Elle UK — 9 книг

A captivating mystery about a boy with synesthesia—a condition that causes him to see colors when he hears sounds—who tries to uncover what happened to his beautiful neighbor, and if he was ultimately responsible.

Thirteen-year-old Jasper Wishart lives in a world of dazzling color that no one else can see, least of all his dad. Words, numbers, days of the week, people’s voices—everything has its own unique shade. But recently Jasper has been haunted by a color he doesn’t like or understand: the color of murder.

Convinced he’s done something terrible to his new neighbor, Bee Larkham, Jasper revisits the events of the last few months to paint the story of their relationship from the very beginning. As he struggles to untangle the knot of untrustworthy memories and colors that will lead him to the truth, it seems that there’s someone else out there determined to stop him—at any cost.

Both a refreshing coming-of-age story and an intriguing mystery, The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder is a poignant and unforgettable read—perfect for fans of bestselling authors such as Fredrik Backman and Graeme Simsion.

A captivating mystery about a boy with synesthesia—a condition that causes him to see colors when he hears sounds—who tries to uncover what happened to his beautiful neighbor, and…

Луиза – няня, о которой можно только мечтать. Не слишком молодая, но и пожилой ее не назовешь, француженка, строгая, опрятная, с огромным опытом. Она моментально находит общий язык с детьми, а для родителей становится незаменимой помощницей по хозяйству. Луиза охотно задерживается, если у тех много работы, убирает в квартире, готовит изумительные блюда, которые нахваливают все друзья семьи. Мириам и Полю кажется, что они нашли идеальную няню - тем более, что дети в ней души не чают. Все прекрасно, кроме того, что Мириам периодически ловит себя на мысли: няня слишком вторгается в личное пространство. И вот, когда приходит пора расставаться, оказывается -у идеальной няни совсем другие планы…

Получившая в 2016 году Гонкуровскую премию, книга Лейлы Слимани — захватывающий психологический триллер и в то же время списанная с самой жизни история сложных человеческих отношений, где любовь, отравленная ревностью, превращается в ненависть.

Луиза – няня, о которой можно только мечтать. Не слишком молодая, но и пожилой ее не назовешь, француженка, строгая, опрятная, с огромным опытом. Она моментально находит общий…

Named a “Most Anticipated Novel of 2017” by Entertainment Weekly, The Millions, and Bustle

A luminous coming-of-age novel about a young female scientist who must recalibrate her life when her academic career goes off track; perfect for readers of Lab Girl and Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You.

Three years into her graduate studies at a demanding Boston university, the unnamed narrator of this nimbly wry, concise debut finds her one-time love for chemistry is more hypothesis than reality. She's tormented by her failed research--and reminded of her delays by her peers, her advisor, and most of all by her Chinese parents, who have always expected nothing short of excellence from her throughout her life. But there's another, nonscientific question looming: the marriage proposal from her devoted boyfriend, a fellow scientist, whose path through academia has been relatively free of obstacles, and with whom she can't make a life before finding success on her own. Eventually, the pressure mounts so high that she must leave everything she thought she knew about her future, and herself, behind. And for the first time, she's confronted with a question she won't find the answer to in a textbook: What do I really want? Over the next two years, this winningly flawed, disarmingly insightful heroine learns the formulas and equations for a different kind of chemistry--one in which the reactions can't be quantified, measured, and analyzed; one that can be studied only in the mysterious language of the heart. Taking us deep inside her scattered, searching mind, here is a brilliant new literary voice that astutely juxtaposes the elegance of science, the anxieties of finding a place in the world, and the sacrifices made for love and family.

Named a “Most Anticipated Novel of 2017” by Entertainment Weekly, The Millions, and Bustle

A luminous coming-of-age novel about a young female scientist who must recalibrate…

"Лёд" (1967) - главный роман британской писательницы Анны Каван (1901-1968), которую при жизни сравнивали с Вирджинией Вульф и называли сестрой Кафки. Критики считают Каван основоположницей жанра slipstream ("завихрение") - литературы фантазийного воображения, где причинно-следственные связи держатся на волоске, а обостренные до предела чувства несравнимо важнее логики. В ее романах вполне реалистичное изображение вдруг подергивается рябью, и из глубины подсознания всплывают на поверхность неожиданные образы и картины.

"Лёд" (1967) - главный роман британской писательницы Анны Каван (1901-1968), которую при жизни сравнивали с Вирджинией Вульф и называли сестрой Кафки. Критики считают Каван…

Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, she'd be powerful enough to tear down the walls around her until nothing remains of her world.

Aster lives in the lowdeck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. For generations, Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way, the ship's leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions and deep indignities on dark-skinned sharecroppers like Aster. Embroiled in a grudge with a brutal overseer, Aster learns there may be a way to improve her lot--if she's willing to sow the seeds of civil war.

Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly…

"Whether you view your one-woman ménage as Doom or Adventure, you need a plan, if you are going to make the best of it."

Marjorie Hillis provides no-nonsense advice in this archly funny, gently prescriptive manifesto for single women. Though it was 1936 when the Vogue editor first shared her wisdom with her fellow singletons, the tome has been passed lovingly through the generations, and is even more apt today than when it was first published. Hillis, a true bon vivant, was sick and tired of hearing single women carping about their living arrangements and lonely lives; this book is her invaluable wake-up call for single women to take control and enjoy their circumstances.

Hillis takes readers through the fundamentals of living alone, including the importance of creating a hospitable environment at home, cultivating hobbies that keep her there ("for no woman can accept an invitation every night without coming to grief"), the question of whether single ladies may entertain men at home (the answer may surprise you!), and many more. Who can resist a book with chapters such as "A Lady and Her Liquor," "Pleasures of a Single Bed," and "Solitary Refinement?" A priceless gem from a more genteel age.

"Whether you view your one-woman ménage as Doom or Adventure, you need a plan, if you are going to make the best of it."

Marjorie Hillis provides no-nonsense advice in this…

The Breakstone family arrange themselves around their daughter Heather, and the world seems to follow: beautiful, compassionate, entrancing, she is the greatest blessing in their lives of Manhattan luxury. But as Heather grows-and her empathy sharpens to a point, and her radiance attracts more and more dark interest-their perfect existence starts to fracture. Meanwhile a very different life, one raised in poverty and in violence, is beginning its own malign orbit around Heather.

Matthew Weiner-the creator of Mad Men-has crafted an extraordinary first novel of incredible pull and menace. Heather, The Totality demonstrates perfectly his forensic eye for the human qualities that hold modern society together, and pull it apart.

The Breakstone family arrange themselves around their daughter Heather, and the world seems to follow: beautiful, compassionate, entrancing, she is the greatest blessing in their…

На протяжении более чем десяти лет Калифорнию терроризировал жестокий серийный убийца. На него охотились десятки полицейских. Но Мишель Макнамара стала той, кто посвятил этому расследованию свою жизнь. Год за годом она интервьюировала уцелевших жертв маньяка. Задавала вопросы детективам, ведущим его дело. Снова и снова рассматривала фотографии с мест преступлений. Упорно просеивала в поисках крупиц истины множество версий на бесчисленных форумах любителей интернет-расследований… И внезапная смерть Мишель стала для многих потрясением... Спустя почти два года ее близкие и друзья все же завершили начатое Мишель дело — издали книгу "Я исчезну во тьме". Книгу, которая помогла воплотить в жизнь главную мечту писательницы — разоблачить "Убийцу из Золотого штата".

На протяжении более чем десяти лет Калифорнию терроризировал жестокий серийный убийца. На него охотились десятки полицейских. Но Мишель Макнамара стала той, кто посвятил этому…

A mesmerizing psychological thriller about how a secret can bind two friends together forever...or tear them apart.

Kit Owens harbored only modest ambitions for herself when the mysterious Diane Fleming appeared in her high school chemistry class. But Diane's academic brilliance lit a fire in Kit, and the two developed an unlikely friendship. Until Diane shared a secret that changed everything between them.

More than a decade later, Kit thinks she's put Diane behind her forever and she's begun to fulfill the scientific dreams Diane awakened in her. But the past comes roaring back when she discovers that Diane is her competition for a position both women covet, taking part in groundbreaking new research led by their idol. Soon enough, the two former friends find themselves locked in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse that threatens to destroy them both.

A mesmerizing psychological thriller about how a secret can bind two friends together forever...or tear them apart.

Kit Owens harbored only modest ambitions for herself when…