Résultats pour "New York" dans Historique

Brooklyn: the iconic classic. Read by the star of the Oscar and BAFTA-nominated film adaptation, Saoirse Ronan. The classic novel that inspired the major motion picture. The prequel to Colm Tóibín's bestselling novel, Long Island. In a small town in 1950s Ireland Eilis Lacey is one among many...

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict comes the story of the richest woman of the Gilded Age, the brilliant and controversial Hetty Green. The Gilded Age, New York City. Hetty Robinson is not your average young woman. Born into a successful whaling family, her father, Black Hawk...

“Witness the coming together of Truman Capote’s voice, the electric-into-neon blaze that is surely one of the premier styles of postwar American literature.”—The Washington Post Book World “A great breezy read . . . with Capote’s trademark wit, but also with genuine youthful awe at...

Shay O’Donnell traveled across the Atlantic to escape the famine and poverty in Ireland. Sold into servitude by her father, she has little chance for freedom or marriage in the new land. She never expected a stolen kiss could turn her entire life upside down and give her hope for the future.

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?

One of Amazon’s Best Books of 2022 So Far! “Gloriously recommended.” —Historical Novel Society A gripping and compelling novel based on the true story of fearless reporter Nellie Bly, who will stop at nothing to prove that a woman’s place is on the front page. In 1887 New York City...

Die Stunde der Frauen. New York, 1942: Immer mehr Männer werden an die Front gerufen, auch die Köche im Valentino's, wo die junge Lily Rose arbeitet. Mit viel Ehrgeiz und großer Leidenschaft setzt Lily nun alles daran, die erste Küchenchefin der Geschichte zu werden. Bei ihrer Suche nach neuen Rezepten in Zeiten der Rationierung verliebt sie sich in den Chef de Cuisine Tom, bis auch er eingezogen wird. Gegen große Widerstände versucht Lily, das Valentino's durch die Jahre der Krise zu bringen. Dann ist der Krieg vorbei, und die Männer kehren zurück - nur von Tom gibt es keine Nachricht.

Der Triumph der Frauen. Paris, 1918: Vianne Mercier wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als Modedesignerin zu werden. Als ihre Familie von Verlust und Verrat heimgesucht wird, nimmt sie all ihren Mut zusammen und wagt den Neuanfang in New York. Sie findet Arbeit in einem Modeatelier, wo ihr Talent für das Entwerfen spektakulärer Kleider schnell Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Doch dann verliebt sie sich in den charmanten Restaurantbesitzer Giorgio und muss sich zwischen Karriere und privatem Glück entscheiden... Eine junge Designerin erobert New York – und auch ihre große Liebe?

Lose yourself in this Gilded Age historical fiction, perfect for fans of Luisa A. Jones and Beatriz Williams … ORDER NOW! ‘Offers a glimpse into the lives and dilemmas of women in America’s Gilded Age … a clever reworking of Mansfield Park’ Luisa A. Jones Newport, 1895. After failing...

Berlin, 1946: Kate Mancini berichtet über die verheerenden Folgen des Krieges, die sie unmittelbar zu spüren bekommt, als sie ein Waisenmädchen aus den Trümmern rettet. Auch nach ihrer Rückkehr nach New York begeistert sie sich für politische Themen. Während ihr Freund Rick jedoch schnell als politischer Kolumnist aufsteigt, gesteht man Kate nur die Themen Haushalt und Familie zu. Beim Fernsehen scheint sie schließlich ihren Platz zu finden. Aber dann wird Rick als kommunistischer Sympathisant beschuldigt. Kate muss den Mann, den sie liebt, beschützen – koste es, was es wolle.

Celebrate the holidays with the Creed forefathers—Montana men who built the family homestead and established a legacy of love from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller Montana, Christmas 1910: For widowed rancher Lincoln Creed, the holiday serves as a harsh reminder of what a...

An enticing historical mystery that follows a crime-solving female reporter in the glamorous world of 1920s Manhattan, from the author of The Deep End. “Sex and the City, circa 1920.” —Kirkus Reviews This writer just found her next scoop … and it’s deadly. New York, 1925: Freddie...

Sophie Jones is a spirited girl who wants to bring light into the lives of her patients. Dr. Edward Gregory is a man afflicted with demons both physical and emotional. When the two are assigned to work together as part of Sophie's training, it seems they will never get along, but a common goal may just be the key to unlocking their conflict. This quick listen is the second in the Nurses of New York series by bestselling author Amelia C. Adams.

1917: America's declaration of war against Germany gives Grace Winter, a keen-eyed New York Times investigative reporter, a much sought after opportunity to make her mark on the Western Front, albeit in ways she had never expected. But by 1918 the gruesome reality of trench warfare has set in...

An extraordinary novel about a strong-willed woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight beside her husband, inspired by the letters of a remarkable female soldier who fought in the Civil War. Rosetta doesn't want her new husband Jeremiah to enlist, but he joins up, hoping to make...

A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice--inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the...

After his departure from New York two years ago to meet up with his almost-fiancee, Zayne Beckett is the last person Agatha Watson wanted to stumble upon in her travels as a reporter with the New York Tribune. Quite pathetically bedraggled, he clearly needs to be taken in hand and sent back East to his family. Although she no longer has feelings for him, Agatha realizes, by hook or by crook, she'll have to be the one to get the obstinate man home. 

“Nothing makes me happier than a new book from Joanna Shupe!”—Sarah MacLean The final novel in Joanna Shupe's critically acclaimed Uptown Girl series about a beauitful do-gooder who must decide if she can team up with one of New York's brashest criminals without losing something...

Rebellion drove Mercy Rutherford to Scotland to escape the possessive grip of her fiancé. But it’s fate that lands her in the crumbling highlands castle of Lennox Caitheart. A dreamer with visions of inventing airships, he’s most certainly mad. Handsome beyond words, he’s also causing an...

New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Ranney’s captivating series concludes with a tale of opposites whose attraction scorches a trail from the Highlands to the glittering halls of London—and courts scandal at every turn . . . Politics has introduced MP Logan McKnight to many fascinating...