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Molly the maid is no stranger to secrets... She sees everything behind closed doors at the Regency Grand hotel: wiping away the dust and grime of guests passing through. But one secret lies much closer to home. An old trinket - a faux Fabergé egg - is revealed to be a precious antique during an appraisal at the hotel, making Molly a rags-to-riches sensation. But no sooner has the egg shown its value than it's stolen: vanishing without a trace. Determined to crack the case of the missing Fabergé, Molly begins dusting for clues - uncovering a mystery that stretches deep into the past. For in the pages of a long-forgotten diary, written by her late gran, lie the secrets that could unlock all others - and only Molly holds the key...

Upptäck skönheten i Art Nouveau med <i>Alphonse Mucha Coloring Book</i>. <br/><br/>Alphonse Muchas underbara bilder gör den här boken perfekt för både nybörjare och erfarna målarboksentusiaster. <br/><br/>Mucha, känd för sina eleganta affischer, intrikata mönster och distinkta drömlika porträtt av kvinnor som visar både sensualitet och mod, var en avgörande figur inom Jugendrörelsen. Mucha trodde på konstens kraft att göra världen till en bättre och vackrare plats, och hans verk kännetecknas av sina flytande linjer, naturliga former, blommotiv och harmoniska färgpaletter.<br/><br/><i>Alphonse Mucha Coloring Book</i> innehåller ett urval av hans mest ikoniska verk, som de berömda serierna <i>The Seasons</i> (1896) och <i>The Times of Day</i> (1899), hans unika affischer för skådespelerskan Sarah Bernhardt och de välkända annonserna för Moet-Chandon och Trappestine. <br/><br/>De 60 bilderna i <i>Alphonse Mucha Coloring Book</i> låter dig ta del av detaljrikedomen och utforska konsten som gjorde Mucha så omtyckt. Boken är tryckt på ett tjockt papper, utmärkt för färgpennor.<br/><br/>Ikonisk konst: Väck de legendariska verken av Alphonse Mucha, en av de mest inflytelserika konstnärerna inom Jugendrörelsen, till liv. <br/><br/>Perfekt för alla åldrar: Målarboken är anpassad för både barn och vuxna och erbjuder en kreativ utflykt för nybörjare så väl som de mer erfarna.<br/><br/>Högkvalitativt papper: Idealiskt för färgpennor och ger en fyllig finish åt dina färger.

The branch he sat on was creaking under his weight, but he didn't seem to notice or care. He was shouting about being angry at his brother. I stood by the trunk and cried and begged him to come down, but he wouldn't listen. <br/><br/>I will not come down until Gregoris has apologised to you! he insisted. There were two birds in the tree with my grandfather, one on each side of him. One of the birds was a dove, the other some sort of bird of prey, like a hawk or a falcon. <br/><br/>"If you won't come down, will you at least save the dove? And look out for the other bird!" I cried out. Just as my grandfather reached out to the dove, the branch snapped.

The fate of an infinite library hangs on one book, a book that holds the power to break the unbreakable. In the face of such forces, fragile things like hearts, family, and the world seem certain to fail. The people most vital to Livira are scattered across time and space, lost, divided into factions, in mortal peril. Somehow, she must bring them together and resolve the unresolvable argument that fuels the library's war. The bond between Livira and Evar has stretched and stretched again. Can it hold at the end, when things fall apart? Can it bring them together against impossible odds? This is the last chapter, the final page. The end threatens and no one, not characters, readers, or even the author, will emerge unscathed.

<b>Megha Majumdar's electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller <i>A Burning</i>-longlisted for the National Book Award-is set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, in which two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other-a piercing and propulsive tour de force.</b><br/> <br/> In a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two-year-old daughter Mishti, and her elderly father Dadu are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma's husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Ma's purse, with all the treasured immigration documents within it, has been stolen.<br/><br/> Set over the course of one week, <i>A Guardian and a Thief</i> tells two stories: the story of Ma's frantic search for the thief while keeping hunger at bay during a worsening food shortage; and the story of Boomba, the thief, whose desperation to care for his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children's future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe.<br/><br/><b>A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation.</b>

<strong> A Goodreads Choice finalist for Readers' Favourite Science Fiction </strong> <br/><br/> <strong>'An enjoyable, richly imagined, space-faring adventure' <em>Guardian</em></strong> <br/><br/> <strong>'Come ... for <em>Indiana Jones</em>-style outer space heist adventure, stay for the sensitively drawn characters and thoughtful exploration of other forms of life far beyond our own'</strong> <strong>Veronica Roth</strong> <br/><br/> <strong>SAVE ONE WORLD. DOOM HER OWN.</strong> <br/><br/>Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy. For ten years, she returned stolen artifacts to alien civilizations - until a disastrous job forced her into hiding. Now she just wants to enjoy a quiet life as a graduate student of anthropology, but she's haunted by persistent and disturbing visions of the future. <br/><br/>Then an old friend comes to her with a job she can't refuse: find a powerful object that could save an alien species from extinction. Except no one has seen it in living memory, and they aren't the only ones hunting for it. <br/><br/>Maya sets out on a breakneck quest through a universe teeming with strange life and ancient ruins. But the farther she goes, the more her visions cast a dark shadow over her team of friends new and old. Someone will betray her along the way. Worse yet, in choosing to save one species, she may condemn humanity and Earth itself. <br/><br/> <strong>Readers love <em>The Stardust Grail:</em></strong> <br/><br/>'With its quirky characters, impeccable world-building, and deep themes of friendship and understanding, it offers a compelling narrative that will <strong>keep you hooked from start to finish</strong>' <br/><br/>'Kitasei is quickly proving to be <strong>one of my new favourite authors in the sci-fi space</strong>, and I can't wait to see what her brilliant mind cooks up next' <br/><br/>'Yes, I shed a tear or two because<strong> I didn't want to say goodbye to these characters</strong>' <br/><br/>'It's really easy to <strong>fall in love</strong> with this book'

Marvel Entertainment was a struggling toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. But what accounts for its stunning rise? <br/><br/>In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As they delve into the studio's key moments - from the contentious hiring of Robert Downey Jr. for Iron Man to the negotiations over Disney's acquisition of Marvel to studio head Kevin Feige's embrace of streaming TV - the authors demonstrate that the genius of Marvel was its resurrection and modification of Hollywood's old studio system. Dishy and authoritative, MCU is the first book to tell the Marvel Studios story in full - and an essential, effervescent account of popular culture.