New Releases by Paul Gallico

***A BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE QUEEN CONSORT''S READING ROOM*** Now a major film, starring Leslie Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs and Lucas Bravo ''Mrs Harris is one of the great creations of fiction - so real that you feel you know her, yet truly magical as well. I can never have enough of her'' Justine Picardie ''It is almost impossible not to succumb to Gallico''s spell'' Times Literary Supplement Mrs Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying Lady Dant''s wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life - a Dior dress. In all the years of her drab and humble existence, she''s never seen anything as magical as the dress before her and she''s never wanted anything as much before. Determined to make her dream come true, Mrs Harris scrimps, saves and slaves away until one day, after three long, uncomplaining years, she finally has enough money to go to Paris. When she arrives at the House of Dior, Mrs Harris has little idea of how her life is about to be turned upside down and how many other lives she will transform forever. Always kind, always cheery and always winsome, the indomitable Mrs Harris takes Paris by storm and learns one of life''s greatest lessons along the way.

London hasn’t been kind to Peter, a lonely boy whose parents are always out at parties, and though Peter would love to have a cat for company, his nanny won’t hear of it. One day, Peter sees a striped kitten in the park across from his house. Crossing the road on his way to the tabby, he is struck by a truck. Everything is different when Peter comes to: He has fur, whiskers, and claws; he has become a cat himself! But London isn’t any kinder to cats than it is to children. Jennie, a savvy stray who takes charge of Peter, knows that all too well. Jennie schools young Peter in the ways of cats, including how to sniff out a nice napping spot, the proper way to dine on mouse, and the single most important tactic a cat can learn: “When in doubt, wash.” Jennie and Peter will face many challenges—and not all of them are from the dangerous outside world—in their struggle to find a place that is truly home.

Mrs. Harris geht in die Politik. Nicht jeden Tag wird eine Reinemachfrau Abgeordnete im britischen Unterhaus, aber Mrs. Ada Harris schon! Tapfer stellt sie sich vor die Mikros und Kameras und erobert mit ihrer fröhlichen Art schnell die Herzen ihrer Mitmenschen. Aber der Ausflug auf das spiegelglatte politische Parkett bringt auch so manche Stolperfalle mit sich. Doch da taucht Adas bester Freund, der charmante Chauffeur John Bayswater als Retter in der Not auf ...

Mrs. Harris und die Liebe in Zeiten des Kalten Kriegs. Ein englischer Schriftsteller verliebt sich in eine Moskauer Fremdenführerin. Doch die Zusammenführung des west-östlichen Liebespaares scheint unmöglich. Doch nicht für Mrs. Ada Harris! Resolut nimmt sie das Projekt in die Hand und begibt sich mit ihrer besten Freundin Mrs. Violet Butterfield auf eine turbulente Reise in die Sowjetunion und setzt alles daran, dass die Liebe alle Grenzen überwinden kann ...

By the author of the classic The Snow Goose, a heartbreaking story about a young girl and her most unusual cat, who has magical powers that save her owner''s life. Seven-year-old Mary adores her ginger cat, Thomasina, and is crushed when Thomasina falls sick, and Mary’s father, a grim, inflexible man who is the town vet, decrees that the only thing to be done is to put Thomasina down. Mary refuses to speak to her father, and then she herself contracts a life-threatening disease. In the meantime, however, Thomasina has been rescued—by the mysterious Lori, the Red Witch of the glen. Thomasina is now Tabitha, the descendant of an Egyptian goddess, and she is coming back to seek revenge! Thomasina, like Jenny of The Abandoned, Gallico’s other great feline heroine (Jenny is Thomasina’s great-aunt), tells her own story in her own way, witty, charming, divine, and sometimes as sharp as an unsheathed claw. Thomasina is a cat for the ages. Thomasina is a sheer delight.

La señora Harris, una viuda de cierta edad que se dedica a limpiar casas de la clase alta londinense, descubre un buen día, en el armario de una de sus más ricas clientes, un par de vestidos de Dior que la dejan cautivada. Contra todo pronóstico, decide que ella quiere −necesita− uno de esos vestidos, aunque nunca vaya a tener ocasión de llevarlo. Cuando se entera del precio, en lugar de venirse abajo, empieza a ahorrar para conseguir su objetivo e inicia así un largo proyecto que, al cabo de dos años, acabará llevándola a París. Sus aventuras en la casa Dior, de la mano de madame Colbert y la bella modelo Natasha, y sus inopinados atisbos del gran mundo parisino la llevarán por un camino en el que no faltan ni el desprecio ni finalmente la amistad. Flores para la señora Harris (1958) tuvo tanto éxito en su día que su autor, Paul Gallico, llegaría a dedicar al singular personaje tres novelas más. Esta fábula sobre una persona inocente que es capaz de extender su bondad sobre los demás tiene desde luego mucho de cuento de hadas, pero es asimismo una comedia social de espíritu realista, terriblemente aguda y divertida.

One of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 Sports Books of All Time: A classic collection by one of the twentieth century’s most influential sportswriters From 1923 to 1937, New York Daily News columnist Paul Gallico’s dispatches from ringside, rink-side, the sidelines, and the grandstand were a must-read for every American sports fan. Where else could one discover what it was really like to box heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey? To tee off against golfing legend Bobby Jones? To strap on a glove and try to catch Dizzy Dean’s ferocious fastball? Gallico went where no other reporter dared, and for that he earned a permanent place in the pantheon of great American sportswriters alongside Ring Lardner, Red Smith, and Roger Kahn. Then, like a pitcher hanging up his cleats after throwing a perfect game, Gallico walked away to pursue other authorial interests, including the fiction that earned him his greatest renown. His parting gift to his devoted readers was Farewell to Sport, a collection of twenty-six of his finest pieces. In these bulletins from the golden age of sports, Gallico profiles icons such as Babe Ruth, Bill Tilden, and Gene Tunney. He exposes the scripted drama of professional wrestling and the hypocrisy of big-time college football. And in feats of daring that went on to inspire a whole new school of journalism, he sacrifices his pride to meet the greatest athletes of the day on their own turf. A brilliant snapshot of a fascinating era in sports history and a masterwork remarkably ahead of its time, Farewell to Sport is a fitting testament to the legacy of Paul Gallico.

A touching tribute to one of the greatest ballplayers of all time For seventeen seasons, Lou Gehrig was the heart and soul of the New York Yankees. The power-hitting first baseman donned the pinstripes for 2,130 consecutive games, a streak that earned him the nickname “the Iron Horse” and went unbroken for more than five decades. World Series champion, All-Star, American League Most Valuable Player, Triple Crown winner—the list of Gehrig’s on-field achievements is spectacular. But he is best remembered for the grace and the strength with which he faced an insurmountable challenge off the field: the disease that ended his career and which now bears his name. When he retired on April 30, 1939, Lou Gehrig called himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” His words continue to resonate more than seventy-five years after they were spoken. In this heartfelt biography, which was the basis for the Academy Award–winning film The Pride of the Yankees, starring Gary Cooper, legendary sportswriter Paul Gallico tells the story of how a son of German immigrants rose to the pinnacle of greatness in America’s pastime and inspired the nation as no other athlete ever has.

The high-octane thriller that inspired the Academy Award–winning film: On a sinking cruise ship, passengers fight rising water—and each other—to survive. On its maiden voyage, luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon is capsized by a massive undersea earthquake. A handful of survivors must fight for their lives—struggling to make it from the upper deck of the ship to the hull, the only part above water, before the ship sinks. Faced with rising water and the violence of desperate passengers and crewmembers, the group must do everything it can to survive—before time runs out. Adapted into an award-winning film by Irwin Allen, The Poseidon Adventure is a thrilling tale with timeless suspense and excitement.

This is the original version first published in 1940 in The Saturday Evening Post, later expanded into a longer version and published in book form in 1941.

The classic satirical novel ''Mrs Harris is one of the great creations of fiction - so real that you feel you know her, yet truly magical as well. I can never have enough of her'' Justine Picardie ''It is almost impossible not to succumb to Gallico''s spell'' Times Literary Supplement Responsible for cleaning the homes of the rich, Mrs Harris is a humble charlady with a knack for putting things in order wherever she goes. When, much to her surprise, she wins a trip for two beyond the Iron Curtain, she has no idea of the adventure that lies ahead of her. Ever the loyal servant, however, Mrs Harris (accompanied by her loyal friend Mrs Butterfield) believes it only right that others benefit from her good fortune as well. With a mink coat in mind for Mrs Butterfield, she also hopes to use their ''oliday to reignite a lost romance between her lovelorn employer and a Russian woman he had loved years ago. Unfortunately, the discreet passing of documents is an activity which can land even the most well-intentioned charlady in hot water with the KGB...

Published to coincide with the Queen''s Diamond Jubilee

By the author of the international bestseller The Snow Goose and Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.

Während einer Silvesterparty wird der Luxusliner Poseidon von einer gigantischen Flutwelle erfasst und kentert. Für die Überlebenden gibt es nur eine Chance, das Schiff zu verlassen ... Vgl. Kinofilm.

When his beloved donkey becomes ill, a young Italian boy is determined to take her to the crypt of St. Francis in Assisi in hopes of making her well.

Classic storytelling from a bestselling author. Gallico''s most famous story, THE SNOW GOOSE, is set in the wild, desolate Essex marshes and is an intense and moving tale about the relationship between a hunchback and a young girl. THE SMALL MIRACLE is a contemporary fable about a young boy''s love for his dangerously ill donkey.

The rainy-day game she and her two brothers play based on Miranda''s uncanny vision of the old Victorian house that used to stand on the site of their new apartment building has varying and crucial effects on the other tenants.

A nine-year-old boy meets an array of colorful characters when he leaves his home in San Diego and takes a bus trip to Washington, D.C., to patent his toy bubble gun invention

A Christmas tale about a frontier family in Colonial America.

Julian West, a headstrong but endearing prodigy, travels from San Diego to Washington, DC in order to patent his invention - a seemingly innocuous toy gun that shoots beautiful, luminous soap bubbles.

The author of The Silent Miaow examines the cat in all his infinite variety, moods, and from every aspect--psychological, social, intellectual, and historical. More than 60 charming poems are illustrated by beautiful full-color photographs by famed photographer Nishikawa. Full-color photographs.

A jewel heist, a kidnapping, and the theft of a priceless art collection are among the capers that keep five men called the Zoo Gang busy fighting the criminal underworld on one of the world''s most beautiful beaches.