Новости Флибусты - Джон Шорс http://flibusta.app/a/157233 Последние книги, появившиеся на Флибусте Танцующая на лепестках лотоса - Джон Шорс - Историческая проза http://flibusta.app/b/425970 http://flibusta.app/b/425970 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 01:16:00 GMT <p>Экзотическая Камбоджа столетия назад. Легендарный храм Ангкор-Ват. Коварное племя напало на мирных соседей, чтобы отобрать у них землю и свободу. Юная Воисанна попала в плен в день своей свадьбы и была отдана для утехи храбрейшему из воинов противника. Но Асал оказался совсем не похож на грубого захватчика. Очарованный прекрасной невольницей, Асал готов ради нее на все… И теперь в руках хрупкой красавицы — судьба родного народа. Ведь вместе с мужественным Асалом она сможет спасти принца Ангкора…</p> The Wishing Trees - Джон Шорс - Современная русская и зарубежная проза http://flibusta.app/b/243865 http://flibusta.app/b/243865 Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:51:01 GMT <p>From "master storyteller"* John Shors, bestselling author of Beneath a Marble Sky, comes a remarkable novel about a father and daughter on a life-changing journey they never intended to take.... </p> <p> Almost a year after the death of his wife, Kate, former high-tech executive Ian finds a letter that will change his life. It contains Kate's final wish-a plea for him to take their ten-year-old daughter, Mattie, on a trip across Asia, through the countries they had planned to visit to celebrate their fifteenth anniversary. </p> <p> Eager to honor the woman they loved, Ian and Mattie embark on an epic journey that retraces the early days of Ian's relationship with Kate. Along the way, Ian and Mattie leave paper "wishes" in ancient trees as symbols of their connection to Kate and their dreams for the future. Through incredible landscapes and inspiring people, Ian and Mattie are greeted with miracles large and small. And as they celebrate what Kate meant to them, they begin to find their way back to each other, discovering that healing is possible and love endures-lessons that Kate hoped to show them all along...</p>