Pax

The moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen. Now available in Paperback! Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by ‘his boy’, Peter. Now the country is at war and when his father enlists, Peter has no choice but to move in with his grandfather. Far worse than leaving home is the fact that he has to leave Pax behind. But before Peter spends even one night under his grandfather’s roof he sneaks out into the night, determined to find his beloved friend. This is the story of Peter, Pax, and their journeys back to each other as war rampages throughout the country. A profound and moving story with stunning illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Jon Klassen, ‘Pax’ is destined to become a classic in the vein of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ and ‘Watership Down’.

The moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen. Now available in Paperback! Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by ‘his boy’, Peter. Now the country is at war and when his father enlists, Peter has no choice but to move in with his grandfather. Far worse than leaving home is the fact that he has to leave Pax behind. But before Peter spends even one night under his grandfather’s roof he sneaks out into the night, determined to find his beloved friend. This is the story of Peter, Pax, and their journeys back to each other as war rampages throughout the country. A profound and moving story with stunning illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Jon Klassen, ‘Pax’ is destined to become a classic in the vein of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ and ‘Watership Down’.

A National Book Award Longlist title, "New York Times" bestseller, and an Amazon Best Book of the Year for 2016--award-winning author Pennypacker's beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox, now in paperback. Illustrations.

A National Book Award Longlist title, "New York Times" bestseller, and an Amazon Best Book of the Year for 2016--award-winning author Pennypacker's beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox, now in paperback. Illustrations.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times 'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday Times The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness The Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen. Beginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence. A stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the pax Romana. PAX was a Sunday Times bestseller 16/07/23

Pax is a book of peace, a book of love poems to the world. The poems within these pages ask us to wake to our own remarkable lives and our undeniable connections, to look with a steady eye at the demands of love. Whether considering insects, the soul, or the ghosts and thoughts that haunt us, this book insists that there is no reason to turn away. Let us redefine love and wreckage, time and weeds, it fearlessly states. Pax is that rare welcoming book that speaks to us like a wry and knowing old friend.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times 'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday Times The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness The Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen. Beginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence. A stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the pax Romana. PAX was a Sunday Times bestseller 16/07/23

Pax is a book of peace, a book of love poems to the world. The poems within these pages ask us to wake to our own remarkable lives and our undeniable connections, to look with a steady eye at the demands of love. Whether considering insects, the soul, or the ghosts and thoughts that haunt us, this book insists that there is no reason to turn away. Let us redefine love and wreckage, time and weeds, it fearlessly states. Pax is that rare welcoming book that speaks to us like a wry and knowing old friend.

AF FORFATTEREN TIL DEN INTERNATIONALE BESTSELLER HERREDØMMET I sin forrige bog, "Herredømmet", fortalte forfatteren Tom Holland den dramatiske og vidtrækkende historie om, hvordan kristendommen blev grundkilden til de vestlige samfund, vores tænkemåde og værdier. I sin nye bog udforsker forfatteren en anden væsentlig grundkilde i vores kultur og historie: Romerriget. "PAX. Krig og fred i Roms guldalder" er et fejende flot epos om verdensriget, da det var på sit højeste og kulminerede. Imperiet strakte sig fra Skotland til Arabien, omfattede op mod en fjerdedel af menneskeheden og var i det hele taget verdens hidtil rigeste og stærkeste. Tidsmæssigt begynder fortællingen i år 69 e.Kr. – året med ikke mindre end fire Cæsarer – og dækker syv årtier. Perioden Pax Romana afsluttes med kejser Hadrians død i år 138 e.Kr. Tom Holland portrætterer Rom i al sin begærlige pragt: Den ene levende scene følger den anden: ødelæggelsen af Jerusalem og Pompeji, opførelsen af Colosseum og Hadrians Mur – den sidste erobrerkejsers, Trajans, togter. Som en anden romanforfatter beskriver Holland både almindelige og excentriske romerske borgere, både slaver og magthavere. Bogens hovedpointe er, at nok var perioden relativt fredelig for indbyggerne i det store verdensrige, men freden havde rod i en hidtil uhørt militær vold og magtanvendelse over for de ydre naboer og fjender. Et forhold, der i længden inviterede til oprør og sammenbrud. Den britiske presse om ”PAX”: ”Fremragende: dristig, ambitiøs og lidenskabelig.” Forfatter og historiker Peter Frankopan ”En usædvanlig god fortæller med en glimrende sans for detaljer.” The Economist ”En bog, som fuldstændig forandrer læserens forståelse af verden.” Spectator ”Fortællende historieskrivning, når den er bedst.” The Guardian Om forfatteren: Tom Holland, født 1968, er uddannet i litteratur og historie ved Cambridge University. Han er kendt for sit store skønlitterære og faghistoriske forfatterskab, hvoraf "Herredømmet" tidligere er udkommet på dansk (2020). Forfatteren er vært i den populære podcast ”The Rest is History”.

Frej har meldt sig til Livgarden for at aftjene værnepligt i sit sabbatår. Og for at slippe væk fra hjemmet, hvor sorgen hænger i væggene efter at hans storebror omkom i Bolivia to år tidligere. Mellem militærets hårde fællesskaber og brorens intense rejseberetninger begynder grænserne mellem fortid og nutid at forskubbe sig, og Frej tvinges til at konfrontere både den verden, han kommer fra, og den, han er på vej ind i. Samtidig fører notater fra storebrorens dagbog læseren gennem Sydamerika på en rejse, der emmer af frihed og kærlighed. Barsk og gribende ungdomsroman om sorg, savn og fællesskab - og om to brødres skæbnesvangre livsvalg. Vedkommende og eksistentiel ungdomsroman om unge mænds fællesskaber og længslen efter at høre til. En dyster og samtidig håbefuld fortælling, der skildrer Frejs flugt fra skam og sorg og hans indre kamp med selvforståelse og savnet efter broren. Om sorgarbejde, maskulinitet og at finde modet i sig selv. Fortællingen løftes af bogens dobbeltstruktur, hvor den afdøde brors rejsedagbog perspektiverer Frejs udvikling. Sproget er intenst, men fint afstemt med bogens følelsesmæssige kerne. En stærk læseoplevelse med følelsesmæssig dybde og et flot og appellerende bogomslag. Lektørudtalelsen

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times 'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday Times The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness The Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen. Beginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence. A stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the pax Romana.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times 'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday Times The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness The Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen. Beginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence. A stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the pax Romana.

'Kein anderer Historiker kann dem Leser die antike Welt so nahe bringen.' Christopher Hart, Daily Mail Mit erzählerischer Brillanz erweckt der internationale Bestseller-Autor Tom Holland das Goldene Zeitalter Roms zum Leben: Spannend wie in einem Historienroman schildert er die große Politik in der Hauptstadt, das Leben der einfachen Menschen in den Provinzen und die großen militärischen Konflikte an den Grenzen des Imperiums: ein grandioses und stets fesselndes Porträt des ultimativen antiken Weltreichs auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht. 'Eine großartige Darstellung des römischen Reiches' Peter Frankopan 'Die umfassende, farbenfrohe Geschichte Roms in seiner prahlerischen Blütezeit von Bestseller-Autor Tom Holland.' Robbie Millen, The Times

'Kein anderer Historiker kann dem Leser die antike Welt so nahe bringen.' Christopher Hart, Daily Mail Mit erzählerischer Brillanz erweckt der internationale Bestseller-Autor Tom Holland das Goldene Zeitalter Roms zum Leben: Spannend wie in einem Historienroman schildert er die große Politik in der Hauptstadt, das Leben der einfachen Menschen in den Provinzen und die großen militärischen Konflikte an den Grenzen des Imperiums: ein grandioses und stets fesselndes Porträt des ultimativen antiken Weltreichs auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht. 'Eine großartige Darstellung des römischen Reiches' Peter Frankopan 'Die umfassende, farbenfrohe Geschichte Roms in seiner prahlerischen Blütezeit von Bestseller-Autor Tom Holland.' Robbie Millen, The Times