Showing results for "Twist" in Biographical Fiction

Bob Dylan’s music drifts out of Tom Patterson’s computer speakers, at once ethereal and down to Earth. As he listens, Tom’s mind drifts back to the 1960s and Dianne, the girl who left him for California. Tom could have—should have—gone with her, but he chose his new job in Ohio. And that was that. He never heard from her again.

Oliver Twist fu il secondo romanzo di Dickens, pubblicato a puntate mensili dal 1837 al 1839. E' una delle opere più famose dello scrittore, primo romanzo inglese ad avere un ragazzo come protagonista e uno dei primi romanzi sociali. L'umorismo feroce con cui Dickens descrive la società inglese, la povertà, l'abuso infantile, l'ipocrisia della cultura fu decisamente una novità.

1553: deeply divided England rejoices as the rightful heir, Mary Tudor, sweeps to power on a tide of populist goodwill. But the people should have been careful what they wished for: Mary's mission is to turn back time to an England of old. Within weeks there is widespread rebellion in favour of her heir, her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth, who is everything that Mary isn't. From now on, Elizabeth will have to use her considerable guile just to stay alive.