Titoli in Saghe

“A masterpiece that can compare with Steinbeck’s East of Eden. … Some books make you laugh; some make you cry; some make you think. The Prince of Tides is a rarity: It does all three.” — Detroit Free Press A modern American classic and a family saga that spans decades, this is the...

A full-cast BBC Radio dramatisation of Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel - plus bonus interview with the author Arundhati Roy's debut novel The God of Small Things took the literary world by storm, winning the Booker Prize in 1997. It went on to sell over six million copies in 40...

A bestselling Italian writer makes her American debut with this delightful dramedy of manners, family, romance, and fashion that is set on the island of Sardinia at the end of the nineteenth century—a dazzling and original literary blend of Jane Austen and Adriana Trigiani. In 1900 Sardinia, a...

Moskau, 1936. Die deutsche Kommunistin Charlotte ist der Verfolgung durch die Nationalsozialisten gerade noch entkommen. Im Spätsommer bricht sie mit ihrem Mann Wilhelm und der jungen Britin Jill auf zu einer mehrwöchigen Reise durch die neue Heimat Sowjetunion. Alle drei sind Mitarbeiter des Nachrichtendienstes der Komintern, wo Kommunisten aller Länder beschäftigt sind. Umso schwerer wiegt, dass unter den "Volksfeinden", denen gerade in Moskau der Prozess gemacht wird, einer ist, den Lotte besser kennt, als ihr lieb sein kann.

Entre rivalités, conflits et dérives amoureuses, enfin la suite de "D'eau et de feu" ! Kate et Scott ont eu des jumeaux et sont retournés vivre à Gillespie, tandis que Scott mène de main de maître la distillerie et la filature. Kate a trouvé un poste de professeur de littérature française à Glasgow, et chacun des membres de la famille poursuit sa route. Mais, le soir de Noël, Angus décède. La question de la succession revient au premier plan, d'autant que le défunt leur a réservé une surprise.

Après quelques années d'absence, le jeune Scott revient au domaine familial de Gillespie. Stupéfait, il découvre que son père, Angus, patriarche autoritaire et vieillissant, s'est remarié avec une Française, Amélie. Installée à demeure en compagnie de ses quatre enfants, trois garçons turbulents et une jeune fille, Kate, cette nouvelle belle-mère a bien l'intention de marquer son territoire, ce qui n'est guère du goût de Scott.

This volume details the struggle between Soames and his beautiful wife, Irene, who leaves him but cannot persuade him to grant a divorce. While Soames cannot accept Irene's dissent, he insists his sister deal as she must with her own failed marriage. Irene gains independence through her friendship with Soames' Uncle, Old Jolyon, who leaves her a fortune in his will, and she flees the country, but Soames follows her.

Orphan Victoria Carlton is brought up by her uncle to be a lady and make a good marriage. Yet, she is drawn to help the poor families in the slums, much to her family’s disgust. When her uncle dies suddenly, her cousins blame Victoria, and she is thrown out of the house with nothing. Victoria flees to the poor side of York to start again in a world that is full of perils.

Ten years ago, Louise Hunter's life was torn apart by tragedy. Her husband, Ben, killed himself; her brother-in-law, Jacob, was murdered; and her sister, Susan, abandoned her newborn daughter, revealing the baby is Ben's child. Louise remains haunted by guilt over the one night she spent with Ben's friend Eric and refuses to return Eric's love. But after adopting Jinnie, she finds new happiness – until Susan decides she wants Jinnie back.

Bestsellerautor Kai Meyer führt uns tief in ein Labyrinth aus Literatur und Schatten. Sankt Petersburg, 1917. Der junge Bibliothekar Artur flieht vor den Schergen der Revolution, im Gepäck ein Manuskript, das ihn retten soll – und die Leben vieler anderer bedroht. Sein Ziel ist Leipzig, die Stadt der Bücher. Im legendären Graphischen Viertel will er seine große Liebe Mara wiedersehen, die dem Sohn eines reichen Verlegers versprochen ist.

It’s spring in Little Creek, and wedding bells are ringing. After their hasty marriage the Christmas before, Daisy Marshall is overjoyed to be finally marrying dashing Jay Fox properly, in front of the whole village. But then, on the evening of their wedding, amid the festivities, Jay disappears. Daisy doesn’t know if Jay is dead or alive, if she’s his wife or his widow. And what’s more, without her husband, she has no means of supporting herself or her household.

1871. When Fergus Deagan's wife dies in childbirth, she makes him promise to take their family to Western Australia to join his brother Bram, also to marry again. She's right. His young sons and newborn daughter do need a mother's love and he needs something different. Disowned by her father for...

Saga storytelling at its finest for all Catherine Cookson fans. Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls are the pride of their book-loving, impractical father, and not in a hurry to marry. Then the American Civil War cuts off supplies of cotton to Lancashire, the mills...

Giulia Zeidler und ihre Mutter erhalten die überraschende Nachricht von einer Erbschaft in Italien. Der Großvater vermacht ihnen sein Haus und sein Olivengut in Ligurien. Also reist Giulia von Frankfurt an die ligurische Küste - und ist gleich verzaubert von der unglaublichen Schönheit der Gegend. Doch die Nachbarn begegnen der deutschen Erbin mit Argwohn. Der einzige Lichtblick ist Marco, der sie freundlich empfängt. Doch ist das Olivengut seiner Familie nicht der ärgste Konkurrent des Großvaters gewesen?

The second in the heartwarming Lancashire saga series that began with SALEM STREET, by beloved author Anna Jacobs. In 1845 Annie Gibson can finally leave Salem Street. Her dreams of being able to open an elegant dressmaking salon in the High Street of Bilsden, a Lancashire mill town, have come...

The first book in the heartwarming Gibson series by beloved saga author Anna Jacobs. In 1820 Salem Street is sparkling and new: eight small terraced houses built by a Lancashire mill owner for his best workers. Annie Gibson's family is one of the first to move in - a step up in the world for...

Dos jóvenes unidas por el mismo destino, que emigran por amor y lealtad a la familia. Una isla exótica que oculta bajo su luz antiguos odios y venganzas. Norte de España, 1895: dos mujeres abandonan la apacible villa de Colombres para viajar a la lejana isla de Cuba. Sus motivos no pueden ser más distintos. Mar, la hija del médico del pueblo, emprende la travesía siguiendo a su padre, encargado de dirigir un consultorio en una plantación de azúcar llamada Dos Hermanos.

Jade Dare has done everything in her power to overcome her mother’s unstable influence. Changed her name. Became a success. Vowed never to risk passing on the potential for inherited pain. What has it gotten her? One fiancé who wanted her for money. A second who cheated on her with his brother’s wife. Now she’s sworn off men. Or at least off serious relationships. But when the chance to indulge in a little revenge sex with a man she’s secretly fantasized about arrives, she jumps in. Only to land heart-first into a case of the feels she can’t bring herself to trust.

Harriet Greenleaf dreams of spending the summer in a beautiful ancient priory on the Somerset coast with her two best friends - but her dream is bittersweet. On the one hand, it’s a chance to reconnect three lives that have drifted apart; on the other, she has a devastating secret to share that will change everything between them forever. First to arrive is Audrey - the workaholic who’s heading for a heart attack unless she slows down and makes time for herself. Then Lisa, the happy-go-lucky flirt who’s always struggled to commit to anyone - or anything.

One of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.