What does the legend of Vlad the Impaler have to do with the modern world? Is it possible that the Dracula of myth truly existedand that he has lived on, century after century, pursuing his own unknowable ends? Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an
adventure of monumental proportions, a relentless tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present, with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspensefuland utterly unforgettable.
Never Let Me Go by
Kazuo Ishiguro
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: 14 Mar 2006 Publication information
A tale of deceptive simplicity that slowly reveals an
extraordinary emotional depth and resonance and takes its place among Kazuo
Ishiguro's finest work.
Holy Fools
: A Novel
by
Joanne Harris
Hardcover: Feb 2004
Paperback: 1 May 2005 Publication information
In the year 1605 a young woman, hiding from her past, takes up the veil becoming Soeur Auguste. Five years later the past has found her and to protect herself and her beloved child she'll have to perform one last act of dazzling daring more audacious than any she has previously attempted.
A Great and Terrible Beauty by
Libba Bray
Hardcover: Dec 2003
Paperback: 22 Mar 2005 Publication information
In this debut gothic novel mysterious visions, dark family secrets and a long-lost diary thrust Gemma and her classmates back into the horrors that followed her from India. (Ages 12+)
The Murder Room by
P.D. James
Hardcover: Nov 2003
Paperback: 9 Nov 2004 Publication information
A very large book - in number of pages and in content - and every page worth reading. Thoroughly enjoyed this one and her first book on the...
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Two Lives is a memoir written by international best-selling author, Vikram Seth. In this interesting and engaging book, Seth writes about his great...
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Z, the novel about the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald is at points charming and; like another reviewer, I kept thinking of the movie, "Midnight...
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News Corp will officially split into two companies June 28(May 24 2013) As expected, News Corp has announced it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses on 28 June.
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Its board approved the...
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