''She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.'' Anne Elliot seems to have given up on present happiness and has resigned herself to living off her memories. More than seven years earlier she complied with duty: ...
A dazzling fantasy adventure for all ages, the third part of a quintet appearing at two yearly intervals, richly illustrated by the author. The Abarat a magical otherworld composed on an archipelago of twenty-five islands — one for each hour of the day, plus an island out of time. Candy Quackenbush, ...
Autor : William Boyd, Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Název : The Romantic, Jazyk : Angličtina, Počet stran : 464
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