Resultados para "Me" en Ficción contemporánea

Geoff Rickly’s debut novel Someone Who Isn’t Me is a feverish journey through the psyche of someone who no longer recognizes himself. When Geoff hears that a drug called ibogaine might be able to save him from his heroin addiction, he goes to a clinic in Mexico to confront the darkest and most destructive versions of himself. In this modern reimagining of the Divine Comedy, survival lurks in the darkest corners of Geoff’s brain, asking, will he make it? Can anyone?

Esther, Isabelle, Myrlande, Brigitte, Philomène, Nathalie et Anne-Marie se connaissent depuis l’enfance et mettent un point d’honneur à se réunir sept fois par an pour fêter leurs anniversaires. L’année de leurs cinquante-cinq ans, Anne-Marie surprend ses amies et sa famille avec une invitation pour le moins originale. Elles sont conviées… à ses noces !

He's big. He's bold. He's brash. And as the new governor of Minnesota, Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente is the most compelling figure to appear on the state - and national - political landscape in decades.

The new King of American Politics (and former UWA World Champion) tells all to best-selling author, public radio show host, and fellow Minnesotan Garrison Keillor. This is satire at its best, delivered as only Keillor can.

Entre el sonado entierro del canario del señor Russomanno y el funeral de Nixon, el profesor Murray Ringold ha vivido los noventa años de su existencia. El escritor Nathan Zuckerman se lo encuentra poco antes de morir y, gracias a unas largas charlas que se prolongan durante seis noches, Nathan conocerá la verdadera personalidad del que fue su ídolo en la adolescencia.

What does a bunch of 20-somethings have in common? 1. A plan for how their lives will shape up in regards their careers, passions, dreams, love or sex. 2. A plan for completing the above plan. Not if you are Vik or belong to his friend circle. Life here is anything but a plan. Here ideas for life are scoffed at, dreams never appear in their long slumber and having fun and being laidback is considered to be an 'in' thing.

This is... Denise. Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never, for one moment, regretted putting the husband she idolised on a pedestal above everyone and everything else. But, after forty years of marriage, he is gone, leaving Denise to discover that their perfect marriage was fatally flawed. Now she faces a future alone. But first, she must face the betrayals of the past. This is... Claire. The estranged daughter of Denise, the woman who put her husband before her children, Claire took the opposite path and devoted her life to raising her family, sacrificing.

A year after her husband Leo's death, widow Daisy invites her three adult children to join her for a holiday in beautiful Venice. It will be wonderful, having them under one roof again in their father's birthplace. But is it possible to recapture the past? Her son Marc's marriage is in jeopardy, but for his mother's sake he convinces his wife to keep up appearances. Anna is trying to hide the truth about the dismal state of her London acting career; and Ellie, enjoying a gap year and uncertain about her future choices, wants to avoid family pressure to conform.

Rose Gregory has suffered a devastating blow, a double bereavement from which months later she is still reeling. Sanctuary and rest are prescribed by her doctor. But when she arrives at her refuge, a dank and decaying monastery, she finds it is not the haven promised. Despite the veneer of calm contemplation, the monastery turns out to be a hotbed of intrigue and disharmony. Rose witnesses bullying and cruelty and ultimately in defence of the vulnerable turns to violence herself.

Selezione di dieci racconti del libro "Ripeti con me", letti da Mariangela Moccia. Monti, mare, ambienti vari traggono ispirazione e identità dal legame profondo che l'autrice ha con la propria terra che tanto ama e a cui tanto si è dedicata da sempre.

Have you ever had a moment when you didn't know exactly how you ended up where you were in your life? Have you taken a look back and wondered where you went wrong? Do you see it and find yourself confused? I don't have this problem. I look back on my life, and I know exactly when it changed. I know exactly when everything flipped for me. It was the day that my husband told me that he was leaving. Actually it was the day that he left.

Quante volte si può scomparire? O quante volte si può tornare a esistere prima di essere veramente scomparsi al mondo fisico? Il protagonista di questo romanzo ci parla da un dopo morte (una morte accidentale) che ha ancora legami con la vita.

Elise Riley is the average girl that has never been treated like she was worthy - always second best, even by her own mother. She becomes a victim of a crime committed by one of her closest friends and is shipped off to Humble, Texas to live with her aunt and uncle on the family farm. She swears that she will never trust another guy, that is, until she meets Ford. Is love worth the risk? Even if it means breaking a promise you made to your best friend? And if it is worth the risk, will you let it happen?

Holly moved to Brighton to escape her grief over the death of her boyfriend, Sam. But now she is here, sitting on a bench, listening to the sea sway...what is supposed to happen next? The solitude she had so craved leaves her feeling wrecked. Stranded. But after she meets Frank, the tide begins to shift. Frank, a retired magician who has experienced his own loss but manages to be there for everyone else. Gradually, as he introduces Holly to a circle of new friends, young and old, all with their own stories of love and grief to share, she begins to learn to live again.

Georg Morgenstern ist ein einsamer alter Mann, der praktisch ohne Kontakt zur Außenwelt in seiner kleinen Wohnung lebt. Am Küchenfenster denkt er über sein langes Leben nach, das von Abenteuern aber auch von Schicksalsschlägen geprägt wurde, die sich kein Mensch wünschen würde. Niemand ahnt etwas von seinem dunklen Geheimnis. Nicht einmal er selbst. Gefühlvolle und berührende Geschichte zum gleichnamigen Instrumental-Album. Ein wunderschön illustriertes Booklet liegt dieser Edition ebenfalls bei.

Após o término de um longo relacionamento, Maria é convidada para trabalhar em um filme que será gravado no Jalapão,Tocantins, dirigido por um diretor com quem teve uma história no passado. Tendo o Norte do Brasil como cenário para uma bela história de amor, ela passa por uma profunda jornada de autoconhecimento sobre quem foi e quem deseja ser.

A young hippie couple reach both enlightenment and social fame via their "material pragmatism", supported by both Western and Eastern religion - and with some help from an American Indian named "Little Bird".

Tommaso Perez, brillante fisico nucleare, ripercorre la sua esistenza: gli anni d'oro in compagnia dei più grandi scienziati del Novecento e quelli grigi, spesi isolato in una casa di riposo. Stanco di vivere e disilluso, non sa che la vita ha ancora in serbo qualcosa per lui. Quando Elena entra nel suo mondo, e a poco a poco lo rivoluziona, Tommaso ritrova fiducia in un futuro diverso, e scopre che può ancora voltare pagina. Anche dopo i settant'anni.

Un poco de alegría, una pizca de tristeza y un toque de melancolía. Conéctate como nunca antes con la comida y los relatos de Fernanda Namur. No es difícil desenterrar recuerdos a través de la comida; las sopas que preparaban nuestras abuelas, los postres que compartíamos con nuestras amigas, lo que estábamos comiendo cuando nos rompieron el corazón. A veces los ingredientes que utilizamos son parte de nuestra rutina, pero olvidamos que también son parte de nuestra identidad.

“Sei sempre stata un faro per la nostra famiglia”, le ripeteva sua madre. Alessandra, però, seconda di cinque figli, non voleva portare luce, voleva che qualcuno illuminasse la strada per lei e rispondesse alle sue domande di bambina. Cresciuta sotto la rigida disciplina dei Testimoni di Geova, ha sempre cercato di soddisfare le attese dei genitori e di non creare problemi. Così, fino a ventinove anni, non ha mai partecipato a un compleanno né spento una candelina. Non ha ascoltato la musica che ascoltavano i suoi coetanei né letto libri non approvati in comunità.

This mini-series explores the expression of anguish and love in poetics of Mirza Ghalib.