Weitere Bücher, die Sie mögen werden

• 

  City of Silk - The Times...

  Glennis Virgo

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  'My favourite kind of historical fiction ... So beautifully atmospheric ... I loved this book and can't wait to read more from Glennis Virgo' - Frances Quinn, author of That Bonesetter Woman
  Bologna, 1575.
  A talented seamstress
  A powerful merchant
  
  A fierce battle of wills
  
  Elena Morandi has gained a fragile foothold in the workshop of a master tailor, despite the profession being officially barred to her as a woman. But then a powerful man from her past crosses her path and threatens everything she has worked for. Antonio della Fontana has every corner of the city in his pocket and, as Elena knows all too well, he abused his position of power at the Baraccano orphanage. Driven to fight for justice against a man seemingly above the law, Elena hatches a plan to get retribution for herself, a lost friend and those still prey to Fontana's abuses.
  
  With sumptuous detail that brings the sights, sounds and textures of Renaissance Italy to vivid life, City of Silk is a breathtaking historical fiction debut.
  'I LOVED this. The characters sing. Bravo' - Sara Sheridan, author of The Fair Botanists

  Zum Buch

• 

  Dogeaters - A Novel

  Jessica Hagedorn

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Finalist for the National Book Award and a 2015 Wall Street Journal Book Club selection: An intense portrait of the Philippines in the late 1950s.Dogeaters follows a diverse set of characters through Manila, each exemplifying the country’s sharp distinctions between social classes. Celebrated novelist and playwright Jessica Hagedorn effortlessly shifts from the capital’s elite to the poorest of the poor. From the country’s president and first lady to an idealist reformer, from actors and radio DJs to prostitutes, seemingly unrelated lives become intertwined. 

  Zum Buch

• 

  The Story Collector

  Evie Woods

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  An evocative and charming novel full of secrets and mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop 
  In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything… 
  One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems and Anna soon finds herself at the heart of a mystery that threatens her very way of life. 
  In New York in the present day, Sarah Harper boards a plane bound for the West Coast of Ireland. But once there, she finds she has unearthed dark secrets – secrets that tread the line between the everyday and the otherworldly, the seen and the unseen. 
  With a taste for the magical in everyday life, Evie Woods's latest novel is full of ordinary characters with extraordinary tales to tell.Readers have fallen in love with The Story Collector: 
  ‘I highly recommend this book if you enjoy historical fiction and want to learn more about Ireland and its folklore history surrounding the faeries.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Romantic and magical, an adventure to be enjoyed.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Painted beautifully.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'A bewitching story which I will treasure.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘A mystical treasure that echoes with the fairy world power of Ireland. A mesmerising tale told in two timelines where the past unfolds and ripples like a wave into the future.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'This is the perfect book to read on a winter afternoon in front of the fire.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'A delightful tale of love and loss and magical stories.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  Previously published as The Story Collector by Evie Gaughan. 
  In The Story Collector, a Sunday Times bestseller, Evie Woods explores the realms of romance and realism. This contemporary tale, filled with multiple layers of intrigue, continues to top the charts and captivate readers worldwide. 
  For fans of Ruth Jones (Never Greener), Gabrielle Zevin (Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow), Fiona Valpy (The Cypress Maze), Barbara Davis (The Wishing Tide), and Jill Mansell (The Wedding of the Year). 
  HarperCollins 2024

  Zum Buch

• 

  Alfred Lichtenstein - A Short...

  Alfred Lichtenstein

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Alfred Lichtenstein was born on the 23rd August 1889, in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, the son of a Jewish manufacturer.  He grew up in Berlin before studying law at Erlangen in Bavaria.   
   
  A writer in the Expressionist style his poems and stories are short but beautifully honed works.  His tragically curtailed life allowed only a small part of his talents to rest with us.  Undoubtedly a full life would have given the world a very gifted literary force. 
   
  Alfred Lichenstein volunteered for duty in the German Army for World War I.  He died on the front at the Somme in the early months of combat on the 25th September 1914.  He was 25. 
   
  01 - Alfred Lichtenstein - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  02 - The Winner by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  03 - The Café Klösschen by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  04 - The Virgin by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  05 - The Suicide of the Pupil Mueller by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  06 - Mieze Meier by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  07 - Kuno Kohn by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  08 - Mabel Meier by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  09 - Siegmund Simon by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  10 - The Friend by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  11 - Konrad Krause by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  12 - The Family by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  13 - Leopold Lehmann by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  14 - Conversation About Legs by Alfred Lichtenstein

  Zum Buch

• 

  Song of the River

  Sue Harrison

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Two ancient tribes on the verge of making peace become foes once more when a double murder jeopardizes a storyteller’s mission Eighty centuries ago, in the frozen land that is now Alaska, a clubfooted male child had been left to die, when a woman named K’os rescued him. Twenty years later and no longer a child, Chakliux occupies the revered role as his tribe’s storyteller. In the neighboring village of the Near River people, where Chakliux will attempt to make peace by wedding the shaman’s daughter, a double murder occurs that sends him on a harsh, enthralling journey in search of the truth about the tragic losses his people have suffered, and into the arms of a woman he was never meant to love. Song of the River is the first book of the Storyteller Trilogy, which also includes Cry of the Wind and Call Down the Stars.

  Zum Buch

• 

  Death at the Feast

  Jan Durham

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "Liz McLuckie has retired to Whitby—a picturesque fishing town on the North Yorkshire coast—to recover after the death of her husband. But Whitby isn’t the peaceful retreat she imagined. When one of her friends is accused of poisoning the town mayor, Liz is determined to clear her name. She suspects someone has deliberately triggered the mayor’s fatal allergy, but who? The mystery deepens further when the mayor’s body is stolen the night before his funeral. Who would do such a thing? And why? Liz is determined to get to the bottom of it all, with help from her motley collection of friends and Nelson the bull terrier—the ugliest (and bravest!) dog in Yorkshire. The third book in the Kipper Cottage Mystery series, Death at the Feast is perfect for fans of Stella Cameron and Frances Evesham."

  Zum Buch