The Powers That Be. The Fall of the Pillars. A Date in Hell
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The Powers That Be. The Fall of the Pillars. A Date in Hell
19.99 €
The reading public knows Maurice Druon primarily for the saga "Cursed Kings", which revealed the dark secrets of the Middle Ages, and the cycle "The End of Men", which tells about the backstage of modern society, the decline of the dynasty of financiers and industrialists. Trilogy "The End of Men" - the most significant work of Druon. The heroes of the first novel "The Powers That Be", who lived in France in the early XX century, can boast of family ties with the French nobility. Their fortune runs into millions of francs. Their children are the richest heirs in Paris. So why is there no peace in this family? Powerful politicians, financial gatekeepers, aristocrats and nouveau riche - everyone gets old at some point. The heroes of the second novel "The Collapse of the Pillars" are overtaken by illness and physical ailments. Their children, on the contrary, enter the force, grandchildren grow up, but the old people, with their amazing will to life, experience and tenacity, trying to influence the new generation, proving that it is too early to write them off. The third novel in the series is called "A Date in Hell". On the wealth and power of the family Shudler and de La Monnerie reminded only loud titles and groaning to repair the family castle. In the inheritance of Marie-Ange and Jean-Noel inherited not bequeathed millions, and the burden of a decrepit clan, characterlessness and cowardice. How to withstand the hell of communication with loving people? Besides, as one of the novel's characters notes, "everyone has his own hell"....
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