Résultats pour "Anna" dans Petites villes et ruralité

Anna Karenina fu pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1877. Era già stato pubblicato a puntate dal 1875, ma non fu mai pubblicata l'ottava parte perché la rivista non tollerò le prese d posizione antinazionaliste di Tolstoj, che fu quindi costretto a pubblicare l'opera completa a sue spese.Tolstoj vedeva in questo libro, considerato un capolavoro del realismo, il suo primo vero romanzo.

My high school sweetheart, the boy who shattered my heart, is back in our small town, and there will be no avoiding him for the next two weeks. Only there is nothing boyish about Miguel Fernandez. The NFL's best rookie defensive end is even more wickedly handsome than he was four years ago—tall, with abs for days, all that unruly hair, and eyes so dark they swallow you whole. And that's exactly what he's doing every time our paths cross.

The first time I laid eyes on Matthew Williams, I knew he spelled trouble. Dark-haired, broody, and with eyes as tempestuous as the sea, he stole my breath away. The pull to become his friend was irresistible. Falling for him was inevitable. Getting my heart broken was inescapable. Now the...

'Highsmith herself would raise a glass' - SARAH HILARY 'Drew me in from the very first page and had me hooked throughout' - PHILIPPA EAST 'An intriguing cat and mouse game, which will keep you reading into the early hours' - TINA BAKER 'You are quite the chameleon, aren't you? You could wear...

Wasteland Girls is a collection of lyrical, incisive and luminous stories by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones and Our Last Wild Days. These stunningly powerful stories explore the wildness and beauty of the American heartlands, a place where lives are lived on the margins, but...

An enchanting debut novel exploring second chances and blossoming romance in a charming port town in Maine, perfect for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan’s The Cliffs and Catherine Newman’s Sandwich. Just about everything has gone wrong for Gwen Gilmore over the past year. She’s lost her mother...

Klasický román anglické autorky o hledání pravého životního partnera je půvabným, pomalu plynoucím líčením života členů střední třídy v Anglii, jejich zájmů, zábav a citů. Román pro všechny, kdo si oblíbili hrdinky Jane Austenové obdařené inteligencí, vtipem a morální pevností. Tento půvabný skvost psala autorka na sklonku své literární dráhy a vložila do něj všechen svůj tvůrčí um i ohlédnutí za vlastním životem s otázkou, zda ji něco v životě neminulo. Spisovatelka se těší z každého slova, pečlivě je váží, místy jen naznačuje, aby nenarušila jemné předivo vyprávění o vztazích mezi rodiči a dětmi, mezi sestrami i mezi mužem a ženou.

I never planned on returning to the small town that suffocated me—or to Freddy Bale, the boy who shattered my heart. But now I'm back, with no choice but to face my past. The secrets I've kept for so long are about to collide with the man I once loved. Freddy may want a second chance, but some...

A venticinque anni Cloe ha una vita da film: dopo essersi lasciata alle spalle la provincia italiana vive a Londra, frequenta la prestigiosa Goldsmiths ed è fidanzata con un fantastico... STOP! La rifacciamo, grazie. A venticinque anni, la vita di Cloe fa schifo. Si è trasferita nella città dei suoi sogni solo per ritrovarsi senza borsa di studio, fa la cameriera in un pub, vive in un appartamento infimo, frequenta senza troppo impegno il suo coinquilino... e, stando a quello che sostiene il suo avvocato, ha appena ereditato l'attività di famiglia, il vecchio cinema di paese a Schiforate, provincia di Milano.

Manchmal muss man alles hinter sich lassen, um das zu finden, womit man nicht gerechnet hat – eine Liebe, die bleibt. Jaxon Reid ist der Inbegriff eines Kleinstadthelden: Feuerwehrmann, Single-Dad und Retter in der Not. Zwischen Einsätzen, Schulaufführungen und dem Bed & Breakfast seiner Mutter bleibt kaum Zeit, um an sich selbst zu denken – geschweige denn an die Liebe. Doch dann taucht Summer McKenna in Creekside Haven auf und stellt sein Leben und das seiner Tochter auf den Kopf.

Emilie måste resa hem till Stod. Där träffar hon på sin före detta kärlek Halvor. Han delar med sig av en hemlighet som hon önskar att hon inte fick veta. Sagan om Emilie är en släktkrönika fylld av hemligheter och kärleksintriger. Vi följer den vackra torpardottern Emilie i norska Trøndelag på 1880-talet, ett samhälle med stora klyftor mellan rika och fattiga.

Zrezygnowana i rozczarowana postawą najbliższych, Rozalia porzuca dotychczasowe życie i przenosi się do upragnionego domu na wsi. Jednak nawet ta decyzja nie pozwala jej żyć spokojnie. Wkrótce Róża musi zdecydować, czy ulec presji i poddać się namowom córki, czy być wierną swoim postanowieniom. Fabuła powieści rozgrywa się w dwóch planach czasowych – teraźniejszości, kiedy to Rozalia walczy o niezależność, oraz w latach 70. i 80., w czasie, na który przypadły jej młodość, pierwsza miłość, rozbudzone nadzieje i obciążone konsekwencjami decyzje.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's dangerous to go alone at night...' Yana, a vampire hunter, rides into Koprivci promising salvation. The village’s curse has endured for many years and rumour has it that Anka – whose parents died on the night of her birth – is to blame. But enduring the...

Anna Pigeon moves from Mississippi to Colorado to assume her new post as district ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park, where three girls have disappeared during a religious retreat. Two of the children reappear a month later, clad only in filthy underwear and claiming to remember nothing of the intervening weeks. As Anna investigates, she finds herself caught up in the machinations of a paranoid religious sect bent on protecting their secrets.

Die Familiensaga am Timmendorfer Strand geht weiter: Nun müssen Henriettes Zwillinge in den unsicheren Zeiten der Vorkriegsjahre ihren Weg finden und die Gefahren des Kriegs überstehen. Timmendorfer Strand, 1924: Henriettes Zwillingstöchter, Julia und Christine - zwei Schwestern, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten - wachsen trotz der Schatten des Ersten Weltkriegs behütet in der Villa Sommerwind ihrer Familie auf.

Ein unerwartetes Erbe führt Henriette Hohnhold und ihre Familie 1903 nach Timmendorfer Strand: Die Villa Sommerwind, die nun den Hohnholds gehört, soll nach dem Willen von Vater Eberhart ein exquisites Hotel werden. Vom ersten Tag an ist Henriette die rechte Hand ihres Vaters und stürzt sich begeistert in die vielfältigen Aufgaben. Doch eines Morgens macht sie eine Beobachtung, die zu einem heftigen Streit zwischen Vater und Tochter führt. Aufgelöst läuft die junge Frau davon und findet sich schließlich in Niendorf wieder, wo sich Ole, der Sohn eines Fischers, rührend um sie kümmert.

When a new feature on Pete Newbury’s popular TV programme shows his adult image digitally transformed to that of a young child, Beth is shocked to realise that he’s her baby brother, who disappeared without a trace thirty-eight years ago. He vanished at the age of three and her family has grieved for him ever since, believing him to be dead. But the path to reunion and happiness is fraught with complications, not least Beth’s feelings towards a close friend of her long-lost brother and then the reappearance of her runaway daughter, complete with child.

Jo Ainsley has been running for a long time. From her childhood in small town England to art school in London to the messy end of a relationship in Sydney, Jo has chosen to run again and again, each time moving further from where her troubles began. This time, her escape will bring her to the remote northwest region of Western Australia, where she must work for 88 days on a farm in order to extend her visa. There she meets an American, Gabe, with whom she has an immediate connection.

PO DESZCZOWEJ WIOŚNIE WRESZCIE NASTAJE SŁONECZNE LATO. Do niewielkiego, sennego miasteczka wprowadza się tajemnicza i niezwykle atrakcyjna Rita Plat. Swoim pojawieniem się wzbudza zainteresowanie mieszkańców. Mężczyźni zaczynają się zupełnie inaczej zachowywać. Są dla kobiet czuli, prawią im komplementy, spełniają ich zachcianki, obsypują kwiatami. Zaskoczone panie nieufnie przyglądają się tym zmianom, które dla jednych stają się szansą na nowy rozdział w życiu, a dla innych powodem do oskarżeń i szukania winnych. Plotki, podejrzenia i sekrety rozgrzewają niewielką społeczność nie mniej niż wakacyjny upał.

The Pembrokeshire village of Morlan is a beautiful place to live, but breathtaking views of the Welsh coastline aside, four of the female residents find themselves stuck in a painful rut. The arrival of pole dancing exercise classes in the village hall offers each of them a chance to bond and discover previously hidden strengths. Together the group form a bond of friendship that will help them face the trials and tribulations in their personal lives.