In this brilliantly perceptive novel, a middle aged professor living in California, is alienated from his students by differences in age and nationality, and from the rest of society by his homosexuality. Isherwood explores the depths of the human soul and its ability to triumph over loneliness, alienation and loss.

When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life: the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a...(展开全部)

'The best prose writer in English' - Gore Vidal. Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, "A Single Man" is the story of George Falconer, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover Jim. With devastating clarity and humour, Christopher Isherwood shows George's determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasure...(展开全部)

'The best prose writer in English' - Gore Vidal. Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, "A Single Man" is the story of George Falconer, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover Jim. With devastating clarity and humour, Christopher Isherwood shows George's determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasure...(展开全部)

When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life: the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

这本《上海LADY》可说是程乃珊上一本畅销书《上海探戈》的姐妹篇。所不同的是，如果说写《上海探戈》时，程乃珊是力图以一个上海人的立场，来记录上海这座城市的独特语言，以及光怪陆离的都市风景背后那种坚实不变的生活态度的话，那么这本《上海LADY》中，她纯粹地以女性的立场去描画上海这座城市与它的女人，不同的职业、地位、形形色色的女人相，构成了一道如此绚烂的风景线。

编辑推荐 她爱吃，闻到糖炒栗子的香味就迈不开腿；赶时髦，动乱年代也要用废电线圈烫头发；追爱豆，追到比弗利山庄与格里高利•派克拥抱合影……她生于1946年，是名副其实的名门之后，却比谁都贴近今天的年轻人。她是上海的女儿，或者说她就是上海，在时代的新旧交替间看似驯顺，又有固执的坚守，外圆内方，自得其乐。于是，笔下流出的文字……，寻常巷弄蛰伏着传奇，别具强盛的生趣。尽管离去已5年，她关于生活的那股子热腾劲，依然在纸面上兴致勃勃，感染着做书和读书的人。 名人推荐 将程乃珊和其他都市描摹比较，我的意见是，程乃珊不可替代。不只材料拥有的优势，更重要的是，文学营养的品质差异。 ——作家 王安忆 程乃珊是上海的女儿，上海哺育了程乃珊，她也以自己的充满感情的个性文字，回报了这座城市。 ——作家 赵丽宏 对乃珊而言，书房乃是战场，是其生命的维系。她每日躲进狭小的书房，奋...(展开全部)

Engaging History and Romance from Bestselling Author Judith MillerWhen Rose McKay convinces her brother, Ewan, to invest in a pottery business, she's determined to assist him in making the venture a

Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. A magnificently crafted novel of Regency manners and mores that will delight Austen enthusiasts with its wit and elegant expression.