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61The Age of Innocence , Wharton Edith (1994)
Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of… 222 руб62Bel-Ami , Maupassant Guy (2009)
Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened "Bel-Ami" by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-sihcle Paris. It… 555 руб63Chef , Singh Jaspreet (2012)
Kirpal Singh is travelling on the slow train to Kashmir. As India passes by the window in a stream of tiny lights, glistening fields and huddled, noisy towns, he reflects on his destination, which is… 796 руб64Self's Murder , Schlink Bernhard (2011)
Gerhard Self, the Sweet-Afton smoking, sambuca-swilling, most unlikely of PIs is back in a new tale of deception and intrigue, set against the backdrop of post-reunification Germany. After a chance… 434 руб65Blood Rain , Dibdin Michael (2011)
In the seventh book of the acclaimed Aurelio Zen series, the Italian police detective finally receives the order he has been dreading all his professional life - his next posting is to Sicily. Indeed… 412 руб66The Brooklyn Follies , Auster Paul (2011)
'I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I travelled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain'... So begins Paul Auster's remarkable… 635 руб67The Mirrored World , Dean Debra (2013)
The bestselling author of The Madonnas of Leningrad returns with a breathtaking novel of love, madness, and devotion set against the extravagant royal court of eighteenth-century St. Petersburg. Born… 1080 руб68Nothing Lasts Forever , Sidney Sheldon (2012)
Three women doctors begin five years training at Embarcadero County Hospital, San Francisco. The story, set against hospital and courtroom, chronicles their lives together and their struggle to… 939 руб69The Age of Innocence , Edith Wharton (1999)
Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, "The Age of Innocence" is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of… 259 руб70Captain Corelli's Mandolin: Level 6 (+ CD-ROM) , Louis de Bernieres (2008)
This great love story is set against the background of the tragedy of war. It is 1941, and Italian soldiers take over the Greek island of Cephallonia. An Italian officer, Captain Corelli, falls in… 619 руб
