Títulos em Sagas

In 1920, Ireland stands on the brink of civil war. Lucie returns to her familial home to settle the estate, where she uncovers an abundance of handwritten letters—a lifetime’s worth of cherished memories and guarded secrets between her mother and aunts—as well as her grandfather’s diary. As she reads through her findings, Lucie begins to wonder just how well she knew her relatives and the circumstances of their lives.

In the quiet Lancashire countryside of 1936, city-trained nurse Lara Flynn must contend with far more than muddy lanes and boisterous farm dogs. Still recovering from a past trauma and an ill-fated love affair, she’s determined to prove herself as a capable district nurse and midwife to a community that doesn’t easily welcome outsiders. As autumn sets in, Lara becomes a trusted presence at Ingleside Surgery - soothing frightened patients, forming a close bond with her spirited colleague Marion and earning the grudging respect of the erratic but brilliant senior doctor.

In den rauen Wäldern Nordschwedens finden zwei Frauen die Wege ihres Glücks 1938, Nordschweden: Die siebzehnjährige Siv wird in die tief verschneiten Wälder geschickt, um als Köchin eine Gruppe von zehn Waldarbeitern zu versorgen. Ein entbehrungsreiches Leben ohne Strom und Komfort erwartet sie – und doch ist es genau dort, mitten in der rauen Natur, wo Siv zum ersten Mal echte Freiheit spürt. Und Liebe. In der Abgeschiedenheit begegnet sie Nila, einem jungen Sámi – und erlebt eine zarte Liebe, die stärker ist als alle Konventionen.

Alles beginnt, sogar das Ende, als Lajos von Lázár, das blonde Kind mit den wasserblauen Augen, zur Welt kommt. Seinem Vater, dem Baron, wird der Sohn nie geheuer sein, als ob er dessen Geheimnis ahnte. Mit Lajos’ Geburt im Waldschloss bricht auch das 20. Jahrhundert an, das das alte Leben der Barone Lázár im südlichen Ungarn für immer verändern wird. Der Untergang des Habsburgerreichs berührt erst nur ihre Traditionen, aber alle spüren das Beben der Zeit, die schöne Mária ebenso wie der geisterhafte Onkel Imre.

The Pilbara, late 1800s: Frontier country, the wild west of Australia—a lawless, violent place where treachery is a way of life. Widower Charles Burton arrives in this forbidding corner of the world with his three young children. They've travelled half the globe, from the lush rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales, on a mission to save their family's sheep and cattle property, which has been forced into debt by the avarice of a ruthless Londoner.

1910, Edinburgh. Young seamstress Maisie McIntyre's world shatters with her mother's death. Desperate to escape the grinding poverty that has defined her life so far, Maisie makes a daring choice: she steals a bolt of peacock-blue silk, a stash of money, and sails for New York City. With nothing but raw talent and fierce determination, Maisie's gift for dressmaking opens doors she never imagined.

They survived the storm of 1881. But can the Eyemouth women weather what's yet to come? When the sea-ravaged village of Eyemouth lies in ruin, Rosabelle Maltman flees Scotland, leaving behind her beloved son in her grief. Back home, sister-in-law Jessie exploits the village's desperation for her own gain, while matriarch Effie rallies the community, guiding the women toward hope and renewal. As old wounds heal and new bonds form, the women of Eyemouth discover that true strength lies in unity – and that every ending can spark a new beginning.

A storm takes everything. But can hope rise from the wreckage? 1881, a violent storm ravages the Scottish fishing village of Eyemouth, leaving devastation in its wake. Newlywed Rosabelle Maltman loses her husband, while her mother-in-law, Effie, is left to grieve not only her husband but all three of her sons. Across the close-knit community, families are shattered, and life will never be the same again.

De kom från öar är första delen i trilogin om Dagmar och Holger, tre romaner som formar berättelsen om en familj men också om det svenska folkhemmet, från små kustsamhällen till nybyggda höghus i industristaden. Det är en varm och stämningsfull berättelse med ovanligt levande karaktärer.

Änkan som vägrade döär en underhållande berättelse om tre generationer kvinnor i familjen Mitra, ett smyckeskrin och en släkt på ruinens brant.

I SVÅRMODETS DÖTTRAR skildrar ANNA LAESTADIUS LARSSON med skarp blick och stort inkännande hur bristen på självbestämmande över liv och sexualitet för kvinnorna löper som en blodröd tråd genom vår 1900-talshistoria.

I skuggan av andra världskriget växer Teresa och Angelina upp på landsbygden i det fattiga Puglia. De är så olika som två systrar kan vara, Angelina vacker och rebellisk, Teresa blyg men pålitlig. Det är en vardag präglad av kamp för att överleva och när deras far saknas i kriget har deras mor inget annat val än att bli den mäktige baron Personès älskarinna. Skvallret och skammen som sedan följer familjen ger ringar på vattnet. Angelina är den enda som bortser från det, istället drömmer hon om ett annat liv, ett liv som är långt bort från deras torftiga tillvaro.

Tillbaka till henne berättar den originella historien om Signe, Hanna och hundra år gamla ord. När historia skär genom nutid blir inget sig likt igen. Det här är första av två delar i serien

Paris, 1923. Lily Levin boards a train with her baby daughter Mimi and American husband, leaving behind her beloved mother Chloe for a new life across the ocean. Carrying her mother’s precious diamond pin and the Yiddish lullabies she sings to Mimi, Lily faces an uncertain future in a country she’s never seen. In New York, as Lily struggles to fit in, she finds an unexpected ally in Gloria, a young mother hired to care for Mimi. The two women forge a friendship deeper than blood as they share dreams, fears, and their fierce love for their children. Then tragedy shatters their world.

In 1944, Petra Reynolds, a tender 12-year-old farm girl, resided in a tranquil Midwest town. Removed from the atrocities of World War II, Petra’s innocence is kept intact. However, she knows polio has already killed or maimed thousands of Americans. Petra’s friend, Benjy, a polio survivor, uses a wheelchair. Quarantine signs posted throughout town fill her with dread. There’s nowhere to hide. Petra’s life took an unexpected twist when, due to a playground incident, she found herself in the school‘s infirmary alongside the notorious eighth-grade rebel, Chester Harrison.

Christmas sees Pennington’s at its most glorious, thronged with shoppers, its grand staircase and balcony adorned with holly, mistletoe, tinsel and lights. It should be the happiest time, but dramas are simmering beneath the surface. For shop girl Cornelia Culford, a divorce hearing looms, where she could lose custody of her young sons to her overbearing and unfaithful husband. For Stephen Gower, being head of security at Pennington's is the perfect refuge from a tragic past at Scotland Yard.

Three narrative strands follow the lives of three individuals–Peter, Cathy and Ivan–through the second half of the 20th century, from post-war austerity and mediocrity in the 1950s and 1960s to the fast-moving life-style of the present decade, whereby the plot is embedded in real events of the period. The three biographies intersect at crucial points, which reveals their internal landscapes and the different ways of understanding reality. Things are not always what they seem, and we do not always know the whole truth.

Drawing strength from their ancestor, Aisha, a slave born free on the west coast of Africa, four Black women will do whatever is necessary to succeed—and will do even more to protect their daughters. Aisha’s granddaughter, Dinah, a plantation slave, fends off the advances of the master’s son and vows to prevent the same mistreatment of her daughter, Sarah. During the Harlem Renaissance, Augusta, an aspiring teacher, falls in love for the first time. Her mother, Julia, is determined to prevent her from getting hurt.

As long as Carmel stays in London, nothing can happen to shatter her perfect life. She has a wonderful marriage, a rewarding career and a great bunch of friends. As far as she's concerned, the sadness of her past can stay back in Ireland, where it belongs. For Carmel, Ireland only means misery, loneliness and fear and she never wants to return. The new, confident and happy Carmel only exists on the cosmopolitan streets of Britain's capital. If she ever was forced to return, she fears she would revert to the mousey downtrodden woman she once was.

Moving to Timberwolf Lodge didn't shake up Stephanie Nix's life much. She's content to spend time with her best friend and sister while keeping an eye out for any mystical truths hidden in plain sight. Werewolves? Not surprising. Falling in love? That'll require more than a touch of magic. Enter Blue Carter, the eccentric Omega of the Jasper wolf pack. With his bright clothes and irrelevant ways, something about Blue captivates Stephanie. After four months together, she wonders if there might be something more than friendship brewing.