Ergebnis für "Still" in Coming of Age

Hannah hat ihre Worte verloren. In der Nacht, als ihre Zwillingsschwester Izzy ums Leben kam. Wer soll nun ihre Gedanken weiterdenken, ihre Sätze beenden und ihr Lachen vervollständigen? Niemand kann das. Egal, was Hannahs Eltern versuchen, sie schweigt. Um Izzy nicht loslassen zu müssen, schreibt sie ihr Briefe. Schreibt und verbrennt sie. Immer wieder. Hannah kann der Stille ihrer Worte nicht entkommen. Bis sie Levi trifft, der mit aller Macht versucht herauszufinden, wer sie wirklich ist.

Die Geschichte einer Kindheit als soziales Experiment: Anfang der 1990er Jahre wandert die fast sechsjährige Judith mit ihren Eltern von Deutschland nach Rumänien aus. Ihr Ziel ist ein abgelegenes Dorf in Transsilvanien am Rande der Karpaten. Judith soll in einer ursprünglichen, vom Kapitalismus freien Gemeinschaft aufwachsen. Mit wachem Blick erkundet sie den Ort, seine Menschen, Geschichte und Sprache. Bald wird sie zur Wahlenkelin der alten Siebenbürger Sächsin Lizitanti. Und sie lernt Irina kennen, die mit ihrer Ziege im Milchauto mitfährt. Irina ist eine Romni.

Binnen weniger Jahre wird die digitale Revolution die Gesellschaft komplett verändern. Wenige werden reich, viele arm, und die Mittelschicht wird es nur noch in den Geschichtsbüchern geben. Gerald Hörhan, Harvard-Absolvent, Investmentbanker und Internet-Unternehmer, zeigt, was die künftigen Gewinner der digitalen Revolution jetzt tun müssen und warum alle anderen untergehen.

Brought to you by Penguin. In sixteen sparkling stories, Jan Carson introduces us to worlds and characters that feel real enough to touch. All of life is here: the thrill of growing up, the grief when youth is over; first love, mature love, parenthood and loss - all shot through with profound...

*** Winner of the RNA Award 2018 *** 'Dani Atkins is the undisputed queen of fiction that packs a huge emotional punch, and this captivating story is another outstanding example' - heat Sophie stopped believing in happy endings a long time ago, but could this love change all of that? Sophie...

The Girl Who Saw Hope is an inspiring, emotionally gripping Christian coming-of-age story about learning to stand tall in a world that tells you to shrink, embracing the truth that you are fearfully and wonderfully made—just as you are.

Ever, Lindsay, and Josie have ushered their daughters—Bea, Olive, and Savvy—through years of dance classes. They've tended bloodied feet, stitched ribbons to countless pairs of pointe shoes, and forged friendships that seem to transcend rivalry. But now Etienne Bernay, enfant terrible of French ballet, has come to their conservatory. Not only will he direct this year's production of The Nutcracker, but he's brought along a film crew to document his search for one special student who will receive a full scholarship to the Ballet de Paris Academie.

When childhood friend Victoria rejects his love, Jeremy takes his life on his 20th birthday.

On his 21st birthday, he wakes to find Victoria holding his hand, blissfully in love with him. Jeremy can’t remember the previous year, but he savors the miracle of waking up alongside the woman he loves. The next time he wakes, two years have passed and Jeremy is now a spectator of his own life. Victoria has given him a child, but the man alongside her is a cruel, egotistical, seemingly unknowable Jeremy. Is it amnesia? Insanity? Or has Jeremy been cursed for his selfish, destructive act?

‘The best fictional treatment of the possibilities and horrors of artificial intelligence that I’ve read’ Guardian In 1997 Laura Bow invented Organon, a rudimentary artificial intelligence. Now she and her creation are at the forefront of the new wave of technology, and Laura must decide...

From the author of The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes comes yet another sharp, page-turning novel about a forgotten child star and former Hollywood “It” Girl who is now fighting back against the conservatorship that has controlled her life for the past decade. It’s been years since anyone...

Life couldn't have been more idealistic for Ivy Marlow. She owned the business of her dreams and worked alongside the man she loved, and her future was bright and filled with unending promise. Looks can be deceiving, though, and as much as she loved her life, she knew that she and Jax Walker were destined for a collision course if something didn't change. Destiny stepped in, and one fateful night on a dark street, everyone's life transformed in a profound way.

John Ryan never killed anyone; never even fired a gun in Vietnam. He worked in an air-conditioned building in the safest city in Vietnam. If you had to fight a war, this was the way to do it. Friends, parties, weed, and rock n' roll filled their nights. Laughter and comradery were plentiful. They thought they would serve their tour and escape back to the real world without wounds. War leaves no one untouched. No one escapes. All wounds are not from bullets.

Rafe Hunter thought he was destined for two things in life: playing guitar, and keeping his brother on the straight and narrow. Until Eva. She makes him want to be better. Makes him dream of life after the band. But Black Hearts Still Beat is all he’s ever known. Rafe wants a future with Eva, but when you’re choosing between your heart and head, fame or the future, nothing is ever simple.

The sweetheart of Country is about to show the bad boys of Rock, it only takes a single beat for everything to change. Evangeline Walker knows how quickly everything can change. But nothing can prepare her for the moment she meets Rafe Hunter. Intense gray eyes. Wicked smile. Tattoos inked on his skin just begging to be touched. Those aren’t the reasons Eva should stay away from him though. The fact he’s the bassist for America’s hottest rock band is the reason she should run and never look back. Everyone knows the greatest love stories all start somewhere.

Aaron Cheng is 30 years old, a virgin, and still hasn't flown the coop. Like a depressing number of millennials his age, he's still stuck at home with a father and a mother who love him. Can the therapist, Dr. Goodall, help ease his situation, or are we headed for an atomic meltdown of catastrophic proportions?