Ergebnis für "Kant" in Belletristik

As soon as we open the door to our beautiful new home, I sense their presence . . . the couple who lived here before us. They’ve left things behind, as if on purpose, for us to find. First, there is the mysterious diary that ends too abruptly, followed by pictures of a couple in their thirties, just like us. Tired-looking parents with two small children. Who are they?

As the world falls apart around them, piece by piece, Abigail Fuller spends humanity's final days looking after her husband David. But that's not true, not really. Abigail isn't David's wife. She's not even human. She's a replacement, built in the image of the real Abigail, who died sixteen...

Historien fra "GIGANTERNES FALD" og "VERDENS VINTER" afsluttes, når "PÅ KANTEN AF EVIGHEDEN", tredje bind af den populære trilogi om fem familier i det 20. århundrede. Glæd dig til endnu et bind af vores historie, medrivende og lyslevende fortalt af Ken Follett.

Det är 1995 och Hanna intervjuas för ett jobb på Göteborgs hetaste reklambyrå Benzin. Hon har lämnat sin man och står ensam utan bostad med två små barn samtidigt som byrån hon jobbar på går i konkurs. Hanna får jobbet, men livet öppnar sina dammluckor och hon sköljs med, omtumlad av såriga minnen och en längtan efter sann kärlek.

Da quando Eva Kant ha incontrato Diabolik, i due hanno costituito un'inseparabile coppia criminale. Ma ora la compagna del ladro più famoso del mondo deve dimostrare di sapersela cavare da sola, affrontando un colpo ad alto rischio nella Repubblica di Rennert. Il bottino è il Tesoro della Corona di Zlata. Eva raccoglie la sfida, preparando il suo piano in una città in cui si intrecciano intrighi dimenticati, antiche maledizioni e moderni giochi di potere.

Sara Maria Glanowski rejser i "Skyggebokser" ind i hjertet af den amerikanske drøm. En unik fortælling om aktuelle temaer i USA fortalt fra fascinerende og lukkede miljøer i New York. Vi er med inde i en af verdens ældste bokseklubber - helt inde i ringen med sved og blod og adrenalin. Vi er med på gaden med politi og copwatchers. Vi er i hælene - og under huden - på en skinhead, der prøver at genopfinde sig selv efter en fængselsdom. En rørende og voldsom bog om race, køn og ulighed. Men lige så meget om det at være menneske.

It’s five years since psychiatrist Olivia Hofmann’s husband and daughter vanished without trace, and five years since the body of troubled teenager Lisa Manz was found murdered in a quarry outside Vienna. While the trail of Lisa’s killer has gone cold, Olivia receives an anonymous postcard each year on the anniversary of her family’s disappearance. Who is sending the messages, and why are they sorry? When one of her patients claims he has seen Lisa alive, Olivia joins forces with detective Levi Kant, who was taken off the murder case when he was close to finding answers.

L'appartement d'Hermine, c'est son havre de paix, après ses journées agitées d'institutrice. Est-ce qu'elle va réussir à faire de la place pour Ismaël, le jeune réfugié qu'elle a accepté d'héberger ? Hermine a toujours admiré sa collègue Yasmine, bénévole auprès des mineurs sans-papiers. Alors quand celle-ci lui demande d'accueillir un adolescent de seize ans, elle ne peut pas refuser. L'arrivée d'Ismaël bouleverse sa vie... et celle de ses voisins ! Mais quelle chance d'être si bien entourée : Margaux est toujours de bon conseil et Joshua, toujours là pour elle.

Lucie est verte de rage : spoliée et abandonnée par ses enfants à la mort de son mari, elle se retrouve dans un appartement minuscule ! Finie la grande vie... Jusqu'à ce qu'elle rencontre le bel Henri. Quand son cher époux est mort, Lucie ne s'attendait certainement pas à hériter de... ses dettes. Ses enfants ne lui parlent plus (il faut dire qu'elle n'a jamais pu retenir le prénom de ses petits-enfants) et, ruinée, elle est obligée de déménager ! En plus, ses nouveaux voisins sont insupportables - surtout le petit Hyppolite, un vrai pot de colle.

For decades, Della Brown has tried to forget her service as a US Army nurse in Vietnam. But when she receives a letter from a fellow combat nurse, once her closest friend, all the memories come flooding back: Della's nightmarish introduction to the Twelfth Evacuation Hospital, where every bed held a patient hideously wounded in ways never mentioned in nursing school. The day she learned how to tell young men they were about to die. The night her chopper pilot boyfriend failed to return from his mission.

Charlotte est aux anges : elle a trouvé un travail ! Mais très vite, la situation au bureau se dégrade tandis que sa vie personnelle se détraque... C'est signé ! Charlotte a décroché un job dans une agence d'organisation de mariages : elle pourra soutenir sa famille pendant que son mari Alexandre lance sa boîte. Elle a même réussi à négocier ses mercredis après-midi pour passer du temps avec Lou et Gabriel, ses enfants.

San Francisco. Two trailblazing women—separated by a century—fighting for their futures. The Covert Buccaneer is a sweeping, dual-timeline historical fiction, women’s fiction, legal drama, and love story..

Tally has always known she will one day become the Mistress of Dara Island in her mother Nerissa's stead. A belief founded on her mother's promise. But as she matures, her determination and wilfulness bring her into conflict with her ruthless father, 'Bullshark' Richard Ramsey, a powerful figure feared by everyone, including his wife. Ultimately, Tally must face the heartbreaking realisation that her promised future is slipping from her grasp. After a sudden disappearance from the island, Tally embarks on a desperate search that leads her deep into Dara's treacherous wilderness.

Beautiful, irrepressible Esther Hamilton had a reputation in the small Queensland town of Noah Vale. That was until she ran away, 20 years ago, under a cloud of shame. It's now 1955 and following their mother's death, the Hamilton sisters have returned to live near their aunt and uncle. Sonnet has never stepped foot in Noah Vale, yet has been the talk of the town for decades. Fable is a talented artist and lovelier than even her heartbreaking mother had been. And Plum is just a little girl who's lost her mother and been taken away from the only home she's ever known.

1958. When it-girl Vivienne George flees on the eve of her wedding, she seeks refuge in a scheduled lodge surrounded by the lush rainforest of tropical North Queensland. There, she is relieved to find that the small farming town couldn't be further from the high society she's left behind. Now, Vivienne spends her days swimming in the beautiful Lake Evelyn where she befriends the larger-than-life Josie. But all is not as it seems in this quiet, close-knit community.

'Warm, wonderfully wise and absolutely brimming with Christmas magic' Cressida McLaughlin 'The Holiday meets Love Actually in this perfectly-plotted tale about a community coming together. Miracle on Christmas Street is precisely the warm, fuzzy, feel-good Christmas tonic we all need this year...

‘A beautifully written, incredibly evocative tale. The Memories of Us will remind you that love never fails and that there's real power in chasing your dreams. I loved this uniquely vivid story, and you will too’ Kelly Rimmer, author of Before I Let You Go One moment can change your life...

Untouchable is the story of Naggya, an orphan in the streets of India from the country’s lowest class, the Dalits. Taken under the wing of a Christian school owner, the boy finds a home, a community of students and mentors, a safe place to grow up, and unlikely dance classes where his extraordinary talent is revealed.

When Rachel moves into the spare room in Mary’s flat, everyone is quick to jump to the conclusion that there’s something strange about her. Everyone apart from Mary. And when Rachel starts sleepwalking, the flatmates’ fears grow. But there’s something about the new girl that Mary can’t help but trust, and having recently escaped a toxic relationship, she needs the support. Rachel becomes a friend and an ally, and Mary soon discovers that they have more in common than she ever could have imagined. In fact, Rachel seems to know more about Mary than she knows about herself....

This little booklet was penned at the end of the 19th century, and ostensibly involves events mere years later. A work of political satire, it chastises the rise of socialism and populism, inferring their fictional rise here as disastrous and leading to chaos. It is of note here that this work, along with others by Lockwood, appear to prognosticate the current political climate of the United States and West at large - and for an apparent religious Catholic of his era, it is not altogether impossible that Lockwood - wittingly or unwittingly - tapped into some mystic forces.