Résultats pour "Tin" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER At a top-secret Army training facility in the Mojave Desert, Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military intrigue, AI technology, and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist in this gripping...

It begins with a painting won in a raffle: 15 sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful things. And then there are two boys, Ellis and Michael, who couldn't be closer. And the boys become men, and then they meet Annie, and it changes nothing and everything. Tin Man sees Sarah Winman follow the acclaimed success of When God Was a Rabbit and A Year of Marvellous Ways with a love letter to human kindness and friendship, loss and living.

Even your best plans, can end in tragedy! Three friends grow up together in South New Jersey and dream of moving west. To finance their new lives, they execute a daring robbery. While escaping the scene, they cause a tragic accident. Witnessing the disaster is a Jamaican Au Pair who places a deadly curse on the stolen money. As the authorities close in, they bury the cash in Tin Boxes. Captured, the boys are sent to jail. As Tin Boxes are discovered, disaster, betrayal and death follow when the curse is evoked.

Den unge pige Tine er hushjælp hos skovridder Berg, og der udvikler sig et kærlighedsforhold mellem dem. Men tragedien venter lige rundt om hjørnet, mens krigen sniger sig ind på de elskende. Herman Bangs roman "Tine" handler om den katastrofale krig i 1864 set gennem et par følsomme, glade og ulykkelige pigeøjne. Herman Bang (1857-1912) var en dansk kritiker, forfatter og journalist. I 1880 brød han igennem med romanen "Håbløse slægter", og siden blev det til en lang række værker inden for forskellige genrer.

When an unscrupulous real estate agent tries to strong-arm a wealthy friend of Grammy Lee's into selling her stately home, Cooper and her Bible study friends are called in to investigate—before any crime has been committed. Grammy's fear is that the man is so devious he'll try to bump off her friend in order to get his hands on the estate. But before Cooper and the gang can do much more than confirm he's as sketchy as Grammy suspects, someone else takes matters into their own hands and takes the agent out of the picture, permanently.

January 2003. The Berest family receive a mysterious, unsigned postcard. On one side was an image of the Opéra Garnier; on the other, the names of their relatives who were killed in Auschwitz: Ephraïm, Emma, Noémie and Jacques. Years later, Anne sought to find the truth behind this postcard. She journeys 100 years into the past, tracing the lives of her ancestors from their flight from Russia following the revolution, their journey to Latvia, Palestine, and Paris, the war and its aftermath.

At the core of the drama is Brick, an alcoholic son mourning the death of his friend, Skipper, and his strained marriage to Maggie. Maggie, resilient yet desperate for love, grapples with Brick's emotional withdrawal. The family is entrenched in mendacity, with each member harboring secrets, particularly about Big Daddy's terminal cancer.

Tina's mother has passed leaving her and Tom in charge of keeping the farm running. On one fateful morning, the two embark on a trip to town for supplies. What transpires is a macabre trip into the madness of the mind.

She wakes up in a hospital bed, her mind a foggy, empty void. She remembers nothing—not how she got there, not even her own name. Beside her sits a man with a steady gaze and a warm touch. He says she’s safe, that she just needs to rest, and the memories will come back.

After witnessing the murder of his parents, Wolf goes out and avenges their death the very next day. Wolf's father always told him if anything happened he would be the man of the house. Unfortunately, the tragedy forced him to be that and to make sure his siblings were always safe. Journey was...

Here are four of Hans Christian Andersen’s best-loved short stories, specially adapted for young children and read by some of Britain’s most well-known actors. The Brave Tin Soldier: A one-legged toy soldier falls in love with a paper ballerina. Thumbelina: A tiny but beautiful girl grows from a barleycorn which has been enchanted by a witch. The Nightingale: An emperor prefers a sparkling mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. The Ugly Duckling: A little bird is called ugly by others until he matures into a swan.

In the stunning tradition of Lisa See, Maeve Binchy, and Alice Hoffman, The Tin Horse is a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bond sisters share and the dreams and sorrows that lay at the heart of the immigrant experience. It has been more than sixty years since Elaine...

Jack Bishop has been in self-imposed exile ever since the failed colonisation of New Eden. But when galactic chaos threatens the automata’s chances of ever being treated like equals, Jack has no choice but to follow the crew of the Adeona back into danger again. A decommissioned factory is mass-producing mechanical soldiers, and nobody knows why. Rogan and Tuner are sent to check. But what starts as a routine inspection soon evolves into a murderous conspiracy that threatens to fracture the Ministerium forever.

Chet the dog is less than enthusiastic about the Little Detective Agency's next case. Chet and his human partner, PI Bernie Little, have been hired to find a missing person—only the missing person is a cat. Miss Kitty, an internet sensation, has disappeared, and Chet and Bernie have been hired to find her before her many followers realize something is wrong. Miss Kitty belongs to Bitty, a sweet teenage girl who lives with her mom. Bitty and her mother are struggling financially, but the arrival of Miss Kitty and the chance discovery of her social media appeal has changed everything.

One derelict farm. Two broken hearts. And a town that can't help meddling ... A funny and heartwarming new romance from bestselling author Stella Quinn. Single dad Luke means well. But ever since his son, Jace, had an accident, Luke's been trying to keep him safe from everything, driving Jace...

În timpul peregrinărilor ei prin Franța, Hermine, o tânără dezorientată, obosită de viață, ajunge întâmplător în însoritul Provence, unde i se propune să lucreze la un hotel. Fata acceptă fără prea mare tragere de inimă și descoperă că hotelul cu pricina este de fapt o proprietate impozantă, plină de viață, ce poartă un nume rusesc: Dacea. Jo și Mașa, stăpânii acestui loc magic, devin în scurt timp familia pe care Hermine n-a avut-o niciodată, oferindu-i dragostea și sprijinul după care a tânjit mereu.

This is a short story, the third in the Tina Stories series. When Tina finds her friend, Jennifer, on the bathroom floor at school, sick and crying, she wants to help her. Jennifer tells her she's pregnant with Zach's baby. Zach, however, wants nothing to do with the responsibility of a baby and feels trapped. How can Tina help her friend?

Tina's brother is quitting basketball, but why, he loves the game? Tina suspects something is up, and she gets an earful one afternoon after school. Mario is being bullied. What can she do?

In the finale, the Banks family will find out who killed their parents that dreadful night. They knew his name but never made the connection until Wolf's life was hanging in the wind. Unfortunately, the truth comes out with more lies and deceit that any of them were ready for. Colby finds out who Journey's brothers are but can he handle the drama that comes along with being in her life?

William Lyon's past forced him to become someone he isn't. Conflicted and unable to maintain the charade, he separates from his wife and takes a job as caretaker at a former mental hospital. Jelley's Valley State Insane Asylum was the largest mental hospital in California for well over a century, but it now stands empty. William thinks the decrepit institution is the perfect place to finish his dissertation and wait for his divorce to become final. In town, William meets Colby Anderson, who minds the local store and post office.