Ergebnis für "Fleur" in Historische Romane

Je m'étais assis à la terrasse de l'un des cafés, vis-à-vis du stade Charlety. J'échafaudais toutes les hypothèses concernant Philippe de Pacheco dont je ne connaissais même pas le visage. Je prenais des notes. Sans en avoir clairement conscience, je commençais mon premier livre. Ce n'était pas une vocation ni un don particuliers qui me poussaient à écrire, mais tout simplement l'énigme que me posait un homme que je n'avais aucune chance de retrouver.

The French Revolution is under way. Elizabeth Bennet's heart is divided between her devoted, but dull suitor, and the dashing, mysterious Fleur de Lys. But how can a woman be in love with a man she has never met? And how can she protect those she loves in such a dangerous setting? If you like romance, intrigue, mystery and danger, this is the story for you!

Ce fut une enfant adorable, une jeune fille charmante, une femme compatissante et dévouée. Elle a traversé la Bretagne de part en part, tuant avec détermination tous ceux qui croisèrent son chemin : les hommes, les femmes, les vieillards, les enfants et même les nourrissons. Elle s'appelait Hélène Jégado, et le bourreau qui lui trancha la tête le 26 février 1852 sur la place du Champs-de-Mars de Rennes ne sut jamais qu'il venait d'exécuter la plus terrifiante meurtrière de tous les temps.

Armed with an honours degree in Agribusiness, Amanda Greenfield dreams of employing all the skills she's learnt at college to help her father turn the family farm from a debt-ridden, run-down basket case into a thriving enterprise. Then tragedy strikes with the death of Amanda's mother in a car accident. Wracked by grief and guilt, and wearied by the long struggle to keep Kyleena a going concern, Amanda's father argues that they should sell up and get on with their lives away from the vagaries of drought and fluctuating stock and crop yields.

1944, Nazi-occupied Holland. As Nurse Freddie cycles through the tulip fields, she looks like any other law-abiding citizen. But beneath her innocent smile lies an iron will to fight for freedom. The Nazis have no idea she is part of the resistance, and that she risks her life every day to deliver food and messages to hidden refugees. After a failed attempt to take the life of a Nazi collaborator, Freddie is sent to an underground hospital to tend to a group of injured Allied airmen. And when unconscious English pilot Will wakes up and locks his dazzling blue eyes with hers, her heart jolts.

No matter how hard life is, humanity has the power to make it bearable -- or worse. Parliament of Rooks, the new historical paranormal novel in the award-winning Yorkshire Ghosts series, contrasts the beautiful, inspiring village of Haworth today with the slum -- or rookery -- it was during the industrial revolution: rife with disease, heartache, poverty, and child slavery in the mills. In 2017, life expectancy in the UK is 81.