Résultats pour "Julia" dans XXe siècle

Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when a lord of the realm fell—quite literally—into her life. When Charles Wycombe, the dashing and incorrigible Earl of Billington, toppled out of a tree and landed at Ellie's feet, neither suspected that such an inauspicious meeting would lead to marriage. But Charles must find a bride before his thirtieth birthday or he'll lose his fortune. And Ellie needs a husband or her father's odious fiancée will choose one for her. And so they agree to wed.

Jack Audley has been a highwayman. A soldier. And he has always been a rogue. What he is not, and never wanted to be, is a peer of the realm, responsible for an ancient heritage and the livelihood of hundreds. But when he is recognized as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham, his carefree...

Un periodista recibe la propuesta de investigar la vida de su bisabuela, Amelia Garayoa, una mujer de la que sólo sabe que huyó abandonando a su marido y a su hijo poco antes de que estallara la guerra civil española. Para rescatarla del olvido deberá reconstruir su historia desde los cimientos encajando, una a una, todas las piezas del inmenso y extraordinario puzle de su vida.

Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when a lord of the realm fell–quite literally–into her life. When Charles Wycombe, the dashing and incorrigible Earl of Billington, toppled out of a tree and landed at Ellie's feet, neither suspected that such an inauspicious meeting would lead to marriage. But Charles must find a bride before his thirtieth birthday or he'll lose his fortune. And Ellie needs a husband or her father's odious fiancée will choose one for her. And so they agree to wed.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies, read by Avita Jay. Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected.

From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes an enchanting novel that is “historical fiction at its very best” (Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author) as it follows five women living across three different times whose lives...

Brought to you by Penguin. The new tale of female camaraderie and romance in an idyllic setting from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon When one woman's second chance at love comes under threat, will she find happiness again? Sussex, 1943. When Veronica Clairmont becomes widowed and loses the...

No grande jogo do destino, Mimo recebeu as cartas erradas. Nascido na pobreza, é colocado cedo como aprendiz de um escultor bruto e sem talento. Ele, no entanto, possui um gênio nas mãos. Quase todos os anjos abençoaram Viola Orsini. Herdeira de uma família prestigiosa, sua infância transcorreu à sombra de um palácio em Gênova. Dotada de rara inteligência, ela se recusa a aceitar passivamente o papel social que lhe foi reservado. Os caminhos de ambos nunca deveriam ter se cruzado. À primeira vista, reconhecem-se como gêmeos cósmicos e juram nunca se separar.

Brought to you by Penguin. The sea stole him from her. Could it bring him back? Winter, 1900. A little boy washes up on the beach of a small fishing village in Scotland, barely alive. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy's son, lost to the sea many years before. When the village is...

1942: Saba Tarcan is a talented young singer with big dreams. So when an opportunity arises to entertain the troops in the Middle East, she jumps at the chance, cutting short a burgeoning love affair with a young RAF pilot, Dom. It soon becomes clear that entertaining won’t be Saba’s only mission. It's a move that will jeopardize not only her own safety, but also the love of her life.

Chloe Brandt relishes her freedom. Bobbing her hair and donning the latest fashions, she’s been dancing her way through a flapper lifestyle after fleeing her alcoholic dad’s violence. But when tragedy pulls her and an orphaned nephew back to her hometown, the nurse confronts the handsome man she left behind. Reese Lloyd is grieving. Devastated over his brother’s murder, he struggles with the return of the beautiful girl who broke his heart. And torn when he and the love of his life are both named guardians of her young relative, the steadfast farmer finds it hard to lower his protective walls.

As a young girl, Julia began buying gifts for her future spouse, a man whose likeness and personality she has conjured up in her mind, a man she calls her “beloved.” Soon after the United States enters the Great War, Julia impulsively volunteers as a medical aid worker, with no experience or training. Disheartened by the realities of war, will Julia abandon the pursuit of her beloved? Will her naive "gift scheme" distract her from recognizing her true “great love?”

New York 1907: Im Kosmetiksalon ihrer Tante Antonietta erlebt die junge Waise Mirella die faszinierende Welt des Luxus und der Schönheit. Nach Antoniettas Tod baut sie den Salon gegen viele Widerstände zu einem erfolgreichen Unternehmen aus. Als sie dann auf einer Feier den attraktiven Pferdetrainer Nick trifft und sich unsterblich in ihn verliebt, könnte ihr Glück perfekt sein. Doch Nick kann ihre berufliche Unabhängigkeit nur schwer akzeptieren und so muss Mirella für ihre Liebe und ihr Glück kämpfen.

Es ist nie zu spät für die Liebe. Aber manchmal zu früh - Friederika hat große Füße und nennt sich Frie. Robert, neu an der Schule und schüchtern, verliebt sich sofort, zeigt es aber nicht. Frie geht als Au–pair nach Sydney, Robert als Zivi nach Hamburg. Er lernt einen alten Generalmajor kennen, der seine Zukunft entscheidend beeinflussen wird. Als Frie zurückkehrt und in Hamburg zu studieren beginnt, ist Robert ein anderer geworden. Einer, für den sie doch mehr empfindet. Aber die zwei verpassen auch diese und weitere Chancen – bis sich ihre Wege nach zwanzig Jahren erneut kreuzen.

She witnessed a murder - and now her life is in danger. Fifteen year-old Belle, though raised in a London brothel, is an innocent. But when she witnesses one of the girls brutally strangled by a client, she is cast into a cruel, heartless world. Snatched from the streets and sold into prostitution, she is made a courtesan in New Orleans.

A USA TODAY bestselling novel! As Paris rebuilds in the aftermath of World War II, Kat Fontaine never expected the skills she learned in a French chateau kitchen to be the key that unlocks the secrets swirling in her new post-war life. "Balancing action-packed scenes with entertaining...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, based on a true story. 'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYES Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was...

1956. Die zwanzigjährige Leni aus dem ländlichen Hebertshausen träumt von einem Leben in der Großstadt - von eleganten Geschäften, Kinobesuchen und grenzenloser Freiheit. Als die junge Friseurin die Chance bekommt, sich bei dem vornehmen Münchner Salon Keller vorzustellen, scheint der Traum zum Greifen nah. Unterdessen hadert ihr Bruder Hans mit seinem Medizinstudium. Seine Leidenschaft gilt der Jazzmusik und einer Frau, die für ihn unerreichbar ist.

München, 1963. Für die junge Leni wird ein Traum wahr: Sie wurde für einen der begehrten Praktikumsplätze bei Starfriseur Vidal Sassoon in London ausgewählt. Das erste Mal in ihrem Leben verlässt sie ihre Heimat und entdeckt in der pulsierenden Metropole das Lebensgefühl der Swinging Sixties - bis ein Versprechen, das Leni ihrer Mutter gab, ihre neu gewonnene Freiheit überschattet. Ihre Schwägerin Charlotte tritt unterdessen eine Stelle im Münchner Modehaus Bogner an, wo sie den charismatischen Fotografen Walter kennenlernt.

Die neue Reihe der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin und Historikerin Julia Kröhn. Frankfurt, 1965: Zwanzig Jahre hat Ella erfolgreich das "Bücherreich" geführt, doch nun herrscht Zwist: Ihre deutlich jüngere Schwester Luise hat die schnulzigen Bücher satt. Ihr Kopf ist voller neuer, unerhörter Ideen, zu denen sie der charismatische und politisch aktive Student Thilo anstiftet. Zunächst steht Ella diesen ablehnend gegenüber. Doch dann bringt Luise sie dazu, ein dunkles Kapitel ihrer Vergangenheit aufzuschlagen.