DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. In "A Desejada das Gentes" ("The People's Favorite"), Machado de Assis tells the story of Quintilia, a pretty young lady with many suitors, who keeps postponing her opportunities to marry and, when she finally does, dies in the arms of her bridegroom. Original Portuguese description: Divina Quintilia! Seus olhos pareciam n?o ter misterio, mas seu corac?o era impenetravel. Descubra o motivo! Ouca vibrar as cordas de um corac?o apaixonado, perdido em suas lembrancas. Ouca "A Desejada das Gentes", de Machado de Assis.
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DescriptionRegan Reilly and her fiance, Jack "no relation" Reilly, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, are getting married! Regan had the perfect dress made by two young designers on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Arriving at the bridal salon to pick up her gown, Regan…
