Daphne Wright Books

Tucked away in the charming English village of Ferne Basset, the local rectory is supposed to be a place of safety, not danger. So when ex-vicar Lionel Lawrence opens the rectory to help young offenders he has no way of predicting the consequences--least of all that they will include blackmail and murder. The mysterious disappearance of the wild Carlotta, his most recent charge, seems to involve both. And not only has Carlotta vanished, but village resident Charlie Leathers is found dead. Although Charlie was not the most popular man in town, few people seemed to hate him enough to murder him. Inspector Barnaby comes to the scene as the small town buzzes with theories about the unfortunate events. It's not long before Barnaby has ideas of his own--Ferne Basset offers a wide variety of plausible suspects. However, what Barnaby doesn't know is that before his death Charlie witnessed what might have been Carlotta's suicide--or murder. A man is dead, a girl is missing, and a town is in chaos as long-kept secrets begin to unravel, with deadly repercussions.

100 Irish Artists, 100 Colour Plates. 6 Commentaries from respected writers such as: Mebh Ruane, Colin Graham, Valerie Connor, Fiona Kearney, Brian Hand and Noel Kelly - Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts will fast become the most desirable visual arts book this season. Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts presents an attractive record of the early 21st century contemporary visual arts in Ireland with 100 artists who have been selected for their specific contribution to the contemporary arts in the first years of the 21st Century. Aimed at a general audience, as well as the art connoisseur and enthusiast, each artist is profiled with an iconic example of their practice shown in full colour. The texts are engaging as they explain Ireland within the context of the early 21st century, and the impact that this has had socially, economically and culturally. The book is in an attractive format, and is priced at a level that makes it affordable.

Mary Alderbrook a trente ans dans le Londres des années cinquante, à peine relevée des ravages de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Assistante parlementaire d'un député peu scrupuleux, elle démissionne et se lance dans le journalisme avec pour atouts son charme, son intelligence, sa générosité et son courage, qu'elle a démontré pendant la guerre. Un lourd secret plane cependant sur elle, qui l'enferme dans la solitude affective, lui faisant repousser l'amour passionné que lui voue Mark, et affronter seule la malveillance, le soupçon, la jalousie. Quelles ombres ont donc obscurci son passé ? Romancière à grand souffle, déjà plébiscitée par les lecteurs des Brumes pourpres de Venise, Daphne Wright nous conte ici le destin d'une femme à la recherche d'un bonheur sans concessions, dans un monde encore instable et menacé par les orages de l'Histoire.

R160041013. LES BRUMES POURPRES DE VENISE. 1994. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 375 pages. Couverture rempliée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne