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Avery Denys, the novels heroine, lost her husband and her blind daughter. But in response to these tragic events, Avery simply reflects that she was „left with nothing to do”, and finds a job that allows her to act out the mother role she now misses. A rock to her female friends, Avery is rational yet caring, but also submissive in the face of her eventual second husband’s violence towards her and...

Henryk Warszawski, znany jako Wars, kompozytor, pianista, dyrygent i aranżer, debiutował przed wojną. Napisał muzykę do wielu filmów. Jego piosenki śpiewały największe gwiazdy międzywojennego kina i kabaretu: Loda Halama, Hanka Ordonówna, Tola Mankiewiczówna, Zula Pogorzelska oraz Eugeniusz Bodo, Andrzej Bogucki, Adolf Dymsza, Kazimierz Krukowski i Aleksander Żabczyński. Zmobilizowany w 1939 roku...

O. Henry (whose real name is William Sydney Porter) is famous for his many short stories of everyday-life America, full of wit, charm, and inventiveness. This collection of classic tales set on the wrong side of the law showcases a master craftsman at the top of his form. „The Gentle Grafter” is a collection of 14 short stories about grafters who travel, peddle and swindle in the South. Those grafters...

“On the Road with Suzy: From Cat to Companion” is a delightful memoir chronicling a woman and her beloved cat Suzy who becomes not just a pet, but a true companion. From the first day Suzy enters the lives of Aleksandra and her husband Norman she makes an impact with her tortoise-shell long-haired fur and huge amber eyes. Little do Aleksandra and Norman know that they would soon be trying...