Ergebnis für "Sophie" in Magischer Realismus

Klug, katastrophal und witzig – wie das Leben: Matt Haigs inspirierender Roman darüber, was es bedeutet, ein Mensch zu sein Andrew Martin, Mathematikprofessor aus Cambridge, kann sich nur wundern: Über sich selbst, denn er läuft nackt über eine Autobahn, empfindet beim Gedanken an Essen Übelkeit und mag weder seine liebevolle Frau Isobel noch ihren gemeinsamen Sohn Gulliver. Vor allem aber über den Rest der Menschheit mit ihrem Ehrgeiz, ihrem Egoismus und ihren zerstörerischen Leidenschaften. Andrew ist nicht er selbst, und er hat eine Mission.

Lara Lington er midt i tyverne, og hendes liv er noget værre rod! På helt uforklarlig vis har ånden fra Laras nyligt afdøde 105 år gamle grandtante Sadie materialiseret sig i form af en livsglad, jævnaldrende charleston-dansende pige, og hun har et særligt ønske, før hun med ro kan gå over på den anden side: Hun vil have Laras hjælp til at finde et forsvundet halssmykke. I takt med at Lara tilbringer tid sammen med Sadie, bliver livet mere glamourøst og sjovt, mens deres skattejagt udvikler sig til også at være en søgen efter kærlighed.

A new heartfelt novel about the power of loneliness and the strength of love that overcomes it by critically acclaimed author Roselle Lim. Newly minted professional matchmaker Sophie Go has returned to Toronto, her hometown, after spending three years in Shanghai. Her job is made quite difficult...

Meet Endurance Proudfoot, the bonesetter’s daughter: clumsy as a carthorse, with a tactless tongue and a face she’s sure only a mother could love. Durie only wants one thing in life—to follow her father and grandfather into the family business of bonesetting. It’s a physically demanding job, requiring strength, nerves of steel and discretion—and not the job for a woman. But Durie isn’t like other women.

In this story for readers of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Man Called Ove, when all seems lost, he finds what matters most. Walter Lavender Jr. is a master of finding. A wearer of high-tops. A maker of croissants. A son keeping vigil, twelve years counting. But he...

Longlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize, this poignant, lyrical novel is set in 1970s Romania during Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s regime—and depicts childhood, marriage, family, and identity in the face of extreme obstacles. Alina yearns for freedom. She and her husband Liviu are...

For former pushover Janet, her Sophie curls appear to be a balanced and beautiful new addition to her magical, life-changing wig collection. She’s positively beaming, has smoothed out the wrinkles in her personal life, and is embarking on a philanthropic new business venture. Everything is ideal until the unthinkable happens and she has to stand on her own - with a final push from Lady Miss Jacqueline, of course!

Forty-year-old Amos Heinig avoids family, society, and emotional conflicts. People bring far too much drama, as if he doesn't have enough of his own. The ultra-realistic nightmares he's been having for as long as he can remember have made his isolationist existence nearly unbearable. After each bizarre, visionary dream in which the wild, untamed ocean rises up and destroys humanity, he wakes in his bed, drenched in seawater. All he wants is to forget the dreams and avoid the sea at all costs.

Keverne gets a letter signed with the King's signet ring to pick one of the Princess from Avalon; that change his life by going on a journey with Rose and Vergie to save King Oaky's kingdom. The Valiant Knight Keverne gets invited by two gallant knights Berkley and Galsworthy; which invites him, to one of the biggest celebrations held during the year, through the signet letter from King Brant. Signet is the special engraved seal on the letter that King’s sign with his signature. Keverne has to pick out most beautiful girl by looking at the back of the body along with the four others.

The Craft for the #MeToo era, this debut unfolds a riveting psychological drama shot through with sharp humor and dark magic for readers of Ninth House and The Power. When Lee, a first year at Smith, is raped under eerie circumstances during orientation week by an Amherst frat boy, she's quickly...