Meet the Roncalli and Angelini families, a vibrant cast of colorful characters who navigate tricky family dynamics with hilarity and brio, from magical Manhattan to the picturesque hills of bella Italia. Very Valentine is the first novel in a...
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"Illywhacker is such an astonishing novel, of such major proportions, that before saying anything else one must record gratitude for its existence." – Geoffrey Dutton, Bulletin
"The finest and funniest picaresque novel yet written in Australia"...
Язык: английский
Год: 2019
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The book represents a unique collection of “Afghan” stories based on the events that occurred during the Afghanistan War (1979-1989). The authors of these true stories — soldiers and officers, who later were classified in Russian literature...
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