Resultados para "Miss Jane" en Literatura y ficción

A daring re-imagining of an Austen classic from the unflinching viewpoint of the misunderstood Miss Bates. Henrietta Bates, the iconic bore of Austen’s Emma, is the opposite of handsome, clever, and rich Emma: she is plain, ill-educated, and impoverished. An unmarried woman of quite a...

Drawing on the story of his own great-aunt, Watson explores the life of Miss Jane Chisolm, born in rural, early-20th-century Mississippi with a genital birth defect that would stand in the way of the central "uses" for a woman in that time and place: sex and marriage. From the highly erotic world of nature around her to the hard tactile labor of farm life, from the country doctor who befriends her to the boy who loved but was forced to leave her, Miss Jane Chisolm and her world are anything but barren.

'As unexpectedly beguiling as it is affecting.' Daily Mail Since his award-winning debut collection of stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson's work has been as melancholy, witty, strange, and lovely as any in America. Inspired by the true story of his own great-aunt, he explores the...

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman has sold over a million copies nationwide since its publication in 1971, making the fictional character of Miss Jane so real many people don’t know she exists only in the imagination of Louisiana-born author Ernest J. Gaines. Miss Jane is 100 years old when she is interviewed by an area high school teacher looking to teach his students more about plantation society in the Deep South. Her story is not only a vivid picture of the South before the dawn of the civil rights era, but also a story of one woman’s survival against overwhelming odds.

This is a novel in the guise of the tape-recorded recollections of a black woman who has lived 110 years, who has been both a slave and a witness to the black militancy of the 1960s. Miss Jane Pittman has "endured," has seen almost everything and foretold the rest.

After becoming trapped in present-day Bath due to a mishap with her time-traveling charm, Jane Austen is safe and sound back in the 1800s thanks to Rose Wallace’s help. Now, Rose is ready to focus on her fledgling romance with dreamy Dr. Aiden Trevellyan. But when Jane reappears in the present, it looks like Rose and Aiden have no choice but to follow her back to 1813.... 

Rose Wallace’s world revolves around all things Jane Austen, and with the annual festival in Bath - and the arrival of dishy archaeologist Dr. Aiden Trevellyan - just around the corner, all is well with the world. But then a mysterious woman who bears more than a passing resemblance to the great author moves in upstairs, and things take a disastrous turn. Rose’s new neighbour is none other than Jane Austen herself, now trapped in the 21st century after her time-travel adventure was sabotaged by a mischievous dog. Rose’s life is instantly changed.

Natalie Love has worked hard to have it all. She runs a successful London theatre that's about to host one of Hollywood's leading stars, Ryan Harrison. She’s pretty sure she’s found her man in yoga boyfriend Benjamin, despite his annoying habit of saying Namaste! every time he speaks. And her eccentric, glamorous Hungarian gran is always on hand to offer sage advice and steaming bowls of goulash. Life in the bright lights of London has always been Natalie's escape from her chaotic family in rural Devon and Jamie, the childhood sweetheart she left at the altar fifteen years ago.

A brave young gentlewoman dares to defy an infuriatingly arrogant earl. Brave and beautiful Miss Emily Wingrave knows that it will not be easy to help her older widowed sister deal with the trustee of her late husband’s estate. The trustee is none other than the willful, arrogant Earl of Meriden, and she is determined to stop him from meddling with her sister’s struggling family.

With her husband busy on an archaeological dig, Agatha invites her friend, Mary Westmacott to accompany her on a luxury cruise. But, upon boarding the Ocean Princess, Agatha and Mary find certain behaviours slightly odd. Why is Captain Harkness so unusually attentive? And why are they invited to the Captain’s Table, along with three bright young things, who seem to be involved in a rather scandalous love triangle?

Step into the warm holiday glow of Pemberley Estate and witness an unexpected romance unfold in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. At last, bookish middle sister, Mary Bennet—forever eclipsed by her sisters’ romantic escapades—takes center stage.

A gorgeous Regency romp of a novel from Eliza Austin perfect for fans of Bridgerton! Pemberley Presents… Aware that some people consider her unworthy of the title Mrs Darcy, Lizzy is determined to prove her detractors wrong by throwing a magnificent house party at her new home, Pemberley...

Schönheit geht unter die Haut. Der Tod trifft ins Mark. Aufgrund ihrer Undercover-Identität als ehemalige Schönheitskönigin wird die CIA-Agentin Fortune Redding verpflichtet, zusammen mit dem Möchtegern-Hollywoodstar Pansy Arceneaux einen Schönheitswettbewerb in Sinful, Louisiana, zu leiten. Es dauert jedoch nicht lange, bis zwischen den beiden die Fetzen fliegen. Als Pansy tot aufgefunden wird, ist Fortune die Hauptverdächtige. Ganz klar, dass sie den wahren Täter finden muss, ehe ihre Tarnung auffliegt.

Miss Miranda Vail had set her cap on Wesley Claxton, Marquess Epworth during her first Season, even though he considered her feather-brained for believing in ghosts. However, she hadn’t let his opinion deter her and the two became grand friends, though Miranda secretly wished for more. Miranda’s quirkiness captured Wesley’s passion, and heart, despite himself. He was, after all, a reasonable gentleman of logic, and could not accept the existence of ghosts. It simply wasn’t scientific. Unfortunately, his denial of the possibility might just cost Miranda her life.

Anthony Beck, Viscount Redgrave, has always done what was expected of his title and station. Ever the dutiful son, he abides by his mother’s requests even when they tend to the ridiculous. There is no other reason, after all, that he would visit a gypsy camp to acquire a piece of dead mistletoe that should rejuvenated itself once he is on the path of true love. Luckily at the gypsy camp, he happens upon the one lady he’s always wanted to court. Unfortunately, she’s in love with her guardian…

A gorgeous Regency romp of a novel from Eliza Austin, perfect for fans of Bridgerton! Pemberley Presents… After an absence of twelve years, Dominic Sanford returns to his dilapidated estate on the borders of Pemberley a troubled man. Journals have recently come into his possession that bring...

Upon the death of her father, Mary Bennet’s life is thrown into turmoil. With no fortune or marriage prospects, she must rely on the kindness of her relatives. When a mysterious late-night visit by an unknown relative - a Lady Trafford from Castle Durrington - leads to an extended stay and the chance for an education, Mary gratefully accepts the opportunity. But even as she arrives at the castle, she’s faced with one mystery after another. 

Als Simons Ehe in Scherben liegt, flüchtet der Architekt zu seiner Oma Frida ins idyllische Hareby an der dänischen Küste. Nirgends fühlt er sich so geborgen wie in dem gemütlichen Reetdachhaus, das schon morgens nach Zimtschnecken duftet. Doch alles ist anders als früher, denn dort lebt nun auch Fridas jüngere Mitbewohnerin.

Willkommen im gemütlichen Hareby, wo es die besten Zimtschnecken gibt und die Luft nach Salz riecht. Alma lebt mit ihrem Verlobten Clemens in einem schicken Kopenhagener Apartment und alles scheint perfekt. Doch während sich Clemens weiter in seine Arbeit vertieft, läuft es für sie beruflich immer schlechter. Kurzerhand schnappt Alma ihre Katze und fährt nach Hareby: ihr Heimatdorf, das sie seit dem Tod ihres Vaters nur selten besucht hat. Auf dem Campingplatz bei ihrer Mutter zu sein, tut Alma gut. Alles ist vertraut, sogar die alte Inga bäckt noch die weltbesten Zimtschnecken.

Herzklopfen am Meer: Ein Ostsee-Liebesroman. Zwischen Pizza und alten Fotoalben vergräbt sich Anni in ihrer Berliner Studenten-WG. Ihr Freund hat sie betrogen. Anni suhlt sich in ihrem Herzschmerz, doch dann klingelt das Telefon: ein familiärer Notfall. Kurzentschlossen packt sie ihre Sachen und fährt ins abgelegene Eckernförde an die Ostsee. Dort springt sie im Strandcafé ihrer Tante ein. Es ist Hauptsaison und so muss sie sich mit Koch Kjell die Wohnung über dem Café teilen. Die beiden geraten gehörig aneinander. Trotzdem ist da dieses prickelnde Kribbeln in Annis Bauch, wenn die beiden sich nicht gerade streiten.