Resultados para "Lisa" en Historias alternativas

This ingenious novel is presented as a chronicle of an island from medieval to modern times. The island is not on the map, but it is real beyond doubt. It cannot be found in history books, yet the events are painfully recognizable. The monastic chroniclers dutifully narrate events they witness. The entries mostly seem objective, but at least one monk simultaneously drafts and hides a "true" history, to be discovered centuries later. And why has someone snipped out a key prophesy about the island's fate?

Canadian father and son, Jim and Jack, travel to Scotland to explore their ancestral line. At St Bride’s Church linked to their forebears and the legendary Sir James Douglas, a violent tremor and flash of light hurl them back to 1329.Stranded in medieval Scotland, they’re taken in by Ailith, a gifted druid whose visions of the Sky Spirits hint at forces beyond her century. As Jim and Ailith grow close, and Jack finds a second home in her care, the three form a bond that transcends time.

It's summer 1893, and the Norwegian fishing village of Åsgårdstrand is preparing for the arrival of well-to-do guests and bohemian artists from the city. Local girl Johanne Lien dutifully gathers berries for tourists and poses barefoot for painters as 'The Strawberry Girl'. Johanne becomes a maid for the wealthy Ihlen family, whose wayward daughter, Tullik, recruits her as a go-between in her pursuit of the controversial painter Edvard Munch.

"Der Garten hält den Atem an, gefangen zwischen Vergehen und einem leisen Versprechen von neuem Leben." Eine Immobilienanzeige zeigt ein kleines, verwildertes Haus mit Brombeerranken. Alt. Still. Voller Möglichkeiten. Du klickst. Und irgendetwas in dir sagt: Das hier betrifft dich. Bramberi erzählt von einer Frau (Elva, 40), die an einem Wendepunkt steht. Zwischen leerer Leinwand und wildem Grün, alten Spuren und neuen Fragen. Es ist kein Buch über laute Veränderungen, sondern über die, die im Inneren geschehen – unscheinbar, aber tief.

Prisonnière de sa vie et de sa caste, Ehsan porte la terrible marque de l’esclavage depuis ses huit ans. Servante au palais royal, son quotidien est rythmé par les injustices qui la révoltent. Mais une femme de sa condition peut-elle y changer quelque chose?

Transforming a monumental era in Japanese history into fantasy fiction, Uprising tells the story of a common girl's encounter with samurai clans. Being taught to fear the samurai, Osei wonders what excitement awaits her. Perhaps her eyes will be opened to something beyond human understanding.

History may be written by the victors, but it is not always written in stone. It comes down to a bit of luck. What if the histories of Billy the Kid, Vlad Dracula, and Jack the Ripper had a new twist, an alternate history? What if the fictional world of The Great Gadsby had a hidden tale?