The second novel from Anna Burns, critically acclaimed author of the Man Booker winning novel, Milkman An irate woman bursts into the best gun shop in the town of Tiptoe Floorboard, helps herself to a Kalashnikov rifle and sets off in a taxi on her mission of retribution. So begins this kaleidoscopic, surreal and enigmatic tale of dark deeds in a small town. At the centre of Anna Burns’s startling new novel lies the Doe clan, a closely knit family of criminals and victims whose internal conflicts and convoluted relationships propel this simultaneously funny and terrifying story. Bound together by love and loyalty, fear and secrets, the Does and other inhabitants of Tiptoe Floorboard make up an unforgettable cast of characters. In a voice that is by turns chilling and wickedly funny, the narrator documents their struggle to make and maintain connections with each other, and – weaving back and forth in time – examines what transpires when unspeakable realities, long pushed from consciousness, begin to break through. Anna Burns’s first novel ‘No Bones’ was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. This second work secures her reputation as a writer of mesmerising originality and rare talent.

'Milkman is extraordinary. I've been reading passages aloud for the pleasure of hearing it. It's frightening, hilarious, wily and joyous all at the same time.' - Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous. Milkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.

A stunning debut novel about a little girl growing up in Belfast, from the author of the Man Booker Prize winning novel, Milkman. Every single night and every single day Amelia goes upstairs to look at her treasure: a miniature plastic sheep, a Black Queen chess piece, a penny prayer for serenity, a tube of glitter – and thirty-seven black rubber bullets she’s collected ever since the British Army started firing them…

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Of course, of everybody of whom this particular hero was suspicious, he was most suspicious of femme fatale, of this woman he was in love with. Even before he discovered she had a spell on her he was distrustful of her. He didn’t want to be, but that’s just how it goes. Written by Anna Burns before she completed her dazzling Man Booker-winning novel Milkman, ‘Mostly Hero’ is the hilarious, hell-raising descendant of Quentin Tarantino and the Brothers Grimm. Originally self-published online, it is available here in print for the first time. Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.

Bella loves Anna. In fact, Bella loves Anna so much that she wants to be just like her, and copies every single thing she does. But like all little kittens, Bella and Anna get into a bit of a tangle. A light-hearted look at playground friendships and finding your own way.

Push, pull and slide the tabs to bring Busy Scotland to life. Young children can join a street party, attend a Burns Night feast, hike on the Highlands and even go searching for the Loch Ness Monster! Little ones will love playing with this bright and colourful board book, illustrated by Genie Espinosa, with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations.

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Quint essentially Scottish, the poetry of Robert Burns has become famous across the world. With classics such as “Tam O’Shanter”, “Auld Lang Syne”, and “To a Louse”, his work ranged seamlessly from powerful nationalist pieces to playful songs. His use of the vernacular gives a character to his verse that cannot be found anywhere else. Whether the subject is haggis or Halloween, Burns’ enthralling words bring to life the everyday, and the essential character of the Scottish people. His combination of Scottish folklore and literary tradition created some of the most remarkable poetry ever written.

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Бренд: PaigeЦвет: Burns

Бренд: PaigeЦвет: Burns

The Pure Gold Baby is the story of Anna, a little girl with a luminescent quality, her mother, Jess, and the community that envelops them. A happy child, Anna is the unchanging core of this journey spanning decades and continents through the lives of those that love her. This profoundly engaging portrait of family, friendship, and the way we care for each other is a powerful reminder, if one were needed, of Margaret Drabble’s literary greatness.

Бренд: LITTLE MISTRESSЦвет: мульти

Фотограф Фредерик Шобен показывает 90 зданий, расположенных в четырнадцати бывших советских республиках, которые отражают то, что он считает четвертой эпохой советской архитектуры. В его поэтических картинах обнаруживается неожиданное возрождение воображения, небывалый расцвет, имевший место с 1970 по 1990 год. В отличие от 1920-х и 1950-х годов здесь не возникает никакой «школы» или основного направления. Эти здания представляют собой хаотический импульс, вызванный разлагающейся системой. Их разнообразие предвещало конец Советского Союза. Пользуясь рушащейся монолитной конструкцией, дырами в расширяющейся сети, архитекторы вышли далеко за пределы модернизма, возвращаясь к истокам или свободно внедряя инновации. О чем мечтали конструктивисты (санаторий «Дружба», Ялта), другие выражали свою фантазию в экспрессионистской манере (Дворец бракосочетаний, Тбилиси), летний лагерь, вдохновленный эскизами прототипа лунной базы, претендует на супрематическое влияние (молодежный лагерь «Прометей» , Богатырь).Затем идет распространенная в последние годы СССР «говорящая архитектура»: крематорий, украшенный бетонным пламенем (Крематорий, Киев), техноло гический институт с разбившейся на крыше летающей тарелкой (НИИ, Киев), политический центр, наблюдающий за вами как Большой Брат (Дом Советов, Калининград). Эта головоломка стилей свидетельствует обо всех идеологических мечтах того периода, от одержимости космосом до возрождения идентичности. В нем также описывается география СССР, показывая, как местные влияния сделали свои экзотические повороты, прежде чем страна была доведена до конца.Книга Фредерика Шобена «Космические коммунистические конструкции в фотографиях» была выбрана лучшей книгой по архитектуре 2010 года на Международном фестивале артбуков и фильмов в Перпиньян/Франция (Международный фестиваль художественной литературы и кино в Перпиньяне).Photographer Frédéric Chaubin reveals 90 buildings sited in fourteen former Soviet Republics which express what he considers to be the fourth age of Soviet architecture. His poetic pictures reveal an unexpected rebirth of imagination, an unknown burgeoning that took place from 1970 until 1990. Contrary to the 1920s and 1950s, no “school" or main trend emerges here. These buildings represent a chaotic impulse brought about by a decaying system. Their diversity announced the end of the Soviet Union.Taking advantage of the collapsing monolithic structure, the holes in the widening net, architects went far beyond modernism, going back to the roots or freely innovating. Some of the daring ones completed projects that the Constructivists would have dreamt of (Druzhba Sanatorium, Yalta), others expressed their imagination in an expressionist way (Palace of Weddings, Tbilisi). A summer camp, inspired by sketches of a prototype lunar base, lays claim to Suprematist influence (Prometheus youth camp, Bogatyr). Then comes the "speaking architecture" widespread in the last years of the USSR: a crematorium...

В серии собраны истории и легенды о национальных героях Шотландии: о великих воинах, поэтах, путешественниках, королях и королевах. Книги на английском языке. Для детей от 7 лет. Издание полностью на английском языке.

In an unnamed city, where to be interesting is dangerous, an eighteen-year-old woman has attracted the unwanted and unavoidable attention of a powerful and frightening older man, "Milkman". In this community, where suggestions quickly become fact, where gossip and hearsay can lead to terrible consequences, what can she do to stop a rumour once it has started? Milkman is persistent, the word is spreading, and she is no longer in control…