Showing results for "Passion" in Genre Fiction

In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensnared in an all-consuming passion. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, an unnamed narrator attempts to plot the emotional and physical course of her two-year relationship with a married foreigner where every word, event, and person either provides a connection with her beloved or is subject to her cold indifference. With courage and exactitude, she seeks the truth behind an existence lived entirely for someone else, and, in the pieces of its aftermath, she is able to find it.

It is a time for upheaval in Cuba: the time to build a new society. Even from her position of privilege, idealistic divorcée Carmela Vasconcelos sees the waves of uprising and is caught up in the excitement. Persuaded by her brother, Lucas, she flees her wealthy home to join Fidel Castro’s rebels. In the mountainous jungle of the Sierra Maestra, Carmela meets Ignacio Deheza, a charismatic Argentinian socialist fighting on behalf of the insurrection. On the training fields of a revolution, they bond in the cause - and in a blind passion that stirs their blood and soul.

It is summer in Edinburgh, and Isabel Dalhousie is once again caught between ‘gossip’ and significant rumour. It is none of her business that Patricia, the mother of her son Charlie’s little friend Basil, is estranged from Basil’s father or that the woman has a somewhat brazen attitude to childcare. And yet, it is curious. Isabel, however, has much else on her mind as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. Along with the work involved for its impending next issue, she really needs to get her house in order and tend to the demands of her niece, Cat.

One of the greatest love stories ever written, Jane Eyre is the tale of a young woman entangled with the powerful Mr. Rochester. What lurks in the attic at Thornfield, the ancestral home of the surly Mr. Rochester? Will the governess Jane Eyre discover his secret, and having discovered it, live to regret that knowledge? Battling inside Jane are passion and prudence; she struggles to survive the turmoil they cause.

Relive the witty and romantic story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy once again in this charming Pride and Prejudice retelling from Darcy’s point of view. For fans of historical romance like the Bridgerton novels to lovers of alternative point-of-view books like E. L. James’ Grey and...

Set in mid-century Rome and England, this forbidden slow-burn love story will take your breath away Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction 'A truly impressive debut novel, one I could see appearing on the Booker longlist' – The Sunday Times 'It’s a rare pleasure to read this novel' -...

Five original dramas about life, love and death in a cathedral close in Holy Week Cathedrals are at the heart of our cities. Beautiful, imposing and steeped in history, they were once potent symbols of temporal power and technological wonder. But what do they mean to us today? These five linked...

A crime would bring them together, grief would bind them and love would make them famous. Parish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. Prior to his fall, Pain had been a heist man who showed the promise of someone who could go on to be a...

Businesswoman Leigh Taylor Cole and islander Deke Kearney have nothing in common. Nothing, that is, but a sizzling chemistry that turns their lives upside down. As they fight to keep Deke's son safe from kidnappers, Leigh begins to question the promise she made her mentor to find Deke and bring him 'home' to Seattle. The provocative breezes of Maui force Leigh to unlock a secret buried so deeply in her past, she's hidden it even from herself. She and Deke discover that when love blooms - passions flower.

Beginning in Paris in 1796, the saga continues as Josephine awakens to her new life as Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte. Through her intimate diary entries and Napoleon's impassioned love letters, an astonishing portrait of an incredible woman emerges. Gulland transports us into the ballrooms and bedrooms of exquisite palaces and onto the blood-soaked fields of Napoleon's campaigns.

Joana lebt seit vielen Jahren ihren Traumjob als Bestsellerautorin, bis zu dem Tag als ihr Verlag das erste Mal ein Projekt ablehnt und stattdessen mit einer Gegenforderung kommt. Sie soll eine Sports Romance schreiben, was so gar nicht ihr Themengebiet ist. Zum Glück rettet ihre beste Freundin sie mit ihrer Verbindung zu den Victoria Eagles aus dieser misslichen Lage. Über sie, bekommt Joana die einmalige Chance das Team zu begleiten, um Inspiration für den Roman zu sammeln.

Burned-by-love architect Hunter McKay came home to Phoenix to open her own firm, not rekindle her fleeting high school romance with playboy Tyson Steele. But when she runs into the sexy surgeon at a nightclub—and he unleashes that legendary Steele charm—Hunter fears she’s headed straight for heartbreak once again.

Efter at have levet sammen med den mere og mere psykotiske Simo i 14 år, flygter Cecilia. Hun kan stadig mærke ham i kroppen og huske det lys, der omgav ham. Men hun husker også de nætter, hvor han forbød hende at sove, og den altid låste dør til hans arbejdsværelse. Nu er han død, og Cecilia er på vej til Canada for at mødes med Will Haze - den sidste, der så Simo i live. Annette Lindegaard (f. 1957) er en dansk forfatter. Hun debuterede i 1994 med romanen "Manden fra Mars" og har siden skrevet flere bøger for både børn og voksne.

Bloomsbury presents The Great Passion by James Runcie, read by Pip Torrens. A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A masterpiece' SCOTSMAN 'A wise, refreshing novel, and a touching human story ... Runcie has an expert imagination' HILARY MANTEL Love and Death. Grief and Joy. Music that lasts forever...

For Tim Roxham, a young railway policeman, and Fay Rossiter, the problems of relationships across the social divide in pre-war England pale into insignificance when Mr Chamberlain's tired voice announces that the country is at war with Germany. Now it's not just their love that is threatened but their very lives. Against a background of increasingly disturbing events in Europe, and fierce resistance from Fay's wealthy family and friends, they fight for their relationship in the face of adversity. But as the war rips them apart, only time will tell if they are strong enough to win through.

Set against the glorious backdrops of Rome, Florence, and Genoa, and Naples, peopled with historical characters and filled with the details of the life of a 17th-century painter, The Passion of Artemisia is the story of Gentileschi's struggle to find love, forgiveness, and wholeness through her art.

Charente, 1925. Lorsque la foudre frappe les étendoirs du Moulin du Loup, provoquant un incendie qui ravage la majeure partie des bâtiments, Claire Roy est seule dans le logis qui, miraculeusement, est épargné par les flammes. Elle attend Jean, son mari, parti pour le Canada avec Angela, leur fille adoptive. Quand il rentre enfin, elle retrouve un homme taciturne et distant... Devant la famille réunie, Angela, enceinte, fait éclater la tempête qui brise les cœurs et les âmes, en clamant son amour pour Jean. Trahie et humiliée, Claire les chasse du moulin.

A beautiful and talented actress, Mary Robinson was one of the most famous women of her time. But Mary was destined always to be betrayed by the men she loved: by her father, who abandoned his family; by her husband, who bankrupted the family with his gambling and humiliated his young wife with numerous affairs; and by the Prince of Wales, later King George IV, who fell in love with Mary when he saw her playing Perdita in A Winter's Tale.

Del 12 av 20. Natten till den 1 januari 1900 föds två barn i Losvika i Norge. Samma natt går lotsbåten med deras fäder under ute till havs. Både Jon och Julie växer upp faderlösa och deras liv vävs för alltid samman, med Hotell Havblikk som den fasta punkten i deras tillvaro. Trygve är som förvandlad efter Mariellas olycka och gör allt som står i hans makt för att hon ska ha det bra. Julie är färdig med Jon en gång för alla. Nu vill hon ha ett enkelt liv utan förpliktelser. Men så möter hon den stilige och rolige Gunnar.

En støvet, sort, næsten forhistorisk kakerlak – det er hvad skulptøren G.H. møder, da hun åbner sin stuepiges garderobeskab. Hun smækker straks skabsdøren i – men en uimodståelig fascination er vakt. Mødet med kakerlakken åbner døren til hidtil lukkede rum, til en spirituel krise, og stiller spørgsmålstegn ved selve G.H.s identitet og placering i universet.