wants to stay with Jane for a few days. Stephanie's new job as...

After Jane's last brush with a murderer landed her with a feature in People magazine, she is eager to get back to her literary life as a book agent—reading book proposals, making deals, talking to authors. She's glad to put fame aside and now that her beloved son Nick's birthday is coming up...

Ein Hund aus dem Tierheim? Tommi ist begeistert, als seine Eltern den süßen Mischling Otter adoptieren. Allerdings zunächst nur auf Probe. Während Tommi und seine ältere Schwester Emma von dem quirligen Familienzuwachs begeistert sind, freuen sich ihre Eltern weniger. Otter liebt nämlich nichts mehr als Bäche, Flüsse und schmutzige Pfützen und richtet jeden Tag ein neues Chaos an. Tommis Vater droht, den Hund zurück ins Tierheim zu bringen, doch dann ist Otter plötzlich verschwunden. Tommi will ihn retten und erlebt das größte Abenteuer seines Lebens.

Jack London was the epitome of the hard-drinking, hard-living novelist. His extraordinary career included spells as an oyster pirate, sailor, hobo, prospector in the Klondike Gold Rush, reporter in the Russo-Japanese war and round-the-world yachtsman. A chronic alcoholic, he died aged just 40...

Te presentamos a Molly, un cachorro muy especial con una razón de vida muy importante.

Molly sabe que su tarea en este mundo es cuidar de su pequeña C. J., pero no es una misión fácil. Gloria, la descuidada madre de C. J., no le permitirá tener un perro en casa, ya que pasan por un momento difícil, por lo que la misión de Molly es permanecer oculta en la habitación de C. J., acurrucarse con ella por las noches y protegerla de las malas personas. Y no importará nada de lo que Gloria diga o haga, porque nada en este mundo podrá alejar a Molly de la niña a la que ama...

Jane Stuart is a widowed young mother and literary agent with a knack for solving mysteries. Winky, her tortoiseshell cat, has a nose for trouble. In Missing Marlene, they team up to solve the mystery of a missing nanny who may have met with foul play. The last thing a working mom like Jane...