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A car is discovered in a lake. Virginie, a journalist,is covering the event. She will find answers but also a beautiful friendship history.

La primera novela de Mariana Enriquez: tres adolescentes se asoman al abismo de las drogas, la destrucción y el amor.

" Ich habe beschlossen, heute glücklich zu sein. "

Ambientado no Norte de Portugal, sobretudo na cidade do Porto, Daqui a Nada é um romance a três vozes a partir das quais nos chega a história de uma família devastada.

Shortlisted for the Booker Russian Novel Prize and winner of the prestigious Medici Prize for foreign fiction in France and the Penne Prize in Italy.

Il maresciallo Gino Clemente ama il karaoke, il suo labrador e soprattutto la moglie Felicetta,e ha un unico desiderio: andare in pensione.

"C'est LE livre du début 2022." QUOTIDIEN.

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Summer is here and we've got some reading ideas for you.

Children's classics in French translations

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

£12.50

Alice in Wonderland.

£3.35

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

£12.75

The Beatrix Potter classic, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" in French.

£8.20

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

£19.95

James and the Giant Peach.

£9.95

Treasure Island - who hasn't dreamed of finding treasure?

£3.35

Roald Dahl, l'un des plus grands auteurs contemporains se souvient de ses années d'enfance.

£10.95

The Call of the Wild.

£3.95

Paddington organises the Browns' family holiday in France...

£9.70

Marie est fascinée par son cadeau : Casse-Noisette.

£4.35

Back to School

Trusted grammar practice for KS3 French with hints, tips and answer key.

£4.95

Trusted support for learning, in a mini-format, ideal for Key Stage 3.

£4.99

An essential resource for intermediate to advanced students of Spanish with exercises and authentic texts.

£34.99

A useful collection of listening exercises with audio CD for students of Italian. Beginners - Lower intermediate level.

£14.95

A delightful grammar book with fun actrvities and English translations for young learners of Russian aged 12+.

£32.75 £22.93

The ideal handy French reference for secondary school students looking for a dictionary that is modern, up-to-date, clear and easy to use.

£6.99

This go-to guide makes German grammar easy to understand by comparing it to English, using clear, uncomplicated explanations.

£18.95

A pocket-sized Spanish reference for secondary school students that is modern, up-to-date, clear and easy to use.

£6.99

A picture dictionary for all ages: over 1000 everyday Italian words, presented in context, with activities and audio CD!

£17.95

Abridged and adapted texts to develop Russian vocabulary and speaking skills at beginner's level, A1-A2, as well as reading and writing.

£17.95 £12.57

A collection of French graded readers that will help learners discover more about France and French culture whilst improving their language skills.

£52.00

A pack of illustrated discussion cards to stimulate spoken interaction in German. CEFR A1-B2.

£21.95

Diego is driven to embark upon a journey back through time, that will take him to Medieval Japan itself...

£12.95

Topical resources to encourage lively discussions in the Italian classroom, ideal for GCSE and A Level speaking practice.

£17.50 £8.75

This book is designed to prepare students for the A level Russian speaking examination-new specification.

£22.95

ELI Language Magazines

A captivating magazine for primary school children who are just setting off on their French language journey. Absolute beginners. CEFR A1.

French

£19.50

An ideal resource for introducing KS3 pupils to Spanish language and culture. Suitable for near beginners (CEFR A1-A2).

Spanish

£19.50

A colourful magazine centred around German language and culture. Suitable for lower-intermediate learners at KS3. CEFR A2/B1.

German

£19.50

An engaging magazine aimed at secondary school students learning Italian at an intermediate and upper intermediate level, CEFR B1-B2.

Italian

£19.50

A high-quality magazine for teenage students of English as a foreign/second language at an upper intermediate to advanced level, CEFR B2-C1.

English as foreign language

£19.50

An motivating magazine aimed at secondary school students who are learning Russian at a lower intermediate level. CEFR A2-B1.

Russian

£19.50

An exciting magazine aimed at secondary school students who are learning Latin. Beginner's and near beginner's level, CEFR A1-A2.

Latin

£19.50

An ideal resource for introducing pupils to French language and culture. Suitable for near beginners. CEFR A1/A2.

French

£19.50

A colourful magazine centred around Hispanic language and culture. Suitable for lower-intermediate learners at KS3 (CEFR A2-B1).

Spanish

£19.50

An engaging magazine aimed at secondary school students learning German at an intermediate and upper intermediate level, CEFR B1/B2.

German

£19.50

Ukrainian books

A step-by-step course of Ukrainian as it is written and spoken today, suitable for complete beginners.

£52.99

A complete course of Ukrainian which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker! (CEFR A1-B2)

£44.99

Make fast friends in English or Ukrainian with this handy book of conversation-starting words and phrases + online audio!

By Catherine Bruzzone, Clare Beaton

£5.00

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in Ukrainian.

By J K Rowling

£58.00

Songs of Mother Goose - in English and in Ukrainian translation.

By Melemed G.M

£28.95

"The Childhood of Famous People". A fun and informative book for children about the early lives of famous people from around the world.

By Petra Texlová

£43.95

A colourful board-book to help children learn simple adjectives and opposites in Ukrainian.

By , Zhurba

£20.50

The wonders of architecture: from the buildings of the Ancient World to modern day cities and outer space! A fascinating book for kids.

By Milà Berta Bardi

£39.50

"My First Book of Quantum Physics" in Ukrainian. For ages 8+.

By Kaid Salah Ferrón Sheddad

£39.50

"My First Book of Relativity" in Ukrainian. For ages 8+.

By Kaid Salah Ferrón Sheddad

£39.50

The first of two writing workbooks to help children learn to write the alphabet and first words in Ukrainian.

By Anonymous

£9.60

The second of two writing workbooks to help chiuldren learn to write in Ukrainian.

By Zirka DM

£9.60

The classic story of "Pollyanna" in Ukrainian translation.

By Eleanor H. Porter

£41.95

The beloved children's classic "The Little Prince" translated into Ukrainian.

By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

£47.95

An intriguing mix of retro detective story and political thriller set in Lviv on the brink of the Second World War.

By Jurij Vinnichuk

£40.95

Barking Up the Wrong Tree. The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success is (Mostly) Wrong.

By Erik Barker

£48.95

Nothing Is True: A Concise History of Human Folly.

By Sergij Scherbakov

£41.95

A discussion and guide on temptation, will, and self-control.

By Irina Jakutenko

£39.50

"The Big Gingerbread Method" A guide to personal success.

By Roman Tarasenko

£41.95

An anthology of poetry, fiction, and essays by fifteen Ukrainian writers, translated into English.

By Mark Andryczyk

£39.50

Colección Descubre

Featuring stimulating texts, original interviews with internationally renowned chefs, recipes, cultural notes and more!

By Eugenia Mota, Paloma Puente Ortega, Marisa de Prada

£15.50

This reader presents different sports and associated stars in the Spanish-speaking world via articles, interviews, cultural notes and more!

By Marisa de Prada, Eugenia Mota, Paloma Puente Ortega

£15.50

Featuring texts, interviews, cultural notes and more, this reader presents key companies, designers and trends in the Spanish fashion world.

By Eugenia Mota, Paloma Puente Ortega, Marisa de Prada

£14.75

This reader explores some of the most iconic works in Spanish and Latin-American cinema, and includes original interviews with actors, directors and professionals.

By Marisa de Prada, Eugenia Mota, Paloma Puente Ortega

£14.75

This reader includes original interviews with prominent figures from the world of Spanish/Latin American music.

By Marisa de Prada, Eugenia Mota

£14.95

Cultura en el mundo hispanohablante

Delve into the cultural richness of Spain today while honing your Spanish comprehension skills, for intermediate-level students.

By Amalia Balea, Pilar Ramos

£27.50

Delve into the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world while improving your proficiency in Spanish.

By Various authors

£26.95

The updated 2019 edition features tasks that will enable learners to practise the four main skills and develop their intercultural competencies.

By José Javier León Sillero

£20.50

A graded reader presenting various aspects of culture (including folklore, gastronomy, music and history) relating to 15 Spanish-speaking countries.

By Cristina Herrero Fernández, Eija Horváth Faller

£12.95

A fun audiovisual course (book + DVD) for intermediate learners of Spanish. CEFR A2-B1.

By Miguel Llobera, Estrella López, Carme Arbonés, Fuensanta Puig, Vicenta González

£27.50

New French literature

Four teenagers, living a life cut off from the world, away in the mountains.

By Franck Bouysse

£11.75

Half novel, half essay, La vie ordinaire ponders everyday life...

By Adèle Van Reeth

£10.50

By David Foenkinos

£10.95

Two ex-lovers find each other after thirty years apart...

By Agnès Ledig

£8.95

A man receives a call from his estranged younger brother who is at the hospital...

By Yann Queffélec

£10.75

A writer struggles to find inspiration... and decides to write the story of the first person he meets in the street.

By David Foenkinos

£12.50

In Brussels, a young woman is hired by a wealthy man to help his dyslexic son fall in love with reading.

By Amélie Nothomb

£9.85

On the eve of his wedding, a young man discovers the identity of his father...

By Marie-Hélène Lafon

£10.50

A parisian writer comes to Britanny to write a story about the ancestors of a young local woman.

By Carole Martinez

£10.95

Anouk leaves her life in Montreal and sets off for the Canadian wild to live off the grid, but her solitary life will be shortlived...

By Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba

£9.60

New Italian textbooks for adults

Take your Italian to new heights with the latest, most up-to-date course for advanced-level students! CEFR C2.

£32.95

Learn the language of opera and better understand the most famous arias with the help of this beginner's course for Italian students, musicians, and anyone with an interest in opera.

£26.95

A dynamic multimedia course packed with engaging content, digital resources and an exclusive interactive app for students.

£34.75

Engaging exercises and activities to practise and develop writing and speaking skills in Italian.

£17.95

Explore the foundations of Italian law, the judicial system, and learn sector-specific vocabulary. Intermediate level B1-B2.

£13.95

Italian language for the fashion and design industry. Intermediate level B1-B2.

£13.95

From the authors of a bestselling course, comes this new adaptable method for rapid progression in Italian. This is the second level.

£31.95

Updated and Expanded Edition of the bestselling Italian grammar book by Susanna Nocchi - with e-book included.

£28.75

A brand new Italian grammar with exercises, reading texts and tests, ideal for class-based and independent study.

£18.75

Structured around a story - an intriguing noir comedy - this innovative course makes learning Italian simple, enjoyable, and effective.

£34.50

Italian language and culture for football enthusiasts! Enrich and diversify Italian lessons with this innovative intermediate course.

£20.95

A detailed overview of Italy's territory, inhabitants, and economy, for advanced students of Italian.

£21.50

Embark on a discovery of the Italian language with ease, using this clear and simple course at home or in the classroom.

£30.95

Explore the lives and works of four of the greatest Italian artists of all time with these short biographies and graphic novels for students of Italian.

£12.95

Fun, varied, and motivating activities to develop language skills, vocabulary, and grammatical understanding. For beginners and intermediate level students (CEFR A1-B1).

£24.95

New Italian resources for teens

A fresh, modern course for 11-16 year olds that offers a graphic novel, original sit-com and a host of digital resources.

£21.95

A clear and engaging grammar for students aged 15+, offering over 300 exercises, audio, cultural texts and a focus on modern, authentic Italian.

£21.95

A colourful, engaging grammar book with activities and exercises for young learners of Italian, aged 11-16.

£21.95

Bring Italian to life with this modern, interactive course for pre-teens and teenagers!

£24.75

New edition of a popular activity book with updated, colourful graphics and digital book included.

£12.95

A story of friendship and redemption, which speaks to the hearts of children and tells us about the beauty of the world of horses.

£9.90

From sport to fashion, from medicine to art, learn all about ten famous and inspring men and women flying the flag for Italy.

£11.95

75 photographic flashcards to stimulate class discussion in Italian at a lower intermediate level (CEFR A2-B1).

£21.95

Beginner's level (A1) student's book, now with interactive e-book included!

£21.95

The Story Maker - Choose a character, a place, an item, and an action and get story-telling! Lower intermediate A2-B1.

£19.50

Learn about famous Italian people while practising your language skills! Lower intermediate level A2-B1.

£19.50

A fun and challenging quiz game in Italian on Science, History, Geography, Sport, Entertainment, Art and Literature. Level A2-B1.

£19.50

Learn and revise Italian grammar and verb forms with this fun, multiple-choice question and answer game for beginners (A1-A2).

£19.50

Learn and practise vocabulary related to emotions in Italian while having fun with this new card game (CEFR A2-B1).

£19.50

Get to know your classmates better and improve your Italian vocabulary and communication skills (CEFR B1-C1).

£19.50

Deutscher Buchpreis 2022 Shortlist

Voller Wucht und Schönheit fragt "Dschinns" nach dem Gebilde Familie, den Blick tief hineingerichtet in die Geschichte der vergangenen Jahrzehnte und weit voraus.

By Fatma Aydemir

£25.95

Ein kleiner Ort am Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, zwischen Natur, Kreisstadt und Industrie, kurz nach dem Jahreswechsel. Mitten aus dem Alltag heraus verschwindet eine Familie spurlos.

By Kristine Bilkau

£19.95

Dröscher erzählt vom Aufwachsen in einer Familie, in der ein Thema alles beherrscht: das Körpergewicht der Mutter. Ein tragik-komisches Buch über eine starke Frau, die nicht aufhört, für die Selbstbestimmung über ihr Leben zu kämpfen.

By Daniela Dröscher

£23.75

Von der Prager Vorhölle, einer schicksalhaften Ohnmacht, einem Sprung und dem seltsamen Trost von Chicorée. Ein wunderbar verspielter, funkelnder, immer wieder auch düsterer, anarchischer Schelmenroman gelungen.

By Jan Faktor

£23.75

Ein stilistisch und formal einzigartiger Befreiungsakt von den Dingen, die wir ungefragt weitertragen: Geschlechter, Traumata, Klassenzugehörigkeiten.

By Kim de l'Horizon

£27.95

Ein Kunstdiebstahl aus Liebe.

By Eckhart Nickel

£27.50

Angel Classics - German literature in English translation

The story of an ex-prisoner told after his death and the search for the meaning of an inscription on a portrait.

By Theodor Storm, Denis Jackson

£11.95

A delightful account of a journey around Scotland with the artist Bernhard von Lepel.

By Theodor Fontane, Brian Battershaw

£17.95

A collection of four stories by Adalbert Stifter.

By Adalbert Stifter, Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly

£6.95

A story of mutual sexual attraction at a fashionable spa moves to a grim climax among the high-society fringe of Berlin

By Theodor Fontane, Stanley Radcliffe

£9.95

Four of Theodor Storm's novellas: Carsten The Trustee, The Swallows of St George, The Last Farmstead and By the Fireside.

By Theodor Storm, Denis Jackson

£11.95

A brilliantly funny read. Heine comments on the homeland he sees again after years of exile.

By Heinrich Heine, T J Reed

£11.95

The story of a noble family's conflict and downfall during the wars that swept northern Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.

By Theodor Storm, Denis Jackson

£9.95

Three novellas: Hans and Heinz Kirch, Immensee and Joruney to Hallig.

By Theodor Storm, Denis Jackson, Anja Nauck

£8.50

Goethe's version of the Iphigenia-Orestes legend.

By J W von Goethe, Roy Pascal

£9.95

Three of Storm's works in one volume: Paul the Puppeteer, The Village on the Moor and Renate.

By Theodor Storm, Denis Jackson

£9.95

This selection of his poems and prose pieces is the most comprehensive edition available to the English-language reader.

By Georg Trakl, Alexander Stillmark

£17.95

The fullest selection of Heym's verse to appear in English.

By Georg Heym, Antony Hasler

£12.95

13 short stories including comic tales, dense novellas and the dramatic tale of The Duellist's Second.

By Arthur Schnitzler, J M Q Davies

£10.95

A selection of stories that capture the restless spirit of turn-of-the-century Vienna.

By Hugo von Hofmannsthal, J M Q Davies

£9.95

Clássicos da literatura infantil em língua portuguesa

Desde o início do século XIX que os Irma+os Grimm alimentam a imaginacça+o de miúdos e graúdos de todo o mundo e hà sempre algo de novo a aprender com cada personagem!

By Brüder Grimm

£18.95

É sabido que, apesar de essenciais, raras vezes os conselhos sa+o bem aceites e apreendidos pelos mais jovens; mas se chegarem cobertos do acçúcar de uma história, jà o resultado normalmente é outro.

By António Torrado

£22.50

Uma iniciacça+o à leitura perfeita para os mais pequenos e uma forma emocionante de lerem os clàssicos de Enid Blyton.

By Enid Blyton

£13.75

E se as histórias para criancças passassem a ser de leitura obrigatória para os adultos? Seriam eles capazes de aprender realmente o que hà tanto tempo têm andado a ensinar?

By José Saramago

£19.95

Uma catadupa de situacções caricatas de "teatro dentro do teatro", com base numa ideia simples (bebida no escritor francês Scribe) que é um achado em termos de comédia.

By Almeida Garrett

£21.95

Este livro apresenta a vida deste poeta genial, utilizando uma linguagem simples e apontando apenas os marcos fundamentais dos 47 anos que viveu.

By Manuela Júdice

£21.95

Baseado num episódio da vida de um dos filhos de Luis Sepúlveda, a História de um gato e de um rato que se tornaram amigos oferece-nos uma vez mais uma fàbula singela e divertida sobre o verdadeiro valor da amizade.

£16.50

Outra história com a personagem mais famosa da popular autora britânica, numa réplica cuidada da edicça+o original de 1904.

By Beatrix Potter

£11.75

Um dos clàssicos contemporâneos, com o design inovador e as brilhantes ilustracções que têm o cunho inconfundível de Eric Carle.

By Eric Carle

£22.75

O novo Astérix esta aqui!

By Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad

£16.50

Russian/English bilingual readers

This is an unadapted text of the novel "Blackberry Winter" by Sarah Jio as well as the Russian translation of the text.

By Sarah Jio

£20.95

A romantic and suspenseful tale about two women whose destiny is bound across the years.

By Sarah Jio

£15.50

A gripping novel that deals with the fortunes and fates of a French family during the German Occupation through to the present.

By Joanne Harris

£15.95

One of the most compelling, original detective novels by Agatha Christie.

By Agatha Christie

£13.95

The Silver Chair - Drawn back to Narnia, Eustace Scrubb and his new friend Jill Pole are sent to rescue a captive prince.

By C S Lewis

£16.95

By Louisa May Alcott

£16.95

By Arthur Conan Doyle

£12.95

Mysterious millionaire Gatsby's life is dominated by his obsession to reunitte with a former lover.

By F Scott Fitzgerald

£12.95

V poezde ubivaut nepriyatnogo amerikantsa. Puaro nemedlenno beretsia za rassledovanie i vyiasniaet, chto kupe polno vsevozmozhnykh ulik, ukazyvayushchikh prakticheski na vsekh passazhirov etogo poezda klassa "liuks"...

By Agatha Christie

£13.95

This is an unadapted text of the short adventure novel by Jack London about a dog named Buck who was stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska.

By Jack London

£11.95

Classic literature in Russian translation

Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey.

By Jane Austen

£14.95

By Haruki Murakami

£7.00 £4.90

The much-anticipated novel of 2021 from the Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun explores the eternal question of what it means to love.

By Kazuo Ishiguro

£19.95

By Haruki Murakami

£7.85

The Hound of the Baskervilles.

By Arthur Conan Doyle

£8.95

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome.

By Jerome K Jerome

£6.85 £4.80

A portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada...

By Haruki Murakami

£14.95

Other Voices, Other Rooms. Truman Capote's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel.

By Truman Capote

£11.95

'Un roman franÃ§ais' - an autobiographical novel written by Frederic Beigbeder.

By Frédéric Beigbeder

£6.60 £4.62

Jane Eyre - One of the greatest gothic love stories of all time.

By Charlotte Brontë

£8.95

By Frédéric Beigbeder

£6.60

Anglijskij vrach i pisatel ser Artur Konan Dojl izvesten vsemu miru kak neprevzojdennyj master detektivnogo zhanra, avtor mnozhestva proizvedenij o genialnom syschike Sherloke Kholmse i ego vernom druge doktore Vatsone.

By Arthur Conan Doyle

£19.50