Jean McNeil Bücher

Uncover the darker side of paradise. A moody, sensual novel about forbidden passion and terrorism on the Indian ocean coast of east Africa.

From the author of Ice Diaries, winner of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Grand Prize, praised by the New York Times as "stunningly written" and a Guardian Best Book of 2018. An unflinching exploration of love and boundaries in Brexit-crazed London. Richard Cottar is a respected independent film writer and director; his wife, Joanna, is his increasingly successful and wealthy producer. Together they are about to embark on a film about the life of Walter Benjamin, the German Jewish intellectual who killed himself in northern Spain while on the run from the Nazis in 1940. In what looks set to be the last year of Britain's membership of the European Union, Benjamin's story of exile and statelessness is more relevant than ever. But Richard and Joanna's symbiotic life takes a sudden turn when they cast a intelligent, sexually ambiguous young actor in the role of Walter Benjamin. In a climate of fear and a bizarre, superheated year redolent of sex and hidden desire, Richard and Joanna must confront their relationship, Benjamin's tragic history, and the future of their country. Taking its cue from Virginia Woolf's Orlando, Day for Night is an unsettling, riveting story of reversals -- of gender, power, and history.

Including detailed maps of the national parks, and comprehensive coverage of Costa Rica's abundant wildlife, this guide presents essential information about how to get around without spending a fortune and an informed section on where to go and how to get the best out of the capital, San Jose.

Exploring the uninhabited landscapes of Antarctica, the author intertwines her travel experiences with reflections on the significance of ice in our environment. Alongside this journey, she delves into her tumultuous upbringing in the Maritimes, revealing how it has influenced her personal resilience and understanding of life's dynamics. This unique blend of travelogue, memoir, and pop science offers profound insights into both the natural world and the author's inner struggles.

When NGO worker Nick drops unexpectedly into the lives of Pieter and Sara Lisson, he feels he has found the parents he never had. Nick then meets Riaan, the Lissons' son, and so begins an intense connection that threatens to erupt into a relationship neither had ever considered.

"What do we stand to lose in a world without ice? A decade ago, novelist and short story writer Jean McNeil spent a year as writer-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey, and four months on the world's most enigmatic continent - Antarctica. Access to the Antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and it is the only piece of earth that is nobody's country. Ice Diaries is the story of McNeil's years spent in ice, not only in the Antarctic but her subsequent travels to Greenland, Iceland, and Svalbard, culminating in a strange event in Cape Town, South Africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. In the spirit of the diaries of Antarctic explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton, McNeil mixes travelogue, popular science, and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice. In entering this world, McNeil unexpectedly finds herself confronting her own upbringing in the Maritimes, the lifelong effects of growing up in a cold place, and how the climates of childhood frame our emotional thermodynamics for life. Ice Diaries is a haunting story of the relationship between beauty and terror, loss and abandonment, transformation and triumph."-- Provided by publisher

Kostarika je kraj, kam míří zájezdy spousty cestovních kanceláří i kroky baťůžkářů, kteří se rozhodli prozkoumat krásy Střední Ameriky na vlastní pěst. Přestože je od nás tato země značně vzdálená, průvodce nabízí řadu leteckých spojů v Prahy nebo z Vídně. Turisté libující si v poznávacích zájezdech zůstanou hned po příletu v hlavním městě San José, aby si vychutnali atmosféru a prohlédli muzea, galerie, divadla či navštívili skvělou zoologickou zahradu. Ti, kdo se rozhodnou dovolenou prolenošit, zamíří na báječné pláže u Tichého oceánu nebo u Karibského moře. Polehávání na nádherném zlatém písku si mohou zpestřit krátkými, ale i několikadenními výlety k sopkám, případně organizovaným zájezdem na místa, kde kožatky velké v určitém období kladou vejce. Je to rarita, která láká odborníky i obyčejné turisty. Průvodce je podle oblastí rozdělen do kapitol, v nichž najdete přehlednou nabídku ubytování či stravování. Na své si přijde každý. Na seznamu jsou luxusní hotely i ubytovny se společnými ložnicemi pro baťůžkáře, kteří mají hluboko do kapsy. V noci pak všichni mohou vyrazit za zábavou a protancovat se k ránu v rytmu salsy nebo reggae v podnicích, jejichž výčet je rovněž nepřeberný. V průvodci samozřejmě nechybí spousta podrobných map, barevné fotografie i tipy na túry a výlety