Showing results for "Ferns" in 20th Century

To escape her strait-laced overbearing sister, Birdie Stauffer auditions for the all-female Versatile Quintet, Chautauqua circuit's opening act. Through this train-traveling roadshow she experiences the tumultuous 1920s, a modern era of shocking flappers and smuggled whiskey, with the camaraderie of newfound friends. Her exceptional gift of concert whistling entertains more than songbirds as she gains national notoriety and she's soon entangled in two romantic relationships—one with a dapper circuit manager, the other her fellow pianist.

Drawn out of her reclusive life and into Cal's illicit underworld, Fern discovers a side of herself she's never known, proving she is much more than just a pawn. She and Cal realize what it is to love someone they shouldn't—and it comes with violent consequences. With Cal's scheme falling apart, and a crucial choice set before them, Fern will come to know what she's capable of, scars and all.

Frankfurt, 1907. Als die junge Sophie von Mayden den großen Lichthof des neuen Senckenberg-Museums betritt, ist sie wie gebannt vom Anblick eines riesigen Dinosauriers. Sie spürt: Eines Tages will sie diese faszinierenden Urzeitwesen selbst erforschen. Doch als Frau ist ihr der Weg zum Paläontologie-Studium versperrt. Außerdem erwarten ihre Eltern baldmöglichst eine standesgemäße Heirat. Sophie aber hat andere Pläne. Ihre Beharrlichkeit verhilft ihr zu einer Anstellung im Museum.

1918. The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall - to meet a family that would once have been hers. But they must never discover her secret... 2020. Caroline has spent years trying to uncover the lies buried in her family history. And once she arrives in Cornwall, the truth finally seems to be in reach. Except with storm clouds gathering on the horizon, Caroline soon learns that some secrets are best left hidden....