Ruhi Darakhshani

From a clock that seeks revenge to an office lift that complains of its ailments, from a child who invites a snake to tea to an out-of-body experience shared by friends, Ruhi Darakhshani`s short stories teem with memorable images and striking ideas. Her range encompasses romance, suspense, tales of treachery and murder and of overwhelming compassion. As the wheel of life turns, happiness can quickly change to tragedy, but throughout the author retains her sense of natural justice and belief in the ultimate triumph of good over evil.

Дата выхода: январь 2010

The great phoenix soars over barren land, misery and pain rule the earth and animals with a hidden past roam the void under the constant eye of the evil witch Boozina and her three-headed demon. A story of great bravery and commitment, The Story of the Genies and the Fairies in our House tells of a land transformed; a land where nothing is quite as it seems. It takes the strength and determination of a young man named Sassan, who sets out on his mission to complete the seven hurdles (khans), to defeat the evil Boozina and save the people of the land. Come down into the basement, the angel of death, and enter the world of the genies and fairies. Follow Sassan on his quest as he encounters many weird and wonderful creatures, and see the...

Дата выхода: январь 2007

Ahmed Vasegh is a successful businessman in the north-east of England. But the women of the family lead tragic lives. Ahmed`s sisters, Fatima and Selma, are married off against their will to rich businessmen who treat them as slaves. Ahmed`s own marriage to Zahra is more successful at first, but Zahra`s life turns to misery when her eldest child turns out to be a girl, Maha. Will Maha have a happier life than her mother and her aunts? Alas, beautiful and spirited as she is, she falls in love with a man who is not only poor but, worse, a Christian, and she refuses to marry the man her father has chosen. She pays dearly for her crime. This tragic novel shows all too vividly the restrictions which constrain the lives of women who live where...

Дата выхода: январь 2005

NO BREEZE STIRRED THE WATERS, YET THEY MOVED... A trip round Northumberland Island - an ideal treat for a summer`s day - goes terribly wrong for young George Smith when he is sucked into the depths of a whirlpool down to a watery grave. But is he lost forever? When Dr Jackson and Professor Morrison, scientists at Newcastle University, receive a gleaming prism with a letter from the missing boy - now a grown man - they begin to wonder. Soon the whole nation and the world`s press are up in arms about the secret that`s been kept from them: the astonishing discovery of a new world beneath the sea. Join Jackson, Morrison and their mission team as they stretch science and physical endurance to the limit establishing contact with the mysterious...

Дата выхода: январь 2004