Résultats pour "Ella" dans Fiction historique

In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of “biographical fiction” that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century. When fifteen-year-old Ella...

Dr. Ainsley Graham is cultivating a reputation as an eccentric. Two years ago, he catastrophically ended his academic career by publicly claiming to talk to ghosts. When Joachim Cockburn, a WWI veteran studying the power of delusional thinking, arrives at his door, Ainsley quickly catalogs him as yet another tiresome Englishman determined to mock his life's work. But Joachim is tenacious and openhearted, and Ainsley's intrigued despite himself. 

Once upon a time, there was a king who passed. He left behind two sons, one beloved and one outcast. The older of the two was set to take the throne, but before he could, he had to find a queen to call his own. The younger one was known to be unruly and unhinged. The chosen queen was warned to keep far away from him. Beautiful and cunning, in the light is where she stayed. But late at night, it was the shadowed lands in which she played. Mistakes were made and secrets forged; forgetting duty and her sense. And while the new king had her hand, her heart belonged to the scarred prince.

Melissa Griffin is quite literally sick and tired. She's the owner of one of London's most exclusive brothels, but her failing health is telling her she can't continue to keep working at her current pace. A relaxing stay in the country is exactly what she needs. Falling for the small town's gorgeous young vicar—a virgin, no less—was never part of her plan. Their love is scandalous, forbidden . . . and everything Melissa never knew she wanted. Denying her feelings is unthinkable. Avoiding devastation when her past inevitably drives them apart? Impossible.

“A breezy retro novel with bite.” —L.A. Times “A 1970s-Laurel Canyon version of My Brilliant Friend.”—The Atlantic An electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious writers and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based upon the other's life...

American Book Award Winner Finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature A NPR, Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, and Library Journal Best Book of the Year At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and...

As part of a large, rambunctious family, Lady Eleanor Carpenter has gained some knowledge of what makes a successful marriage. She's even compiled a list of essential qualifications in a potential husband. John, the Marquis of Montagu, seems of good character (check), with money enough to support a family (check). But what of the many other requirements on her list?

Charlie, Earl of Stanwood, is at his gentleman's club when he overhears from a nearby card game that the Viscount Ognon plans to gamble away a property in which some of his family live. Charlie takes a dim view of those who mistreat their dependents, and though he rarely gambles, he always wins. This time is no different. Triumphant, Charlie is determined to sign the property over to the appropriate family member.

New York City, 1899. When it comes to show business, Gilded Age opera singer Ella Shane wears the pants. The unconventional diva breaks the mold by assuming "trouser roles"-male characters played by women - and captivating audiences far and wide with her travelling theater company. But Ella's flair for the dramatic takes a terrifying turn when an overacting Juliet to her Romeo drinks real poison during the final act of Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi.

Italy, 1945. As war rages through Europe, a crumbling family villa becomes a vital safe space for the people of Cortona during the war. But that sanctuary is lost the day its owner, Vivi, mysteriously vanishes…

Nicholas Nicastro revisits a haunting mystery that still fascinates a nation a century later. His masterly re-imagining of these tragic events sees beyond the prejudices that destroys families and taints small communities but corrodes civilization itself. Nicastro’s simple storytelling style with its kaleidoscopic perspectives is moving, beautiful, and profound.

It’s 1943 on the American home front, and Ella’s pent-up, common-law husband finally decides to leave their farm and enlist. Ella must either depart their seafaring town in coastal Delaware to pursue other dreams inland or try to save their farm. Their grade-school son, Reese, won’t budge, and Ella sees that farmers have a patriotic duty to stay on the land.

Lady Ella Barrington is a romantic who has always dreamed she would marry for love. When loyalties are questioned, she must sacrifice her dream to save her father. Her handsome betrothed seems to be the hero she's always hoped for and awakens a yearning she never imagined. But her belief in fairytale love crumbles as the truth comes to light and danger lurks.

Den internationale bestsellerforfatter Ella Carey er tilbage med en gribende fortælling om tab og sorg, om store drømme, high fashion og overvældende kærlighed. Året er 1918 i Paris og Vianne drømmer om den dag, hvor hun ikke længere er nødt til at sy uniformer, og i stedet kan begynde at skabe de fantastiske kjoler, hun drømmer om. Men netop som krigens afslutning synes inden for rækkevidde, bliver Viannes mor og søster dræbt i et luftangreb, og hendes bror stiller hende et ultimatum: opgiv drømmen om at blive designer, eller forlad deres fælles barndomshjem.

Mens krigen raser i Europa, er Lily Rose taknemmelig for sit perfekte liv i en velhavende familie, som elsker hende, og for sit drømmejob som kok på en af de mest historiske restauranter i byen; Valentino's. Tiderne har ændret sig for kvinder, og Lily er fast besluttet på at styre sit eget køkken en dag. Men da hendes mor hører om Tom, bliver hun rasende. Når krigen slutter, er det Lilys pligt at gifte sig med den mand, som hendes mor har valgt til hende. Lily er i en umulig situation. Skal hun vælge sin familie og fortsætte med at leve det sikre liv, hun altid har kendt til?

I en mandsdomineret verden har Kate Mancini fået en chance som reporter i efterkrigstidens Tyskland. Cheferne og befolkningen hjemme i USA vil høre sejrshistorier, men den virkelighed, Kate oplever, er en helt anden. Berlin plages af sult og elendighed, mens uskyldige familier prøver at genopbygge et liv i ruinerne af deres hjem. En stum, forældreløs pige kommer til at symbolisere al krigens ulyksalighed for Kate, og hun ved, at hun må redde dette barn. Med hjælp fra hendes flotte kollega, Rick Shearer, finder de et sikkert hjem til barnet, før de selv kan vende tilbage til New York.

Paris, 1940. Isabelle de Florian lever livet farligt i Paris. I flere måneder har hun spillet nazisterne et puds i forsøget på at beskytte de mennesker, hun elsker. Men hun ved, at hun er nødt til at forlade byen, hvis hun vil overleve. Endelig pakker hun sine bedste smykker i en lille kuffert og træder ud i den forræderiske nat. New York, 2015. Fotografen Cat Jordan bliver meget overrasket, da hun modtager et brev, der informerer hende om, at hun er enearving til Isabelle de Florians bo.

Texas, 1943. Eva har altid drømt om at flyve, og med nazisternes hærgen i Europa, får de kvindelige piloter endelig en chance. Kvinderne danner stærke bånd, og med luft under vingerne og en mand, hun elsker, at vende tilbage til, er hver tur i luften en drøm, indtil det hele styrter i grus – og Evas fly styrter ned. Eva vågner, men hendes minder om uheldet er borte. Los Angeles, 1977. Eva er en helt almindelig husmor, gift med sit livs kærlighed og med en familie at være stolt af. Alligevel hjemsøges hun stadig af den nat for over 30 år siden, og en ulykke, hun ikke kan huske.

New York, 1938: Die schüchterne Martha und die neugierige Charlotte Belmont könnten als Zwillinge kaum gegensätzlicher sein. Doch als der Krieg ausbricht, werden sie gezwungen, über sich hinauszuwachsen. Charlotte riskiert ihr Leben im Widerstand in Paris, während Martha in New York verzweifelt versucht, jüdische Flüchtlinge vor den Nazis zu retten. Als Charlotte ein gefährliches Familiengeheimnis entdeckt, das ihr Leben bedroht, muss sie sich fragen, ob sie die Kraft hat, ihre Liebsten zu retten - bevor es zu spät ist.

Ariella is royalty, a princess of Dalthia, but palace rules and the strictures of society leave her restless and longing for more. When she meets Gavin, a palace gardener who both catches her eye and challenges her authority, she feels drawn to him, but how can she befriend a commoner under the watchful eye of her royal family?