Books published by publisher Omnibus

At 15, Lene is questioning everything. She is sick of the compulsory League of German Girls' meetings, and everyone being made to fight for a final victory that never seems to come. She is in love with Ludwig who lives upstairs and listens to enemy broadcasts. Like Lene, he rejects the war and the endless Nazi indoctrination. But he has caught the attention of his ruthless Hitler Youth squad leader, Kurt. Unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, Lene has to watch every step, every word to protect those she loves. When Ludwig is ordered to the Eastern Front, can Lene and Ludwig hold on to their promise to one another and resurface from the darkness of the abyss in post-war Berlin?

“...achieves the difficult feat of capturing the multiple layers of Abba...with a deftness unusual in a rock biography.” –Sunday Times As generations of new fans discover ABBA’s timeless music, Frida, Agnetha, Benny and Björn remain rather shadowy, secretive figures. Their marriages, personal break-ups and superficial biographical details are well known…but who exactly are ABBA? How did Norwegian orphan Anni-Frid become a real-life princess? How did Benny and Björn become an international pop force to rival Lennon & McCartney? What happened to Agnetha, who smiled a lot but never really looked happy? And how many billions have Abba been offered to re-form? This new edition of the best-selling, Bright Lights Dark Shadows include details of Mamma Mia!’s extraordinary success and the lives of Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog since.

This biography reveals the full story behind Swift’s preteen acting career, her early song writing efforts and her attempts to break into the music business as a youngster. Details the vicious bullying and crippling exclusion she experienced at the hands of school classmates and how – as a social outcast – she turned to music to heal the pain. An exclusive interview is included with one of Taylor’s tormentors, who apologizes for causing distress. Covers Taylor’s rise from a misunderstood writer to a multiplatinum selling artist. Features the inside story on her high profile relationships (including one with Joe of the Jonas Brothers) as well as her video editing, clothes designing, poetry, acting roles and charity campaigns. Includes unusual facts about Taylor including her experiments with rap, hip-hop and death metal music, her meeting with Jay-Z as an unknown artist at age 11 and her collaboration with heavy rock group Def Leppard, where the unlikely pair of acts covered each other’s songs. Exclusive interviews with family friends, school friends, teachers, ex-boyfriends. and many more.

‘Liner Notes is, unsurprisingly, as good as its author’s songs, with moments of sharp humor alternating with real-life pain, and vivid reflections on love, death, and the whole damn thing. Loudon Wainwright is a true original: not like anyone else, just as he set out to be.’ Salman RushdieIn the late 1960s, Loudon Wainwright III established himself as a loner, deliberately standing outside the conventional. He recorded his first album in 1969, full of raw, angry poetry, but it was the 1972 novelty song ‘Dead Skunk’ that brought him popular recognition.Wainwright’s songs are as hilarious as they can be painful. In Liner Notes, he details the family history and fractured relationships that have informed him: the alcoholism, infidelities and competitiveness; the successes, joys and love. Wainwright writes poignantly about being a son, a parent, a brother and a grandfather while re-printing selections from his father’s columns and meditating upon family, inspiration and art.As plain-speaking on the page as in his songs, Wainwright lays everything bare in this heartfelt memoir of music and family. His lyrics adorn and inform the text, amplifying his prose and connecting his songs to the life he led.‘He is unafraid and clear-eyed about the events of his life – and utterly engaging.’ Rosanne Cash’Fans of the self-lacerating, painfully funny Wainwright III will find the memoir they want here’ Kirkus Reviews