Ergebnis für "The Names" in Saga

Bestsellerautorin Isabel Allende (Violeta) verknüpft Gegenwart und Vergangenheit in zwei unvergesslichen Figuren und ihren Lebensgeschichten. Wien, 1938. Österreich ist von den Nazis besetzt. Samuel Adler ist fünf Jahre alt, als sein Vater in der Kristallnacht verschwindet. Um seine Sicherheit besorgt organisiert ihm seine Mutter den Platz in einem Kindertransport nach England. Er steigt allein ein, mit nichts als etwas Kleidung und seiner Geige. Arizona, 2019.

Das Haus in der Kastanienallee. Bonn, 1998: Seit Hartwig den alten Gutshof seiner Eltern an der Müritz zurückerworben hat, hängt bei den Bernows der Haussegen schief. Wie konnte er eine so wichtige Entscheidung über ihren Kopf hinweg treffen?, fragt sich Anja. Sie soll ihr geliebtes Rheinland, ihre Kinder und ihren alten Vater zurücklassen, um in einem Provinzkaff im Osten neu anzufangen? Damit nicht genug. Ihr fällt ein Brief in die Hände, der ihr die Augen öffnet.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration” (People), from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta...

The Story of a New Name follows Elena Ferrante's critically acclaimed My Brilliant Friend, featuring Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their 20s, and marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile Elena continues her journey of self-discovery.

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name. “You’ll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the...

Die 16-jährige Lila, durch ihre Heirat zu Geld und Ansehen gekommen, verzweifelt am Ehekrieg mit ihrem Mann. Ihre Freundin Elena studiert in Pisa und verliebt sich in einen Kommilitonen, doch ihr Jugendschwarm Nino geht ihr nicht aus dem Kopf. Was in schwierigen Zeiten Bestand hat, ist Lilas und Elenas Freundschaft. Aber können sie einander wirklich vertrauen? Bearbeiter und Regisseur Martin Heindel lässt in einem opulenten Hörspiel das Italien der 1960er Jahre wiedererstehen.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of House of Names by Colm Tóibín, read by Juliet Stevenson, Charlie Anson and Pippa Nixon. 'They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly...

Aminata Diallo (“an amazing literary creation,” Literary Review of Canada) is the beguil­ing heroine of Lawrence Hill’s SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME. In it, Hill exquisitely imagines the tale of an eighteenth-century woman’s life, spanning six decades and three continents. The fascinating...

Three generations of fiercely strong and stubborn Mexican American women face grief head-on as they attempt to shed generational trauma and discover the true meaning of home in this “magical, haunting, and joyful” (Carolyn Huynh, author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women) novel that feels like...

In the Four Streets, a dreadful murder has been committed and 14-year-old Kitty Doherty is pregnant with the dead man's child. This secret is so dangerous that it is decided Kitty must go to Ireland to await the baby's birth. But in Liverpool, the police aren't giving up their search for the...

In the quiet town of Hollow Bend, Georgia, a willow tree keeps the secrets of three generations of women bound by silence and sorrow. As Lila Lambert returns home to settle her grandmother’s estate, she unearths letters, confessions, and a truth buried deep beneath the willow’s roots. A haunting Southern tale of memory, forgiveness, and the fragile threads that bind us across time.

Waking up in a rickety hospital bed, the sweet ten-year-old girl with soft blonde hair and flushed cheeks is lucky to be alive. But all she can remember is the screech of the air raid siren. The nurses call her ‘Rosie’, and hope someone will save her. But no one does, and without a family, she is taken to Blakely Orphanage in Scotland under the supervision of the strict Miss Black.

Saga "Bez pożegnania” – klasyczna polska saga rodzinna – powraca w nowym wydaniu. Piąty tom historii Zofii i jej córki Kasi, których losy śledzimy od czasów II wojny światowej opowiada losy rodziny w latach 60. i 70. "Życie, jakie by nie było, zawsze jest silniejsze od śmierci” – mówi Zofia do córki i to zdanie staje się myślą przewodnią ich dalszych losów. Niespokojny, pełen trudnych momentów dla Polski rok 1968 w sferze osobistej daje się bohaterkom we znaki. Kasia powoli leczy się z traumy. Praca, nowe podróże i zdarzenia przynoszą kolejne uśmiechy losu.

Italy, 1943. Ambra and Nina have been friends since they were children, their bond fixed by a friendship pact made in the shadow of a shared tragedy. But when war comes to the small Italian village where they live, loyalties are tested, friendships stretched to breaking point. For Nina, whose...

As a journalist, Paxton Andrews would experience Vietnam firsthand. We follow her from high school in Savannah to college in Berkeley and then to work in Saigon. For the soldiers she knew and met there, Viet Nam would change their lives in ways they could never have imagined. For the...

Japanese business magnate Kenji Watanabe, 80, has protected the secrets surrounding his father’s murder for many years. When a detective calls in 2002 hoping to solve the case with new information, Kenji takes immediate action to keep the truth from becoming public. In 1967, Kenji’s father, a former general in the Imperial Japanese Army, had more than his fair share of enemies. When a burglar stole his war sword and left a threatening note, it became clear that someone held a nasty grudge.

From the best-selling author of The Gunner Girl - how far will two women go to survive WWII? Having suffered a traumatic experience in the Blitz, Edie feels utterly disillusioned with life in wartime London. The chance to work with the Secret Operations Executive (SOE) helping the resistance in...

It’s been 15 years since brothers Michael and Andrew Lewis came from Tennessee to Mexican-run Texas to hunt wild horses. They have settled and found wives, and they’re now joined by their brother and sister, James and Annie. James becomes a volunteer in a fledgling army of rebels led by Sam Houston. Michael and Andrew are separated from their families and each other, being drawn into the conflict as the drive toward independence from the government of Mexico City gains momentum.

Mexico won its freedom from Spain, and now the American settlers in Texas want their independence from the government of Mexico. Revolution is in the air, and the Lewis family is caught up in the struggle which will lead to the doomed battle of the Alamo.

Kidnapped from the Earth People as a child, White Ash learns the way of the Sun People as she grows into a beautiful woman. But the disturbing dreams that made her an outcast in her old tribe are becoming stronger and they foretell a frightening future of bitter cold, war and famine. When a hostile tribe massacres her adopted family, White Ash is raped and left near death, but is miraculously saved by a brave shaman...and falls in love with him. Together they set out on a dangerous journey to steal a magical object - but they soon face a ruthless enemy who wants White Ash for his own.