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Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «Postmortem (Platinum Edition), Cornwell, Patricia» Книга для чтения на английском языке. Автор: Читать книгу полностью Читать

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «Desire» Desire (Murakami Haruki) You’ve just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you’re destined for – what do you do? In Murakami’s world, you tell them a story. The five weird and wonderful tales collected here each unlock the many-tongued language…

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «Salt Houses» Although she keeps her predictions to herself that day, they soon come to pass in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967. Caught up in the resistance, Alia’s brother disappears, while Alia and her husband move from Nablus to Kuwait City. Reluctantly they build a life, torn…

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «Pegasus A Novel (м) Steel» In this extraordinary book, Danielle Steel tells the story of a family reinventing itself in America, while the country they left behind is engulfed in flames and madness, and men like Alex von Hemmerle are forced to make unbearable choices. Alex’s daughter will find sanctuary…

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «The Secret History» Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of…

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «The Hoarder» SHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD.Unintentional psychic Maud Drennan arrives to look after Cathal Flood, a belligerent man hiding in his filthy, cat-filled home.Her job is simple: clear the rubbish, take care of the patient. But the once-grand house has more to reveal…

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «The Dinner» An evening in Amsterdam and two couples meet for dinner. They need to discuss their teenage sons. The boys have committed a horrifying act, caught on CCTV. They remain unidentified — except by their parents. How far will each couple go to protect their child? Автор: Герман Кох,…

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «Lala» Lala has lived a dazzling life. Born in Poland just after the First World War and brought up to be a perfect example of her class and generation tolerant, selfless and brave Lala is an independent woman who has survived some of the most turbulent events of her times….

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «Charlotte`s Web» Charlotte’s spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur’s life when he was born the runt of his litter. . Автор: E. B. White Читать книгу полностью…

Читать книгу Аннотация к книге «The Signet Classic Book of American Short Stories» Spanning over 100 years of literary history, here are 33 of the finest short stories by Washington Irving * Nathaniel Hawthorne * Edgar Allan Poe * Herman Melville * Harriet Beecher Stowe * Bret Harte * Bayard Taylor * Rose Terry Cooke…