The State of Me
Автор: Nasim Jafry Marie
Год издания: 0000
A beautifully written debut novel by an exciting author.Curriculum VitaeName: Helen FleetWork Experience: Waitress; Serial volunteerEducation: Four Highers: French (A), English (A), Maths (A), Chemistry (A), 1981; Ordinary Arts degree, MA, 1990; Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory, 1992Travel: France, Madeira, San Francisco, Rome, Greece. And London.Relationships: Sex with three men: Hadi, Ivan and Fabio. I still love Ivan.Additional Information: I have a mini hi-fi and a pine bookcase, and an expensive leather briefcase (got it in the January sales after Fabio and I had finished) and a suit I haven't worn since my graduation.It's 1983 and 20-year-old university student Helen Fleet should be enjoying the best days of her life, but while all her friends go on to graduate and have careers in London, she is forced to return to her parents' home, bedridden with vile symptoms that doctors can't explain and often don't believe. She is eventually diagnosed with M.E., a cruel illness that she must learn to live with over the next decade. All of her relationships are tested – and changed – by her condition, but Helen's story is so much more than an account of her suffering. At times sad and at times funny, the author skillfully leads the reader through the trials and tribulations of Helen's life, perfectly capturing her unusual experiences as a twenty-something woman living in 80s Scotland with a mystery illness.Based on the author's own experience of ME The State of Me explores the loneliness and chaos of one of the most misunderstood illnesses of our time, but also celebrates the importance of family, friendships, and sexual love.A stunning, eloquent and linguistically perfect debut novel.
The Statement of Randolph Carter
Автор: Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт
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"The Statement of Randolph Carter" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft which tells of a traumatic event in the life of Randolph Carter, a student of the occult loosely representing Lovecraft himself.
An answer to the inquiry into the State of the Nation
Автор: Joseph Lane
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Полный вариант заголовка: «An answer to the inquiry into the State of the Nation : With strictures on the conduct of the present ministry / [ By J. Lane]». Перевод: Исследование на предмет внешнеполитического положения страны, с критическим рассмотрением политики нынешнего кабинета министров.
Letter to the queen on the state of the monarchy
Автор: Henry Brougham
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Примечание: Письмо королеве о состоянии дел в монархии. Полный вариант заголовка: «Letter to the queen on the state of the monarchy / By a friend of the people».