Twenty years ago, Maximus Batten witnessed the brutal murder of his parents. Now as the autocratic Duke of Wakefield, he spends his days dealing with politics in Parliament, but at night, disguised as the Ghost of St. Giles, wanders the dark alleys in sea
Can a pirate learn that the only true treasure lies in a woman's heart? Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is poor, beautiful, and kind - and nine months ago she made a terrible mistake.
"Fruits of the Body" (1983) is a novel by Milan Ranković that explores physicality as a source of pleasure, suffering and social interaction in the context of Yugoslav socialism. The novel remains an under-read gem of Yugoslav prose in the 1980s.
August Cesarec, 1983.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.