Resultado Editorial "Audible Studios" em Sagas

Einsam und mit seiner Familie zerstritten, lebt der alte Willem auf seinem Bauernhof in Ostfriesland. Dann bringt seine Tochter ungefragt ihren Sohn Finn bei ihm unter, weil sie sich wegen ihrer Trennung nicht anders zu helfen weiß. Und sosehr sich der knurrige alte Mann auch dagegen wehrt - der bezaubernde kleine Junge erobert sein Herz. Ausgerechnet jetzt erhält Willem eine fatale Nachricht.

Ostpreußen 1920: Frederike verbringt eine glückliche und unbeschwerte Kindheit auf dem Gut ihres Stiefvaters in der Nähe von Graudenz. Bis sie eines Tages erfährt, dass ihre Zukunft mehr als ungewiss ist: Ihr Erbe ist nach dem großen Krieg verloren gegangen, sie hat weder Auskommen noch Mitgift. Während ihre Freundinnen sich in Berlin vergnügen und ihre Jugend genießen, fühlt sich Frederike ausgeschlossen.

Norwegen, 1941: In dem kriegsgebeutelten Land verlieben sich Lisbet und ihre Freundin Oda in die falschen Männer - in deutsche Soldaten. Ihre verbotene Liebe fordert einen hohen Preis, und die beiden jungen Frauen verlieren alles, was ihnen lieb ist. Ausgerechnet bei den deutschen Besatzern scheinen sie Hilfe zu finden, doch dann wird Lisbet von ihrer kleinen Tochter getrennt. Erst lange Zeit später findet sich ihre Spur - in Deutschland.

It is the 1870s, and twin brothers Sean and Garrick Courtney are born into the wilds of Natal. They could not be more different, and fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds, a continent is awakening. And on the horizon is the promise of fortune, adventure, destiny and love.... When the Lion Feeds is the best-selling novel that launched Wilbur Smith's stellar career and the first in the riveting saga of the Courtney brothers.

C'è un oleandro in fiore nel giardino di una casa a Carbonara, in Puglia. Lo ha piantato Agostino, quando si è trasferito lì con sua moglie Anita, per tutti "la Margiala". Donna di rara e profonda bellezza, la Margiala ha il potere di lenire i dolori dei neonati, è aiuto prezioso durante i parti e all'occorrenza è in grado di togliere il malocchio. Ha tre figlie: Rosetta, Cornelia e Diamante, la più piccola. La prima è bella e selvaggia come lei.

Roberta Jeanne d'Arc Cole is favored to be named associate chief of medicine at a Boston hospital. She is married to a surgeon. They own a trophy residence on historic Brattle Street in Cambridge and a summer house in the Berkshire Hills. Everything melts away. Her gender and her work at an abortion clinic cost her the hospital appointment. Her marriage fails. Crushed, she goes to the farmhouse in Western Massachusetts, thinking to sell it, and finds an unexpected life.

Du siège de Paris à la construction de la tour Eiffel et d'une génération à l'autre, c'est le roman foisonnant de la haine entre deux hommes...

Anthea Fraser's gripping novel about families and the skeletons that lurk in the cupboard tells the story of Fay Marlow whose husband abandoned her and the kids on her birthday in 1973.

Liverpool, 1937. Jessica is married to Bertie, a mean, patronising man who she has stayed with purely for the sake of her two young children. To make up for the love and passion that is missing from her life, she spends the occasional afternoon at the local cinema, lost in romantic films. But when an unexpected glass of champagne is offered to her in a Liverpool hotel, the consequences turn out to be shattering. When Bertie discovers his wife's deceit, he is ruthless in his revenge. He sells their house and disappears....

The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is a dreamy teenager, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving, albeit with some rude and raucous results.

Invalided out of the army at the end of the Second World War, Matthew Wallingham wonders what place there is in a new social order for a blind man, even if he is a decorated war hero. He has the sympathy of family and friends, but it seems the only person who can help him is his nurse, Liz. When he arrives home, however, he realises that his family have their problems too.

Loyalties are tested when worlds collide.... Every 2,000 years the dark star Oma appears in the sky, bringing with it a tide of death and destruction. And those who survive must contend with friends and enemies newly imbued with violent powers. The kingdom of Saiduan already lies in ruin, decimated by invaders from another world who share the faces of those they seek to destroy. Now the nation of Dhai is under siege by the same force.

It's 1944 and Flora Knox is enjoying a beautiful spring morning in the Swiss mountains, waiting on a railway station platform for a train. As Flora watches, a cattle train draws closer to the station, pulling a fleet of slatted trucks behind. But the trucks don't contain animals. From within come the sounds of humans, groaning, pleading, on a desperate journey across the Swiss countryside.

Emma Blair once again richly evokes the setting and characters of Scotland during the 30s. Continuing the story she began in Flower of Scotland, Emma invites the listener back into the lives of the Drummond family, who are still dealing with the aftermath of the First World War but now must also face up to the horrors of the Second. Andrew and Rose are running the distillery and have given a job to Jack's son, Tommy.

Victoria Macara is 27 and lives alone in the old house on the corner that was once home to the family removal business. When the land is sold, she finds herself surrounded by a small estate of new properties called Victoria Square. The newcomers who move in around her bring with them their own dramas.

Liverpool, 1915. Martha Rossi lives in a tenement with her husband and their five children. Despite working all the hours she can, the family doesn't have much money. So when Martha’s 14-year-old son, Joe, proudly enlists to fight for his country just to earn his mother an extra shilling, Martha is horrified. Despite her pleas and protests, Joe is dispatched to France within weeks. Unbeknown to them all, Joe’s act of selfless heroism will have huge implications for Martha and all the family.

An Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters searching desperately for human connection and their own identities.

Dans le Montréal des années 1940, tous les espoirs sont permis. Mariée à Maurice, Jeanne doit mener une lutte incessante pour assurer la survie de ses enfants et l'harmonie de sa famille. Le récit d'une époque où le dévouement et la générosité se dressaient devant les petits et les grands malheurs du monde.

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.

Ce roman historique saura plaire aux milliers de lecteurs déjà séduits par les récits de Jean-Pierre Charland.