Ergebnis für "Darling Girls" in Historische Romane

DG is five the first time her mother goes away. She’ll go away again and again before DG finally understands why: mental illness and a manipulating husband. DG’s family aren’t like other families. Her father moves them constantly. Moving, along with the stigma of mental illness, isolates the family. In public, they seem the perfect American dream. In private they grow increasingly unstable. Darling Girl unfolds in a series of vignettes spanning 10 years and four continents.

Das Hollywood der 50er-Jahre hat Geheimnisse – genau wie Loretta Darling! Im Roman Not your Darling von Katherine Blake trifft ein atmosphärisches Setting mit Retro-Charme auf eine moderne, feministische Heldin. Übersprudelnd vor Tatendrang trifft die 20-jährige Loretta 1950 in Los Angeles ein. Sie hat gelernt, dass sie für ihr eigenes Glück sorgen muss. Und sie ist fest entschlossen, ihren Traum wahr werden zu lassen: als Visagistin in Hollywood zu arbeiten.

Longing for independence, a young sheltered Kenyan woman flees the expectations of her mother for a life in New York City that challenges all her beliefs about race, love, and family. “Readers will find a poignant, memorable voice they’ll feel lucky to have met.”—Harper’s Bazaar (Best...

Troubled Anabel feels unwanted and unloved. She finds an unexpected ally in her "crazy" grandmother Maisy and discovers her grandmother isn't insane but harbors an amazing secret. In 1915, America is an innocent nation, enthralled by its own westward expansion and captivated by the horse-back pageantry of Buffalo Bill. Young Maisy finds herself enthralled by the lure of the Wild West. When Maisy's scheming mother forces a loveless engagement, young Maisy bolts with the clothes on her back and a disgruntled horse.