Resultados para "Memoria" en Histórico

Tánger es escenario de una trama de espionaje entre aliados y nazis por conseguir una ruta a través de África, para el tráfico de diamantes necesarios para los tanques. El amor entre una joven católica y un hombre judío, y la lucha por sobrevivir en una sociedad acelerada por el progreso tensan la trama de una novela que se desarrolla en una época tan fascinante como convulsa.

Sul finire del secondo conflitto mondiale, tre uomini e una donna si rifugiano in una villa semidevastata sulle colline di Firenze. In una stanza del piano superiore giace, gravemente ustionato in un incidente d'aereo, premurosamente accudito dall'infermiera Hana, il misterioso "paziente inglese". Dai suoi racconti allucinati dalla morfina riemergono l'amore travolgente per Katharine e le avventurose peregrinazioni nel deserto.

Do you want to learn more about the great author Catherine Cookson , but don’t have time to read huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. Mention the name of Catherine Cookson and images of a bygone era will immediately spring to mind. This truly remarkable author created a literary landscape based on her childhood experiences in the North East of England.

Phoebe Tunstall has lived her entire life in the shadow of her outgoing twin sister and in service to her maiden aunt. When she suddenly finds herself alone, she decides to heed the challenge thrown out by the man she has long admired. Frederick Ingram is reeling from the shock of learning that his first love has married someone else. Unable to watch his friend's little sister, Phoebe, living meekly and waiting for happiness to come, he tells her to live more boldly. What he does not expect is for her to take it to heart and travel to Brussels as Napoleon begins his march northward.

With a few well-placed words in the right ear, Anna Tunstall can direct anyone to do her bidding, exactly the skill needed for one destined to be the wife of a man in politics. A summer visit to a friend’s country estate is the perfect distraction before the London Season begins, and Anna can achieve her ambition of a perfect match. Harry Aston has spurned the noble aspirations of his family to enter holy orders where he might make a difference in people’s lives. His mother’s untiring attempts to find him a wife worthy enough to suit him only serve to set up his back.

Orphaned at a young age, Eleanor wants nothing more than to settle in a home of her own. Stratford, having met once with betrayal, desires a woman who will be true. When a complicated inheritance forces them together, they little expect this to be the answer to their innermost desires.