Ergebnis für "Claire Adam" in Belletristik

Ein Junge ist nicht nach Hause gekommen, und seine Familie wartet ängstlich auf seine Rückkehr. Ein Vater tritt in die Dunkelheit, um nach seinem Sohn zu suchen. Schließlich melden sich Entführer. Als der Vater begreift, worum es ihnen geht, steht er vor einer ungeheuerlichen Entscheidung: Darf er das Leben eines seiner Kinder zugunsten des anderen opfern?

Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life in a society. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks after the home. Their two sons, 13 years old, wake early every morning to travel to the capital, Port of Spain, for school. They are twins but nothing alike: Paul has always been considered odd while Peter is widely believed to be a genius, destined for greatness. Paul goes walking in the bush one afternoon and doesn't come home....

A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and love WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE “Golden Child is a stunning novel written with force and beauty. Though true to herself, Adam's...

Kiara is experiencing a string of bad luck. First, she gets rear-ended at a stop. Then her internship lets her go because they don’t feel she has enough passion for the field. And then her rich neighbor’s friends burn her house down during a wild party. Yeah, Kiara isn’t having a very good time. And Teddy, her rich neighbor, is about to incur her wrath. Rich, spoiled, and essentially her exact opposite, he makes an easy target. But the truth is that Teddy isn’t quite who she thinks he is. His wealthy father didn’t even know he existed for the first five years of his life, and since he has known a life outside of privilege, he longs for something more. And part of that something more is Kiara. But like everything in life, it is complicated. She is unsure she can trust him, and he is facing the possibility of being cut off from his trust fund if he doesn’t marry the high-society Whitney. Will this Cinderella story have a fairy tale ending?

Emily Lawrence is a California girl who suddenly finds herself with a new home in Montana the summer before her freshman year of high school with only her sketchbook and the wind as her companions. While struggling with missing home and her friend Cora, she meets her neighbor, Lucas Wright. The summer days pass. As their friendship grows, Emily realizes Lucas has found his way into her heart. However, summer ends and school starts.

Five dazzling plays showcasing characters from the reign of biblical King David In these fascinating, moving and insightful plays, a different light is shone on the famous biblical King. From the original mission of King Saul to find the shepherd boy after Samuel's prophecy, to David's final...