Claudia Hampton, a beautiful, famous writer, lies dying in hospital. But, as the nurses tend to her with quiet condescension, she is plotting her greatest work: a history of the world and in the process, my own'. Gradually she re-creates the rich mosaic of her life and times, conjuring up those she has known. There is Gordon, her adored brother; Jasper, the charming, untrustwor...(展开全部)

Claudia Hampton, a beautiful, famous writer, lies dying in hospital. But, as the nurses tend to her with quiet condescension, she is plotting her greatest work: a history of the world and in the process, my own'. Gradually she re-creates the rich mosaic of her life and times, conjuring up those she has known. There is Gordon, her adored brother; Jasper, the charming, untrustwor...(展开全部)

The last thoughts of a dying writer are captured in this intelligent novel by Booker Prize-winner Penelope Lively. The moving and poignant story of life as a writer, historian, and mother ends as a saga of unfufilled love.

"佩内洛普•莱夫利（1933—） 英国作家，英国皇家文学学会会员、国际笔会会员，曾任英国作家协会（SoA）主席。 出生在埃及开罗，少年时代回到英国接受教育，毕业于牛津大学圣安妮学院。20世纪70年代开始文学创作。 1973年，《托马斯•肯普的鬼魂》荣获卡内基文学奖。 1977年，《通往利奇菲尔德之路》入选布克奖。 1984年，《据马克所说》再次入选布克奖。 1987年，《月亮虎》荣获布克奖。 2018年，《月亮虎》入围“金布克奖”短名单；在英国《卫报》读者评选“金布克奖”中，以票数高过第二名（《长日将尽》）、第三名（《七杀简史》）两倍多，高居榜首。 2012年，获不列颠帝国爵士勋章（DBE）。"

Claudia Hampton is beautiful, famous, independent, and dying. But she remains defiant to the last, telling her nurses that she will write a 'history of the world ...and in the process, my own'. And it is her story from a childhood just after the First World War through the Second and beyond. But Claudia's life is entwined with others and she must allow those who knew her, loved...(展开全部)

One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger tank was a beast of a machine which dominated the battlefields of Europe with its astonishing size, speed and firepower. It continues to fascinate more than 70 years after it was first designed, and a comprehensive, illustrated history such as this is long overdue. Revealing its design and development history, Thomas And...(展开全部)

An overview of Sarah Moon's photography work in fashion and art. The classic Photofile series brings together the best work of the world’s greatest photographers in an attractive format and at a reasonable price. Handsome and collectible, each book contains some sixty photographs plus an introduction and a bibliography.

I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. 'Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. 'No!' Edward roared ...Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm - and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vam...(展开全部)

I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. 'Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. 'No!' Edward roared ...Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm - and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vam...(展开全部)

An overview of Sarah Moon's photography work in fashion and art. The classic Photofile series brings together the best work of the world’s greatest photographers in an attractive format and at a reasonable price. Handsome and collectible, each book contains some sixty photographs plus an introduction and a bibliography.