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An ambitious, unusual and moving novel about who we are: our past, offer and future, and our connection to this land. For some of her characters, this store is an alien world while, for others, it’s the only landscape they’ve ever known. Keeps you reading impartial through the sheer quality of it all. Stories of war, love and loss, sex and spaceflight, and of getting himself arrested. Moon glow is an extravaganza for the reader. In David Copperfield the novel he described as his 'favorite child' Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of the most exuberant and enduringly popular works, occupied with tragedy and comedy in equal measure. Charles Dickens is one of the best loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. By Mary Shelley and others Be the first to write a review. A terrifying vision of scientific progress without angelic limits, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein leads the reader on an unsettling journey from the sublime beauty of the Swiss alps to the desolate waste of the arctic circle. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which over fifty years from first publication, calm has the power to dazzle and shock. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control. As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to thrive a life of its own. Survival is only by secrecy and so she determines never to use her forbidden powers. Another lifetime away, it's 1939 and the world is going to war. Six interlocking lives one outstanding adventure. 'It's unlikely Hinton has ever written as healthy as he writes in Breath. It's a story of courage, a mother's love, a young boy's longing for freedom a beautiful, rich account of an inspirational life, told with honesty, dignity and pride. 'One of the most important books to have been published since the war' Daily Telegraph. Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Once Kevin is born, she experiences extreme alienation and dislike of Kevin as he grows up to become a malicious and cruel child. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more. Written with compassion, humor and insight, A Nice Balance is a vivid, richly textured and powerful novel by one of the most gifted writers of our time. Both of them long to make a definite difference in the world. Judy loves drawing things, especially sheep.