The Nanny Diaries is an absolutely addictive peek into the utterly weird world of child rearing in the upper reaches of Manhattans social strata. Cowritten by two former nannies, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, the novel follows the adventures of the aptly named Nan as she negotiates the Byzantine byways of working for Mrs. X, a Park Avenue mommy. Nans 4-year-old charge, the hilariously named Grayer (his pals include Josephina, Christabelle, Brandford, and Darwin) is a genuinely good sort. He
Deliverance[激流四勇士]
I dont believe Id go there if I was you. Whats the use of it? Because its there, said Lewis. Its there, all right. If you get in there and cant get out, youre going to wish it wouldnt. A group of middle-aged friends, in search of the wilderness experience that has been missing from their big-city lives, go canoeing one weekend. They pack all the usual survival gear - plus a banjo and a bow and arrow - and head off. Unskilled and naive, they paddle downstream, enjoying the exercise and the gorgeo
Indecent Exposure
Kommandant van Heerden, the chief of police of Piemburg, terrorizes true Englishmen and even truer Zulus in his search for a perfect South Africa, while Luitenant Verkramp and Dr. von Blimenstein try to use aversion therapy to enforce chastity.
Riotous Assembly
A South African woman struggles to convince the police that she has murdered her black cook.
The Great Pursuit
A totally filthy novel to put the literary world in spasms - but sure to make a shameful pile of money in America. Frensic, a literary agent with a nose for a bestseller (as well as port and snuff), places this hot property with Hutchmeyer - who is the least respected publisher in the world. And a gullible author is despatched across the Atlantic for a chaotic publicity tour...
The Throwback
Lockheart Flawse exposes the suburban foibles of his tennants in Sandicott Close. Terrified out of their wits, one by one they beat a hasty retreat and Lockhearts dream of escaping hated East Pursley, and his 12 rent-controlled houses comes a step closer.
Wilt[Wilt series 1]
By day, Henry Wilt attempts to teach English literature to the engineering students at the polytechnic institute, while by night he fantasizes about murdering his huge, dim-witted wife.
Santa's Twin
SynopsisSantas evil twin Bob has locked Santa up and Christmas is set to be ruined, until two young girls, Emily and Charlotte, save Santa - and Christmas. Written in verse, this book should appeal to adults and children alike
Vernon God Little
The surprise winner of the 2003 Man Booker Prize, DBC Pierres debut novel, Vernon God Little, makes few apologies in its darkly comedic portrait of Martirio, Texas, a town reeling in the aftermath of a horrific school shooting. Fifteen-year-old Vernon Little narrates the first-person story with a cynical twang and a four-letter barb for each of his diet-obsessed townsfolk. His mother, endlessly awaiting the delivery of a new refrigerator, seems to exist only to twist an emotional knife in his ba
