Mate Maras Book order (chronological)

The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgórska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII -- from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron. One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make... It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemysl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio -- a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish. But everything changes when the German army invades Przemysl. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. And then comes the knock at the door. Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jews. Then they must wait, every day, for the next knock at the door, the one that will mean death. When the knock finally comes, it is two Nazi officers, requisitioning Stefania's house for the German army. With two Nazis below, thirteen hidden Jews above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania has one more excruciating choice to make.

Explore the evolution and influences of Stephen King’s body of work over his nearly 50-year career, and discover how the themes of his writing reflect the changing times and events within his life.Timed with Stephen King’s 75th birthday on September 21, 2022, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences features archival photos and documents from King’s personal collection alongside the stories behind how his novels, novellas, short stories, and adaptations came to be.With critically acclaimed titles that have also been turned into blockbuster sensations like IT and Carrie, King's work has stood the test of time across decades. This history of the writer's struggles, triumphs, bestsellers, lesser-known stories, collaborations, and more makes the perfect addition to any Stephen King fan’s collection.Celebrate the beloved King of Horror with this informational and entertaining look inside King’s most iconic titles and the culture they have created.

A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills some call the Razorback Downs... Podkin One-Ear is a legend: a fearsome warrior rabbit whose reputation for cunning and triumph in battle has travelled the ages. But how did he become such a mighty fighter? The answer may surprise you... When a travelling bard arrives at Thornwood Warren on Midwinter night, he is warmly welcomed. In return for food and lodging, he settles down to tell of how Podkin One-Ear - and soon the rabbits are enthralled to hear the story of how one lost little rabbit overcame the cruellest enemy imaginable, and became the greatest warrior their land has ever known.

Readers can bake their way through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Packed with 45 recipes and gorgeous, eye-catching photography, this baking cookbook inspired by the films is a must-have for every Harry Potter fan. číst celé

"By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in flux, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present. Werewolves, sirens and dreams make their appearance, as do various forms of animal life and fragments of our damaged environment. Dearly is a pure Atwood delight, and long-term readers and new fans alike will treasure its insight, empathy and humour."--Publisher's website

Jeste li se ikada upitali što se događa kišnoj kapi kad padne s neba? Ova lijepo oslikana priča jednako će zarobiti maštu djece i roditelja; ona nudi savršen način da se djeca upoznaju s kruženjem vode u prirodi.

The film tie-in edition to the already highly acclaimed Luca Guadagnino-directed film of one of the great love stories of our time.

A doctor to the rich and famous goes to extreme lengths to protect his daughter in this dark and addictive novel from the author of the million-copy bestseller The Dinner

Sophy sets everything right for her desperate family in one of Georgette Heyer's most popular Regency romances. When Lady Ombersley agrees to take in her young niece, no one expects Sophy, who sweeps in and immediately takes the town by storm. By the time she's done, Sophy has commandeered Charles's horses, his household, and finally, his heart.

Ovaj uzbudljivi roman smješten je u Belle Époque, pariško Zlatno doba ljepote i bonvivana, apsinta i šampanjca, razuzdanih zabava i ljubavnih avantura, umjetnika i njihovih modela. No iza pozlaćenih kulisa pariške opere krije se svijet siromaštva i gladi, zavisti, ljubomora i ambicija... Pariz 1878. Nakon što im je umro otac, malodobne sestre Antoinette, Marie i Charlotte ostale su prepuštene same sebi jer je oskudna plaća njihove majke jedva dostajala za dnevnu dozu apsinta u kojem je utapala sve svoje neuspjehe i strahove. Znajući da najviše izgleda za bijeg iz siromaštva imaju u baletu, Antoinette, statistica u pariškoj Operi, odvede svoje mlađe sestre na audiciju. Obje su primljene u početničku grupu nazvanu petits rats. Taj su nadimak, mali štakori, dobile jer su svakodnevno gladne i prljave trčkarale hodnicima Opere sanjajući o strelovitoj baletnoj karijeri koja će ih od druge postave kvadrile dovesti do baletnih prvakinja i zvijezda kojima se klanja cijeli Pariz. Na opće iznenađenje, Marie pokaže iznimnu nadarenost te počne zarađivati i pozirajući tajanstvenom slikaru Edgaru Degasu za njegovo remek-djelo Mala četrnaestogodišnja plesačica, a Antoinette, odgojiteljica svojih sestara, dobije malu ulogu u uprizorenju Zoline „Jazbine“ i bezglavo se zaljubi u Émilea Abadieja. Na trenutak se učini da su tragični ponori života na donjim padinama Montmartrea za sestre van Goethem stvar prošlosti…

Set in the near future, Attwood's dark, thoughtful and at times funny novel finds two women who have survived a cataclysmic environmental disaster - a young trapeze artist locked in a sex club and a 'God's Gardener' hiding in a luxury spa - and both must find their way out.

1940: after the Spanish Civil War, Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, as Germany continues its relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone, while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett, a traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of old schoolfriend Sandy Forsyth, now a shady Madrid businessman, Harry finds himself involved in a dangerous game - and surrounded by memories. Meanwhile Sandy's girlfriend, ex-Red Cross nurse Barbara Claire, is engaged on her own secret mission - to find her former lover, Bernie Piper, a passionate Communist in the International Brigades who vanished on the bloody battlefields of the Jarama. A vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid is an intimate and compelling tale. An intesely moving love story, it also evokes a remarkable sense of history unfolding and reveals the profound impact of impossible choices.

Godina 1940. Španjolski građanski rat je završio, Madrid leži u ruševinama, njegovo stanovništvo gladuje, dok Nijemci nezaustavljivo marširaju Europom. Britanija je ostala sama dok general Franco razmišlja bi li napustio neutralnost i stupio u rat. U taj neizvjestan svijet dolazi Harry Brett, traumatizirani veteran iz bitke za Dunkirk, koji je preko volje postao špijunom za britansku tajnu službu. Kad su ga poslali da stekne povjerenje nekadašnjeg školskog kolege Sandyja Forsytha, sada mutna madridskog poslovnog čovjeka, Harry upada u opasnu igru. U međuvremenu Sandyjeva djevojka Barbara Clare, bivša bolničarka Crvenog križa, obuzeta je vlastitom misijom — pronaći svojeg neprežaljenog ljubavnika Bernieja Pipera, zanesenog komunista, člana međunarodnih brigada, koji je nestao na krvavoj bojišnici kod Jarame. »U živom i sablasnom opisu ratnoga vremena u Španjolskoj, Pakao u Madridu intimna je i neodoljiva priča koja nudi izvanredan osjećaj za povijesno otkrivanje i duboke posljedice nemogućih izbora.« Publishers Weekly

A glittering cast including Richard Gere, Chloe Sevigny, Laura Linney and Steve Coogan star in a hotly anticipated adaptation of the bestselling book about parents protecting their children - whatever the cost.

Ljetna večer u Amsterdamu, dva bračna para sastaju se u pomodnom restoranu. Između zalogaja hrane i šuma zveckanje pribora za jelo, razgovor ostaje u granicama ugodne pristojnosti — banalnost na poslu, trivijalnost praznika. Ali isprazne riječi prikrivaju strašan sukob, sa svakim usiljenim smiješkom i svakim novim jelom oštre se noževi… Svaki par ima petnaestogodišnjega sina. Njih su dvojica počinila nešto grozno, snimila ih je kamera, njihove nejasne slike zasjale su u dnevnim sobama diljem države; usprkos opsežnoj policijskoj istrazi, nitko ne zna tko su ti mladići, osim njihovih roditelja. Dok večera doseže kulinarski vrhunac, razgovor se napokon povede o djeci — raspadaju se uljudnost i prijateljstvo, jedni i drugi samo pokazuju dokle su spremni ići da zaštite voljene sinove.

Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel. As the English fleet gathers at Portsmouth, the country raises the largest militia army it has ever seen. The King has debased the currency to pay for the war.

Dexter meets The X Files - fans of the dark and supernatural will love this

A ferocious conflict of wills... Vere Mallory, the Duke of Ainswood, has everything--he's titled, he's rich, he's devastatingly good looking--and he seems determined to throw it all away. Disreputable, reckless, and wild, the last of the Mallory hellions is racing headlong to self-destruction...until a mind numbingly beautiful blonde Amazon knocks him off his feet--literally. An incendiary passion... Lydia Grenville is dedicated to protecting London's downtrodden. Dissolute noblemen like Ainswood are part of the problem, not the solution. She would like him to get his big, gorgeous carcass out of her way so that she can carry on with her work. The problem is, Ainswood can no more resist a challenge, especially in female form, than he can resist the trouble she seems to attract. If they can only weather their personal firestorm... they might survive the real danger that threatens all they hold dear.

I killed a demon. I don't know if it was really, technically a demon, but I do know that he was some kind of monster, with fangs and claws and the whole bit, and he killed a lot of people. So I killed him. I think it was the right thing to do. At least the killing stopped. Well, it stopped for a while. In I Am Not a Serial Killer, John Wayne Cleaver saved his town from a murderer even more appalling than the serial killers he obsessively studies. But it turns out even demons have friends, and the disappearance of one has brought another to Clayton County. Soon there are new victims for John to work on at the mortuary and a new mystery to solve. But John has tasted death, and the dark nature he used as a weapon---the terrifying persona he calls "Mr. Monster"---might now be using him. No one in Clayton is safe unless John can vanquish two nightmarish adversaries: the unknown demon he must hunt and the inner demon he can never escape. In this sequel to his brilliant debut, Dan Wells ups the ante with a thriller that is just as gripping and even more intense. He apologizes in advance for the nightmares.

Ivanjski ples kod Granvilleovih oduvijek je bio događaj za pamćenje. Krema irskog društva okuplja se na Carrickrossu - seoskom obiteljskom imanju - na cjelodnevnoj zabavi. Međutim, ove godine zabava ima poseban povod: glava obitelji Honoria objavila je zaruke svog unuka Rossa s Ashling Morrison. Ashling je zaljubljena preko ušiju - visok i zgodan, Ross je sjajna prilika, ali je li sve uistinu tako kako se čini? Zašto je Honoriji toliko stalo da Ashling - pastorka njezine najveće neprijateljice Coppelije - postane dio klana Granville? Može li Rossov brat Carrick zadržati svoju poziciju zakonitog nasljednika? I hoće li nemilosrdna Coppelia uspjeti postići svoj cilj? Glamur. Seks. Izdaja. I jedno umorstvo. U okrilju strasti nošenih glamurom, “Poziv na zaruke” nezaboravna je irska saga o nekoliko generacija dviju bogatih suprotstavljenih irskih obitelji, čije duboke mračne tajne, obiteljske tuge i komplicirane ljubavne priče izlaze na površinu.

A killer announces his heinous acts in advance with desperate phone calls and ties his crimes together with songs that point to his victims; he then mutilates them and removes their faces. A detective and an FBI agent embark upon the most harrowing case of their careers as they attempt to track down an enigmatic killer.

A serial killer holds New York in his grip. The explosion of a twenty-two-storey building, followed by the casual discovery of a letter, lead the police to face up to a dreadful reality: some of New York's buildings were mined at the time of their construction. But which ones? And how many? A young female detective hiding her personal demons behind a tough facde, and a former press photographer with a past he'd rather forget, and for which he still seeks forgiveness, are the only hope of stopping this psychopath. A man who does not even claim responsibility for his actions. A man who believes himself to be God.

This novel interweaves history and adventure to recreate the life of Julius Caesar. In the city of Rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the Republic to its core. Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict and Julius Caesar will be in the thick of the action.

Shakespeare is the greatest writer on love - of all time. He is wise and witty, he has ridiculous sense of fun, yet he captures such depth of feeling. His words are timeless. Whether you are head over heels in love or your heart is breaking, he captures the feeling. Bound in antiqued gold, with fine paintings, this collection makes a very special gift.

Knjiga talijanskog prirodoznanca i putopisca Alberta Fortisa Put po Dalmaciji objavljena u Veneciji 1774. godine, veoma je važan znanstveni i literarni dokument o Dalmaciji u osamnaestom stoljeću. Doživjela je velik europski uspjeh, izazvala polemike i dugo služila zapadnoeuropskim piscima kao vrelo za upoznavanje morlačke egzotike. Znamenita je i time što je u njoj zabilježena pjesma Hasanaginica, koju je europski predromantičarski senzibilitet prihvatio kao antologijsku pučku tvorevinu, paradigmatičnu baladu. Put po Dalmaciji je nezaobilazno djelo u kulturnoj, osobito književnoj, povijesti jadranskog dijela Hrvatske.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'There is no greater sorrow then to recall our times of joy in wretchedness.' Considered one of the greatest medieval poems written in the common vernacular of the time, Dante's Inferno begins on Good Friday in the year 1300. As he wanders through a dark forest, Dante loses his way and stumbles across the ghost of the poet Virgil. Virgil promises to lead him back to the top of the mountain, but to do so, they must pass through Hell, encountering all manner of shocking horrors, sins and evil torments along the way, evoking questions about God's justice, human behaviour and Christianity.