"Madeline L 'Engle - A House Like a Lotus" - читать интересную книгу автора (L'Engle Madeleine)

Polly O'Keefe will never forget the summer she met Max- no matter how hard
she
tries.
Sixteen-year-old Polly is on her way to a
conference on the island of Cyprus, where
she will work as a gofer. The trip was
arranged by Maximiliana Horne, a rich,
brilliant artist who returned a year ago
with her longtime companion, Dr. Ursula
Heschel, to her antebellum mansion on
Benne Seed Island and became the
O'Keefes' neighbor. Max and Polly
formed an instant friendship and Max
took over Polly's education, giving her
the encouragement and confidence that
her isolated upbringing had not. Polly
adored Max, even idolized her, until Max
betrayed her.
Alone during a three-day stopover in Athens, Polly tries to figure out what
went
wrong with Max, to understand how Max could hurt her so much. The arrival of
Zachary Gray, a wealthy and handsome young man determined to spend all his
time
with Polly, only complicates her thinking as she remembers events on Benne
Seed
while he shows her the sights. Leaving Athens behind, Polly still cannot
forgive
Max and yet she is torn by the knowledge that soon she may not have the
chance
to, even if she wants it.
In Cyprus, while preparing for the conference, Polly becomes friends with
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Virginia Porcher, a writer she has always
admired; Omio Heno, a vibrant young
man from the island of Baki; and other
remarkable delegates, from whom Polly
learns she is not the only one who has
suffered. Then Zachary shows up and,
because of his own arrogance and cowardliness,
leads her into danger. In the
healing company of her new friends,
Polly realizes that it is all right to have
contradictory feelings about someone,
and that on the other side of pain there is
still love.
madeleine L'ENGLE is the author of more
than forty books for readers of all ages,
including the 1963 Newbery Medal winner,
A Wrinkle in Time, andthe 1981