Showing results for "Eva" in Literature & Fiction

Lady Augusta Penworthy is in dire straights. Her father has spent every last coin, and she and her sisters cannot even afford coal. One chance encounter and a torn gown changes everything. While one might think a sudden marriage to a wealthy lord a relief if that marriage is to the Duke of Blacktower, one would be vastly mistaken. For no young lady wishes to be that infamous rake's bride.

Lekha is an orphan who has quite a fascination for all things connected with Rajasthan, India. Her fascination comes to life as she is pulled into the century of the Mughal-Rajput wars. Although the story is from the spectator’s point of view, she can still look from an outsider's perspective. But what happens when the spectator becomes a participant and is obliged to take the most important decision of her life? Will she go with the flow and close the door on her previous life, or will she make a run for it instead?

Two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada (Miss Saigon, Hadestown) welcomes you to an intimate evening of songs and storytelling–celebrating everything that is so maddening and magical about following your dreams in New York City. Debuting new music and personal reflections for the very first time–Eva’s one-woman show is an invitation to be transported by her rich, powerful vocals and surrender–just for a moment, to your own sense of wonder and nostalgia.

The Spice Girls Story is a unique personal audiobiogrpahy from this fantastically successful girl band. Spice Girls Melanie B, Geri, Emma, Victoria and Melanie C identified and caught a mood and wave of interest from young people who wanted to make a statement. The girls give a full account of their musical tastes and discuss their personal life, what motivates them and how they climbed the ladder of success.

Britney Spears is the ultimate Queen of pop. This unique audiobiography reveals her untamed rise to fame. She was groomed for stardom, spending her early childhood performing in talent shows and at eight years old she was snapped up by a New York agent. Britney spent her summers in New York studying at the Off Broadway Dance Centre and the Performing Arts School - doing commercials in her spare time.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Podcast de histórias infantis e infanto juvenis lidos pela Eva e compartilhado com vocês. Eva aprendeu a ler aos 5 anos , quando fez 6 anos leu 24 livros sozinha e no ano seguinte leu mais de 50 histórias. Agora, sua missão é ler os livros que ela mais gostou até o momento para os ouvintes desse canal. Sejam bem vindos a Biblioteca de Histórias e divirtam-se. Comente e mande áudio para que a gente possa te conhecer!

Nineteen-year-old human, Brexley, has grown up in privilege, but not without heartbreak. After being orphaned, she is taken in by General Markos, living in a walled city rife with power grabs and ruthless political games. Then, one night, the course of her life changes, and Brexley is thrown into the most feared prison in the east. Halalhaz, the House of Death - where you go in but don’t come out. She must learn to live with the worst of fae and human criminals.

Jimmy Winslow hat zwei Mütter. Honor, die ihn aufgezogen hat, schickt ihn als Studenten von New Hampshire nach Wien, wo er Vater werden soll. Das Wien der Sechzigerjahre ist ein Ort voller Geheimnisse und Versuchungen, und Jimmy springt kopfüber hinein und ist dabei immer auch auf der Suche nach seiner leiblichen Mutter Esther Nacht. Was er erlebt, ist eine spektakuläre Achterbahnfahrt, wie sie nur das Leben in John Irvings Büchern schreiben kann – voller großer Gefühle, unglaublicher Wendungen und Figuren, die uns nicht mehr loslassen.

Sina ist zielstrebig und strukturiert. Sie gibt ihre Artikel pünktlich ab, geht regelmäßig joggen und weiß, was sie will. Doch ob sie Milos Kinderwunsch teilt, weiß sie nicht. Mit wachsenden Zweifeln beobachtet sie die Frauen um sich herum. Die mit Babybauch wecken Neid in ihr, die mit Kinderwagen Beklemmung. Dann verkündet Klimaaktivistin Eva Lohaus, dass man heutzutage gar keine Kinder mehr in die Welt setzen sollte. Sinas Interview mit Eva tritt einen Shitstorm los.

November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsi has a secret penpal – a boy who lives on the other side of the country – but she has been writing to him in her older sister's name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time. But when the date arrives, Marsi is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stína goes missing – her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsibil and her penpal had agreed to meet. November, 1977. Stína's disappearance remains unsolved.

Inglaterra, 1914. El mundo está en guerra. El capitán Hastings, herido y traumatizado, acepta la invitación de pasar su convalecencia en Styles Court, la casa familiar de un viejo amigo. La antigua mansión es para él el refugio perfecto... O, al menos, lo parece. En medio del sofocante calor del verano surgen los problemas, y las tensiones y rencillas entre los miembros de la familia se resuelven de la peor de las maneras. Emily Inglethorp, la adinerada matriarca, es brutalmente asesinada en plena noche, y ninguno de los habitantes de Styles está libre de sospecha.

In an abandoned warehouse, a schoolboy makes a grisly discovery: 96 containers, each filled with exquisitely preserved bodily remains. Detective Eva Harris knows the line between life and death better than most. Having survived a near fatal encounter with the criminal underworld once before, she is still haunted by the repercussions of her actions - and fearful of the whole truth emerging.

In this gripping psychological thriller, a group of privileged suburban moms amuse themselves by googling everyone in town, digging up dirt to fuel thorny gossip. Caroline Thompson, devoted mother of two, sticks to the moral high ground and attempts to avoid these women. She's relieved to hear her name appears only three times, citing her philanthropy. Despite being grateful that she has nothing to hide, a delayed pang of insecurity prods Caroline to google her maiden name - which none of the others know.

When Ren Landis goes looking for excitement on her 21st birthday, getting kidnapped is a little more than she bargained for. So is finding out that shifters exist - and that she's one, too. As the last of the dragon shifters, she's got a role to fulfill: Take the alphas of the four shifter groups as her mates and unite all shifter kind. No pressure, right? Too bad Ren's fate isn't as simple as getting it on with four scorching-hot men.

Agatha's husband has bought her a first-class ticket on the scenic six-hour train from Toronto to Montreal as a gift―a one-day writing retreat so she can get some serious work done on her new book, a highly-anticipated follow-up to Agatha's runaway bestseller debut novel. But Agatha has other plans for her day out…plans that are unexpectedly derailed when the train breaks down in the middle of the frigid Canadian woods and one of Agatha's fellow passengers dies quietly in his seat.

Eva non sa quasi nulla, sa soltanto che vuole sapere: a causa di questo desiderio darà origine assieme ad Adamo, l’uomo che Dio le ha messo accanto, al faticoso percorso dell’umanità sulla Terra. Lia e Rachele non hanno potere e si contendono uno sposo che lo detiene, Giacobbe, e il privilegio di dargli dei figli. Miriam avrebbe voluto nascere libera e lotta assieme a suo fratello Mosè perché possa esserlo tutto il suo popolo...

Isabel was able to remember the precise moment she tried killing her husband. Strangely enough, she couldn't recollect why.... An elegant and powerful tale of love and passion, promises and deceits.

This wickedly fun debut is a stunning reinvention of the myth of Narcissus as a modern novel of manners, about two young, well-heeled couples whose parallel lives intertwine over the course of a summer, by a sharp new voice in fiction.

La protagonista de Boulder és una dona atreta per la solitud com per un imant. Es guanya la vida fent de cuinera en un buc - la situació perfecta: una cabina, l'oceà, moltes hores per encarar el buit i algun port on conèixer dones. Fins que una la reté, se l'emporta entre les quatre parets d'una casa i l'embarca en la gestació assistida d'una criatura. ¿Què en farà, la maternitat, de l'amant coneguda en un bar? ¿I què farà ella a la gàbia? Dos anys després de Permagel i d'un viatge a través de mitja dotzena de llengües, l'obra de Baltasar torna a atracar entre nosaltres amb una heroïna com només sap crear-les ella.