'I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.' Romance, misunderstandings, finding Mr Right and finding out who's Mr Wrong - Pride and Prejudice is as relevant today as it has ever been.
Emma Woodhouse is a wealthy, exquisite, and thoroughly self-deluded young woman who has "lived in the world with every little to distress or vex her"
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment, while Marianne, a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age, learns to curb her passionate nature in the interests of survival.
Like many girls, Emma Woodhouse thinks she knows best. Her heart is in the right place - but her head isn't. Beautiful, clever and rich, she only wants to help others arrange things as she thinks they should be done. Emma has no interest in true love for herself: convinced she's just not destined to find it, she believes she must instead devote herself to playing Cupid for others.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters is expanded edition of the beloved regency romance--with thrilling all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible E…
From the very first beginning, from the first moment I may almost say, of my acquaintance with you, your manners impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain... I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.
Kitty Logan has lost her way ... As a journalist. she's spent the past few years chasing the big scoops -. no matter the consequences When she makes a terrible mistake. she finds herself mired in scandal. her career implodes and even her personal relationships are tested to the limit.At a loss. Kitty finds distraction in a list of one hundred names that her late mentor and boss. Constance. has …
Real estate developer Dharmen Shah rose from nothing to create an empire and hopes to seal his legacy with a building named the Shanghai, which promises to be one of the city's most elite addresses. Larger-than-life Shah is a dangerous man to refuse. But he meets his match in a retired schoolteacher called Masterji. Shah offers Masterji and his neighbors--the residents of Vishram Society's Towe…
the smartest boy in his village. His family is too poor for him to afford for him to finish school and he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables. But Balram gets his break when a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in Delhi. The city is a revelation. As he drives his master to shopping malls and call centres, Balram becomes increasingly aware of immense …
Lose yourself in the magical new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of PS I Love You Joyce Conway remembers things she should not She knows about tiny here cobbled streets in Paris. which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair. Justin Hitchcock is divorced. lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and meets a…