Titres dans Sagas

Wie viel Ehe verträgt ein erfülltes Leben? Ruth lebt mit ihrem Mann Walter seit einem Sturz im Seniorenheim Burg Winnenthal. Walter möchte am liebsten sofort zurück nach Hause, denn die vielen lebenslustigen Witwen hier sind ihm unheimlich. Ruth hingegen genießt die Gesellschaft von Gleichgesinnten: Sie lauscht den Lebensgeschichten der anderen Frauen und singt endlich wieder im Chor. Als ihre Enkelin Sara die Zusage für ein Forschungsstipendium in Cambridge erhält und von ihrem Partner vor eine Entscheidung gestellt wird, sucht sie bei ihrer Großmutter Rat.

"Je suis petite, si petite dans ces lieux silencieux. Je connais la nature des silences et celui-ci n'est pas bon. Il est le dernier souffle d'une maison qui s'est vidée, précipitant ma perte. Je les appelle et en réponse, ce silence implacable. Où sont-ils ? Je m'apprête à poser le pied sur cette marche mais j'ai déjà compris. Dans quelques secondes, je cesserai d'être une enfant." Qui devient-on dans une vie où des parents disparaissent mystérieusement ? Rose a six ans quand la tragédie se produit. Dans ce quotidien bouleversé, elle grandit avec sa version de l'histoire, qui l'étouffe.

Anthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West, initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China’s most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures.

Eldest sister Frances is about to marry her childhood sweetheart. But with Marcus Danby now a fighter pilot, his fate hanging in the balance. Will he return from war for their happy ever after? Meanwhile youngest daughter Emily is swept off her feet by a dashing young officer, but does she really know him? Brother Daniel has joined up, but not before falling in love with a local kitchen girl Alice. Against the backdrop of war is there hope of a future for them?

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For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents—moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stella’s own mother is convinced that her daughter is...

Brought to you by Penguin. As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce...

Una grande saga famigliare sullo sfondo di un secolo di storia italiana. Agosto 1895, è tornato il colera. Romualdo Parlante, medico spaventato dalla virulenza del male, impone a sua moglie Palma, incinta del quarto figlio, di tornare immediatamente con gli altri bambini, nel loro paese d'origine in Puglia, dove troveranno rifugio in casa dei genitori di lui: Bastiano e Checchina. È così che la luce della letteratura si accende sulla famiglia Parlante, protagonista di questo romanzo fluviale.

Les enfants quittent l'un après l'autre la maison familiale. Il y a les Jeux olympiques de 1976, le scandale du docteur Morgentaler, le référendum de 1980 ainsi que la retraite, la maladie et les colères de Maurice. La vie suit son cours, inévitablement.

À 48 ans et demi, divorcée et sans autre travail que l'écriture d'un manuel sur la sexualité des ados, Valentine décide de s'offrir une parenthèse loin de Paris, dans la vieille demeure familiale. Là-bas, entourée de sa mère Monette et du chat Léon, elle espère faire le point sur sa vie. Mais à la faveur d'un grand ménage, elle découvre une série de photos de classe barbouillées à coups de marqueur noir. Ce mystère la fait vaciller, et quand son frère Fred débarque, avec son vélo et ses états d'âme, Valentine ne sait vraiment plus où elle en est.

I never minded being locked up. I learned a long time ago that being treated like an animal gives you permission to act like one. Their only mistake is believing anything I do is an accident. I can sit in this house with no internet, television, liquor, or girls, but I'll come out of here with something far more frightening to my enemies. A plan. I just didn't expect one of my enemies to come to me. I can smell her hiding in the house. She's here. Blackchurch houses five prisoners. I'm only one of her problems.

Taylor is looking for peace and quiet away from the memories of all she's lost. A small mountain town where no one knows her seems like the perfect escape. Walker loves his life—his town, his family, his brothers in blue. When Taylor's solitude is interrupted by the rugged cop, they find that the very thing they were avoiding might be just what they both need. As their iron wills clash and passion flares . . . a killer lurks.

En el año 1961 Rebecca Hoffmann, profesora en Alemania del Este y nieta de Lady Maud, descubrirá que la policía secreta está vigilándola. Mientras, su hermano menor, Walli, sueña con huir a Occidente para convertirse en músico de rock.

En el año 1933, Berlín es un foco de agitación política y social. Lady Maud, ahora la esposa de Walter von Ulrich y madre de dos hijos, publica en una revista semanal artículos que ridiculizan al Partido Nazi, mientras que Walter manifiesta su oposición en el Parlamento. Sin embargo, parece que nada podrá frenar el poder ascendente del canciller Adolf Hitler.

Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts erliegt die jugendliche Sunja, geliebte Tochter eines koreanischen Fischers, dem Charme eines reichen Fremden. Er verspricht ihr die Welt, aber sie lässt sich nicht kaufen; als sie schwanger wird, erfährt sie, dass er verheiratet ist. Wenn das Herz bricht, muss der Kopf die Entscheidungen treffen, und so weist sie den Vater ihres Sohnes zurück und nimmt das Heiratsangebot eines sanften, kränklichen Pfarrers an, der auf dem Weg nach Japan ist. Sunja weiß nicht, dass sie mit dieser Entscheidung eine dramatische Geschichte lostritt, die Folgen hat für alle weiteren Generationen.

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Following the tremendous success of her first novel, Innocent Traitor, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir turns her masterly storytelling skills to the early life of young Elizabeth Tudor, who would grow up to become England’s most intriguing and powerful...