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Cover of THE HOURS BEFORE: A Story of Mystery and Suspense from the Belle Époque

THE HOURS BEFORE: A Story of Mystery and Suspense from the Belle Époque

✍ Scribed by Parry, Robert Stephen

Book ID
109204392
Year
2015
Tongue
English
Weight
1 MB
Category
Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

Overview: In darkness, late at night, a woman returns to her hotel to discover her usual maid has been replaced by a stranger. What begins as an icy exchange, born of weariness, becomes within minutes one of the most extraordinary encounters of her life. It will take her on a journey deep into her past and towards the fateful assignation that already awaits her on the other side of the night.

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