Cold house
14.99 €
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Cold house
14.99 €
A defenseless orphan finds herself drawn into dark family mysteries involving broken hearts, lost children, blackmail and murder. A gothic detective novel from the legendary Charles Dickens.
At the center of the novel's action is the story of young orphan Esther Summerson. Finding herself in the care of a random benefactor Mr. Jarndyce, she at the end of her studies in the boarding house gets to his old estate, known as the Cold House, which is associated with almost the most famous case of "Jarndyce vs Jarndyce", which lasts for 50 years. Settling in a new place, the girl by force of circumstances is involved in a complex interweaving of human destinies, personal feelings, criminal intrigue and other people's family secrets - and one of these secrets, as it soon turns out, has a direct relation to the Esther herself....
At the center of the novel's action is the story of young orphan Esther Summerson. Finding herself in the care of a random benefactor Mr. Jarndyce, she at the end of her studies in the boarding house gets to his old estate, known as the Cold House, which is associated with almost the most famous case of "Jarndyce vs Jarndyce", which lasts for 50 years. Settling in a new place, the girl by force of circumstances is involved in a complex interweaving of human destinies, personal feelings, criminal intrigue and other people's family secrets - and one of these secrets, as it soon turns out, has a direct relation to the Esther herself....
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