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Zwei großartige Schauspielerinnen lesen ihre Lieblingsgeschichten! Hannelore und Nina Hoger erzählen vom Salz des Lebens: Freiheit, Sehnsucht, Neid und Schadenfreude; Mord, Verzweiflung, Begehren und tiefe Liebe. All das und viel mehr sind Themen der Erzählungen der herausragenden Autoren Tania Blixen ("Der Ring"), Amos Oz ("Zwei Frauen"), Zsófia Bán ("Armani und die Liebe"), Doris Lessing, Wolfgang Borchert, Ernest Hemingway u.a.

Author Anna Wulf attempts to overcome writer’s block by writing a comprehensive "golden notebook" that draws together the preoccupations of her life, each of which is examined in a different notebook. Anna’s struggle to unify the various strands of her life – emotional, political, and professional – amasses into a fascinating encyclopaedia of female experience in the ‘50s.

In contemporary London, a loose-knit group of political vagabonds drifts from one cause to the next, picketing and strategizing for hypothetical situations. But within this world, one particular small commune is moving inexorably toward active terrorism. At its center is Alice Mellings, a brilliant organizer who knows how to cope with almost anything, except the vacuum of her own life.

Erst im Alter von sechsundsechzig Jahren wagte es die britische Literaturnobelpreisträgerin Doris Lessing, sich mit der schwierigen Beziehung zu ihrer Mutter und der unglücklichen Kindheit in der britischen Kolonie Südrhodesien auseinanderzusetzen. Scharfsichtig und mit klaren Worten entwirft sie das unsentimentale Portrait zweier Frauen, die einander ein Leben lang fremd blieben - eine nachdenkliche Reflexion über das Aufwachsen und das Verhältnis zwischen Mutter und Tochter.

Als Teddy, das einzige Kind der Farquars, sein Augenlicht zu verlieren droht, eilt ihm der schwarze Koch, Gideon, mit seinem geheimen Heilwissen zu Hilfe. Doch 'Der Zauber ist nicht verkäuflich'.

23 stories, all unabridged, from a diverse group of star writers and readers. A truly memorable collection with a wide appeal. Includes "The Years Midnight" by Helen Simpson, read by Harriet Walter; "On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful Morning" by Haruki Marukami, read by Walter Lewis; "Bablady" by A. S. Byatt, read by Roslaind Eyres; "Hotel des Vaoyaguerus" by William Boyd, read by Martin Jarvis; and "Who?" by Fay Weldon, read by Julie Christie.

Doris Lessing reads from her introduction to Ecclesiastes or, the preacher. Ancient tradition suggests that this world-weary lament is the work of Solomon in old age. Casting its eye over the transient nature of life, the book questions the story for wisdom and the truth, choosing instead to espouse the value of living for the moment. The introduction is preceded by a reading from the book by Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh.

One of the most celebrated and important authors of the 20th century, Doris Lessing was awarded a Nobel Prize for the ‘visionary power’ of her fiction, which spans a variety of genres and explores themes such as racism, feminism and social and political upheaval. This collection includes the radio productions of three of her acclaimed novels and four short stories, as well as a fascinating discussion of her life and work.