These elders, our betters by a trick of chance, commanded no respect, but only a certain blend of envy-of their good luck-and pity-for their inability to make use of it.
In "Tränen der Isis" entfaltet Soledad Arroyave eine eindringliche Neuerzählung des altägyptischen Mythos von Isis und Osiris – doch weit entfernt von trockener Nacherzählung erschafft die Autorin ein literarisches Kunstwerk von berührender Intensität und sprachlicher Brillanz.
Frankreich zur Zeit der Renaissance: eine junge Frau zwischen politischen Intrigen und der Sehnsucht nach FreiheitAnne Boleyn schrieb in England Geschichte.
Ein verschollen geglaubter Ring und ein norwegisches Wappen enthüllen ein dramatisches Geheimnis, das die Geschichte einer ganzen Familie neu schreibt .
In "Am Kreuz: Sieben Stimmen von Golgota" wagt sich Markus Veil an eine der bekanntesten Szenen der Menschheitsgeschichte heran – und erzählt sie auf völlig neue Weise.
Tiroler Freiheitskampf: Die schwelende GlutEin historischer Roman von Ralf HagedornTirol im Jahr 1809: Das Land ächzt unter der bayerischen Herrschaft und dem übermächtigen Schatten Napoleons.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek comes a triumphant tale of a librarian's fight to bring literacy to the prisons of Kentucky and the underserved neighborhoods of downtown Louisville, revealing a story of fierce love, quiet strength, and the healing power of books.
A Very Different Drummer: The Mother of MozartAnna Maria Pertl expects a modest life in Salzburg - marriage to a court musician, a household to manage, children to raise.
A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and Friendships That Endure On the rugged Oregon coast in the early 1900s, the lives of a group of women intertwine through their shared pioneering spirit and the steadfast presence of Mary Gerritse.
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.
The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences.
Two years after Custer and 267 men from the Seventh Cavalry are killed at the Little Big Horn, a government survey party, mapping the remote Colorado backcountry, discovers that the inhabitants of a small mining camp have all been killed, scalped, and mutilated.
