Showing results for "Virginia" in 20th Century

Auftakt der großen Saga über die Frauen von Bloomsbury. London, 1903: Um den Zudringlichkeiten ihres Stiefbruders zu entkommen, gründen die Schwestern Vanessa und Virginia eine Wohngemeinschaft in Bloomsbury, die zum Hort geistiger Freiheit wird. Bald werfen die außergewöhnlich schönen Schwestern und ihre feinsinnigen Freunde die viktorianischen Fesseln ab. Die hochintelligente Virginia, stets unter seelischen Krisen leidend, will nur eines: schreiben - und zwar der neuen Zeit angemessen.

Adrift in the wake of her father's death, a failed marriage, and multiple miscarriages, Libby McKenzie feels truly alone. Though her new life as a wedding photographer provides a semblance of purpose, it's also a distraction from her profound pain. When asked to photograph a wedding at the historic Woodmont estate, Libby meets the owner, Elaine Grant. Hoping to open Woodmont to the public, Elaine has employed young widower Colton Reese to help restore the grounds and asks Libby to photograph the process.

Un giovane prete, diviso tra la vocazione e l'amore terreno per una ragazza, e sua madre, che cerca di ricondurlo nel tracciato dal quale ha deviato. Ecco i protagonisti del romanzo di Grazia Deledda La Madre, proposto in audiolibro da il Narratore per la lettura di Virginia Alba.