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Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie – the first step towards social acceptance by high school colleagues. But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her...

1961. L'espion britannique Alec Leamas et son amie Liz Gold trouvent la mort au pied du mur de Berlin. 2017. Peter Guillam, fidèle collègue et disciple de George Smiley dans les services de renseignement autrefois surnommés "le Cirque", est tiré de sa retraite en Bretagne par une lettre de son ancien employeur, qui le convoque à Londres. Pourquoi ? Ses activités d'agent secret pendant la guerre froide le rattrapent. Des opérations qui firent la gloire du Londres secret vont être minutieusement décortiquées par une nouvelle génération qui n'a que faire des luttes menées jadis par les Occidentaux contre le bloc communiste.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam” (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo “A heart-filled novel about an...

Carrie Soto est féroce, et sa détermination à gagner à tout prix ne l'a pas rendue très populaire. Mais lorsqu'elle se retire du tennis en 1988, elle est la plus grande joueuse que le monde ait jamais connue. Elle a pulvérisé tous les records et remporté vingt titres du Grand Chelem. Pour devenir la meilleure, Carrie a tout sacrifié, entraînée par son père depuis l'âge de deux ans. Mais six ans après sa retraite, Carrie voit la jeune et éblouissante Nicki Chan lui arracher son record mondial. À trente-sept ans, Carrie décide de reprendre l'entraînement pour tenter de reconquérir son titre.

Night Manager: Enter the new world of post-Cold War espionage. Penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers and drug smugglers who have risen to unthinkable power and wealth. Our Game: With the Cold War fought and won, British spymaster Tim Cranmer accepts early retirement to rural England and a new life with his alluring young mistress, Emma.... Tailor of Panama: Le Carre's Panama is a Casablanca without heroes, a hotbed of drugs, laundered money and corruption. It is also the country which on December 31, 1999, will gain full control of the Panama Canal.

Brought to you by Penguin. Penguin Audio presents four gripping tales of espionage, written and read by John le Carre. This collection includes the finest picks of his espionage classics, written between 1968 and 1989, and presents more than 15 hours of thrilling storytelling. It includes...

Brought to you by Penguin. Penguin Audio presents a captivating collection of four John le Carré novels from the 90s, showcasing his mastery of suspense. Renowned for his espionage novels, John le Carré captured the essence of Cold War tension, moral dilemmas, and the personal sacrifices of...

**NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT** 'Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!' CHRIS PRATT JAMES REECE IS BACK 1978, Rhode Island: A freshman senator is gunned down, sending shockwaves through Washington that are still reverberating over four...

Brought to you by Penguin. Penguin Audio presents a compelling collection of four John le Carré novels, highlighting his modern classics that redefined the espionage genre. This collection includes the finest examples of his contemporary classics, written between 2001 and 2010, and contains...

Sister Carrie is an epic of urban life, the story of an innocent heroine adrift in an indifferent city. When small-town girl Carrie Meeber sets out for Chicago, she is equipped with nothing but a few dollars, a certain unspoiled beauty and charm, and a pitiful lack of preparation for the complex moral choices she will face. Her story is one of struggle, from sweatshop to stage success, and of the love she inspires in a married man twice her age, whose obsession with her threatens to destroy him.

Brought to you by Penguin. A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker...

"The Virgin River books are so compelling—I connected instantly with the characters and just wanted more and more and more." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber Welcome back to Virgin River with the book that inspired the hit Netflix series… Wanted: Midwife/nurse...

Brought to you by Penguin. Carrie Soto is the greatest player the world has ever seen. But six years after her last match, she watches a young British tennis player steal her world record - and Carrie knows she has to go back and reclaim her rightful place at the top. Even if the world doesn't...

La Rambla on tot comença, l’Eixample on és engabiada en un pis, les barraques del Carmel on es despulla entre una xapa de zenc i un paraigua de seda… Un viatge al fons de la nit, una exploració de la intempèrie.“La Cecília és una supervivent. Segueix caminant, mai no s’atura ni perd la serenitat. S’aixeca, torna a caure, continua. Al final és una veritable heroïna que ha après a conviure amb les seves ferides i que sap aprofitar-se d’aquesta nova força.

I've been many things in my life: daughter, friend, student, lover, wife…and now, widow. Getting past those labels and finding who I could be without them was the hardest thing I've ever done. Then I became friends with Brendon Connolly. Every time I look at him, I see a past, I see a present, and I’m afraid if I look too hard, I’ll see a future.

As read on BBC Radio 4 A Sunday Times Best Book of the Year An Observer Best Debut of the Year 'Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment' - Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses 'A joy . . . vivid, loving and genuinely funny' - The Sunday Times 'I didn't want it to ever end' - Jennie Godfrey...

Here are the excruciatingly funny adventures of Suzanne Vale — a young film star and drug addict — who survives a rehab clinic only to rejoin the equally harrowing world of Hollywood. Out there on the edge, despair flips into hilarity, and we're left laughing as Suzanne struggles to come to terms with her various fantasylands.

Featuring a new foreword read by the author! Now an original series starring Chris Pratt and the inspiration for the series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf now streaming on Prime Video. “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!”—Chris Pratt, all around great guy...

***NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT*** 'Jack Carr is the real deal' ANDY MCNAB 'Seriously good' LEE CHILD You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbered. A Chinese submarine has gone rogue and is navigating towards the...

Brought to you by Penguin. Penguin Audio presents a captivating collection of six John le Carré novels, each featuring the iconic character George Smiley. This collection includes the finest examples of le Carré's work, written between 1961 and 1979, and contains over 15 hours of unmissable...