Resultados para "FREEDOM" en Narrativa literaria

The new novel from the author of The Corrections. Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul – the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the avant-garde of the Whole Foods generation. Patty was the ideal sort of neighbour who could tell you where to recycle your batteries and...

"Masterful describes not only Jonathan Franzen’s latest novel but also David Ledoux’s reading of the book . . . Ledoux gives a vibrant performance." —AudioFile Magazine From the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections, a darkly comedic novel about family. Patty and Walter...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In Drifting, the men from Gathering return-older, wounded, stubbornly alive-and still determined to help others navigate the fear, grief, and wild hope that arrive when cancer uproots a life. The story opens in the shadow of Cohen's death, where his...

Jonathan Franzen est né en 1959 dans l’Illinois. Il a obtenu le National Book Award pour Les Corrections (Éditions de l’Olivier, 2002). Il est également l’auteur de Pourquoi s’en faire ? (2003) et de La Vingt-septième Ville (2004). Paru aux États-Unis à l’automne 2010, Freedom y...

 As the nineteenth century draws to a close, the struggle for women’s suffrage has finally reached New Zealand. But when the tide of change rolls in, it threatens to engulf two young women from very different backgrounds, who are coming of age amid the tumult. 

"For Freedom of Spelling: The Discovery of an Art" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic. It is curious that people do not grumble more at having to spell correctly.

IN THE MYSTERIOUS CÉVENNES MOUNTAINS OF LANGUEDOC, FRANCE, 1695, Jehan BonDurant, a young nobleman forcibly held in a Dominican prieuré as a child, comes of age only to inherit a near-derelict estate and his Huguenot family’s dangerous legacy of secrets. While he cherishes his newfound freedom apprenticing as an apothecary, his outrage mounts over religious persecutions led by King Louis XIV’s Intendant Basville, who is sent to enforce the King’s will for “One King, One Law, One Faith”.

Is it possible for a person to gain his freedom one day, or is his life a set of restrictions and he does not know?

A marriage which shouldn’t be. The path to forgiveness begins in unlikely places. And love can bloom among the thorns. Immigrant Francisco has escaped the cruelty of Cuba, but has been a man without a true home. Now, terminal cancer has driven him into the arms of Stacy. Traveling halfway around the world together, they each have a journey to take. Francisco confronts his past, while Stacy tries to open her heart after a devastating first marriage.

Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of black society, and when she falls for no-name Renard, she is forced to choose between her life of privilege and the man she loves. In 1982, Evelyn's daughter Jackie is a frazzled single mother grappling with her absent husband's drug addiction. Just as she comes to terms with his abandoning the family, he returns, ready to resume their old life.

From the war-shattered jungles of Vietnam to America’s burning cities, near-death in Tibet, peace marches, the battle of Hué and the battle of the Pentagon, wild drugs, rock concerts, free love, CIA coups in Indonesia and Greece, the Six Days’ War, and Bobby Kennedy’s last campaign, Freedom puts you in the Sixties as if it were now. Mick leaves for the Himalayas while Troy heads to Vietnam with the Marines. Daisy starts her PhD in brain research, and Tara battles heroin as her rock band reaches stardom.

The story of a horse and the woman who loves her—a lively first novel of not-daughters and non-mothers; animals and animal bodies; and how we find freedom, care, and community in unexpected places. For a long time, a woman lives with her husband and their dog. She teaches writing courses...

Discover an addict's story of substance abuse through the voice of the character Sally, who could be anyone's daughter, sister, or friend. Sally tells her story of the challenging journey to get and stay abstinent from all intoxicants. The message is that the journey is tough, and there are landmines along the way.

Scotland, 1789. Bloodied, pregnant and with nowhere left to turn, young Jane stumbles onto the sands of Myreton. Taken in by three reclusive brothers and tended by Grace, the village healer, she begins to imagine a future beyond the cruelty she has fled. In Grace's herb garden and healing room, Jane discovers a gift for tending the sick–a calling that could finally grant her purpose and belonging. But the past is not easily outrun. Stoked by a sanctimonious church elder, whispers of scandal spread quickly through the village.

Break free from limiting beliefs and discover true inner freedom. From childhood, we unknowingly absorb countless beliefs from family, society, and our surroundings. Over time, these beliefs shape our thinking, decisions, and ultimately our life. But are these beliefs really true?

Award-winning author and human rights activist Ishmael Beah brings us The Door to Tamba, a powerful story centered on a mining village in West Africa where the destruction of earth and pollution of life impacts the mind, body, and soul of communities. Hindolo, a storyteller, returns to his hometown after 30 years and recalls the solitary and formidable old man who opened his home to him and introduced a world of literature and imagination, which for many years, was his only escape. Hindolo begins writing the stories down on paper stolen from a nearby mine to share with his classmates.

It is 2085 and Laisve is learning to use the ancient waterways to travel through water and time. Sifting through the detritus of a fallen city known as The Brook, she discovers a talisman that will connect her with people from the past two centuries, including a squad of laborers at work on a...

A naive teen sent out of Cuba to retrieve smuggled family jewels on the eve of the Bay of Pigs invasion comes of age in New York City at the height of the sexual revolution and earns his political and economic freedom. By a twist of fate, he begins to lose his liberty when his oppressive parents arrive and refuse to assimilate into American society. Take the journey and discover why success isn't always measured by what one becomes, but often by what one overcomes.

A seemingly ordinary young man is forced to become a spiritual guru and takes a leap of faith. He sets off with his followers on a 600 km journey on foot, without money and belongings to test the truth of the scriptures and spiritual laws. Inspired by the life of a sparrow, which survives every day without any worry and never hoards for the future, he wishes to prove that survival, which has become a central concern of all human beings, is no big deal. He believes that human beings are destined to play a much bigger evolutionary role. A higher calling awaits us.

Sara needs to cross the US border illegally to help her Tía Elena after learning her parents and siblings were killed in an accident. She needs to elude kidnappers and FBI agents on her way to live with her criminal uncle. Survival depends on her successful trip from Baja to Oregon. Will she thrive or only survive? Will she meet the love of her life along the way?