Résultats pour "Was" dans Littérature et fiction

Im Wald ist immer etwas los! Der kleine Siebenschläfer und seine Freunde erleben jeden Tag neue Abenteuer: Sie entdecken spannende Berufe, helfen einander, wachsen über sich hinaus und lernen, dass Zusammenhalt und Freundschaft das Wichtigste sind. Ob als lustige Gutenachtgeschichte, Mutmachgeschichte oder einfach zum gemeinsamen Kuscheln – die fantasievollen Vorlesegeschichten bringen Kinder zum Lachen, Träumen und Nachdenken.

Los Angeles lawyer Lena Antinori has dedicated her career to fighting discrimination, including for the LGBTQ community, but her own family's secret haunts her. At thirteen years old, she made the startling discovery that her father, Frank, was gay and her mother, Teresa, knew. Fearing social stigma, Teresa instituted a code of silence meant to protect their Italian Catholic family—a code Lena adhered to for decades. Now, Frank plans to marry his partner, and he wants Lena to help plan the wedding.

Reminiscent of Hello Beautiful and The Lying Life of Adults, this powerful narrative delves into social changes from 1970 to 2000 and captures a woman’s journey in a pre-#MeToo era via the tale of a mother who returns to her hometown to face the perpetrator of her childhood abuse. When a young girl feels complicit in her own abuse, how does that thwart her attempts to build a happy life as an adult woman? When disturbing memories begin to surface, Marti returns to the small Vermont town she ran away from thirty years ago to face her demons.

Als der Schriftsteller Manuel Ortigosa erfährt, dass sein Mann Álvaro bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen ist, eilt er sofort nach Galicien. Die dortige Polizei ist auffallend schnell dabei, die Akte zu schließen. Manuel muss feststellen, dass Álvaro ihn seit Jahren getäuscht und ein Doppelleben geführt hat. Doch was suchte Álvaro in jener Nacht auf einer einsamen Landstraße? Zusammen mit einem eigensinnigen Polizisten der Guardia Civil und Álvaros Beichtvater stellt Manuel Nachforschungen an.

Als der Schriftsteller Manuel Ortigosa erfährt, dass sein Mann Álvaro bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen ist, eilt er sofort nach Galicien. Die dortige Polizei ist auffallend schnell dabei, die Akte zu schließen. Manuel muss feststellen, dass Álvaro ihn seit Jahren getäuscht und ein Doppelleben geführt hat. Doch was suchte Álvaro in jener Nacht auf einer einsamen Landstraße? Zusammen mit einem eigensinnigen Polizisten der Guardia Civil und Álvaros Beichtvater stellt Manuel Nachforschungen an.

A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram Stoker Award®-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.

Lise’s father is dead, and the life of plenty and freedom that she has known as the daughter of the King’s Huntsman is gone. She must now live a life of duty to her mother and sisters, helping them to cope in their altered circumstances. But where her mother would have her wed a childhood friend to secure their future, Lise knows that is not what she longs for.

The court orders brilliant Defense Attorney Mandy Kincaid to handle the death-penalty appeal of Lisa Mercer, a woman accused of killing her three small children. Mandy uncovers evidence that proves the woman is innocent. Mandy’s biggest problem is that Lisa insists that she did murder her children. Femme fatale Jordon Kiser is the owner of the top private-investigation firm in town. Mandy hires her to uncover the truth about the deaths of the children.

In this collection of short essays, Maine humor icon Tim Sample shares some of the quirkier aspects of growing up and living in Maine. Along the way he offers listeners a behind the scenes glimpse into his long career in the entertainment business. Sample waxes poignant—recalling old friends...

My Favorite Girlfriend Was a French Bulldog is a novel told in 15 stories, linked by the same protagonist, our narrator, who - in her own voice and channeling the voices of others - creates an unsparing, multigenerational portrait of her native Cuba.

A través de una serie de encuentros con personas que fueron parte de su pasado, el narrador de Los hombres que no fui se enfrenta a su memoria, a sus decisiones y a las derivas que ha tomado su vida, dando paso al retrato de "un mundo de formas bellas, tiránicas e infructuosas, de reglas inculcadas que podían llegar a ser mortales".

Why I Was Late fuses text with performance, bringing a transmasculine wisdom, humor, and experience to bear upon tailgates, spaceships, and wrestling rings. Fierce, tender, convention re-inventing—Petch works hard. And whether it’s as a film union lighting technician, a hospital bed allocator, a Toronto hot dog vendor, or a performer/player of the musical saw, the work is survival. Heroes are found in unexpected places, elevated by both large and small gestures of kindness, accountability and acceptance.

When Dylan agreed to take a trip with his mom to a South Carolina campground, he wasn't expecting much - until he met Sam, the lifeguard at the indoor pool. From that moment on, Dylan and Sam are thrust into a roller coaster of self-discovery. For them, even life's most ordinary moments - brushing one's teeth, playing a game of basketball, watching the sky - become precious. Sam's Story is a poetic and heart-melting listen.