Showing results for "K." in Europe

Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them just fine. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather forecasts, and tins of pineapple chunks---not to mention the devastation left in the wake of J.'s small fox-terrier Montmorency.

Are Kalvø è cresciuto in un paesino da fiaba nel Nordovest della Norvegia, circondato da fiordi e montagne e visitato da milioni di persone provenienti da tutto il mondo. Eppure lui non è un uomo da "aria aperta»" e, una volta trasferitosi in città, non si è più guardato indietro. Ma questo non è mai stato un problema. Almeno fino a qualche anno fa, quando si è ritrovato senza più un amico perché andavano tutti in gita tra i monti, come ogni buon scandinavo che si rispetti.

Written as a series of vignettes, this rewarding book recounts the life and adventures of respected writer Mary Fisher. Decades of travel through America and Europe supply the fodder for these tales, with wonderful details of the people, places, foods, and thoughts that have flavored her journey.

Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate...

Jenny is the story of Jenny Winge, a talented Norwegian painter who lives a free and independent life in Rome. Betraying her own ideals, she has an affair, resulting in a child out of wedlock, and decides to raise the child on her own. Undset gives a gripping portrayal of a woman struggling towards fulfillment and independence, who at the same time wrestles with mental problems. It is written with unflinching honesty, which makes her story as compelling today as it was nearly a century ago.

Zwei Schotten, ein Wohnmobil und jede Menge Whisky. In ihrer zweiten Reiseerzählung nach dem Bestseller "Clanlands" begeben sich die "Outlander"-Stars und leidenschaftlichen Schotten Sam Heughan und Graham McTavish im Wohnmobil auf einen monumentalen Roadtrip durch ihre Heimat. Sam Heughan und Graham McTavish laden uns ein, sie auf eine epische Reise zu begleiten: quer durch Schottland, über zwölf glorreiche, whiskygetränkte Monate.