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If you loved Landscape of a Marriage by Gail Ward Olmsted, you'll absolutely adore Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip. In the fall of 1907, Katharine decides to drive from Newport, Rhode Island to her new home in Jackson, New Hampshire. Despite the concerns of her family and friends that at the age of 77 she lacks the stamina for the nearly 300-mile journey, Katharine sets out alone. Over the next six days, she receives a marriage proposal, pulls an all-nighter, saves a life or two, crashes a high-society event, meets a kindred spirit, faces a former rival, makes a new friend, takes a stroll with a future movie mogul, advises a troubled newlywed, and reflects upon a life well lived: her own!

Ellen Russell embarks on the Ultimate Summer —two whole months without the stifling confines of work drudgery, school runs, or juggling the household's never-ending demands. This year promises the idyllic, laughter-filled summer of her dreams with her best friend, Hannah, and their Precious Moppets. But can a summer filled with wicker picnic hampers, vintage bicycles, and a sun-kissed trip to the in-laws' almost-chateau truly live up to The Vision?

When Jackie is twenty-one, she meets the charismatic congressman Jack Kennedy at a dinner party in Georgetown. She is dreaming of France, of a life of freedom and adventure. She has won an internship at Vogue, and she thinks Kennedy is not her kind of adventure: “Too American. Too good-looking. Too boy.” And yet there is his intelligence, his humor and drive, and the chemistry between them. He pursues her, then disappears, then pursues her again in a pattern of intimacy and distance.

Death is hard. It’s as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It’s coming. It’s here. On the 28th April 2018, a young poet called Dan “DC” Collins was found dead in the woodlands by his home in Birmingham. He’d taken his own life. This was done, at least in part, because I had made the incredibly selfish decision to stop being his girlfriend. This decision would go on to affect the rest of my adult life.

The story of Assad and Frances Hajjar is a love story for the ages; he the son of a poor Lebanese furniture-maker turned priest, and she the daughter of a wealthy Italian sea merchant. It’s a tale of unwavering devotion that spans nearly a half-century and four continents, intermingling as it does with the people and events that helped shape our world; from Popes and suffragettes, to heroes and anarchists. Sadly, it’s also a love story that begins and ends with unspeakable acts of violence, events that will define their places in history while at the same time testing their love for ...

Discover excitement and romance in To Seek for Eldorado—a heart-racing adventure and love story that spans the vast geography of Canada and takes you through the depths of the human soul. In this book, listeners will experience the joy and heartbreak of young love, the resilience of the human spirit, and the power of determination in the face of adversity.

Rivka Ganuke, barely surviving her birth, was thrust into a conflicted world at the onset of the 20th century, a world of want, poverty and danger, a misogynistic world which had forever deprived women of equality. She rebelled at the obligation to fulfill age-old roles steeped in superstition and was denied the right to continue her education despite her brilliant mind.

The Missy Box is an imagined story based on the young life of Maria Suhm Wheelock, the wife of the second President of Dartmouth College and her great grandmother, Maria Bourdoux Lasalle, a Huguenot refugee from France. Set in a time before the interior of America had been discovered by Europeans, the Missy Box recreates a world connected by oceans, peopled by refugees, and the kings who controlled their fates.

Adventure, romance, and death in Ancient Egypt! Immerse yourself in the captivating tale of two brothers. Set against the backdrop of Ancient Egypt, witness their journey as they become devoted followers of the young pharaoh, Amenhotep IV, destined to become Akhenaten. During relentless attacks from the temple of Amun Re, the brothers rise, one ascending to the prestigious role of General of Egypt’s armies, while the other becomes Pharaoh’s trusted physician. Guided by Pharoah, both brothers unravel the secrets of ancient arcane powers, but while one embraces the path of light, the ...

"Україна – країна смутку і краси, де найбільше люблять волю і найменше мають її, країна гарячої любові до народу і чорної йому зради, довгої, вікової, героїчної боротьби за волю, в результаті якої – велетенське кладовище : високі в степу могили, руїна та прекрасна на весь світ, безіменна, невідомо коли і ким складена пісня ..." В бур'янах - твір Степана Васильченка, в якому розповідається про дитинство Тараса. Відомі факти й документальні дані письменник доповнює щирим громадським почуттям, образним змістом, духом історії.

Um dos maiores escritores da literatura russa, reconhecido mundialmente, Lev Tolstói foi mestre do romance do século XIX reconhecido também pela narrativa curta. Nesta novela – considerada uma das mais perfeitas já escritas –, Tolstói narra a história de Ivan Ílitch, juiz de instrução que, depois de alcançar uma vida confortável, descobre que tem uma grave doença. A partir daí, ele passa a refletir sobre o sentido de sua existência, numa experiência-limite de rara força poética, que só a grande literatura consegue traduzir.

Scènes de la Vie de Bohème d'Henry Murger, initialement publiées en 1851, offre un portrait vivant de la vie bohème à Paris dans les années 1840. Cette œuvre, bien qu'il ne s'agisse pas d'un roman traditionnel, se compose d'histoires interconnectées se déroulant dans le Quartier Latin, romantisant le style de vie insouciant et artistique des bohèmes.

My name is Abraham the fool. Well, that is what the white Berber called me. They gave me the name while I was still a kid. I am not a fool, but the name followed me wherever I went. In my family were nine children, six boys and three girls. I am the fourth born and the fourth son. I was fond of my brothers and sisters, and they were fond of me too. My younger brother and my sister that came after me died at a very young age when I was still a young boy. I am still not sure how they died. Things like this are not uncommon in the dangerous and difficult life we lead in our village. The ...

Die geheimen Seiten der Queen of Cosy Crime. Agatha hat ihren eigenen Kopf - statt eine Vernunftehe einzugehen, will sie Pianistin werden. Doch die Träume von der Karriere als Musikerin platzen, und auch die große Liebe lässt auf sich warten. Um dem Alltag zu entfliehen, beginnt Agatha zu schreiben - zunächst Kurzgeschichten, später über einen Detektiv namens Hercule Poirot. Als sie Archibald Christie kennenlernt, scheint ihr Glück perfekt. Die beiden heiraten schnell, gemeinsam bereisen sie die Welt.

Freiheit, wie sie nur die Musik verheißt. Hamburg, 1961: Abby will Fotografin werden und ihr Leben leben, so intensiv und frei wie möglich. Dann sieht sie im Kaiserkeller eine unbekannte Band aus Liverpool, die sie einfach fotografieren muss - die Beatles. Ihre Bilder könnten ihr die Tür zum heiß ersehnten Fotografiestudium öffnen, vor allem aber verliebt sie sich in den Bassisten Stuart Sutcliffe. Doch kurz darauf muss die Band nach England zurück... Ostberlin: Sofia lebt für die Musik, die sie nicht hören darf, und träumt von einem Leben in Freiheit.