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Deserts of sand and deserts of the heart, Middle Eastern deserts and American deserts: Two Deserts, a collection of stories, follows the circles of two unforgettable women across cultures and deserts. The Arabian circle includes a 17-year-old girl yearning for freedom and a Muslim mother plotting to rescue her son from a jihadist movement. The American circle includes a hooker who is training her daughter for the life, a priest in love, and a club of women whose husbands are dying.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Abigail Thaw, best known for her role as Dorothea Frazil in Endeavour. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Kate Lilley, also read by Abigail Thaw. Flamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret Cavendish was one of...

Un roman-reportage glaçant et criant de modernité qui imagine un assassinat raté contre Mussolini. Un enregistrement remasterisé exceptionnel, contenant une interview exclusive de Marguerite Yourcenar.

It’s 1943 in London. Paige Miller, an ordinary shopgirl at the fabled department store Selfridges, falls for Danny, an American GI who comes by the books counter at the same time every day. As she slowly lets him into her heart, Paige realizes that Danny is keeping a secret. One that could change the course of the war—and both their lives.

שלוש נשים ושני גברים המשוועים לחום ואהבה סוגרים מעגלים. סיפור אהבה מפתיע, מרתק ונוגע ללב על אהבה בין פליטת שואה וגבר ישראלי, שראשיתו בברלין, המשכו בישראל וסופו, אחרי שלושים שנה, בשטוקהולם.

Teodosia una bella joven se disfraza de chico para poder ir a buscar a Marco Antonio, su esposo que desapareció justamente después de la boda. Los azares del destino quieren que confíe sin saberlo en su propio hermano Rafael.Juntos continúan la búsqueda y en su camino a Barcelona donde creen se encuentra Marco Antonio, tropiezan con un grupo de personas que han sido robadas por los bandoleros.