Kathleen Tessaro

Louise C. wants what Jackie O had ... Unhappy with her looks, her life, and her empty marriage, Louise Canova needs help -- and she finds it in a secondhand bookstore. A forty-year-old encyclopedia of style titled Elegance, this slim volume by formidable French fashion expert Madame Dariaux promises to transform even the plainest of women into creatures of poise and grace. It is a fairy godmother in print, an A-to-Z manual with essential advice that Louise vows to take to heart. But within its pages lie not only clues from her past, but also powerful lessons for the future. And as the old Louise gives way to the stunning new, she's about to find out that there's more to every life than what appears on the surface ... and that everything, even elegance, has its price.

Elegance

A secret history of scent, memory and desire from the Sunday Times bestselling author of ELEGANCE and THE DEBUTANTE.

The Perfume Collector

In Depression-era Boston, a city divided by privilege and poverty, two unlikely friends are bound by a dangerous secret in this mesmerizing work of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector. Maeve Fanning is a first generation Irish immigrant, born and raised among the poor, industrious Italian families of Boston’s North End by her widowed mother. Clever, capable, and as headstrong as her red hair suggests, she’s determined to better herself despite the overwhelming hardships of the Great Depression. However, Maeve also has a dangerous fondness for strange men and bootleg gin—a rebellious appetite that soon finds her spiraling downward, leading a double life. When the strain proves too much, Maeve becomes an unwilling patient in a psychiatric hospital, where she strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic young woman, who, like Maeve, is unable or unwilling to control her un-lady-like desire for freedom. Once out, Maeve faces starting over again. Armed with a bottle of bleach and a few white lies, she lands a job at an eccentric antiques shop catering to Boston’s wealthiest and most peculiar collectors. Run by an elusive English archeologist, the shop is a haven of the obscure and incredible, providing rare artifacts as well as unique access to the world of America’s social elite. While delivering a purchase to the wealthy Van der Laar family, Maeve is introduced to beautiful socialite Diana Van der Laar—only to discover she’s the young woman from the hospital. Reunited with the charming but increasingly unstable Diana and pursued by her attractive brother James, Mae becomes more and more entwined with the Van der Laar family—a connection that pulls her into a world of moral ambiguity and deceit, and ultimately betrayal. Bewitched by their wealth and desperate to leave her past behind, Maeve is forced to unearth her true values and discover how far she’ll to go to reinvent herself.

A Novel

Rare Objects

From Kathleen Tessaro, author of the acclaimed international bestseller Elegance, comes a poignant, funny, and utterly remarkable story of real life, real love, and fantasy -- and the changes they put you through. Following a dream can lead to unexpected places. . . . It is 1986, and eighteen-year-old aspiring actress Evie leaves Eden, Ohio, to study theater in London, England. Almost immediately she falls in with new female chums Imogen (born-again Laura Ashley poster child, frustrated virgin) and Robbie (gorgeous wild-child bohemian, far from virginal). The world is thrilling and new, and anything is possible . . . until love intervenes. It is 2001, and Evie's a single mother teaching drama to night students. Robbie is dead, killed in a car accident. And Evie is doing her level best to forget the past, the lost opportunities, and the dreams that exploded . . . until an old friendship comes back to haunt her. Literally.

Innocence

From a small office in Half Moon Street, a very unusual agency operates. When Hughie Venables-Smythe responds to their ad, he discovers the world of the flirt. A timeless art, it is a skill few can master. But it can save a marriage or lift a heart faster than any therapy. Can Hughie learn the art?

The Flirt

Working for her aunt's auction house, artist Cate is sent to Devon to appraise the contents of Endsleigh, the grand Georgian home of a former socialite. Cate quickly becomes immersed in solving the mystery of Baby Blythe, the most famous debutante of her generation.

The Debutante

London, 1955: Grace Monroe is a young newlywed, eager to make a success of her marriage. However, with her intellectual curiosity and her unladylike talent for advanced mathematics, she finds the routine of elegant luncheons and exclusive parties among post-war Londonâe(tm)s social set more tiresome than exciting. When Grace receives an unexpected inheritance from a woman sheâe(tm)s never met, she finds herself suddenly in Paris, embarking upon a journey to discover not only the identity of her mysterious benefactor but also the hidden secrets of her own past. In a story that takes us from New York in the 1920s to mid-century Monte Carlo, Paris and London, Grace discovers a world filled with the evocative, intoxicating power of perfume; an obsessive, desperate love between muse and artist; and a trail of dark memories that may mean she isnâe(tm)t the person she thinks she is at all.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector comes this charming, witty novel about a “professional” flirt. “Unique situation for an attractive, well-mannered, morally flexible young man. Hours irregular. Pay generous. Discretion a must…” When struggling, out-of-work actor, Hughie Venables-Smythe sees the mysterious job description in the classifieds, he’s convinced he’s found his destiny. For, though he’s become accustomed to running out of credit on his cell phone, sleeping on his sister’s sofa, and begging the waitress at the local café to let him slide yet again on his bill, he longs to treat his lover—the sexy, sophisticated, and amorously ruthless lingerie designer, Leticia Vane, to the finer things in life. But how is he to win her heart if he can’t even pay for dinner? When he learns that his lucrative new position means flirting with married women who have been neglected by their spouses, he can’t believe his luck. Soon initiated into the extraordinary secret fraternity of the Professional Flirt, Hughie promises to have an exceptional career ahead of him. However, the life of a Flirt is a curiously lonely calling and there’s one absolute rule his new employer has: he must remain single. Only—how can he live without the delicious Leticia Vane? Surely, there’s nothing wrong with using a few of his newly polished romantic skills on the side to quietly seduce the woman he loves . . . is there? As clueless as he is handsome, Hughie gamely decides to throw his already complicated life into utter chaos . . . and discovers exactly why a Flirt’s professional and personal life should never mix.

A brilliant, unforgettable novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector. Can the secrets of one woman's past change another woman's future? Cate Albion is a gifted young artist at a crossroads in her life. Looking to escape New York for the summer, she takes a job in her aunt's London auction house and is soon sent on assignment to the English countryside to value the contents of Endsleigh House, the once gracious but now crumbling estate of a former Jazz Age socialite. There, hidden in the back of a dusty bookshelf, Cate discovers an old shoebox, and inside, a peculiar assortment of objects, including an exquisite pair of 1930s dancing shoes; a faded photograph of a handsome young sailor, and a rare Tiffany pearl and emerald bracelet. Intrigued, Cate sets out to learn more about the box and its contents, and becomes immersed in the mystery of its owner, Diana “Baby” Blythe, the younger of the infamous, glamorous Blythe sisters. Bright, beautiful, and reckless, Baby was the most famous debutante of her generation . . . until she suddenly disappeared entirely from view. As a shocking tale of love and betrayal begins to unravel, Cate finds herself being drawn deeper into Baby's tragic life story—one that will force Cate to confront some dark truths about her own choices.

Can the secrets of one woman's past change another woman's future? A gifted artist, Cate has come to London from New York to escape her recent past. Working for her aunt's auction house, she is sent down to Devon to value the contents of Endsleigh House, the once gracious but now crumbling estate of a former socialite. There, hidden in the back of a dusty bookshelf, Cate discovers an old shoebox. Inside is a strange assortment of objects: an exquisite pair of dancing shoes circa 1930; a diamond brooch; a photograph of a young sailor; a dance card; and a pearl and emerald Tiffanys bracelet. Intrigued by her find, Cate sets out to solve the mystery of the box, becoming immersed in the story of its owner, Baby Blythe. Bright, beautiful, and reckless, Baby was the most famous debutante of her generation . . . and the most dangerous. As the clues begin to reveal a shocking tale of destructive, addictive love, Cate finds herself being drawn deeper into Baby's tragic life story—a story that will force Cate to face some dark truths about her own.

Elvira Willems

Cate möchte ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen. Sie geht von New York nach London, um für das Auktionshaus ihrer Tante Rachel die Antiquitäten des Anwesens Endsleigh zu katalogisieren. Nicht nur die Begegnung mit Rachels Mitarbeiter Jack sorgt für eine spannende Zeit ...

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Elegance and Innocence

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Elegance Clinique

Three stunning novels from the bestselling author of Elegance and Innocence.

Kathleen Tessaro 3-Book Collection: The Flirt, The Debutante, The Perfume Collector

‘Elegance is a fantastic book . . . funny, moving, tongue in cheek’ Cat Deeley

Elegance and Innocence: 2-Book Collection

Louise Canova a ajuns la un moment de rascruce. Casnicia i se duce de rapa si temerile din adolescenta se intorc in forta. Dar destinul este imprevizibil si ii scoate in cale intr-un anticariat o carte care ii va schimba viata. Enciclopedia despre stil scrisa candva de Madame Geneviève Antoine Dariaux face minuni: transforma o femeie oarecare intr-o personalitate. Asta pentru ca experta in moda stie tot: de la accesorii si fermoare la prieteni falsi soti neglijenti si legatura puternica dintre mame si fiice. Eleganta va invita intr-o calatorie unica de la A la Z prin lumea modei care e si o lume a iubirii. „Cu Eleganta se vor identifica toate femeile si o sa va placa la nebunie Louise cuceritor de nevrotica si de zanatica la fel ca Bridget Jones.“ Glamour „Cartea perfecta pe care s-o agati din librarie.“ Cosmopolitan "

Eleganta - Editura Nemira

„Cel mai bun fel de science fiction!” Kim Stanley Robinson Imagineaza-ti universul ca pe o padure plina de pradatori necunoscuti. Si in aceasta padure sa te ascunzi inseamna sa supravietuiesti. Pamantul a iesit din ascunzatoare. Iar pradatorii sunt in drum spre noi. Socotind in ani-lumina vor ajunge in patru secole. Dar agentii si sabotorii lor extra-dimensionali sunt deja aici. Si numai mintea umana ramane imuna la influenta lor. Ultima reduta a apararii Pamantului este proiectul Wallface condus de patru persoane cu putere absoluta sa ia decizii strategice tinute secret fata de oameni si de extraterestri deopotriva. Trei dintre ele sunt oameni de stat si oameni de stiinta influenti dar a patra este total necunoscuta. Luo Ji un astronom chinez lipsit de ambitii stie doar ca e singurul pe care Trisolaris incearca sa-l omoare. De ce? „A doua parte a trilogiei e mult mai intunecata si introspectiva decat Problema celor trei corpuri si ne duce mai aproape de un final cu totul imprevizibil.“ Tor.com

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