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A Montevideo, Leonid Sednev, âgé de 91 ans, décide avant de mourir de révéler le secret de sa vie. Embauché en 1912 comme ramoneur au palais impérial de Russie grâce à sa tante Nina, ancienne femme de chambre de la tsarine, le petit Leonid sera jusqu'en 1918 le "témoin invisible" de l'intimité des Romanov et le seul survivant de l'épouvantable massacre d'Ekaterinbourg. Rien n'échappe à son regard tantôt ironique et curieux, tantôt amoureux et tendre, et plus d'une fois épouvanté.

Merimee's most famous work is the novella Carmen, a story about jealousy and unfaithfulness. It inspired George Bizet's world-famous Opera-Comique. Some 50 movie adaptations have been made from the story, several of which are filmings of the opera.

Merimee was one of the greatest names of the romantic movement in France. Passionate, destructive love was his subject in many short stories.

This collection of tales is a tribute to the unique bond of the woman-woman relationship called girlfriends. Often the most valuable relationships in women's' lives, girlfriends make each other laugh, always lend a supportive shoulder, and sometimes know each other better than they know themselves. The inspiring and revealing tales told here explore the values these relationships are built upon - acceptance, forgiveness, loyalty, honesty, and much more.

From Romance Writers of America comes a never-before-published collection of tales that showcases the breadth and complexity of the world's most popular genre of fiction!

Indigo has a troubled past and there’s no denying it. Tired of being scared, she sets sail aboard a private yacht, hopeful that the open waters of the Atlantic will give her and best friend Eric a much-needed respite.