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Название книги: In A Dry Season
Автор(ы): Peter Robinson
Жанр: Детектив
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/In-A-Dry-Season-165921.html
The tenth book in the Inspector Banks series, 1999
For Dad and Averil,Elaine and Mick,and Adam and NicolaThe past is a foreign country;they do things differently there.– L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
PROLOGUE
AUGUST 1967It was the Summer of Love and I had just buried my husband when I first went back to see the reservoir that had flooded my childhood village.I made the journey only a few months after Ronald and I had returned from one of our frequent long spells abroad. Spells which had suited me well for many years. Ronald, too, had suited me well. He was a decent man and a good husband, quite willing to accept that our marriage was one of convenience. I believe he saw me as an asset in his diplomatic career, though it was certainly neither my dazzling beauty nor my sparkling wit that snared him. I was, however, presentable and intelligent, in addition to being an exceptionally good dancer.Whatever the reason, I became adept at playing the minor diplomat’s wife. It seemed a small price to pay. In a way, I was
Название книги: In A Dry Season
Автор(ы): Peter Robinson
Жанр: Детектив
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/In-A-Dry-Season-165921.html
The tenth book in the Inspector Banks series, 1999
For Dad and Averil,Elaine and Mick,and Adam and NicolaThe past is a foreign country;they do things differently there.– L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
PROLOGUE
AUGUST 1967It was the Summer of Love and I had just buried my husband when I first went back to see the reservoir that had flooded my childhood village.I made the journey only a few months after Ronald and I had returned from one of our frequent long spells abroad. Spells which had suited me well for many years. Ronald, too, had suited me well. He was a decent man and a good husband, quite willing to accept that our marriage was one of convenience. I believe he saw me as an asset in his diplomatic career, though it was certainly neither my dazzling beauty nor my sparkling wit that snared him. I was, however, presentable and intelligent, in addition to being an exceptionally good dancer.Whatever the reason, I became adept at playing the minor diplomat’s wife. It seemed a small price to pay. In a way, I was
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