Historical Family Saga

"They’re running wild. Feral! If I had a shilling for every time a Scott Street boy said he was doing something when he was doing something else entirely I’d be living in Cardiff in a house made of Lardy cake. What did I say? Bad things will happen!" The idea of the war coming to their small, impoverished Welsh mining village always seemed remote, but with one explosive event and the arrival of the Americans preparing for the invasion of France, the people of Treherbert find their world turned upside down.

Die Glasbläserin, von der niemand wissen darf Murano, 1895: Schon lange fertigt die schöne Flavia Volpato heimlich an Stelle ihres eher untalentierten Zwillingsbruders das cristallo der Familie an, auch wenn den Frauen Venedigs das Handwerk immer noch untersagt ist. Trotzdem muss sie machtlos mitansehen, wie der Vater schließlich mit dem Erzrivalen Dal Corso fusioniert. Obendrein bekommt sie einen Glaskenner, den adligen John Pomeroy, auf den Hals gehetzt, der im Auftrag von Sibilla Veridiani ihrem gut gehüteten Geheimnis auf der Spur ist.

Elizabeth Foster has lived in Tillington all her life. She knows everything about the local community… Everything except why another family, the Reedbarrows, now live in her ancestral home, Foster's Mill. When Christopher, a man from 'down south', arrives and begins asking questions about the Mill that no one has dared to ask for generations, secrets begin to surface, and Liz may finally find the answers she's been looking for. And perhaps, at last, Liz and her father will be able to return to their family home.

Secrets shared can bind hearts, but secrets concealed? That's a tale of its own. The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever, sending Freya into self-imposed isolation for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, their shared grief becomes a silent, destructive foe. A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert conceives a poignant tribute to his lost sons - a pleasure garden. But in withholding his vision from Freya, he widens the gulf between them.

Ein packender Historienroman über eine außergewöhnliche Frau, die in den Geschichtsbüchern bisher nur eine Fußnote war - die Mutter Karls des Großen. Willensstark, ehrgeizig und manchmal skrupellos: das ist Bertrada von Laon. Als junge Frau im Frühmittelalter muss sie sich in einer von Männern dominierten Welt voller Intrigen, Verrat und Mord behaupten. Die kluge Bertrada schafft es, sich allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz zur Königin krönen zu lassen. Dann kommt ihr Sohn Karl zur Welt - und Bertrada ist entschlossen, ihm zur absoluten Macht zu verhelfen.

Im Berlin der 30er-Jahre brodelt das Leben, aber am Horizont drohen schon dunkle Wolken. Linda und Gitte, Töchter einer liberalen, gutbürgerlichen Familie, genießen ihre Jugend. Linda heiratet den sensiblen und charismatischen Erich, die Liebe ihres Lebens. Als er aus dem Krieg nicht zurückkehrt, fällt sie in tiefe Melancholie und wird schließlich in eine Heilanstalt eingewiesen - gefährlich in einer Zeit, in der psychische Krankheiten zum Todesurteil werden können.

Rügen, 1890: Anne steht ihrem Vater, dem Inselarzt, stets mit Rat und Tat zur Seite. Sie würde selbst gern Ärztin werden, doch kommt aufgrund ihres Geschlechts nicht als Nachfolgerin für die Praxis infrage. Ein Ausweg bietet für Anne jedoch der voraussichtliche Nachfolger ihres Vaters: Dr. Franze. Schnell erkennt die junge Frau jedoch, dass es sich bei ihm nur um einen Stümper und Schwerenöter handelt. Kann Anne ihre Position verteidigen und sich ihren Traum erfüllen? Und wird der charmante und junge Badearzt Bernd Vogel ihr bei ihrem Ziel behilflich sein können?

Tearaway Viv’s fragile truce with her grandmother is threatened when her flighty mother suddenly shows up from America and expects to pick up where she left off. It’s what Viv’s always dreamed of - but is she ready for the drama Pauline brings with her? Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her French niece Katrine, while keeping their family relationship a secret from the rest of the Nightingale staff. However, independent Kat is determined to do things her way. But underneath it all, she is lost. She is in a foreign country, still mourning the loss of her mother.

Nuneaton, 1935. Kathy has grown up at Treetops home for children, where Sunday and Tom Branning have always cared for her as one of their own. She enjoys her life at Treetops Manor, surrounded by her beloved horses, and with a future as a nurse ahead of her, she could wish for nothing more. Her foster sister Livvy is not as driven as Kathy. Sunday is keen to see both her girls married, but Livvy has no intentions of settling down and would much rather spend time with her friends. When Kathy falls for the wrong man, her ambitions are soon forgotten as she embarks on a secret affair.

Phillip Richards puts little value on his life. He avoids close relationships and blames himself for the sexual abuse his sister suffered at the hands of their grandfather. To drown his sorrows and evade his guilt, Phillip drinks too much and engages in dangerous activities. When his father dies, two more life-changing events take place. Phillip meets Edith, a free-spirited poet, with whom he feels an instant connection. He also comes across a manuscript, a stolen narrative that chronicles the Civil War relationship between his ancestor, Russell, and Fever, the slave who became his wife.

1928, Paris. Um menino é encontrado à beira da morte e acolhido por uma bondosa família. Gentil, precoce e talentoso, ele se adapta muito bem ao novo lar, e a família lhe proporciona uma vida com a qual ele jamais havia sonhado. Entretanto, ele se recusa a dizer uma única palavra sobre sua verdadeira identidade. Ao se tornar um rapaz, descobrindo o amor e estudando no prestigiado Conservatório de Paris, ele quase consegue esquecer os horrores de seu passado e a promessa que fez. Mas, na Europa da década de 1930, um mal vem crescendo e se alastrando, e ninguém mais está a salvo.

Thorstein Thomsens meget roste romaner, "Bare vi har hinanden", "Roser til mor" og "Han er min bror" kommer nu i en flot omnibusudgave. Persongalleriet i de tre romaner er beboere i det samme boligkompleks i Lyngby, og bøgerne giver et flot tidsbillede af forstadslivet fra 1950'erne til slutningen af 1980'erne - med øget velfærd, ungdomsoprør, ny musik, uddannelsesboom, kvinder på arbejdsmarkedet og opbrud i kernefamilien.

Despite a deathbed warning from her beloved mother, Phoebe Mulligan has no choice but to throw herself on the mercy of her uncle, Edward. Wrenched from all she holds dear, the tragic young girl is delivered to Blackburn town, where she must live in a household terrorised by the cold, forbidding presence of her mother's brother. Phoebe cannot understand why she is treated so harshly by Edward Dickens. She is not to know the guilty secret that lies in his past, a secret that casts a sinister shadow over his feelings for his lovely niece.

Este es el primero de dos libros en una saga que explora las complicadas relaciones entre madres e hijas a través de cuatro generaciones. A finales del siglo XIX, la impetuosa Marta deja Suiza decidida a encontrar la vida bajo sus propios términos. Su educador viaje la lleva a través de Europa y Canadá, y finalmente la carga con la compañía de hijos y un esposo en el valle central de California.

Posy Montague está prestes a completar 70 anos. Ela ainda vive na Admiral House, a mansão da família onde passou uma infância idílica caçando borboletas com o pai e onde criou os próprios filhos. Porém, a casa está caindo aos pedaços e Posy sabe que chegou a hora de vendê-la. Em meio a essa angustiante decisão, ela precisa lidar com os dois filhos, tão diferentes entre si.

Primo romanzo della Morante si svolge in Sicilia tra fine Ottocento e inizi del Novecento ed è imperniata su una genealogia femminile: nonna, madre, nipote.

Warwickshire, 1910. Pious young Grace Kettle escapes the world of her unsavoury and bullying father to train to be a nun. But when she meets the dashing and devout Father Luke her world is turned upside down. Her faith is tested, and she is driven to make a scandalous and life-changing choice - one she may well spend the rest of her days seeking forgiveness for.

Primavera de 1942, el mayor conflicto armado de la historia de la humanidad se adentra en su cuarto año. Las incursiones aéreas y el racionamiento son moneda corriente, el caos se ha convertido en una forma de vida. Sin embargo, algo empieza a moverse entre los jóvenes Cazalet: el tiempo de espera ha terminado y el ingreso en el incitante mundo adulto parece haber llegado por fin.

1922. After the horrors of the Great War, the close-knit Truscott family return to everyday life on their busy Hampshire farm. But the two Truscott sisters are on very different paths. Kate is happily married to Albert, content to be a mother and farmer’s wife. Her younger sister Dot sets her heart on becoming a teacher. But an unforeseen tragedy means Dot must give up her place at college. Instead she resigns herself to becoming a lady’s companion to wealthy Mrs Humboldt, who is a difficult woman to please.

Somerset, 1911. Miner's wife Lorna Harrison sometimes wonders what became of her marriage. The affection has gone, and now her husband Harry is surly and cold. But Lorna will always be grateful for the joy that their two daughters bring. When a devastating accident occurs at the pit and Harry is unable to work, Lorna worries about how she will make ends meet. Worse, the pit owner wants them out of their house. While Lorna's friend Flossie is a tower of strength, other neighbours turn their backs, as rumours spread that Harry helped cause the mine collapse.