Secrets of Cavendon: A gripping historical saga full of intrigue and drama

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Barbara Taylor Bradford

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Историческая литература

Год написания книги

2019

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As a child she had not only learned caution and wariness, but also to anticipate trouble, and therefore to be on her guard, always prepared. These traits were now ingrained in her.

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Greta Chalmers sat staring at the bottle of Dubonnet, and put it down on the table. She had been about to open it, so that she and Elise could have a celebratory drink together, and then remembered that Elise was at the paper, working tonight.

And, even if she had been off, would she have been here? Of course not. She lived in her new flat now, in Margaretta Terrace. It was just around the corner, a tiny single girl’s place up under the eaves, and she would have rushed over immediately if she hadn’t been working. Greta shook her head, and a sad little smile slid onto her face. She lived alone here now.

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