The final curtain is closing on the Second World War, and Hana, a nurse, stays behind in an abandoned Italian villa to tend to her only remaining patient. Rescued by Bedouins from a burning plane, he is English, anonymous, damaged beyond recognition and haunted by his memories of passion and betrayal. The only clue Hana has to his past is the one thing he clung on to through th...(展开全部)

Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive… Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park ...(展开全部)

WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD, read the Sunday Times and No.1 New York Times bestselling, record-breaking thriller that everyone is talking about - soon to be a major film.. 'The perfect thriller' AJ FINN 'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month 'Smart, sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD 'Compelling' - OBSERVER 'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY 'A totally original p...(展开全部)

Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refus...(展开全部)

In WATCHING THE ENGLISH anthropologist Kate Fox takes a revealing look at the quirks, habits and foibles of the English people. She puts the English national character under her anthropological microscope, and finds a strange and fascinating culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and byzantine codes of behaviour. The rules of weather-speak. The ironic-gnome rule. T...(展开全部)

Maman was exigeante—there is no English word–and I had the benefit of her training. Others may not be so fortunate. If some other young girl, with two million dollars at stake, finds this of use I shall count myself justified. Raised in Marrakech by a French mother and English father, a 17-year-old girl has learned above all to avoid mauvais ton ("bad taste" loses something in ...(展开全部)

This is a fun guide to everything American for the English language learner! Written by seasoned ESL instructors, this handy guidebook was designed for people who already have a good grasp of English, but want to improve how they speak the language as it is spoken in the United States. Written in a lighthearted and easy-to-follow style, this book is a great resource for people ...(展开全部)

Maman was exigeante—there is no English word–and I had the benefit of her training. Others may not be so fortunate. If some other young girl, with two million dollars at stake, finds this of use I shall count myself justified. Raised in Marrakech by a French mother and English father, a 17-year-old girl has learned above all to avoid mauvais ton ("bad taste" loses something in ...(展开全部)

W.G.霍斯金斯（William George Hoskins，1908-1992年），英国历史学家，英国社会科学院院士，曾任教于莱斯特大学、牛津大学。他以研究英格兰地方史著称，在景观史研究方面做出巨大的开创性贡献，其研究领域还涉及考古学、城市史和农业史等。霍斯金斯撰有近二十部专著，《英格兰景观的形成》（1955年）是最具代表性的著作，另著有《英格兰地方史，过去与现在》（1966年）、《地方史中的田野调查》（1967年）、《掠夺年代》（1976年）等书。 梅雪芹，清华大学历史系教授，中国世界近现代史研究会副会长、中国英国史研究会理事。长期从事世界近现代史、英国近现代史和环境史的教学与研究。出版有《环境史学与环境问题》《环境史研究叙论》等著作，《火之简史》《什么是环境史》《大象的退却：一部中国环境史》等译作，在核心期刊发表论文数十篇。 刘梦霏，清华大学...(展开全部)

The Making of the English Countryside is W G Hoskins’ masterpiece, revealing the hidden histories of the landscape. This hugely influential and ground-breaking book changed forever the way we experience the places we live and work.