Deborah Chiel Books

Great Expectations (first published in 1860/61) is one of the most mature and serious of Dickens's novels. As Angus Calder points out in his introduction, it re- sembles a detective story — but in the sense in which Oedipus Rex also resembles one. From the first shock of the early pages, when Pip encounters the convict Magwitch, the mystery grips our attention and its psychological and moral truth holds us until the end. For, in discovering the secret of his •great expecta- tions'. Pip also begins to discover the truth about himself. The cover shows a detail from 'A Country Blacksmith Disputing the Price of Iron' by J. M. W. Turner (photo: Rodney Todd-White) The portrait of Charles Dickens inside the front cover is taken from an engraving after a painting by W. P. Frith, by permission of the Trustees of the Dickens House

Arriving home from the sophisticated streets of Paris, a chauffeur's daughter finds herself having to make a difficult choice between two wealthy brothers who she has known since childhood. Original. Movie tie-in.

A DOZEN MEN IN A CROWDED BAR AN ACT OF BRUTAL DEPRAVITY A YOUNG, WORKING CLASS GIRL A VICTIM IN A SHATTERING CRIME A BEAUTIFUL ATTORNEY THE CASE THAT WILL CHANGE HER LIFE FOREVER On a spring night, a nightmare began that would rip a community apart. At the center of the storm are two women with nothing in common but the shock of a vicious crime. KELLY McGILLIS is Katheryn Murphy, the lawyer, JODIE FOSTER is Sarah Tobias, the victim - both trapped in a maze of accusations and lies, risking everything for the final revenge - justice!

Der Streit der Kinder in der Kleinstadt am Missisippi um ihr Baumhaus ist längst kein Spiel mehr, sondern eskaliert in einer lebensgefährlichen Mutprobe.

Eddie hat Grace das Ja-Wort gegeben, doch zu allen anderen hat er auch nicht "nein" gesagt. Als Grace von seinen zahlreichen Eskapaden erfährt - die meisten mit ihren besten Freundinnen - löst das in ihrem kleinen Südstaaten-Nest eine Lawine aus Affären kommen ans Licht, Männer verlieren ihre Autorität, und "Essenvergiften" wird unter Frauen als Geheimtip gehandelt ...

Und wieder 48 Stunden - Das Buch zum film mit Eddie Murphy - bk85; Bastei Lübbe Verlag; Deborah Chiel; pocket_book; 1990