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MediaDB / «A Fragile Woman" by Dorothy Cannell: download fb2, read online
About the book: 2001 / What to do if the main entertainment in your life is emptying the refrigerator for the coming bedtime? What if you have to visit a bunch of loving relatives who are just waiting for the opportunity to express their condolences to you about your weight? You can, of course, lie down on the sofa and rapturously mourn your ruined life, you can curse everything and everyone, or you can hire a paid gentleman and boldly go to a meeting with predators, that is, with relatives. This is exactly what Ellie does, whose main weapon is irony and caustic jokes. The very minute she dialed the number of the agency “Escort for your taste”, her life changed dramatically. And a visit to the old Merlin Court castle in the company of a handsome brunette did not go unnoticed by the crazy uncle. Overnight, Ellie becomes the potential owner of an ancient castle and a considerable fortune, but her uncle’s will contains many conditions: in six months she must lose almost half her weight, find a treasure, marry a fatal brunette, and so on and so forth. And Ellie gets down to business with enthusiasm. But her path is difficult and thorny - the disgustingly beautiful cousin Vanessa strives to grab Ben into her network; precious cousin Freddie stalks around Merlin Court for unclear purposes; and then Aunt Sybil, who was enthusiastically sculpting the head of the deceased Merlin from papier-mâché, dissolves in the coastal fog. And, of course, the mysterious villain is trying by hook or by crook to prevent the conditions of the will from being fulfilled. In short, my mouth is full of worries.