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F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, is a savage and haunting satire of the young, rootless postwar generation who lived intent only on the pursuit of wealth and decadent pleasure. Anthony Patch is a 1920s socialite and the presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune. His marriage to the beautiful but selfish Gloria is idyllic at first, but the union slowly disintegrates as reality sets in and their sole goal becomes Anthony's grandfather's fortune.

In this second classic novel, published in 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald tells us the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune; his relationship with his wife, Gloria; his service in the Army; and his alcoholism. The novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age began its ascent.

Anthony is young, handsome, and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful Gloria, and together they plan for the day that Anthony receives his inheritance. But what will they make of themselves in the meantime as they look forward to a life of wealth and idle leisure? What is the role of purpose in a well-lived life?

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald follows Anthony Patch and Gloria Gilbert through the glittering excess of Jazz Age New York, where privilege, pleasure, and expectation gradually give way to disillusionment. As wealth replaces purpose...

En ambitiøs assistent. En perfektionistisk chef. En tiltrækning de ikke kan modstå. Chloe Mills er ung, kvik og ambitiøs og godt på vej mod sit drømmejob. Hun har bare et problem: sin chef. Bennett Ryan er arrogant, krævende og urimelig – og fuldkommen uimodståelig. I sandhed en Beautiful Bastard. Efter en årrække i Frankrig er Bennett hentet hjem til Chicago for at indtage sin plads som chef i familiens mediekoncern. Han ved hvad han vil, og trods rygter om det modsatte har affærer på kontoret aldrig været hans stil.

Set in the heady Jazz Age of New York, The Beautiful and Damned chronicles the relationship between Anthony Patch, a Harvard-educated aspiring aesthete, and his beautiful trophy wife, Gloria, as they wait to inherit his grandfather's fortune. Anticipating easy millions, they embrace the...

On the 13th day of Secundus, the bombardment of Terra began. With the solar defences overcome through the devastating strength of the Traitor armada and the power of the warp, Horus launches his assault on the Throneworld in earnest. After withstanding a ferocious barrage of ordnance, an immense ground war commences outside the Palace, with every inch gained paid for in the lives of billions.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In Part III of The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald brings Anthony Patch and Gloria to the final stage of their decline. The glamour that once defined their lives gives way to frustration, damaged ambition, and the consequences of years shaped...

The novel tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and his alcoholism. At once a morality tale, a meditation on love, money and decadence, and a social document, the novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Café Society.

In the second installment of the New York Times bestselling The Beautiful quartet, Bastien is no longer human but will not give up on reversing his fate to get back to the one who sacrificed everything for him. “Forbidden romance and harsh consequences set up this highly anticipated sequel...

Anthony Patch, a young yet unambitious graduate from Harvard University, moves to New York and soon meets fellow socialite and flapper, Gloria Gilbert. Infatuated by her beauty, Anthony soon proposes to Gloria, and the pair embark on a doomed whirlwind romance. Their marriage is combative and tense; Anthony expects Gloria to be more domesticated while Gloria expects Anthony to fund her extravagant lifestyle.

»Er glaubt, ich wäre seine Rettung. Aber ich werde sein Untergang sein.« In dem von Dämonen bedrohten Königreich Lethia hält sich Gestaltwandlerin Scarlett mit Diebstählen über Wasser. Als sie bei einem Einbruch in die königlichen Gemächer erwischt wird, scheint ihr Schicksal besiegelt. Doch ausgerechnet in jener Nacht wird die Verlobte des Königs ermordet, und statt Scarlett hinrichten zu lassen, bietet König Ren ihr einen Deal an: Sie darf leben, wenn sie mithilfe ihrer Magie in die Rolle seiner künftigen Ehefrau schlüpft.

Anthony Patch is the idle heir to a vast fortune. His wife, Gloria, dazzles society with her good looks. Satisfied by privilege and beauty alone, they are beholden only to the "magnificent attitude of not giving a damn." When Anthony’s inheritance is withheld, it causes an irreparable rift in their marriage, threatening their fragile paradise. Oblivious to their future, he and Gloria have little left to define themselves but their ever-receding pasts.

Fall under the spell of the enthralling sequel to the New York Times bestselling gothic fantasy, Beautiful Creatures. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Maggie Stiefvater. There were no surprises in Gatlin County. At least, that's what I thought. Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong...

In the early 20th century, Anthony Patch, a socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, finds himself falling madly in love with another socialite. Self-absorbed and vain, Gloria Gilbert jumps at the chance to marry Anthony, and the pair embark on a downward spiral that illustrates their selfishness and leaves them both unfulfilled.

The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novel, introduced Fitzgerald fans to 22-year-old Gloria Gilbert, a drop-dead gorgeous, selfish, gumdrop-addicted beauty from Kansas City, and 25-year-old Anthony Patch, a handsome, heir-to-a-fortune, careless, spoiled Harvard graduate and New York bon vivant. The novel opens in 1913, a time of flappers, jazz clubs, silent movies, and, for those who could afford it, a 24/7 world of parties, booze, and social extravagances.

'Propulsive … a taut thriller of high stakes' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'Beautiful writing … a phenomenal book' JON STEWART 'Offers a window onto Russia's wartime soul' ECONOMIST 'An intimate, unrestrained account … In between his jail-cell tales, he weaves in the story of modern Russia' THE...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In Part II of The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald pushes Anthony Patch and Gloria further into a world where privilege can no longer protect them from disappointment. Money, marriage, ambition, and expectation begin to collide as their...

The stakes have never been higher . . . Damned by Genevieve Cogman is the final book in the Scarlet Revolution series, a spellbinding adventure of magic, vampires and mayhem. 1794. Eleanor, once a lowly English maid, is now a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and a promising conjuror...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald follows Anthony Patch and Gloria Gilbert as love, privilege, and ambition collide with the seductive excess of early twentieth-century New York. Part I introduces their glamorous world of wealth...