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Standing Heavy - Gauz - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Standing Heavy - Gauz - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

"One of those rare, transformative novels" KARIM MISKE "Funny and poignant" TIFFANY TSAO, author of The Majesties Initially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard''s smile.The security guard adores babies. Perhaps because babies do not shoplift.Babies adore the security guard. Perhaps because he does not drag babies to the sales. The 1960s - Ferdinand arrives in Paris from Côte d''Ivoire, ready to take on the world and become a big somebody.The 1990s - It is the Golden Age of immigration, and Ossiri and Kassoum navigate a Paris on the brink of momentous change.The 2010s - In a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, the all-seeing eyes of a security guard observes the habits of those who come to worship at this church to consumerism.Amidst the political bickering of the inhabitants of the Residence for Students from Côte d''Ivoire and the ever-changing landscape of French immigration policy, Ferdinand, Ossiri and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, attempt to make their way as undocumented workers, taking shifts as security at a flour mill.Sharply satirical, political and poignant, Standing Heavy is a searingly witty deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption, an unprecedented and unforgettable account of everything that passes under a security guard''s gaze. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne "Inventive and very funny" Guardian "A compact, humane satire" Financial Times

DKK 132.00
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Making Haye - Elliot Worsell - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Making Haye - Elliot Worsell - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

David ''The Hayemaker'' Haye is the former WBA world heavyweight champion and the former undisputed (WBA, WBC and WBO) world cruiserweight champion. Haye is one of British boxing''s most celebrated and successful ring champions of the modern era and has won twenty-three of twenty-five professional fights. He has twice been shortlisted for BBC Sports Personality of the Year and is now recognised as the face of British and world boxing. Haye was involved in the biggest heavyweight title clash for nearly a decade when he fought Wladimir Klitschko in July 2011, with the fight televised live in over 140 countries. Although Haye ultimately lost his belt, following a twelve-round points decision, his charismatic approach has reminded fight fans of a time when the heavyweight championship was the greatest prize in sport. This is the authorised story of how Haye reached this point, and details the ten-year rise of the boxer from a precocious World Amateur Champion. Crafted by close confidant Elliot Worsell, Making Haye offers behind-the-scenes, never-before-told insights into some of the most pivotal ring wars of David Haye''s turbulent, and at times controversial, professional boxing career.

DKK 139.00
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Above Head Height - James Brown - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Above Head Height - James Brown - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

''The Fever Pitch of five-a-side'' TONY PARSONSA must-have for anyone who has ever played and enjoyed amateur football. James Brown has been playing football since growing up in the backstreets of Leeds. The sudden death of one of his long-standing team mates made James ponder the unique bond between men who meet each other once a week for years, but don''t know any personal details beyond pitch prowess.Five-a-Side football is where you play the beautiful game for love, not money. You play it for life and you play it everywhere. Your kit is damp and your legs are a leopard''s back of bruises. Shirts are often tight around the belly, with your hero''s name plastered across your shoulder blades. The showers are too cold in winter and too hot in summer. Your used sports bag stays unpacked in the hall, and your water bottles are under the kitchen sink. The post-match warm down takes place in the pub. As does the match analysis. By contrast the warm up is non-existent. Your performance is patchy and maybe not what it used to be. But we all still think we played great. Five-a-Side is sporting Karaoke - a time and place to live out our dreams.This is a book for all of us - school mates, work colleagues, total strangers - bonded by the desire to blast one into the net from two feet away.

DKK 127.00
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The Black Friar - S. G. Maclean - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Black Friar - S. G. Maclean - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Rebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy in his own ranks - Damian Seeker, Captain of Oliver Cromwell''s guard, must eradicate both in this twisty, action-packed historical thriller for fans of CJ Sansom, Rory Clements and The Three Musketeers. ''MacLean skilfully weaves together the disparate threads of her plot to create a gripping tale of crime and sedition in an unsettled city'' Sunday Times London, 1655, and Cromwell''s regime is under threat from all sides. Damian Seeker, Captain of Cromwell''s Guard, is all too aware of the danger facing Cromwell. Parliament resents his control of the Army while the Army resents his absolute power. In the east end of London, a group of religious fanatics plots rebellion. In the midst of all this, a stonemason uncovers a perfectly preserved body dressed in the robes of a Dominican friar, bricked up in a wall in the crumbling Black Friars. Ill-informed rumours and speculation abound, but Seeker instantly recognises the dead man. What he must discover is why he met such a hideous end, and what his connection was to the children who have started to disappear from around the city. Unravelling these mysteries is challenging enough, and made still harder by the activities of dissenters at home, Royalist plotters abroad and individuals who are not what they seem...

DKK 126.00
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Limit: Part 2 - Frank Schatzing - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Limit: Part 2 - Frank Schatzing - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Perfect for fans of Neal Stephenson and Peter F. Hamilton: the blockbuster conclusion to the international sci-fi thriller by German''s Number One thriller writer. It''s 2025, and the Chinese and the Americans are going head to head on the Moon for helium-3, the rare mineral which will solve all the Earth''s energy needs. But not everyone is happy.Billionaire Julian Orley''s space-elevator revolutionised space travel; now he''s taking a group of international movers and shakers on the trip of a lifetime: to the first-ever hotel on the Moon, hoping to woo them into investing in the future of humanity.But not all of Orly''s guests are humanitarians: at least one is pursuing his own dark plot - and now there''s a time limit. And how is this linked with the cyber-detective Owen Jericho, the dissident hacker Yoyo, oil magnate Gerald Palstein - and the mysterious organisation called Hydra, who have their own - not very charitable - plans for the universe?

DKK 155.00
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The Crow Garden - Alison Littlewood - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Crow Garden - Alison Littlewood - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

''A chilling atmosphere of skulls, séances, secrets and hysteria'' The Times Set a guard upon your soul . . . When Nathaniel Kerner takes up his new position as a mad-doctor at Crakethorne Manor, the proprietor, more interested in phrenology and his growing collection of skulls than his patients'' minds, hands over the care of his most interesting case. Mrs Victoria Harleston''s husband accuses her of hysteria and says he will pay any price to see her well. But she accuses him of something far more terrible . . . Nathaniel becomes increasingly obsessed with Victoria and her condition: is she truly delusional or is she hiding secrets that should never be uncovered? ''A Gothic masterpiece'' The Lady

DKK 119.00
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The Last Queen Of India - Michelle Moran - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Last Queen Of India - Michelle Moran - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

1857, India. At nineteen years old, Sita is the shining star of Queen Lakshmi of India''s imperial guard, having pledged herself to a life of celibacy in the name of protecting the young ruler. When Sita agrees to train Lakshmi in the art of military combat, a close friendship develops between the two women. But trouble soon threatens - Lakshmi''s court is dangerously divided and rumours are rife that the country is at risk. Meanwhile, in London, advisors to Queen Victoria are looking to extend the power of the Commonwealth, and India is coveted as the next jewel in the imperial crown. In the ensuing battle, will the bond between Lakshmi and Sita be broken for ever?

DKK 119.00
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50 Ways the World Could End - Alok Jha - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

50 Ways the World Could End - Alok Jha - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Death by Euphoria. Dysgenics. Population Death Spiral. Genetic Superhumans. Geomagnetic Reversal. Galactic Collision. Strangelets. Whether we like it or not, everything''s going to come to a pretty unpleasant halt on our planet at some point in the future. What we don''t know is what form our extinction is likely to take. In this accessible and entertaining book, acclaimed writer Alok Jha explains the head-spinning apocalyptic science behind 50 horrifying doomsday scenarios.

DKK 119.00
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Measuring the World - Daniel Kehlmann - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Measuring the World - Daniel Kehlmann - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Measuring the World recreates the parallel but contrasting lives of two geniuses of the German Enlightenment - the naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt and the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. Towards the end of the 18th century, these two brilliant young Germans set out to measure the world. Humboldt , a Prussian aristocrat schooled for greatness, negotiates savannah and jungle, climbs the highest mountain then known to man, counts head lice on the heads of the natives, and explores every hole in the ground. Gauss , a man born in poverty who will be recognised as the greatest mathematician since Newton, does not even need to leave his home in Göttingen to know that space is curved. He can run prime numbers in his head, cannot imagine a life without women and yet jumps out of bed on his wedding night to jot down a mathematical formula. Measuring the World is a novel of rare charm and readability, distinguished by its sly humour and unforgettable characterization. It brings the two eccentric geniuses to life, their longings and their weaknesses, their balancing act between loneliness and love, absurdity and greatness, failure and success.

DKK 112.00
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By Blood Divided - James Heneage - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

By Blood Divided - James Heneage - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

''Wonderful history, adventure and a heart-breaking love story are brought thrillingly to life'' - Kate Mosse ''A dramatic read from the very outset'' - Simon Scarrow DESTINY, INHERITANCE, THE WORLD SHIFTING FROM EAST TO WEST. THIS IS AN EPIC NOVEL SET IN AN AGE OF DRAMATIC CHANGE. Siward, scion of a great dynasty, commands the Varangian Guard and has vowed to defend the Roman Empire to the last. Makkim, renowned general to Ottoman rule, has vowed to destroy it.They are enemies in war, but unknown to them, they are also rivals to inherit one of Europe''s greatest fortunes. Even worse, they are competing for the love of the same woman.Their vast inheritance lies in Venice, as does the famous courtesan they both love. She is the reason they will find themselves fighting on the walls of Constantinople, in one of the most dramatic sieges in history.

DKK 126.00
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Memory of Bones - Alex Connor - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Memory of Bones - Alex Connor - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The head of Francisco Goya was stolen from his tomb in the wake of his death. No one has ever known what happened to it. Until now. Leon Golding has always been ignored by the art world he loves, but he''s finally going to make his name as the man who found the skull of Goya. But he''s asked the wrong people to help him prove he''s right. Now everyone wants to own the most prized piece of art history ever to come to light ... And they''re ready to kill for it.

DKK 113.00
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In the Heart of Hidden Things - Kit Whitfield - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

In the Heart of Hidden Things - Kit Whitfield - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Everyone knows that if you fall afoul of the People, you must travel the miles to Gyrford, where uncounted generations of fairy-smiths have protected the county with cold iron, good counsel and unvarnished opinions about your common sense.But shielding the weak from the strong can make enemies. Ephraim Brady has money and power, and the bitter will to hurt those who cross him. And if he can''t touch elder farrier Jedediah Smith, he can harm those the Smiths care about. The Smiths care about Tobias Ware, born on a night when the blazing fey dog Black Hal roared past the Wares'' gate. Tobias doesn''t understand the language or laws of men, and he can''t keep away from the Bellame woods, where trespass is a hanging offence. If Toby is to survive, he needs protection. It should be a manageable job. Jedediah Smith has a head on his shoulders, and so too (mostly) does his son Matthew. Only Matthew''s son John has turned out a little . . . uncommon. But he means well. It wasn''t his fault the bramble bush put on a berry-head and started taking offence. Or that Tobias upset it. But John''s not yet learned that if you follow the things other folk don''t see, they might drag those you love into the path of ruin.

DKK 190.00
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In the Heart of Hidden Things - Kit Whitfield - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

In the Heart of Hidden Things - Kit Whitfield - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Everyone knows that if you fall afoul of the People, you must travel the miles to Gyrford, where uncounted generations of fairy-smiths have protected the county with cold iron, good counsel and unvarnished opinions about your common sense.But shielding the weak from the strong can make enemies. Ephraim Brady has money and power, and the bitter will to hurt those who cross him. And if he can''t touch elder farrier Jedediah Smith, he can harm those the Smiths care about. The Smiths care about Tobias Ware, born on a night when the blazing fey dog Black Hal roared past the Wares'' gate. Tobias doesn''t understand the language or laws of men, and he can''t keep away from the Bellame woods, where trespass is a hanging offence. If Toby is to survive, he needs protection. It should be a manageable job. Jedediah Smith has a head on his shoulders, and so too (mostly) does his son Matthew. Only Matthew''s son John has turned out a little . . . uncommon. But he means well. It wasn''t his fault the bramble bush put on a berry-head and started taking offence. Or that Tobias upset it. But John''s not yet learned that if you follow the things other folk don''t see, they might drag those you love into the path of ruin.

DKK 155.00
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In the Heart of Hidden Things - Kit Whitfield - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

In the Heart of Hidden Things - Kit Whitfield - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Everyone knows that if you fall afoul of the People, you must travel the miles to Gyrford, where uncounted generations of fairy-smiths have protected the county with cold iron, good counsel and unvarnished opinions about your common sense.But shielding the weak from the strong can make enemies. Ephraim Brady has money and power, and the bitter will to hurt those who cross him. And if he can''t touch elder farrier Jedediah Smith, he can harm those the Smiths care about. The Smiths care about Tobias Ware, born on a night when the blazing fey dog Black Hal roared past the Wares'' gate. Tobias doesn''t understand the language or laws of men, and he can''t keep away from the Bellame woods, where trespass is a hanging offence. If Toby is to survive, he needs protection. It should be a manageable job. Jedediah Smith has a head on his shoulders, and so too (mostly) does his son Matthew. Only Matthew''s son John has turned out a little . . . uncommon. But he means well. It wasn''t his fault the bramble bush put on a berry-head and started taking offence. Or that Tobias upset it. But John''s not yet learned that if you follow the things other folk don''t see, they might drag those you love into the path of ruin.

DKK 127.00
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Stranger in Paradise - Robert B. Parker - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Stranger in Paradise - Robert B. Parker - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Jesse Stone is an ex LA cop who has taken the job of police chief in Paradise, Massachusetts. His drinking and his damaged relationship with his wife, define him as much as his supreme skill at policing his patch. When Crow, an Apache hitman, turns up in Jesse Stone''s office, he is intrigued and very much on his guard. Ten years before, Crow was part of a gang that had taken a woman in the town hostage when a bank raid went wrong. The hostages were released unharmed, thanks to Crow''s moral view that you didn''t kill women, but he also got away with enough money not to have to work again. So why is Crow back in town? Why has he come to see Jesse? And why has he taken a job of kidnapping a young girl and her mother? All questions to which Jesse has to find answers as things start to go badly wrong in Paradise.

DKK 119.00
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Escape - Dominique Manotti - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Escape - Dominique Manotti - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

It''s 1987. Two prisoners, both Italian, break out of prison in a rubbish lorry. One heads for Paris, the other to Milan. The first Carlo, is killed in a shoot-out during a bank robbery - under suspicious circumstances. Frightened by the manhunt launched by Interpol, the second prisoner, Filippo, returns to Paris where he becomes a security guard. He spends his nights writing the story of a Red Brigadier, as recounted to him in prison by Carlo. His landlady Cristina finds him a publisher and the book becomes a bestseller. Filippo, carefully coached by his publishers press office, steadfastly refuses to own the story, insisting that all his stories are fiction and that this is a work of imagination. The public don t buy it, neither do the police, and dogged investigations begin to produce the reasons why. Ultimately Filippo cannot escape his fate: that of a man with an assumed identity that carries far greater risks than his own.

DKK 119.00
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Secrets of the Knights Templar - Susie Hodge - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Secrets of the Knights Templar - Susie Hodge - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Knights Templar are one of the most mysterious and powerful religious orders in history. Highly trained, and adhering to a strict chivalric code, their success on the battlefield brought them both extraordinary wealth and political influence. It also ensured they would be entrusted to guard Christendom''s greatest secrets. Our enduring fascination with the Templars is matched only by the swirling myths that surround and sometimes obscure the order''s history. Secrets of the Knights Templar  examines each of these mysteries in turn to reveal the truth about the Knights'' secret practices, rituals and codes, as well as the continued influence of the Templars today. From the true location of the Holy Grail to the Templars'' involvement in the Battle of Bannockburn, and from the sudden downfall of the order to the claims of those who believe they''re descended from its Grand Masters, S. J. Hodge''s thrilling and authoritative narrative uncovers the hidden links behind the stories and separates historical fact from fiction.

DKK 139.00
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The Therapist - Helene Flood - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Therapist - Helene Flood - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

At first it's the lie that hurts. A voicemail from her husband tells Sara he's arrived at the holiday cabin. Then a call from his friend confirms he never did. She tries to carry on as normal, teasing out her clients' deepest fears, but as the hours stretch out, her own begin to surface. And when the police finally take an interest, they want to know why Sara deleted that voicemail. To get to the root of Sigurd's disappearance, Sara must question everything she knows about her relationship. Could the truth about what happened be inside her head? Translated from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough

DKK 112.00
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Pirate Alley - Stephen Coonts - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Pirate Alley - Stephen Coonts - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Mogadishu, Somalia. A luxury cruise liner has been captured by Somali pirates, with 860 lives at the mercy of the ruthless hijackers. Jake Grafton, head of Middle Eastern covert Ops for the CIA, has contacted his uniquely talented operative Tommy Carmellini, requesting his presence. Grafton''s veins of ice and nerves of steel make him Washington''s go-to man in a crisis, while Carmellini has the skillset Grafton needs when he knows he won''t be playing by the book. With the pirates holding firm to their demands, together they must launch an offensive explosive enough to blow their enemy firmly out of the water...

DKK 120.00
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Empire State - Henry Porter - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Empire State - Henry Porter - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

''An espionage master'' Charles Cumming Former spy Robert Harland returns in this nailbiting thriller set in the aftermath of 9/11 The head of the US National Security Agency is assassinated in spectacular fashion at Heathrow.An airport employee and his family are found murdered in their council house in Uxbridge.In New York, a fashionable Upper East Side osteopath receives two postcards showing the Empire State Building.A group of migrant workers are brutally gunned down in Macedonia.The quest to find the link between these apparently random events is pursued by Robert Harland - drawn back to a world he thought he''d left behind - with a dual role for the UN and MI6.

DKK 158.00
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The Longest Walk Home - David Wilkins - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Longest Walk Home - David Wilkins - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21-year-old Vauxhall motors apprentice, was captured in northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn't remain one for long...The Longest Walk Home is the incredible account of his daring 2,000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for Christmas. Along the way Ray has nerve-shredding encounters with German soldiers and the Spanish Civil Guard. Often he is exhausted and starving. All that keeps him going is his youthful energy, unfailing optimism, and the kindness of strangers who risk their own safety to help him.Ray's escape is remarkable, but so too is his memoir. It was written within a year or two of the events it describes, when Ray was just 22, and despite Ray's obvious writing talent it was lost for decades until it was discovered at auction in an unmarked box of WWII memorabilia by David Wilkins. Ray's is a true unheard voice, and one of the last from this time.

DKK 166.00
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The Longest Walk Home - Ray Bailey - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Longest Walk Home - Ray Bailey - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21-year-old Vauxhall motors apprentice, was captured in northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn''t remain one for long... The Longest Walk to Dunstable is the incredible account of his daring 2,000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for Christmas. Along the way Ray has nerve-shredding encounters with German soldiers and the Spanish Civil Guard. Often he is exhausted and starving. All that keeps him going is his youthful energy, unfailing optimism, and the kindness of strangers who risk their own safety to help him.Ray''s escape is remarkable, but so too is his memoir. It was written within a year or two of the events it describes, when Ray was just 22, and despite Ray''s obvious writing talent it was lost for decades until it was discovered at auction in an unmarked box of WWII memorabilia by David Wilkins. Ray''s is a true unheard voice, and one of the last from this time.

DKK 192.00
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Perfect Meringues - Laurie Graham - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Perfect Meringues - Laurie Graham - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Plusbog.dk

It shouldn''t have been like this. Being on television was meant to lead to fame and a glamorous social life. But for Lizzie Partridge, forty-something, divorced and TV cook on Midlands This Morning, it meant dinners for one, coping alone with an air-head adolescent daughter and following middle-aged men into corner shops pretending she needed a bottle of Lea & Perrins. Her good friend Louie - if only he wasn''t gay - thought he knew what the trouble was: Lizzie was always on the wrong side of the glass, looking in at other people''s lives. True or not, things for Lizzie were going to get a lot worse before they got better...

DKK 120.00
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