Ergebnis für "A" in Briefromane

Bittersüß und voller Charme: ein ebenso bewegender wie tiefgründiger Briefroman mit großen Themen und einer eigensinnigen Heldin. Adoptivtochter und Starjuristin, Gartenliebhaberin und Ehefrau, Mutter und mütterliche Freundin – die 73-jährige Sybil van Antwerp hatte schon viele Rollen inne in ihrem bewegten Leben. Eines hat sie dabei stets begleitet: ihre Leidenschaft fürs Briefeschreiben. Jeden Tag greift sie zu Füller und Papier und schreibt darüber, was sie bewegt und stört, was sie begeistert und betrauert.

In 175 Briefen wird die skrupellose Geschichte zweier Intrigen erzählt: Einzig für ihre persönliche Rache und ihr sexuelles Vergnügen verführen die Marquise de Merteuil und der Vicomte de Valmont die naive Cécile de Volanges und die tugendhafte und verheiratete Madame de Tourvel. Ihre zerstörerischen Pläne führen jedoch zu einem bitteren Ende, in dem Liebe, Betrug, Verrat und Bestrafung untrennbar miteinander verwoben sind. Der berühmte Roman von Choderlos de Laclos verbindet meisterhaft Gesellschaftskritik mit der psychologischen Analyse der höfischen Gesellschaft im 18. Jahrhundert.

Zwei Feindinnen in einer Zeit des Krieges. Verbotene Nachrichten, heimlich ausgetauscht auf den verlassenen Schlachtfeldern. Und eine ganz große Liebe, die Raum und Zeit überwindet. Amal El-Mohtar und Max Gladstone verbinden in diesem Kurzroman in wunderbarer, poetischer Sprache eine weltumspannende Zeitreisegeschichte mit einem Liebesroman in Briefform.

When Clara Eden is offered a job as an archivist working for eccentric estate owner Agatha Montague, she thinks her prayers have been answered. Soon, she finds herself sucked into the world of her research, captivated by a romantic correspondence thousands of years old. But as her feelings for her employer's assistant, Fiadh, deepen, so too does her suspicion that something about Agatha Montague isn't quite right. Unfortunately for Clara, by the time her suspicions are confirmed, it is far too late to run.

Brought to you by Penguin. *SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026* In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp: stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word. But as the clock begins to...

The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here. Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken.

Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose and free drink at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on at Swafford....

** WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ** * THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* It's time to solve the murder of the century... Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and...

A hilarious and moving story of one girl’s fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin...

It's 1997. Adrian, 30, is a chef at an up-market restaurant, selling down-market food for ridiculous prices. There, the only person who seems to notice he can't cook is AA Gill. But problems abound when, in a fit of madness, he agrees to become a TV chef on the show Offally Good.

Adrian Mole is 34 and three quarters, almost officially middle-aged, when Mr. Blair tells Parliament that Weapons of Mass Destruction can be deployed in 45 minutes and can reach Cyprus. Adrian is worried that he might not get a refund on his holiday. But that's not all that is bothering him. There's his odd girlfriend Marigold who has become distressingly New Age. And his son Glenn who is in Deepcut Barracks. Would Mr. Blair have been quite so keen if it had been his son manning a roadblock?

Abbi Montgomery thought her life was perfect—until an anonymous email shatters it. Attached is a photo of her and her boyfriend in a moment that was meant to stay private. The message is clear: Do exactly as we say, or everyone will see. As the demands escalate, Abbi’s world begins to unravel. Someone is inside her life—tracking her every move, invading her home, her work, her mind. She doesn’t know who to trust—her friends, her colleagues, even Rick. Everyone has something to hide.

Adrian Mole is thirty, single and a father. His cooking at a top London restaurant has been equally mocked ('the sausage on my plate could have been a turd') and celebrated (will he be the nation's first celebrity offal chef?) And the love of his life, Pandora Braithwaite, is too busy as the newly elected MP for Ashby-de-la-Zouch to notice him. Frustrated, disappointed, and undersexed, Adrian despairs until a letter from his past changes everything.

Ein Briefroman von Else Lasker Schüler, die sich selbst vergnügt und verzweifelt, aber immer unbeirrbar als Prinz von Theben oder Tino von Bagdad betitelt. Ein geheimnisvoller und starker Abgesang auf die Ehe im avantgardistischen Stil einer Dichterin.

SOON TO BE A STREAMING ORIGINAL MOVIE | OVER 100,000 COPIES SOLD | TRANSLATED INTO FIVE LANGUAGES | An aspiring author and a mysterious editor find love in this blend of humorous and sweet. | Perfect for fans of You've Got Mail and The Proposal. "Meet Me in the Margins is a delightfully charming...

"Stabat Mater" (Premio Strega 2009) è un romanzo profondamente intimista e introspettivo, ambientato nella più ampia cornice storica della Venezia dei primi del '700...

Adrian Mole is 39 and a quarter. Due to his financial situation he has been forced to move next door to his parents. And his numerous nightly visits to the lavatory lead him to suspect prostate trouble. As his worries multiply, a phone call to his old flame ignites powerful memories and makes him wonder - is she the only one who can save him now?

Breaking a long silence, Oliver, a young Englishman, writes to his elder brother, Patrick. Oliver, the idealistic younger brother, is living in a Hindu monastery and has decided to take his final monastic vows. Patrick, a successful, long-married publisher, newly in love with a boy in Los Angeles, decides to visit Oliver to persuade him not to renounce the world.

After a tough breakup, Ellie returns to the only place she's ever really felt at home - the coastal town of Sanderson Bay. A year later, she's living her dream, brewing delicious artisan teas and selling them at her very own café. And when the mysterious and brooding Ben walks into her tearoom, Ellie finally dares to dream of true love. But then her ex shows up in the Bay, and just as Ellie discovers some tragic truths about her family's past, she learns Ben might be hiding an unwelcome secret of his own.

Brought to you by Penguin. Florence, New Year’s Day 1557. As dawn breaks, a painter is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart. Above him, the paintings he laboured over for more than a decade. At his home, a hidden painting scandalously depicting Maria de Medici...