Resultados para "The Tomb" en Literatura de género

When the sun set on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the world fell silent. The crowds dispersed. The soldiers stood watch. And in that sacred silence, one man—a figure mentioned only briefly in the Gospels—stepped forward with quiet courage and unwavering faith. This is the story of Joseph of Arimathea, the man who gave Jesus his tomb. In this deeply moving and spiritually rich narrative, Amanda Hade invites readers to step into the soul of a man often overshadowed in scripture.

Marseillette, 1977. Dans le café qui l'a accueillie, étouffée, puis révélée, Carmen pleure sa nièce chérie. À plus de quarante ans, elle se rappelle les personnages qui ont changé sa vie. Ceux qui l'ont fait plonger, l'ont remise dans le droit chemin. Ceux qui ont su percer ses failles et écouter ses désirs. Sans oublier ses soeurs, dont elle partage les stigmates de l'exil mais refuse de suivre la route. Parce qu'après tant d'épreuves, Carmen aussi veut s'inventer un destin.

The Tomb of Eternity is the third and final part of the Immortality Arc and sees former Special Forces soldier Joe Hawke and the rest of the team face a lethal enemy who will stop at nothing in the epic hunt for the oldest secret in the world. As the struggle to discover the elixir of life draws to its furious conclusion, Hawke fights against the clock in a desperate search for the dark truth about not only the source of eternal life but also his wife's savage murder, and what he discovers shocks him to his core.

From the destruction of an L.A. skyscraper to a desperate battle on board a Swiss train, from a crazy car chase through Hollywood to a covert assault on a secret SAS base, Matt Drake and his team ignite a blazing trail of destruction as they chase madmen and traitors across the globe. On a furious, action-packed battlefield, alongside soldiers ready to fight and die for their cause, Drake and his entire team stand as one and charge fearlessly into the jaws of death.

Cette histoire débute au matin du trente-cinquième anniversaire d'Annie Dubreuil, alors qu'elle reçoit la lettre la plus étrange de sa vie. Elle est signée de la main d'une tante décédée depuis longtemps déjà, qui lui demande de venir à son aide de toute urgence, à Saint-Simon, son village natal. Trop contente de sortir pendant un moment de sa petite vie routinière, de son minuscule appartement en ville, de son travail peu gratifiant et des dettes laissées par son ex, Annie fonce, bien décidée à résoudre ce mystère.

A city cloaked in a legend too dangerous to be true. An ancient tribe, who has vowed to protect their gods until the end of time. A shipwreck scattered with gold, and drawings of a mythical beast. Sam Reilly is on the hunt to find an ancient tomb, before the secret of El Dorado is lost forever…

A playful and deeply affective short story collection about the histories, technologies, and generational divides that shape our relationships—from the award-winning writer of Days of Distraction Compelling and perceptive, Tomb Sweeping probes the loyalties we hold: to relatives, to...

WINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE “A triumph of literature.”—Financial Times “Echoes of James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabel Allende and Leo Tolstoy. . . . An enchanting ride.”—BookPage “A breath of fresh air.”—Guardian A playful, feminist, and utterly original...

Blanche McCrary Boyd’s first novel in 20 years continues the story of her protagonist Ellen Burns. When Tomb of the Unknown Racist opens in 1999, Ellen - now sober, haunted by her activist past, her failed relationships - is taking care of her demented mother in South Carolina....

Désirée, trop jeune veuve, va régulièrement sur la tombe de son mari. Au cimetière, elle rencontre "le mec de la tombe d'à côté", dont l'allure l'agace autant que le caveau tape-à-l’œil qu'il vient fleurir. Depuis la mort de sa mère, Benny vit seul dans la ferme familiale. Il s'en sort comme il peut, grâce à une bonne dose d'humour. Chaque fois qu'il la voit, il s'énerve contre la nana qui s'assied sur le même banc de cimetière que lui.

Tatiana Leonardo a 27 ans, est orpheline et travaille comme secrétaire au 52e étage de la tour Montparnasse. Quand elle n'est pas au boulot, chez sa tante Jenny, ou en train de manger des merveilleux avec sa vieille voisine, Tatania rêve de trouver l'amour. Cupidon semble avoir perdu son adresse, mais Tatiana ne perd pas espoir. Gustav Romansky est le mystérieux nouvel associé du cabinet de comptabilité dans lequel Tatiana travaille.

His artistic ambitions crumbling as fast as his marriage, Sam careens through Europe seeking inspiration in the great Michelangelo who, for all his success, struggled to complete what was to be his magnum opus. Sam teams up with an intriguing Italian woman who opens his eyes to the deeper meaning of the Tomb: how Michelangelo’s grand ambitions got continually derailed. The result? A profound “midlife crisis.”

Bestselling author Gill Paul returns with a brilliant novel about Lady Evelyn Herbert, the woman who took the very first step into the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, and who lived in the real Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle, and the long after-effects of the Curse of Pharaohs. Lady Evelyn...

Longlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy in this epic and intimate work of “superb...

Du siège de Paris à la construction de la tour Eiffel et d'une génération à l'autre, c'est le roman foisonnant de la haine entre deux hommes...