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BETRAYAL. PASSION. MAGIC. And...WIGS! From the sparkling imagination of gifted entertainer Keke Palmer and her iconic alter ego, Lady Miss Jacqueline, comes a hilarious modern fairy tale about a wilting violet, a clash of personalities, and a multitude of hair.

Französischer Literatur-Klassiker - Die Geschichte einer schönen Liebe. Der Schleppkahnschiffer Louveau findet einen verlassenen Knaben und zieht ihn mit Zustimmung der Behörden bei seiner Familie auf. Zehn Jahres später - Victor und Louveaus Tochter Clara haben sich ineinander verliebt - stellt sich heraus, dass Victor der Sohn von Maugendre ist, einem Kohleschiffer auf dem Nivernaise-Kanal.

Janet Williams is practically invisible. If only she had the pluck to speak up at work, flirt with the handsome barista she sees every day, and realize how special she is. When a magical wig offers Janet a chance to shake things up, will she dare to try a bold new style? The voice in her head - flashy and fierce, with an unbridled southern drawl - tells her to go for it. And once she does, there’s no turning back.

For former pushover Janet, her Sophie curls appear to be a balanced and beautiful new addition to her magical, life-changing wig collection. She’s positively beaming, has smoothed out the wrinkles in her personal life, and is embarking on a philanthropic new business venture. Everything is ideal until the unthinkable happens and she has to stand on her own - with a final push from Lady Miss Jacqueline, of course!

Lady Miss Jacqueline swears that hair makes a difference. And it does! Now Janet is taking charge on the job and making moves on a local barista she’s always shied away from. But when her brash new Lady Miss drawl gets all the wrong attention, Janet realizes that she needs to change her style - and her wig. It’s all a matter of finding the perfect fit.

Voici de nouvelles histoires où le hasard est roi. Pour être juste, personne n'a vu le hasard dans aucune de ces histoires. Chacun a imaginé une cause correspondant à sa philosophie de l'existence : Dieu bien sûr, qui voit tout, prévoit tout, de toute éternité ; la fatalité qui rejoint le destin pour basculer plus aisément dans l'horreur ; la vie, le milieu, l'éducation, l'enfance meurtrie qui inconsciemment nous guident vers cette confrontation fatale.

È dentro le stanze che le famiglie crescono: strepitanti, incerte, allegre, spaventate. Giovani coppie alle prime armi, pronte ad abbracciarsi o a perdersi. Come Nora e suo marito. Ma di quelle stanze bisogna prima o poi spalancare porte e finestre, aprirsi al tempo che passa, all'aria di fuori. "A lungo andare ogni amore ha bisogno di qualcuno che lo veda e riconosca, che lo avvalori, altrimenti rischia di essere scambiato per un malinteso".