Ergebnis für "Linda" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Ein fesselnder Roman über zwei unvergessliche Frauen, die vier Jahrhunderte trennen und dennoch um dieselbe Sache kämpfen: dass ihre Stimmen gehört werden.England im frühen 17. Jahrhundert: Emilia Bassano liebt das Schreiben, doch als Frau hat sie keine eigene Stimme. Nur für einen hohen Preis kann sie ihre Geschichten heimlich auf die Bühne bringen: Sie muss einen Mann finden, der sich als Autor ihrer Werke ausgibt. Und dieser ist niemand anders als Englands berühmtester Dramatiker: William Shakespeare.

Eine Frau bucht ein Ticket, setzt sich eine Frist. Im Sommer ist Schluss, schreibt sie in ihr Tagebuch. In der neuen Stadt am Meer, unter gleißender Sonne, will sie den Erwartungen entkommen, nach denen sie ihr Leben zu lange ausgerichtet hat. Sie will keine Kinder, sie will Sex, will kompromisslose Freiheit. Aber kann sie die alten Muster einfach abstreifen? Was weiß sie von den widerständigen, duldenden, hadernden Frauen ihrer Familie, deren Leben sich ihrem eingeschrieben haben, von Anna und Rosa, Ella und Viola, von ihrer Mutter Romy.

Det har gått en månad sedan Lindas syster Cora begravde sin man. Nu är hon som en helt annan person. Plötsligt vågar hon be sina vänner om hjälp - och Linda hjälper mer än gärna till. Men hon känner också en viss oro. Solsemestern med Hugo och barnen närmar sig med stormsteg - hur blir det med Cora då? Kanske borde hon stanna hemma och vara tillgänglig. Man vet ju ändå inte vad som händer med det där nya viruset som upptäckts i Asien. Samtidigt som tankarna kring systern surrar i bakhuvudet har Linda en miljon andra saker att oroa sig för.

Brida, a young Irish girl, has long been interested in various aspects of magic but is searching for something more. Her search leads her to people of great wisdom. She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest, who teaches her to trust in the goodness of the world, and a woman who teaches her how...

Das von Bettina Schubert gelesene Hörbuch erzählt die Geschichte der jungen Linda. Der Leser verfolgt mit, wie sie sich von einem jungen schwärmerischen Mädchen vom Land zu einer schönen und starken Frau entwickelt. Obwohl Linda glücklich verheiratet ist, kann sie nicht umhin an ihre Jugendliebe zu denken, den Pianisten Malte Olson. Der Gedanke ihn nie wieder zu sehen ist für Linda einfach unerträglich. Es ist die aufregende Geschichte einer eigensinnigen Liebe, die mit dem historischen Hintergrund und den kulturellen Ereignissen des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts verbunden wird.

Casting light on the most serious of problems and at the same time saying not one serious sentence; being fascinated by the reality of the contemporary world and at the same time completely avoiding realism - that's The Festival of Insignificance. Listeners who know Kundera's earlier books know that the wish to incorporate an element of the "unserious" in a novel is not at all unexpected of him.

Ett sprakande fyrverkeri av humor, feelgood och värme! Som vi väntat och letat efter någon som förtjänar epitetet "en svensk Bridget Jones" och visst har det funnits försök, men ingen som riktigt lyckats... men nu kommer Sophie Manie in på scenen och gör en storartad entré! När Linda Netsman debuterar gör hon det med besked.

The funeral of Ciara's beloved husband, Niall, is marred by the discovery of a hidden photograph, and someone at the wake wants revenge. That someone knows Ciara's shameful secret and wants to make her pay for a lifetime of happiness and good fortune. But how far will this mysterious person go to make her pay for something that happened 30 years ago?

Whisper Mama opens in Harrisburg, Oregon, on an August evening in 1925 in the aftermath of a train crash that kills nine-year-old Evelyn Castle’s family. Although shattered, left alone to navigate the world on her own, she finds a way to survive. Part II takes us to the Oregon Coast in the 1950s, where we meet eight-year-old Elin, Evelyn’s youngest daughter. A forever tomboy, she takes the listener on her own critter-filled journey and through her struggles under the violent hand of her father. All she wants in life is to feel love and to belong.

When Sam, Jackie and Anna successfully campaign to save their children's school lollipop lady, they are asked by a TV reporter if they fancy standing in the general election. It is, of course, a crazy idea: Sam's youngest son has an incurable disease, Jackie is desperate for another child and her mum is struggling with Alzheimers, Anna's teenagers - and marriage - are in danger of going off the rails. But sometimes the craziest ideas turn out to be the best. And just think what they could do if they got to run the country...

From the acclaimed author of Astrid & Veronika, a lyrical novel of two sisters bound together by a tragic moment from their past. Maria and Emma have not seen each other since their mother’s funeral two years ago. But now, Emma has come to visit Maria at her house in Spain, an...

Mel Taylor was thirteen years old when she found her Mr Right. Twenty years on they remain blissfully in love. She has the man she adores, a gorgeous daughter, a great job and a dream home. But Mel's seemingly perfect life is spoilt by a dark secret and a niggling fear that her good fortune can't last for ever. Despite her husband Adam telling her to live for the present and stop worrying about the future, Mel can't shake the feeling that someone is about to call time on their happiness. And then it happens.

Biscuit is a dog with a difference. She relates her own story to us of life in a normal family. From a bewildering start of hearing things she does not understand, she moves to an increased comprehension of new words and events. Sometimes we wonder what limits there are to her perception.

Ellen acaba de cumplir once años y cree haber cometido un acto atroz: ha suplicado a Dios la muerte de su padre. Su mayor deseo se ha cumplido, pero a cambio enmudece por temor al poder de sus pensamientos. Sus padres estaban divorciados, pero las visitas de su padre alcohólico y colérico se volvieron cada vez más recurrentes. Antes habían sido una familia feliz: su madre es una de las actrices más famosas de Suecia, un dechado de alegría, y su padre era un hombre... diferente.

Den smukke, succesfulde advokat Sarah, bor i en lille, faldefærdig lejlighed med sin kæreste Phil. Hverken forholdet til ham eller hendes fremtidsudsigter tegner lovende. Men da en af Sarahs klienter dør og efterlader hende sit imponerende hus og store formue, ændres hendes liv for altid. Huset viser sig hurtigt at have større værdi for Sarah, end hun kunne have forestillet sig, og hun sætter alt ind på at få det tilbage i sin oprindelige stand.

2014 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award Winner! 2014 Eric Hoffer e-book fiction Winner! Cadet Jan Wishart has been falsely accused of an honor violation at West Point. She believes her accuser is also a predator, guilty of a much more serious crime. At the honor trial, Jan must defend herself and try to reveal his guilt. Yet, two hundred years of fraternal brotherhood stand in the way.

En roman i to parallelle spor. Amandas barndom og voksenliv. I barndommen bliver hun fjernet fra hjemmet og kommer på børnehjem og i familiepleje. En ensom og kuldslået opvækst, der gør hende til en følsom overlever. Som voksen bliver hun gift med Thomas, der har en helt anden baggrund i det københavnske jetset. Deres forgudede lille datter, Laura, skal have al den varme og kærlighed, Amanda ikke selv fik. Men der er hårde modspillere, bl.a. Thomas' ekskone, en skandaleomsust skuespiller, og hendes datter med Thomas, Louise, som skal bo hos sin far og hader og bekæmper Amanda med alle midler.

Always the savior and never the saved, a frustrated young prince longing for true love decides to reverse the roles of hero and damsel. He locks himself in a tower to await the day a princess will at long last come to his rescue and bring him true happiness. But who, or what, does this self-appointed damsel really need rescuing from?