Matthew Quick (16 kníh)
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Matthew Quick Every Exquisite Thing ENNanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hard-working student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy of The Bubblegum Reaper - the mysterious, out-of-print cult-classic - the rebel within Nanette awakens. As she befriends the reclusive author, falls in love with a young but troubled poet, and attempts to insert…
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Matthew Quick Every Exquisite Thing ENFrom Matthew Quick, bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook, comes a heartfelt, unconventional and moving novel for readers who love John Green and Annabel Pitcher. Nanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hard-working student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy of The Bubblegum Reaper - the…
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Matthew Quick Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock ENA powerful and important book for fans of Mark Haddon, THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and Jay Asher. How would you spend your birthday if you knew it would be your last? Eighteen-year-old Leonard Peacock knows exactly what he'll do. He'll say goodbye. Not to his mum - who he calls Linda because it annoys her - who's moved out and left him to fend for himself. Nor to his former best friend, whose torments have driven…
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Matthew Quick Love May Fail ENPortia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her posh Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself transported back to South Jersey where things remain largely unchanged from her unhappy childhood. In need of saving herself, she sets out to find and resurrect a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a horrific event in the classroom. Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin…
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Matthew Quick Love May Fail ENPortia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her cheating husband and their posh Florida life, she finds herself transported back home and back to square one. In need of saving herself, she sets out to find and resurrect a beloved high-school English teacher who has retired after a violent incident in the classroom. ut she quickly learns that it's not a one-woman job. Luckily she meets a few people on her…
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Matthew Quick Odpusť mi, Leonard Peacock„... kľúčové je urobiť čosi, čo vás v mysliach normálnych ľudí navždy vyčlení z priemeru. Čosi, čo zaváži.“ Dnes má Leonard Peacock narodeniny. Dnes si vloží do školského batoha pištoľ P-38 – zbraň istého nacistického dôstojníka, ktorú zdedil po starom otcovi – a zastrelí svojho bývalého najlepšieho priateľa a potom seba. Už sa nevie dočkať. Ale najprv musí povedať zbohom štyrom priateľom, na ktorých mu záležalo:…
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Matthew Quick Odpusťte mi, Váš Leonard CZPrávě dnes má Leonard Peacock narozeniny. Dnes si do batohu k učebnicím přibalí P-38, pistoli nacistického důstojníka, kterou zdědil po svém otci, a zastřelí svého bývalého nejlepšího kamaráda a potom i sebe. Už se nemůže dočkat. Ještě předtím se však musí rozloučit se čtyřmi lidmi, na nichž mu záleží: sousedem Waltem, posedlém Humphreym Bogartem, houslovým virtuózem a spolužákem Babakem, Lauren, jež miluje Ježíše …
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Matthew Quick Terapia láskouV živote nevychádza všetko vždy podľa plánu. Pat Peoples stratil všetko – dom, zamestnanie aj manželku. Po dlhom čase strávenom v psychiatrickom ústave teraz žije v rodičovskom dome, ale je pevne rozhodnutý znovu získať naspäť všetko, predovšetkým svoju manželku Nikki, a verí, že sa mu to podarí, hoci má súdne zakázané čo i len sa k nej priblížiť. Pat má zvláštnu teóriu: jeho život je film, ktorý režíruje Boh. A on…
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Matthew Quick Terapie láskou CZPat Peoples se vrací z léčebny pro duševně choré a svět kolem mu nedává příliš smysl. Oblíbený fotbalový tým hraje na stadionu, který před několika měsíci ještě nestál, přátelé mají manželky a děti, ačkoli nedávno byli ještě svobodní. Nikdo mu nechce vysvětlit, jak je to možné, ani s ním mluvit o jeho ženě Nikki, s níž se jistě brzy zase shledá, i když právě teď žijí odloučeně. Pat ale věří ve šťastné konce. Stačí…
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Matthew Quick The Good Luck of Right Now ENFrom Matthew Quick, the bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook. Bartholomew Neil is thirty-nine and lost. After the death of his beloved mum he has no idea how to be on his own, and he knows it's about time he found his flock. But how does a man whose whole life has been grounded learn how to fly? And what can Richard Gere, a beautiful librarian, a struggling priest and a foul-mouthed and troubled young…
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Matthew Quick The Reason You're Alive ENAfter sixty-eight-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests reveal a brain tumor that he readily attributes to his wartime Agent Orange exposure. He wakes up from surgery repeating a name no one in his civilian life has ever heard - that of a Native American soldier whom he was once ordered to discipline. David decides to return something precious he long ago stole from the man he now calls Clayton Fire…
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Matthew Quick The Reason You're AliveWhen sixty-eight-year-old Vietnam War veteran David Granger wakes up from emergency surgery, he finds himself repeating a name: Clayton Fire Bear, a soldier from whom he stole something long ago. And now, David knows he must make amends...
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Matthew Quick The Silver Linings Playbook ENPat Peoples knows that life doesn't always go according to plan, but he's determined to get his back on track. After a stint in a psychiatric hospital, Pat is staying with his parents and trying to live according to his new philosophy: get fit, be nice and always look for the silver lining. Most importantly, Pat is determined to be reconciled with his wife Nikki. Pat's parents just want to protect him so he can get…
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