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У романі «Біль і гнів» Анатолій Дімаров веде далі почату в «І будуть люди» розповідь-епопею про щоденні клопоти жителів полтавського села Тарасівка. Їм здавалося, що минулося найстрашніше – примусова колективізація, голодомор, масові репресії. Та невдовзі наспіла чорна година – воєнне лихоліття, а на зміну одним нелюдським порядкам прийшли не менш жорстокі. Як вестиметься тарасівцям, на чий бік ст…
As one of the owners of London’s most infamous and scandalous gambling hall, The Underworld, Luke Reese looks like a man who has it all.But underneath his swagger lies a pain which no amount of liquor, women or card games can ease. Because, nine months ago, Luke’s son was stolen by his half-brother, Lord Dursley.Luke knows the agony of growing up without a family, and he will not allow his son to …
A gentleman by day…Phineas Betcham, Viscount Fenhurst is one of the country’s most eligible bachelors…which – to the heartbreak of each season’s new debutantes – is the way he intends to keep it. Because the broodingly handsome Viscount has vowed to keep emotions out of the bedchamber. And he is a man who always stays true to his word.So when Penelope Rosebery arrives at his home, impoverished and…
Середина 17-го века, преддверие и начало Русско-польской войны. Дворяне северного русского города съезжаются на царский смотр, где проходит отбор в загадочные и пугающие для большинства из них полки Немецкого строя. Шляхтич из ополячившегося древнерусского рода, запутавшийся в своих денежных и семейных делах, едет командовать обороной крепости на самом востоке Речи Посполитой, совершенно не предст…
Now seen as one of the great English comic novels, Tristram Shandy caused a stir on publication in polite 18th-century English society. The novel broke with conventions of form and structure, foreshadowing Postmodern authors by 200 years, and scandalized with bawdy descriptions and rambling prose. Hugely influenced by Francis Bacon, Rabelais, and Jonathan Swift, clergyman Lawrence Sterne manages t…
У книжці вміщено завершальну частину роману «Біль і гнів», що розповідає сповнену трагізму історію жителів полтавського села Тарасівка. Їх не оминули жорна примусової колективізації, голодомору, репресій і найчорніша година – воєнне лихоліття. Урізноманітнюють тему становлення тоталітарного совка інші повісті та оповідання. У цих творів нелегка доля: їх або не друкували – скажімо, «Чорний ворон» д…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.’Heralded as one of the first instances of feminist literature and rejected at its time of publication by the literary set on grounds of moral distaste, Kate Chopin’s The Awakening caused constern…
’Really unputdownable! I adored it.’ – lu dex (NetGalley)“It was done, they were bound, all was finished…”A fighter, a drinker and a notorious seducer, Isaac Roscoe was the last man that innocent Ruth Osbourne would ever consider as a husband – but that was before Roscoe ruined her prospects and reputation!Now destitute and disinherited Ruth is faced with an impossible choice, a life on the street…
Rebellious, Scandalous and IrredeemableSarah, Lady Strathford, is ready for a little harmless frivolity with a man of her own age and her own appetites…surely that’s not too much to ask! After the death of her beloved husband years before Sarah is ready for an adventure… Enter the dashing, roguish – and baffling – Mr Cornelius Ravenhill.Ravenhill, however, is not the gentleman he seems, and soon S…
Game…Matchmaker Wilhelmina Montgomery helps cupid’s arrow find its mark in the drawing rooms of the Ton, effortlessly pairing even the most unlikely couples for a discreet fee. Perhaps not an appropriate pursuit for a lady…but with an ailing sister to care for, it’s Whimsy’s only hope at securing their future.Set…Meanwhile, penniless aristocrat Valerian St. David, Earl of Dashwood is society’s fav…
The war might be over, but trying to get life back on track is anything but easy for Alice Watts.Follow Alice’s journey back to post-Blitz Bristol where she searches for family, friends, and one particular loved one, in a world where it’s expected to mend and make do… and where it’s sometimes impossible to put your heart before your head…A tale of true courage and the power of sheer determination,…
In this fascinating look at the unique conjuncture of factors surrounding Il Duce’s seizure of power, eminent historian Donald Sassoon traces the political circumstances that sent Italy on a collision course with the most destructive war of the century.On the morning of 30 October 1922, Mussolini arrived in Rome to accept the premiership of a constitutional, conservative government. Within five ye…
A remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning point in British history.This compelling history, culminating in the execution of Charles I, brings to life the people who fought in it, died in it, and in doing so changed the history of the world forever. In an excitingly fresh approach to the period Diane Purkiss tells…
1333 год. В столице Золотой Орды творятся таинственные дела. На постоялом дворе из запертой изнутри комнаты исчез постоялец. Откуда прибыл в Сарай чужеземец, назвавшийся пришельцем из закатных стран? Кто причастен к его таинственному исчезновению: колдуны из тайных обителей в мордовских лесах, булгарские купцы или папские посланцы? Почему его судьбой озабочена сама любимая жена хана Узбека, властн…
В монографии автором проведён анализ восприятия, понимания и оценки оренбургскими гражданами, в том числе, представителями КПСС социально-политического курса «перестройки», данные и выводы по динамике общественных настроений. Автор выявил особенности отражения процессов «перестройки» в региональной периодической печати, определил этапы её трансформации под влиянием реформ М.С. Горбачёва. Впервые б…