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Angelina's Children by Alice Ferney

Chapter 1Very few gypsies want to be seen as poor, althoughmany are. Such was the case with old Angelina’s sons,who possessed nothing other than their caravans andtheir gypsy blood. But... Read More

Entanglement by Zygmunt Miloszewski

Sunday, 5th June 2005 The revived Jarocin festival is a big success, with ten thousand people listening to rock bands Dżem, Armia and TSA. The JP2 generation takes part in... Read More

Havana Fever by Leonardo Padura

The symptoms hit him suddenly, like a voracious wave sweeping a child off a quiet shore and dragging him into the depths of the sea: a lethal double blow to... Read More

Havana Blue by Leonardo Padura

I don’t have to think to know the most difficult step would be opening my eyes. If the morning sun, glinting brightly on the windowpanes, bathing the whole room in... Read More