Joan Aiken

“Joan Aiken is a marvel.” The Guardian From the beloved author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, comes an extraordinary collection of adventures. Published here as a brand-new anthology for the very first time, each story introduces readers to a host of strange and wonderful characters as well as magical and imaginary parts of the city we never knew existed – an ancient and rather wild part of London called Rumbury Town. Introduced by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, best-selling author of The Girl of Ink and Stars, this beautiful gift edition hardback, is the perfect read for children thirsty for classic adventure and fun.

Two intertwining adventures – one of English drama and one of Indian conflict – meet at the Paget family home in the second of Joan Aiken’s regency romances, The Weeping Ash. Perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton and Julia Quinn. Juliana Paget kindly lends the Hermitage Estate to her widowed cousin Thomas and his new wife Fanny – on one condition. If their missing cousins arrive, they must be welcomed in. Little does Juliana know that cousin Thomas is an abusive tyrant who torments his stoic wife, entrapping her in the beautiful Paget house. Thousands of miles away in India, twin Paget cousins Scylla, governess to the old Maharaja's family, and her poet brother Cal are fleeing for their lives with the orphaned royal heir. They must survive a perilous journey - assisted by the dashing Colonel Cameron – across Kafiristan, Afghanistan, Persia, and Turkey before finally arriving at the Hermitage Estate.But the adventure does not stop here. A dark and explosive confrontation awaits the Pagets, as Aiken's two spirited heroines strive for independence in this thrilling romantic adventure.The Weeping Ash is the second book in the Paget Family Saga, following The Smile of the Stranger. Conclude the series with book three, The Girl from Paris.'She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come' – Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials

The first book in the breathtaking Paget Family Saga, a Gothic regency romance from the legendary Joan Aiken. Perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton and Julia Quinn.When danger forces expatriate English gentlewoman Juliana Paget to flee her home in Italy, she embarks on a journey full of thrilling adventure. Nothing could have prepared her for outwitting a French mob, crossing the Channel in a hot air balloon, or fending off the advances of the fascinating Count Welcker.Arriving in London just in time for her very first Season, Juliana is going to find all her ideals challenged – and the truth of her heart finally revealed . . .Full of romance and adventure, The Smile of the Stranger is the first book in The Paget Family Saga. Continue the series with The Weeping Ash.'Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come' – Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials

Two young ladies – very different, but physically identical – meet at a boarding school once attended by Jane Austen. Joan Aiken's Deception is an engrossing regency novel is perfect for fans of the major Netflix romantic drama series, Bridgerton.Self-righteous Louisa wants to escape her grand family life in Northumberland and become a missionary in India. Imaginative and quiet Alvey has no family and only longs for peaceful independence to complete her novel.So when Louisa suggests swapping identities it seems like the perfect plan: Alvey will have a peaceful country manor in which to write her book and Louisa will be free to voyage across the globe. But when Alvey becomes a beloved and indispensable member of her extraordinary new family, how will they view the return of the more quarrelsome Louisa?Joan Aiken weaves a complicated plot of deception and identity, peopled with strong female characters, in this unique historical romance.'Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come' – Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials

'She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come.' - Philip Pullman, author of His Dark MaterialsA beguiling, enthralling regency romance from Joan Aiken, The Girl from Paris is the third and final book in her Paget family saga. Perfect for fans of Jane Austen and Bridgerton.Longing to flout convention and spread her wings in Society, Ellen Paget accepts a position as a governess in Paris. Old family friend Benedict Masham has long carried a torch for Ellen and is naturally stunned when she makes her departure. But when family tragedy and a subsequent scandal force Ellen to return to London, Benedict's passion is reignited and he vows to express his love through unwavering help and support.Ellen will need to use all of her ingenuity and daring to solve the mysteries of the past and present and keep her family safe. But will she also find romance in a place she least expected?'The tale has echoes of both Charlotte and Emily Brontë, but the fast moving narrative and thoroughly modern sense of the ambiguities of character are all Miss Aiken’s own' – Guardian'Joan Aiken blends elements of Villette, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy' – Observer

'Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come.' - Philip PullmanDelphie Carteret is forced into a dangerous marriage of convenience in Joan Aiken’s stunning regency romance, The Five Minute Marriage. Perfect for fans of Bridgerton, the major romantic drama series from Netlix.Delphie has been disinherited from her family’s life of luxury and wealth, but, as her mother’s health and wits deteriorate, she has no choice but to seek help from distant relatives. However, when she arrives at the family’s grand house, she discovers part of their fortune is rightfully hers, and the only way to obtain her inheritance is through a sham marriage to her cousin.Unknowingly, Delphie has tangled herself in a web of family rivalry and deceit that goes back generations. Other members of the family are not just in debt but in the Marshalsea – the debtors’ prison described by Dickens. Forced to maintain the charade of her marriage, Delphie is finally drawn into a dramatic fight for her life, and a surprisingly romantic finale on the roof of the family mansion.An enchanting plot of expertly-woven romance and rivalry, The Five-Minute Marriage will enthrall readers until the very end.

Odnazhdy londonskij taksist podobral na doroge galku. Ili voronu. Ili, pozhaluj, vse-taki vorona, odnogo iz tekh, chto okhranjajut Tauer. Eta umnaja ptitsa bystro zakhvatila vlast v dome Dzhonsov. Teper im ne strashny grabiteli i vory, i dazhe uzhasnoj chernoj mambe pridetsja obkhodit ikh dom storonoj. Dlja detej 7-10 let. Zalikhvatskie s notkoj absurda prikljuchenija devochki i ee vorona. Populjarnye rasskazy Dzhoan Ejken vpervye vykhodjat na russkom jazyke v prekrasnom perevode Mariny Boroditskoj. Znamenitye zabavnye illjustratsii Kventina Blejka. Okhota na prestupnikov i borba s chernoj mamboj. Londonskoe metro, magazinchiki, avtomaty i drugie dostoprimechatelnosti.Perevodchik: Boroditskaja Marina JakovlevnaRedaktor: Domogatskaja OlgaKhudozhnik: Blejk Kventin

Prikljuchenija Arabelly i Mortimera prodolzhajutsja! Voron ptitsa kapriznaja: Mortimeru objazatelno nuzhno spat v khlebnitse i ukryvatsja zelenym galstukom, kotoryj, kstati, pridetsja zaranee ostudit v kholodilnike, inache Mortimer budet rasstroen. Arabella vsegda rjadom, chtoby pozabotitsja o njom. No stoit etim nerazluchnikam razdelitsja, kak tut zhe nachinajutsja neprijatnosti: svetofory ischezajut, papa padaet v obmorok, a rojal tonet v more. Veselye risunki Kventina Blejka prekrasno dopolnjajut tekst, a chutkij perevod Eleny Mamontovoj kak nelzja luchshe peredaet tonkij jumor avtora. Perevodchik: Mamontova Elena IvanovnaRedaktor: Domogatskaja OlgaKhudozhnik: Blejk Kventin

With imagination and authenticity Joan Aiken captures the customs and language of Austen’s England in this one of a kind sequel to Jane Austen's classic novel, Mansfield Park, revealing a subversive and unique heroine.Harriet Ward, know as Hatty to her sisters, is treated with utter contempt by most of her family. Lacking the beauty that her older sisters inherited she is left without a dowry to care for their ill mother once her sisters are married off.Sent to Portsmouth to live with her rumbustious uncle and cousins, Hatty turns her creative flair to poetry and believes she must become a governess. That is until handsome Lord Camber passes through town . . .Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park famously narrates the story of poor little Fanny Price sent to live with her mother's grander sisters - the Ward family. Written almost two centuries later, Joan Aiken’s powerful sequel reverses the story and introduces us to The Youngest Miss Ward, Hatty, sent to fend for herself with the poor relations.'Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come.' Philip Pullman

Mozhno li ukrast ozero? Okazyvaetsja, mozhno, esli dozhdatsja, poka ono pokroetsja ldom, a potom vyvezti led v meshkakh gornymi tropami. No komu i zachem ono ponadobilos? Razgadat etu zagadku pridetsja Didone Tuajt i ee druzjam, kotorym i tak uzhe vypalo nemalo prikljuchenij. A vperedi ikh zhdet mnogo drugikh, ved korolevstvo Novaja Kambrija v Rimskoj Amerike - tainstvennoe i opasnoe mesto, gde sudbami ljudej pravit ne tolko despotichnaja koroleva, no i ptitsy avrukhi - pokhititeli detej.Dejstvie serii "Volchi khroniki" proiskhodit v XIX veke v vymyshlennyj period anglijskoj istorii, kogda na prestol voskhodit Dobryj korol Jakov III, a storonniki drugogo pretendenta na tron pytajutsja ego svergnut. Iz-za surovykh morozov iz Rossii i Evropy v Angliju po tunnelju pod La-Manshem migrirujut polchischa dikikh volkov. Glavnym gerojam etikh knig pridetsja stolknutsja ne tolko s volkami, no i s drugimi to li realnymi, to li mificheskimi silami. Odnako ne vse oni stol opasny i pugajuschi, kak dikie volki ili ptitsy avrukhi, kotorye kradut detej.Dzhoan Ejken (1924-2004) - proslavlennaja britanskaja pisatelnitsa, avtor mnozhestva knig v raznykh zhanrakh: fantastika i detektiv, skazka i istoricheskij roman. Rodilas v gorode Raj, v Vostochnom Sassekse, v seme, gde literaturoj zanimalis ee otets i sestra. Svoj pervyj rasskaz opublikovala v 17 let. Tsikl "Volchi khroniki" nachal vykhodit v 1962 godu i srazu priobrel ogromnuju populjarnost, kotoraja rosla s kazhdym godom. Za svoe literaturnoe tvorchestvo Dzhoan Ejken nagrazhdena Ordenom Britanskoj imperii.Dlja detej srednego shkolnogo vozrasta.Perevodchik: Brodotskaja Anastasija, Ivanov O.Khudozhnik: Masejkina Anna

Kogda v usadbu Uillobi-chejz k Bonni Grin priezzhaet ee kuzina Silvija, devochki esche ne znajut, chto ryschuschie vokrug doma volki - ne samye glavnye ikh vragi. Posle otezda roditelej Bonni v usadbe nachinajut tvoritsja zagadochnye dela. Vmeste so svoim drugom Sajmonom geroini knigi daleko ne srazu razberutsja, chto za kozni pletutsja vokrug Uillobi-chejz. Junym gerojam pridetsja splotitsja, chtoby vystojat protiv groznykh sil, atakujuschikh ikh so vsekh storon.Dzhoan Ejken (1924-2004) - proslavlennaja britanskaja pisatelnitsa, avtor mnozhestva knig v raznykh zhanrakh: fantastika i detektiv, skazka i istoricheskij roman. Rodilas v gorode Raj, v Vostochnom Sassekse, v seme, gde literaturoj zanimalis ee otets i sestra. Svoj pervyj rasskaz opublikovala v 17 let. Tsikl "Volchi khroniki" nachal vykhodit v 1962 godu i srazu priobrel ogromnuju populjarnost, kotoraja rosla s kazhdym godom. Za svoe literaturnoe tvorchestvo Dzhoan Ejken nagrazhdena Ordenom Britanskoj imperii.Dejstvie serii "Volchi khroniki" proiskhodit v XIX veke v vymyshlennyj period anglijskoj istorii, kogda na prestol voskhodit Dobryj korol Jakov III, a storonniki drugogo pretendenta na tron pytajutsja ego svergnut. Iz-za surovykh morozov iz Rossii i Evropy v Angliju po tunnelju pod La-Manshem migrirujut polchischa dikikh volkov. Glavnym gerojam etikh knig pridetsja stolknutsja ne tolko s volkami, no i s drugimi to li realnymi, to li mificheskimi silami. Odnako ne vse oni stol opasny i pugajuschi, kak dikie volki ili ptitsy avrukhi, kotorye kradut detej.Dlja detej srednego shkolnogo vozrasta.

Mnogo let nazad korabl "Sara Kasket" shel svoim kursom k ostrovu Nantaket, i na ego bortu spala devochka. Ona spala uzhe desjat mesjatsev, i nikto ne veril, chto ona prosnetsja. Prosto morjaki ne znali Didonu Tuajt! A sama Didona byla silno udivlena, chto ochnulas ne na znakomom piratskom korable, kuda ona popala iz-za uchastija v gosudarstvennom perevorote. Odnako ni ona, ni vsja komanda kitobojnogo sudna ne znala, chto nad Nantaketom uzhe sgustilis tuchi novogo zagovora i spasti ikh mozhet tolko chudo.Dejstvie serii "Volchi khroniki" proiskhodit v XIX veke v vymyshlennyj period anglijskoj istorii, kogda na prestol voskhodit Dobryj korol Jakov III, a storonniki drugogo pretendenta na tron pytajutsja ego svergnut. Iz-za surovykh morozov iz Rossii i Evropy v Angliju po tunnelju pod La-Manshem migrirujut polchischa dikikh volkov. Glavnym gerojam etikh knig pridetsja stolknutsja ne tolko s volkami, no i s drugimi to li realnymi, to li mificheskimi silami. Odnako ne vse oni stol opasny, i pugajuschi, kak dikie volki ili ptitsy avrukhi, kotorye kradut detej.Dzhoan Ejken (1924-2004) - proslavlennaja britanskaja pisatelnitsa, avtor mnozhestva knig v raznykh zhanrakh: fantastika i detektiv, skazka i istoricheskij roman. Rodilas v gorode Raj, v Vostochnom Sassekse, v seme, gde literaturoj zanimalis ee otets i sestra. Svoj pervyj rasskaz opublikovala v 17 let. Tsikl "Volchi khroniki" nachal vykhodit v 1962 godu i srazu priobrel ogromnuju populjarnost, kotoraja rosla s kazhdym godom. Za svoe literaturnoe tvorchestvo Dzhoan Ejken nagrazhdena Ordenom Britanskoj imperii.Dlja srednego shkolnogo vozrasta.

Junyj Sajmon po priglasheniju doktora Filda priezzhaet v London, chtoby postupit v Akademiju i stat khudozhnikom. Odnako doktor Fild ischezaet nastolko bessledno, kak budto ego nikogda i ne bylo. V poiskakh svoego druga Sajmon znakomitsja s Didonoj Tuajt - zabavnoj i prokazlivoj devchonkoj, kotoraja znaet gorazdo bolshe, chem govorit. On i ne podozrevaet, chto eta malyshka pomozhet emu raskryt strashnyj zagovor, vse nitochki kotorogo vedut v odno mesto - zagadochnyj zamok Battersi. Dejstvie serii "Volchi khroniki" proiskhodit v XIX veke v vymyshlennyj period anglijskoj istorii, kogda na prestol voskhodit Dobryj korol Jakov III, a storonniki drugogo pretendenta na tron pytajutsja ego svergnut. Iz-za surovykh morozov iz Rossii i Evropy v Angliju po tunnelju pod La-Manshem migrirujut polchischa dikikh volkov. Glavnym gerojam etikh knig pridetsja stolknutsja ne tolko s volkami, no i s drugimi to li realnymi, to li mificheskimi silami. Odnako ne vse oni stol opasny i pugajuschi, kak dikie volki ili ptitsy avrukhi, kotorye kradut detej.Dlja detej srednego shkolnogo vozrasta.

Jane Austen gave life to the fictional Watson family in 1803, but sadly abandoned them five chapters in. Acclaimed author Joan Aiken completes their story in her ingenious novel, Emma Watson.Emma Watson has been brought up by her aunt in a wealthy and refined household, an educated lifestyle far removed from her widowed father and five siblings. So when her aunt enters into an imprudent second marriage, nineteen-year-old Emma is sent back home – and must join her sisters in their pursuit of a husband . . .Aiken, author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, takes on the fate of Austen’s characters with confidence and skill, flawlessly entwining themes of loss and love together in this stunning regency pastiche.‘Joan Aiken’s invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come’ – Philip Pullman

A beautiful Cornish coastal village is the setting for a highly sinister conspiracy involving a kidnapped baby, mysterious monks and an almost irresistible new perfume... 'Joan Aiken's triumph with this genre is that she does it so much better than others' New York Times Book Review

Svoj pervyj rasskaz Dzhoan Ejken napisala, kogda ej bylo pjat let. Na den rozhdenija roditeli podarili ej dva shillinga, i malyshka kupila pachku bumagi i prinjalas zapisyvat svoi fantazii. Kogda Dzhoan bylo semnadtsat, ejo rasskaz prochitali na radio, a eschjo cherez desjat let ona proslavilas kak avtor zakhvatyvajuschikh istorij - i dlja detej, i dlja vzroslykh. Kak skazochnitsa Ejken izvestna vo vsjom mire, a v nashej strane po ejo skazkam byli dazhe snjaty multfilmy.Vy slyshali pro devochku, kotoraja umela ostanavlivat dozhd? A pro letajuschij jablochnyj pirog? Ili vy dumaete, chto takogo ne byvaet? A vot i byvaet! Ved pirog podnjalsja v vozdukh, potomu chto v testo popal kusochek neba. A malenkaja Lora menjala pogodu, potomu chto Severnyj veter podaril ej ozherele iz dozhdinok i nauchil upravljat dozhdjom. V sbornike "Kot na kovre" est i drugie udivitelnye istorii: pro avtobus na oblake i ozhivshego tigra iz knizhki, zlogo volshebnika Ali-Bega i vesjolykh muzykantov iz gruppy "Komariki". Tolko ne zabudte zakryt knizhku, kogda ejo prochitaete, inache nochju iz nejo mogut vybratsja gnomiki, pavliny, rusalki, kroliki i dazhe ogromnaja pandakonda! ..Dlja mladshego shkolnogo vozrasta

Book Band: Dark Blue - Ideal for ages 9+A brilliant collection of spine-chilling tales by Joan Aiken, author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. From a mysterious traveller who leaves an injured horse with a stranger, to a garden plant that slowly creeps into a house during a thunderstorm and a man who comes across two angry forces in the middle of a forest, this chilling collection of stories will have readers jumping at bumps in the night.Much-loved author Joan Aiken is best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and the Arabel and Mortimer books. This brilliant collection has spooky black-and-white illustrations by Masha Ukhova and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com.'Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed … Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading independently and while they continue to gain confidence and understanding.' Books for Keeps

A child in danger, an isolated house in the depths of winter - and a killer on the loose...'Don't miss ... guaranteed unputdownable' ObserverSnow-covered fields and moors stretch away on all sides of Herondale House. Despite rumours of an escaped killer on the run, Deborah Lindsay knows that she must control her fear - she has a young charge, 13-year-old prodigy Carreen, to care for. But the isolated Yorkshire farmhouse already holds the terrible secret of one death - and after an increasing number of sinister 'accidents', Deborah begins to wonder how long it will be before evil strikes again...'A splendidly romantic first thriller' Times Literary Supplement

Anglijskaja poetessa i pisatelnitsa Dzhoan Ejken (1924-2004) sochinjala skazki o veschakh prostykh, no odnovremenno chudesnykh. Kot vzoshel na drozhzhakh, kotorymi ego, vmeste s tjoplym molokom, lechili ot prostudy. Jablochnyj pirog, kotoryj otdalenno napominaet khorosho nam izvestnyj teremok, otpravilsja v poljot. Korol kuznechikov shlepnulsja v ovsjanku prekrasnoj, no nischej devushki Bridzhet i schedro nagradil ejo za spasenie iz kashi. Severnyj Veter v znak blagodarnosti za vyzvolenie iz vetvej koljuchego dereva podaril maljutke Laure volshebnoe ozherele iz dozhdevykh kapel. Malyshka Dejzi, vynuzhdennaja igrat na grjaznykh strojploschadkakh, gde rabotaet ejo otets, vdrug okazyvaetsja na Lune, guljaet sredi lunnykh margaritok i kataetsja na lunnykh loshadkakh.Chto by ni proiskhodilo v skazkakh Dzhoan Ejken, v finale vsekh dobrykh ljudej ozhidaet schastlivaja zhizn. A khoroshego kota, kak izvestno, mnogo ne byvaet.Izjaschnyj stil Dzhoan Ejken berezhno sokhranen znatokom anglojazychnoj literatury i talantlivym perevodchikom Grigoriem Kruzhkovym. Jarkie, predelno nasyschennye tsvetom illjustratsii, mgnovenno prikovyvajuschie vnimanie detej, vypolneny khudozhnikom Davidom Khajkinym.