Ergebnis für "Amsterdam" in Frauenliteratur

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Falling in love with your husband is anything but convenient in this steamy romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure. Dani Dorfman has somehow made it to her thirties without knowing what she wants to do with her life. So when an office...

Amsterdam in the year 1705. It is Thea Brandt’s eighteenth birthday. She is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms, but life at home is increasingly difficult. Her father Otto and her Aunt Nella argue endlessly over their financial fate. As catastrophe threatens to engulf the household, Thea seeks refuge in Amsterdam’s playhouses. She loves the performances, and the stolen moments afterwards are even better. In the backrooms, Thea can spend a few precious minutes with her secret lover, Walter. The thrill of their hidden romance offers Thea an exciting distraction from home.

Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits, like an allergic reaction to the sun, excellent night vision, and not much of an appetite for food. And to top it all off, he just tried to bite her neck . . . but maybe that was a sign...

Bogotá, Bangkok,Santo Domingo, Madrid y finalmente Ámsterdam - sus calles,el Distrito Rojo, las cabinas y la casa de Ana Frank- son los escenarios de esta historia que mezcla ale amor, la prostitución y la solidaridad entre tres mujeres con pasados y culturas diferentes que luchan por sobrevivir en medio de las redes de tráfico de personas. Una historia narrada de forma inteligente, que atrapa al lector desde el principio, para saber cómo cada una de las Princesas de Ámsterdam logra escapar al infierno del presente y encuentran la salvación a su manera.

Марии живётся непросто: финансовые трудности, двое детей, которых она воспитывает в одиночку, случайная беременность. Но ситуация становится по-настоящему пугающей, когда ей вдруг начинают приходить угрожающие анонимные письма. Опасаясь за детей, Мария пытается укрыться в семейном доме на побережье, но там ее подстерегают тайны прошлого и мучительные семейные секреты. Меж тем, ситуация только набирает обороты, и вот уже Марии приходится спасать свою жизнь и одновременно доказывать, что она не сошла с ума. Или?..

Amsterdam, at the turn of the 18th century. For as long as she can remember, Dorothea Graff has lived in service to her mother, Maria Sibyilla Merian, one of the greatest naturalists in Europe. But as she collects insects and colours illustrations for Maria's world-famous publications, Dorothea longs for a life that is truly her own. When Maria becomes entranced by the plant and insect life of Suriname, she is determined to record it for herself, taking Dorothea with her. All the family's savings are ploughed into the dangerous expedition, but greatness is never achieved without sacrifice.

En un nou exercici de narrativa magistral de Colm Tóibín, ens reunim amb Eilis Lacey, l’heroïna dels seu gran èxit de vendes Brooklyn. Vint anys després dels fets, als anys setanta, Eilis està vivint amb el seu marit, Tony Fiorello, i els seus fills en una casa a Long Island, massa a prop dels seus sogres. Una notícia impactant impulsa Eilis de tornada a Irlanda, a un món que ella creia que feia molt de temps que havia deixat enrere i maneres de viure, i estimar, que creia haver perdut per sempre.

Jill Stone, an American radio journalist who married a Dutchman, has spent the past 20 years carefully curating the perfect Dutch life full of borrels—drinks, boats, bikes, and friends in the idyllic village of Loenen aan de Vecht, just outside Amsterdam.