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Leaving behind tragedies surrounding their wedding at Morrington Hall, travel-worn Stella and Lyndy arrive at the grand Majestic Hotel in York to more misfortune-their stately honeymoon suite has been given away to Horace Wingrove, owner of England's largest confectionery. Stella refuses to let an innocent booking mistake spoil the mood, but her optimism vanishes when Horace suffocates in the room where she and Lyndy should have stayed . . .

Spring, 1905: Free-spirited like the Thoroughbreds she rides across the Kentucky countryside, Stella takes adventure by the reins when she's asked to attend a mysterious wedding in rural England. But once she arrives at the lush Morrington Hall estate, her cold and ambitious father confesses that he won't only give away his best racehorses as gifts - he has also arranged to give away his daughter as bride to the Earl of Atherly's financially strapped son. Stella refuses to be sold off like a prized pony. Yet despite a rough start, there's something intriguing about her groom-to-be.

Between ornate bridal gown fittings and meetings with Lyndy's distant relatives, Stella finally feels less like an out-of-place American and more like a respected aristocrat. Everything changes as the arrival of an anonymous gift and return of her overbearing father cast a dark shadow over the festivities, conjuring difficult memories and new fears....

Following a whirlwind engagement to Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst, Stella Kendrick is finding her footing within an elite social circle in picturesque rural England. Except tea time with refined friends can be more dangerous than etiquette faux pas - especially in the company of Lady Philippa, the woman Lyndy was once set to marry, and her husband, the ostentatious Lord Fairbrother....

Along with cheering on her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Freddie Kentfield, at The British Open in Scotland, Stella embraces the chance to connect with her distant cousins, the McEwens, at their grand estate, Glenloch Hill. But she and Lyndy don’t receive the warm welcome they expect when their arrival is marred by missing luggage, evasive hosts, and the perceived mistreatment of a young laundry maid. Adding to the tense atmosphere, Freddie’s roguish father, Sir Edwin, appears at the manor uninvited, his presence casting a shadow over the events—and stirring up more unanswered questions …

1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with aspirations to become a scientist in her own right. But the world isn't ready for Clara. Unable to land a job in science because she's a woman, she is stuck behind the desk at a dingy London library. Until her estranged Uncle dies suddenly, leaving her his private detective agency, and laboratory, in his will.

Giulia Corsani è la più bella della famiglia dei Morini, bionda, alta e sottile, dallo spirito ribelle e ambizioso. A Giulia non piace il lavoro, le piacciono i denari, la vita comoda; per questo motivo sposa Otello Manzi, che ha più del doppio dei suoi anni, ma che la condurrà a vivere a Bologna. E proprio Bologna sarà per la Morina il paese dei balocchi, dove riuscirà a fare la bella vita tra nobili decaduti e borghesi arricchiti, inimicandosi madri, mogli e fidanzate.

Clara Bainbridge has loved Alec for years, long before she left for finishing school in Boston. And though she is convinced he loves her too, he seems determined to push her away now that she’s back. So when the handsome stranger who protects her during a stagecoach robbery reveals that he is her new neighbor, Clara begins to wonder if accepting his suit might be wiser than waiting for Alec.

Led by his passion for paleontology, Lyndy’s father, Lord Atherly, has traveled all the way to Montana, to explore the fossil-rich horse ranch owned by Stella’s mother, Katherine, and her second husband, Ned Smith. Urged by Lady Atherly to look after her husband, Stella and Lyndy follow in his wake. Stella is excited to be reunited with her mother, and Lyndy is eager to experience the real “Wild West.” Both are equally thrilled to participate in a fossil dig.

1938. In the turmoil of pre-war Italy, a painting is stowed in the false bottom of a suitcase, ready to be carried across the border. But as the train draws to a violent halt and armed officers lead the passengers onto the platform, the suitcase is taken and the painting never seen again. 1963. London is on the cusp of change in the swinging 60s. Nightclubs and exclusive parties are in their heyday. But when a lowly boarding-house mistress attempts to take on the establishment, and is accused of spying for the Russians, she can save only one thing - her reputation, or the love of her life.

1906: Clara Gropius kann die Herrschsucht ihres Mannes nicht mehr ertragen und lässt sich scheiden. Sie verliert alles, auch das Sorgerecht für ihre Kinder. Mittellos versucht sie, an ihre Ausbildung in der Apotheke ihrer Eltern anzuknüpfen. Doch als geschiedene Frau will niemand sie einstellen, alle behandeln sie wie eine Ausgestoßene. Clara hält trotz aller Widerstände an ihren Träumen fest, zieht an den Bodensee und baut dort ein eigenes Unternehmen für Naturkosmetik auf. Aber ihr beruflicher Erfolg und die Aufmerksamkeit der Männer können sie nicht über die Sehnsucht nach ihren Kindern hinwegtrösten.

Clara and Pippo are just children: quiet, thoughtful Clara is the older sister; Pippo, the younger brother, is forever chatting. The family has only recently arrived in the city carrying their few possessions. When Mamma goes missing early one morning, both Clara and Pippo go in search of her. Clara turns right; Pippo left. As a result of the choices they make that morning, their lives will be changed forever.

Frans og Clara var helt almindelige unge mennesker, som blev ramt af en stærk religiøs længsel og en efterfølgende kaldelse. Som en konsekvens af deres inderlige lytten ind i Guds vilje og deres radikale efterfølgelse i handling blev de igangsættere af et religiøst opgør med alle tidens normer og sociale skel. De havde begge stor hengivenhed til Guds skaberværk, og fordi de søgte enhed og forståelse mellem alle skabninger, åbnede de for et venskab mellem natur og mennesker, som aldrig før var set i kristendommens historie.

On the evening of Good Friday, 1865, Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris joined the Lincolns in the presidential box at Ford’s Theater, becoming eyewitnesses to one of the great tragedies of American history. In this riveting novel, Thomas Mallon re-creates the unusual love story of this young engaged couple whose fateful encounter with history profoundly affects the remainder of their lives.

Against the unforgettable backdrop of New York near the turn of the twentieth century, from the Gilded Age world of formal balls and opera to the immigrant poverty of the Lower East Side, bestselling author Susan Vreeland again breathes life into a work of art in this extraordinary novel, which...

Eine Liebe, so bewegend wie Rilkes Verse... Als der umschwärmte Dichter Rainer Maria Rilke die junge Bildhauerin Clara Westhoff das erste Mal sieht, ist er hingerissen: von ihrer Schönheit, ihrer Durchsetzungskraft, ihrer Leidenschaft für die Kunst. Als Clara das erste Mal ein Gedicht aus seinem Mund hört, ist sie ihm erlegen – wider besseres Wissen. Denn Rilke gilt als unstet und macht dazu noch ihrer Freundin und Malerin Paula Becker den Hof.

La historia acostumbra a construirse sobre paradojas. Este libro rescata una de ellas: cómo España consiguió aprobar el derecho al voto femenino en un encendido debate en el Congreso que tuvo lugar entre dos mujeres parlamentarias: Clara Campoamor y Victoria Kent, posicionadas a favor y en contra del sufragio universal.

Paris, 1941: Going against her mother’s orders, spirited Maggie devotes herself to the Resistance. Her life is a whirlwind of forged passports and secret midnight runs, helping Jews escape. Much to her high-society mother’s disapproval, she has fallen in love with Emil, a Jewish Resistance fighter who is wanted by the Nazis.

In der Stadt (leicht als Monschau zu erkennen) lebt der reiche Fabrikbesitzer samt Familie und trifft sich mit seinen bürgerlichen Freunden im Gasthof "Zum weißen Schwan", der von der attraktiven und offenherzigen Witwe Helene geleitet wird. Auch die in ihrem Standesdünkel befangenen Offiziere vom nahen Truppenübungsplatz zieht es dorthin. In Heckenbroich, dem nahe gelegenen Eifeldorf auf der Höhe, sind die Bauern mit ihrer Arbeit noch voll eingebunden in den Ablauf der Jahreszeiten, und strenge religiöse Vorstellungen bestimmen wie seit altersher das Leben in den Familien.

Metz, Elsass-Lothringen, 1908: Die freigeistige Emma ist Feuer und Flamme. Endlich werden Frauen an der Universität zugelassen, sie könnte studieren! Die Eltern dagegen wollen sie mit dem jungen Carl Seidel verheiraten. Carl liebt die Welt des Geschmacks. Er experimentiert mit Aromen und Düften. Er träumt davon, in seiner eigenen Fabrik Senf herzustellen. Emma ist begeistert und unterstützt ihn darin, gegen alle Widerstände. Energisch und geschickt treibt sie die Gründung des Unternehmens voran. Aber was ist mit ihren eigenen Zielen? Sind ihre Gefühle stark genug für eine Ehe?