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The Playmaker In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play.
As felons, perjurers and whores rehearse, their playmaker becomes strangely seduced.
For the play"s power is mirrored in the rich, varied life of this primitive land, and, not least, in the convict and actress, Mary Brenham.
As felons, perjurers and whores rehearse, their playmaker becomes strangely seduced.
For the play"s power is mirrored in the rich, varied life of this primitive land, and, not least, in the convict and actress, Mary Brenham.
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Farewell to Lancashire Кассандра Блейк воспитывает трех своих сестер, оставшихся без матери. Девочки — гордость своего горячо любящего книги и непрактичного отца, и они не спешат выходить замуж. Затем Гражданская война в США прекращает поставки хлопка в Ланкашир, фабрики останавливаются и работы на них больше нет. Теперь перед Кассандрой стоит суровый выбор: остаться и рискнуть умереть с голоду или собрать вещи и начать все заново в другом месте.
Кассандра влюбилась в Риса Грегори, но он едва ли может позволить себе содержать жену. Поэтому, как
Кассандра влюбилась в Риса Грегори, но он едва ли может позволить себе содержать жену. Поэтому, как
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The World My Wilderness It is 1946 and the people of France and England are facing the aftermath of the War. Sent by her beautiful, indolent mother to England, Barbary Deniston is thrown into the care of her distinguished father and conventional stepmother. Barbary has spent her childhood years in the sunshine of Provence. During the War, she ran wild with the Maquis, experiencing collaboration, betrayal and resistance. In peacetime the young woman has been taken away from all she knows and placed into
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Frost In May Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient and eager to please, she accepts this closed world where, with all the enthusiasm of the outsider, her desires and passions become only those the school permits. Her only deviation from total obedience is the passionate friendships she makes.
Convent life is perfectly captured - the smell of beeswax and incense; the petty cruelties of the nuns; the eccentricities
Convent life is perfectly captured - the smell of beeswax and incense; the petty cruelties of the nuns; the eccentricities
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The Incendiaries Фиби Лин и Уилл Кендалл влюбляются друг в друга в университете. Фиби – гламурная девушка, которая втайне винит себя в недавней смерти матери. Уилл – студент-бюджетник, не так давно учившийся в религиозном колледже и не слишком хорошо вписавшийся в коллектив.
Однажды обаятельный бывший студент заманивает Фиби в свою секту, имеющую связи с Северной Кореей. Группа не чурается крайних мер во имя веры и устраивает взрывы в нескольких зданиях, уносящие жизни пяти человек. После трагедии Фиби пропадает, и Уилл посвящает себя попыткам
Однажды обаятельный бывший студент заманивает Фиби в свою секту, имеющую связи с Северной Кореей. Группа не чурается крайних мер во имя веры и устраивает взрывы в нескольких зданиях, уносящие жизни пяти человек. После трагедии Фиби пропадает, и Уилл посвящает себя попыткам
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Eva"s Man An intense, searing novel exploring the damage of racial and sexual violence.
Eva Medina Canada sits in her psychiatric ward, silent. She has murdered her lover and they want to know why. Her memories weave back and forth over encounters with the men in her life - the schoolboy who played doctors and nurses with a dirty popsicle stick; her mother"s boyfriend; her cousin; her husband; a stranger on the bus. She"s been propositioned and abused for as long as she
Eva Medina Canada sits in her psychiatric ward, silent. She has murdered her lover and they want to know why. Her memories weave back and forth over encounters with the men in her life - the schoolboy who played doctors and nurses with a dirty popsicle stick; her mother"s boyfriend; her cousin; her husband; a stranger on the bus. She"s been propositioned and abused for as long as she
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors The one with the poison pen letter . . .
For the first time in her career as Botswana"s no. 1 lady detective, Mma Ramotswe suffers a blow to her faith in the goodness of humanity (and of her neighbours in particular) when she receives a threatening letter. But she does not let this swerve her from the sad plight of an orphan who hopes to find her true family.
Meanwhile, at Zebra Drive, Mma Ramotswe"s beloved husband Mr J. L. B.
For the first time in her career as Botswana"s no. 1 lady detective, Mma Ramotswe suffers a blow to her faith in the goodness of humanity (and of her neighbours in particular) when she receives a threatening letter. But she does not let this swerve her from the sad plight of an orphan who hopes to find her true family.
Meanwhile, at Zebra Drive, Mma Ramotswe"s beloved husband Mr J. L. B.
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The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party As the countdown to Mma Makutsi"s wedding begins, all is not as it should be at the No.1 Ladies" Detective Agency. While investigating unpleasant occurrences on a southern cattle-post, Mma Ramotswe, always on the side of the weak against the strong, has reason to reflect on Rule No.3 of The Principles of Private Detection: never lie to the client. Apprentice mechanic Charlie seems to be avoiding certain important responsibilities. And as Mma Makutsi"s big day approaches, her nemesis Violet Sephotho
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After Darke Released from prison after serving his sentence for the assisted death of his wife, his health failing and his chronic impatience exacerbated, Dr James Darke self-isolates. But on his return he understands that he is now a displaced person, lost in a new world for which his education and inclinations have not prepared him.
Irascible, misanthropic, intensely bookish, fastidious in his tastes and rich enough to indulge them, Darke is a happy shut-in, busily writing oppositional pamphlets and composing a literary
Irascible, misanthropic, intensely bookish, fastidious in his tastes and rich enough to indulge them, Darke is a happy shut-in, busily writing oppositional pamphlets and composing a literary
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The Colours of all the Cattle The one with the election . . .
When Ramotswe enters politics to oppose the construction of the dubious-sounding "Big Fun Hotel", her opponent turns out to be local troublemaker, Violet Sephotho. But the general air of excitement cannot eclipse important matters of detection. Charlie, assigned a mysterious hit-and-run case, strives to prove his worth to his superiors as well as Queenie-Queenie, the woman who has captured his heart.
Mma Makutsi is meanwhile in danger of being outwitted by a local bigwig
When Ramotswe enters politics to oppose the construction of the dubious-sounding "Big Fun Hotel", her opponent turns out to be local troublemaker, Violet Sephotho. But the general air of excitement cannot eclipse important matters of detection. Charlie, assigned a mysterious hit-and-run case, strives to prove his worth to his superiors as well as Queenie-Queenie, the woman who has captured his heart.
Mma Makutsi is meanwhile in danger of being outwitted by a local bigwig
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