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Kipr. 1974 god. Para yunyh vlyublennyh, grek Kostas i turchanka Defne, tajno vstrechayutsya v romanticheskoj taverne pod sen'yu starogo figovogo dereva, rastushchego pryamo v zale. Derevo eto stanovitsya svidetelem tragicheskih sobytij, raskolovshih popolam nekogda mirnyj prekrasnyj ostrov, iskoverkavshih sud'by ego obitatelej i, kazalos', navsegda razluchivshih Kostasa i Defne… London. Konec 2010-h godov. V sadu doma, gde s Kostasom zhivet ego...

A literary page turner that explores the intertwined lives of three neighboring families in a small coastal New Zealand town—a blend of Little Fires Everywhere and The Island of Missing Trees, combining domestic drama, suspense, indigenous folklore, and the threat of extremism on ordinary lives. Three women give birth in different countries and different decades. They eventually become neighbors in a coastal town in Aotearoa—New Zealand. Single...

Discover the remarkable journey of one of literature's most compelling voicesBetween Two Worlds offers an intimate portrait of Elif Shafak, the internationally acclaimed Turkish-British author whose novels have captivated millions of readers across fifty languages. From her nomadic childhood across three continents to her emergence as a fearless voice challenging both Eastern and Western orthodoxies, this biography reveals the woman behind the words.Born...

On an island off the south coast of Victorian England, fourteen-year-old Faith investigates the mysterious death of her father, who was involved in a scandal, and discovers a tree that feeds upon lies and gives those who eat its fruit visions of truth.

Join Thomas and his friends for some snow adventures. Will the villagers on the Island of Sodor get their yule tree in time for the winter celebration? Percy's pretends to be Jack Frost. Duck tries to save Farmer McColl's lambs from being trapped in the snow.

"Eilean Eadar is a barren, windswept rock inhabited by a few hundred humans and sheep. Until now, the island was best known for the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in 1919, a mystery that was never solved. But when a young man is found dead at the foot of the same lighthouse and the injuries are inconsistent with suicide, two detective inspectors are sent from Glasgow to investigate. Georgina 'George' Lennox is finally back from leave after...

Rick's brother, Keith, a prominent zoologist at NYU, walks out of his office one day and disappears. The only clue they have are his brother's book, which mentions "the God Gene." A million or so years ago, a gene designated hsa-mir-3998 appeared as if by magic from the junk DNA of the hominids who eventually evolved into Homo sapiens. It became a key player in brain development—specifically creativity—and laymen started calling it "the God Gene."...

"International bestseller Samuel Bjork makes his US debut, a chilling and fast-paced thriller in which two detectives must hunt down a vengeful killer--and uncover the secret that ties each of them to the crime. A six-year-old girl is found in the Norwegian countryside, hanging lifeless from a tree and dressed in strange doll's clothes. Around her neck is a sign that says "I'm traveling alone." A special homicide unit in Oslo re-opens with veteran...

"The award-winning, best-selling author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from an island off Vancouver in 1912 to a dark colony of the moon three hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and planets"-- Provided by publisher.

A detailed look at risk identification and value creation in private equity investment Equity Value Enhancement ("EVE"): Governance, Risk, Relationships & Knowledge ("GRRK") provides the information and tools practitioners and business owners need to work with the multitude of intangibles ("GRRK") in equity investment decisions. The author engages readers with an insightful and brief claim: "Values are more than numbers." He then provides support...