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Raised in New York's Gilded Age, pampered heiress Sara Wiborg dreams of a more creative life than the rigid future prescribed for her.

Roger Casement, the legendary leader of Irish Nationalism up to 1916, was also a formidable campaigner for humanitarian values. His investigations into human rights abuse led directly to vast improvements in Congolese and Peruvian lives. He is the father of human rights protection.

From Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, the bestselling authors of Meet Me in Monaco, comes a coming-of-age novel set in pre-WWII Europe, perfect for fans of Jennifer Robson, Beatriz Williams, and Kate Quinn. Three cities, two sisters, one chance to correct the past . . . New York, 1937: When...

“This novel about Sarah Bernhardt, the iconic French actress, is both a riveting portrait of the artist as a passionate young woman and a luscious historical novel full of period detail.”—Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of Mistress of the Ritz and The Aviator’s...

Chadia was a bright and beautiful child with a zest for life. The cyclamen, native to her homeland and reminiscent of her childhood, became a metaphor for her life. Once civil war erupted in her home of Beirut, no one was left unscathed by what followed. Neighbours against neighbours, friends against their brothers; families torn, mothers weeping.

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

Through dreams of fever and fantasy, Jane Seymour, third and most beloved wife of King Henry VIII remembers her childhood and the path forged to the Tudor Court: a path forged in flame and ashes.

Das neue Hörbuch von Arno Geiger - aufrichtig und lebensklug. Frühmorgens bricht ein junger Mann mit dem Fahrrad in die Straßen der Stadt auf. Was er dort tut, bleibt sein Geheimnis. Zerschunden und müde kehrt er zurück. Und oft ist er glücklich. Jahrzehntelang hat Arno Geiger ein Doppelleben geführt. Jetzt erzählt er davon. "Wenn man jung ist, ist alles einfach wie Messer und Gabel." Und doch bleibt die Frage, die sich jeder stellt: Wie finde ich meinen Weg durchs Leben? Arno Geiger erzählt von seinem sehr persönlichen Umgang damit. Wie er Dinge tat, die andere unterlassen.

USA TODAY BESTSELLER A stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature’s most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy—the irrepressible Anne of Green Gables. “Dear old world,” she murmured, “you are very...

Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family. She did not expect to do anything any different from the other girls in her class in the northern rice belt of Thailand. Typically that would be: work in the fields for a few years; have a few babies; give them to mum to take care of and get back to work until her kids had their own children, and it would be her turn to stop working to take care of them.

Andrea Sawatzkis ungeschminkter autobiografischer Roman. Keine Kindheit wie jede andere. Eine, die Andrea Sawatzki wie in einem Kurzfilm einfängt: 1971 wird der Journalist Günther Sawatzki von seiner Stelle in London abzogen und geht zu seiner Familie nach Deutschland zurück. Aber er will sein altes Leben aufgeben und mit seiner Geliebten zusammen sein, mit der er eine Tochter hat: Andrea. Doch bald stellt sich heraus, dass dieser weltläufige und gebildete Mann schwer krank ist.

The 1960s brought Seth and Payton all they'd fantasized about—perfect friendships, a successful four-man band, and most importantly, each other. Together they embarked on a tour that brought them stimulating highs and shattering lows, and they prospered and suffered in one another's arms. The two men carried each other and carried a group that created both a history and a future for rock. But, at some point, their music blurred with the news of their love, and the world was faced with the choice to embrace its heroes or revert back to its deep-rooted prejudices.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Vivekanand and experience a cultural novel based on the life of Swami Vivekananda.

""In her latest, Riley provides a fresh take on high seas adventure through the eyes of the courageous, swashbuckling, based-on-a-real-life female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye. The research Riley has done on this 1600s saga is truly remarkable, second only to her depictions of the lush Caribbean...

From the moment Michael met Rachel online more than a year ago, the two of them have been inseparable. The excitement of young love is something they experience every day. In their minds, everything is perfect. When Rachel decides she’d like to meet him, Michael’s dream comes true. He’s ecstatic and can’t wait to see her. He’ll finally get the chance to hold her in his arms. In the blink of an eye, his world is torn apart. Rachel’s unexpected abduction takes Michael by storm. It’s up to him to find her, but where does he start? Who can he trust?

Memories and Scenes: Shtetl, Childhood, Writers is the first English translation of 11 autobiographical short stories by the beloved and successful 19th century Eastern European Yiddish writer Jacob Dinezon (1852 -1919). Friend and mentor to almost every major Jewish literary figure of his day, including Sholem Abramovitsh (Mendele Moykher Sforim), I.L. Peretz, Sholem Aleichem, S. An-ski, and Abraham Goldfaden, Dinezon played a central role in the development of Yiddish as a modern literary language.

Une femme se raconte en sept nuits : de la première alors qu'elle veille sa mère qui va mourir et que lui revient le souvenir de ses 7 ans à Berlin en 1943 quand avec cette mère jeune, belle et intrépide elle traverse la ville en ruines pour rencontrer dans une prison ce père qu'elle ne connaissait pas, à la presque dernière ce sont des nuits nourries par la passion, l'attente ou le désespoir, il lui faudra la dernière pour connaître l'apaisement. Une initiation en sept étapes, un roman porté par un souffle de poésie et une interrogation profondément contemporaine.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue and The Aviator’s Wife, a “rich exploration of two Hollywood friends who shaped the movies” (USA Today)—screenwriter Frances Marion and superstar Mary Pickford “Full of Old Hollywood glamour and true details...

As America embraces the 1950s, that brash upstart called television is poaching Hollywood's turf, inch by inch. If the studios don't do something drastic, they may lose the battle. When screenwriter Marcus Adler fell afoul of the blacklist, Europe offered sanctuary. Hollywood lures him back, but the specter of Joseph McCarthy forces Marcus to fight for a final chance to clear his name.

Primera entrega de esta trilogía que nos permite conocer de boca de la propia Cleopatra su verdadera historia: una historia fascinante de ambición, pasión y traición.