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Joel Agee’s hallucinatory first novel begins in a house with a large garden in an unnamed Mexican town in the late 1940s, where six-and-a-half-year-old Peter reads, dreams, and plays with his friends. He is a nascent explorer, artist, philosopher, mystic, and scientist. His world is still new, not yet papered over with received knowledge. And the actual world around him is a unique one in history: a community of leftist emigrés who have found refuge in Mexico from the Nazi and fascist regimes of Europe, rubbing shoulders with Mexican labor activists and leftists such as Frida Kahlo.

Agatha Christies elftägiges Verschwinden im Jahr 1926: Die mysteriöse Geschichte um das elftägige Verschwinden der weltberühmten Kriminalautorin bietet Benedict den Stoff für ihren besten und spannendsten Roman bisher, ein Pageturner bis zur letzten Seite. Im Dezember 1926 wird Agatha Christie vermisst. Ermittler finden ihr leeres Auto am Rande eines tiefen, düsteren Teichs, darin ihr Pelzmantel - ungewöhnlich für eine eisige Nacht.

After I finished my second memoir, Changing My Perspective, my writing hand felt itchy. I knew I had to write something else, or I’d just go mad. I decided to try my hand at composing fiction. I was so inspired as I wrote Metamorphosis. There are six stories in all. I hope my listeners enjoy these stories as much as I enjoyed writing them for you.

Leipzig, 1726. Eleven-year-old Stefan Silbermann, a humble organ-maker’s son, has just lost his mother. Sent to Leipzig to train as a singer in the St Thomas Church choir, he struggles to stay afloat. Stefan’s talent draws the attention of the Cantor - Johann Sebastian Bach. Eccentric, obsessive and kind, he rescues Stefan from the miseries of school by bringing him into his home as an apprentice. Soon Stefan feels that this ferociously clever, chaotic family is his own. But when tragedy strikes, Stefan’s period of sanctuary in their household comes to a close.

In 1959, the Cold War was getting warmer. Cuba was the revolutionary fuel that made it hot. When Fidel Castro took power, he promised free elections, but instead, he became the country's new dictator, and a communist one at that. Marco's family did not support the Castro regime and was subjected to insults and mockery from former "friends". As the country dug deeper and deeper into Marxism, Marco's parents decided it was time to talk to their nine-year-old boy.

Después del éxito de "El director", David Jiménez regresa con una novela apasionante basada en hechos reales. El joven periodista Miguel Bravo anhela una vida de aventuras cuando le llega su gran oportunidad: es enviado a Birmania para cubrir la Revuelta Azafrán, liderada por monjes budistas. En medio de un país en convulsión, Bravo se sumerge en la fascinante vida de un grupo de corresponsales internacionales. Sus rivalidades, miedos, sueños, luces y sombras son llevados al extremo cuando la dictadura reprime las protestas y confina a los reporteros en su hotel.

Heather Harris is a piano teacher and professional musician, whose quiet life revolves around music, whose memories centre on a single song that haunts her. A song she longs to perform again. A song she wrote as a child, to drown out the violence in their home. A song she played with her little sister, Harriet. But Harriet is gone...she disappeared when their parents died, and Heather never saw her again. When Heather is offered an opportunity to play piano on a cruise ship, she leaps at the chance.

New York, 1915. Marion Davies is a shy 18-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion, and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life.

Die 60-jährige Paula findet das Tagebuch ihrer verstorbenen Mutter. Pommern, Weihnachten 1944: Als die Russen kommen, versteckt sich die schwangere Anna in einem Bunker und später mit ihrem kranken Baby auf einem Dachboden. 1945 beginnt ihre dramatische Flucht. Als Paula von der Begegnung mit einer jungen Ärztin im Hafen von Stettin liest, gefriert ihr das Blut in den Adern. Sie macht sich auf den Weg in die Vergangenheit.

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.

Eine Geschichte über die Weisheit einer Frau und das kriegerische Herz eines Mannes, den sie unterweisen muss, sodass er seine Rolle als Herrscher besser versteht, indem er die wahre Bestimmung unseres Daseins erkennt. Eine alte Zivilisation vermittelt Wissen für eine neue Welt von David M Jacquez.

In this short prequel to Alison Weir's new novel, Elizabeth of York, The Last White Rose, the young princess is born - and the future of England hangs in the balance. The Palace of Westminster, 1466. As the queen of England lies in her chamber, exhausted from childbirth, the court awaits news of the longed-for heir.

Junius is the patriarch, a celebrated Shakespearean actor who fled bigamy charges in England, both a mesmerising talent and a man of terrifying instability. As his children grow up in a remote farmstead in 1830s rural Baltimore, the country draws ever closer to the boiling point of secession and civil war. Of the six Booth siblings who survive to adulthood, each has their own dreams they must fight to realise—but it is Johnny who makes the terrible decision that will change the course of history—the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Konger og dronninger, guldalderens kunstnere og forfattere - dem har Maria Helleberg skrevet romaner om i 30 år. Nu vender hun blikket mod sin egen vilde familiehistorie. Det er en roman om to stærke kvinders vandring gennem et liv, der går brat ned og langsomt op. Om oldemoren Mariane, der kunne være blevet frue på en herregård, men i stedet ender i Vester Vandet, alene med 12 børn, da hendes mand stikker af for at prøve lykken i Amerika. Om mormoren, Marie Dusine, der derfor vokser op uden en far eller andre mandlige autoriteter.

Der große historische Abenteuer-Roman über den legendären Freibeuter Sir Francis Drake. Er war ein Abenteurer, Weltumsegler, Raubritter der Meere - und Spaniens größter Alptraum: Francis Drake, Pirat Ihrer Majestät Königin Elisabeth I., 1581 zum Ritter geschlagen. Mac P. Lorne lässt neben dem Mythos auch den Menschen Francis Drake lebendig werden: den engagierten Bürgermeister und betrogenen Ehemann, der Frauen gegenüber eher schüchtern gewesen sein soll.

For more than three decades, Yugoslavia's history played out in the life of one man. That man was Josip Broz Tito. The fictional autobiography of a regime insider, K. Balej's thoroughly researched novel provides a revealing insight into the emergence and functioning of the Yugoslav socialist system from the time of the Vienna Congress in 1815 to Tito's own death in 1980. It is an immersive exploration of the changing nature of Tito's power and the fascinating symbiosis of man and state that Tito represents.

The cause of Alexander the Great's sudden death is no longer in doubt - it was murder. But by whom? As his former followers struggle for power, the bonds of family, friendship and political loyalties are tested to the limit. As is the strength of the formidable empire that Alexander had wrought. Never before has the Western world seen such turmoil, such a threat to civilisation. As battles rage, armies, cities and thousands of lives are destroyed by the ruthless scheming of those who would be king. Or queen.

Este es el relato de una explosión, del momento en que la tristeza dinamitó todas las certezas de la autora y decidió instalarse en su cuerpo. En Fármaco encontraréis un cerebro que quería desaparecer y una escritora que lo agarró y buscó cómos y porqués entre recuerdos, conductos y cavidades.

Once upon a time...And they lived happily ever after. Sounds familiar right? This is how fairy tales begin and end? Yes! They form a significant part of entertainment for children in our world today. What is happening is that these make-beliefs are shaping the way they think and are creating false life expectations that set them up to being disappointed in adulthood. Once upon a Life is a true life story of a girl who found herself in a world far from what she had seen on television. This story emphasises the fact that life is not a fairy tale or fantasy.

Desde que su padre la encerró y hasta su muerte, Juana la Loca, reina de Castilla, reina de Aragón, Valencia, Mallorca, Navarra, Nápoles, Sicilia, Cerdeña y condesa de Barcelona y duquesa titular consorte de Borgoña, permaneció encerrada en una sola estancia de Tordesillas. Repite conmigo: 46 años. 552 meses. 2.442 semanas. 17.094 días. 410.256 horas. Encerrada, a pesar de ser reina. Durante su encierro, Miguel Ángel pintó la Capilla Sixtina, estalló la Reforma protestante de Lutero y Maquiavelo publicó El príncipe.