Many people star in this Amsterdam chronicle - but the one and only protagonist is the city itself. The Angel of Amsterdam combines the dissection of the Dutch capital with a series of personal portraits. It brilliantly reveals the magic, the feel, the rituals and the forgotten world behind and beneath present-day Amsterdam.

This special edition of The Angel of Amsterdam offers the international audience not only stellar writing by one of the finest of Dutch authors, but also a unique glimpse...

Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another. Whether they're putting on a play, forming a secret society, or celebrating Christmas, there's one thing they can't help wondering: Will Father return home safely?

When Keaton, raised in a poor family, meets the French and charming Chloë in his last month of High School, he finds himself enjoying life again despite his terrible family conditions and the loss of his suicidal girlfriend. However, his friendship with Chloë brings him into a quandary and he is forced to run away from home. Dragging Chloë along the road, Keaton befriends the mysterious Jake, who lives on a boat and claims to be a famous painter, on his way collecting his paintings from g...

Chas, his brother and sister live in Australia. Their parents have adopted Joe, a half-caste Aboriginal. Chas and Joe share a strong bond. Joe dies young. Although heart-broken, Chas gets on with his life; he becomes a jackaroo (cowboy) and farmhand on a large station.

One day he meets buffalo hunters and joins them. After a couple of years he travels to Indonesia with a Dutch friend. He starts building houses and sells the horns and hides.

Although successful, the achievement doesn t giv...

Fresh out of a relationship, Brooks finds himself overcome by insecurity towards the women he meets. After a while he coincidentally comes across a very special person who might just be what he needed in this depressed state of drinking and smoking. For Brooks it seems difficult to embrace this newly found connection. Realising he may have made a big mistake, Brooks desperately tries to cling on to the idea of fixing this before it might be too late. His buddy Lex keeps him on the right track...