Kazuo Ishiguro

This is an "illustrated volume of lyrics written for the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent. Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain collects the lyrics of sixteen songs he wrote for world-renowned American singer Stacey Kent, which were set to music by her partner, Jim Tomlinson. An exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds, the lyrics are infused with a sense...

"Stevens, the perfect English butler - an ideal carried by him to fanatical lengths, as he serves his master Lord Darlington...Darlington, like many other members of the British establishment in the 1930s, is duped by the Nazis into trying to establish a rapport between themselves and the British government...the estate's housekeeper, a high-spirited, strong-minded young woman who watches the going-ons upstairs with horror. Despite her apprehensions,...

It's kind of a funny story: Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think ... that's certainly true for Craig, a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for some time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor, a potential new romance and an opportunity to begin anew. Charming, witty and smart, it's a coming-of-age story that's kind of a funny story. Trainspotting: A young heroin addict in Edinburgh...