Risultati per "Clementina" in Letteratura e narrativa

È il 1916, la Grande Guerra infuria e Clementina ha una sua personale battaglia da combattere. Suo marito Cesare, prima di morire, le ha fatto promettere che dovrà garantire ai loro figli la possibilità di realizzarsi, come avrebbe fatto lui. Cosí Clementina lascia Roma con Filippo, Emira e Francesco, e torna a vivere a Lecce nella casa di famiglia insieme alle due sorelle, Maria e Anna, cucite strette l'una all'altra da una complicità assoluta.

Dive into this captivating novel that weaves a fictional tale around a true historical rescue mission. In 1719, 17-year-old Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska is en route to marry James Stuart, the Catholic pretender to the British throne, when she is abruptly kidnapped by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, with the backing of the Protestant king of England. Fearing that their union could spark a rebellion, the king takes drastic measures. Enter Charles Wogan, an Irish soldier of fortune and Stuarts most cunning spy, who devises a daring plan to rescue the princess. This gripping story brims with ...

You're invited to three epic fairy tale weddings in a single volume, featuring some of your favorite couples from the Modern Royals series: Clementine & Prince Christian, Princess Isabella & Camden Tremblay, and Princess Elizabeth & Roman Lawler.

„Clementine Holm“ ist eine Novelle von Gabriele Reuter: Frau Clementine Holm wohnte in einem Hause, dessen rechte Seite das Freskogemälde eines Drachens mit blauem Kopf und gelbem Schweif zeigte, während sich links von der Eingangstür drei Mandarinenbäume und eine große Sonne mit einem Menschengesicht befanden. Frau Clementine war begeistert von diesen primitiven Malereien und hatte das Haus nur um ihretwillen gewählt, trotzdem seine Lage im Levantiner Viertel unbequem war und auch nicht für comme il faut galt.

Clementine Crane has a few things on her plate: She keeps the peace, picks up the slack, and always puts everyone else first. But when her first hot flash strikes, perimenopause sends her into a tailspin. Between a husband who can’t navigate a revolving door without her, three kids who treat her as their fixer, and a career stuck in neutral, Clementine begins to wonder: When is enough enough? Overwhelmed and fed up, Clementine takes a stand—one small refusal at a time.

Mackenzie, 21 ans, a grandi dans l'ombre de sa célèbre mère, E.V. Renge, autrice de thrillers à succès. Alors quand cette dernière meurt subitement dans un accident, Mackenzie hérite de bien plus qu'un deuil. Le jour des obsèques, elle reçoit une étrange lettre qui commence par ces mots : « Tu veux connaître un secret ? Love, Mom. » Dans l'enveloppe, un extrait du journal intime de sa mère. Ce que Mackenzie y découvre la laisse en état de choc. S'ensuivent une deuxième et une troisième lettre, où s'enchaînent les révélations sordides.

Beloved comedian and #1 Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of the memoir And Away… Bob Mortimer returns with a delightfully quirky mystery in the vein of Richard Osman and Nita Prose. Unremarkable legal assistant Gary Thorn goes for a pint with his coworker Brendan, unaware his life is...

When Clementine Avery swore off men, she had no idea she'd need real life experience for that romance writing class she accidentally signed up for last spring. Fortunately, sexy RA Gavin Murphy offers to help her find a little inspiration . . . in the name of academics, of course.

In 1909, Clementine steps off a train with her new husband, Winston. An angry woman emerges from the crowd to attack, shoving him in the direction of an oncoming train. Just before he stumbles, Clementine grabs him by his suit jacket. This will not be the last time Clementine Churchill will save her husband. Lady Clementine is the ferocious story of the ambitious woman beside Winston Churchill, the story of a partner who did not flinch through the sweeping darkness of war, and who would not surrender either to expectations or to enemies.

Soon to be a major motion picture! ""[Losing Clementine] is poignant and insightful and also surprisingly funny, thanks to its nasty, charming narrator."" —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl A smart, sharp and moving debut—by turns hilarious and tragic— Losing...

Obra cumbre de la literatura argentina y latinoamericana, el Martín Fierro constituye una pieza fundamental para comprender el contexto histórico-social de la vida rural de antaño.Martín Fierro es un extenso poema narrativo escrito por José Hernández que publicado por primera vez en 1872 describe el carácter independiente y sacrificado del hombre de campo.

Join Clementina Wing, a gifted artist in her 30s with a penchant for awkwardness, and Ephraim Quixtus, a reserved gentleman whose tranquil existence is turned upside down. Though their paths have crossed before, an unexpected twist of fate draws them together, leading to a journey filled with adventure and emotional depth. - Summary by Simon Evers

'Wow, get you a book that does both - a page-turning mystery and a sweet, sexy romance all in one' ALICIA THOMPSON Roses are red, violets are blue, romance is dead - but is their love true? Scream queen Quinn has had it with scary movies. After years as Hollywood's horror It Girl, she's sick of...

A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the '80s in the U.S. is now a big hit in Russia, complicating an already harrowing adoption journey. Then there are the two handsome princes, one Russian, one American, and all the other fairytale characters who help or hinder My Russian Clementine. My Russian Clementine was produced...

Octobre 1990. Le capitaine français Jorik Arteta, en mission au Rwanda, rencontre Espérance, jeune professeure engagée dans la transition démocratique de son pays. 6 avril 1994. Un éclair déchire le ciel de Kigali. Le Falcon du président rwandais explose en plein vol. Commencent alors cent jours de terreur et de sang. Les auteurs des tirs de missiles ne seront jamais identifiés. Quelqu'un, pourtant, connaît la vérité. Noël 2024. Jorik, sa fille et sa petite-fille s'envolent pour le Rwanda. Tous poursuivent leur propre quête, tourmentée par les fantômes du passé.

Eliazar est un bel oiseau, épris de liberté, qui voyage à travers le monde. Lorsqu'il rencontre Rosy, immédiatement son cœur s'emballe, mais celle-ci n'a jamais appris à voler. Et si l'amour donnait des ailes ? Découvre cette belle aventure en musique et évade-toi le temps d'un conte...

Bernard Mélois est sculpteur. Il a consacré son existence à souder des figures spectaculaires dans le capharnaüm de son atelier. Alors qu'il vit ses derniers jours, ses filles reviennent dans leur maison d'enfance. Elles vont faire de sa mort une fête, et de son enterrement une œuvre d'art. Périple en Bretagne, customisation du cercueil, préparatifs d'une cérémonie digne d'un concert au Stade de France. D'une fantaisie irrésistible, c'est l'hommage de l'artiste Clémentine Mélois à son père, ce bricoleur de génie qui lui a transmis son humour, son amour des mots et son élan de création.

A heartfelt and delicately crafted debut novel about two young women who become entangled in one another and embark on a surprising journey of self-discovery and modern love. Aisling and Maya’s connection is unexpected. Maya has recently returned to the University of Edinburgh for her second...

2016 Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet Amanda Lovelace returns in the witch doesn't burn in this one — the bold second book in her "women are some kind of magic" series. The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now—indestructible. These moving, relatable poems...

The Other Half is a unique collaboration between the leading lights of mystery fiction and country music. An original story by bestselling crime writer Mark Billingham, soundtracked by the powerful and poignant songs of internationally acclaimed Americana duo My Darling Clementine. Pain, loss...