Ergebnis für "Only the River" in Literatur & Belletristik

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.

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town’s most respected gentlemen—one of whom has now been found dead in the ice.

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.

Wanted: Midwife/nurse practitioner in Virgin River, population 600. Make a difference against a backdrop of towering California redwoods and crystal clear rivers. Rent-free cabin included. When the recently widowed Melinda Monroe sees this ad, she quickly decides that the remote mountain town of Virgin River might be the perfect place to escape her heartache and to reenergize the nursing career she loves. But her high hopes are dashed within an hour of arriving - the cabin is a dump, the roads are treacherous, and the local doctor wants nothing to do with her.

A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corpse of a little child. Hours later the dead girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can it be explained by science? An exquisitely crafted multilayered mystery brimming with folklore, suspense and romance as well as with the urgent scientific curiosity of the Darwinian age.

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.

You can try to outrun nature...but will you survive one man's fury? Wynn and Jack have been best friends since their first day of college: a gentle giant from Vermont and a rugged kid raised on a ranch in Colorado, brought together by their shared love of literature and the great outdoors. When they decide to take time off university and canoe down the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate the ultimate wilderness experience: two young men navigating the rapids through the quiet, imposing landscapes of North America.

1978, Rhode Island: A freshman senator is gunned down, sending shockwaves through Washington that are still reverberating over four decades later. Now: In a world on the brink of war facing rampant inflation, political division, and shocking assassinations, a secret cabal of global elites are ready to assume control. And with the world’s most dangerous man locked in solitary confinement, the conspirators believe the final obstacle to complete domination has been eliminated. They’re wrong.

When Wynn and Jack decide to canoe the Maskwa River in Northern Canada, they anticipate long days of leisurely paddling and picking blueberries and nights of stargazing and reading paperback Westerns. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey. When they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank and decide to warn them about the fire, their search for the pair turns up nothing and no one. But: The next day, a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the man they heard? And, if he is, where is the woman?

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.

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.

When the recently widowed Melinda Monroe sees an advert for a midwife in the remote town of Virgin River, she decides this is the perfect place to escape her heartache, and to revitalise the nursing career she loves. However, her hopes are dashed within an hour of arriving: the cabin is uninhabitable, the roads are treacherous, and the local doctor wants nothing to do with her. But when a tiny baby is abandoned on a front porch, Mel must decide whether to stay and help or cut her losses and leave.

Failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family's old estate - the Savoyard Plantation - and the horrors that occurred there. At first, the quaint, rural ways of their new neighbors seem to be everything they wanted. But there is an unspoken dread that the townsfolk have lived with for generations. A presence that demands sacrifice.

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.

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.

Bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty expands the acclaimed, Hugo-nominated Daevabad Trilogy with this magical compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of the series. Told from the perspective of characters beloved and hated, and even those never heard from until now, these tales of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder.

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.

Now together in one place, these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder. Explore this magical kingdom, hidden from human eyes. A place where djinn live and thrive, fight and love. A world where princes question their power, and powerful demons can help you…or destroy you.