Великолепные руины

• Zavorazhivai͡ushchiĭ istoricheskiĭ roman o mrachnykh semeĭnykh taĭnakh, zhestokom predatelʹstve, izyskannoĭ mesti - i o razrushitelʹnom zemletri͡asenii, sygravshem perelomnui͡u rolʹ v sudʹbe odnoĭ devushki.• "„Velikolepnye ruiny" - ėto porazitelʹno krasivai͡a, izobretatelʹnai͡a istoricheskai͡a proza o predatelʹstve, mesti i neprostykh reshenii͡akh. Zavorazhivai͡ushchiĭ roman, ot kotorogo nevozmozhno otorvatʹsi͡a!" - Kristin Khanna, avtor mezhdunarodnogo bestsellera "Soloveĭ"• "Potri͡asai͡ushchiĭ vzgli͡ad na San-Frant͡sisko 1900-kh godov i istorii͡a zhenshchiny, stoĭko vstrechavsheĭ li͡ubye opasnosti", - The Booklist• Atmosfera navissheĭ ugrozy, vnimanie k istoricheskim detali͡am, zakhvatyvai͡ushchiĭ si͡uzhet, zaputannye semeĭnye taĭny i neodnoznachnye geroi.• Megan Chens tochno vossozdaet atmosferu zolotogo veka San-Frant͡sisko, kupai͡ushchegosi͡a v bogatstve i pogri͡azshego v korrupt͡sii, - ot svetskikh rautov do opiumnykh pritonov.• Bolee 19 000 polozhitelʹnykh otzyvov chitateleĭ na Amazon!Mėĭ Kimbl - sirota bez grosha v karmane. Odnazhdy, slovno v skazke, s neĭ svi͡azyvaetsi͡a bogatai͡a tetushka iz San-Frant͡sisko, o sushchestvovanii kotoroĭ ona i ne podozrevala. Posle polugolodnoĭ zhizni v Nʹi͡u-Ĭorke Mėĭ okazyvaetsi͡a v roskoshnom dome Sallivanov. No, opʹi͡anennai͡a velikolepiem svoeĭ novoĭ zhizni, ona ne zamechaet pautiny lzhi i kovarstva, chto oputyvaet ee - i popadaetsi͡a v umelo rasstavlennui͡u lovushku.18 apreli͡a 1906 goda na San-Frant͡sisko obrushivaetsi͡a chudovishchnoe zemletri͡asenie. Katastrofa oborachivaetsi͡a dli͡a Mėĭ vtorym shansom. Ona polna reshimosti otomstitʹ svoim obidchikam - i v ėtot raz takoĭ naivnoĭ ona uzhe ne budet.

• A fascinating historical novel about dark family secrets, cruel betrayal, exquisite revenge – and about a devastating earthquake that played a crucial role in the fate of one girl.• "Magnificent Ruins is a strikingly beautiful, inventive historical prose about betrayal, revenge and difficult decisions. A fascinating novel from which it is impossible to tear yourself away!" — Kristin Hanna, author of the international bestseller "Nightingale" • "A stunning look at San Francisco of the 1900s and the story of a woman who bravely faced any dangers" - The Booklist• The atmosphere of impending threat, attention to historical details, an exciting plot, intricate family secrets and ambiguous characters.• Megan Chance accurately recreates the atmosphere of the golden age of San Francisco, bathed in wealth and mired in corruption — from social events to opium dens.• More than 19,000 positive reader reviews on Amazon!Mae Kimble is a penniless orphan. One day, as if in a fairy tale, she is contacted by a rich aunt from San Francisco, whose existence she did not even suspect. After a half-starved life in New York, May finds herself in a luxurious Sullivan house. But, intoxicated by the splendor of her new life, she does not notice the web of lies and deceit that entangles her – and falls into a skillfully placed trap.On April 18, 1906, a monstrous earthquake struck San Francisco. The disaster turns into a second chance for May. She is determined to take revenge on her abusers – and this time she will not be so naive.