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"How wonderful to be an artist and a woman in the twentieth century," Fleur Talbot rejoices. Loitering about London in 1949, with intent to gather material for her writing, Fleur finds a job "on the grubby edge of the literary world", as secretary to the odd Autobiographical Association. Are they a group of mad egomaniacs, hilariously writing their memoirs in advance, or poor fools ensnared by a blackmailer? Rich material, in any case.

The Mandelbaum Gate divides the conflict-torn realm of Jerusalem, separating Israel from Jordan. Barbara Vaughn, a stubborn young English woman and half-Jewish Catholic convert, insists upon crossing the divide in order to rendezvous with her fiancé, in spite of the very real danger. Her quest sets off a series of bizarre situations and adventures, set against the backdrop of the Eichmann trial of 1961.

First found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented - defrauded, stolen from, blackmailed, or pressed to attend horrid séances - and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits. At the center of that suit hovers pale, blank Patrick Seton, the medium.

Alguien (o algo) se ha infiltrado en el convento de San Jerónimo. Monjas y esclavas por igual aparecen sacrificadas en el altar, a la usanza de los sangrientos rituales precolombinos. Todas las hermanas se culpan entre sí. Todas tienen algo que ocultar. Muchas, incluso, le achacan las muertes a posesiones demoniacas.

Children visit a fire station and learn how fire fighters do their work.

Monsieur Pierre Arthens är världens främste matkritiker, gastronomins Påve, de överdådiga festmåltidernas Messias. Han kommer att dö i morgon. Han vet om det men han bryr sig inte: vid dödsrikets port söker han desperat efter en smak som vibrerar i hans hjärta, en smak från barndomen eller ungdomsåren, en originell och underbar anrättning som han anar är mer värd än alla de gästabud han har upplevt i egenskap av fulländad finsmakare. Så han minns.