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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: From celebrated food stylist and writer Catherine Hill, comes this sumptuous collection of recipes for all home cooks who love celebrity chefs such as Nigel Slater. From stews to slow-cooked joints to mouth-watering veg dishes, this is a fully illustrated cookbook to be relied upon for delicious, original and low-maintenance meals. With chapters from Friday Night Easy to fabulous Sunday lunches,…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: She knew of no wrong that he had done; he was not violent, he was not cruel; she simply believed that he hated her. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: «The Penguin English Library Edition of A Room with a View by E. M. Forster '»But you do,» he went on, not waiting for contradiction. «You love the boy body and soul, plainly, directly, as he loves you, and no other word expresses it ...» Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall. Beautiful, clever, rich — and single — Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: A new weapon unleashed in 13th-century China. A rescue mission in the mountains along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. A woman goes missing in the jungles of northern Thailand and Myanmar. In this title, all of these events will come together.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: This is an intimate portrait of Her Majesty the Queen. As we celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, this brand new biography of Queen Elizabeth II is the first all-round, up-close picture of one of the most fascinating, enigmatic and admired women in the world. With exclusive access to the Queen's personal letters, close friends and associates, this intimate biography is a treasure trove of fresh…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Giving voice to the dispossessed and crafting stories of lives on the edge, lives almost lost, lives held in the balance, James Kelman writes about the things that touch us all. With honesty, toughness and humour, he confronts the issues of language, class, politics, gender and age — identity in all its forms — with a sympathetic pen and a sharp and observant eye. No other British writer today…
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Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Spain, 1936 and the brink of civil war. Young, poor Sara Quiroga is swept up in a whirlwind romance with her wily love Ramiro. Fleeing Madrid together for Morocco, her love blinds her to his real failings. Soon abandoned, left penniless and in debt to the authorities, she has to rely on the one skill she still possesses: sewing. Taken under the wing of the bullish but caring housekeeper…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. Black maids raise the white children, but no one trusts them not to steal the silver. Black maids clean the toilets, but they have their own out back. Everyone stays within the lines. But, suddenly, three women: Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, who find themselves tired of the lines. In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 559 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 307) Аннотация: «Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's «The Ghost of a Hand», Edith Wharton's «Afterward», Cynthia Asquith's «The Corner Shop» and Mary Treadgold's «The Telephone».»
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards.