Fiona Davis is een gevierde auteur van New York Times-bestsellers, bekend om haar historische romans die zich afspelen in iconische gebouwen in New York City. Haar verhalen verweven meesterlijk mysteries en geheimen die verborgen zijn in de muren van beroemde bezienswaardigheden, en onderzoeken de diepgaande verbanden tussen vroegere en huidige bewoners. Met een achtergrond als actrice en journaliste brengt Davis een uniek perspectief op de menselijke natuur en het stadsleven in haar fictie. Haar schrijfstijl is sfeervol en meeslepend, en trekt lezers naar de levendige polsslag van New York City.
Focusing on B1-B2 level grammar, this book offers a structured approach for teenage and young adult learners. It presents grammatical concepts in engaging contexts, supplemented by clear explanations and tips to avoid common errors. The carefully graded exercises encourage creative application of grammar, while extensive revision activities help students track their progress. Designed for both classroom and self-study, this edition excludes answers and the CD-ROM, making it ideal for guided learning environments.
The Kung Fu Panda films are popular around the world, known for their humour
and fun characters. The Starter Level Popcorn ELT Reader The Animals of Kung
Fu Panda introduces children to the real animals the film characters are based
on.
Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. Rango is based on the hit 2011 animated movie starring Johnny Depp as Rango, the chameleon searching for enlightenment in the Wild West!
"New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and glamorous Radio City Music Hall in her thrilling new novel about a talented young Rockette and a mysterious bomber terrorizing New York City. New York City, 1956: Nineteen-year-old Marion Brooks knows she should be happy. Her college sweetheart is about to propose and sweep her off to the life everyone has always expected they'd have together: a quiet house in the suburbs, Marion staying home to raise their future children. But instead, Marion finds herself feeling trapped. So when she comes across an opportunity to audition for the famous Radio City Rockettes-the glamorous precision-dancing troupe-she jumps at the chance to exchange her predictable future for the dazzling life of a performer. Meanwhile, the city is reeling from a string of bombings orchestrated by a person the press has nicknamed the "Big Apple Bomber," who has been terrorizing the citizens of New York for sixteen years by planting bombs in popular, crowded spaces. With the public in an uproar over the lack of any real leads after a yearslong manhunt, the police turn in desperation to Peter Griggs, a young doctor at a local mental hospital who espouses a radical new technique: psychological profiling. As both Marion and Peter find themselves unexpectedly pulled in to the police search for the bomber, Marion realizes that as much as she's been training herself to blend in-performing in perfect unison with all the other identical Rockettes-if she hopes to catch the bomber, she'll need to stand out and take a terrifying risk. In doing so, she may be forced to sacrifice everything she's worked for, as well as the people she loves the most"-- Provided by publisher
Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. The Smurfs are popular with children all over the world, famous for their charming personalities and exciting adventures. Clumsy Smurf wants to make some magic so he steals a page from Gargamel's spell book. But the spell turns Clumsy into a green monster! Can Papa Smurf reverse the spell or will Clumsy stay green forever?
Exploring the intricate dynamics of love and loss, success and ruin, this novel delves into the lives of characters entwined within the historic walls of The Dakota, New York City's iconic residence. The story weaves themes of passion and madness, revealing the complexities and hidden struggles faced by those living in such a renowned setting. With a focus on emotional depth and the human experience, it promises to captivate readers with its rich narrative and compelling character arcs.
Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions.
Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter's life has completely fallen apart. For the past six years, under the moniker Angelica, Lillian was one of the most sought-after artists' models in New York City, with statues based on her figure gracing landmarks from the Plaza Hotel to the Brooklyn Bridge. But with her mother gone, a grieving Lillian is rudderless and desperate--the work has dried up and a looming scandal has left her entirely without a safe haven. So when she stumbles upon an employment opportunity at the Frick mansion--a building that, ironically, bears her own visage--Lillian jumps at the chance. But the longer she works as a private secretary to the imperious and demanding Helen Frick, the daughter and heiress of industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick, the more deeply her life gets intertwined with that of the family--pulling her into a tangled web of romantic trysts, stolen jewels, and family drama that runs so deep, the stakes just may be life or death.
Nearly fifty years later, mod English model Veronica Weber has her own chance to make her career--and with it, earn the money she needs to support her family back home--within the walls of the former Frick residence, now converted into one of New York City's most impressive museums. But when she--along with a charming intern/budding art curator named Joshua--is dismissed from the Vogue shoot taking place at the Frick Collection, she chances upon a series of hidden messages in the museum: messages that will lead her and Joshua on a hunt that could not only solve Veronica's financial woes, but could finally reveal the truth behind a decades-old murder in the infamous Frick family
For most New Yorkers, Grand Central Terminal is a crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia Clay, it represents something quite different. For Clara, the terminal is the stepping stone to her future. It is 1928, and Clara is teaching at the lauded Grand Central School of Art. Though not even the prestige of the school can override the public's disdain for a "woman artist," fiery Clara is single-minded in her quest to achieve every creative success--even while juggling the affections of two very different men. But she and her bohemian friends have no idea that they'll soon be blindsided by the looming Great Depression ... and that even poverty and hunger will do little to prepare Clara for the greater tragedy yet to come
