The rapid industrialization of Curacao, based on oil refining, resulted in an urgent need for labor which the small community could not provide sufficiently.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Leatherwood God (Historical Novel)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
2004: In historic Charleston, recently divorced art conservator Gamble Vance throws herself into her career restoring centuries-old miniature portraits.
'Leda Grey's world is utterly beguiling' THE TIMES Book of the WeekA bewitching novel about an enigmatic silent film actress, and the volatile love affair that left her a recluse for over half a century - for fans of Sarah Waters and Tracy Chevalier.
Neue Deutsche RechtschreibungKellers bekannteste, humorige Geschichte über einen "Hochstapler wieder Willen"Der arme Schneidergeselle Wenzel Strapinski kleidet sich immer gut.
The sixth heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls saga series perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Elaine EverestWill the Cornish girls come out on top once the war is finally over?
January 2021, ten months into the global pandemic, Sherry Sidoti's mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer-so Sherry prioritizes a trip to Manhattan over long-awaited empty-nesting and her "e;second chance"e; with fiance Jevon.
mit Übersetzung aller französischen Passagen und Personenregister"Die Dämonen" ist eine soziale und politische Satire, ein psychologisches Drama und eine große Tragödie.
Starlight is a short novel (38,000 words) from established and popular canal author Geoffrey Lewis (pen-name of S G Miles), set through the long hot summer of 1955.
Mit wundervollen Illustrationen von Heinz KiwitzVon einfachen Landarbeitern, die er ursprünglich literarisch verewig wollte, inspiriert, schrieb Fallada dieses längere Märchen für Erwachsene, genauer handelt es sich um ein Kunstmärchen mit wundervollen Illustrationen des jung verstorbenen Holzschneiders und Karikaturisten Heinz Kiwitz.
Ungekürzte und kommentierte AusgabeFalladas schonungslose Abrechnung mit dem Nazi-RegimeErzählt wird die Geschichte eines einstmals harmlosen Berliner Ehepaares und dessen aussichtslosen Widerstandes gegen Hitler und seine Schergen.
Das dunkle Geheimnis Jesu ist ein fesselnder historischer Roman über Jesus und Paulus und die Frage, wie der eine aus dem anderen den Sohn Gottes machte.
His life and events have been a subject of controversy creating debates among historians for years Chandragupta Maurya came from humble beginnings plagued by poverty.
'Absorbing' Sunday Times'Acutely observed and beautifully written' Daily MailTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, SET AGAINST CHARLES DICKENS' HOME FOR FALLEN WOMENThe house she was promised, is the first clean page in a new book for girls like her .
Kidnapped along with her brother Ledu (Olaudah Equiano) at the tender age of eleven, Olu is dragged across Nigeria, deposited on a slave ship for the Middle Passage, and dropped on a rice plantation in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1753.
Lady Catherine Davencourt is heartbroken when her fiance is murdered, so she is doubly horrified when the disreputable Dominic, the new Marquis of Clare, offers to marry his brother's bereaved fiancee.
