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These days, swimming may seem like the most egalitarian of pastimes, open to anyone with a swimsuit - but this wasn't always the case. In the 19th century, swimming was exclusively the domain of men, and access to pools was a luxury limited by class. Women were (barely) allowed to swim in the sea, as long as no men were around, but even into the 20th century they could be arrested and fined if they dared dive into a lake. It wasn't until the 1930s that women were finally granted equal access.

Pepper Ryan grew up the troublesome, spoiled child of a rock god. With her less-than-stellar parentage and the bipolar disorder that has plagued her existence, to say this little firecracker is a handful would be the understatement of the century. Sammy Belle spent more than half his life saving Pepper. He'd been her strength, her sanity, and the protective brotherly figure she never wanted to have. They were never meant to be together. They gave in anyway.

Third instalment in Ausma Zehanat Khan's powerful epic fantasy quartet: a series that lies somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R.R. Martin, in which a powerful band of women must use all the powers at their disposal to defeat a dark and oppressive, patriarchal regime When speech isn’t...

Sons and Lovers is widely considered by critics and readers alike as D.H. Lawrence’s masterpiece and a classic interpretation of the Oedipal complex. Surely one of the greatest autobiographical novels ever written, it tells the story of Paul Morel, a sensitive artist with a far stronger attachment to his mother than his working-class, alcoholic father. Searching for love and human connection, Paul is torn between two very different women, but neither of them measures up to his mother.

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

One of the great novelists of British literature, Thomas Hardy caused quite a stir when this powerful novel was first published. Michael Henchard, down on his luck and drunk, sells his wife and child to a sailor for five guineas. As time goes by, Henchard becomes Mayor of Casterbridge—but he cannot escape the tragedy of his past.

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

Two little mice named Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb live in the wall of the nursery. While the dolls are gone for the day, these mischievous mice decide to go exploring the richly appointed doll house, with comical results.

An enchanting tale about a tail that happens to belong to a mischievous little squirrel named Nutkin. Perhaps he shouldn't tease Old Brown the owl so very much!

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." So opens this famous novel which has become Jane Austen's best loved and best known work.

Peter Rabbit's mother has warned her children to stay out of Mr. McGregor's garden. Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-Tail obey, but that rascally Peter Rabbit simply can't resist.

Pride and Prejudice is a key title for the new Naxos AudioBooks series "Young Adult Classics". An abridged recording with music makes this Regency novel much more accessible to the 21st century young adult keen to get to grips with the classics. Pride and Prejudice is a leading title for "Young Adult Classics", being one of the pillars of English literature, and Jenny Agutter’s friendly reading bridges the gap between the films and the book.

Elizabeth Clarke gave her brother a silver locket to remind him of home as he left for war in June of 1917. But as the Great War ends for America, it continues on for Elizabeth. While carrying out duties for the US State Department, her father went missing in the chaos of the Russia Revolution. When word arrives that he is alive and needs assistance moving a valuable and mysterious “package” out of Russia, it is up to his children to organize the rescue.

Det lilla samhället skakas av oförklarliga händelser. Oförklarliga och hemska... Hus brinner ner. Unga kvinnor skjuts till döds i början av varje månad. Det kan ju vara slumpen, eller hur? Men IngaLisa Östergren vet att det inte är slumpen. Döden har nästlat sig in på ställen i maktordningen som är svåra att komma åt. Men IngaLisa ska göra det. Kosta vad det kosta vill.

Inom loppet av några veckor hittas flera personer mördade i Göteborgsområdet. Kriminalinspektör Birgitta Björkhammar och hennes kollegor på spaningsroteln kopplas på fallet, men bortsett från misstanken om en ensam gärningsman har de lite att gå på. Jakten på gärningsmannen driver Birgitta djupare in i en härva av lögner, trauman och hemligheter som någon är beredd att göra vad som helst för att skydda. Samtidigt ställs hon inför sina inre konflikter – minnen hon trodde var begravda och känslor som hon inte längre kan ignorera.

Als Chef-Stewardess einer Luxusjacht ist es Avery Walkers Job, ihren Gästen jeden Wunsch zu erfüllen. Und der britische Geschäftsmann Hayden Wolf ist es gewohnt, alles zu bekommen, was er verlangt. Als er Avery zum ersten Mal sieht, ist ihm klar: Er will nur sie. Aber mit einer Beziehung zu einem Gast würde Avery ihren Job riskieren. Und das kann sie sich keinesfalls leisten! Doch Hayden Wolf ist die rücksichtsloseste, attraktivste und charmanteste Versuchung, die ihr je begegnet ist. Auftakt des Kings-of-London-Duetts von USA-Today-Bestseller-Autorin Louise Bay.

Wie lang wird das Leben des Kindes sein, das gerade geboren wird? Wer sind wir, wenn uns die Stunde schlägt? Wer wird um uns trauern...

It is the dawn of the French Revolution when masses of hungry peasants burn the chateaux of aristocrats throughout France. After the death of his estranged family, an 18-year-old nobleman, the Marquis Marcel de la Croix, is forced to raise the royalist banner. The wreck of his family fortress becomes a bastion for newly disenfranchised aristocrats, and Marcel and his fiery associate, Pierre Lafont, lead a rebel group called the League of the Star. After a bitter falling out with Lafont, Marcel escapes to England incognito, hoping to put the past behind him.