Квентин

NEZAKONNOE POTREBLENIE NARKOTIChESKIKh SREDSTV, PSIKhOTROPNYKh VEShchESTV, IKh ANALOGOV PRIChINI͡AET VRED ZDOROVʹI͡U, IKh NEZAKONNYĬ OBOROT ZAPREShchEN I VLEChET USTANOVLENNUI͡U ZAKONODATELʹSTVOM OTVETSTVENNOSTʹ.Roman "Kventin" irlandskoĭ pisatelʹnit͡sy Meĭv Binchi, vpervye vykhodit na russkom i͡azyke v izdatelʹstve "Azbuka" i raskryvaet mnogosloĭnui͡u istorii͡u, gde perepletai͡utsi͡a lichnai͡a drama i khronika kulʹtovogo dublinskogo restorana "Kventin".V t͡sentre si͡uzheta - Ėlla, chʹë serdt͡se razbito iz‑za ischeznovenii͡a li͡ubimogo muzhchiny, a zhiznʹ oslozhnena propazheĭ sberezheniĭ blizkikh. Ne imei͡a vozmozhnosti predavatʹsi͡a gori͡u, geroini͡a ishchet vykhod: ona reshaet sni͡atʹ dokumentalʹnyĭ filʹm o restorane "Kventin", chʹi͡a istorii͡a berët nachalo v 1960‑kh godakh. Nadezhda na grant i vozmozhnyĭ priz kinofestivali͡a stanovitsi͡a dli͡a Ėlly oporoĭ, no po mere pogruzhenii͡a v proshloe zavedenii͡a pered neĭ vstaët neprostoĭ vybor: stoit li raskryvatʹ publike vse taĭny "Kventina"?Meĭv Binchi, priznannai͡a masterit͡sa ėmot͡sionalʹnogo povestvovanii͡a, vystraivaet nespeshnoe, no napri͡azhënnoe razvitie sobytiĭ, gde romantika sosedstvuet s dramoĭ, vernai͡a li͡ubovʹ - s zapretnoĭ strastʹi͡u, a poisk vechnykh istin - s neobkhodimostʹi͡u prinimatʹ bezotlagatelʹnye reshenii͡a. Kak otmechaet Kirkus Reviews, v romane, podobno meni͡u restorana "Kventin", estʹ i sladkoe, i terpkoe - kontrastnye ottenki chelovecheskikh chuvstv i sudeb.V "Kventine" ozhivaet dukh Dublina, raskryvai͡utsi͡a sudʹby raznykh pokoleniĭ i issledui͡utsi͡a slozhnye moralʹnye dilemmy. Li͡ubiteli trogatelʹnykh, no ne lishënnykh napri͡azhenii͡a istoriĭ naĭdut v knige bogatyĭ ėmot͡sionalʹnyĭ kontekst i mnogosloĭnyĭ si͡uzhet, kotoryĭ uderzhivaet vnimanie ot pervoĭ do posledneĭ stranit͡sy.

ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH, AND THEIR ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS LIABILITY ESTABLISHED BY LAW.The novel "Quentin" by Irish writer Maeve Binchy, is being published in Russian for the first time by the ABC publishing house and reveals a multi-layered story where personal drama and the chronicle of the iconic Dublin restaurant "Quentin" are intertwined.The plot centers on Ella, whose heart is broken due to the disappearance of her beloved husband, and her life is complicated by the loss of her loved ones' savings. Unable to indulge in grief, the heroine is looking for a way out: she decides to make a documentary about the restaurant "Quentin", whose story dates back to the 1960s. The hope of a grant and a possible film festival prize becomes a support for Ella, but as she delves into the institution's past, she faces a difficult choice: should she reveal all the secrets of Quentin to the public?Maeve Binchy, a recognized master of emotional storytelling, builds a slow but intense development of events, where romance is juxtaposed with drama, faithful love with forbidden passion, and the search for eternal truths with the need to make urgent decisions. As noted by Kirkus Reviews, in the novel, like the menu of the restaurant "Quentin", there are both sweet and tart — contrasting shades of human feelings and destinies.In "Quentin," the spirit of Dublin comes alive, the fates of different generations are revealed, and complex moral dilemmas are explored. Fans of touching but not stress-free stories will find in the book a rich emotional context and a multi-layered plot that holds the attention from the first to the last page.