Passion and Affect - format ePub

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Geraldine, ragazza ebrea di buona famiglia e appassionata di musica soul, ha lasciato il dottorato per fare la corista (la prima e unica corista bianca) in un gruppo rhythm and blues, Vernon e Ruby Shakely...

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Aucune faille en vue dans la vie de Polly Solo-Miller Demarest. Un mari aimant (et riche), d’adorables enfants et un job à son goût : une vie d’épouse presque parfaite, surtout quand on descend d’une...

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Guido et Vincent, charmants jeunes hommes de la bonne société new-yorkaise, cherchent désespérément la femme de leurs rêves. Ils la rencontrent au même moment : Holly, distinguée et mystérieuse, et Misty,...

« Elle fait indiscutablement partie de ma vie. Quand je ne travaille pas et que je ne suis pas avec elle, mes pensées vont vers elle aussi naturellement qu’une main se pose sur la tête d’un enfant… »...

Qand Frank rencontre Josephine, dite Billy, ils ont tout pour se détester. Mais les contraires s'attirent et les voici embarqués dans une relation dévorante, faite de malice et de réparties. Seul problème...

Geraldine, ragazza ebrea di buona famiglia e appassionata di musica soul, ha lasciato il dottorato per fare la corista (la prima e unica corista bianca) in un gruppo rhythm and blues, Vernon e Ruby Shakely...

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Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

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