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From the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalem's defense against Saladin's famous army. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer, is the land far beyond the sea. Baptized in...

Zwischen der Rolle der Königin, Mutter und Ehefrau. London, 1956: Die Königin von England und dem Commonwealth, Elizabeth II., hat sich gerade erst in ihre neue Rolle eingelebt, da warten bereits die nächsten Herausforderungen auf sie. Premierminister Anthony Eden bereitet ihr in der Suezkrise große politische Sorgen, die Lage spitzt sich zu. Gleichzeitig werden Prinz Philip immer wieder außereheliche Affären nachgesagt, dabei sollte er doch gerade jetzt unterstützend an der Seite seiner Frau stehen.

Il libro che ha ispirato la serie evento "Maid", in onda su Netflix da ottobre 2021. Per una serie di scelte sbagliate Stephanie Land, diventata madre da poco e costretta a fuggire da un compagno violento, precipita in uno stato di povertà assoluta. Mentre lavora duramente per tirare avanti, pulendo i gabinetti dei ricchi, destreggiandosi tra una serie di lavori domestici malpagati, lo studio e il complicatissimo mondo dell'assistenza governativa, Stephanie scrive. E scrive le storie non dette degli americani sovraccarichi di lavoro e sottopagati.

A family torn apart. A king with an iron fist. Will their faith be strong enough to survive persecution and reunite? Jeanne is the wife of a wealthy merchant, but now she risks losing everything. Louis XIV's soldiers will stop at nothing to forcibly convert the country's Protestants to the "true" faith. The men ransack Jeanne's belongings and threaten her children. If Jeanne and Jacob can't find a way to evade the soldiers' clutches, their family will face a fate far worse than poverty and imprisonment. They may never see each other again....

Delvist selvbiografisk og autentisk roman om en eskimopige i Nordvestgrønland. Polareskimoernes historie udfoldes med stor indlevelse, mens forfatteren, polarforsker Peter Freuchen, fortæller sin inuit-kones, Navaranas, personlige historie. På mange måder fremstår værket både som begrundelse, men også som forsvar, for Freuchens ægteskab med Navarana.