Resultados para "De Waal" en Literatura de género

The book is a collection of stories written by Gautam Rajbari, a Colonel in the Indian Army. These stories are inspired by the experiences and challenges of his military life, especially during his deployment in Kashmir. Through these stories we are transported to a whole new world - a world where we get a glimpse into the lives of soldiers and with them experience a mixture of emotions that’ll make us cry and laugh at the same time.

Joe is 17, a gifted artist and a brilliant older brother to 12-year-old Finn. They live with their Ma and Da in a Dublin tower block called Bojaxhiu, or 'the Jax'. It's not an easy place to be a kid, especially when your father, Frank, is the muscle for the notorious gang leader Dessie 'The Badger' Murphy. But whether it's daytrips to the beach or drawing secret sketches, Joe works hard to show Finn life beyond the battered concrete yard below their flat. Joe is determined not to become like his Da. But when Finn falls ill, Joe finds his convictions harder to cling to.

Vier broers vinden in deze heerlijke feelgoodboeken liefde aan de Atlantische Oceaan. Ethan Quinn kan zijn lastige jeugd moeilijk loslaten. Maar wat als leven in het verleden hem zijn toekomst kost?

Dat je idool in het echt meestal tegenvalt, ontdekt Eva op een pijnlijke manier. Of eigenlijk is de ontmoeting vooral pijnlijk voor Max Mulder, schrijver van internationale bestsellers. Door Eva's onhandigheid breekt hij zijn hand en komt de deadline voor zijn nieuwe boek in gevaar. Ook dreigt hij een grote internationale filmdeal mis te lopen. Onder druk van zijn literair agent trekt Eva tijdelijk bij Max in om hem te helpen.

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Forfatteren af denne bog, Edmund de Waal, er en internationalt anerkendt keramiker, der har sine værker udstillet over hele verden. En dag arver han fra en onkel en samling af 264 bittesmå, udskårne, japanske figurer af træ og elfenben - såkaldte netsuker - der har været i familiens eje siden 1870’erne. Arven og genstandene pirrer Edmund de Waals nysgerrighed, og han begiver sig ud på en rejse tilbage i den europæiske historie for at finde ud af, hvem der har rørt ved disse smukke, små skabninger, hvem der har elsket og beundret dem, og hvad de har været vidne til.

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal, read by Fiona Shaw. Mona is a young Irish girl in the big city, with the thrill of a new job and a room of her own in a busy boarding house. On her first night out in 1970s Birmingham, she meets William, a charming Irish...

Brought to you by Penguin. As she walks out of her marriage, a woman remembers the day her husband rescued a boy from drowning. A blind man on his wedding day celebrates the pursuit of love. And a young man leaves prison with only one desire - to see his son again. Kit de Waal's characters light...