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Raw, Black and Blue is a fictional love story told through the lens and journals of Tamia, a photographer navigating her relationships and mental health when she returns to her childhood home.

Berlin, 1926. À seulement 20 ans, Sophia Krohn voit sa vie s'effondrer. Brillante étudiante en chimie, elle rêve de reprendre la droguerie de son père et d'y vendre un jour ses propres produits de beauté. Mais lorsqu'elle tombe enceinte de son professeur, son père la met à la porte. Anéantie, elle trouve du réconfort auprès de son amie Henny, danseuse de cabaret, qui lui propose de l'accompagner à Paris. Malgré sa modeste situation, Sophia continue de croire en son rêve et fabrique des crèmes dans la petite cuisine de la pension parisienne.

In un'estate greca calda e bruciante, una scrittrice inglese arriva ad Atene per tenere un seminario. Il suo sarà un soggiorno denso di incontri e lunghe conversazioni: con il ricco imprenditore conosciuto sull'aereo che la invita in barca; con l'amico che ha scoperto a proprie spese come realizzare i sogni possa trasformarsi in una condanna; con una donna per la quale la bellezza ha finito col diventare un ostacolo in amore.

In the 1930s, young women with big dreams came to New York City to pursue careers, meet men, and make friends. Charles "Lucky" Luciano, an Italian-American gangster, was one of the people who preyed on them. This fictionalized first-person account of a girl from a small town in the northeast US details how she became ensnared in the party circuit and eventually worked as a prostitute in Luciano's houses.

Debutto nella narrativa dello sceneggiatore di molte commedie cinematografiche di successo, Quei giorni in Provenza si ispira ai diari della moglie scomparsa per coniugare nostalgia e leggerezza. È un road movie della memoria, un viaggio di padre, madre e figlio verso la Provenza: un percorso dei ricordi in cui i luoghi, gli episodi, i dettagli non sono semplicemente "cose vissute", ma "cose che restano", attimi condensati, piccole aguzze pietre miliari nella vita di una coppia e di una famiglia, che sussistono solo se si è uniti dall'amore.

They all crossed paths with Stick Elliott, the best race car driver you never knew. A force to be reckoned with, he drives for money, women, pride, and glory. But he lives for speed. And he’s damn good at it. Stick can make a getaway with a trunk full of moonshine across the Carolina backroads faster than any man around. Now with the homemade liquor business running dry, Stick just needs to catch as many checkered flags as he can on the track, and maybe even the heart of the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.

Un'aggressione violenta a Granada, e Luz in una notte perde tutto. Unico, misterioso lascito della madre: una scatola bianca con un logo a forma di labirinto, una lettera di presentazione fasulla e un biglietto per Venezia. È così che la ragazza, sedici anni e muta per scelta, si ritrova a lavorare per Mariano Fortuny, l'alchimista delle stoffe. Nel suo palazzo di campo San Beneto, già si stampano con tecniche segrete gli scialli knossos, ambiti dalla buona società di tutta Europa, ma il suo genio instancabile è ossessionato dalla creazione di un abito senza tempo.

Digter Antjie Krog keer terug na die landskap van haar kindertyd. Die Vrystaatse vlaktes bekoor haar – dit is haar tuiste; ook die tuiste van haar ma, die skrywer Dot Serfontein. Dot is by die negentig. Sy is verswak en moet voltyds versorg word, maar haar intellek en humorsin is vlymskerp en haar skrywerskap vergelykbaar met die van haar dogter. In Binnerym van bloed breek Antjie Krog die grense tussen genres af en skryf sy oor hierdie verhouding wat haar bly fassineer en kasty.

Paris, 1911: Die junge, lebenshungrige Eva Gouel kommt aus der Provinz in die schillernde Metropole. Sie wird Kostümschneiderin im legendären Moulin Rouge und taucht schnell in die Bohème-Kreise am Montmartre ein. Eva und Picasso verfallen einander leidenschaftlich. Nach einer turbulenten Zeit des gegenseitigen Umwerbens wird sie seine Muse, seine Ratgeberin und seine große Liebe. Eine Liebe, die ein tragisches Ende nimmt.

Emilie muss sich allein um ihre Tochter Rose kümmern, während Paul eine unerwartete Entscheidung trifft, die die Familie in Aufruhr versetzt. Als auch die aufkommende Industrialisierung die Inseln erreicht, steht die Familie vor einer entscheidenden Frage: Wer soll das Erbe der Plantage Tamalele antreten?

Virginia, 1749. Rosanna Waters is more comfortable catching grasshoppers for fishing bait than helping her Mama with the washing. After one defiance too many ends in terrible tragedy, Rosanna learns that her rebellious nature carries a price too steep to pay. She must tame the fire within—for her family’s sake, if not her own.

Growing up on the Mission isn't easy for clever Grace Oldman. When her classmates tease her for not having a father, she doesn't know what to say. As Grace slowly pieces together clues that might lead to answers, she struggles to find a place in a community that rejects her for reasons she doesn't understand.

A beguiling trio of fantastical and farcical anti-fairy tales about a giantess who builds a magical “cottage of one’s own,” battles a silver-scaled sea monster, and defies governesses and gravity alike.

Brennen ist eine atemlose Reise, voller Exzesse, skurriler Begegnungen, über Grenzen, an den Rand von Abgründen – und immer wieder zurück zu den Sommern der Jugend in Tel Aviv, zu Tyler und einer Nacht, die alles veränderte. Zwölf Jahre, nachdem das Schicksal die beiden auseinandergerissen hat, drängt es den Erzähler, seinem Freund Tyler zu schreiben: von dem Leben, das inzwischen vergangen ist.

October 1502. As Cesare Borgia sets out to invade the Florentine Republic, Niccolò Machiavelli is sent to spy on him and to glean details of his nefarious plan. But when Borgia asks Machiavelli to write his life story, their bond gains complexity and nuance: ultimately, they both aspire to everlasting fame and to achieve it, they need each other, for the one's sword can only rule in eternity via the pen of the other.

What drove Harry Houdini - magician, escapologist, and one of the most famous men in the world? Whether it was escaping from handcuffs, a straitjacket or from a box filled with water, Houdini wowed audiences with his seemingly death-defying performance... This BBC Radio collection shares the...

Runau, 1905: Die junge Helene wird gezwungen, den gewalttätigen Großbauern Otto zu heiraten. Ihre Ehe ist vom Patriarchat geprägt. Auch ihre Söhne müssen für den Vater schuften wie Arbeitssklaven. Als Otto im Ersten Weltkrieg fällt, versorgt die sechsfache Mutter den Bauernhof allein. Mit ihrer großen Liebe, dem Grenzsoldaten Ewald, bekommt sie sechs weitere Kinder. Bald aber stellt der erstarkende Nationalsozialismus die Familie vor eine Zerreißprobe. Helene verliert durch Unfälle, den Zweiten Weltkrieg und ein grausames Kriegsverbrechen sechs ihrer zwölf Kinder.

Runau, 1905: Die junge Helene wird gezwungen, den gewalttätigen Großbauern Otto zu heiraten. Ihre Ehe ist vom Patriarchat geprägt. Auch ihre Söhne müssen für den Vater schuften wie Arbeitssklaven. Als Otto im Ersten Weltkrieg fällt, versorgt die sechsfache Mutter den Bauernhof allein. Mit ihrer großen Liebe, dem Grenzsoldaten Ewald, bekommt sie sechs weitere Kinder. Bald aber stellt der erstarkende Nationalsozialismus die Familie vor eine Zerreißprobe. Helene verliert durch Unfälle, den Zweiten Weltkrieg und ein grausames Kriegsverbrechen sechs ihrer zwölf Kinder.

The greatest moment in Roman history, from the perspective of the man who could have had it all.Julius Caesar is dead. Mark Antony, his second in command, is surely also in the sights of the assassins.But for Antony, where there is danger, there is opportunity. Can he seize the chance, and replace Caesar as Rome's undisputed ruler? The portents are good until a young man named Octavian appears, claiming to be Caesar's heir... The following months and years are a time of shifting alliances, betrayals and score-settling.

As Mr. Wetherby's wealth and power increase, he won’t tolerate interference in his affairs. From anyone. But Harriet isn't "just anyone," and when she sees him involved in a serious incident, she stores the information away. Maybe one day she can use it to get the future Mr Wetherby is intent on denying them. Biding her time, she finally gets her chance. But facing the wrath of Mr. Wetherby, she soon discovers she has more to worry about than her own ambitions.