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28/03/2015

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28/03/2015

22/03/2015

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Fall of Giants is a magnificent new historical epic.
The first novel in the Century trilogy, it follows the
fates of five interrelated families – American,
German, Russian, English and Welsh – as they
move through the world-shaking dramas of the
First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the
struggle for women’s suffrage.
Thirteen-year-old Billy Williams enters a man’s
world in the Welsh mining pits… Gus Dewar, an
American law student rejected in love, finds a
surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White
House… two orphaned Russian brothers, Grigori
and Lev Peshkov, embark on radically different
paths half a world apart when their plan to
emigrate to America falls afoul of war,
conscription and revolution… Billy’s sister, Ethel, a
housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts,
takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady
Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into
forbidden territory when she falls in love with
Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy
in London…
These characters and many others find their lives
inextricably entangled as, in a saga of unfolding
drama and intriguing complexity, Fall of Giants
moves seamlessly from Washington to St.
Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal
mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace,
from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of
the mighty.
As always with Ken, the historical background is
brilliantly researched and rendered, the action
fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and
emotion. It is destined to be a new classic.
In future volumes of the Century trilogy,
subsequent generations of the same families will
travel through the great events of the rest of the
twentieth century, changing themselves – and the
century itself. With passion and the hand of a
master, Ken brings us into a world we thought we
knew, but now will never seem the same again.

19/03/2015

Summary:
Fifty Shades of Gray
When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.
Fifty Shades Darker
Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.
However, desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades.

18/03/2015

Summary:
Fifty Shades of Gray

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

Fifty Shades Darker

Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.
However, desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades.