Fiona Davis Bücher

London 1884. Als die Hotelangestellte Sara Smythe ein kleines Mädchen vor dem Tod rettet, verändert dies ihr Leben für immer. Denn der dankbare Vater, der Architekt Theodore Camden, verschafft ihr eine Anstellung im Dakota, einem luxuriösen New Yorker Apartmenthaus. Dort wird Sara größtes Glück, aber auch tiefsten Schmerz finden. Hundert Jahre später, 1985, ist das Dakota die letzte Zuflucht für Bailey Camden, deren Urgroßvater Theodores Mündel war. Bei Umbauarbeiten fällt ihr ein Foto in die Hände, das Sara mit Theodores Kindern zeigt. Eine Entdeckung, die alles infrage stellt, was Bailey über ihre Familie zu wissen glaubte …

New York, Grand Central Station: In den 1920ern beherbergt das prächtige Bahnhofsgebäude eine angesehene Kunstschule. Hier will sich die junge Illustratorin Clara Darden beweisen und zeigen, dass eine Frau mehr sein kann als Muse und Anhängsel erfolgreicher Männer. 1974 ist von dem alten Glanz wenig übrig. Virginia Clay erscheint ihr Leben so trostlos wie das heruntergekommene Gebäude, in dem sie arbeitet, um sich und ihre Tochter durchzubringen. Doch dann stößt Virginia zufällig auf die verlassenen Räume der Kunstakademie – und auf die Spur einer gefeierten Illustratorin, die 1931 wie vom Erdboden verschwand …

Das Barbizon in New York: Die junge Journalistin Rose ist erst vor Kurzem in das elegante Apartmenthaus eingezogen. Im Lift trifft sie auf eine ältere Dame, deren ungewöhnliche Erscheinung Rose fasziniert. Vom Portier erfährt sie, dass Darby schon in den 1950ern hier lebte, als das Barbizon ein Wohnheim für junge Frauen war. Noch kann Rose nicht ahnen, wie eng ihr Schicksal mit Darbys verknüpft ist. Darby, die nicht nur ihr Gesicht hinter einem Schleier, sondern in ihrem Herzen ein dunkles Geheimnis verbirgt …

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!

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. This reader is based on the hit 2011 animated movie Rio about Blu, a domesticated macaw who goes to Rio de Janeiro to save his species. This is one of three readers based on the film.

"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?

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students. One Direction is one of the most popular boy bands in the world with hundreds of thousands of fans. Read all about Louis, Liam, Zayn, Niall and Harry and their extraordinary rise to fame