Bloomsbury Publishing
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Blank Gaze
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Jose Luis Peixoto
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008
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PDF, 256 страниц, 7.68 МБ
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Against a backdrop of rural Portuguese poverty, a handful of magical characters are living out their destiny: Jose, a shepherd, who is visited by a devil whispering violent words in his ear; Moises and Elias, Siamese twins joined at the tip of their little fingers; Gabriel, a wise man, who is over one hundred years old; and an unnamed character who sits writing alone in a windowless room. The characters are universal, and they are all at the mercy of fate — their lives are pulled in different directions and sometimes even suffocated and snuffed out.
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 lawyer_78rus
26 мая 2011
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Life! Death! Prizes!
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: May Stephen
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012
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PDF, 256 страниц, 7.68 МБ
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Billy's Mum is dead. He knows — because he reads about it in magazines — that people die every day in ways that are more random and tragic and stupid than hers, but for nineteen-year-old Billy and his little brother, Oscar, their mother's death in a bungled street robbery is the most random and tragic and stupid thing that could possibly have happened to them. Now Billy must be both mother and father to Oscar, and despite what his well-meaning aunt, the PTA mothers, the social services and Oscar's own prodigal father all think, he knows he is more than up to the job, thank you very much. The boys' new world, where bedtimes are arbitrary, tidiness is optional and healthy home-cooked meals pile up uneaten in the freezer, is built out of chaos and fierce love, but it's also a world that teeters perilously on its axis. And as Billy's obsession with his mother's missing killer grows, he risks losing sight of the one thing that really matters... Funny, bittersweet and unforgettable, Life! Death! Prizes! is a story of grief, resilience and brotherly love.
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lawyer_78rus
28 марта 2015
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The Good Life
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: McInerney Jay
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007
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DOC, 368 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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Ten years on from Brightness Falls, Russell Calloway is still a literary editor although in a diminished capacity; his wife, Corrine, has sacrificed her career to watch anxiously over their children. Across town Luke McGavock, a wealthy ex-investment banker, is taking a sabbatical from making money, struggling to reconnect with his socially resplendent wife, Sasha, and their angst-ridden teenage daughter, Ashley. These two Manhattan families are teetering on the brink of change when 9/11 happens. The Good Life explores through the lens of catastrophe that territory between hope and despair, love and loss, regret and fulfilment. But, ultimately, this is Jay McInerney doing what he does best, presenting us with the life of New York City in all its moral complexity.
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lubacha
10 декабря 2009
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After Obsession
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Jones Carrie
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011
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PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ
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Aimee and Alan have unusual pasts and secrets they prefer to keep hidden. Aimee's deceased mother struggled with mental illness and hallucinations, and Aimee thinks it could be hereditary. After all, she sees a shadowy river man where there isn't one. And then there was that time she and her best friend Courtney tried to conjure a spirit with a Ouija board... Alan is Courtney's cousin. His family moved to Maine when Courtney's father went missing. It's not just Alan's dark good looks that make him attractive. He is also totally in touch with a kind of spiritual mysticism from his Native American heritage. And it's not long before Aimee has broken up with her boyfriend... But it's not Aimee or Alan who is truly haunted — it's Courtney. In a desperate plea to find her father, Courtney invites a demonic presence into her life. Together, Aimee and Alan must exorcise the ghost, before it devours Courtney — and everything around her.
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admin
19 февраля 2013
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Grass
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: MacPhail Cathy
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009
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PDF, 256 страниц, 7.68 МБ
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It would have been hard to have missed what was written on the wall. Painted in giant whitewashed letters: SHARKEY IS A GRASS. I hadn't a clue who Sharkey was, but I knew one thing. Sharkey's a dead man, I said. Leo knows the value of never grassing: never grass on your best friends, for starters. Everybody, too, knows the gang leaders in town. And you don't grass on them. Not unless you don't value your life — like Sharkey. And then Leo is unlucky enough to witness the murder of one gang leader by another — Armour. Leo is petrified as he realises what he is witnessing and even more petrified when he realises that Armour has seen him. Sure that he is drawing his own last breath, Leo silently says goodbye to his family and everybody he knows. But all Armour does is wink at Leo — very slowly, and leaves the scene of the crime. Leo draws a long, long breath of relief. He has got away with it. But he hasn't — not really. Leo will live to regret that wink and realise that Armour has an insidious hold on him and his family, which will test his family relationships, and his very sense of what is right and wrong. It will take bravery, luck and sheer daring to extricate himself from Armour's deadly web. A riveting and hard-hitting new novel from Cathy MacPhail.
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lawyer_78rus
26 мая 2012
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Maggie and Me
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Barr Damian
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013
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PDF, 256 страниц, 7.68 МБ
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A unique, harsh and witty memoir of how to cope with being different in the tough streets of Glasgow during the Thatcher years It's 12 October 1984. An IRA bomb blows apart the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Miraculously, Maggie Thatcher survives. In Glasgow, eight-year-old Damian Barr watches in horror as his mum rips her wedding ring off and packs their bags. He knows he, too, must survive. Damian, his sister and his Catholic mum move in with her sinister new boyfriend while his Protestant dad shacks up with the glamorous Mary the Canary. Divided by sectarian suspicion, the community is held together by the sprawling Ravenscraig Steelworks. But darkness threatens as Maggie takes hold: she snatches school milk, smashes the unions and makes greed good. Following Maggie's advice, Damian works hard and plans his escape. He discovers that stories can save your life and — in spite of violence, strikes, AIDS and Clause 28 — manages to fall in love dancing to Madonna in Glasgow's only gay club. Maggie & Me is a touching and darkly witty memoir about surviving Thatcher's Britain; a story of growing up gay in a straight world and coming out the other side in spite of, and maybe because of, the iron lady.
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lawyer_78rus
28 марта 2016
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Food and Urbanism
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Parham Susan
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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PDF, 376 страниц, 11.28 МБ
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Cities are now home to over fifty per cent of the world's population, but the contribution of food to shaping cities is often overlooked. Food matters in designing and planning cities because how it is grown, transported, bought, cooked, eaten, cleaned up and disposed of has significant effects on creating a sustainable, resilient and convivial urban future. The book explores methods for extending the gastronomic possibilities of urban space — from the scale of the table to the metropolis. Using a wealth of examples from cities worldwide, the book explores how physical design and socio-spatial arrangements focused on food can help maintain socially rich, productive and sustainable urban space. Underpinning the book's analysis of food and cities is the view that decisions about a hyper-urban future should recognise the fundamental role of food. Food and Urbanism provides an original and new contribution to food scholarship; exploring some intriguing research questions about the ways that food, urbanism and sustainable conviviality interconnect.
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1367
lkeng
21 июня 2017
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Dictionary of Interior Design
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Hinchman Mark
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014
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PDF, 344 страницы, 10.32 МБ
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With over 700 illustrations visually aligned with concise definitions of alphabetized entries, Dictionary of Interior Design, 3rd Edition, consolidates historic and modern terminology that all interior designers should know for both the residential and commercial sides of industry. New and revised definitions focus on key areas including technology, business practices, green design, universal design, and the global marketplace as well as historic furniture, stylistic features and periods. Appendices include an expanded appendix of designers and architects listing more women and international figures from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, an updated appendix of professional organizations and associations, tables, and a new appendix of graphic standards. Fully updated by a practicing interior designer and architect with extensive industry knowledge, this expansive dictionary is an essential reference for students and design professionals.
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1250
alex1984
16 марта 2017
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Methodological School of Management
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Khristenko V.B.
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014
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PDF, 992 страницы, 29.76 МБ
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A comprehensive guide for business people, government administrators and specialists in management methodology, Methodological School of Management details the original and applied thinking, methods and approaches established by the school in the Soviet era and still operating successfully in modern Russia today. The Methodological School of Management is not an educational institution, but a range of management tools, which evolved as a part of the 'systems movement' during the second half of the twentieth century. The school was created by the pupils of Georgy Petrovich Shchedrovitsky (1929-1994) under whose leadership a body of knowledge — the 'starting capital' of the Methodological School of Management — took shape. The management tools developed by the school are used by its leaders in their current managerial practice. This practice extends to a number of fields: government administration, management of economic sectors, corporate governance and the management of individual corporations. Although the school is less well known to Western specialists in systems engineering methodology and management, this book aims to secure the school a place in the global systems engineering landscape. Its ideas have entered the tool kits of most major control systems and corporations in the world's leading economies, from NASA and Toyota to retail chains — a clear testimony to the value of Georgy Shchedrovitsky's research, ideas and the body of knowledge he left behind. Methodological School of Management offers solutions for resolving tricky managerial situations and achieving organisational targets — essential reading for anyone learning how to manage people and issues alike.
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drskif
16 февраля 2016
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I'm a Girl!
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Ismail Yasmeen
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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I'm supposed to be made of sugar and spice and all things nice. But I'm sweet and sour and not a little flower. I am a girl! I am a girl! I am a girl! The girl in this book likes to win, she likes to be spontaneous, fast and strong, and because she also likes to dress in t-shirt and shorts, she is forever getting mistaken for a boy. And when she meets a boy who likes wearing princess dresses and playing dolls, they both quickly discover that they share interests that are wide and varied. I am a Girl! is a wonderful celebration of being who we are and not being pigeon-holed or restricted by gender stereotypes. Most of all it is full of energy and laugh-out-loud funny. Who says that pink is for girls and blue is for boys?
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kingofspirit
16 мая 2018
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Carry and Play: Pumpkin
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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PDF, 10 страниц, 0.30 МБ
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Look out for the bouncing pumpkins and the croaking frogs in this fun carry-around Halloween book. Designed with a handle for little hands to hold, this book makes learning first words fun! Bloomsbury's Carry and Play board books are packed full of bright and beautiful illustrations which young children will adore. The simple, engaging text introduces them to a variety of seasonal topics, including Christmas, Halloween and Easter, and includes first words such as chick, snowman, cat.
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admin
12 мая 2018
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My First Dinosaur Colouring Book
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Have plenty of dinosaur fun with this amazing colouring book! Colour in spiky, patterned, scary dinosaurs and much more. Also includes loads of stickers for hours of fun! Bloomsbury Activity Books provide hours of colouring, stickering and activity fun for boys and girls alike. Every book includes enchanting, bright and beautiful illustrations which children and parents will find very hard to resist. Perfect for providing entertainment at home or on the move!
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116
kingofspirit
16 мая 2018
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My First Farm Colouring Book
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Have fun on the farm with this amazing colouring book! Colour in cats, dogs, horses, pigs and more. Also includes loads of stickers for hours of fun! Bloomsbury Activity Books provide hours of colouring, stickering and activity fun for boys and girls alike. Every book includes enchanting, bright and beautiful illustrations which children and parents will find very hard to resist. Perfect for providing entertainment at home or on the move!
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116
kingofspirit
16 мая 2018
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The Health Gap
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Marmot Michael
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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PDF, 400 страниц, 12.00 МБ
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There are dramatic differences in health between countries and within countries. But this is not a simple matter of rich and poor. A poor man in Glasgow is rich compared to the average Indian, but the Glaswegian's life expectancy is 8 years shorter than the Indian's. The Indian is dying of infectious disease linked to his poverty; the Glaswegian of violent death, suicide, heart disease linked to a rich country's version of disadvantage. In all countries, people at relative social disadvantage suffer health disadvantage, dramatically so. Within countries, the higher the social status of individuals the better is their health. These health inequalities defy usual explanations. Conventional approaches to improving health have emphasised access to technical solutions — improved medical care, sanitation, and control of disease vectors; or behaviours — smoking, drinking — obesity, linked to diabetes, heart disease and cancer. These approaches only go so far. Creating the conditions for people to lead flourishing lives, and thus empowering individuals and communities, is key to reduction of health inequalities. In addition to the scale of material success, your position in the social hierarchy also directly affects your health, the higher you are on the social scale, the longer you will live and the better your health will be. And as people change rank, so their health risk changes. What makes these health inequalities unjust is that evidence from round the world shows we know what to do to make them smaller. This new evidence is compelling. It has the potential to change radically the way we think about health, and indeed society.
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admin
17 сентября 2020
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Stormy Weather
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Gliori Debi
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Bedtime will be eagerly anticipated when you read this wonderful lullaby picture book, populated with a rich cast of animal favourites, from rabbits and bears to owls and seals, as every parent and child prepares for a safe night's sleep. With boundless energy, the text takes a ride through a night-time of possibilities as stormy weather assails the characters. Each fearful moment is calmly laid aside with warm cuddles and sweet caresses of reassurance. Combining soothing text that gently addresses bedtime fears with adorable art that will be familiar to Debi's many fans, this picture book will become a firm family favourite along with hot milk and bedtime kisses.
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kingofspirit
15 июня 2012
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Into the Shadows
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: MacPhail Catherine
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006
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DjVu, 304 страницы, 12.16 МБ
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Ram has no memory of who he is, his background or where he has come from. He awakes in a darkened corridor of a block of flats with no idea of how he has got there. And then, the lift doors nearby open and inside is a dying man. Ram is now the murder suspect and on the run. But, there is something that draws him back — the dying man's last words. And, as he discovers more about the murdered man, Ram becomes aware that somebody is following him, somebody with sinister intent. Could it be something to do with his past? This is a tense thriller that is part of a 4-part series, that will have Ram discovering more and more about his background and identity with each book.
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stalker1965
16 марта 2009
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Автор: Sarah J. Maas
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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PDF, 432 страницы, 12.96 МБ
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Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill — the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price... Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever. The start of a sensational romantic fantasy trilogy by the bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series.
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olen33
22 марта 2018
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