A opta viata (pentru Brilka)
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International bestseller, translated more than 25 languages. A monumental saga that combines the magic of "Epokhi odinochestva", the intensity of "House of Spirits" and the greatness of "Anna Karenina". The family saga that begins with the Russian Revolution and continues throughout the century, with wars, losses, love and longing, ghosts, joys, massacres and tragedies. And some hot chocolate. At the beginning of the 20th century, the chocolate family flourished on the outskirts of the Russian Empire. He owes his success to an amazing chocolate recipe, handed down from generation to generation with great solemnity and caution, because it is a recipe for ecstasy that has a very bitter taste... Georgia, 1917. Stasya, the daughter of a stylish master chocolatier, dreams of becoming a dancer at the Paris Opera, but at the age of 17 she falls in love with Simon Yaski, an officer of the White Army. The revolution that broke out in October forces lovers to get married urgently. Germany, 2006 Stasi Niza's great-granddaughter has been living in Berlin for many years and running away from her family's painful past. When Brilka, her 12-year-old niece, runs away during a trip to Europe, Niza must find her and bring her home. In this journey, she decides to face the past and write the history of the last six generations - both for herself and for Brilka. From London to Berlin, from Vienna to Tbilisi, from St. Petersburg to Moscow, the exciting fate of the members of this Georgian family is intertwined with the stormy history of the XX century. As a result, one of the most powerful and memorable novels of recent years has turned out.
