Ergebnis für "Mathilda" in Historische Romane

Narrating from her deathbed, Mathilda, a young woman barely in her twenties, writes her story as a way of explaining her actions to her friend, Woodville. Her narration follows her lonely upbringing and climaxes at a point when her unnamed father confesses his incestuous love for her. Mathilda has also been seen as an example of redefining female Gothic narratives which includes the first person female narrator having more control over the story than was common at the time.

A crown can be won, blood cannot be changed. The Conqueror's Queen is the third title in Joanna Courtney's sweeping historical series, The Queens of Conquest. William of Normandy is a rough man, but what more can you expect of an illegitimate son trying to muscle his way into a dukedom? After a...

Voor de lezers van Lucinda Riley en Santa Montefiore. Mathilda is zestien als haar moeder in 1931 plotseling sterft en ze alleen achterblijft. De wereld zit vol gevaren voor een jong meisje. Dan komt de indrukwekkende Agneta Lejongård in haar leven. Agneta blijkt Mathilda's voogd te zijn en ze neemt haar mee naar het prachtige landgoed de Leeuwenhof in het zuiden van Zweden. Mathilda weet niet dat Agneta haar tante is, maar voordat Agneta haar over haar afkomst kan vertellen, wordt Europa verscheurd door de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Sweden, 1931. Matilda Wallin has a future in Stockholm: business college, then establishing a company with the young man she plans to marry. It’s all upended by her mother’s death—and a stranger who has been appointed her guardian. Matilda has no idea who Countess Agneta Lejongård is or why this aristocrat has taken an interest in her. Agneta summons Matilda to live with her and her family on their magnificent country estate but remains mysterious about her connection to Matilda.

Mt. Clemens, Michigan, 1887. Seventeen and headstrong, with marriage on her mind, Maggie is sure she has found her one true love. But when she collides head-on with betrayal, overwhelming loss, and ill-treatment, her life unravels. In a time when women had few rights, Maggie rises above adversity through rare determination and grit, becoming an independent woman ahead of her time. Yet before she can truly find peace, one heartbreaking, life-altering decision remains.