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Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: 'There came the splash of water and the rub of heels as Mrs Barber stepped into the tub. After that there was a silence, broken only by the occasional echoey plink of drips from the tap...'Frances had been picturing her lodgers in purely mercenary terms — as something like two great waddling shillings. But this, she thought, was what it really meant to have paying guests: this odd, unintimate…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Fay Merryweather runs her cake shop from her beautiful house on the scenic bank of the canal. She whips up airy sponges, scrumptious scones and fresh bread, and her customers love trying Fay's delicious creations as they watch the world go by. Running her own cafe and looking after her mother means Fay is always busy but she accepts her responsibilities and she's sure her family appreciates all…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: THE SENSATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A tragic accident. It all happened so quickly. She couldn't have prevented it. Could she? In a split second, Jenna Gray's world descends into a nightmare. Her only hope of moving on is to walk away from everything she knows to start afresh. Desperate to escape, Jenna moves to a remote cottage on the Welsh coast, but she is haunted by her fears, her grief…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: A revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. In this groundbreaking book, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Mann's preoccupation with family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the American South are revealed as almost genetically predetermined, written into her DNA by the family history that precedes her. Sorting…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Kit doesn't know who his mother is. What he does know, however, is that his father, Guy, is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent, Guy gathers around him his oldest friends — or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul — the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison and Robbie, corporate bunnies…
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