Titoli in Rinascimento

England 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different . . . From Philippa Gregory, the #1 bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. On Midsummer’s Eve, Alinor waits in the church graveyard, hoping to encounter the ghost of her missing husband and thus confirm his death. Until she can...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY), a riveting and scandalous love triangle between a young woman on the brink of greatness, a young man whose ambition far exceeds his means, and the wife who cannot forgive them. In the autumn of 1558, church...

#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory weaves a spellbinding tale of a young woman with the ability to see the future in an era when destiny was anything but clear. Winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) and the author of Boleyn Traitor Philippa Gregory is a rich, compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the Tudor court of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family. When Mary...

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE COUSINS' WAR SERIES FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY A woman’s ambition. A mother’s love. Just how far will she go to claim the throne? Widowed in her early teens, Margaret Beaufort always believed she was destined for greatness. Determined to...

Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century England. Ever ruthless, always plotting, in the absence of a son and heir, Warwick sets about using his daughters as pawns in his political games. Anne grows from a delightful child brought up at the...

Novela de intriga y aventuras centrada en las peripecias de dos jóvenes idealistas que pretenden salvar a los indios americanos de la esclavitud. Costa de Galicia, 1702. La flota del Oro, lo mejor de la marina española del momento, debía llegar a España cargada con los tesoros de las colonias españolas en las Indias, pero se hunde en la bahía de Vigo a causa del acoso de las tropas luteranas y los arrecifes naturales.

En este libro, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa pone su afilada pluma y su experiencia al servicio de un personaje histórico real aunque poco conocido: Alonso de Ojeda, acompañante de Cristobal Colón en su segundo viaje a las américas y, eventualmente, gobernador de Nueva Andalucía, en las tierras que ahora conocemos como Colombia. En su viaje al Nuevo Mundo, Ojeda encontrará peligrosas tribus, aviesos accidentes geográficos, reveses de la fortuna y gran cantidad de descubrimientos, todo ello relatado con el ritmo y la maestría de Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa.

En el otoño de 1943, un terrible huracán arrasó Haití, devastando el Fuerte de la Natividad y dejando a su paso una trágica estela de muerte y destrucción. Por su parte, los feroces guerreros del sanguinario cacique Canoabó se encargaron de rematar y asesinar a los pocos españoles que habían conseguido sobrevivir a las fuerzas desatadas de la naturaleza. El canario Cienfuegos se convirtió en el único superviviente europeo en el Nuevo Mundo, y tuvo miedo... Segunda entrega de esta célebre saga, Caribes continúa las apasionantes aventuras de su protagonista en un mundo hostil y desconocido.

The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th-century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A", for Adulteress, embroidered on her dress.

The Black Mountain is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Kate Mosse. It is May, 1706. Ana, a young Spanish woman, lives in a small town on the north-west coast of Tenerife with her mother and twin younger brothers. The town is in the shadow of a mighty volcano, which legend says...

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author 'It's hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence' - Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Royal Secret 'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris'...

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author A religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy. 'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S...

Abridged edition. The enthralling saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire. A World in Turmoil 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended to the...

‘We are the spaces between the words.’ Inspired by a real person, In the Margins is the story of spirited book-collector Frances Wolfreston—the woman who uniquely preserved the earliest part of Shakespeare’s legacy. England, 1647. As civil war gives way to an uneasy peace and Puritanism...

Surging out of the sea, the Bass Rock has for centuries watched over the lives that pass under its shadow on the Scottish mainland. And across the centuries the fates of three women are linked: to this place, to each other. In the early 1700s, Sarah, accused of being a witch, flees for her life...

Tras su paso por la guerra de Granada y las famosas campañas de Italia, que le valen el sobrenombre de Gran Capitán, Gonzalo de Córdoba se ve postergado por Fernando el Católico. Su popularidad, que el monarca percibe como una amenaza, lleva al rey a alejarlo de la corte y enviarlo como alcaide a Loja, en un destierro encubierto.

Brianda de Lubich, única heredera del señor más importante del condado de Orrun, ve como el mundo a su alrededor se desmorona tras la muerte de su progenitor. En una tierra convulsionada por las guerras, en la que ella y otras veintitrés mujeres serán acusadas de brujería, solo podrá...

What’s really behind the story of star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet? Let’s start with the truth about Rosaline—Romeo’s actual first love. Rosaline scorns romance and instead craves magic. To free herself from Romeo’s amorous attention as well as her dull life in Verona, she uses her...

Experience unseen Tudor history as a royal servant navigates rigid hierarchy and quiet rebellion below stairs. Perfect for an immersive daily commute, this atmospheric journey transports you into the soot-stained kitchens and echoing corridors of a sixteenth-century palace. Listen as the first...