Colleen McCullough

Amid conditions of brutality that paralleled that of slavery, 'The First Fleet' was sent to a place no European but the legendary Captain Cook had ever seen. Left to live or die on the hostile Australian continent, these convicts and their equally isolated guards occupy the centre of this epic.

Zakhvatyvajuschaja semejnaja saga, pronzitelnaja istorija o besprimernoj ljubvi dlinoju v zhizn - roman Kolin Makkalou po pravu poluchil vsemirnoe priznanie, a blestjaschaja ekranizatsija 1983 goda prinesla emu esche bolshuju populjarnost. V etoj knige est vse: ekzoticheskaja obstanovka, neozhidannye povoroty sjuzheta, iskljuchitelnaja emotsionalnost, tonkie i ubeditelnye psikhologicheskie portrety. No prezhde vsego eto podlinnyj gimn velikoj ljubvi vo vsekh ee projavlenijakh: ljubvi k rodnoj zemle, k detjam i roditeljam, k Bogu... i vechnoj ljubvi muzhchiny i zhenschiny.

"Pesn o Troe" - interesnaja i jarkaja popytka rasskazat o Trojanskoj vojne s tochki zrenija samykh raznykh ee uchastnikov, prichem s obeikh storon konflikta, - Eleny i Agamemnona, Odisseja i Patrokla, Gektora i mnogikh drugikh personazhej, kotorye, vprochem, v romane predstajut vovse ne gerojami v antichnom smysle slova, a obychnymi ljudmi, so svoimi silnymi i slabymi storonami.Tak chto zhe oni dumali i chuvstvovali, chto ljubili i nenavideli, na chto nadejalis i o chem mechtali - muzhchiny i zhenschiny, kotorym dovelos stat uchastnikami samoj masshtabnoj vojny i samoj uzhasnoj tragedii dalekoj drevnosti?

Serija khudozhnoji literaturi "KULTREAD" Chuttjeva ta zvorushliva istorija kokhannja. Kokhannja, scho dolaje roki i kilometri, obitnitsi i zakoni! Bestseler "Ti, scho spivajut u terni" avstralijskoji pismennitsi Kollin Mak-Kallou - spravzhnja perlina svitovoji romantichnoji prozi. Sumarnij naklad knizhki - 10 mln primirnikiv, a serial za motivami tsogo romanu vzhe kilka desjatkiv rokiv posidaje druge mistse u rejtingu najpopuljarnishikh kinotvoriv usikh chasiv ta narodiv. Koli zh na zlami tisjacholit avstralijtsi obirali Natsionalnij zhivij skarb, nim stala velika zhinka i velika pismennitsja Kollin Mak-Kallou... Jedina divchinka u bagatoditnij rodini pratsovitikh avstralijskikh fermeriv, Meggi zmalechku pochuvajetsja zajvoju. Lishe odna ljudina schiro spivchuvaje jiji ditjachim bidam - katolitskij svjaschennik Ralf de Brikassar. U samotnomu divochomu sertsi oseljajetsja ljubov, zdatna kinuti viklik samim nebesam... Jak malenka ptashina, scho spivaje u terni svoju pershu j ostannju pisnju, Meggi nestime svoje kokhannja do Ralfa kriz zhittja, strazhdannja, rozluki i vtrati. Vkrade u Boga najdorozhche. I zaznaje porazki, koli jiji supernikami stanut ne chernechi obitnitsi j samozrechennja, a ljudski ambitsiji j marnoslavstvo. Ta vid trojand zalishajetsja popil, ptashinij spiv stikhaje - lishe kokhannja prodovzhuje zhiti...

Missi Rajt, chuzhaja i svoej strogoj seme, i tem bolee meschanam i spletnikam iz provintsialnogo avstralijskogo gorodka Bajron, s detstva zhila knigami i mechtami - mechtami, kotorye, kak ona byla uverena, ne voplotjatsja nikogda. No odnazhdy v gorodok pribyvaet zagadochnyj neznakomets, pokupaet sosednjuju dolinu i sobiraetsja stroit v nej dom, chtoby, po ego sobstvennym slovam, "slushat tishinu". Neznakomets, kotoryj odnazhdy prikhodit Missi na pomosch, - slovno rytsar v sijajuschikh dospekhakh iz prochitannykh eju romanov...

Zakhvatyvajuschaja semejnaja saga, pronzitelnaja istorija o besprimernoj ljubvi dlinoju v zhizn - roman Kolin Makkalou po pravu poluchil vsemirnoe priznanie, a blestjaschaja ekranizatsija 1983 goda prinesla emu esche bolshuju populjarnost.V etoj knige est vse - ekzoticheskaja obstanovka, neozhidannye povoroty sjuzheta, iskljuchitelnaja emotsionalnost, tonkie i ubeditelnye psikhologicheskie portrety. No prezhde vsego eto podlinnyj gimn velikoj ljubvi, vo vsekh ee projavlenijakh: ljubvi k rodnoj zemle, ljubvi k detjam i roditeljam, ljubvi k Bogu... i vechnoj ljubvi muzhchiny i zhenschiny.Perevodchik: Gal Nora

Glubokij i jarkij roman o psikhologii otnoshenij i vechnoj borbe mezhdu chuvstvami i dolgom. Chelovecheskuju dushu mozhno skolko ugodno lomat i kalechit, no nikakimi silami ne otnjat u nee samogo estestvennogo na svete svojstva - umenija ljubit. ...Tolko chto zavershilas vojna. Snova svetit solntse, tsvetut tsvety, i muzhchiny i zhenschiny - takie, kak medsestra iz voennogo gospitalja Onor Langtri i ee patsient Majkl Uilson - vljubljajutsja drug v druga. Odnako v zhizni vse nikogda ne byvaet - da i ne mozhet byt - legko i prosto. I prikhoditsja prinimat reshenija, zachastuju imejuschie samye neozhidannye posledstvija...Perevodchik: Agajants Viktorija Ivanovna

V nauchno-issledovatelskom institute nevrologii najden raschlenennyj trup shestnadtsatiletnej devushki. Lejtenant Karmajn Delmoniko uveren: ubijtsa - sotrudnik instituta, - ved postoronnij chelovek proniknut v zdanie ne smozhet. No kto iz vidnykh uchenykh sovershil eto chudovischnoe prestuplenie? Podozrevat mozhno prakticheski kazhdogo, a mezhdu tem tainstvennyj ubijtsa, kotorogo vezdesuschaja pressa nazyvaet Prizrakom, uzhe nashel ocherednuju zhertvu. Delmoniko nachinaet rassledovanie i ochen skoro prikhodit k vyvodu: edinstvennyj sposob pojmat manjaka - ponjat, kak eti ubijstva svjazany s uzhasnym prestupleniem, sovershennym tridtsat let nazad...Perevodchik: Saptsina Uljana Valerevna

"Bitva za Rim" - vtoroj iz tsikla romanov Kolin Makkalou "Vladyki Rima", vpervye opublikovannyj v 1991 godu (pod nazvaniem "The Grass Crown").Poslednie desjatiletija suschestvovanija Rimskoj respubliki. Daleko za ee predelami chekannyj shag legionov Rima koleblet ustoi velikikh gosudarstv i povergaet vo prakh ikh esche nedavno moguschestvennykh pravitelej. No i v granitsakh samoj Respubliki nespokojno: vnutrennie razdory i vosstanija fozjat podorvat politicheskuju stabilnost. Starejuschij i bolnoj Gaj Marij, proslavlennyj pokoritel Germanii i Numidii, s neterpeniem ozhidaet predskazannogo mnogie gody nazad besprimernogo v istorii Rima sedmogo konsulskogo sroka. Marij gotov stupat no golovam, ved zapoluchit vozhdelennyj priz vozmozhno, lish obojdja besprintsipnykh chestoljubtsev i intriganov novoj formatsii. No dolgozhdannyj triumf grozit konfrontatsiej s novym i edva li ne samym opasnym sopernikom - pylajuschim zhazhdoj vlasti Lutsiem Korneliem Sulloj, nekogda pravoj rukoj Gaja Marija.

An endearing tale, full of wit, warmth and romance, from the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds. The Hurlingford family have ruled the small town of Byron, nestled in the Blue Mountains, for generations. Wealthy, powerful and cruel, they get what they want, every time.Missy Wright lives with her widowed mother and crippled aunt in genteel poverty. Hurlingfords by birth, all three are victim to the family's rule of inheritance: the men take it all. Plain, thin and unforgivably single, it seems Missy's life is destined to be dreary.But then a stranger arrives in town. A divorcee from Sydney. And she opens Missy's eyes to the possibility of a happy ending.

"Zhenschiny Tsezarja" - chetvertyj roman znamenitogo tsikla Kolin Makkalou "Vladyki Rima" i prodolzhenie istorii blistatelnogo voskhozhdenija k vlasti Julija Tsezarja. Sovsem skoro emu suzhdeno dostich vershiny, sovershiv nemalo pobed, politicheskikh i ljubovnykh, ravno legendarnykh. Ljubov dlja nego - oruzhie v borbe s vragami na Forume, ispolzuemoe umelo i bezzhalostno. Genij, polkovodets, patritsij, Gaj Julij Tsezar voploschenie samoj istorii, i ego zhenschinam eto izvestno: oni opasajutsja ego vlasti i preklonjajutsja pered nej. Gordye patritsianki, kotorym poschastlivilos byt obozhaemymi im, kogo on ispolzoval, kogo unichtozhil v svoem neuderzhimom stremlenii k vlasti i velichiju. Mudraja mat, nastavnitsa i sovetnitsa. Zheny, kupivshie emu vlijanie. Ljubimaja doch, prinesennaja na altar bezmernykh ambitsij. Besserdechnaja ljubovnitsa, k kotoroj ego vlekla nepreodolimaja strast i kotoroj on nikogda ne osmelitsja doveritsja. Kakaja iz etikh zhenschin stanet dlja nego rokovoj?

Avstralija, pervaja tret dvadtsatogo veka. Strana esche blagodenstvuet, esche zhivet ritmami dzhaza i tango, khotja vot-vot "tuchnye gody" smenjatsja chernoj polosoj krizisa.Odnako kakim by ni bylo vremja, nikakie ispytanija ne v silakh pogasit volju k zhizni chetyrekh docherej pastora Latimera i ikh gotovnost risknut vsem radi prava voplotit v zhizn svoi mechty. Blestjaschaja karera i svetskij uspekh, strastnaja ljubov i radost materinstva. U nikh budet vse. Kak budut i tragicheskie poteri, i zhestokie razocharovanija, i krutye povoroty sudby, kogda vse pridetsja nachinat s samogo nachala...Chetyre sestry. Chetyre istorii zhizni...Kolin Makkalou vnov darit chitateljam tselyj mir, v kotorom kazhdyj najdet chto-to neobyknovenno vazhnoe lichno dlja sebja.

V dome shkolnika Kalvana Monro proiskhodjat ochen strannye dela. Malchik vidit ognennye sny, posle kotorykh nakhodit zolu i pepel, a ego mama vedet sebja kak gostja iz drugogo mira! Vskore on vstrechaet govorjaschego ognennogo zajtsa. Zagadachnoe zhivotnoe obladaet sarkastichnym kharakterom, volshebnymi sposobnostjami i ne toropitsja pokidat novogo druga. Neuzheli Kalvan dejstvitelno ditja ognja? Togda emu predstoit vernut volshebnuju koronu i vosstanovit smenu vremen goda! Lish chudo, voobrazhenie i gorjachee serdtse pomogut malchiku rastopit serdtse zimnego korolja. Perevodchik: Larina Ju., Mironenko A.

Zakhvatyvajuschaja semejnaja saga, pronzitelnaja istorija o besprimernoj ljubvi dlinoju v zhizn - roman Kolin Makkalou po pravu poluchil vsemirnoe priznanie, a blestjaschaja ekranizatsija 1983 goda prinesla emu esche bolshuju populjarnost. V etoj knige est vse - ekzoticheskaja obstanovka, neozhidannye povoroty sjuzheta, iskljuchitelnaja emotsionalnost, tonkie i ubeditelnye psikhologicheskie portrety. No prezhde vsego eto podlinnyj gimn velikoj ljubvi, vo vsekh ee projavlenijakh: ljubvi k rodnoj zemle, ljubvi k detjam i roditeljam, ljubvi k Bogu... i vechnoj ljubvi muzhchiny i zhenschiny.

Ljubovnyj roman, podnjatyj na uroven nastojaschej literatury. Trogatelnaja istorija vzaimootnoshenij vljublennykh, zavorazhivajuschaja chitatelja svoej iskrennostju, chistotoj i glubinoj...

Before she died in 2015, Colleen McCullough finished her lastbook – not a novel, but this short, thought-provoking book onwater resources and how we use them, along with an affectionateand enlightening portrait of her friend Michael Crouch, thepioneering businessman who built Zip water heaters into ahugely successful Australian company.

Colleen McCullough's new, romantic Australian novel about four unforgettable sisters taking their places in life during the tumultuous years after World War I is "just as epic as her ultra-romantic classic, The Thorn Birds" (Marie Claire). Because they are two sets of twins, the four Latimer sisters are as close as can be. Yet each of these vivacious young women has her own dream for herself: Edda wants to be a doctor, Grace wants to marry, Tufts wants never to marry, and Kitty wishes to be known for something other than her beauty. They are famous throughout New South Wales for their beauty, wit, and ambition, but as they step into womanhood at the beginning of the twentieth century, life holds limited prospects for them. Together they decide to enroll in a training program for nurses--a new option for women of their time. As the Latimer sisters become immersed in hospital life and the demands of their training, each must make weighty decisions about love, career, and what she values most. The results are sometimes happy, sometimes heartbreaking, but always...bittersweet. Set against the background of a young and largely untamed nation, "filled with humor, insight, and captivating historical detail, McCullough's latest is a wise and warm tribute to family, female empowerment, and her native land" (People).

Colleen McCullough captivated millions with her beloved worldwide bestseller The Thorn Birds. Now she takes readers to the birth of modern Australia with a breathtaking saga brimming with drama, history, and passion. Following the disappearance of his only son and the death of his beloved wife, Richard Morgan is falsely imprisoned and exiled to the penal colonies of eighteenth-century Australia. His life is shattered but Morgan refuses to surrender, overcoming all obstacles to find unexpected contentment and happiness in the harsh early days of Australia's settlement. From England's shores to Botany Bay and the rugged frontier of a hostile new world, Morgan's Run is the epic tale of love lost and found, and the man whose strength and character helped settle a country and define its future.

A Captain Carmine Delmonico mystery from the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds.