Лучшие книги Мари Аделаиды Беллок

Миссис Бантинг вместе с мужем открывает доходный дом, и поначалу дела идут из рук вон плохо. Но через какое-то время у Бантингов появляется новый арендатор: мистер Слут, вежливый и воспитанный молодой человек, готовый щедро платить за комнаты. Правда, у него есть свои странности: он до фанатизма религиозен, постоянно куда-то исчезает по ночам, а потом проводит некие…

Две молодые женщины, отдыхающие в Париже, отправляются к гадалке, желая узнать свою судьбу. Они получают зловещее пророчество: им нельзя покидать Париж в течение месяца, иначе одну из них ждет удача в игре, но очень короткая жизнь; другой предначертаны несчастья в Роковом Доме. Они пренебрегают предсказанием...

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The Heart of Penelope is the absorbing story of a young girl Penelope who falls in love with a man but doesn't marry him. Penelope goes through a series of life-altering events after that. But fate brings them together again, and they share an intimate relationship. When everybody starts foreseeing that she will marry him at last, another character enters the story. Whether Penelope will marry her old lover or not unfolds later in the story.The stories of diverse characters in this book are woven skillfully into a novel of unique power and interest. The characters are drawn deftly and seem to be inspired by real life. It presents a subtle and strong analysis of character. Throughout the story, the reader cannot imagine how it will end.

Mrs. Otway is the widow living in an idyllic, rural town in southern England. She has raised her only daughter with the help of a German servant, Anna, who has been housekeeper, cook and nanny all in one. Anna is hard-working and loyal, but also has worries about providing for herself in case she loses her job. When WWI breaks out, the neighbors start looking suspiciously at the German staying in the household and Anna is torn between well-wishing for her adopted family and patriotic enthusiasm for the virtues of her native country.