Ergebnis für "Jane" in Romanbiografien

Steventon, 1759: Die aufgeweckte Pfarrerstochter Jane möchte am liebsten nur eines: schreiben, schreiben, schreiben. Mit tintenverschmierten Händen durchwacht sie die Nächte und begibt sich in die Welt ihrer Heldinnen. Ginge es jedoch nach ihrer Mutter, würde sie schon bald die Schreibfeder gegen einen Ehering eintauschen. Jane allerdings interessiert sich herzlich wenig für die jungen Herren aus ihrem Ort - bis der belesene Tom Lefroy aufkreuzt. Doch Janes Liebe zu ihm wird immer wieder enttäuscht.

Erik är van att få stryk. Hans farsa slår honom varje dag. I plugget är Erik ledare för ett gäng som begår brott. När gänget åker fast måste Erik börja i internatskolan Stjärnsberg. Och här är våldet värre än hemma, mycket värre.

Based on the true story of the Jane Collective, an illegal underground abortion service, Looking for Jane reimagines the fraught battle for reproductive rights and the women who demanded the right to choose. Spanning decades, Evelyn, Nancy and Angela's lives intertwine to reveal the devastating consequences that come from a lack of choice and the buried truths that will always find a way to the surface.

A bewildered American mother and her two daughters spend an adventurous year in Aix-en-Provence, where an aloof mutt presides at the family’s favorite cafés. An essential treat for lovers of the work of M.F.K. Fisher, The Boss Dog is a fictionalized memoir of the author’s time in the south...

Trigger warning: mental health issues, abuse, suicide, bullying. People aren't born broken. People are made broken by society, by family, by people they love and care about. People are made broken by the mirror they see in other people's faces that morph into their own realities of what they see when they look in the actual mirror. It can happen at any moment in one's life. It can happen as a baby, as a toddler, as a child, as a teenager, or even as an adult. It can be the cold shoulder of a mother who doesn't hug their children or show affection.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Frozen River, this enthralling feat of historical suspense unravels the extraordinary twists and turns in Anna Anderson’s claim to be Anastasia Romanov. Is she the Russian Grand Duchess or the thief of another woman's legacy? "Tantalizing...

Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession, draws a finely detailed and enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third queen. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth...

Perfect for Janeites everywhere, this enticing collection brings together for the first time six special recordings that offer a glimpse behind the scenes at the life of the celebrated author. Taking us on a journey from her earliest teenage writings, to her love affair aged 20, to the scandalous arrest of her aunt which shook her family, these fascinating programmes offer a closer look at Jane Austen and those around her, as seen through her letters, writings and final home.

Il capolavoro della scrittrice inglese. Un romanzo che getta le basi della lotta femminile per il proprio diritto all'autodeterminazione. Rappresenta il ritratto di un’epoca ed il percorso di una donna. Musiche originali di Ivan Genesio.

'As unexpectedly beguiling as it is affecting.' Daily Mail Since his award-winning debut collection of stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson's work has been as melancholy, witty, strange, and lovely as any in America. Inspired by the true story of his own great-aunt, he explores the...

Steventon, Hampshire, 1795. Jane ha vent'anni e si prepara a festeggiare il Natale insieme alla sua famiglia. Jane è contenta per il matrimonio della sorella, ma sa che da quel momento in poi la madre non si darà pace pur di trovarle un buon partito, e Jane non ha alcuna intenzione di sposarsi. Il suo unico desiderio è quello di scrivere e di diventare, un giorno, una scrittrice di successo.

Sullo sfondo della brughiera battuta dai venti, una ragazza umile ma volitiva trova lavoro come istitutrice nella casa di un uomo aspro e malinconico. Tra di loro nascerà inaspettata una grande passione, che dovrà però fare i conti con un segreto scabroso. Un capolavoro di una modernità dirompente, un cult che continua ad affascinare generazione dopo generazione.

« Si vous ou une de vos amies tombe enceinte alors qu’elle ne le souhaite pas, vous devez appeler un médecin et demander Jane. » Jeune étudiante à l’université de Toronto, Nancy Mitchell se raccroche désespérément à ces mots lorsqu’elle découvre sa grossesse en 1980. Le jour du rendez-vous avec le docteur Evelyn Taylor qui pratique des avortements clandestins, Nancy suit à la lettre les consignes : ne pas donner de nom de famille, venir seule, frapper sept fois à la porte.

Lola est biographe et prête sa plume aux autres pour les aider à écrire leur vie. Elle se perd avec eux dans leurs souvenirs et couche sur le papier ces fragments de vie ressuscités. Lorsqu'elle accepte de rédiger la biographie de la baronne Jeanne de Beaumond, elle est loin d'imaginer ce qui l'attend. Cette fois, Lola va aider la baronne à se libérer d'un terrible secret et se laisser emporter dans un tourbillon de rencontres et de révélations qui la mèneront de la Côte d'Azur à la République dominicaine.

A coming of age debut audiobook from accomplished actor, director, and writer Sean Patrick Flanery explores that powerful first taste of love that sets the bar for something that we'll chase, usually unsuccessfully, for the rest of our lives. A young Mickey navigates through the dense Texas...

England. 1535. Jane Seymour is 27 years old and increasingly desperate to marry and secure her place in the world. When the court visits Wolf Hall, the Seymour ancestral manor, Jane has the perfect opportunity to shine: her diligence, efficiency, and newfound poise are sure to finally attract a suitor. Meanwhile, King Henry VIII is 45 and increasingly desperate for an heir. He changed his country's religion to leave his first wife, a princess of Spain, for Anne Boleyn—but she, too, has failed to provide a son.

A revolutionary historical novel, The Cape Doctor is the story of one man’s journey from penniless Irish girl to one of most celebrated and accomplished figures of his time. "Gorgeous, thoughtful, heartbreaking" —Lauren Fox, New York Times bestselling author of Send for Me Beginning in Cork...

May 1536: Queen Anne Boleyn has fallen and Jane Seymour is about to become Queen, yet the King's new love is troubled not only by the fall and execution of his last wife and Queen, but by the creeping feeling that she knows not the man she has promised to marry. As Jane steps into the palaces of the King, emerging quietly as England's Queen, she finds herself haunted by thoughts of Anne Boleyn, Katherine of Aragon and what the past means for her own fate. And Jane is not the only one troubled by the actions of King Henry VIII.

«Nunca más volveré a ser feliz», musita Dana en el asiento trasero del coche familiar, sin reparar en que piensa en voz alta. Al oírlo, Dave, su marido, siente que ambos están a punto de perder todo aquello que una vez desearon: sus años de apacible matrimonio, tres hijas, la próspera...

Nell's dream of traveling on a transatlantic steamship is about to come true. Although not in the way she expected. Life is hard, and with only three women working amongst a crew of eighty, there are challenges Nell had not foreseen. While she struggles to cope with the constant attention of her colleagues, not to mention their criticisms, there are some who will do whatever they can to support her.