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Unge, sensitive Finch Whiteoark passer ikke ind i sin familie med familiemedlemmernes voldsomme følelsesudbrud og lidenskabelige livsappetit. I stedet finder Finch trøst i musikken; en passion der ikke finder megen grobund på Jalna. Både Wakefield og Piers gør nar af den følsomme dreng, og heller ikke Renny kan finde ud af at tale med den akavede teenager.

Året er nu 1923, og Rennys yngre halvbror Eden laenges efter at komme vaek fra hjemmet. Han drømmer om at besøge Europa og følge i de store digteres fodspor, men både Renny og Adeline modsaetter sig hans planer. Tante Augustas unge veninde, den livlige, men fjollede Dilly Warkworth, ankommer til Jalna og kaster straks begaerlige blikke efter Renny.

Nicholas og Ernest vender tilbage til Jalna, netop som Renny og Alaynes aegteskab bryder sammen. Alayne, der har fundet ud af, at Renny var hende utro, flygter tilbage til New York for at bo hos sin tante, men en hemmelighed bringer dem på kollisionskurs igen. Også Finch og Sarah har problemer i deres aegteskab, og for at tilføje yderligere til katastroferne på Jalna bringer de Edens elskovsbarn Roma med sig tilbage fra deres bryllupsrejse.

John Venton's drunken fall from a cliff leaves his family with an embarrassing ghost. His twin children, Morwenna and Corwin, flee in separate directions as their mother, enraged by years of unhappy marriage, embraces merry widowhood. Only their grandfather finds solace in the crumbling house, endlessly painting their story onto a large canvas map. As the twins are drawn back to the house, they discover that their father's absence is part of the map's mysterious pull.

Arthur Somers Roche (1883-1935) was an American writer, best known for his fast-paced mystery thrillers. The Club of One-Eyed Men is an extraordinary crime story. The narrator is determined to turn himself into the master of all super-crooks if he can only find the right opportunity. Then suddenly one day in Paris, a strange set of circumstances which cannot be explained but can be no coincidence occur. He sees an American millionaire talking business with a notorious criminal in a Parisian nightclub.

First published in 1944, The Building of Jalna is one of sixteen books in the Jalna series written by Canada's Mazo de la Roche. In The Building of Jalna, Adeline, an impulsive bride with an Irish temper, and her husband, Captain Whiteoak, select Lake Ontario as the site of their new home. De la Roche chronicles their trials and tribulations during the building of the house, the swimming and skating parties, and the jealousies and humourous events that arise.

Ex-mercenary, pirate, and gun-runner Dante Bogart knows he's screwed the pooch after he hands one of his shady employers a biological weapon that made the dead rise from their graves, laugh like hyenas, and feast upon the living. Dante tried to blow the whistle via a tell-all video that went viral - but that was before the black ops boys deep-sixed him at a secret interrogation site on the Panama-Colombia border.

“I prefer it to any other guide, including the one I wrote.” - James Fadiman, Ph.D., author of Personality and Personal GrowthMeditation: It's Easier than you think. You've probably heard about the benefits of meditation: Sharper thinking, reduced stress, improved concentration, lower blood...

Ginnie Dare is the communications officer for her family's spacefaring shipping company. They arrive at Eshu for a routine supply drop and discover the entire settlement's population has vanished. Their search of the site reveals nothing out of place, except the people, but ends in a tense confrontation with the natives. During the conflict, Ginnie discovers an alien artifact that may be the key to diffusing the conflict. Can she decode the artifact before it's taken by the Sector Defense Force?

What will become of Lailah as she decides to do her own thing without God? Will she find a husband and live happily ever after? Will she trust God to be her Christian matchmaker, or will she get the devil in disguise who lies and leads her astray? God Send Me My Husband is a powerfully emotional urban romance novel with valuable Christian relationship messages about believing in God to help you find love, believing in yourself to stay true to your Christian faith, and overcoming self-doubt and low self-esteem issues that may be the reason that your wait has gone for this long.

What’s it like living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)?Join Karli, Louise, Martyn and Pia, the SMA My Way Champions, and their special guests as they talk careers, science, dating, travel, parenting, music and fashion and much more. SMA is a rare neuromuscular disease with a close-knit community of resilient problem-solvers at its heart. Focusing on their passions, the Champions foster conversations that are dynamic, inspiring and bring people together. All episodes are available with subtitles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmXzuVn0p6GD0W59WShp5lC2ucwlqVD8E. For a ...

Tous les lundis matin dans la matinale de Radio Fidélité, Hervé Le Roch vous présente LE film de la semaine à ne pas manquer. Une chronique hebdomadaire qui met en lumière le film incontournable du moment : celui qu'il faut aller voir en salle ou découvrir confortablement installé dans son canapé. Hervé partage son analyse avec passion et sincérité, décrypte l'histoire, les performances et les valeurs portées par l'œuvre. Un rendez-vous convivial pour bien démarrer la semaine avec une belle recommandation ciné et savoir quel film mérite votre attention.

In my extensive travels across the globe, I‚Ave encountered a vast array of humanity, yet I find little solace in the experiences I‚Ave gathered. After reflecting on the customs, beliefs, politics, laws, and histories of various nations, I‚Ave decided to discard the bulk of my memoirs. What remains, however, is a glimpse into the complex tapestry of human existence‚Aîa blend of brilliance and absurdity, grace and brutality. This collection, though imperfect, offers a fresh perspective on our shared humanity. (Introduction to Giphantia) - Summary by Introduction to Giphantia

Sophie von La Roche (1730-1807) war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin. Die Erzählung "Miss Kery und Sophie Gallen" stammt aus dem Jahr 1789: Herr Gallen, ein deutscher Gelehrter, hatte die einzige Schwester eines jungen Kaufmanns zu seiner Frau. Er wohnte in dem Haus seines Schwagers, welcher das Vermögen der Frau Gallen in seiner Handlung behielt, und reichliche Zinsen davon bezahlte.

Au domaine de Jalna, on prépare la fête pour le centenaire d'Adeline, la fondatrice de la dynastie des Whiteoak. Et lorsque l’un de ses descendants, Eden, revient de New York où il a réussi à se faire publier, le clan pourrait être de nouveau malmené par la folie des passions. Renny qui approche de la quarantaine et règne en maître sur le domaine, tombe sous le charme de sa jeune belle-sœur américaine. Jalna est le septième épisode de la saga des Whiteoak.

US-born historian of Europe Timothy Snyder first published Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin in 2010. In it, he argues that previous accounts of World War II have kept Nazi and Soviet crimes unduly separate, with much more attention paid to Adolf Hitler's atrocities than Joseph Stalin's. Snyder's view is that a definitive history of the period must depict the suffering of all of the conflict's victims.

A banquet of seduction, sin, kink, and decadence has been specially prepared by top connoisseurs from the American erotica world for the delectation of your imagination. Brand-new stories from Thomas S Roche, Michael Hemmingson, Shanna Germain, and many other literary talents are collected here to specifically celebrate and eroticise New York.

Covertext Digital ist angesagt, auch wenn kaum jemand erklären kann, was damit genau gemeint ist. Irgendwie soll das Internet schneller werden und der Computer soll uns die Arbeit abnehmen. Und was noch? Und vor allem: Brauchen wir das überhaupt? Wenn wir früher wissen wollten, welches Wetter draußen herrscht, gingen wir einfach zum Fenster und schauten hinaus. Heute besitzen wir eine intelligente, internetbasierte persönliche Assistentin, die uns mitteilt, dass draußen genau 16,4° Lufttemperatur herrschen.

La monarchie britannique sans filtre, vue et racontée depuis les coulisses.

In Consequences: The Rise of a Fractured World Order, William Priest, David Roche, and Alex Michailoff deliver an engaging, timely, and insightful analysis of identifying the sources and challenges facing liberal democracies and their ability to confront autocracies and autocratic behavior. The authors identify and address structural flaws present in both democracies and autocracies.