Résultats pour "Stiller" dans Littérature du monde

Recent graduate Cora Anne Halloway has a history degree and a plan - avoid her own past. Then her beloved grandmother requests one last summer at Still Waters, the family cottage on Edisto Beach. Despite difficult memories lingering among the oak canopies and gentle tides, Edisto tempts her with forgiveness - especially since Nan hires Tennessee Watson to oversee cottage repairs.

The town of Macklin, Mississippi has seen its share of affairs, secrets, unexpected deaths, lies, and other scandals. There have also been various people floating in and out of the winding roads of Caleb County. Now that Ruthann, the matriarch of the town and midwife to over half its residents, has died, some wonder if the people of Macklin can continue on their path to redemption. The bond between sisters, Annie and Linda, has been put through the ultimate test. Can they find a way to resume their family ties? The sky has opened up once again, and Heaven’s eyes are still watching.

A body is found on the side of a highway. Naked, throat slashed, no identification. It disappears from the back of a police van and begins a strange odyssey, making its way, over the course of one early winter night, all around the northern town of Sudbury and through the lives and dreams of eleven very different people.

A shortage of men during World War II in a rural Michigan town causes Myrtle to become a preacher. She ministers to her community with wit, wisdom, a practical approach and insights far ahead of her time. But when the war ends, Myrtle must look to her close-knit family for support, as she battles small-town preconceptions that stand in the way of her continuing ministry.

Since its publication on September 30, 1868, Little Women has been one of America's favorite stories. While we now think of it as a girls' book, it was initially read by both boys and girls, men and women of all ages. Professor Anne Boyd Rioux, who read it in her 20s, tells us how Louisa May Alcott came to write the book and drew inspiration for her story from her own life. Rioux sees the novel's beating heart in its honest look at adolescence and its inspiring vision of young women's resilience and hope.

Still Waters is a bold and refreshing collection of poems. The author engages and immerses the reader in the emotional and spiritual challenges of human experiences. Poems of varying styles explore themes of social justice, love, grief, and empowerment.

Der Erzähler lernt in einem Buchladen den Musiklehrer Christian Valentin kennen. Er freundet sich mit ihm an, plaudert mit ihm über Autoren, Bücher und Musik. Auch lernt er seine Lieblingsschülerin, die Tochter des Bürgermeisters kennen, der er neben Klavier- auch Gesangsunterricht gibt. Steht ihr eine Karriere als Sängerin bevor? Regie: Harald Koerner.

I was born to a married couple who were high school sweethearts who were madly in love with each other. Mom was very disappointed in the fact that she did not have a son. She blamed my Dad - her husband - for not giving her a son. Even though I was not what she wanted God still kept me through it all. He has kept me and made sure that I had the strength to go through all God had in store for me. When people think of their personal strength, the first thing they think of is weakness. They think they can’t do whatever the activity is.

Su nombre Padre Daniel proviene de la parábola del Viejo Testamento en la que Daniel, el judío que fue enviado por el Rey Darío a la cueva de leones por orar a Dios 3 veces por día. Dios cerró la boca de los leones y Daniel salvó su vida. Oswald Rufeisen sobrevivió en la guarida de los leones cuando trabajó de traductor para los nazis durante la Segunda Guerra mundial y decidió tomar su nombre. Como monje era Hermano Daniel y como sacerdote era el Padre Daniel.