Ergebnis für "Lisa" in Alternative Geschichte

"Der Garten hält den Atem an, gefangen zwischen Vergehen und einem leisen Versprechen von neuem Leben." Eine Immobilienanzeige zeigt ein kleines, verwildertes Haus mit Brombeerranken. Alt. Still. Voller Möglichkeiten. Du klickst. Und irgendetwas in dir sagt: Das hier betrifft dich. Bramberi erzählt von einer Frau (Elva, 40), die an einem Wendepunkt steht. Zwischen leerer Leinwand und wildem Grün, alten Spuren und neuen Fragen. Es ist kein Buch über laute Veränderungen, sondern über die, die im Inneren geschehen – unscheinbar, aber tief.

Canadian father and son, Jim and Jack, travel to Scotland to explore their ancestral line. At St Bride’s Church linked to their forebears and the legendary Sir James Douglas, a violent tremor and flash of light hurl them back to 1329.Stranded in medieval Scotland, they’re taken in by Ailith, a gifted druid whose visions of the Sky Spirits hint at forces beyond her century. As Jim and Ailith grow close, and Jack finds a second home in her care, the three form a bond that transcends time.

Prisonnière de sa vie et de sa caste, Ehsan porte la terrible marque de l’esclavage depuis ses huit ans. Servante au palais royal, son quotidien est rythmé par les injustices qui la révoltent. Mais une femme de sa condition peut-elle y changer quelque chose?

It's summer 1893, and the Norwegian fishing village of Åsgårdstrand is preparing for the arrival of well-to-do guests and bohemian artists from the city. Local girl Johanne Lien dutifully gathers berries for tourists and poses barefoot for painters as 'The Strawberry Girl'. Johanne becomes a maid for the wealthy Ihlen family, whose wayward daughter, Tullik, recruits her as a go-between in her pursuit of the controversial painter Edvard Munch.

Cora Broussard finds herself restless in utopian 2030’s New California until a seemingly chance meeting with Ashley Doral, a sultry free spirit from the Jobber underclass. Ashley has what Cora wants: fire, agency, and the ability to express unfettered desire. Despite the dizzying bliss of a new romance with Ashley, Cora can’t shake the feeling that she is being watched by New California’s tranquilizer gun-armed government protection officers.

History may be written by the victors, but it is not always written in stone. It comes down to a bit of luck. What if the histories of Billy the Kid, Vlad Dracula, and Jack the Ripper had a new twist, an alternate history? What if the fictional world of The Great Gadsby had a hidden tale?

This ingenious novel is presented as a chronicle of an island from medieval to modern times. The island is not on the map, but it is real beyond doubt. It cannot be found in history books, yet the events are painfully recognizable. The monastic chroniclers dutifully narrate events they witness. The entries mostly seem objective, but at least one monk simultaneously drafts and hides a "true" history, to be discovered centuries later. And why has someone snipped out a key prophesy about the island's fate?

Transforming a monumental era in Japanese history into fantasy fiction, Uprising tells the story of a common girl's encounter with samurai clans. Being taught to fear the samurai, Osei wonders what excitement awaits her. Perhaps her eyes will be opened to something beyond human understanding.

You can’t escape the corporation! In the year 2028, a massive online corporation called Everest.Com will control everything we buy, including books, food, medical care, police protection, religion, political affiliations...Everything! Tanya Teal, is fired from the last remaining NYC publishing house due to overwhelming competition from Everest.com. After rekindling her love affair with an old boyfriend, Tony Smart, they drink a few too many and decide to visit one of their old haunts, Gus's Hotdog Shack. They know it's illegal, but what can one hotdog hurt?

Los Angeles, California - 1932. A blonde studio assistant and a daring equestrian feat by chance...leading to a distinguished and colorful career as one of the first stuntwomen in Hollywood's Classic Era of motion pictures. A legend was born, one that would sadly die before her time but would be immortalized (in a manner of speaking) by a legacy of women to follow in her footsteps, the testimonies of celebrities who knew and worked with her, and even a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1858. Warring mages open up a vast inland sea that splits the United States in two. With the floodwaters come creatures from a long-distant past. What seems like the End Times forges a new era of heroes and heroines who challenge tradition, law, and even death as they transform the Old West into a new world. There, a brilliant magician and her beautiful assistant light up stages with the latest automaton, but the secrets both of them are hiding test their trust in each other and pit them against one of the most powerful men in the world.