Inhalt: Out of the blue, your husband of thirty years asks you for a pause in your marriage to indulge his infatuation with a young Frenchwoman. Do you: a) assume it's a passing affair and play along b) angrily declare the marriage over c) crack up d) retreat to a safe haven and regroup? Mia Fredricksen cracks up first, then decamps for the summer to the prairie town of her childhood, where she rages, fumes, and bemoans her sorry fate as abandoned spouse. But little by little, she is drawn into the lives of those around her: her mother and her circle of feisty widows; her young neighbour, with two small children and a loud, angry husband; and the diabolical pubescent girls in her poetry class. By the end of the summer without men, wiser though definitely not sadder, Mia knows what she wants to fight for and on whose terms. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 216 S. Beteiligte:Hustvedt, Siri Standort: Engl. Hus ISBN: 978-1-4447-1054-0
Inhalt: Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone in harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations, where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress.... Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 229 S. Beteiligte:Huxley, Aldous Standort: Engl. Hux ISBN: 978-0-09-947746-4
Inhalt: Forever young? Bloss nicht! Mit einem neuen Jahr beginnt Marie Sharp auch ein neues Tagebuch! Kurz vor ihrem 67. Geburtstag ist sie fest entschlossen, endlich mehr für ihre Gesundheit zu tun. Doch dann ertastet sie etwas Merkwürdiges an ihrem Bauch, bestimmt ein Symptom für ... ja, für was nur? Gut, dass Marie genug Dinge hat, die sie vom Grübeln abhalten. Da wäre zum Beispiel der gut aussehende Untermieter, der offensichtlich etwas zu verbergen hat. Oder dieses "soziale Netzwerk", in das ihre Freunde ständig seltsame Dinge schreiben. Und nicht zuletzt eine neue, völlig verrückte Nachbarin. In all dem Trubel wird eines schnell klar: Marie ist nicht mehr die Jüngste - und das ist auch gut so!
Aus dem Engl. übers. Systematik: Roman Umfang: 352 S. Beteiligte:Ironside, Virginia Standort: Iro ISBN: 978-3-442-31364-8
Inhalt: Liebe und Tod, Leidenschaft und Vergänglichkeit, Wirklichkeit und Fiktion sind die Pole, zwischen denen der Puls des Romans von John Irving schlägt. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Schriftstellerin Ruth Cole, eine starke und verletzliche Frau, die mit ihren Büchern Erfolg und mit ihren Freunden Pech hat ... Umwerfend komisch und aufwühlend.
'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents 'bedroom'. This title tells the story of Ruth Cole. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 667 S. Beteiligte:Irving, John Standort: Engl. Irv
Inhalt: iIn 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into the past of Stevens and Englnad, a past that takes in fascism, two world-wars and an unrealised love between the butler and his housekeeper. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 258 S. Beteiligte:Ishiguro, Kazuo Standort: Engl. Ish
Inhalt: It starts as a game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn't.
But Amy Whey has done something she shouldn't. And Roux, the glamorous newcomer to Amy's suburban neighbourhood, knows exactly what that is.
Roux promises she will go away - if Amy plays by her rules.
But Amy isn't prepared to lose everything. She's going to fight back, and in this escalating game of cat and mouse, there can be only one winner. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 340 Seiten Beteiligte:Jackson, Joshilyn Standort: Engl. Jac ISBN: 978-0-06-285531-2
Inhalt: When unworldly student Ana Steele first encountered the driven, damaged young entrepreneur Christian Grey, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and ultimately repelled by Christian's singular sexual tastes, Ana demanded a deeper commitment; determined to keep her, Christian agreed. Now, together, they have more - love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of infinite possibilities. But Ana always knew that loving her Fifty Shades would not be easy and being together poses challenges neither of them ever anticipated. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian's opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own integrity, identity, or independence; Christian must somehow overcome his compulsion to control and lay to rest the horrors that blighted his past and haunt his present. Just when it seems that together their love can conquer any obstacle, tragedy, malice and fate combine to make Ana's worst nightmares come true. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 569 S. Altersfreigabe: ab 18 Jahren Beteiligte:James, E.L. Standort: Engl. Jam ISBN: 978-0-345-80350-4
Inhalt: Sie ist 21, Literaturstudentin und in der Liebe nicht allzu erfahren. Doch dann lernt Ana Steele den reichen und ebenso unverschämt selbstbewussten wie attraktiven Unternehmer Christian Grey bei einem Interview für ihre Uni-Zeitung kennen. Und möchte ihn eigentlich schnellstmöglich wieder vergessen, denn die Begegnung mit ihm hat sie zutiefst verwirrt. So sehr sie sich aber darum bemüht: Sie kommt von ihm nicht los. Christian führt Ana ein in eine dunkle, gefährliche Welt der Liebe in eine Welt, vor der sie zurückschreckt und die sie doch mit unwiderstehlicher Kraft anzieht.
When literature student Anastasia Steele is drafted to interview the successful young entrepreneur Christian Grey for her campus magazine, she finds him attractive, enigmatic and intimidating. Convinced their meeting went badly, she tries to put Grey out of her mind - until he happens to turn up at the out-of-town hardware store where she works part-time. Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the "Fifty Shades Trilogy" is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 514 S. Beteiligte:James, E.L. Standort: Engl. Jam ISBN: 978-0-09-957993-9
Inhalt: Daunted by the singular sexual tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house. But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven, and demanding Fifty Shades. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront her anger and envy of the women who came before her and make the most important decision of her life. Erotic, sparkling and suspenseful, Fifty Shades Darker is the irresistibly addictive second part of the Fifty Shades trilogy. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 531 s. Beteiligte:James, E.L. Standort: Engl. Jam ISBN: 978-0-09-957992-2
Inhalt: Isabelle's estranged archaeolist father dies leaving her a puzzle. In a box she finds some papers and a mysterious African amulet. But their connection to her remains unclear until she embarks on a trip to Morocco to discover how the amulet came into her father's possession. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 S. Beteiligte:Johnson, Jane Standort: Engl. Joh ISBN: 978-0-670-91799-0
Inhalt: In this dark, gripping mystery, a brutal murder unearths old secrets that should have stayed buried.
A body just turned up in the small town of Portland, Pennsylvania. The crime is eerily similar to a twenty-year-old cold case: another victim, brutally murdered, found in the Delaware River. Lead detective Parker Reed is intent on connecting the two murders, but the locals are on lockdown, revealing nothing.
The past meets the present when Becca Kingsley, who returns to Portland to be with her estranged but dying father, runs into Parker, her childhood love. As the daughter of the former police chief, Becca's quickly drawn into the case. Coming home has brought something ominous to the surface-memories long buried, secrets best kept hidden. Becca starts questioning all her past relationships, including one with a man who's watched over her for years. For the first time, she wonders if he's more predator than protector.
In a small town where darkness hides in plain sight, the truth could change Becca's life-or end it. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 290 Seiten Beteiligte:Katchur, Karen Standort: Engl. Kat ISBN: 978-1-5039-0063-9
Inhalt: Chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 278 S. Beteiligte:Keyes, Greg Standort: Engl. Key ISBN: 978-1-78329-369-8
Inhalt: Ein bewegender Roman über ein vergessenes Kapitel der amerikanischen Geschichte New York, 1929: Mit neun Jahren verliert Vivian Daly, Tochter irischer Einwanderer, bei einem Wohnungsbrand ihre gesamte Familie. Gemeinsam mit anderen Waisen wird sie kurzerhand in einen Zug verfrachtet und in den Mittleren Westen geschickt, wo die Kinder auf dem Land ein neues Zuhause finden sollen. Doch es ist eine Reise ins Ungewisse, denn nur die wenigsten von ihnen erwartet ein liebevolles Heim. Und auch Vivian stehen schwere Bewährungsproben bevor ... Erst viele Jahrzehnte später eröffnet sich für die inzwischen Einundneunzigjährige in der Begegnung mit der rebellischen Molly die Möglichkeit, das Schweigen über ihr Schicksal zu brechen.
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude?As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past.Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren't as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past.Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 278 S. Beteiligte:Kline, Christina Baker Standort: Engl. Kli ISBN: 978-0-06-195072-8
Inhalt: History is always a popular subject and British history has created some of the most lively and fascinating stories there are! Britain as we know it today has been shaped by centuries of political turmoil between state and church, as well as international conflicts, making its history a fascinating insight into how modern Britain has emerged. For this special, hardback edition of British History For Dummies , we've added over 100 black and white and colour photos for an even more explosive experience of British history. British History For Dummies Illustrated Edition : British history is still a major topic of interest, emphasised by the continual TV coverage and documentaries Inside you'll find rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire-building and forbidden love- not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips! Includes fascinating information in the fun For Dummies style- from the Stone Age right through to modern day Britain and everything in between! Provides the ultimate British history experience and the hardback format with over 100 illustrations make it the perfect gift for amateur historians Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 414 S. Beteiligte:Lang, Sean Standort: Engl. Bri ISBN: 978-0-470-97819-1
Inhalt: From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird .
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch - 'Scout' - returns home from New York City to visit her ageing father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird , Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past - a journey that can be guided only by one's own conscience.
Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humour and effortless precision - a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird , but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context and new meaning to a classic. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 278 S. Beteiligte:Lee, Harper Standort: Engl. Lee
Inhalt: A lawyer's advice to his childran as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitude to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hyprisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 309 S. Beteiligte:Lee, Harper Standort: Engl. Lee ISBN: 978-0-09-954948-2
Inhalt: Judith Lennox s new story of sibling rivalry, heartbreak, betrayal and forgiveness is sure to appeal to fans of Downton Abbey. During World War One Devlin Reddaway fell in love with Esme s older sister, Camilla, and promised to rebuild his ancestral home, Rosindell, for her. Now as the twentieth century draws to a close, Esme must uncover a truth which began all those years ago Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 505 S. Beteiligte:Lennox, Judith Standort: Engl. Len ISBN: 978-0-7553-8413-6
Inhalt: Kommissar Brunetti flieht mit seiner Familie vor der erdrückenden Hitze Venedigs in die Sommerfrische. Währenddessen sorgt sich Inspektor Vianello um das Verhalten seiner Tante: Sie scheint von Horoskopen besessen zu sein und entwendet dem Familienunternehmen immer wieder große Geldsummen. Ratlos holt er sich bei Brunetti die Erlaubnis ein, seine Tante beschatten zu dürfen und entdeckt als Geldempfänger Stefan Gorini. Aber wer ist dieser Mann? Brunetti erfährt zudem von einem Bekannten über Unregelmäßigkeiten im Gericht: die Richterin Coltellini und der Gerichtsdiener Fontana scheinen darin verwickelt zu sei. Doch als Fontana ermordert aufgefunden wird, wird der Fall verzwickter ...
In "A Question of Belief", Brunetti must contend with ingenious corruption, bureaucratic intransigence, and the stifling heat of a Venetian summer. With his hometown beset by hordes of tourists and baking under a glaring sun, Brunetti's greatest wish is to go to the mountains with his family, where he can sleep under a down comforter and catch up on his reading. But before he can go on vacation, a folder with court records has landed on his desk, brought by an old friend. It appears that cases at the local court - hardly known as a model of efficiency - are being delayed to the benefit of one of the parties. A creative new trick for corrupting the system, perhaps, but what can Brunetti do about it? And just when it looks like Brunetti will be able to get away, a shocking, violent crime forces him to stay in Venice. This is a stellar addition to Leon's celebrated series: atmospheric, packed with excellent characters, and building to an explosive, indelible ending. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 310 S. Beteiligte:Leon, Donna Standort: Engl. Leo ISBN: 978-0-09-954763-1
Inhalt: Die Leiche eines erstochenen Mannes wird in einem der zahllosen Kanäle Venedigs geborgen. Commissario Brunetti ist irritiert, irgendwie kommt ihm dieser Mann bekannt vor. Es gibt jedoch weder eine Vermißtenmeldung, noch irgendeinen Hinweis, der eine Identifizierung möglich machen würde und so läuft der Fall vorerst ins Leere. Bis sich Brunetti erinnert, den Mann auf einer Demonstration gegen europäische Milchquoten gesehen zu haben. Dies führt ihn und Inspektor Vianello in die Kreise der Lebensmittelindustrie und in eine Welt voller Erpressung und Korruption. When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores, and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside of his usual sphere. From a shopkeeper, they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals. At the same time, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura, and in Brunetti's home, where conversation at family meals offer a window into the joys and conflicts of Italian life. Perhaps with the help of Signorina Elettra, Brunetti and Vianello can identify the man and understand why someone wanted him dead. As subtle and engrossing as ever, Leon's "Beastly Things" is immensely enjoyable, intriguing, and ultimately moving. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 295 S. Beteiligte:Leon, Donna Standort: Engl. Leo ISBN: 978-0-434-02161-1
Inhalt: With the dramatic force of Tosca , Donna Leon's twenty-fourth novel in the bestselling Brunetti crime series quivers with the passion of opera and with the power of obsession.
In Death at La Fenice , Donna Leon's first novel in the Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and to one of Italy's finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli - then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Now, many years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca .
As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one anonymous admirer inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses - on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment - it becomes clear that this fan has become a potentially dangerous stalker. Distraught, Flavia turns to an old friend for help. Familiar with Flavia's melodramatic temperament, Commissario Brunetti is at first unperturbed by her story, but when another young opera singer is attacked he begins to think Flavia's fears may be justified. In order to keep his friend out of danger, Brunetti must enter the psyche of an obsessive fan and find the culprit before anyone comes to harm. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 263 S. Beteiligte:Leon, Donna Standort: Engl. Leo ISBN: 978-1-78515-000-5
Inhalt: The Golden Notebook, first published in 1962, is the story of Anna Wulf, a divorced single mother and novelist, labouring against writer's block in 1950s London. Fearful of going mad, she records her experiences in four coloured notebooks. The black records her writing life, the red her political views, the yellow her emotional life and the blue everyday events. But it is the fifth notebook - the golden one - that brings the strands of her life together and holds the key to her recovery. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 577 S. Beteiligte:Lessing, Doris Standort: Engl. Les
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. 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. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 803 Seiten, Karten Beteiligte:Maas, Sarah J. Standort: Engl. Maa ISBN: 978-1-5266-1012-6
Inhalt: Precious Ramotswe, the cheerful Botswana private investigator of "traditional build", is finally married to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, her detective agency is busy and life could not be better...... Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 263 S. Beteiligte:MacCall Smith, Alexander Standort: Engl. MacC
Inhalt: Wayward daughters. Missing husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, the pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only - and finest - female private detective. Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple, but she's got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And Precious is going to need them all and she sets out on the trail of a missing child, a case that tumbles our heroine into a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger... Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 249 S. Beteiligte:MacCall Smith, Alexander Standort: Engl. MacC
Inhalt: On the hottest day of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip and jump into the fountain in the garden, watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambrige.By the end of the day, their lives will have been changed for ever. Robbie and Cecilia will have bcome victims of Briony's imagination. Briony have committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 371 Seiten Beteiligte:MacEwan, Ian Standort: Engl. MacE
Inhalt: Michael Beard ist a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: his wife is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. When Beard's professional und personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster. Ranging from the Arctic Circle to the deserts of New Mexico, this is a story of the one man's greed and self-deception: a darkly satirical novel showing human frailty struggling with the most pressing an complex problem of our time. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 S. Beteiligte:MacEwan, Ian Standort: MacE ISBN: 978-0-09-955534-6
Inhalt: Familienrecht ist das Spezialgebiet der Richterin Fiona Maye am High Court in London: Scheidungen, Sorgerecht, Fragen des Kindeswohls. In ihrer eigenen Ehe ist sie seit über dreißig Jahren glücklich. Da unterbreitet ihr Mann ihr einen schockierenden Vorschlag. Und zugleich wird ihr ein dringlicher Gerichtsfall vorgelegt, in dem es um den Widerstreit zwischen Religion und Medizin und um Leben und Tod eines 17-jährigen Jungen geht. A brilliant, emotionally wrenching new novel from the author of Atonement and Amsterdam. Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now, her marriage of thirty years is in crisis.
At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy, Adam, is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely held faith? In the course of reaching a decision Fiona visits Adam in hospital an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 211 S. Beteiligte:MacEwan, Ian Standort: Engl. MacE ISBN: 978-0-224-10199-8
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. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 359 S. Beteiligte:MacLain, Paula Standort: Engl. MacL ISBN: 978-0-8129-9932-7
Inhalt: A sparkling, life-affirming story that will make you cry like Jojo Moyes and laugh like Dawn French. Here is a truth that can't be escaped: for Mia 'Rabbit' Hayes, life is coming to an end . . Rabbit Hayes loves her life, ordinary as it is, and the extraordinary people in it. She loves her spirited daughter, Juliet; her colourful, unruly family; the only man in her big heart, Johnny Faye. But it turns out the world has other plans for Rabbit, and she's OK with that. Because she has plans for the world too, and only a handful of days left to make them happen. Here is a truth that won't be forgotten: this is a story about laughing through life's surprises and finding the joy in every moment. Anna McPartlin auf der Höhe ihres Könnens: ein zutiefst ergreifender Roman über das Leben und das Sterben. Erst wenn das Schlimmste eintritt, weißt du, wer dich liebt. Stell dir vor, du hast nur noch neun Tage. Neun Tage, um über die Flüche deiner Mutter zu lachen. Um die Hand deines Vaters zu halten (wenn er dich lässt). Und deiner Schwester durch ihr Familienchaos zu helfen. Um deinem Bruder den Weg zurück in die Familie zu bahnen. Nur neun Tage, um Abschied zu nehmen von deiner Tochter, die noch nicht weiß, dass du nun gehen wirst ... Die Geschichte von Rabbit Hayes: ungeheuer traurig. Ungeheuer tröstlich. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 436 S. Beteiligte:MacPartlin, Anna Standort: Engl. MacP ISBN: 978-0-552-77374-4
Inhalt: New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery returns with a poignant new story about finding love and freeing oneself from the past.... Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance, and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see. Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. And now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the inn's cheerful veneer. Single mother Carly has weathered rumors, lies and secrets for a lifetime, and is finally starting to move forward with love and life. But if the Blackberry Island Inn goes under, Carly and her daughter will go with it. To save their livelihoods, Carly and Michelle will undertake a turbulent truce. It'll take more than a successful season to move beyond their devastating past, but with a little luck and a beautiful summer, they may just rediscover the friendship of a lifetime. "e,This poignant tale of family dynamics, the jarring impact of change, and eventual acceptance and healing is sure to please Mallery's many, devoted fans."e, -Booklist on Already Home Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 360 S. Beteiligte:Mallery, Susan Standort: Engl. Mal ISBN: 978-0-7783-1338-0
Inhalt: In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that, if he can find it, would redefine history. Traveling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this strange treasure.
Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the center of a mystery of his own and drawn into the consequences of Tomás's quest.
Fifty years on, a Canadian senator takes refuge in his ancestral village in northern Portugal, grieving the loss of his beloved wife. But he arrives with an unusual companion: a chimpanzee. And there the century-old quest will come to an unexpected conclusion.
The High Mountains of Portugal, part quest, part ghost story, part contemporary fable, offers a haunting exploration of great love and great loss. Filled with tenderness, humor, and endless surprise, it takes the reader on a road trip through Portugal in the last century and through the human soul. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 332 Seiten Beteiligte:Martel, Yann Standort: Engl. Mar ISBN: 978-1-78211-471-0
Lernkrimi Business English ; Lernziel Business English The 25 Million Coup ; Der 25-Millionen-Coup Das spannende Sprachtraining Compact-Verl., München (2006)
Standort: Engl. Mar
Inhalt: Juliet loves her family very much. She would do anything for them and she knows her husband, Rick, feels the same - which is a good thing because they ask a lot! Son, Tom, may be looking for work but he doesn't seem to be looking very hard. Their pregnant daughter Chloe has returned to the family home, bringing her two-year-old son with her.
Juliet's father, Frank, is getting over a heartbreak of his own and Rita, Juliet's mother, is becoming more and more erratic each day. And then there's Buster, the much-loved family dog - even though he does smell a bit ...With Christmas fast-approaching, Juliet knows that she and Rick need to pull out all the stops to turn the chaos into calm otherwise it could be a disaster. But things seem to spiralling out of control, which means just one thing - it must be Christmas! Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 488 S. Beteiligte:Matthews, Carole Standort: Engl. Mat ISBN: 978-0-7515-4548-7
Inhalt: Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a shy twenty-eight-year-old girl when she meets Ernest Hemingway and is captivated by his energy, intensity and burning ambition. The pair set sail for France but the birth of a beloved son drives them further apart ... Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 391 S. Beteiligte:McLain, Paula Standort: Engl. MacL ISBN: 978-1-84408-668-9
Inhalt: What happens when your past catches up with you? An evocative read for fans of Lisa Jewell and Liane Moriarty. Every broken heart has a history.
Anna hasn't been back to Oxford since her last summer at university. She tries not to think about her time there, or the tightly knit group of friends she once thought would be hers forever. She has almost forgotten the sting of betrayal, the secret she carries around, the last night she spent with them all.
Then a chance meeting on a rainy day in London brings her past tumbling back into her present. . . Can Anna finally face up to the memories of that summer and the people she left behind?
An absorbing, powerful novel of love, friendship and secrets that sweeps you away from the very first page. The perfect read for fans of Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty and Jane Fallon.Zur iPad-Leseprobe Vom Verlieren und Wiederfinden einer großen Liebe
Eines Tages flieht Anna Jones vor dem Regen in eine Londoner Buchhandlung - und steht plötzlich vor Victor, ihrer ersten großen Liebe. Siebzehn Jahre sind seit der Trennung vergangen, und doch konnte sie Victor nie vergessen. Diese zufällige Begegnung ist dazu bestimmt, Annas Leben zu verändern. Doch erst muss sie bereit sein, sich der Geschichte ihres gebrochenen Herzens zu stellen. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 418 S. Beteiligte:Mercer, Alison Standort: Engl. Mer ISBN: 978-0-552-77819-0
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. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 408 S. Beteiligte:Meyer, Deon Standort: Engl. Mey ISBN: 978-0-340-82266-1
Inhalt: From the author of the highly acclaimed American Rust comes his eagerly awaited second novel, an extraordinary multi-generational Texan epic
Das literarische Ereignis des Jahres Das große Epos über den Gründungsmythos Amerikas. Dieser Roman begeistert Amerika: Schon kurz nach seinem Erscheinen wurde Der erste Sohn als moderner amerikanischer Klassiker bejubelt und in einem Atemzug mit den Meisterwerken von Cormac McCarthy, John Dos Passos und Larry McMurtry genannt. Philipp Meyer erzählt die Geschichte der Eroberung des amerikanischen Westens als große Familiensaga über drei Generationen. Es ist der Kampf des texanischen Clans der McCulloughs während der letzten 150 Jahre um Land, Öl und Macht. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 560 S. Beteiligte:Meyer, Philipp Standort: Engl. Mey ISBN: 978-0-85720-944-3
Inhalt: Jazz is spellbinding for the haunting passion of its profound love story, and for the bittersweet lyricism and refined sensuality of its powerful and elegant style. Joe Trace - in his fifties, door-to-door salesman of beauty products, erstwhile devoted husband - shoots to death his lover of three months, impetuous, eighteen-year-old Dorcas. At the funeral, his determined, hard-working wife, Violet - who is given to stumbling into dark mental cracks - tries with a knife to disfigure the corpse.
Jazz is the story of a triangle of passion, jealousy, murder and redemption, of sex and spirituality, of slavery and liberation, country and city, of being male and female, African American, and above all being human. Systematik: Roman Umfang: 229 S. Beteiligte:Morrison, Toni Standort: Engl. Mor ISBN: 978-0-09-975091-8
Inhalt: A self-loathing veteran of the Korean War, Frank Money finds himself back in racist America with more than just physical scars. Suffering from crippling apathy, he is spurred into action by the need to rescue his sister, and discovers a profound courage he thought was lost forever. This is a deeply moving novel about an apparently defeated man finding his manhood and, finally, his home. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 256 S. Beteiligte:Morrison, Toni Standort: Engl. Mor ISBN: 978-0-307-74091-5
Inhalt: My real name, no one remembers. The truth about that summer, no one else knows.
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe's life is in ruins.
Over one hundred and fifty years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items: a sepia photograph of an arresting-looking woman in Victorian clothing, and an artist's sketchbook containing the drawing of a twin-gabled house on the bend of a river.
Why does Birchwood Manor feel so familiar to Elodie? And who is the beautiful woman in the photograph? Will she ever give up her secrets?
Told by multiple voices across time, The Clockmaker's Daughter is a story of murder, mystery and thievery, of art, love and loss. And flowing through its pages like a river, is the voice of a woman who stands outside time, whose name has been forgotten by history, but who has watched it all unfold: Birdie Bell, the clockmaker's daughter. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 585 Seiten Beteiligte:Morton, Kate Standort: Engl. Mor ISBN: 978-0-230-75928-2
Inhalt: A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was billeted 50 years before as a 13 year old child during WW II. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives looking after the third and youngest sister, Juniper, who hasn¿t been the same since her fiance jilted her in 1941. Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother¿s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in ¿the distant hours¿ of the past has been waiting a long time for someone to find it. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 677 S. Beteiligte:Morton, Kate Standort: Engl. Mor ISBN: 978-0-330-53378-2
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