Résultats pour "hennessy" dans Fiction

SUN RISE, SUNSET AND YET! Set in 1912 Ireland, this book will take you from the deepest sorrow to a wonderful collection of Dickensian characters. Jimmy Kenny, a twelve-year-old boy, is thrown into an orphanage by a cruel father after losing his mother. After suffering terrible abuse, he manages...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comesan exquisite love story about Queenie Hennessy, the remarkable friend who inspired Harold’s cross-country journey. “This lovely book is full of joy. Much more than the story of a woman’s enduring love...

A young recruit; a cataclysmic war; a baptism by fire... A gritty adventure full of danger, blood and guts, perfect for fans of Alan Evans and Alexander Fullerton. Confident and strong willed, Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. A constant and abiding love...

One secret is deadly. The other will heal the world. But which is which? Caught stealing medication for her illegal sister, Yara is forced to participate in RePay — a terrifying TV game show that will determine her sentence. Her only hope for freedom lies in surviving a risky biotechnology trial within the sterile walls of Watch Over Me, where ruthlessly passionate head engineer, Ms Wilding, reveals an unnerving agenda.

In this wildly comedic thriller set in Louisiana, the brilliantly eccentric Dr. Earlington Noseworth—a disheveled genius who somehow reaches the right conclusions through the most bizarre reasoning—finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy that's far stranger than his methods. As...

An awe-inspiring tale of adventure and war, The Dangerous Years is a thrilling historical audiobook, perfect for fans of David McDine, Alan Evans and Alexander Fullerton. Hero of Jutland, Kelly Maguire progresses rapidly through the ranks during the dangerous post-war years, despite the...

The final installment of the Captain Kelly Maguire Trilogy, Back to Battle is an earth-shattering audiobook, perfect for fans of David McDine, Alan Evans and Alexander Fullerton. Peacetime political maneuverings are threatening Kelly Maguire’s ambitions for captain’s rank. But the outbreak...

Peacetime political machinations threaten Kelly Maguire's ambitions to be a captain. But then war breaks out, and the world needs men who are willing to risk everything. As World War II explodes, and after a devastating loss in the Battle of Narvik, Maguire finds himself washed up at Dunkirk during the evacuation of 1940. Once more he must prove his worth. On the ocean and the beaches, Kelly will fight for his country and for the ones he loves. But, on the verge of true greatness after the Normandy landings, he is tasked with one final mission, one that could end his career....

Hero of Jutland in World War I, Kelly Maguire progresses rapidly through navy ranks during the dangerous post-war years. Amid the Russian Civil War, British forces must rescue thousands of terrified White army men from rampaging Communist militias. Maguire gets stuck in, risking everything. From Russia, he moves on to China and a gunboat incident on the Yangtze. His resolve is tested when he must choose between his childhood sweetheart to a wealthy aristocrat.

Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. As World War I begins, Kelly enlists in the Royal Navy, hoping to win both the war and glory. But from the barbarous battles of Gallipoli to the nightmarish action of Antwerp, Kelly learns the trials a soldier must face: trials that will forge him into a man. As the epic battle of Jutland approaches, everything is at stake.

"Dies ist mein zweiter Brief an Dich, Harold, ein ganz anderer diesmal. Keine Lügen. Jetzt werde ich Dir alles gestehen, denn Du hattest recht damals: Es gibt so viel, was Du immer noch nicht weißt. Zwanzig Jahre lang waren meine Geheimnisse in mir vergraben; jetzt müssen sie ans Licht, bevor es zu spät ist." Queenie Hennessy erzählt die ganze Wahrheit. Ein Roman über Aufbruch, Freiheit, Schuld und Hoffnung - und die Frage, ob wir uns gegenseitig retten können.

From Julius Caesar to the King James Bible, from modern masters like Theodore Roosevelt and Stephen Crane, this thought-provoking and compelling collection captures the variety and depth of feeling inspired by war, from the devastating to the uplifting.