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Parigi, 1755. Da anni, Justin Alastair, duca di Avon, aspetta l’occasione per vendicarsi di un oltraggio ricevuto dal conte de Saint-Vire. E adesso il destino ha deciso di aiutarlo: quando s’imbatte in Léon, un furfantello che sta cercando di sottrarsi a un fratello violento, Justin nota all’istante come i suoi capelli rosso fuoco e gli occhi violetti siano identici a quelli del conte. E ha un’idea: usare quel ragazzo come “pedina” per ricattare de Saint-Vire. Ma le apparenze ingannano, soprattutto perché Justin sta pericolosamente sottovalutando il coraggio e l’intelligenza di Léon.
- ISBN: 8896919533
- Casa Editrice: astoria
- Pagine: 368
- Data di uscita: 29-11-2012
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"La vengeance est un mets que l'on doit manger froid." (Revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold.) --Credited to Charles Talleyrand, French diplomat (1754–1838). Revenge and a Cinderella-type plot make a great combination in These Old Shades, one of Georgette Heyer's more well-known historical nove Leggi tutto
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This is one of my favorite romance novels, ever. I am not even afraid to review it here on this pretentious book site, I love it so much. I have worn through my copy of it. It is lovely beat up and bent back to the pages of all my favorite parts. The Heyer hallmarks are all here: great characters, h Leggi tutto
