John Boyne

Noah ma osiem lat. Zbyt dużo by nie widzieć, że wkrótce stanie się coś złego, coś smutnego, coś, co nie powinno się nigdy stać.Równocześnie zbyt mało, by zrozumieć tę sytuację. Niestety, nikt nie rozmawia z chłopcem o tym, co się wokół niego dzieje. Dlatego Noah postanawia uciec z domu. Czuje, że ucieczka jest jedynym sposobem, by uniknąć stawienia...

Written in Dickensian prose, This House Is Haunted is a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children...

A striking homage to the classic nineteenth century ghost story, from the award-winning and bestselling writer John Boyne. 1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the...

Part love story, part historical epic, part tragedy, The House of Special Purpose illuminates an empire at the end of its reign.Eighty year old Georgy Jachmenev is haunted by his past - a past of death, suffering and scandal that will stay with him until the end of his days. Living in England with his beloved wife Zoya, Georgy prepares to make one...

Introduction to paleolimnology...