Ergebnis für "Pegasus" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

I Tyskland på taersklen til Anden Verdenskrig, lever de to venner og enkemaend, Nicolas og Alex, hver deres fredfyldte liv med deres børn. Nicolas og hans families sikkerhed bliver dog truet, da hemmeligheden om hans afstamning kommer frem. For at overleve må familien flygte til Amerika, og det eneste som Nicolas og hans sønner kan tage med sig er deres otte fuldblodsheste. To af dem er lipizzanere og en gave fra Alex.

Kevin Ross, a brilliant surgeon, and his family are kidnapped and taken, along with other families, to an island. Their home is luxurious and the remote location is idyllic. Kevin is given a laboratory in which he can concentrate on his research on a serum that will allow human beings to utilize more of their brain and allow them to improve their lives. The inhabitants are, however, subjected to continuous surveillance by guards or cameras that record everything, including intimate moments in their own homes. Communication with others is not allowed.

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.