Risultati per "Eden" in Saghe

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a sprawling epic in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love’s absence...

Mark Vonnegut set out in search of Eden with his VW bug, his girlfriend, his dog, and his ideals, but genetic predisposition and a whole lot of shit going down made him crazy in a culture that told him mental illness is a myth and schizophrenia is a sane response to an insane society. Describing his experiences during the late '60s and early '70s, Eden Express reveals how Mark went from being a recent college grad who was in love and living communally on a farm to having nervous breakdowns.

Two months after the suspicious and much-publicized death of his father on the island of Martha's Vineyard, it is taking all of Adam Blaine's will to suture the deep wounds the tragedy has inflicted upon his family and himself. As the court inquest into Benjamin Blaine's death casts suspicions on those closest to him, Adam struggles to protect them from those who still suspect that his father was murdered by one of his kin.

What happened to the idealism of the 1960s? This question has haunted a generation. Outside the Gates of Eden follows two men from high school to their final destination in the 21st century. Alex is torn between his father's business empire and his own artistic yearnings. Cole finds his calling at a Bob Dylan concert in 1965. From the Summer of Love in San Francisco to Woodstock, from campus protests to the SoHo loft scene, from a commune in Virginia to the outlaw country music of Austin, the novel charts the rise and fall of the counterculture - and what came after.

In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys’ descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated, and often hungry, but nevertheless protected from the hostility awaiting them on the mainland.

When Glamour Day comes to the Klip-N-Kurl beauty parlor in Lovettsville, Virginia, Tallie Brock sees her ticket to Hollywood and stardom. Tallie soon finds herself changing in unexpected ways as she tests the limits of trust, explores her growing attraction to a boy from a family as rich as her imagination, and reaches for the sky like she has never done before. By turns funny and tender, joyous and poignant, Anne LeClaire has written a winning, stylish novel of small-town Southern life.

Mother doesn’t always know best in this atmospheric and twisty novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. When former teacher Paula Eden adopts Faith and Trevor, she is astounded by their natural...

Nash Nation loves zeroes and ones, over-sized monitors, and late office hours. He’s too busy for relationships - until his new neighbor Willow O’Bryant barges into his life, and now Nash can’t shake the feeling that this isn’t the first time she’s interrupted his world. Then, the dreams start. And in the dreams - memories. Memories of a girl named Sookie who couldn’t count on love or friendship, never mind forever. Memories of a library and a boy called Isaac and secrets made in private that destroyed his world. The memories seem real, but who do they belong to?

A new century brings change to Eden Harris's ordered world. Despite years of service to the Bradburys, she hides a secret that would affect them all. When an enemy returns, her world is shattered and her secret exposed. Torn and provoked, she strains to protect her family until a devastating accident leaves her alone and frightened. As the threat against her grows, Eden takes her precious daughters and flees from the only place she's called home. But her attempt to start anew is not so simple.

Nothing can come between a mother and her child in this haunting sequel to Eden’s Children from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movie events. Faith Eden’s brief foray into motherhood is marked by tragedy...

Erstmals im Hörspiel: Der spannende Roman des Nobelpreisträgers, bekannt durch die berühmte Verfilmung mit James Dean. Es ist die Geschichte zweier ungleicher Brüder, die um die Liebe des Vaters buhlen und derselben Frau ins Netz gehen. Wir lauschen den Kämpfen des Adam Trask, hören vom Verrat seines Brudes Charles und seiner Frau Cathy, schlüpfen in die Köpfe der Söhne Caleb und Aron und fiebern am Totenbett der Versöhnung entgegen. Über 40 namhafte Schauspieler und Schauspielerinnen und meisterhafte Soundcollagen entführen uns ins Amerika des Wilden Westens bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg.

Anni ist eine Rebellin. Gemeinsam mit ihren Studienfreunden Chrissi, Bene und Fexe taucht sie in die literarische Untergrundszene Ostberlins ab. Plötzlich nehmen jedoch willkürliche Verhöre und Auftrittsverbote zu. Gibt es einen Verräter in der Untergrundszene? Die Lage eskaliert, als Anni wegen landesverräterischer Hetze in Untersuchungshaft genommen wird.

Ein Band, das niemand trennen kann - Eine Familie, mutige Frauen und ihr Traum von Freiheit. Berlin 1979: Die 19-jährige Lydia Richter besucht eine der renommierten Kinder- und Jugendsportschulen in Berlin, wo sie sich mit Christiane Lindig anfreundet. Die jungen Frauen haben ein gemeinsames Ziel: die Olympischen Spiele in Moskau. Das harte Training bringt sie diesem Ziel zwar näher, führt aber auch zu besorgniserregenden körperlichen Veränderungen, die sich die beiden nicht erklären können.

Gespaltenes Land, gespaltene Herzen - eine Familie, zerrissen zwischen Ost und West. Berlin 1964: Nach der Haft darf Gesine ausreisen, doch die Frage, was mit ihrem Kind passiert ist, lässt sie nicht los. Gesines Schwester Sonja steht wegen DDR-kritischer Aussagen unter besonderer Beobachtung. Dass für ihre Überwachung ein enges und geliebtes Familienmitglied angeworben wurde, weiß Sonja nicht. Und so vertraut sie sich ihren Liebsten an, nicht ahnend, dass sie in eine Falle laufen könnte. Mutter Lotte bleibt mit ihrer jüngsten Tochter Lydia in Ostberlin.

Für Liebe und Freiheit wagten sie alles - das Schicksal einer Familie im geteilten Deutschland. Berlin 1961: Die Schrecken des Zweiten Weltkriegs sind Vergangenheit, und die Hauptstadt blüht wieder auf. Die 19-jährige Gesine aus Berlin-Mitte und der Westberliner Student Peter sind frisch verliebt, aber ihnen bleiben nur wenige Monate, bevor der Bau der Mauer der Beziehung ein jähes Ende bereitet. Gesine ist verzweifelt. Ihre alleinerziehende Mutter Lotte versteht den Schmerz ihrer Tochter und versucht, Gesine und ihrer Schwester Sonja trotz der schwierigen Situation in Ostberlin ein gutes Leben zu ermöglichen.

Die Finger ihrer Mutter tippten auf die Zeichnung auf dem Buch. "Dort liegt die Wahrheit", glaubte Emily zu verstehen. "Welche Wahrheit?" "Mein Herz..." Die helle Stimme brach ab und ging in flaches Atmen über. Als ihre Mutter sich während ihrer letzten Atemzüge an einen Sommer erinnert, den sie vor vielen Jahren in Haworth verbracht hat, steht Emily vor einem Rätsel. Um herauszufinden, was dahintersteckt, reist sie in das düstere und dramatisch schöne Hochmoor von West Yorkshire. Hier begegnet sie Jack, der, getrieben von den Gespenstern seiner Vergangenheit, ein eigenbrötlerisches Leben führt.

This second gothic novel in the dark Mirror Sisters trilogy continues the tale of sisterly love at its absolute worst—from the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina (now Lifetime movies). For fans of Ruth Ware (In a Dark, Dark Wood) and Liane...

The captivating and unforgettable saga of the Dollanganger family continues in Petals On the Wind, the New York Times bestselling sequel to Flowers in the Attic and the inspiration behind the Lifetime original movie and “tortured love story” (Variety). Forbidden love comes into full bloom...

Soon to be a Lifetime limited series! Christie, Dawn’s daughter, searches for her own happiness and break the cycle of darkness that has plagued her family for generations in this book in the Cutler series from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.C. Andrews. Having grown up surrounded by...

Growing up on the thriving plantation called The Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest, happiest dreams... Lillian's world is full of grand parties, sunshine, and promises, as thrilling as the fairy tales Mama spins for her and her little sister, Eugenia. No one, not even her cold...