Maybe it’s because it’s a sharp, dirty parody set in a provincial town in England, or maybe it’s because of its lewd, irrelevant and sometimes outright provocative language; whatever it is, The Kindness of a murderer immediately brings to mind the
Paris, 1623. Secret letters. Lost jewels. A secret code. A Queen and a court painter. Camogli, Italy, 2010. Ann Carrington, a history teacher from the US, is on holiday.
A gusty wind, a cat and a rabbit. A King who becomes a Gink. A snail that says hello. A whale who travels in a foam chariot. Birds who escape from their cage. A little girl who speaks with the wind.
The notes of “Adiós Nonino”; the tears of Máxima de Holanda during her tryst with Prince William; the photo that she discovers, among the guests, the face of a dangerous activist daughter of a German banker.
The main character of this delightful book is Maria, a little girl who loves writing her name, testing new flavours, and playing, but not washing her hands.
On the shores of the Aegean Sea, in the long-forgotten times of King Minos, stands Crete in all its glory. The people living there are at the edges of a land that is growing more violent. Until now.
The novel tells the story of Fuerte, a young man living in the countryside happy with his simple existence, until one day he meets a stranger who changes his fate forever.
Madrid, winter of 1620.
Book bot offers you an entertaining and educational journey into a cyber universe. A fascinating world of robots and amazing landscapes where children can let their imaginations fly.
A stimulating book to read and look at. It combines the discovery of everyday objects, nature and creativity with the similarities between the five most important geometric shapes.