Strait Is The GateA delicate boy growing up in Paris, Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside, where the whole world seems 'steeped in azure'. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself in both mind and body.

a fantastically written and compelling book and would highly recommend it to fans of psychological thrillers'

Leonardo Guida

designed to get young scientists thinking

I had to accept it

But without execution

They're not real but the fear of them is real

valuable waiting for you to discover in each day

The 'Confident Kids' series is perfect for children aged 7-11

encourages creativity and problem-solving Fun and accessible on topics such as addition

Be it a symphony

It was acclaimed for the freshness of its approach to a decades-old

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