Resultados para "Just" en Novela histórica

La protagonista es Berta. Por decisión propia, y que sorprende, acepta casarse con Julio Mitchell. Éste no sólo es más mayor que ella sino que, además, tan sólo lo ha visto una vez. Su decisión hará que abandone Barcelona para marchar a Argentina e iniciar una nueva vida. Berta...

A finales del siglo XIX, Barcelona vive una época de esplendor. Acaba de celebrarse con gran éxito la Exposición Universal y una burguesía próspera y culta, que busca inspiración en los salones parisinos, exhibe su elegancia en fiestas y veladas musicales. Pero al otro lado de la ciudad, donde las calles se estrechan y huelen a pobreza, el rencor y la injusticia están fraguando una revolución capaz de recurrir a la violencia más descarnada.

Una magnífica novel·la que reivindica «l'altra guerra» en què van lluitar les dones en les ciutats i pobles de Catalunya durant la Guerra Civil quan els seus homes eren al front. La família Molina, formada pel pare, la mare i cinc filles, abandona la seva València natal per anar a...

En 1898, tras la guerra de Cuba, Bonaventura Giner regresa a la masía familiar del Penedès, decidido a convertir la finca familiar en una gran heredad y a crear una familia numerosa. A través de las vidas de tres generaciones de Giner, amores clandestinos, odios fraternales y crímenes sin...

Un viatge a un món nou que compartiran dues dones, unides per la seva amistat i pel seu destí. Corre l'any 1918 i el transatlàntic Reina Victoria Eugenia està a punt de salpar. La Berta Casals, nerviosa pel seu futur, contempla la ciutat de Barcelona perdre's a l'horitzó. A Argentina es casarà amb un home que no coneix i començarà una nova vida. Al vaixell coincideix amb l'Abel, un amic de la infància, i amb la Irina Alexandrovna, la filla d'una ballarina russa. Les dues noies es tornen inseparables i els secrets compartits a alta mar segellaran el seu destí.

En 'El hospital de los pobres' transcurren la vida, el amor y la pasión por la medicina y el arte gracias a una serie de personajes vinculados al Hospital de Sant Pau: médicos, artistas y mujeres pioneras que tratan de construir su felicidad al mismo tiempo que se elevan los muros de los...

La història darrera de la construcció de l'hospital Sant Pau en la Barcelona modernista. En una ciutat en plena expansió, amb el nou segle a les portes, l'edifici medieval de l'hospital de la Santa Creu agonitza. L'afany modernista mou a metges, artistes i arquitectes a crear un nou hospital per a gent pobre, un que estigui a l'altura de la nova Barcelona. Una novel·la coral que segueix els passos de metges i aspirants, de dones pioneres i artistes, que, pedra a pedra, aixecaran el nou hospital de Sant Pau.

HONORIA SMYTHE-SMITH SABE QUE, PARA SER UMA VIOLINISTA RUIM, AINDA PRECISA MELHORAR MUITO... Mesmo assim, nunca deixaria de se apresentar no concerto anual das Smythe-Smiths. Ela adora ensaiar com as três primas para manter essa tradição que já dura quase duas décadas entre as jovens solteiras da família. Além disso, de nada adiantaria se lamentar, então Honoria coloca um sorriso no rosto e se exibe no recital mais desafinado da Inglaterra, na esperança de que algum belo cavalheiro na plateia esteja em busca de uma esposa, não de uma musicista.

Love covers a multitude of sin. A stolen kiss ignites a fire that burns all the way from Texas to New York City. Torn apart by war, rejection, and a letter with news she never wanted, Lacey Rose takes her shredded heart and runs. Charley figures something isn't right, but is duty-bound to the Confederacy until a deathbed order sets in motion a series of events that test his love, honor, and commitment to the breaking point. Can the two lifelong friends see past the pain to finally realize God's plan for them to be more than just kin?

When Charlotte Lucas’s twin brother returns to Meryton after four years in the navy, he rivals even Mrs. Bennet as a meddling matchmaker. Captain Oliver Lucas introduces his two dearest friends, Elizabeth Bennet and Captain Fitzwilliam Darcy, and their discreet courtship begins on the very same night that Elizabeth discovers her childhood friend harbors a secret which will later alter the course of their lives. As Elizabeth’s romance blooms, Jane faces an ultimatum from her mother, and takes drastic measures to secure her engagement to Mr. Bingley.

Taylor Sparks is sick of swiping left or right. Online dating, where a casual glance at a profile forms your opinion of a person, has no sparkle. She has a business idea to make dating special—the Regency Romance Club. Guests fall in love in the regency style, with grand balls and regency pursuits, while enjoying some of Britain’s most magnificent stately homes.

Everett Jewel is the hottest star the London stage has seen in a generation. He is brash, sensual, and sure of himself. Men and women throw themselves at his feet, and he laps up the attention. But all of Everett’s glittering star power hides his wounded heart. He has adoration, but he longs for a love that he doesn’t think he’s worthy of, due to his dark past. Metropolitan Police officer Patrick Wrexham has never been wanted by anyone.

Lord Alistair Bevan, Viscount Farnham, has the weight of the world on his shoulders. With his father’s health ailing, the time has come for him to find a wife, produce an heir, and do his duty. But Alistair knows a traditional life is not for him, especially when a chance meeting with valet Joseph Logan turns his world upside down.

Flanna Brodie, heiress to Brae, is as vibrant and beautiful as the Scottish countryside, and just as wild. She wants no man—only her freedom. But the passions Patrick awakens in her run deeper than those of the flesh. The independent Flanna is determined to champion the royal Stuarts' cause, and restore Charles II to his throne despite her husband's objections. Patrick knows the dangers of such political intrigues; that the Stuarts have always brought misfortune to the Leslies of Glenkirk, and that a roguish king will ask far more of the naïve duchess than a simple vow of fealty.

Conner Kingsley, the son of the bank's owner, comes to Tucker Mills to investigate and soon releases Reese from obligation and hires her to keep house for him. Reese is grateful for freedom but unsure of her other feelings for Conner. Yet, as her emotional hurts heal, and her faith blossoms, Reese allows herself to trust someone for the first time. But will Conner do the same?

Honora Pemberton’s life has changed, and not for the better. Over the six months, nearly all her hair has fallen out, forcing her to hide beneath bonnets and wigs. The last place she wants to be is under the scrutinizing gaze of London Society. When her father surprises her with a London Season, Nora is less than enthusiastic. If her secret is to be discovered, surely London is where it will happen.

Gloucestershire, 1925. A week-long house party in the country - why not? Lady Adelaide has nothing else to do, now that her year of mourning for her unfaithful husband is up and her plans to rekindle her romantic life have backfired. But when her hostess is found dead on the conservatory floor, Addie knows just who to call - Detective Inspector Devenand Hunter of Scotland Yard. Addie and Dev must work together to stop another murder, and they have some help thanks to Rupert, Addie's late and unlamented husband. Rupert needs to make amends for his louche life on earth.

Now, a certain woman had a flow of blood for 12 years and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If only I may touch his clothes, I shall be made well.” (Mark 5:25-28) Have you ever wondered what might this woman’s life have been like prior to her years of suffering from this ailment, or what would she have endured during the years of her infirmity?

The groom: Rogan Hunt has no need for a wife. After a stint in prison, he is only concerned with rebuilding the coffers of his estates. But then the Duke of Belvingham makes him an offer only a fool would refuse. The bride: Lady Caroline Ware is horrified when her father arranges her marriage with a man said to have a wild temper and an even wilder reputation. But the Duke is dying, and Caroline has no choice but to agree.

Summer 1944: Stranded behind enemy lines in France, eighteen-year-old Katrinka Badeau escapes German deserters with the help of Major Willoughby Nye. Once an employee on her father’s merchant ship, Nye is now part of an undercover Jedburgh operation, working for the Allies. When he offers her a job on his team, she accepts. Her work throws her together with Sergeant Wolfe Farr, the team’s tough-talking radio operator, and they embark on an intense love affair.