From the award-winning novelist and short story writer Lionel Shriver comes a literary gem, a story about love and the power of a gift.
When Weston Babansky receives an extravagant engagement present from his best friend (and old flame), Jillian...
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Автор: Butler Robert Olen
Серия: Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller #2
Язык: английский
Год: 2013
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From a multiple prize...
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