Ergebnis für "Francesca" in Frauenliteratur

La storia di una famiglia di pastai che dalla Costiera Amalfitana si trasferisce alle falde del Vesuvio, dove la primitiva struttura artigianale si trasforma in moderna azienda industriale, in un periodo che va dal 1848 al 1940. Protagoniste due straordinarie figure di donne imprenditrici, Francesca e la figlia Nunziata, con le loro aspirazioni, passioni e sconfitte. Sullo sfondo, un secolo di storia italiana dal Risorgimento alle soglie della seconda guerra mondiale, e gli ardori e le sofferenze di un popolo. Da questo libro, Lina Wertmüller trasse il film omonimo con Sophia Loren.

Brought to you by Penguin. Can your mother really know you better than you know yourself? On remote Tuga de Oro, vet Charlotte Walker has been taken into the islander’s hearts and, between days on the farms and nights with a new love interest, she’s content to remain in blissful retreat from...

"Francesca" de Leopoldo Lugones es un cuento trágico que se desarrolla en el campo argentino. La historia se centra en Francesca, una joven de extraordinaria belleza y encanto que captura los corazones de quienes la rodean. Sin embargo, la vida de Francesca da un giro oscuro cuando se ve envuelta en una red de celos, traición y amor prohibido. A medida que se desarrolla la narración, el otrora idílico mundo de Francesca se desmorona, dando lugar a una serie de acontecimientos trágicos que culminan con su prematura desaparición.

Una giovane donna sola e vulnerabile, in fuga da una vita in cui non si riconosce più. Un volo verso l’Australia sulle tracce di una sconosciuta di cui resta solo il nome e una foto in bianco e nero… Con "La ragazza delle perle" – il quarto emozionante capitolo della saga bestseller "Le sette sorelle" – Lucinda Riley ci regala una storia ricca di intrighi e di passione, di colpi di scena e personaggi indimenticabili. Titolo originale: The Pearl Sister ©Lucinda Riley, 2017 ©2018 Giunti Editore S.p.A.

When Ruby arrives in Corfu, she’s greeted by a sparkling sea, hot sand and a new future. She’s ready to learn the trade at her Aunt Hazel’s taverna and she’s certainly not going to be distracted by Yianni, her handsome colleague, no matter how much they are drawn to each other. Because getting close to someone again means facing up to her past—and the reason she was so desperate to get away from home in the first place.

Sara and Mia are more than just mother and daughter—they’re best friends, confidantes and partners in adventure. Mia’s dad’s identity may still be a mystery, but Mia’s independent, adventurous mum has more than made up for it over the years. So when Sara suggests a sun-soaked escape to Kos, the stunning Greek island shaped by volcanic forces, Mia jumps at the chance for their perfect summer getaway.

A family can’t escape their secrets when they’re forced to spend a week in quarantine in this “sharply funny” (People) novel—an Indie Next and #1 Library Reads Pick! It's Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew's...

Unhappy in her life and relationship, Francesca is inspired by her sighting of a mermaid swimming away to freedom to leave her lover and uproot her life. She moves to Lewes to stay with Agnes Potts, her loving, eccentric friend. Francesca begins to paint again with Agnes' encouragement, and when her painting of the mermaid is seen by Henry, a local potter, he takes her into his employment. When Agnes suffers an accident, Francesca must become nurse, chef and companion to her friend.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “[A] five-star read . . . If you love a family saga, sprinkled with historical fiction elements, and strong female protagonists, you need to read this book.”—theSkimm Discover a little town in southern Italy that might be just like every town—with women and men...

The power to be seen. The power to be heard. The power to be adored. . . NATIONAL BESTSELLER A woman’s life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume in this stunning novel about ambition and untapped desire from the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts of Harvard. “An absolutely...

Ogni donna è una voce, uno sguardo, una sensibilità unica e irripetibile. Lo sono anche Gesuina, Maria e Lori, una nonna, una madre e una figlia forzate dalle circostanze a convivere in una casa stregata dall'assenza prolungata di un uomo. Tanto Gesuina, più di sessant'anni e un'instancabile curiosità per il gioco dell'amore, è aperta e in ascolto del mondo, quanto Maria, sua figlia, vorrebbe fuggire la realtà, gli occhi persi tra le carte di traduttrice e i sentimenti rarefatti rivolti a un altrove lontano.

From the attic of Driftwood House, there are stunning views of the deep green sea and sapphire sky. But Rosie can’t tear her eyes away from the faded photograph in her hands, and the words written on the back that will change everything.... Back in the tiny seaside village of Heaven’s Cove after the death of her mother, all Rosie Merchant wants is to hide her tears, rent out her childhood home and get back to her ‘real’ life, away from the gossiping villagers and wild Devon weather she escaped from years ago.

“Stanfill has persuasively re-imagined the Middle Ages, surrounding the legendary Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine with indelible characters in an immersive tale of intrigue, bravery, ruthlessness, and compassion. . . . The Falcon’s Eyes is a dazzling adventure, with riveting twists and turns and...

Melodie returns to her mother's house in Corfu for the first time since inheriting it. Only, she discovers it isn't empty. She finds someone has been living there; a girl who claims the property is hers. Dismissing the claim, Melodie tries to enjoy her new life and love in the beauty of Corfu. The girl soon resurfaces and it becomes impossible to ignore her any longer. Who is this girl, and what does she want from Melodie?

Melodie Pelletier is drawn back to the idyllic island of Corfu, a place bursting with wonderful family memories. She visits the popular fishing village of Agios Stefanos, a place with an outpouring of warm welcomes and even warmer seas and sand. While travelling, Melodie meets a handsome man with an intriguing young daughter. But Melodie doesn't want a holiday fling; it's not in her nature. After deciding to avoid the intriguing pair, their paths collide once more. But there's something else going on, a secret that Melodie could never have expected to uncover.

Nell'operosa Treviso soggiogata dall'afa, Ada, stagista sottopagata, è in ufficio a sbrigare gli ultimi lavori. Quando l'architetto Compassi la convoca nel suo studio, lei spera sia per firmare il sudato contratto a tempo indeterminato, e invece si trova a doversi difendere da un tentativo di violenza sessuale. Riesce a fuggire, ma lo spavento è tale che finisce col sentirsi come le povere bestiole senza vita che da bambina seppelliva dietro casa dei suoi genitori, morti da anni. Ora deve ripartire da capo e ricostruirsi sulle macerie dei sogni del passato.

High on the clifftops, Lettie takes a deep breath of salty air and opens the letter. There is no signature, and the old-fashioned handwriting is faint against the yellowed paper. The message, and the tiny gold key inside, will turn her life upside down. Lettie Starcross makes her way along the cobbled streets of Heaven’s Cove, clutching a little key and searching for answers about her kind, great-aunt Iris, whom she misses terribly. With no job back home, and no one in her family understanding how adrift she feels, Lettie wonders if her aunt was lonely just like her.

In this decadent, deeply evocative novel, a young artist travels to Rome to heal a broken heart, where she confronts loneliness and intimacy, rage and desire: “Sensorial as hell . . . A stunningly cool and stylish debut" (Paul Beatty, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout). Emilia...

A novel about one family wading through the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010, from the acclaimed author who has been compared to Toni Morrison “at the height of her power” (Harper’s Bazaar)—a haunting and astonishing story of restoration and disaster, motherhood...

Quando Clemency incontra il brillante Sam Adams, potrebbe innamorarsi di lui, se non fosse sposato. Tre anni dopo, Clemency si è stabilita nel suo accogliente villaggio natale della Cornovaglia per concentrarsi sulla sua carriera. Tutto fila liscio fino a quando Sam non sconvolge la sua vita... presentandosi come il fidanzato della sua sorellastra. Presa nel bel mezzo di un triangolo amoroso, Clemency deve fingere di non aver mai incontrato Sam... e scegliere tra l'amore della sua vita e il legame di sorellanza.