Ergebnis für "sex" in Historische Romane

Wie gerät die junge Minna ins Rotlichtmilieu - und mausert sich zur Bordellwirtin? "Kaiserwetter in der Gosse" erzählt die unabhängige Vorgeschichte des Audio-Bestsellers "Die juten Sitten: Goldene Zwanziger, dreckige Wahrheiten" von Anna Basener. Berlin, 1895: Auf der Suche nach einem besseren Leben wählt die junge Minna den Weg ins Bordell und in die Arme adeliger Freier. Hin- und hergerissen zwischen dem Zwielicht der Halbwelt und dem Glanz der Hofgesellschaft, erfährt sie, wie zerbrechlich Träume sind und was es heißt, auf sich gestellt zu sein.

Das neue Audible Original Hörspiel entführt in die Halbwelt der 1920er Jahre in Berlin: Die berühmte deutschstämmige Hollywoodschauspielerin Hedi (Jeanette Hain) sitzt in einem Frauengefängnis in Hollywood. Sie hat einen Mann erschossen. Dem Journalisten der New York Times, der sie dazu befragen will, erzählt sie allerdings nichts von dieser Tat, sondern berichtet in Rückblenden von ihrer ungewöhnlichen Kindheit in einem Berliner Bordell namens "Ritze". Immer an der Grenze zwischen Legalität und Illegalität wächst sie bei ihrer furchtlosen Oma Minna (Ursula Werner) auf, die das Bordell betreibt.

Nachdem eine Party-Nacht in der Notaufnahme endet, stellt Schröders Schwester ihn vor die Wahl: "Entweder Therapie, oder ich sag's Mama." So findet er sich auf der Couch der Kette rauchenden Psychologin Dr. Schulz wieder und erzählt ihr sein Leben: Von den Saunapartys der Hippie-Eltern. Von der ersten Liebe, die tragisch endete. Von ausverkauften Konzerten seiner Band Villa Hammerschmidt.

Un roman despre trei generații de femei, surprinse în momente de criză ale vieții lor, Trilogia sexului rătăcitor e totodată povestea unei maturizări dure, descrise prin intermediul unei autoscopii necruțătoare, care propune, dincolo de narațiunea propriu-zisă, o poetică a corporalității și a visceralului, a organicului și a vieții instinctuale.

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My name is Elena and I used to be a human being. Now I am a sex slave. If you are reading this diary then I am either dead or I have managed to escape... Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave is a gritty, gripping, and tear-jerking fictional audiobook, inspired by real victims' accounts and research into the sex trafficking underworld.

Josefine Mutzenbacher - ihr Name lautete in Wirklichkeit ein wenig anders - wurde zu Wien, in der Vorstadt Hernals am 20. Februar 1852 geboren. Sie stand frühzeitig unter sittenpolizeilicher Kontrolle und übte ihr Gewerbe zuerst in wohlfeilen Freudenhäusern der äußeren Bezirke, dann im Dienste einer Kupplerin, die während des wirtschaftlichen Aufschwungs - und Ausstellungsjahres 1873 - die vornehmere Lebewelt mit Mädchenware versorgte.

"Stille Tage in Clichy" schildert das Paris der dreißiger Jahre und beschwört eine Atmosphäre unbekümmerter, überschäumender Lebenslust. Miller beschreibt die prickelnde, melancholische Atmosphäre vom Montmartre, den verführerischen Zauber der Boulevards und Plätze, den Sog der kleinen Bars, das Halbdunkel der Seitengassen, den Charme der schäbigen Hotels und Absteigequartiere - jenes Paris, wo der Ich-Erzähler Joey und sein Freund Carl sich ungezwungen den Frauen nähern und trotz bitterer Armut jede Sekunde ihres Lebens genießen.

1923: Faced with impending personal and political scandals (corrupt cabinet members, drinking, gambling, failing health made worse by a quack physician, blackmailers attempting to exploit his numerous affairs and bastard children, murders, and suicides), President Warren G. Harding embarks on a cross-country train trip, from Washington D.C. to Alaska, in an effort to rehabilitate his chances for re-election - something he is unsure he even wants. But the GOP have lost faith in Warren.

De 1930 à nos jours, l'histoire vraie d'une femme de réconfort coréenne. Un sujet rarement sinon jamais évoqué en France, par une spécialiste de la Corée. En 1937, Sangmi a quatorze ans lorsque son destin bascule à la sortie de l'école. Enlevée par des soldats japonais, elle est embarquée avec des dizaines d'autres Coréennes à destination de la Mandchourie. Enrôlée de force dans l'unité des "femmes de réconfort", elle connaîtra l'enfer des maisons closes que l'armée nippone a installées dans l'Asie à feu et à sang.

When David is drafted at the last minute to cover a class on human sexuality, he prepares by attending a sex therapists conference, where a fellow attendee confides that she’s being blackmailed over illicitly obtained sex tapes. Things take a sinister turn when murder is thrown into the mix, and as David fumbles his way through his first mystery, he discovers he has a talent for sleuthing—and for finding himself in sticky situations.

"Demain, on reprendrait le bateau, le train, puis Hélène un taxi et l'avion, on quitterait l'odeur de citron. Mais là, seul avec Hélène sur le port de Procida, j'ai eu l'impression que j'étais amoureux. Elle n'avait pas besoin d'un confident, j'ai réalisé, elle avait besoin de quelqu'un qui mangerait ce qu'elle commandait pour lui. Hélène était facile à aimer : il suffisait d'avoir faim. C'était simple et je me sentais important de l'avoir compris."

The bestselling author and historian Lisa Hilton picks up the mythical ‘City of Ladies’ where the medieval writer Christine de Pisan left off, continuing a conversation about gender and greatness that began more than six hundred years ago. In 1405 Christine de Pisan took up the pen to defend...

Yet there is one other person who may have known all, Marie Dernanaud, the priest's housekeeper and, some say, his lover. Interweaving the history of France at the turn of the twentieth century, scenes of ancient Judea, and the romantic and religious journey of a spirited and intense heroine, The Priest's Madonna gives Marie a chance to tell her version of what transpired, as well as her own story of belief, doubt, and illicit passions.

The amazing adventure story of a young Japanese woman in the time of the great earthquake of 1905. We follow the young woman, Chie, through many trials, tribulations, and exciting challenges. Chie is attractive, intelligent, and resourceful and faces many terrors along the way - not least strong and appealing men.

Michael Pellegrino’s family came to Ellis Island in search of the American dream. Through hard work and humble beginnings, he watched his parents struggle to make a life for themselves in their new surroundings—but it wasn’t long before tragedy forced young Michael to find his own way. With determination and charm, Michael works his way from grocery clerk to business owner, and even manages to find the love of his life. But when prohibition hits the United States, he sees an even more lucrative business opportunity, quickly amassing power and wealth through the bootlegging trade.

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Conversation with Johnny is very special to me, because it constitutes at least my own dual cultural nature, the writer and the individual of power, the local gangster, most of us experienced in the old neighborhoods. Here, they merge into one. Out of this duo comes, I hope, a kind of closure on the stereotype we also all know, that of the godfather myth. On an exalted plain above all of this, to my great pleasure, is the alluring, elusive woman.

The cover of darkness was pulled back by the NODS scopes in their hands. The enemy had no idea what was about to befall them. With the rush of wings of dragons, the sounds of M-14s, M-870 shotguns, M-16s, and grenades spoke the finality of death. This gave the human pack mules a taste of what would continue to reign upon them in the House of the Dragon. North and South Vietnam were at war. Indeed, all of Southeast Asia was at war. Due to national commitments, the US military was drawn into the fray.