Bleakhaus Charles Dickens - Esther Summerson wächst als Kind bei Miss Barbery auf, ohne zu wissen, dass diese ihre Tante ist oder wer ihre Eltern sind; sie erfährt nur, dass ihre Mutter große Schande über sich gebracht habe.
Die Kreutzersonate Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy - Posdnyschew, Mörder seiner Frau, frühzeitig ergraut, mit blitzenden Augen und nervösem Gebaren, hört auf einer längeren Zugfahrt, wie die Reisenden über Liebe als Grundbedingung für eine glückliche Ehe diskutieren eine Ansicht, die vor allem von einer nicht mehr jungen, häßlichen, rauchenden Dame vertreten wird.
Der Autor untersucht die Auswirkungen des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf seine Familie, indem er dem Weg seines Großvaters nach Weißrussland folgt und dabei Verbindungen zu seiner eigenen Vergangenheit und den Kriegsträumen entdeckt, die ihn seit seiner Kindheit verfolgen.
Mit der Vertreibung der Hugenotten aus dem nordfranzösischen Pas de Calais beginnt Ende 1685 die abenteuerliche Flucht der Familie Tisse quer durch Europa.
Von wem habe ich das bloß – Eine spannende Reise auf den Spuren der AhnenIn Von wem habe ich das bloß begibt sich Manuel Andrack auf eine abenteuerliche Spurensuche in die eigene Familiengeschichte.
So schließen wir Frieden mit unserer VergangenheitNatalia und Terry O'Sullivan zeigen in ihrem Ratgeber mithilfe anschaulicher Beispiele und einfacher Übungen, wie wir alte Verletzungen in unserer Familie erkennen und die Traumata unserer Vorfahren heilen können.
Sich mit seiner Herkunft zu befassen, also nicht nur eine Autobiographie zu schreiben, sondern gleichzeitig Ahnenforschung zu betreiben, ist im späteren Alter eine hochinteressante Angelegenheit.
Taking the reader on a journey from the dying embers of Edwardian England, through the trauma of two world wars, the hedonism of London in the 1980s and 'Cool Britannia' in the 1990s right up to the present day, One Hundred Summers is a portrait of a century as it was experienced by one extraordinary family.
When the first edition of this book appeared in 2005 it was quickly recognised as an essential work of reference for family historians researching Ulster ancestors in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Belmore: The Lowry-Corry Families of Castle Coole, 1646-1913 tells the fascinating story of two families who left Dumfries in the mid 17th century to settle in Fermanagh and Tyrone.
Now that lighthouse automation has been completed, what of the service and dedication to duty that was unfailingly provided by keepers, their associates and their families?
'A perfect love story' - Katie FfordeHow can the mysterious disappearance of Anne Flint and the drowning of a young girl in a chalk stream in 1816 possibly affect the life of schoolteacher Harry Flint some two centuries later?
When Sybil and Blanche Le Fleur were growing up in idyllic Burma in the 1920s and '30s, little did they realise the changes and challenges that they would face during their lives.
Whether you are interested in the career of an individual service woman or just want to know more about the part played by service women in a particular war or campaign, this is the book for you.
Anthony Burton's concise and informative guide to British shipbuilding will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life of a shipbuilder and his family.
This accessible, well-organized, easy-to-use beginners guide to the world of family history is essential reading for anyone who wants to find their way into this fascinating subject.
Gill Blanchards practical and informative handbook will help you to trace your ancestors in the traditional counties of East Anglia - Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex and it will give you a fascinating insight into their lives.
If you want to find out about the career of a soldier who served in tanks, are researching medals awarded to a tank crew member or just want to know more about a particular regiment squadron or operation, this book will point you in the right direction.
As she was growing up, Anita Venes forgot many things about her origins - who she was, where everybody else was, why she had a strange name which people kept changing.
The 21 censuses that have been conducted in Britain since 1801, have provided an invaluable insight into Britain's social, political and economic history over the past 200 years.
The 21 censuses that have been conducted in Britain since 1801, have provided an invaluable insight into Britain's social, political and economic history over the past 200 years.
