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After a lifetime of chasing women, he took one look at Francesca Bridgerton and fell in love. Unfortunately for Michael, Francesca's surname was to remain Bridgerton for only a mere thirty-six hours longer, the occasion of their meeting was, lamentably, a supper celebrating her imminent wedding to his cousin.

Inspirada en gran parte en los recuerdos de la infancia de la autora, que transcurrió en las propiedades paternas de Warwickshire junto a su hermano Isaac, El molino del Floss gira en torno al desigual destino de Tom y Maggie Tulliver, los hijos del molinero. A pesar de la inteligencia natural de Maggie, es Tom, por ser varón, quien recibe la educación y en quien el padre de ambos -y por supuesto la sociedad provinciana de mediados del XIX-, confía para hacer frente al futuro del molino. Cuando los niños se acercan a la juventud, la desgracia económica cae sobre los Tulliver, y los...

Gathers stories about a writer visiting Mexico, an hermaphrodite, conversations at the barbershop, a woman's exhibitionist son, a girl's search for her natural father, and a series of suicide attempts

Deep in the heart of London, the Monsalvat Bank is small, secretive and fabulously wealthy. When Ellie Stanton, an impoverished graduate student, is unexpectedly invited to join the firm, the privileged world they offer looks too good to turn down. But the bank is more than it seems. Soon Ellie realises that her life belongs to her employers, and they're watching her every move.