Added by: Cheramie | Karma: 275.78 | Fiction literature | 27 December 2009
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The Corrections: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections is a novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. It revolves around the troubles of an elderly Midwestern couple and their three adult children, tracing their lives from the mid-twentieth century to "one last Christmas" together near the turn of the millennium.
New Zealand's leading lifestyle magazine that offers an opportunity to talk to and meet people who are stimulating, who have goals larger than their own satisfaction and who have dreams for the country that are exciting. Every issue features interesting New Zealanders living lives less ordinary, food and wine, travel and motoring, fashion and beauty, art and culture... everything you need in one magazine.
British or American English?: A Handbook of Word and Grammar Patterns
Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street? Who takes a bath, and who has a bath? Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I? After 'thank you', who says Not at all and who says You're welcome?
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. A hot summer and a holiday by the sea: Stephen and Anna Martins are escaping their stressful lives in London, and taking a holiday in the south-west of England. They make friends with a local fisherman, but when Stephen is called back to London for work, Anna is left alone for a few days. And then something happens which changes their lives for ever. If you are the sort of person who is keen on romance mixed with suspense, this is the book for you.
Pip is a poor orphan whose life is changed forever by two very different meetings – one with an escaped convict and the other with an eccentric old lady and the beautiful girl who lives with her. And who is the mysterious person who leaves him a fortune?
