Resultaat voor "Chris Allen" in Historische fictie

Gibt es wahre Zauberei, unbegrenzte Magie und allmächtige Hexen in unserer heutigen Zeit? Die Reisebloggerin Freya, die ständig mit ihrem Älterwerden hadert, hat hierzu eine klare Meinung und hält nichts von all diesem esoterischen Humbug. Ihrer Meinung nach, existiert Magie nur in der Einbildung einiger weniger Verrückter. Trotzdem wird sie genau zu solch einer angeblich naturmagischen Veranstaltung nach Dänemark geschickt, um für einen Halloween-Reisebericht zu recherchieren.

A beguiling, powerful and heartbreaking novel from an exceptional voice in fiction, The Listeners is the story of ordinary people thrown together in extraordinary circumstances, and the things we do to survive. 'Cinematic and so very satisfying... a phenomenally immersive read' Claire Lombardo...

A murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across two continents. When a Japanese immigrant living in Seattle is found murdered and her teenage daughter missing, Detective Calhoun is thrown into the most personal case of her career. The further the investigation goes, the more she...

Brought to you by Penguin. For Arthur Rowe the charity fête was a trip back to childhood, to innocence, a welcome chance to escape the terror of the Blitz, to forget twenty years of his past and a murder. Then he guesses the weight of the cake, and from that moment on he's a hunted man, the...

From the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick They need him to remember. He wants to forget. 1918. In the last week of the First World War, a uniformed soldier is arrested in Durham Cathedral. When questioned, it becomes clear that he has no...

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2012 WINNER OF THE HEMINGWAY/PEN AWARD 2012 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST AN AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK: BEST BOOKS OF 2012 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR AN EVENING...

A Best Book of the Year in The New Yorker Winner, Sushila Devi Award 2023 Winner, Atta Galatta 2023 for Best Fiction Winner, AutHer Award 2023 for Fiction Finalist, Tata Live Award for Fiction 2023 Longlisted, 2023 JCB Prize for Literature Shortlisted, Valley of Words...

The cattle town of Chugwater may not look like much to outsiders. But for Duff MacCallister and the determined settlers who’ve staked their futures here, it’s a land of opportunity. That’s why the whole town is fired up by the latest news. Young railroad developer Jacob Poindexter wants to run a rail line through Chugwater, making it easier to transport cattle. Everyone is on board with the plan — at first. Duff begins to suspect that Poindexter is only after the most valuable land, and he’s using strongarm tactics to force reluctant ranchers to sell.

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and 1917 If someone you loved went missing, would you ever stop searching for them? 1921. The Great War is over and while many survivors have been reunited with their loved ones, Edie’s husband Francis has not come...

Following her Oscar nomination, tabloid cover girl Jackie Gold has been offered the role of a lifetime. At the height of her career, her equally famous boyfriend and current People’s “Sexiest Man of the Year” has a proposal of his own. It’s enough to make a pack of bloodthirsty paparazzi push her over the edge.

Im Jahre 1902 erwachte der alte, tote Vulkan Mt Peleé auf der Insel Martinique in der Karibischen See zu schrecklichem Leben... Diese Aufnahme, Freunde, zeigt Euch, wie es kommen konnte, dass - trotz aller Vorwarnungen und Auseinandersetzungen darüber - diese Katastrophe so viel Unheil gebracht hat. Ihr werdet von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute von diesem spannenden und geräuschmäßig wirklich "explosiven" Hörspiel gefesselt sein!