Ergebnis für "Linda" in Coming of Age

I don't care what my cousin says; I am not the queen of impossible relationships. I mean, just because my last boyfriend tried to kill me and left a bit of a scar on my neck, then forced me to move across the country and legally change my name to Reese Randall to escape him, does not mean- Oh, who am I kidding? For a freshman in college, I have to have the worst dating track record ever. It's no wonder love is the last thing on my mind when Mason Lowe enters my life. But the chemistry between us is like bam!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of three Oprah Book Club Picks including The River Is Waiting—Wally Lamb takes us on an extraordinary journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. “Mine is a story of craving: an...

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Linda Hogan, the moving novel of Angela Jenson, a troubled Native American girl coming of age in the foster system in Oklahoma, who decides to reunite with her family. At seventeen, Angela returns to the place where she was raised—a stunning island town that lies...

Belonging, the second novel in the Roslyn Trilogy, follows Latisha “Tish” Walker as she returns home after three semesters at Yale, having left her law studies behind to search for the mother she never knew. Raised by her loving grandmother, Rose, and supported by a tight-knit community, Tish had never questioned where she belonged—until a Thanksgiving visit with a classmate’s privileged family stirred feelings of rejection and identity confusion.

Twenty-year-old Kate is ready to leave behind her small London suburb and chase her dream of becoming a singer. But when Britain declares war on Germany, Kate’s future is suddenly uncertain. Her ambitions are put on hold as she faces the threats of bombing raids and the possibility of invasion. Living in a time of fear and uncertainty, Kate struggles to find balance in her life—particularly as a speech disability hinders her singing career and a failed romance adds to her emotional burden.

Just days after the close of World War II, Bess Myerson, the daughter of poor Russian Jewish immigrants living in the Bronx, is competing in the Miss America pageant. At stake: a $5,000 scholarship. The tension and excitement in Atlantic City's Warner Theatre are palpable, especially for traumatized Jews rooting for one of their own. So begins Bessie. Drawing on biographical and historical sources, Bessie reimagines the early life of Bess Myerson, who, in 1945 at age twenty-one, remarkably rises to become one of the most famous women in America.

Linda wants to go to college more than anything in the world, but her mother and her devastatingly handsome boyfriend don't want that for her. Will Linda go to college or marry David Alfaro?

Finn and Kaz are about to meet for the first time. Ten-year-old Finn, a quirky, sensitive boy who talks a lot and eats only at cafes with a five-star hygiene rating, is having a tough time at school and home. Outspoken Kaz, 59, who has an acerbic sense of humour and a heart of gold, is working at the café when Finn and his mum come in. They don't know it yet, but the second time they meet will be a moment which changes both of their lives forever....

Camberwell, 1910. Just when things are going right for aspiring artist Daisy, a dramatic change of family fortune means she must leave the job she loves at theatrical scenery company and head to Devon. Only the silver bangle she wears on her wrist brings comfort, reminding her of Harry, who once promised her his heart. In Devon, life is very different. Lodging with her uncle, she finds herself thrust into life at his busy tavern, scrubbing and washing. And when he catches her sketching, her uncle is furious and forbids her to draw.

Gem Stone Swenson wants her life back. Dominated by her big-shot husband, meddling mother, and demanding teenaged daughters - not to mention everybody else in her hoity-toity world - the 40-year-old socialite escapes into memories of a madcap road trip she and her hippie sister, Garnet, took 20 years earlier. It was the summer of 1978, the summer Gem fell in love with Harley, a small-town deputy sheriff. She fantasizes about once again running her fingers through his thick, black hair. Do his jeans still hug his buns in a way that melts her knees?

The Miller family's move from Ohio to Montana was, for the most part, uneventful, except that Sadie Miller had to leave her beloved horse, the palomino named Paris. Still, she likes the Montana snows and her job at Aspen East Ranch, serving the ranch hands. Unexpectedly, Ezra appears, the man who seems to be perfect in every way and fully intends to marry Sadie. But does she love him back? And who is this fascinating Mark who helps to rescue a dying horse and shows up at the Amish hymn-sing though he is English?

Orphaned at birth, Eliza lives with her beloved Grandparents in a waterlogged Somerset cottage surrounded by willow beds where she ekes out a living making laundry baskets and eel traps. Although poor she is content, until childhood friend Clem regales her with tales of his adventures along the river and she begins to wonder what life is like beyond the Droves. When fate brings handsome, wealthy Theo to her workshop she is instantly attracted and a rosy future beyond the Droves beckons.

Set in northern Minnesota, The Road Back to Sweetgrass follows Dale Ann, Theresa, and Margie, a trio of American Indian women, from the 1970s to the present, observing their coming of age and the intersection of their lives as they navigate love, economic hardship, loss, and changing family dynamics on the fictional Mozhay Point reservation. As young women, all three leave their homes. Margie and Theresa go to Duluth for college and work; there Theresa gets to know a handsome Indian boy, Michael Washington, who invites her home to the Sweetgrass land allotment to meet his father, Zho Wash.

Honora Blanche Favre has it all: beauty, brains, friends, family, and riches. Until one day life slaps her down. Hard. She becomes a pariah, a loser overnight; even her parents are ashamed of her. Napoleon Bonaparte’s revolutionary system of education, created more than 100 years before Honora was born, makes her into a failure at the tender age of 18. She is powerless to change it. The belle femme is exiled forever from the only thing she has ever worked for–her education and going to a prestigious university, as all her friends are doing.

Rosemary Lewis divorced her husband after she discovered him with another woman. Suffering from depression at her loss, the young woman threw herself into work as a registered nurse. Then, she met Malcolm Beach, who represented her dream. Sailing became their pastime until the sudden death of her beloved husband. Suddenly, an unknown foe threatens her very life. Why did this begin after the death of her husband? Now a wealthy widow, Rosemary must fight to survive in the beautiful home named Rosemary's Beach House.

VieVie La Fontaine begins with an encapsulated history of the rise of Adolf Hitler in post World War I Germany. At the same time that he starts his ascent, a beautiful and talented young woman, VieVie La Fontaine, continues to enjoy her life of wealth inside of Paris. This haunting story attempts to demonstrate the fear, terror, denial, and depravity of Europe as a madman rises to control most of the world. Told by a young Jewish man named Mark Lichter, the irony of the entire situation cries from the pages.

This is the tale of the coming of age of a young man who desired to serve his country after World War Two but was too young. It demonstrates the patriotism of a different era. Brian joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 13 so that he could serve his Great Country. Quickly, his resolve and determination catapulted him into success after he retired from 20 years in the air force. Brian was happy but not complete. He just couldn't meet the right woman. Then, he met Lily.

For his entire life, 22-year-old Chance Lee has been dreaming of greatness - something far beyond getting high in his mother's old farmhouse, and much more prestigious than playing in a West Virginia country band on the weekends. Unlike many other small-town boys with lofty dreams, Chance see his future of musical greatness, with his best friend, Tollie, by his side, as an undeniable fact. And when a reading from a local fortune-teller seems to affirm his unstoppable luck, it's not long before he's ready to break out of Falling Waters and put his plans in motion.

Three runaway teenagers meet up on the road. Fifteen-year-old Ramie Redfeather leaves Cheyenne with music in his pocket and his thumb in the air. He's looking to find his father, a man he's never met. Ramie gets a ride with Chas Sweeney, a 17-year-old driving a “borrowed” Cadillac Eldorado with Maryland tags, who just happens to be passing through Cheyenne. Chas is running away from the wreckage that is his world, 1600 miles away.

Natalia i Adam dorastają w dwóch różnych kulturach. On w Toruniu pracuje w gastronomii i dorabia drobnym przemytem. Ona mocno związana z domem rodzinnym stawia pierwsze kroki w balecie w Rosji. Na kartach powieści dorastają oraz przechodzą kryzysy młodzieńcze, rodzinne i zawodowe. Wreszcie drogi Natalii i Adama krzyżują się i wybucha płomienne uczucie. Ale czy na zawsze? Czy Natalia wyjawi Adamowi swoją największą tajemnicę? Szalone lata 90. Czasy kaset magnetofonowych i Super Mario Bros na konsoli podłączonej do telewizora.