Ergebnis für "Let's Fly" in Literatur & Belletristik

Physicist Philip Moray is having a good day. He’s chipping away at his big work project. The lunch in the cafeteria is at least edible. And he’s looking forward to his end-of-the-day drink and a soak in the hot tub. Then, a strange device turns up in his office. A piece of technology he has never seen before–and shouldn’t even exist. Suddenly, corpses start turning up, eco-activists go on the attack, random people suffer bizarre symptoms. And every time the authorities get a lead, it traces right back to Philip and his colleague, Celia Hunt.

In 1979, Hunter heads to London and a squat in Notting Hill with dreams of musical success. With his fellow squatters he forms a band, and they record four short songs before tensions and misunderstandings drive them apart. Six years later, one of the songs, "Let’s Fly", is picked as the soundtrack to a blockbuster movie and Nick makes a fortune in royalties. In 2017, Nick, his wife Sam, and his daughter Jen now live in the house opposite his old squat. His successful online food business is about to go public, but someone is on his back.

Fly Away is the story of three women who have lost their way and need each other - plus a miracle - to transform their lives. An emotionally-complex, heart-wrenching novel about love, family, motherhood, loss, and redemption, Fly Away reminds us that where there is life, there is hope and where there is love, there is forgiveness. Told with her trademark visceral storytelling and illuminating prose, Kristin Hannah reveals why she is one of the most beloved writers of our day.

Celebrity news reporter and presenter, Tully Hart, has hit rock bottom. Kate Ryan had been her best friend for more than thirty years. They’d lived, laughed, danced and cried together. Kate had been her anchor, and now Tully was cast adrift – not knowing how she was going to survive. Kate’s daughter, Marah, was only sixteen years old when her mother died. Consumed with guilt over the fights they’d had during the last months of Kate’s life, Marah runs away and becomes a drop-out in society, maintaining no contact with her family.

Spiel ums Überleben – werden Maggie und John den Fängen der Mafia entkommen? Maggie hat mit Johns Verschwinden zu kämpfen, da läuft auch noch Bonnie erneut weg. Als die Kleine von einem Mann namens Iron zurückgebracht wird, ist die Erleichterung jedoch nur von kurzer Dauer: Iron ist ebenfalls ein Mafia-Mitglied und erpresst Maggie. Verzweifelt willigt sie in seine Forderungen ein, um ihre Kinder zu schützen. Gefangen in der Rolle, die sie spielen muss, muss Maggie lernen, dass auch John nicht immer ehrlich war. Als John wieder auftaucht, tiefer in die Mafia verwickelt denn je, ist beiden klar, dass sie ein tödliches Spiel spielen.

Maybe Colson Delacourt teasing those nosy ladies in the coffeeshop with the plot of his next murder mystery was a bad idea. But does that mean he deserves to be arrested for attempting to kill his elderly neighbor? Why won’t the police believe he has nothing to do with her getting hurt? That detective Harper Rose won’t listen to him—he’s so annoying and arrogant. And sexy and gorgeous.

Jade Bordiér ist 22 Jahre alt, hübsch, tough und studiert in Paris. Und... sie ist noch Jungfrau, da sie auf den Richtigen warten wollte: Yannik, ihren festen Freund. Ihr perfektes erstes Mal hat sie bereits bis ins Detail geplant. Doch alles soll ganz anders kommen. Ihr Freund betrügt sie. Ihre beste Freundin erstellt eine Auktion, bei der Jades Jungfräulichkeit an den Höchstbietenden verkauft werden soll. Und sie trifft auf Lawrence Chevalier, der wohl bestaussehendste reiche Draufgänger Frankreichs. Ausgerechnet er unterbreitet ihr ein kaum ausschlagbares Angebot.

The first time I saw Grayson Phillips, I fell. Tripped, to be specific. His seven-year-old self saved me from scraped knees and sentenced me to a fate of pining after my brother’s best friend for years. People change. Childish crushes fade. I’m an adult now, a doctor with more important things to worry about. I gave up on the boy next door ever loving me a long time ago. Or so I thought…until he returns to our hometown on leave from the Air Force. For the first time, not everything between us feels one-sided. That doesn’t make it matter. He’ll take off soon—literally.

There's no one like Etgar Keret. His stories take place at the crossroads of the fantastical, searing, and hilarious. His characters grapple with parenthood and family, war and games, marijuana and cake, memory and love. These stories never go to the expected place, but always surprise, entertain, and move.... In "Arctic Lizard", a young boy narrates a post-apocalyptic version of the world where a youth army wages an unending war, rewarded by collecting prizes. A father tries to shield his son from the inevitable in "Fly Already".

Wilhelmina Brewster has been a college music professor for 41 years, devoting her life to her career and never marrying. Widower Mike Dolan is a pilot and World War II veteran who has always lived life to the fullest. When medical tests confirm that his cancer has returned, he makes plans to take a final flight in his airplane rather than become a burden to his family. Wilhelmina accidentally learns of Mike’s final plans, and when she discovers that he isn’t a believer, she knows it’s her Christian duty to talk with him about her faith. But she feels totally inadequate for the task.