Inhalt: Rosie Hopkins is waiting excitedly for Christmas in the Derbyshire village of Lipton. Her sweetshop is festooned with striped candy canes, piles of Turkish Delight and happy, sticky children. She's going to be spending it with her whole family, and boyfriend Stephen. But when tragedy strikes at the heart of their community, Rosie's plans for the future collapse. Can she build a life in Lipton? And is what's best for the sweetshop also what's best for Rosie? Schlagworte:Drama, Englischer Roman, Familie, Liebe, Protagonistin, Unfall, Weihnachten Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 Seiten Beteiligte:Colgan, Jenny Standort: Engl. Col ISBN: 978-0-7515-5181-5
Inhalt: The author of The Paris Wife takes us to the heart of another true story: set in 1920s colonial Kenya, Circling the Sun is about an unforgettable woman who lives by nobody's rules but her own.
As a young girl, Beryl Markham was brought to Kenya from Britain by parents dreaming of a new life. For her mother, the dream quickly turned sour, and she returned home; Beryl was brought up by her father, who switched between indulgence and heavy-handed authority, allowing her first to run wild on their farm, then incarcerating her in the classroom. The scourge of governesses and serial absconder from boarding school, by the age of sixteen Beryl had been catapulted into a disastrous marriage - but it was in facing up to this reality that she took charge of her own destiny. Scandalizing high society with her errant behaviour, she left her husband and became the first woman ever to hold a professional racehorse trainer's licence. After falling in with the notoriously hedonistic and gin-soaked Happy Valley set, Beryl soon became embroiled in a complex love triangle with the writer Karen Blixen and big game-hunter Denys Finch Hatton (immortalized in Blixen's memoir Out of Africa). It was this unhappy affair which set tragedy in motion, while awakening Beryl to her truest self, and to her fate: to fly. Schlagworte:19. Jahrhundert, 20. Jahrhundert, Africa, Afrika, Außenseiterin, Biografischer Roman, Biographischer Roman, Emanzipation, England, Englisch, Englischer Roman, Frau, Frauen, Frauenschicksal, Freundschaft, Jahrhundertwende, Kenia, Kolonialzeit, Kolonie, Liebe, Neunzehntes Jahrhundert, Pferde, Pferdetrainerin, Protagonistin, Zwanzigstes Jahrhundert Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 359 S. Beteiligte:MacLain, Paula Standort: Engl. MacL ISBN: 978-0-8129-9932-7
Inhalt: Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion, but it is no ordinary gathering. She announces that she has decided to change her will, cutting off her children and leaving her fortune to someone who has only weeks to live ... Among Lady Playford's guests are Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard, who have no idea why they've been invited.... until Poirot starts to wonder if Lady Playford expects a murderer to strike. When the crime is committed, and the vicitm is not who Poirot thought it would be, will he be able to solve the mystery? Schlagworte:Christie, Agatha <1890-1976>, Englische Literatur, Erben, Krimi, Mordfall, Poirot, Hercule, Testament Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 Seiten Beteiligte:Christie, Agatha Standort: Engl. Chri ISBN: 978-0-00-813413-6
Inhalt: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, perhaps the most bestselling and beloved literary fiction of our time, comes the highly anticipated Cloud Cuckoo Land.
Set in Constantinople in the fifteenth century, in a small town in present-day Idaho, and on an interstellar ship decades from now, Anthony Doerr's gorgeous third novel is a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds in peril, who find resilience, hope-and a book. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr has created a magnificent tapestry of times and places that reflects our vast interconnectedness-with other species, with each other, with those who lived before us, and with those who will be here after we're gone.
Thirteen-year-old Anna, an orphan, lives inside the formidable walls of Constantinople in a house of women who make their living embroidering the robes of priests. Restless, insatiably curious, Anna learns to read, and in this ancient city, famous for its libraries, she finds a book, the story of Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird so that he can fly to a utopian paradise in the sky. This she reads to her ailing sister as the walls of the only place she has known are bombarded in the great siege of Constantinople. Outside the walls is Omeir, a village boy, miles from home, conscripted with his beloved oxen into the invading army. His path and Anna's will cross.
Five hundred years later, in a library in Idaho, octogenarian Zeno, who learned Greek as a prisoner of war, rehearses five children in a play adaptation of Aethon's story, preserved against all odds through centuries. Tucked among the library shelves is a bomb, planted by a troubled, idealistic teenager, Seymour. This is another siege. And in a not-so-distant future, on the interstellar ship Argos, Konstance is alone in a vault, copying on scraps of sacking the story of Aethon, told to her by her father. She has never set foot on our planet.
Like Marie-Laure and Werner in All the Light We Cannot See, Anna, Omeir, Seymour, Zeno, and Konstance are dreamers and outsiders who find resourcefulness and hope in the midst of gravest danger. Their lives are gloriously intertwined. Doerr's dazzling imagination transports us to worlds so dramatic and immersive that we forget, for a time, our own. Dedicated to "the librarians then, now, and in the years to come," Cloud Cuckoo Land is a beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship-of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart. Schlagworte:Bibliothek, Bücherei, Generationen, Hoffnung, Idaho, Kinder, Konstantinopel, Krieg, Lesen, Traum, Utopie, Waise, Weltall, Widerstand, Zukunft Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 626 Seiten Beteiligte:Doerr, Anthony Standort: Engl. Doe ISBN: 978-1-982186-88-3
Inhalt: You can plan your life, but sometimes life has a mind of its own ...
Following Lisa's near-death experience as a teenager, she is haunted by the emerald-green eyes of the stranger who saved her life. Her only connection to him is the leather jacket he left behind. Years later, she's still reeling from the afterefffects of her injuries, convinced that no man will love her once he uncovers her secret. She lives a life of solitude and hides behind her days of monotony. And then James storms into her life.
After James helps a young girl in a car accident, he sets his life course - determined that nothing will stand in his way. Once he accomplishes his dreams, one unforeseen event changes his orderly existence into one of chaos. He spirals downward and can't summon the strength to pull himself from the edge of despair. Until Lisa becomes a beautiful distraction.
Familiarity and a sense of peace draw them to one another. They soon discover they lived parallel lives that intertwined at the most crucial points. Can their revelations help them face their fears and move forward, or will history repeat itself? Schlagworte:Liebe, Schicksal, Vergangenheitsbewältigung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 332 Seiten Beteiligte:Beck, Kristina Standort: Engl. Bec ISBN: 978-1-5404-3156-1
Inhalt: Beauty, brains, and money. Alexa has it all, and luck is her middle name. She's the first to defend her family and friends and never needs help in return. Men fall at her feet - except the abrasive police officer Kent, who seems to despise her. But a series of strange events punctures her protective bubble, exposing her to fear and self-doubt. She doesn't know who she should be more afraid of, her unknown pursuer or the sudden protective, softer side of the officer.
Kent has always watched the women he loves the most in his life suffer unbearably, unable to safe them himself, and now he refuses to get close to anybody. To most people, he's a heartless, angry cop without a soft interior. Until one stormy day, fate teases him with a warm ray of Alexa's sunshine, melting a piece of his icy heart. Kent believes he hates her, but when her brightness dims, his hate turns into something else. Schlagworte:Beziehung, Liebe, Polizist, Schicksal, Stalking, Vergangenheitsbewältigung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 305 Seiten Beteiligte:Beck, Kristina Standort: Engl. Bec ISBN: 978-1-977769-80-0
Inhalt: Tina craves adventure, food, and her new client, restaurant owner Gerry.
At sixteen, Tina was full of energy, fearless, and desperate to get out of New Jersey. But her dreams shattered when her mother died tragically. She was thrust into the role of mothering her family while hiding the horrible truth of that day.
Now that Tina feels she's paid her penance, she wants to rediscover the ambitious girl she used to be. With her new dream job and a move to Hoboken, it's her time to spread her wings. Tina's first client is a restaurant owner who tempts her-not only with food but with himself. She'd felt this kind of attraction only once before in college and is flooded with memories of an unforgettable kiss. One of her biggest regrets.
Gerry desires anonymity, a new life, and the beautiful website designer Tina.
Gerry fled Germany to escape the destruction of his reputation. After months of staying under the radar, he opens a restaurant in New York City. When he hires a website design firm, Gerry finds himself working closely with Tina-whom he had a taste of years ago and now finds a sweet indulgence.
Even as they admit their attraction to each other, an unexpected circumstance threatens to separate them again. Will their love be strong enough to give up their dreams? Or will someone be left behind? Schlagworte:Beziehung, Gaststätte, Liebe, Restaurant, Schicksal, Vergangenheitsbewältigung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 296 Seiten Beteiligte:Beck, Kristina Standort: Engl. Bec ISBN: 978-1-977769-80-0
Inhalt: On paper, Merina Wilde has it all: a successful career writing the kind of romantic novels that make even the hardest hearts swoon, a perfect carousel of book launches and parties to keep her social life buzzing, and a childhood sweetheart who thinks she's a goddess. But Merry has a secret: the magic has stopped flowing from her fingers. Try as she might, she can't summon up the sparkle that makes her stories shine. And as her deadline whooshes by, her personal life falls apart too. Alex tells her he wants something other than the future she'd always imagined for them and Merry finds herself single for the first time since - well, ever.
Desperate to get her life back on track, Merry leaves London and escapes to the windswept Orkney Islands, locking herself away in a secluded clifftop cottage to try to heal her heart and rediscover her passion for writing. But can the beauty of the islands and the kindness of strangers help Merry to fool herself into believing in love again, if only long enough to finish her book? Or is it time for her to give up the career she's always adored and find something new to set her soul alight? Schlagworte:England, Insel, Liebe, Orkney-Inseln, Trennung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 434 Seiten Beteiligte:Hepburn, Holly Standort: Engl. Hep ISBN: 978-1-4711-7033-1
Inhalt: A sequel to the international bestseller "Eat, Pray, Love", this title is an intelligent contemplation of marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and suggests that sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in her amorous fantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Liebe, Liebesgeschichte Systematik: Engl., , Roman Beteiligte:Gilbert, Elizabeth Standort: Engl. Gil ISBN: 978-1-4088-1047-7
Inhalt: The acclaimed, bestselling author¿winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize¿tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families¿ lives.
One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating¿s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny¿s mother, Beverly¿thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.
Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.
When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.
Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together. Schlagworte:Affäre, Familie, Familiendrama, Familienroman, Geschwister, Scheidung, Taufe Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 322 Seiten Beteiligte:Patchett, Ann Standort: Engl. Pat ISBN: 978-1-4088-8530-7
Inhalt: Als das berühmte Model Lula Landry von ihrem schneebedeckten Balkon im Londoner Stadtteil Mayfair in den Tod stürzt, steht für die ermittelnden Beamten schnell fest, dass es Selbstmord war. Der Fall scheint abgeschlossen. Doch Lulas Bruder hat Zweifel, ein Privatdetektiv soll für ihn die Wahrheit ans Licht bringen. Cormoran Strike hat in Afghanistan körperliche und seelische Wunden davongetragen, mangels Aufträgen ist er außerdem finanziell am Ende. Der spektakuläre neue Fall ist seine Rettung, doch Strike ahnt nicht, was die Ermittlungen ihm abverlangen werden. Während er immer weiter eindringt in die Welt der Reichen und Schönen, fördert Strike Erschreckendes zutage und gerät selbst in große Gefahr. Schlagworte:Detektiv, England, Englischer Roman, Krimi, London, Mannequin, Model, Mord, Rowling, Joanne K. <1965- Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 549 S. Beteiligte:Rowling, J.K., Galbraith, Robert Standort: Engl. Gal
Ein unheimlicher nächtlicher Schrei, eine Mädchenleiche im Lake District und zwei singende Ex-Fußballer, die vor laufender Kamera Morddrohungen erhalten ... Hochspannung mit drei englischen Kurzkrimis. Die Lektüre wird didaktisch aufbereitet durch textbezogene Übungen, die schwerpunktmäßig den Wortschatz für das Niveau A1 (Anfänger) trainieren. So werden die Englischkenntnisse vertieft und das Textverständnis effektiv geschult.
_ drei spannende Kurzkrimis _ gezieltes Training des englischen Grundwortschatzes _ textbezogene Übungen mit Lösungen _ Vokabelangaben auf jeder Seite _ Infokästen zu Sprache, Grammatik und Landeskunde _ Europäischer Referenzrahmen: Für Anfänger - Niveau A1 Schlagworte:Anfänger, Einsteiger, Englisch, Krimi, Lernkrimi, Sprachtraining Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 123 S. Beteiligte:Astley, Oliver, Simpson, Caroline, ie Standort: Engl. Cry ISBN: 978-3-8174-9436-1
Inhalt: When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband has gone off by himself for a few days--as he has done before--and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.
But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realizes. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were to be published, it would ruin lives--meaning that there are a lot of people who might want him silenced.
Inhalt: When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg.Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, Career of Evil is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives. You will not be able to put this book down. Schlagworte:England, Englisch, Englischer Roman, Krimi, London, Rowling, Joanne K. <1965- Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 487 Seiten Beteiligte:Galbraith, Robert Standort: Engl. Gal ISBN: 978-0-7515-6358-0
Inhalt: 'I seen a kid killed ... he strangled it, up by the horse.'
When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cromoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts in a panic. Trying to get tho the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott - once his assistant, now a partner in the agency - set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within the Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike's own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once fid. Plus, his relationship with his former assistand is more fraught than it ever has been - Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much more tricky than that ... Schlagworte:Beziehung, London, Mordfall, Rowling, Joanne K. <1965-, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 649 Seiten Beteiligte:Galbraith, Robert Standort: Engl. Gal ISBN: 978-0-7515-7286-5
Inhalt: Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough - who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974.
Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike.
As Strike and Robin investigate Margot's disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . .
Inhalt: Meteorologist Sky Matthews does not like surprises.
Sky monitors her life like she does the weather, carefully and with a scientific eye. So, when she misses out on her dream job abroad and finds herself with no choice but to take a position on a tidal island off the Cornish harbour town of St Felix instead, she feels completely at sea. Worse still, she has to work alongside TV weatherman Sonny Samuels, who barely knows his storms from his tsunamis.
It doesn't take long for Sky to become enchanted by the strange weather patterns over St Felix. Sonny is convinced they link to local folklore, but Sky knows her science too well to fall for that. Until she meets Walter, a local weather watcher with no qualifications beyond a lifetime of experience and Sky is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the weather, herself... and Sonny. Schlagworte:Cornwall, Folklore, Kleinstadt, Küste, Leichte Lektüre, Liebe, Meteorologie, Wetter Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 355 Seiten Beteiligte:McNamara, Ali Standort: Engl. MacN ISBN: 978-0-7515-8101-0
Inhalt: It's the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiancé willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won't be there to walk her down the aisle.
Then a chance accident reveals his identity. Suddenly, Rachel is drawn into a dizzying world of Shanghai splendor, a world where people attend church in a penthouse, where exotic cars race down the boulevard, and where people aren't just crazy rich ... they're China rich. Schlagworte:Asien, China, Familie, Familienfehden, Freche Frauen, Heirat, Hochzeit, Liebe, Reichtum, Vater Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 479 Seiten Beteiligte:Kwan, Kevin Standort: Engl. Kwa ISBN: 978-0-8041-7206-6
Inhalt: When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside-but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park-a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore-Nicholas's childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband-a man hell bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China's second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing. A sweeping novel that takes us from the elegantly appointed mansions of Manila to the secluded private islands in the Sulu Sea, from a kidnapping at Hong Kong's most elite private school to a surprise marriage proposal at an Indian palace, caught on camera by the telephoto lenses of paparazzi, Kevin Kwan's hilarious, gloriously wicked new novel reveals the long-buried secrets of Asia's most privileged families and their rich people problems. Schlagworte:Asien, Beziehung, Erben, Erbengemeinschaft, Erbfolgekrieg, Familie, Freche Frauen, Humor, Reichtum, Tod Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 544 Seiten Beteiligte:Kwan, Kevin Standort: Engl. Kwa ISBN: 978-0-525-43237-1
Inhalt: When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country's most eligible bachelor.
On Nick's arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers. Schlagworte:Asien, Familie, Familienfehden, Freche Frauen, Intrige, Liebe, Lustiges, Reichtum, Verlobung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 527 Seiten Beteiligte:Kwan, Kevin Standort: Engl. Kwa ISBN: 978-0-525-56665-6
Inhalt: Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar have made a pact. As they process the events of the Spring they will keep things . platonic . until the Solstice. But can they resist when the crackling tension between them is enough to set the whole of Crescent City aflame?
And they are not out of danger yet. Dragged into a rebel movement they want no part of, Bryce, Hunt and their friends find themselves pitted against the terrifying Asteri - whose notice they must avoid at all costs. But as they learn more about the rebel cause, they face a choice: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight. And they've never been very good at staying silent.
In this sexy, action-packed sequel to the #1 bestseller House of Earth and Blood, Sarah J. Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to explode - and the people who will do anything to save it. Schlagworte:Dämonen, Englischer Roman, Fantasy, Liebe, Revolution Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 800 Seiten Beteiligte:Maas, Sarah J. Standort: Engl. Maa ISBN: 978-1-5266-2547-2
Inhalt: Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. Every night is a party and Bryce is going to savour all the pleasures Lunathion - also known as Crescent City - has to offer. But then a brutal murder shakes the very foundations of the city, and brings Bryce's world crashing down. Two years later, Bryce still haunts the city's most notorious nightclubs - but seeking only oblivion now. Then the murderer attacks again. And when an infamous Fallen angel, Hunt Athalar, is assigned to watch her every footstep, Bryce knows she can't forget any longer. As Bryce and Hunt fight to unravel the mystery, and their own dark pasts, the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents, and down to the deepest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir. Schlagworte:Dämonen, Engel, Englischer Roman, Fantasy, Krimi, Liebe, Mord, Nachtclub Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 803 Seiten, Karten Beteiligte:Maas, Sarah J. Standort: Engl. Maa ISBN: 978-1-5266-1012-6
Inhalt: In her latest novel Mary Higgins Clark exposes a dark secret from a familys past that threatens the lives of sisters Kate and Hannah Connelly. Clark once again demonstrates the mastery of her craft. She presents the reader with a perplexing mystery, a puzzling question of identity, and a fascinating cast of characters - one of whom may just be a ruthless killer. Schlagworte:Antiquitäten, Explosion, Fabrik, Möbel, Psychothriller, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 445 S. Beteiligte:Clark, Mary Higgins Standort: Engl. Cla ISBN: 978-1-84983-708-8
Inhalt: For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold.
Turns out her mom, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar.
After serving five years in prison, Patty gets out with nowhere to go and begs her daughter to take her in. The entire community is shocked when Rose Gold says yes.
Patty insists all she wants is to reconcile their differences. She says she's forgiven Rose Gold for turning her in and testifying against her. But Rose Gold knows her mother. Patty Watts always settles a score.
Unfortunately for Patty, Rose Gold is no longer her weak little darling...
Inhalt: A luminous, life-affirming novel about a 12-year-old boy who is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crash
One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles. There are 192 passengers aboard: among them a young woman taking a pregnancy test in the airplane toilet; a Wall Street millionaire flirting with the air hostess; an injured soldier returning from Afghanistan; and two beleaguered parents moving across the country with their adolescent sons, bickering over who gets the window seat. When the plane suddenly crashes in a field in Colorado, the younger of these boys, 12-year-old Edward Adler, is the sole survivor.
Dear Edward depicts Edward's life in the crash's aftermath as he struggles to make sense of the meaning of his survival, the strangeness of his sudden fame, and find his place in the world without his family. In his new home with his aunt and uncle, the only solace comes from his friendship with the girl next door, Shay. Together Edward and Shay make a startling discovery: hidden in his uncle's garage are sacks of letters from the relatives of the other passengers, addressed to Edward.
As Edward comes of age against the backdrop of sudden tragedy, he must confront some of life's most profound questions: how do we make the most of the time we are given? And what does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? Schlagworte:Brief, Flug, Flugzeug, Flugzeugabsturz, Kind, Trauma, Verlust, Überleben Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 340 Seiten Beteiligte:Napolitano, Ann Standort: Engl. Nap ISBN: 978-1-984854-78-0
Inhalt: Born between the wars on a working-class street in London, Harry Miles wins a scholarship to an exclusive school and with it a chance to escape his station. Instead he falls in love with poetry, and though his teachers encourage him to attend university, he's tired of scholarship's dull routines. He takes an entry-level job and spends his free time among the poetry volumes at Battersea Public Library
One afternoon on his way up the stairs, Harry encounters the enigmatic Evelyn Hill. The daughter of an alcoholic layabout, the young woman chafes against the idea of marriage-but during a summer spent wandering the commons and taking in plays with Harry, their relationship begins to bloom in the shadow of the Second World War. Before they know it, Harry is headed into battle and the couple faces the first of many challenges in what will become a lifetime spent together.
Drawing on original wartime letters written by the author's father, Dear Evelyn reckons with the shifting tides of marriage, exploring how two people shape one another over the course of a lifetime. This compelling account that will leave its mark on any reader who has ever loved. Schlagworte:2. Weltkrieg, Brief, Ehe, Historisches, Liebe, Zweiter Weltkrieg <1939-1945>, coming of age Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 310 Seiten Beteiligte:Page, Kathy Standort: Engl. Pag ISBN: 978-1-77196-209-4
Inhalt: SOME CRIMES YOU CAN'T FORGET. OTHERS YOU CAN'T FORGIVE.
Detective Renée Ballard is given the chance to revive the LAPD's cold case unit and find justice for the families of the forgotten. The only catch is she must first unravel an unsolved murder, or lose this opportunity of a lifetime...
Harry Bosch is top of the list of investigators Ballard wants to recruit. The ex-detective is a living legend - but for how long?
Because Bosch has his own agenda: a crime that has haunted him for years - the murder of a whole family, buried out in the desert - which he vowed to close.
With the killer still out there and evidence elusive, Bosch is on a collision course with a choice he hoped never to make... Schlagworte:Cold Case, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 433 Seiten Beteiligte:Connelly, Michael Standort: Engl. Con ISBN: 978-1-4091-8624-3
Inhalt: Thobela Mpayipheli, former freedom fighter, is trying to settle back into the new South Africa. But then his son is taken from him, one of a staggering number of children murdered or abused in South Africa, and Thobela knows only despair...and a cold desire for revenge. Thus is born the vigilante killer known as 'Artemis'. The police respond by putting on the case a man who can't afford to fail. Benny Griessel is on the brink of losing everything - his job, his family, his self-respect - and this could be his last chance to drag his life back out of the gutter. And then Benny meets Christine, a young mother working as a prostitute in Cape Town. And something happens that is so frightening, the world can never be the same again, for Benny, for Christine, or for Thobela.
Aus dem Afrikaans übers. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Südafrika, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 408 S. Beteiligte:Meyer, Deon Standort: Engl. Mey ISBN: 978-0-340-82266-1
Inhalt: An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution--a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir . It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger . 1990 hat das Bochumer Krimi-Archiv in einer großen Rundfrage bei Krimi-Kritikern, Krimi-Buchhändlern und Krimi-Autoren nach den ihrer Meinung nach besten Kriminalromanen gefragt. Das Ergebnis: Platz 1 für das brutale Meisterwerk "Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt".Das US-Depressionsdrama von James M. Cain (1892-1977) um das tödliche Verhältnis eines Wanderarbeiters mit der Frau eines Kneipenwirtes ist der beste Krimi aller Zeiten (im deutschsprachigen Raum). Er wurde bereits fünfmal verfilmt. Schlagworte:Deutsch, Englisch, Englischer Roman, Krimi, Zweisprachig Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 169 S. Beteiligte:Cain, James M. Standort: Engl. Cai
Inhalt: York restaurant. But the interview is cut short by a horrific murder that takes place just yards from their table. The assassin escapes as quickly as he entered, leaving behind him a chaotic scene and a bloody corpse.
While Nick is reviewing the tapes from his interview, he stumbles upon a piece of evidence that could be crucial to the murder investigation. But something about the whole scenario doesn't fit together. As Nick investigates the clues for himself, he realises that someone is watching his every move - and they will stop at nothing to prevent Nick from discovering the truth. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 471 S. Beteiligte:Patterson, James Standort: Engl. Pat ISBN: 978-0-09-952534-9
Inhalt: Suburban New Jersey detective Napoleon "Nap" Dumas hasn't been the same since his senior year of high school, when his twin brother, Leo, and Leo's girlfriend, Diana, were found dead on the ralroad tracks - and Maura, the girl Nap considered the love of his life, broke up with him and disappeared without explanation. For fifteen years, Nap has been searching, both for Maura and for the real reason behind his brother's death. And now, it seems as though he may finally find what he's been looking for. When Maura's fingertips turn up in the rental car of a suspected murderer, Nap embarks on a quest for answers that leads only to more questions - about the woman he loved, about the childhood friends he thought he knew, about the abandoned military base near where he grew up, and mostly about Leo and Diana - whose deaths are darker and far more sinister than Nap ever dared imagine. Schlagworte:Familiendrama, Geheimnis, Thriller, Vergangenheit, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 351 Seiten Beteiligte:Coben, Harlan Standort: Engl. Cob ISBN: 978-1-5247-4228-7
Inhalt: Facettenreiches Irland - eine literarische Entdeckungsreise
Leuchtend grüne, aber auch sturmgepeitschte graue Landschaften, malerisch bunte oder melancholische Städte, jahrhundertelange Armut und Wirtschaftsboom - vielfältig sind die Bilder, die vor das innere Auge treten, wenn der Name Irland fällt. Wer die Insel literarisch erkunden möchte, der wird in diesem Lesebuch mit Texten aus dem 20. Jahrhundert fündig. Es ist eine kleine Sammlung mit Geschichten aus dem Alltagsleben, Porträts berühmter Persönlichkeiten, Berichten aus vergangenen Zeiten, Reflexionen über Unterdrückung und Widerstand, über Glaube und Aberglaube. Und immer wieder scheint aus den Texten aus der Feder oft namhafter Autoren vor allem des 20. Jahrhunderts die Liebe zu diesem Land durch.
Inhalt: Simply Love - a lovely way to learn! Texte für Könner A lovely way to learn!
Mag es ein Schuss Ironie, Fatalismus oder Skepsis sein, eine besondere Würze besitzt jede dieser Erzählungen bekannter englischer und amerikanischer Autorinnen und Autoren. Weit entfernt von Kitsch und Sentimentalität ist diese Anthologie auch für ein jüngeres Publikum interessant.
Inhalt: Elizabeth Bowen: Der Verliebte Kate Chopin: Zwei Sommer und zwei Seelen Graham Greene: Zwei zurückhaltende Menschen D. H. Lawrence: Fanny und Annie Katherine Mansfield: Hochzeitsreise W. Somerset Maugham: Mabel Julia O'Faolain: Türkischer Honig O. Henry: Das Weihnachtsgeschenk Dorothy Parker: Die Geschlechter Schlagworte:Anthologie, Deutsch, Englisch, Fortgeschrittene, Greene, Graham, Lawrence, David H., Liebe, Liebesgeschichte, Mansfield, Katherine, Zweisprachig Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 161 Seiten Beteiligte:Raykowski, Ralf (Hrsg.) Standort: Engl. Sim ISBN: 978-3-423-09478-8
Inhalt: Eine Komposition aus literarischen und biographischen Texten der klugen, warmherzigen, spöttischen Meisterin des bürgerlichen Romans um 1800.
Texte für Könner Literarische und biographische Texte
Mit Parodien auf die damaligen Mode- und Erfolgsartikel der Literatur begann Jane Austen, ihre schriftstellerische Laufbahn, fand jedoch schon bald ihr eigenes Genre. Anonym - unter dem Buchtitel stand nur "by a Lady" - veröffentlichte sie Romane aus der ihr vertrauten Welt des gehobenen ländlichen Mittelstandes. In ihrer Klugheit, Wärme und Frische sind sie heute so anziehend wie vor bald zweihundert Jahren, und doch sind sie dank der scharfen Beobachtungsgabe und der meisterhaften Anwendung von Ironie und der Doppelbödigkeit der Inszenierungen auch kritische Milieustudien. Charakteristische Szenen aus den Romanen und eingestreute Briefe vermitteln einen Einblick in Leben und Werk der berühmten literarischen "Lady". Schlagworte:19. Jahrhundert, Austen, Jane <1775-1817>, Biografie, Biographie, Biography, Deutsch, England, Englisch, Erzählungen, Fortgeschrittene, Neunzehntes Jahrhundert, Weltliteratur, Zweisprachig Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 211 Seiten Beteiligte:Austen, Jane Standort: Engl. Aus ISBN: 978-3-423-09509-9
dtv zweisprachig The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories (Ba Englisch - Deutsch. Texte für Könner dtv, München (2015)
Standort: Engl. Fit
Inhalt: Fitzgeralds meisterhafte Erzählungen - kurios, knapp und brillant. Texte für Könner.
Zum 75. Todestag F. Scott Fitzgeralds
Der Held der Titelgeschichte altert 'rückwärts', die forsche Bernice plant eine nahezu revolutionäre Aktion und ein Besuch bei einer alten Jugendliebe nimmt eine überraschende Wendung - drei kleine Meisterwerke aus der Feder eines Hauptvertreters der amerikanischen Moderne fangen die Stimmung der 'Roaring Twenties' ein und bestechen durch ihre sprachliche wie poetische Kraft.
Inhalt: Englische und amerikanische Kurzgeschichten, vergnügt bis (augenzwinkernd) schrecklich - in englisch-deutschem Paralleldruck.
"Und wer sind Sie? " fragte er scharf. "Er ist Anhalter", sagte ich. "Ich lasse ihn mitfahren." "Ich habe nicht Sie gefragt", sagte er, "sondern ihn." "Habe ich was Unrechtes getan?" erkundigte sich mein Fahrgast. Seine Stimme war weich und ölig wie Pomade. "Höchstwahrscheinlich", antwortete der Polizist. "Jedenfalls sind Sie Zeuge. Mit Ihnen verhandle ich nachher. Führerschein", schnauzte er und streckte die Hand aus. Ich gab ihm meinen Führerschein.
Kurzgeschichten zum Kopfschütteln, Stirnrunzeln, Luftanhalten, Grinsen und Aufatmen vonRoald Dahl, O. Henry, Mrs Henry de la Pasture, St John Lucas, Robert Graves, E. V. Knox, Fred Urquhart und Saki.
Kein Autor kann es mit dem Bekanntheitsgrad William Shakespeares aufnehmen. Seine über 400 Jahre alten Stücke werden weltweit gelesen und gespielt, seine Sonette gelten als unvergleichlich. Dieses Phänomen hat seinen Ursprung nicht zuletzt in der Wortgewalt des Dichters und in der Zeitlosigkeit seiner Themen: Liebe, Leidenschaft, Krieg, Verrat und Ehre, Individuum und Gesellschaft, Erdenleben und Transzendenz. Nicht nur Hamlets Frage nach "Sein oder Nichtsein" ist längst zu einem geflügelten Wort geworden. Aber 'Shakespeares Wort-Schätze' bieten viel mehr als berühmte Zitate: Erst in längeren Abschnitten erschließen sich Gemeintes und die sprachliche Virtuosität des Dichters aus Stratford am eindrucksvollsten. Dazu gehört natürlich auch der Originaltext, der parallel zur Übersetzung dargeboten wird. Schlagworte:17. Jahrhundert, Deutsch, Dramatiker, England, Englisch, Englische Literatur, Englischer Roman, Handbuch, Klassiker, Shakespeare, William <1564-1616>, Siebzehntes Jahrhundert, Sonett, Weltliteratur, Zweisprachig Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 223 Seiten Beteiligte:Günther, Frank (Hrsg.) Standort: Engl. Sha ISBN: 978-3-423-28023-5
dtv zweisprachig Take it easy (Band 9405) Englische und amerikanische Kurzgeschichten . Englisch - Deutsch. Texte für Könner dtv, München (2013)
Standort: Engl. Tak
Inhalt: Gut gelaunte Kurzgeschichten - beste Unterhaltung, fast unbeschwert
Texte für Könner
Beste Unterhaltung, fast unbeschwert, zum Teil erstmals auf deutsch
Ausgewählt von Richard Fenzl, übersetzt von Hella Leicht, Ulrich Friedrich Müller, Angela Uthe-Spencker und Richard Fenzl
Dieses Buch enthält in englisch-deutschem Paralleldruck neun Erzählungen aus dem 19.und 20.Jahrhundert, mit alten und jungen, männlichen und weiblichen, dümmlichen und gewitzten Darstellern:
- Whiskey-Schwarzbrenner proben den zivilen Aufstand (Gemütlich handgesponnenes Garn) - Kleinbürger begeben sich aufs Parkett der feinen Leute (klassische Gesellschaftskomödie) - mutiges Mädchen begleitet schreckliche alte Lady ins ferne Deutschland (frischer Wirbelwind) - gutmütiger Pechvogel begegnet menschenfreundlichem reichen Spinner (Märchen mit happy end) - romantischer Millionär verliebt sich in unromatisches Ladenmädchen (Romanze mit Pleite) - melancholischer Menschenfreund trifft gesprächigen Pechvogel (Abendphantasie mit Gag) - Bigamist wird analytisch begutachtet und analogisch verurteilt (Gerichtsprotokoll, witzig) - Netter Taugenichts sucht einen Arbeitsplatz (rauh vergnügte Satire auf das Geschäftsleben) - Biederer Staatsbürger gerät in die Betriebsamkeit der Behörden (Lustiges absurdes Theater)
Inhalt: Dieser Band vermittelt, beispielhaft dargestellt an hervorragenden Kurzgeschichten, eine Vorstellung über die amerikanische Literatur der ersten Jahrhundert-Hälfte des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Vertreten sind u.a.: Sherwood Andersen, James Thurber, Thornton Wilder, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway. Inhalt: Sherwood Anderson: Die unterlassene Lüge; Erskine Caldwell: Tochter; William Faulkner: Eine Rose für Emily; F. Scott Fitzgerald: Ein patriotischer Kurzfilm; Ernest Hemingway: Indianerlager; Katherine Anne Porter: Er; William Saroyan: Am dritten Tag nach Weihnachten; John Steinbeck: Der Mord; James Thurber: Die Abreise der Emma Inch; Thornton Wilder: Das Kriegsschiff
Dieser Band vermittelt, beispielhaft dargestellt an hervorragenden Kurzgeschichten, eine Vorstellung über die amerikanische Literatur der ersten Jahrhundert-Hälfte. Vertreten sind u.a.: Sherwood Andersen, James Thurber, Thornton Wilder, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway.
Inhalt: Übersetzt von Jutta Bachmann ; mit Illustrationen von Katharina Netolitzky
It's not rocket science
Redewendungen sind das Herzstück jeder Sprache und können selten wortwörtlich übersetzt werden. Um zu zeigen, wie englische Redewendungen im Alltag Anwendung finden - Diskussionen beleben und Gefühlen Ausdruck verleihen - und was sie über eine Kultur erzählen, hat Jon Wright eine Reihe von abwechslungsreichen und kurzweiligen Geschichten geschrieben. Schlagworte:Kurzgeschichte, Redewendung, Zweisprachig Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 153 Seiten, Illustrationen Beteiligte:Wright, Jon, Bachmann, Jutta, Netolitzky, Katharina Standort: Engl. Wri ISBN: 978-3-423-09553-2
Inhalt: Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for....
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
Inhalt: Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known-and feared-as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne-and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence.
Inhalt: The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities-making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides.
Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia's rule is not absolute. The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revolt by the enigmatic figure known only as The Preacher. Alia believes that by obtaining the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions, she can maintain control over her dynasty.
Inhalt: During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the aftermath, he begins to doubt his career choices and realises that he needs a break from the stifling problems of his work. Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti is shipped off by his wife, Paola, to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna. There, he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny's Natural History. The recuperative stay goes according to plan and Brunetti is finally able to relax, until Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Nobody can find him - not his daughter, not his friends, and not the woman he'd been secretly visiting. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his holiday and discover what happened to the man who had recently become his friend. Schlagworte:Italien, Krimi, Venedig, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 308 Seiten Beteiligte:Leon, Donna Standort: Eng. Leo ISBN: 978-1-78515-137-8
Inhalt: "Dracula" ... the very name instantly brings to mind vampires, blood and bats. When the young Englishman, Jonathan Harker, visits Count Dracula's castle in the mountains of Transylvania, he has no idea of the consequences. When he returns to England, wolves, bats and vampires suddenly haunt the streets of London. It is then up to the vampire hunter, Professor Van Helsong, to find Count Dracula before it is too late.
Inhalt: Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, settled in a large house with a husband who wants to start a family. But she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a rebound fling later, Elizabeth emerges battered yet determined to find what she's been missing. So begins her quest. In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone. In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors. Finally, in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again. Schlagworte:Bali, Biografie, Biographie, Biography, Englischer Roman, Indien, Italien, Liebe, Reise, Selbstfindung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 349 Seiten Beteiligte:Gilbert, Elizabeth Standort: Engl. Gil ISBN: 978-1-4088-1010-1
Inhalt: Emily Maxwell is a widow whose grown children have long moved away. When her sister-in-law and sole companion, Arlene, faints at their favorite breakfast buffet, Emily's life changes in unexpected ways. Schlagworte:Alter, American English, Englischer Roman, Witwe, Älterwerden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 255 S. Beteiligte:O'Nan, Stewart Standort: Engl. O'Na ISBN: 978-0-670-02235-9
Inhalt: Die kluge Emma Woodhouse lebt für das Ehestiften und lenkt gerne die Geschicke anderer. Allerlei ungewollte Komplikationen und Missverständnisse zwingen sie jedoch zu Selbstkritik und -reflexion in dieser Komödie der Irrungen und Wirrungen. Schlagworte:Austen, Jane <1775-1817>, Ehe, England, Klassiker, Liebe Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 S. Beteiligte:Austen, Jane Standort: Engl. Aus ISBN: 978-1-85326-028-5
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