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This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother's gentility and her father's roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child's near destruction.The first time her father made an improper advance on Toni, she was six years old. Her father warned her not to tell her mother, or anyone else, because they would blame her and wouldn't love her any more. It had to remain ‘our secret.’When she finally built up the courage to tell her mother what had happened, she was told never to speak of the matter again. With no one to turn to, isolated and alone in rural Ireland, the abuse continued unhindered.At fourteen Toni fell pregnant by her father, and when her state was discovered she was made to have a late abortion which almost killed her. The truth of her childhood could no longer be kept hidden but, just as her father predicted, Toni found herself judged and rejected by her family, teachers and friends. The blame and anger she was treated with only worsened when her father was sent to prison as a result of his actions. This is the compelling story of her struggle to put the ghost of her childhood to rest, and emerge ultimately triumphant. Получить ссылку


The Oxford History of the Classical World. The Oxford History of the Classical World.

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Обзор этой книги огромный.Книга покрывает период значительно больший чем тысяча лет, от стихотворений Гомера до конца языческой религии и падения Римской Империи на Западе. В географическом расширении, повествование начинается с Греции, с небольших общин, возникших в темные времена завоевания и уничтожения, и деревнями бронзового периода на холмах Рима, и заканчивается Империей, которая объединяла не только Средиземноморский мир , а северные земли до Алжира, от Португалии до Сирии, от Рейна до Нила.


Crime story № 10 (сборник) Crime story № 10 (сборник)

Автор: Дарья Донцова

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Специально для вас наши лучшие авторы – Дарья Донцова, Анна и Сергей Литвиновы, Марина Крамер – написали свои замечательные детективные рассказы, которые вошли в сборник «Crime story № 10»! Любимые писатели очаруют вас оригинальным сюжетом, легким стилем и тонким юмором. В каждом криминальном рассказе вы найдете сложнейшее расследование со счастливым концом…


Dynasty. Monk Abel’s Compass: Short Story Dynasty. Monk Abel’s Compass: Short Story

Автор: Rita Talverdieva

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Do you think we celebrate the anniversaries of the great? It is they who celebrate the benchmarks of our destiny. So… A royal ball. A history quiz and a handsome prize awaiting its winner. But instead of a fairy we have the mysterious Abel’s “compass” whose prophecies were heeded by Russian emperors. At the crossroads of the four parts of the world is a XXI century Cinderella. Will the fairy tale spring to life?


Faces of History, or History in Faces. Учебное пособие Faces of History, or History in Faces. Учебное пособие

Автор: С. Г. Шишкина

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A Double Barrelled Detective Story A Double Barrelled Detective Story

Автор: Марк Твен

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A Double Barreled Detective Story is a short story/novelette. The story is a delightful spoof of the mystery genre, then in its infancy, introducing the reader to Sherlock Holmes as he has never been seen before or since. Far from his usual elegant London haunts, the great detective is caught up in a melodramatic murder mystery of love, betrayal, and vengeance in a rough California mining town.