Showing results for "CARe" in Contemporary Fiction

"Caro ist ein gelber Hund mit Ringelschwanz, kein kleiner Kläffer und auch kein Riesenbass. Er hat vielmehr einen sympathischen Bariton." So charakterisiert Fred von Hoerschelmann den Titelhelden seines Lustspiels. Im Übrigen aber gehört Caro nicht zu der Gattung von Tieren, die plötzlich zu sprechen beginnen. Nein, er ist ein ganz normaler Hund, der treu seine Aufgabe erfüllt, im richtigen Moment durch ein Bellen oder Knurren in die Ereignisse einzugreifen.

A BBC Radio 4 drama in which a Children's Hearing has to decide if Nicole (13) and Scott (4) should be taken into care or be allowed to return to live with their mother. But is she fit to look after them now? 'Care' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 8 March 2011. Michelle has...

Beth Carroll, a wealthy old lady cared for by her gay houseboy David and by Phidias, the overseer of the estate and her lover for 50 years, has died before signing her will which will protect her magnificent property from being sold to developers, Phidias enlists David's aid, and David calls in his old lover Rick and the latter's famous friend, the Dietrich-esque chanteuse Madeleine Cosquer, who in turn brings in her agent, Aldo, a hip L.A. queen. Together they develop an impossible plan to fulfill Mrs. Carroll's last wish.

Rebecca è nata brutta. Sua madre l'ha rifiutata dopo il parto. Suo padre ha lasciato che accadesse. A prendersi cura di lei, la bella e impetuosa zia Erminia, il cui affetto nasconde un segreto terribile, e la dolce tata Maddalena. Ma Rebecca, abituata a crescere "in punta di piedi, sul ciglio estremo del mondo", possiede un talento inaspettato per il piano. E proprio nella musica troverà un mondo su misura e la possibilità di ripartire da capo.