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Los diarios de Emily, Rhys Bowen ; traducción de Roberto Falcó

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Los diarios de Emily

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Rhys Bowen ; traducción de Roberto Falcó

As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of marriage. When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a "land girl, " tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It's here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The journals inspire Emily, and in the wake of devastating news, they are her saving grace. Emily's lover has not only died a hero but has left her terrified--and with child. Since no one knows that Emily was never married, she adopts the charade of a war widow. As Emily learns more about the volatile power of healing with herbs, the found journals will bring her to the brink of disaster, but may open a path to her destinyLa Gran Guerra avanza inexorable y Emily Bryce, una joven orgullosa y rebelde, desea ayudar a su país. Un atractivo piloto australiano la convence de su valía y en poco tiempo se enamoran y se prometen. Cuando lo envían al frente, Emily se ofrece de voluntaria para cultivar las tierras de una finca de Devonshire y descubre los diarios de una mujer que dedicó su vida al jardín de plantas medicinales de su casa. Los dietarios le sirven de inspiración tras recibir una dura noticia: su prometido ha fallecido en combate y ahora tendrá que criar sola al bebé que espera. A medida que descubre el poder sanador de las plantas, los diarios la arrastrarán a una situación límite que puede llevarla al desastre o a rehacer su vida

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