Contemporary Family Drama Historical

At the end of a long and useful life, Penelope Keeling's prized possession is The Shell Seekers, painted by her father, and symbolizing her unconventional life, from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. When her grown children learn their grandfather's work is now worth a fortune, each has an idea as to what Penelope should do. But as she recalls the passions, tragedies, and secrets of her life, she knows there is only one answer...and it lies in her heart.

In the second book in number one New York Times best selling author Sandra Brown’s beloved Texas! trilogy, listeners meet another son of the troubled Tyler clan - Chase Tyler, a man hardened by life and desperately trying to outrun the sorrows of his past. Chase Tyler has been the object of Marcie Johns’s desire since grade school. But when it came time to settle down, the handsome, laconic cowboy chose another woman to be his bride. Life was good for Chase - until things took an abrupt and tragic turn.

Ostpreußen im Winter 1944/45: Alles ist in Auflösung. Flüchtlingsströme wälzen sich in Richtung Westen. Nur auf dem Gutshof der von Globigs scheint die Welt noch heil zu sein. Bis auch hier die Ordnung zusammenbricht. Walter Kempowskis Meisterwerk bringt die Themen Flucht und Vertreibung, Schuld und Heimatlosigkeit in eine eindringliche, literarische Form...