Ergebnis für "The Baron" in Familienleben

Der ewigen Tyrannei des Vaters und der Dekadenz seiner aristokratischen Familie überdrüssig, verlässt der zwölfjährige Baron Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò den Mittagstisch und klettert auf eine Steineiche. An jenem 15. Juni 1767 beschließt er, bis zu seinem Tod die Erde nicht mehr zu betreten. "Der Baron auf den Bäumen" erzählt von einem radikalen Aussteiger, der sich in luftigen Höhen den verkrusteten gesellschaftlichen Strukturen entzieht und dennoch am Leben teilnimmt. Mit eindringlicher Stimme liest Udo Samel diese märchenhafte Geschichte von Italo Calvino, einem großen italienischen Schriftsteller der Moderne.

Willy sehnt sich nach nichts so sehr wie nach einem normalen Leben. Er will seine Arbeit als Zimmerer gut machen, er will für seine Familie sorgen, er träumt vom eigenen Häuschen. Mit seiner ehrlichen Art stößt er immer wieder an Grenzen, was nichts an seinem Entschluss ändert, anständig zu bleiben. Horst, ein ungelernter Hilfsarbeiter, glaubt schon lange nicht mehr daran, auf ehrliche Weise nach oben zu kommen. Er greift zu halbseidenen Mitteln, und seine Existenz entgleitet ihm in dem Maße, in dem er seine Aggressionen nicht im Griff hat.

An epic tale that pits a son against the legacy of his family's desecration of the earth, as well as his father's more personal violations, Jim Harrison's True North is a beautiful and moving novel that speaks to the territory in our hearts that calls us back to our roots. The scion of a family...

If you love The Crown, then this is the audiobook for you! Diana, Catherine, Meghan…glamorous Princess Margaret outdid them all. Springing into post-World War II society, and quite naughty and haughty, she lived in a whirlwind of fame and notoriety. Georgie Blalock captures the fascinating...

Will Natalia Amore get the new start she truly desires? In her huge mansion overlooking Wyllow Cove, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Natalia Amore had everything she could possibly want. But her house is empty and Nat yearns for the cosiness and bustle of seaside living. In particular, the...

Erica Cantelli thought her days of having to fight for her relationship were over, but a storm is brewing. Forty-three year-old Erica has finally got everything she wanted - she's put an ocean between herself and her ex, obtained full custody of the kids, and married Julian. The only fly in the...

Erica Cantelli feels weighed down and it has nothing to do with the extra pounds she's trying to lose. Juggling a successful career with two children and a deadweight husband, most days can feel she's biting off more than she can chew. In fact fantasising about getting rid of her increasingly...

Erica Cantelli has found her Mr. Right. Hasn't she...? After a long overdue divorce, Erica has finally made it to Italy with her two children and, amazingly, her now dreamy fiancé Julian Foxham. The plan was to start fresh and for Erica to run a country B&B, but two years in and her business is...

One of these things is not like the other. That's how Cheri Matzner felt growing up in her adoptive family, and it's what continues to define her as she tries to start a family of her own. Funny and fierce, desperate for connection yet pushing it away with both hands, she needs to jump-start a...

Based on a seldom-told true story, this novel is perfect for everyone who is fascinated by Britain’s royal family—a behind the scenes look into the nurseries of little princes and the foibles of big princes. April, 1897: A young nanny arrives at Sandringham, ancestral estate of the Duke and...

Fans of The Kennedy Debutante and Next Year in Havana will love Georgie Blalock’s new novel of a world on the cusp of change...set on the eve of World War II in the glittering world of English society and one of the last debutante seasons. They danced the night away, knowing their world was...