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Tula (LA EDAD DORADA DE HOLLYWOOD #1)
Par Hannah Howe. 2023
A sus veinticinco años, Tula Bowman es considerada la estrella más grande de Hollywood. Sin embargo, termina recluida en un…
psiquiátrico después de un colapso nervioso. ¿Cuál es la razón que desencadena su colapso nervioso? La perturbadora respuesta se encuentra en Tula, el primer libro de la serie La Época dorada de Hollywood.Um Casamento Escocês
Par Camila Winter. 2021
Em seu aniversário de dezesseis anos, a mãe de Angelet resolve fazer uma surpresa que a jovem jamais se esquecerá:…
uma viagem à Inverness, na Escócia, para visitar parentes de sua mãe de quem Angie nunca ouvira falar. Angelet está feliz e pronta para a aventura, mas ao chegar ao Castelo dos MacArthur, ela descobre um segredo que sua mãe mantinha guardado a sete chaves. Segredo esse que mudará a vida da filha para sempre. Uma família repleta de segredos obscuros e a presença de um escocês, um herdeiro misterioso de uma família tradicional de Inverness, que começa a seguir seus passos e não a deixa em paz. Archie MacDowald é o homem mais lindo que ela já viu na vida, mas também é o mais perigoso…La Chica de Findley
Par Suzan Tisdale. 2024
Ella había ganado su corazón sin intentarlo... y él solo puede esperar una oportunidad para ganar el suyo. Cuando Findley…
McKenna regresa tras su batalla contra los ingleses para ofrecer a Maggy Boyle un hogar entre su clan, solo encuentra muerte y destrucción en lugar de la joven viuda que le ha robado el corazón. Con apenas su fe, su corazón de Highlander y un poco de tela escocesa ensangrentada a la que aferrarse, Findley jura que encontrará a Maggy y a sus hijos, sin importar el infierno que deba soportar. ¿Cómo puede depositar su confianza o su corazón en manos de un hombre al que apenas conoce y mantener su libertad al tiempo que oculta sus secretos? Maggy tiene muchos secretos. Secretos que, de ser descubiertos, destrozarían a su familia. Temerosa de verse obligada a contraer otro matrimonio sin amor, Maggy consigue mantener oculta su identidad y a su familia unida durante tres largos años. Pero cuando su casa es destruida y secuestran a su hijo, los secretos empiezan a desvelarse, uno a uno. ¿Cómo puede poner su futuro y el de sus hijos en manos de Findley McKenna, un hombre al que apenas conoce? ¿Y qué pensaría él de ella si descubriera la verdad?A Donzela e o Dragão
Par Camila Winter. 2020
A Donzela e o Dragão por Camila Winter Montfort Saga Romântica Medieval A Donzela e o Dragão A chegada de…
um belo cavalheiro francês ao convento de Santa María D'Este em busca de sua namorada fugitiva será o início desta história de amor e aventura ambientada na França e na Itália no século 15. Etienne de Montfault acaba de encontrar uma noiva pudica que o deixou plantado no altar e planeja levá-la à força se necessário, mas a noviça faz de tudo para evitá-lo. E enquanto ele aguarda impacientemente a noiva esquiva, uma bela noviça do convento chamada Annabella Rosselli cruza seu caminho. A dama olha para ele e cativa seu coração instantaneamente. Mas é um amor proibido e condenado, um amor que não tem futuro. Ele sabe que deve regressar com a noiva ao seu país, porque para isso fez uma longa e perigosa viagem desde Provença, mas não consegue parar de pensar naquela bela noviça da Provença de cabelos dourados e um olhar tão doce que o espia escondida no jardim todas as manhãs ...Scent of Rainbow: Et à la terreur mortelle je t'abandonne
Par Katharina Emilie Sachs. 2009
La Martinique sert de décor à ce roman dont l’histoire se déroule à la fin du XIXe siècle, époque de…
l’éruption de la Montagne Pelée. Ceci est un hommage au personnage central, à savoir le gouverneur Louis Mouttet, qui ne parvint pas à sauver de nombreuses vies lors de l’éruption volcanique, car ignoré du gouvernement en France. Il fut longtemps tenu pour responsable des conséquences désastreuses de la catastrophe de 1902. Ce livre met en exergue l’incurie du gouvernement français à l’époque. La question qu’il incite à se poser est la suivante : le gouvernement ferait-il encore preuve d’incurie si l’un de ses territoires lointains était de nouveau en proie à une catastrophe de cette envergure ? Il y a fort à parier que la réponse serait oui.Un Guide Spirituel, Un Tigre Fantôme, et Une Mère Effrayante ! Megan est une adolescente de treize ans qui se…
rend compte qu'elle possède des pouvoirs psychiques que les autres n'ont pas. Au début, elle a essayé d'en parler à sa mère, mais les conséquences ont été désastreuses, alors elle a appris à se taire à leur sujet. Cependant, certaines personnes proposent leur aide et un animal lui montre une amitié particulière, mais ils ne sont pas 'vivants' au sens normal du terme. Ils sont décédés. Megan a trois amis de ce type : Wacinhinsha, son Guide Spirituel, qui était Sioux dans sa dernière vie sur Terre ; son grand-père maternel, Gramps et un énorme tigre de Sibérie appelé Grrr. Wacinhinsha est extrêmement savant en tout ce qui concerne le spirituel, le psychique et le paranormal ; son grand-père est un 'mort' novice et Grrr ne peut parler que le Tigre, comme on peut l'imaginer, et la plupart de cela, bien sûr, est incompréhensible pour les humains. Dans 'Megan part en vacances', la famille part en vacances à l'étranger et Megan est fascinée par l'endroit. À son retour à la maison, elle se rend un peu ridicule en prétendant être ce qu'elle n'est pas et en se vantant. Cependant, sa mère et quelques autres la ramènent à la réalité. Wacinhinsha lui donne une explication de sa récente infatuation pour sa destination de vacances.Ricordami di dimenticare
Par Laurence E Fisher. 2023
La famiglia è tutto per Pam Aulsebrook. E quando viene strappata dalle braccia della sua famiglia nel bel mezzo della…
guerra, farà di tutto per tornare al suo posto. Senza di loro al suo fianco, la sicurezza non significa nulla. Rischiando tutto, Pam scappa e torna a casa. L'incontro con Paul Konieczny, un soldato polacco, sconvolge il mondo di Pam. Improvvisamente, c'è una nuova ragione per vivere, amare e rimanere in vita. Su suo ordine, i due tornano insieme nella Polonia devastata dalla guerra, ma al loro arrivo nulla è come promesso. Ora, con la sua vita in pericolo, Pam deve cercare di lasciare la Polonia. Riuscirà Paul a rispettare il suo voto più sacro: riportare Pam a casa e infine raggiungerla in salvo?Dry Water: A Novel by Robert J.C. Stead (Canadian Literature Collection)
Par Robert J.C. Stead. 2008
Dry Water tells the story of Donald Strand, from the time of his arrival as a ten-year-old orphan at his…
relatives’ Manitoba farm in 1890 to his apogee as a successful farmer. It recounts the crises he faces during a troubled marriage and the great stock market crash of 1929. His life parallels the growth and development of Manitoba during the same period.Stead considered Dry Water, written in 1934–1935, to be his crowning achievement. He was unable to find a publisher for it during his lifetime, although an abridged edition was published by Tecumseh Press in 1983. This new edition includes the complete typescript, a critical introduction, and explanatory notes that place this novel in its proper literary and historical context.A young Canadian marches over the Pyrenees and enters into history by joining the International Brigades—men and women from around…
the world who volunteered to fight against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. This new edition of Ted Allan’s novel, This Time a Better Earth, reintroduces readers to the electrifying milieu of the Spanish Civil War and Madrid, which for a short time in the 1930s became the epicentre of a global struggle between democracy and fascism. This Time a Better Earth, first published in 1939, tells the story of Canadian Bob Curtis from the time of his arrival in Spain and the idealism and trials of the international volunteers. Allan’s novel achieves the distinction of being both a work of considerable literary and historical significance and a real page-turner. This is the first installment of a series of titles to be published in the Canadian Literature Collection under the Canada and the Spanish Civil War banner. This is a large-scale project devoted to the recovery and presentation of Canadian cultural production about the Spanish Civil War (spanishcivilwar.ca), directed by Bart Vautour and Emily Robins Sharpe.Crow Mary: A Novel
Par Kathleen Grissom. 2023
The New York Times bestselling author of the book club classics The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything returns with…
a sweeping and &“richly detailed story of a woman caught between two cultures&” (Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author) inspired by the real life of Crow Mary—an Indigenous woman in 19th-century North America.In 1872, sixteen-year-old Goes First, a Crow Native woman, marries Abe Farwell, a white fur trader. He gives her the name Mary, and they set off on the long trip to his trading post in Saskatchewan, Canada. Along the way, she finds a fast friend in a Métis named Jeannie; makes a lifelong enemy in a wolfer named Stiller; and despite learning a dark secret of Farwell&’s past, falls in love with her husband. The winter trading season passes peacefully. Then, on the eve of their return to Montana, a group of drunken whiskey traders slaughters forty Nakota—despite Farwell&’s efforts to stop them. Mary, hiding from the hail of bullets, sees the murderers, including Stiller, take five Nakota women back to their fort. She begs Farwell to save them, and when he refuses, Mary takes two guns, creeps into the fort, and saves the women from certain death. Thus, she sets off a whirlwind of colliding cultures that brings out the worst and best in the cast of unforgettable characters and pushes the love between Farwell and Crow Mary to the breaking point. From &“a tremendously gifted storyteller&” (Jim Fergus, author of The Vengeance of Mothers), Crow Mary is a &“tender, compelling, and profoundly educational and satisfying read&” (Sadeqa Johnson, author of The Yellow Wife) that sweeps across decades, showcasing the beauty of the natural world, while at the same time probing the intimacies of a marriage and one woman&’s heart.Mrs. Gulliver: A Novel
Par Valerie Martin. 2024
From the prize-winning and beloved author Valerie Martin (Mary Reilly, Property, Italian Fever) comes a surprisingly inventive tale of female…
subversion and agency in a patriarchal world, with two brilliantly crafted protagonists to root for.It&’s 1954 on far-flung Verona Island, a tropical paradise with a fragile economy and a rising crime rate. Prostitution is legal and Lila Gulliver is proud of her business, a high-end brothel where her clients are guaranteed privacy and discretion. When Carità Bercy, a young, destitute, and beautiful blind woman arrives at her door seeking employment, Lila decides to give her a chance.Carità proves a valuable asset to the house, as well as a psychological puzzle to her employer. One hot night, Ian Drohan, a handsome youth and the scion of the wealthiest family on the island, visits Lila&’s house and falls madly in love with Carità. Lila doubts his sincerity and fears for Carità &‘s future.Carità has no such fears. In fact, Carità is a reckless force of nature, determined to succeed in ways Lila hasn&’t even contemplated. Spirits of the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, as well as the devilish denizens of the magical island in The Tempest, haunt this steamy tale of passionate love, found and lost, and found again.Ours: A Novel
Par Phillip B. Williams. 2024
Chosen as a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Oprah&’s Book Club, Elle, Reader's Digest, The Rumpus, Kirkus Reviews, The Millions,…
Lit Hub, and more&“Fans of The Underground Railroad, The Water Dancer, and Let Us Descend will devour this lyrical and surreal saga.&” —Oprah DailyFrom a writer of singular voice and vision, a mesmerizing epic that reimagines the past to explore the true nature of freedomIn this ingenious, sweeping novel, Phillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named Saint, a fearsome conjuror who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a haven of her own creation: a town just north of St. Louis, magically concealed from outsiders, named Ours.It is in this miraculous place that Saint&’s grand experiment—a truly secluded community where her people may flourish—takes root. But although Saint does her best to protect the inhabitants of Ours, over time, her conjuring and memories begin to betray her, leaving the town vulnerable to intrusions by newcomers with powers of their own. As the cracks in Saint&’s creation are exposed, some begin to wonder whether the community&’s safety might be yet another form of bondage.Set over the course of four decades and steeped in a rich tradition of American literature informed by Black surrealism, mythology, and spirituality, Ours is a stunning exploration of the possibilities and limitations of love and freedom by a writer of capacious vision and talent.Moonrise Over New Jessup: A Novel
Par Jamila Minnicks. 2023
"With compelling characters and a heart-pounding plot, Jamila Minnicks pulled me into pages of history I&’d never turned before."―Barbara Kingsolver, New…
York Times bestselling author of Demon CopperheadWinner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, an enchanting and thought-provoking debut novel about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves on Alabama soil during the Civil Rights Movement. It&’s 1957, and after leaving the only home she has ever known, Alice Young steps off the bus into all-Black New Jessup, where residents have largely rejected integration as the means for Black social advancement. Instead, they seek to maintain, and fortify, the community they cherish on their &“side of the woods.&” In this place, Alice falls in love with Raymond Campbell, whose clandestine organizing activities challenge New Jessup&’s longstanding status quo and could lead to the young couple&’s expulsion—or worse—from the home they both hold dear. As they marry and raise children together, Alice must find a way to balance her undying support for his underground work with her desire to protect New Jessup from the rising pressure of upheaval from inside, and outside, their side of town. Based on the history of the many Black towns and settlements established across the country, Jamila Minnicks's heartfelt and riveting debut is both a celebration of Black joy and a timely examination of the opposing viewpoints that attended desegregation in America. Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel PrizeThe Long Song: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize (Nhb Modern Plays Ser.)
Par Andrea Levy. 2010
Now a major BBC TV drama, starring Tamara Lawrance, Lenny Henry and Hayley Atwell.A Sunday Times bestseller (2011), shortlisted for…
the Man Booker Prize, The Long Song by Andrea Levy is a hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking and unputdownable novel of the last days of slavery in Jamaica, for those who loved Homegoing, The Underground Railroad, or the film 12 Years a Slave.'A marvel of luminous storytelling' Financial TimesYou do not know me yet. My son Thomas, who is publishing this book, tells me, it is customary at this place in a novel to give the reader a little taste of the story that is held within these pages. As your storyteller, I am to convey that this tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent years of slavery and the early years of freedom that followed.July is a slave girl who lives upon a sugar plantation named Amity and it is her life that is the subject of this tale. She was there when the Baptist War raged in 1831, and she was present when slavery was declared no more. My son says I must convey how the story tells also of July's mama Kitty, of the negroes that worked the plantation land, of Caroline Mortimer the white woman who owned the plantation and many more persons besides - far too many for me to list here. But what befalls them all is carefully chronicled upon these pages for you to peruse.Perhaps, my son suggests, I might write that it is a thrilling journey through that time in the company of people who lived it. All this he wishes me to pen so the reader can decide if this is a novel they might care to consider. Cha, I tell my son, what fuss-fuss. Come, let them just read it for themselves.The Jacobites' Plight: A powerful and gripping historical drama
Par Morag Edwards. 2024
A gripping saga of a family buffeted by war, dwindling fortunes, and royal rivalries, from the author of The Jacobite&’s…
Wife. William Herbert has no Jacobite sympathies, but he&’s been persecuted throughout his life for his family&’s loyalty to the exiled Stuart dynasty. His sister, Winifred Maxwell, is guilty of treason, and William could be found guilty of the same charge for helping her escape from London. Winifred and her unreliable husband make it to Rome, to the exiled court of the &“Pretender,&” James III, and Winifred becomes governess to the princes Charles and Henry. Meanwhile, his daughter, Mary, is in Paris with her lover, a man she refuses to marry. William is desperate to protect Mary from her gambling and financial mistakes but is soon caught in the web of his daughter&’s deluded ambitions. But as Mary&’s misadventures continue, both William and Winifred may pay the price . . .Praise for The Jacobite&’s Wife &“An impressive, lively narrative of a memorable woman who, aside from her one daring exploit, is lamentably little-known.&” —Historical Novels Review &“The extraordinary tale of an amazing woman.&” —Mari Griffith, author of Root of the Tudor RoseMedea: A Novel
Par Eilish Quin. 2024
Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek antiquity, in…
this propulsive and evocative debut in the tradition of Circe, Elektra, and Stone Blind.Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband, the Argonauts leader Jason, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories. But what if that isn&’t the full story? The daughter of a sea nymph and the granddaughter of a Titan, Medea is a paradox. She is at once rendered compelling by virtue of the divinity that flows through her bloodline and made powerless by the fact of her being a woman. As a child, she intuitively submerges herself in witchcraft and sorcery, but soon finds it may not be a match for the prophecies that hang over her entire family like a shroud. As Medea comes into her own as a woman and a witch, she also faces the arrival of the hero Jason, preordained by the gods to be not only her husband, but also her lifeline to escape her isolated existence. Medea travels the treacherous seas with the Argonauts, battles demons she had never conceived of, and falls in love with the man who may ultimately be her downfall. In this propulsive, beautifully written debut, readers will finally hear Medea&’s side of the story through a fresh and feminist lens.The Lost Mother: A Novel
Par Mary McGarry Morris. 2005
Abandoned by his wife, a man tries to protect his family during the Great Depression, in this &“powerful&” novel by…
the bestselling author of Songs in Ordinary Time (Publishers Weekly). During the Great Depression, rural Vermont suffers along with the rest of the country, and Henry Talcott, with only occasional work as a butcher, is reduced to moving into a tent on the edge of Black Pond with his two children. Their beautiful but unreliable mother has left them, and Henry is devastated by her desertion. He hasn&’t told Thomas or Margaret why she left—or if she will return. Told from twelve-year-old Thomas&’s perspective, The Lost Mother follows this shattered family as a wealthy neighbor begins to woo the children as companions for her strange, housebound son, and Henry weighs an unexpected proposition, the consequences of which may cost him everything. &“A perfectly lovely story about perfectly awful things&” by the New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award–nominated author of A Dangerous Woman and Light from a Distant Star, The Lost Mother is &“the quietest, subtlest novel that has ever kept [its readers] up into the small hours of the night, unable to look away&” (The Washington Post).A Hole in the Universe: A Novel
Par Mary McGarry Morris. 2004
A man returns to his hometown after twenty-five years in prison, in this &“richly atmospheric&” novel by the acclaimed author…
of Songs in Ordinary Time (The Washington Post). After decades in prison for a senseless juvenile murder, Gordon Loomis returns home to find his old neighborhood blighted by drugs and poverty. Desperate for work, he takes a job at the same rundown market where he once stocked shelves as a teenager. But while Gordon&’s situation seems bleak, he is not without support. His brother Dennis, a successful oral surgeon, tries to work past his own fears and failings to help Gordon move on from his past. And the flamboyant Delores Dufault yearns to be part of Gordon&’s new life—even if he&’s as terrified of relationships as he is of going back to jail. Meanwhile, Gordon&’s inherent decency draws the attention of a hungry child whose survival threatens the fragile balance that is Gordon&’s freedom. Gordon can never forgive himself for that deadly home intrusion twenty-five years ago. Because of him, a pregnant young woman is gone forever. But in spite of his numbness and pain, Gordon will continue to be pursued by those who care for him, need him, and love him.Songs in Ordinary Time: A Novel
Par Mary McGarry Morris. 1995
This New York Times bestseller of a troubled family in 1960s Vermont is &“teeming with incident and characters, often foolish,…
even nasty, but always alive&” (The New Yorker). It is the summer of 1960 in Atkinson, Vermont. With no help from her alcoholic ex-husband, Marie Fermoyle is raising three children on the edge of poverty. Her seventeen-year-old daughter, Alice, is becoming emotionally involved with a local priest in a staunchly Catholic town that disapproves of Marie&’s divorce. Alice&’s brother Norm is a hotheaded sixteen-year-old, and twelve-year-old Benjy is isolated and full of anxieties, looking with yearning at the Klubocks next door, who seem to live an orderly, peaceful life much unlike his own family&’s. Now, Marie has met a new man: Omar Duvall, who talks about opportunities and riches but so far seems only to sponge off the Fermoyles. A lonely, desperate single mother like Marie is easy prey for con men, but she resists the temptation to doubt him. Young Benjy, though, may eventually reveal a disturbing secret that could shatter all her hopes. A portrait of a family as well as a town and its secrets, Songs in Ordinary Time is &“a gritty, beautifully crafted novel rich in wisdom and suspense&” (The Miami Herald). An Oprah&’s Book Club selection from an author nominated for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, it is &“extraordinary . . . a deeply satisfying story&” (USA Today).The Secret Supper: A Novel
Par Javier Sierra. 2006
This instant New York Times bestseller reveals the secrets embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci's best-known Christian piece The Last Supper.Milan,…
1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling—and blasphemous—message that he is driven to decode. The Holy Grail and the Eucharistic Bread are missing, there is no meat on the table, and the apostles, shockingly, are portraits of well-known heretics—and none of them are depicted with halos. And why has the artist painted himself into the scene with his back turned toward Jesus? The clues to Leonardo's greatest puzzle are right before your eyes... Tightly paced and atmospheric, The Secret Supper is a dazzling historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci's genius and his masterpiece—which you will never look at in the same way again.