Ergebnis für "Only the River" in Literatur & Belletristik

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GMA BOOK CLUB PICK AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied...

Der erste Gedanke, der Conner Danson bei seiner Ankunft in Virgin River durch den Kopf geht ist: Vielleicht habe ich es doch nicht so schlecht getroffen. Denn als Augenzeuge in einem Mordfall muss er untertauchen, bis der Prozess in seiner Heimat vorüber ist. Die Dorfbewohner und besonders Leslie Petruso lassen ihn schnell vergessen, dass er hier kein Zuhause sucht. Mit ihrer Art bringt Leslie eine längst verloren geglaubte Seite in ihm zum Vorschein.

Obwohl sich der 32-jährige River McKenzie tief im Herzen nichts sehnlicher als eine ernsthafte Beziehung wünscht, holt er sich seine Befriedigung seit Jahren fast ausschließlich in One-Night-Stands. Da er alleine lebt, kann er tun und lassen, was er will, bis er seinen gleichaltrigen besten Freund Matthew Buck bei sich aufnimmt, dessen langjährige On-off-Freundin Amy ihn mal wieder vor die Tür gesetzt hat. Die beiden Männer verbindet seit Kindergartentagen eine tiefe Freundschaft, die sogar Rivers frühes Coming-out als Teenager schadlos überstanden hatte.

Die Bestsellerreihe zur Netflix-Serie "Virgin River" Was ist aus dem sorglosen Jungen geworden, der einst ihr Herz erobert hat? Liz ist schockiert: Ihr Jugendfreund Rick Sudder ist ein gebrochener Mann, als er schwer verletzt nach Virgin River heimkehrt. Verbittert über sein Schicksal schlägt er alle Hilfsangebote aus. Weder sein Ziehvater Jack Sheridan noch Liz lässt er an sich heran. Doch so leicht geben die beiden nicht auf. Liz ist entschlossen, Rick zu beweisen, dass es nicht Mitleid ist, was sie für ihn empfindet – sondern dass es eine gemeinsame Zukunft für sie geben kann.

Die Bücher zur Netflix-Serie. Durch die Bars ziehen und Frauen kennenlernen – mehr hat Sean Riordan nicht im Sinn, als er seinen Bruder in Virgin River besucht. Doch dann steht der Pilot auf einmal seiner großen Liebe gegenüber. Beinahe vier Jahre hat er Franci nicht mehr gesehen. Jetzt fragt er sich, wieso er damals vor ihr und einer festen Bindung weggelaufen ist. Nur zu gerne würde er der Liebe eine zweite Chance geben.

A Nominee for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A fiery tour de force… I could not put this book down. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful." –Alison Borden, The Denver Post From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a...

"The Virgin River books are so compelling—I connected instantly with the characters and just wanted more and more and more." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber Welcome back to Virgin River with the book that inspired the hit Netflix series… Wanted: Midwife/nurse...

Over 60 years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology, and folklore. Lyrical and stirring, To the River is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape - and how ghosts never quite leave the places they love.

These people will give anything for the idols they worship, be they rock stars, actors or authors. Or even serial killers. Lori is just such a fanatic. Her obsession is with Edmund Cox, a man of sadistic cruelty who butchered more than 20 women. She’s gone so far as to forge a relationship with him, visiting him in prison and sending him letters on a regular basis. She will do anything to get close to him, so when he gives her a task, she eagerly accepts it. She has no idea of the horror that awaits her.

In this incandescent novel, V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man, an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.

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The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a...

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Olivia’s parents were among Hollywood’s golden couples - until the night a monster came and took her mother away forever. A monster with the face of her father... Sheltered from the truth, an older Olivia only dimly recalls her night of terror - but her recurring nightmares make her realize she must piece together the real story. Now, assisted by Noah Brady, the son of the police detective who found her cowering in her closet so many years before, she may have her chance.

Kennedy Davis is not in love with her best friend. That’s what she tells every girl she dates anyway, but it always ends up the same. Sienna Stevens is in love with her best friend, but she’s too afraid to admit it. A hopeless romantic who hopes her best friend might one day see her as more. When Kennedy must return home for her brother’s wedding it only makes sense to bring her best friend along. But Kennedy's fears of returning home give Sienna a chance for Kennedy to see her as more—by being her fake girlfriend.

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When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car drove up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed the boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean...

Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.

Erin is about to turn 30, and her life is definitely not where she thought it would be. She hates her job, she's jealous of her perfect flatmate - and she has just called off her wedding. A trip home to Ireland to celebrate her birthday with her beloved grandmother is exactly what Erin needs, and she's spent days preparing herself to break the news about her broken engagement.

AN EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by a shocking murder, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling novel, an instant New York Times bestseller and “a work of art” (The Denver Post). On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner...