Fiction Drama

The Gypsy and the Rake is a novel that takes you into the world of gypsies and their mysterious magic. It tells the story of Anne, the charming gypsy who enchants hearts with her dancing, and her relationship with a mysterious man nicknamed "The Rake", where deep feelings arise between them amidst conflicts and buried secrets.

Who is about to disturb the peace in Prior's Ford? Actress Meredith Whitelaw, axed from a popular television soap, has descended upon Prior's Ford to 'rest' - but instead she creates havoc for the local dramatic society. Clarissa Ramsay, travelling the world, keeps in contact with her friend Alastair Marshall, who finds himself missing her more with each letter that arrives.

Povest' «Drama na ohote» velikogo russkogo pisatelja Antona Pavlovicha Chehova (1860-1904) byla sozdana v 1885 godu i izvestna vsem pochitateljam otechestvennogo kinematografa. Po povesti byl snjat kinofil'm «Moj laskovyj i nezhnyj zver'». «Drama na ohote» imeet podzagolovok «Iz zapisok sudebnogo sledovatelja» i napominaet ugolovnyj roman.

As a plant scientist, Shana thought she had all the skills she needed to run her grandmother’s plant shop. But when she received the foreclosure notice for the store, she realized it would take more than a love of plants to bring in the cash. When her cousin suggested a plan for her to revive the failing business, she’s on board—until she realizes it involves a major social media campaign. The problem is that she’s anti-social in real life, and on the internet.

Theater professor Nicky Abbondanza is back at Treemeadow College, directing their Nutcracker Ballet co-starring his spouse, theatre professor Noah Oliver, their son, Taavi, and their best friend and department head, Martin Anderson. With muscular dance students and faculty in the cast, the Christmas tree on stage isn’t the only thing rising. When cast members drop faster than their loaded dance belts, Nicky and Noah will once again need to use their drama skills to figure out who is cracking the Nutcracker’s nuts, trapping the Mouse King, and being cavalier with the Cavalier.

In Drama 99 FM, Janine Morris delivers a sizzling tale about three bodacious women who are living life to the fullest - and running the risk of crashing and burning. Naomi is a rising star in the music industry. Sereeta has a special talent for hooking up NBA ballers with luscious ladies. And Madison makes careers as the music director of the Big Apple’s hottest radio station. Each is on top of the world, but affairs of the heart have a way of turning everything upside down.

Drama Queens I ett liv nära dig får vi ta del av fem historier direkt ur livet, starkt berättat av fem av Sveriges främsta författare. Det handlar om kärlek. Hur svårt kan det vara? Varför kan man inte bara älska den man har kär? Vad händer om man inte träffar den rätta och sökandet övergå till ren desperation. Ingen vill vara udda och den som sticker ut men fråga är bara hur långt man är beredd att gå för att passa in och för att ge och få kärlek.

Kelly Song is primarily focused on finishing up her last year at UCLA. Her finals don't allow her the luxury to get into the latest K-Dramas like her friends can. To make matters even more laughable, they’re star-struck over many of the lead actors, which Kelly finds ridiculous.

Die Geschichte der Literatur ist eine Geschichte faszinierender Menschen, darunter zahlreiche starke Frauen wie Jean D'Arc, die Marquise von O., die Kameliendame u.v.m. – Die große Box präsentiert die Geschichten selbstbewusster Heldinnen aus mehreren Jahrhunderten.

“When Lazarus rose from the grave, after three days and nights in the mysterious thraldom of death, and returned alive to his home, it was a long time before anyone noticed the evil peculiarities in him that were later to make his very name terrible.” One of Andreyev’s best-known short stories, Lazarus follows the Eastern Orthodox tradition that Lazarus never smiled again, and it explores what happened to the biblical figure after his resurrection from the dead. The unsettling coldness that exudes from the man who cheated death cannot be denied by anyone who meets him.

Inspired by a true story, Mamas' Drama takes place from 1929 to 2004. It shares four generations' experiences as they move through the "mama's baby, daddy's maybe" condition (when the identity of the father is questionable). This story begins in Harriman, Tennessee, when Josephine Stewart is an innocent eight-year-old. Josephine cherishes her daddy, Thomas Sr. Her mama, Millie, reveals to her that Thomas is not her biological father, as she was born from Millie's extramarital affair with the mayor of the small town.

Strindberg, Tschechow, Schnitzler - Revolutionäre des modernen Dramas: Sie schlugen ein wie eine Bombe in die angestaubte Theaterwelt ihrer Zeit. Sie waren frech, sie waren klug, sie wollten das wahre Leben auf die Bühne bringen und lösten Theater-Revolutionen aus. Noch heute bereichern ihre Stücke die Spielpläne unserer Schauspielhäuser. Mit dabei: "Fräulein Julie" (Strindberg), "Die Möwe" (Tschechow), "Reigen" (Schnitzler).

Food stylist Sophie Crommelin has a beautiful life. Now that their two boys are grown up, she and her husband Matt—an acclaimed artist—are leaving London for a new start on England's fashionably boho south coast. But the day after the house is sold, a series of shocks leave Sophie reeling—and suddenly she's heading off to Hastings on her own.

Auf einer abgelegenen Insel im skandinavischen Schärenmeer schlummert ein dunkles Geheimnis, das nie hätte ans Licht kommen dürfen. Ein packender Thriller voller Rätsel und unerwarteter Enthüllungen! Sommer 1981: Inmitten des Schärenmeers verbringt der zwölfjährige Daniel Nygård die Ferien auf einer düsteren Insel. Aber ein Mörder geht auf dem Eiland um: Kinder verschwinden spurlos und die Einheimischen leben in Angst. Als Daniel dem Täter durch Zufall auf die Spur kommt, wird er in einen Sog des Bösen gezogen, der sein Leben fortan bestimmt.

The love/hate relationship between Diane and Kendra Williams takes mother-daughter drama to entirely different level. Diane is a single mother who prides herself on being a master manipulator. She has no problem using anything or anyone to get what she wants. Whether it’s treating her sister, Celia, as her personal ATM or seducing unlikely, unsuspecting men, she will do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Sadie Wilson’s heart stops the moment the phone rings. Deep in her soul, she knows what’s coming, and the voice on the other end only confirms her fears: Emma never made it to school. Her sweet, scared five-year-old climbed onto the bus for her very first day of kindergarten…and then vanished.

Two years ago, Hayley Stone lost everything. First, her parents died in a devastating fire. Then, her sister overdosed, leaving Hayley alone and hounded by a media circus that turned her family’s tragedy into tabloid fodder. When her new husband suggests a fresh start in the Adirondacks, the promise of anonymity in an isolated mountain town feels like salvation. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined.

Einsatz in den Alpen. Der letzte Teil der mitreißenen Trilogie! Eigentlich ist es zu schön, um wahr zu sein. Lena feiert ihren Geburtstag. Mit Ben. In einer winzigen, verborgenen Hütte inmitten einer zauberhaften Winterlandschaft. Eine besseres Geschenk hätte Ben der Bergwachtsleiterin nicht machen können! Da zerstört ein Notruf die Idylle. Ein Gleitschirmflieger ist in eine Seilbahn gekracht. Er muss geborgen, die Passagiere aus den Gondeln befreit werden. Die Evakuierung verläuft nach Plan.

One of the most important books on William Shakespeare, this superb biography is both authoritative and extremely readable. It is the first modern biography of Shakespeare since the Victorian Age to pay full attention to his life and times, to his works, and to the numerous and subtle connections among them.

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