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Девятая часть двенадцатитомного романа, считающегося одим из величайших произведений англоязычной литературы. Эта книга - часть нового издания, призванного донести очарование цикла до современного поколения читателей • Ник Дженкинс, ныне капитан, теперь занимается военной связью. Печальное известие о гибели старого друга становится мрачным напоминанием о прошлом, особенно на фоне очередной помолвки Кеннета Уидмерпула, на этот раз со скандально известной Памелой Флиттон. Тем временем цена войны становится всё выше, и Ник, как и его соотечественники, начинает уставать от жизни в военной форме, а его мысли всё чаще обращаются к неизбежному миру • Книга на английском языке • 'A Dance to the Music of Time' is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature

Роман Энтони Пауэлла "Звук тайных гармоний" - завершающая часть серии "Танец под музыку времени" • Шестидесятые в самом разгаре, а Ник Дженкинс и его жена Изабель доживают свои последние годы в сельской местности. После тихой отставки старый школьный друг Ника Уидмерпул снова на подъеме и становится ректором нового университета. Но в то время как Ник и его современники привыкают к новому, медленному ритму жизни, расцвет контркультуры шестидесятых сигнализирует о том, что новое поколение пробивается вперед • Книга на английском языке • 'A Dance to the Music of Time' is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature. Reissued now in this definitive edition, it stands ready to delight and entrance a new generation of readers

Роман Энтони Пауэлла "Добрые" - шестая часть серии "Танец под музыку времени" • Британия снова на грани войны. Ник Дженкинс вспоминает свое детство, проведенное в тени Первой мировой. Желая пойти по стопам своего отца, Ник решает стать офицером армии и просит о помощи своего старого школьного друга Уидмерпула. Списки резервистов быстро пополняются. Война приближается • Книга на английском языке • 'A Dance to the Music of Time' is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature. Reissued now in this definitive edition, it stands ready to delight and entrance a new generation of readers • In this sixth volume, with Britain on the brink of war yet again, Nick Jenkins reflects back on his childhood growing up in the shadow of World War I

Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour and the enormous pleasure it has given to generations • Volume 4 contains the last three novels in the sequence: Books do Furnish a Room; Temporary Kings; Hearing Secret Harmonies

Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour and the enormous pleasure it has given to generations • Volume 2 contains the second three novels in the sequence: At Lady Molly's; Casanova's Chinese Restaurant; The Kindly Ones

Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour and the enormous pleasure it has given to generations • Volume 3 contains the seventh, eighth and ninth novel in the series: The Valley of Bones; The Soldier's Art; The Military Philosophers

‘‘Do you ever wonder if you’ve lived the life you were meant to?’ I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. ‘Even if I do, what difference will it make?’ • In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers • Years later, however, they have both been dealt so many cruel blows that they walk away from each other into very different futures – one enters a convent, the other becomes a minor celebrity. Will these new, ‘invisible’ lives be the ones they were meant to live, or will they only find that kind of salvation when they are reunited twenty years later?

Do you believe in second chances? • Leanne and her family have many issues, but they're still family. Their crazy but idyllic home in the rural hamlet of Ash Morley is a place where friends can drop in at will, and outsiders whose lives have been shattered can find shelter • When the opportunity arises to foster a child, ten-year-old Daniel Marks, Leanne is quick to open her doors. But her generosity is about to be put to the ultimate test • Because Daniel's father is in prison for a gruesome murder • Everyone deserves a place to call home, and a family to care for them, but will Ash Morley still be safe once Daniel enters their lives?

The first three volumes of Anthony Powell's remarkable A dance to the Music of Time sequence: A Question of Upbringing; A Buyer's Market; The Acceptance World • Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour and the enormous pleasure it has given to generations • These first three novels in the sequence follow Nicholas Jenkins, Kenneth Widmerpool and others, as they negotiate the intellectual, cultural and social hurdles which stand between them and the 'Acceptance World'

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! • Diana Beauleigh is caught between two men • Seven long years ago, Jack Carstares, the Earl of Wyncham, sacrificed his honour for his brother and has been in exile ever since • Returning to England, Jack pretends to be a gentleman named Sir Anthony Ferndale but makes his living in a most ungentlemanly fashion, as a highwayman and a gambler • When Jack encounters his nemesis, the Duke of Andover, in the midst of kidnapping Diana Beauleigh, the two old enemies come to blows • Can Jack save the beautiful Diana from rakes, kidnap and ruin...?

"Три женщины исчезают" - роман Джеймса Паттерсона и Шана Серафина • Сара, его личный шеф-повар • Анна, его жена • Серена, его горничная • Три женщины исчезают • Бухгалтер мафии Энтони Костелло обладает талантом манипулировать как цифрами, так и людьми. Когда его находят убитым в собственном доме, обнаруживается, что три человека, у которых было больше всего причин желать его смерти, пропали без вести • Детективу Шону Уолшу, чья личная связь с этим делом делает его желание раскрыть его еще сильнее, не хватает зацепок, чтобы разыскать трех пропавших женщин. Но даже если он найдет их живыми, можно ли им доверять? • Книга на английском языке • Sarah, his personal chef • Anna, his wife • Serena, his maid • Three women disappear • Mob accountant Anthony Costello has a talent for manipulating both numbers and people

'I have this one term for the kind of woman my mother raised me not to be, and I call it a ‘Do-Nothing B-tch'. It’s the kind of chick that just tries to be pretty and be taken care of by somebody else. That’s why I think it’s hilarious when people say that my body looks masculine or something. Just because my body was developed for a purpose other than f-cking millionaires, doesn’t mean it’s masculine. I think it’s femininely badass as f-ck because there isn’t a single muscle on my body that doesn’t have a purpose because I’m not a ‘Do-Nothing B-tch.' • When Ronda Rousey made this speech she inspired women everywhere. Beyonce even played a recording on-stage and it went viral. But Rousey has been inspiring others her whole career • The journey to the top for the most dominant mixed-martial-arts fighter in history has been filled with challenges