Resultados para "Julia" en Narrativa femenina

In A Very Cold Winter, it is 1946 and Milan is in ruins. A woman named Camilla opens her illegally occupied attic to her extended family as they rebuild their lives among the rubble. The absence of men—lost to war, death, or abandonment—leaves the burden of survival to the women, who use the attic to incubate fragile futures: Camilla works to carry the family toward dignity and normalcy; Lalla dreams of becoming a novelist to escape their grim reality; Regina, widowed by the war, pins her hopes on her infant daughter; Alba chases independence and love.

Un periodista recibe la propuesta de investigar la vida de su bisabuela, Amelia Garayoa, una mujer de la que sólo sabe que huyó abandonando a su marido y a su hijo poco antes de que estallara la guerra civil española. Para rescatarla del olvido deberá reconstruir su historia desde los cimientos encajando, una a una, todas las piezas del inmenso y extraordinario puzle de su vida.

The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here. Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken.

On the sunny shores of California, Julia McWilliams is poised to embrace a life of comfort and financial security, with a marriage proposal from a wealthy man to consider. But as World War II erupts in the US, her patriotic fervor compels her to abandon her secure future. Trading country clubs for covert codes, Julia joins the Office of Strategic Services, where her sharp mind aids the Allied cause in the shadowy realm of espionage.

As a doctor, I walk a dangerously delicate balance of being compassionate but not overly invested. The same is true in my personal life - love is a luxury I can’t afford. It isn’t until Dr. Westin Grant breaks down all my walls and offers me a future, I find myself wondering if I’m brave enough to risk my heart. When who I was and who I’ve tried to become collide during my clinical trial, the fate of one patient changes everything.

Abandonando la tensión política de la República Dominicana de los explosivos años 70, las cuatro hermanas García acompañadas de sus padres se autoexilian en el Bronx Neoyorquino, arribando a un ambiente totalmente desconocido y en extremo liberal para sus conservadores padres. La excelente narrativa de Julia Alvarez nos lleva de la mano por el recorrido de las dinámicas hermanas García, por caminos deliciosamente divertidos y también plagados de conflictos generacionales.

In 1877, the Paris art scene is very competitive for men but nearly impossible for thirty-three-year-old Mary Cassatt, an American woman. Bored by traditional methods of painting, she admires the work of avant-garde painters, especially Edgar Degas. So, when Edgar visits Mary's studio to view her paintings, she is exhilarated by his invitation to join him, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and other Impressionists in the collective.

No primeiro audiolivro, Júlia, uma advogada independente, solteira, que vive sua regrada vida dentro dos limites, recebe a oportunidade de escapar da atual rotina para um refúgio de alguns dias numa bela fazenda, em celebração ao casamento de um amigo de infância.

Esta es una novela que nos habla de fracasos generacionales, valentías como ya no quedan y amores de verdad. Una historia sobre dos mujeres que, en el momento más inesperado, compartirán su pasado y su presente, buscando la una en la otra su tabla de salvación.

It should have been a simple arrangement. Luca needs a wife to clean up his image as the new CEO of Rossi Motors, and I need my mother to stop trying to fix me up on terrible dates. In two years, we'll part amicably with no attachments or hard feelings.\ Anything that happens between us will be outside the confines of our arrangement. By anything, I mean falling into Luca's bed. Which I also do frequently and with abandon. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems. It isn't long before I fall for my motorcycle-riding, dirty-talking, sexy-as-sin husband.

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Tjugofyraåriga Elodie Jacques har svårt att hantera ilskan mot en mamma som övergav henne när hon var liten. Trots det fick hon en lycklig uppväxt i England hos sin franska mormor Gabriella. När mormodern oväntat föreslår att de ska fira jul i Antibes blir Elodie överlycklig.Gabriella har dock dolda motiv bakom att vilja återvända till södra Frankrike efter 40 år. För henne blir det en nervös hemkomst fylld av minnen, hemligheter och anklagelser.Rivierans pulserande ljus sätter stämningen för en perfekt jul.

Det är juletid i Seagrove! Är du redo att träffa dina favoritkaraktärer på den lilla ön i South Carolina? När vi lämnade familjen hade de just firat bröllop och fått ett litet tillskott till familjen. Men, vad händer när en ny invånare flyttar till stan och rör till lugnet som äntligen lagt sig? Och vad ska alla göra när ett bekant ansikte dyker upp och rubbar julfriden?

Kerstin Wischnewski ist selbstständige Reinigungskraft – und ihr brechen die Aufträge weg. Unverhofft erhält sie das rettende Angebot, die gut zahlende und zugleich sehr spezielle Stammkundschaft einer Kollegin zu übernehmen. Während ihrer Arbeit bei einem geisterhaften Künstler, einer mit Tauben plaudernden alten Dame, dem mopsigen Richard III. und zwischen sprechenden Kaffeeautomaten muss Kerstin peinlich darauf achten, welche Räume sie betreten darf und wann Distanz notwendig oder Nähe unvermeidbar ist. Dabei wird eine Frage in ihr immer lauter: Wer (be)achtet sie und ihre Arbeit?

Säsong 2, avsnitt 6 ”Romeo och Julen”: Julen närmar sig, men lugn och frid är det ont om. Johanna försöker hålla ihop både flytt, familj och fasad, medan Nina tvingas säga farväl till något som kunde ha blivit mer. Men när snön faller över Hallavik visar sig julen bjuda på fler överraskningar än någon räknat med.

Nesta obra a personagem Martha conta sua vida desde a infância, quando morou em um cortiço no Rio de Janeiro e passou dificuldades vivendo com mãe, viúva, que trabalhava para sustentá-la. O livro, publicado em 1899, destaca-se pelo fato de ter sido escrito por uma mulher e tratar de questões femininas, como a dificuldade de se manter sem o casamento. É leitura obrigatória para o exame da Fuvest 2026.

"La decisión de Julia" narra la crisis de una mujer cuando irrumpe en su vida, sin previo aviso, un amor de adolescencia. El azar le ofrece revivir la pasión que representa la última oportunidad de resurgir, antes de adentrarse en la vejez o de renunciar a cumplir con lo que se espera de ella. Perturbada por el paralelismo con su propia historia, se mimetiza con la protagonista de la novela que está traduciendo en un ensueño entre la realidad y la ficción.

En charmig feelgood om drömmen om den perfekta julen! Annas absoluta favorithögtid är äntligen på intåg. Listor ska skrivas, pyntet ska fram, julmaten ska planeras och klapparna inhandlas. Och Anna älskar det! Varje år sedan farfaderns bortgång har hon strävat mot en perfekt julafton med hela tjocka släkten, precis som hon minns sin barndoms jular. Varje år är det dock något som inte går vägen men Anna hoppas att detta är året hon kommer lyckas. Men när hon blir av med jobbet går alla hennes planer i kras.

1942: Saba Tarcan is a talented young singer with big dreams. So when an opportunity arises to entertain the troops in the Middle East, she jumps at the chance, cutting short a burgeoning love affair with a young RAF pilot, Dom. It soon becomes clear that entertaining won’t be Saba’s only mission. It's a move that will jeopardize not only her own safety, but also the love of her life.

With her phenomenally popular Miss Julia series, author Ann B. Ross has graced the New York Times and other best seller lists on her way to capturing the hearts of her many dedicated fans. Miss Julia, a graceful Southern lady with impeccable manners and a penchant for problem solving, has become a beloved heroine for countless admirers.