Risultati per "Lila" in Letteratura e narrativa

Quando Schiller invitò Goethe a collaborare alla sua rivista per rispondere alla domanda su come l'uomo possa stabilire una mediazione tra il mondo sensibile e il mondo soprasensibile, Goethe rispose che non poteva esprimersi in termini filosofici, ma voleva farlo con un grande quadro. E contribuì quindi alla rivista con questa Fiaba, in cui fece un affresco simbolico dei mondi.

Wyatt Rivers is the perfect no-strings hookup—a cowboy Casanova who rocks a Stetson, looks smokin' hot in his Wranglers, and never rests his head on the same pillow twice. He's exactly what I'm looking for. If only Wyatt wasn't also my best friend…I'm back in my hometown of Harstville, Texas for a few months while I wait for my dream job to start thousands of miles away. While I'm here, I hope to end an epic dry spell in the bedroom, preferably with a local cowboy. If the rumors are true, they really do ride harder and stay on longer.

My dad and I have been estranged for years, but as his only living relative, it's no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. Something that is a surprise? The stipulation in his will that requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my...

Now an HBO series: the first volume in the New York Times bestselling “enduring masterpiece” (The Atlantic) about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story...

One hard fall in the rodeo ring. One maddeningly gorgeous cowboy. One chance at love she swore she'd never take. Billie Wallace has spent her whole life trying to prove she's more than the Wallace Ranch's "wild" only daughter. All she wants is a shot at barrel racing—and a purpose beyond...

"Perfino l'inferno può sembrare attraente quando sei costretta a morire giorno dopo giorno come una bestia affamata e infreddolita". Giovanni è un uomo affascinante, generoso e fallito. Candi è una donna bellissima che esagera con il turpiloquio, con l'alcol e con l'amore. E Bianca? è la loro unica figlia, che cresce nel disordinato appartamento della periferia bolognese, respirando un'aria densa di conflitti e di un'inspiegabile ostilità materna. Fin da piccola si rifugia nelle fiabe, dove le madri sono matrigne ma le bambine, alla fine, nel bosco riescono a salvarsi.

One chance meeting on a Texas ranch. One wild, too-charming cowboy. One snowed-in night that changes everything. Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance—she's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal, and prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her. But when...

From the MILLION COPY BESTSELLING author of Five French Hens and The Old Girls' Network comes a story of the journey of a lifetime across Europe in pursuit of memories, love, and new adventures. It’s always a good time for a road trip… When 82-year-old Lil decides to book herself, her...

As a recently divorced single mom, I have zero interest in flirting with guys while on a rare girls' weekend away with my sisters. I just want to have fun, celebrate my new job, and listen to live music at a honky tonk. But when I literally stumble into the most gorgeous guy ever on the dance floor, those plans go up in smoke. Growing up on the barrel racing circuit, I've seen my fair share of sexy cowboys. But this particular one is hot as hell: Sawyer's got a mustache, tattoos, and a very filthy mouth.

Demari "Ignite" Savage At 36, I'm Brooklyn's Black fire chief—respected in the streets, feared in the shadows, and reckless enough to live up to my name. But Mianna? She's different. Sweet. Pure. Untouched. The kind of woman a man like me shouldn't even look at twice—but I can't stay away...

Det krigshaergede, forfaldende Europa under 1. verdenskrig er bagtaeppet for Bodil Steensen-Leths roman om den franske komponist Lili Boulanger, der i 1913 blev den første kvinde til at vinde Pariskonservatoriets eftertragtede Prix de Rome. Lili Boulanger kaempede laenge med sygdom og døde som kun 24-årig, men hun nåede alligevel at saette et uudsletteligt aftryk på nyere fransk musik.

Descubre en este encantador relato corto el místico vínculo entre Adrienne Farival y el convento que visita cada primavera, impulsada por el perfume de las lilas en flor. La llegada de Adrienne es siempre un evento de alegría para las monjas, especialmente para Sor Agathe, cuya amistad con Adrienne aporta una dulzura peculiar a la narrativa. Sin embargo, este año, la tradición se ve perturbada por un giro inesperado que sacude los cimientos de su relación.

Blackboard best-selling author of Caught Up in the Rapture, Sheneska Jackson returns with the moving story of Madison Maguire, an attractive, modern woman with unique strengths and weaknesses. At age 30, strong-willed Madison, also known as Li’l Mama, always follows her "rules of dating." But even within the safe confines of her rules, she always seems to get herself into some kind of trouble - man trouble to be exact. Unable to cultivate true intimacy after the loss of her first love, Madison is as vulnerable as she is independent.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the heart of unexplored Africa lies an ancient secret - the lost city of Eridu. When adventurer Bill Kirby and his scientist companion stumble upon this forgotten Sumerian civilization, they're plunged into a world of dark rituals, forbidden love...

They call me a heartless b*tch. An evil manipulator. A wicked princess who enjoys hurting people. They tell me terrible things happened; things that changed my life forever. The only problem is...I can't remember any of it. 

Hanna lebt in einer Gartensiedlung am Wiener Stadtrand. Als eine junge Blondine wiederholt vor Hannas Haus auftaucht, erwacht Hannas Argwohn. In diesem Sommer kehrt etwas in Hannas Leben zurück, womit sie längst nicht mehr gerechnet hat: Liebe. Drei Monate später wird ein Notarzt in Hannas Gartenhaus gerufen. Eine Frau liegt leblos im Schlafzimmer. Was geschah zwischen den beiden Frauen?

A new American classic from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gilead and Housekeeping Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder. Lila, homeless...

For the past six months, since solving the thefts of England's subsidies meant for its war allies, Lady Cecilia and Sir James Branstoke have concentrated on renovating their estate in Kent. But with most of the work done, and winter approaching, Lady Cecilia is restless. She doesn't want to hibernate like a bear for the winter. Her husband, Sir James Branstoke, cautions her to be careful of what she wishes for.

Unas aves siniestras han venido por El libro de Lila. Un fuerte remolino la arranca de sus páginas y Lila debe recuperar su propia historia, lejos del corazón del bosque y de sus lugares amados. La esperan el desierto de las Promesas olvidadas y una tétrica fortaleza. Con la ayuda de la...

Lila Bonnard has left her island home in the Caribbean to join the faculty as a visiting professor at Mayfield College in a small Vermont town. On her way from the airport to Mayfield, Lila witnesses the fatal shooting of a Black man by the police. It turns out that the victim was a professor at Mayfield, and was giving CPR to a white woman who was on the verge of an opioid overdose. The two Black faculty and a Black administrator in the otherwise all-white college expect Lila to be a witness in the case against the police.