Results for "Rita" in 20th Century

Eine große Liebe und der unbändige Drang nach Freiheit London und Indien, im Herbst 1855: Es sind die letzten Tage des farbenprächtigen Königreichs von Awadh, dessen märchenhafter Reichtum die Gier des Britischen Empires geweckt hat. Schon bald wird das Gebiet von den Briten annektiert und einem Chief Commissioner unterstellt, und Awadhs tragischer Untergang wird bis nach London zu spüren sein. Für eine Frau mit dem Wunsch, als Heilerin zu arbeiten, ist weder in England noch in seiner Kronkolonie Platz.

Heartbreak and family loyalty collide in Rita Bradshaw's number one bestselling Dancing in the Moonlight, read by actress Anne Dover. As her mother lies dying, twelve-year-old Lucy Fallow promises to look after her younger siblings and keep house for her father and two older brothers. Over the...

On her deathbed, Lucy Fallow's mother makes her twelve-year-old daughter promise to look after her four younger siblings and keep house for her father and two older brothers. When the Fallow menfolk lose their jobs they take work wherever they can. But it's not long before they are working on the wrong side of the law and under the watchful eye of Tom McKenzie. Meanwhile, through the hardship Lucy begins to form a relationship with Jacob McKenzie, the boy next door, and one evening they dance cheek to cheek in the moonlight and know that one day they will marry.

After spending half her life pretending to be something she’s not, performance is second nature for cabaret owner Bertha Hines. With the election drawing near and women’s voting rights on the ballot, Bertha decides to use her persuasive skills to push the men of New York City in the right direction. Chef Amir Chowdhury jumped ship in New York to get a taste of the American Dream. When ornery Amir reluctantly takes a job at The Cashmere, he thinks he’s hit the bottom of the barrel; however, working at the club reignites his dream of being a force for change.