Marly's father came back from the war a different man. Something inside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside. But when the family moves to Grandma's old house on Maple Hill, miracles begin to happen. The sap in the trees begins to rise, the leaves begin to turn, and Marly's father starts to bloom again, like the world around them.This wise and moving story is ...(展开全部)

Marly's father came back from the war a different man. Something inside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside. But when the family moves to Grandma's old house on Maple Hill, miracles begin to happen. The sap in the trees begins to rise, the leaves begin to turn, and Marly's father starts to bloom again, like the world around them. This wise and moving story i...(展开全部)

『作者简介』 作者艾伦•麦克法兰，剑桥大学社会人类学系教授，剑桥大学国王学院终身院士，英国科学院院士，欧洲科学院（Academia Europaea）院士，皇家人类学会名誉副会长，以及皇家历史学会研究员。同时，麦克法兰还担任国王学院康河计划理事长。

Lord and Lady Baradale， on a posh safari in Kenya， anticipate splendid photo trophies for their luxurious labors. But rather than collecting trophies， they gave some up. When Lady Baradale s jewels are stolen， a young Canadian policeman， Vachell， is called in. He sets to work on the theft， but is interrupted by murder. Lady Baradale s body is discovered with a bullet hole in...(展开全部)

A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

Here is a world of wonders from A to Z. Inspired by seventeenth-century French trade engravings, Anita Lobel's brilliant paintings of the shopkeepers on Market Street--each composed of his or her wares--will provide blissful hours for all who join the Lobels on an unforgettable shopping spree.