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The Count of Monte Cristo. Vol. II by Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great thrillers of all time. In 1853 William Thackeray wrote to a friend: 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night.'. Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If...Categorized as:
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![Les Misérables - Volume 2 by Victor Hugo]()
Les Misérables - Volume 2 by Victor Hugo
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLes Miserables is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. First published in France in 1862, it is Victor Hugo's greatest achievement--the ultimate tale of redemption. Former prisoner Jean Valjean struggles to live virtuously after an unexpected act of forgiveness by a kindly bishop changes his life... -
![Les Misérables - Volume 2 by Victor Hugo]()
Les Misérables - Volume 2 by Victor Hugo
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLes Miserables is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. First published in France in 1862, it is Victor Hugo's greatest achievement--the ultimate tale of redemption. Former prisoner Jean Valjean struggles to live virtuously after an unexpected act of forgiveness by a kindly bishop changes his life... -
![An American in Paris by Siobhan Curham]()
An American in Paris by Siobhan Curham
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWalking through Montmartre that morning was like the eerie calm right before a storm. The roads were deserted. We carried on, arm in arm, and then finally, we saw them. Columns and columns of soldiers, spreading through the streets like a toxic grey vapour. ‘You must write about this,’ he whispered to me. ‘You must write about the day freedom left Paris...Categorized as:
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![A Madeline Treasury by Ludwig Bemelmans]()
A Madeline Treasury by Ludwig Bemelmans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHere, collected in one handsome volume, are all the adventures of Madeline, a fearless little girl full of mischief and vitality who is one of the world’s most popular and beloved fictional characters. Madeline, which was first published in 1939, and its five sequels have charmed generations of readers, and become true classics...Categorized as:
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1991 by Franck Thilliez
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEn décembre 1991, quand Franck Sharko, tout juste sorti de l'école des inspecteurs, débarque au 36 quai des Orfèvres, on le conduit aux archives où il est chargé de reprendre l'affaire des Disparues du Sud parisien. L'état des lieux est simple : entre 1986 et 1989, trois femmes ont été enlevées, puis retrouvées dans des champs, violées et frappées de multiples coups de couteau... -
![Les Miserables I & II by Victor Hugo]()
Les Miserables I & II by Victor Hugo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsExcerpt from The Works of Victor Hugo, Vol. 2: Les Miserables Paris has a child, and the forest has a bird; the bird is called the sparrow; the child is called the gamin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work... -
![The Smallest Crack by Roberta Kagan]()
The Smallest Crack by Roberta Kagan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings1933 Berlin, GermanyWhen the price for life is dishonor dipped in blood, how much is too much?Eli Kaetzel and his beautiful but timid wife Rebecca suddenly find themselves in the gaping maws of Adolf Hitler's murderous rampage. Eli knows that their only chance, however slim, for survival may lie in the hands of Gretchen, a spirited Aryan girl...Categorized as:
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![Örökké by Laura Leiner]()
Örökké by Laura Leiner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratings„Okos kis könyv ez, elindult a saját útjára. Én pedig most magára hagyom, elengedem, hiszen én azt hiszem, mindent megtettem, amit lehetett, mindent úgy írtam, ahogy szerettem volna, most pedig elégedett vagyok az eredménnyel, mert tudom, én a kezdetek kezdetén valami ilyesmit akartam a végére. Nem egy finálét, elcsépelt ömlengést vagy túlcsavart szálakat... -
![Pleasantview by Celeste Mohammed]()
Pleasantview by Celeste Mohammed
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCoconut trees. Carnival. Rum and coke. To many outsiders, these idyllic images represent the supposed easy life in Caribbean nations such as Trinidad and Tobago. However, the reality is far different for those who live there—a society where poverty and patriarchy savagely rule, and where love and revenge often go hand in hand... -
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The Three Musketeers, Vol. I by Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn March 1844 the French magazine Le Siecle, printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers... -
![Nemesis and the Swan by Lindsay K. Bandy]()
Nemesis and the Swan by Lindsay K. Bandy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Revolutionary Paris, the secrets behind an eerie set of brooches will either send Helene d'Aubign to the guillotine or save her lifeFrom her prison cell in revolutionary Paris, nineteen-year-old aristocrat Helene d'Aubign recalls the events that led her to choose between following in her parents' unforgivable footsteps or abandoning the man she loves...Categorized as:
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![Luck of the Draw by Anna Black]()
Luck of the Draw by Anna Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFriends come and go, but the good ones are hard to let go. Kennedy and her best friend Cherae were like "two peas in a pod," Kennedy's daddy would say because they were tighter than a large man in a medium suit jacket. Although they were totally different in size, personality and back ground, they had been friends and loved each other since the seecond grade... -
![Under the Surface by Diana Urban]()
Under the Surface by Diana Urban
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping and propulsive story of love, danger, betrayal, and hope… even when all seems lost.Ruby is terrified to cave to her feelings for Sean and risk him crushing her heart... -
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![Jasmine in Paris: Far from Penang by Clare Flynn]()
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![Night Thief by Lisa Kessler]()
Night Thief by Lisa Kessler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the fall of the Mayan civilization, Kane, an immortal Night Walker, has taken refuge in France for over 800 years. The modern world holds little interest for him until the night he meets the Golden Thief and is robbed of much more than his pocket watch.Marguerite Rousseau is living a double life... -
![A Siberian Werewolf In Paris by Caryn Moya Block, Claire Ashgrove]()
A Siberian Werewolf In Paris by Caryn Moya Block, Claire Ashgrove
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValerii Belikov, Siberian lycanthrope, knew that under the baseball cap and grubby jeans “Little Joe MacDonald” was actually Josephine. He didn’t know why she was hiding, but when the mating bond snapped into place after she was injured, he never expected her to run away. Josie is his mate, the one woman meant to be his, and should have known they couldn’t live apart... -
![Septynetas. Amžinai tavo by Donata Kontenienė]()
Septynetas. Amžinai tavo by Donata Kontenienė
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPo audringos santykių pradžios Gabrielė pagaliau gauna viską, ko troško – mylimą vyrą Antonį, sūnų ir prabangius namus Toskanoje. Mėgaudamasi svaiginančiomis laimės akimirkomis, ji nė neįtaria, kad mylimojo praeitis nedingo ir paslaptingas „Septyneto“ klubas kėsinsis sugriauti viską, ką ji turi brangiausio... -
![Mademoiselle Eiffel by Aimie K. Runyan]()
Mademoiselle Eiffel by Aimie K. Runyan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The School for German Brides and A Bakery in Paris, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century Paris tells the story of Claire Eiffel, a woman who played a significant role in maintaining her family’s legacy and their iconic contributions to the city of Paris...Categorized as:
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![My Mother's House & Sido by Colette]()
My Mother's House & Sido by Colette
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn My Mother's House and Sido , Colette plays fictional variations on the themes of childhood, family, and, above all, her mother. Vividly alive, fond of cities, music, theater, and books, Sido devoted herself to her village, Saint-Saveur; to her garden, with its inhabitants and its animals; and, especially, to her children, particularly her youngest, whom she called Minet-Chéri...Categorized as:
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![My Friends by Emmanuel Bove, Garnette Cadogan]()
My Friends by Emmanuel Bove, Garnette Cadogan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmanuel Bove's first novel, My Friends, relates the story of Victor Baton, a wounded war veteran trying to reestablish his prewar lifestyle but avoid work. Living in a run-down boardinghouse, Baton spends his days searching working-class Paris for the modest comforts of warmth, cheap meals, and friendship, but he finds little...Categorized as:
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![All Human Wisdom by Pierre Lemaitre]()
All Human Wisdom by Pierre Lemaitre
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFebruary, 1927. The great and the good of Paris gather to attend the funeral of the powerful millionaire, Marcel Péricourt. His daughter, Madeleine, is poised to take charge of his financial empire, but it seems fate has other plans for her. Her young son, Paul, with one unexpected and tragic act, will place Madeleine on the path to ruin and degradation... -
![Left to Run by Blake Pierce]()
Left to Run by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA serial killer is ravaging the American expat community in Paris, his kills reminiscent of Jack the Ripper. For FBI special agent Adele Sharp, it’s a mad race against time to enter his mind and save the next victim—until she uncovers a secret darker than anyone could have imagined... -
![Zane: Real Gangsters Never Die by Talena Tillman]()
Zane: Real Gangsters Never Die by Talena Tillman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Santiago family makes a triumphant return, with Zane Santiago at the helm. What happens when a new war emerges during his reign over the underworld? While tradition dictates that true gangsters move in silence, Zane’s bold and unapologetic approach sets him apart. Brace yourself for a gripping, action-packed tale in this captivating spin-off from “ A Gangster’s Love Story... -
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![עניינים אנושיים by Karine Tuil, קארין טואיל]()
עניינים אנושיים by Karine Tuil, קארין טואיל
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsמשפחת פארל היא לכאורה משפחה פריזאית לדוגמה: ז'אן הוא פרשן פוליטי ותיק ומוערך, קלייר היא סופרת ופעילה פמיניסטית בולטת, ובנם אלכסנדר הוא סטודנט באוניברסיטת סטנפורד היוקרתית בארצות הברית.אלא שמאחורי תדמית המשפחה המצליחה מסתתרים חיים כפולים של שני בני הזוג, חיים שמתנפצים לעין כול כאשר אלכסנדר מואשם באונס בתו של המאהב של קלייר. הבן הנערץ טוען שהכול קרה בהסכמה... -
![Eiffel, Tolong! by Clio Freya]()
Eiffel, Tolong! by Clio Freya
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSiapa sih yang nggak bakalan melonjak-lonjak kegirangan kalau ditawari liburan musim panas di Paris tanpa orangtua selama dua minggu?Itu juga yang dilakukan Fay Regina Wiranata--yang baru saja naik ke kelas 3 SMA--ketika orangtuanya memberitahukan bahwa dia sudah didaftarkan kursus bahasa Prancis selama dua minggu di Paris... -
![The Corner Shop by Elizabeth Cadell]()
The Corner Shop by Elizabeth Cadell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvailable for the first time on Kindle! Lucille Abbey runs her London secretarial agency with utmost efficiency. When, therefore, a certain Professor Hallam rejects three girls sent by her to apply for the post of his secretary and they each pronounce him “impossible”, Lucille herself sets out to interview the Professor at his home in Hampshire... -
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Craving by Cara McKenna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the second title in the Curio Vignettes series, follow-up stories to the novel Curio. What a difference a season makes. In the spring, Caroly arrived on Didier Pedra’s doorstep in Paris as so many women have—ready to buy an evening’s pleasure with a gorgeous man skilled in the craft of seduction. She was a trembling virgin then, but so much has changed... -
![Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson]()
Death by Baguette: A Valentine's Day Murder in Paris by Jennifer S. Alderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath by Baguette: A Valentine’s Day Murder in ParisParis—the city of love, lights … and murder? Join tour guide Lana Hansen as she escorts five couples on an unforgettable Valentine-themed vacation to France! Unfortunately it will be the last trip for one passenger…Lana Hansen’s future is looking bright. She has money in her bank account, a babysitter for her cat, and even a boyfriend... -
![Colombian Psycho by Santiago Gamboa]()
Colombian Psycho by Santiago Gamboa
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUN THRILLER TREPIDANTE QUE RETRATA LAS DIVERSAS CARAS DE LA MALDAD «La escritura de Gamboa recuerda a Roberto Bolaño en su magistral manejo de la intriga, la complejidad de sus referencias literarias y su descarnada visión de la violencia, el sexo y las drogas». — Publishers Weekly «Lo que mejor define a esta república violenta y desamparada es la orfandad... -
![Reversal by Cara McKenna]()
Reversal by Cara McKenna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the third title in the Curio Vignettes series, follow-up stories to the novel Curio. Didier Pedra can read a woman’s body like a book, sense her deepest needs and satisfy her every craving. It’s his job, after all. But drop him in the center of Paris, the only city he’s ever known, and he’s lost, reduced to a trembling wreck by agoraphobia... -
![The Heart's Domination by Emily Jane Trent]()
The Heart's Domination by Emily Jane Trent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNatalie gave her body, but he took her heart. Does she have his? Will her love be enough for both of them? The sex gets hotter, and Tanner just might get burned. “A white rose lay on the table beside Natalie. Swept up in the moment, Tanner had purchased the single rose from a street vendor, and presented it to her with a gallant bow... -
![Dance by Judy Cuevas, Judith Ivory]()
Dance by Judy Cuevas, Judith Ivory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe dance of life is never danced alone... Years after fleeing to America—from an arranged marriage—Marie Du Gard returned to Paris a different woman. Slimmer and carefree, Marie vowed to protect her freedom at all costs—regardless of what her family or Parisian society thought... -
![Septynetas by Donata Kontenienė]()
Septynetas by Donata Kontenienė
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBėgdama nuo pilkos kasdienybės Gabrielė susigundo italės draugės pasiūlymu ir pasiryžta išmėginti laimę Londone – įsidarbina vertėja. Čia mergina patenka į įtakingo naftos magnato Antonio Barikelio namus. Gabrielė iš karto pajunta trauką žaviam milijonieriui.Antonio jaunystė nebuvo lengva, bet garbingo džentelmeno dėka jis tampa įtakingu ir klestinčiu verslininku. Tik turtai neatneša laimės... -
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![The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola]()
The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Ladies Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the rise of the modern department store in late nineteenth-century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family: it is emblematic of changes in consumer culture, and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century...Categorized as:
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![The Indigo Rebels by Ellie Midwood]()
The Indigo Rebels by Ellie Midwood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrance, 1940 The German army has marched into Paris. Three siblings, three very different people leading very different lives, find themselves face to face with new occupants of their city, and none of them can guess what the occupation has in store for them, and how it will change their lives once and for all...Categorized as:
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![Gemini by Michel Tournier]()
Gemini by Michel Tournier
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJean and Paul are identical twins. Outsiders, even their parents, cannot tell them apart, and call them Jean-Paul. The mysterious bond between them excludes all others; they speak their own language; they are one perfectly harmonious unit; they are, in all innocence, lovers.For Paul, this unity is paradise, but as they grow up Jean rebels against it... -
![Letters from Paris by Juliet Blackwell]()
Letters from Paris by Juliet Blackwell
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Key comes the story of a mysterious work of art and the woman inspired to uncover its history in the City of Light.After surviving the accident that took her mother’s life, Claire Broussard worked hard to escape her small Louisiana hometown. But these days she feels something lacking...Categorized as:
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![Children of the Stars by Mario Escobar]()
Children of the Stars by Mario Escobar
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom international bestseller Mario Escobar comes a story of escape, sacrifice, and hope amid the perils of the second World War.Jacob and Moses Stein live with their aunt in Paris until the great raid against foreign Jews is unleashed in August 1942...Categorized as:
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![Out of the Girls' Room and Into the Night: Stories by Thisbe Nissen]()
Out of the Girls' Room and Into the Night: Stories by Thisbe Nissen
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“These stories abound in a rich life, holding sad, awkward, edgy contemporaneity in their generous embrace. They do not soothe or forgive or reassure; they love the creature as it is. There is great originality and great freedom in Thisbe Nissen's approach to her subject, a kind of classicism in her lucid and compassionate interest in the ways of this present world... -
![Drunk by Jackson Biko]()
Drunk by Jackson Biko
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt starts with a girl. Girls actually. Its only fair that it starts with a girl, no? Only problem is that most stories that start with a girl always end up with someone banging on the door saying; I just want to talk. This is not one of those stories. This one is about Larry. Mad Larry. He drinks. He shags girls. He hates his father... -
![The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco Goldman]()
The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco Goldman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ordinary Seaman, the second novel from acclaimed writer Francisco Goldman is a lyrical and spellbinding story of hope, despair, and the promise of love. The ordinary seaman is Esteban, a 19-year-old veteran of the war in Nicaragua, who has come to America with 14 other men to form the crew of the Urus... -
![The Pimpernel Plot by Simon Hawke]()
The Pimpernel Plot by Simon Hawke
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAce 1986 paperback, fine In stock shipped from our UK... -
![Perverzion by Yuri Andrukhovych]()
Perverzion by Yuri Andrukhovych
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat was the fate of Stanislav Perfetsky—poet, provocateur, and hero of Ukrainian underground culture? Evidence points to suicide. But some whisper murder. Some suggest the grand Eastern European tradition of coerced suicide. It may even be related to the religious cult ceremony he happened upon in Munich . . . or that job as a dancer in a strip club for older women. Or, then again, it may not... -
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![The Sharp Hook of Love: A Novel of Heloise and Abelard by Sherry Jones]()
The Sharp Hook of Love: A Novel of Heloise and Abelard by Sherry Jones
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmong the young women of 12th century Paris, Heloise d’Argenteuil stands apart. Extraordinarily educated and quick-witted, she is being groomed by her uncle to become an abbess in the service of God. But with one encounter, her destiny changes forever. Pierre Abelard, headmaster at the Nôtre Dame Cloister School, is acclaimed as one of the greatest philosophers in France...Categorized as:
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![Kissing My Old Life Au Revoir by Eliza Watson]()
Kissing My Old Life Au Revoir by Eliza Watson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Contemporary Women's Fiction Event planner Samantha Hunter is prepared for a few challenges when escorting a group of good ole boy beer distributors to Paris, the city of haute cuisine and fine wines. However, she doesn’t foresee being passed up for a promotion because she is too professional and doesn’t knock back beers with her clients... -
![Crash by Mariëtte Middelbeek]()
Crash by Mariëtte Middelbeek
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaphne en Maarten zijn nog maar net getrouwd als Maarten door een ongeluk om het leven komt. Voor Daphne breekt een zware tijd aan. Niet alleen is het verdriet om Maarten erg groot, ze wordt ook gedwongen te verhuizen en moet een nieuwe baan zoeken. Daphne besluit het dorp en de boerderij, waar ze zo gelukkig met Maarten woonde, achter zich te laten en trekt naar Amsterdam...Categorized as:
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![Drift by Bregje Hofstede]()
Drift by Bregje Hofstede
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFeit: een jonge vrouw trouwt met haar jeugdliefde. Feit: niet veel later, in het holst van de nacht, loopt ze bij hem weg. Ze neemt alleen haar dagboeken mee. Die vrouw ben ik. Die nacht is nu. Alles ervoor en erna is een verhaal. Drift is een onverbloemd verhaal over iemand die wegloopt van huis omdat ze jarenlang wegliep van zichzelf... -
![Azul... by Rubén Darío]()
Azul... by Rubén Darío
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNovelas y cuentos de este extraordinario poeta escritor. PEnglish Translation#58; Novels and stories of this extraordinary poet writer... -
![Paris: Aline by Prisca Primasari]()
Paris: Aline by Prisca Primasari
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPembaca tersayang, Dari Paris, sepotong kisah cinta bergulir, merupakan racikan istimewa dari tangan terampil Prisca Primasari yang sudah dikenal reputasinya dengan karya-karya sebelumnya Éclair, Beautiful Mistake, dan Kastil Es dan Air Mancur yang Berdansa. Ini tentang sebuah pertemuan takdir Aline dan seorang laki-laki bernama Sena...
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