Resultados para "anita" en Literatura de género

An epic story, set against the backdrop of World War I, from bestselling author Anita Shreve. When an American woman, Stella Bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in London, surgeon August Bridge and his wife selflessly agree to take her in. A gesture of...

From the last time Linda and Thomas meet, at a charmless hotel in a distant city, to the moment, thirty-five years earlier, when a chance encounter on a rocky beach binds them fatefully together, this hypnotically compelling novel unfolds a tale of intense passion, drama, and suspense. The Last...

At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices -- those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved...

Due famiglie legate al mare e alla terra. Tre donne unite da una maledizione. Salento, primi del Novecento. Alla vigilia dell'Immacolata, Cosma Guadalupi perde il marito in una notte di tempesta. Mesi dopo nasce Minerva, la loro ultima figlia, che tutti chiamano Mina. Fin dal principio, Mina si dimostra diversa dalle sorelle, poiché porta in sé i doni della nonna masciara, Nilde, la strega alla quale il paese si è sempre rivolto per guarigioni e malefici. Ribelle e oscura per natura, Mina è esclusa dalle altre bambine e allontanata da Cosma.

The explosive new thriller from #2 bestseller Anita Waller When Janette answers the door to a potential customer looking to board his dog, she never imagines he has nefarious plans. But minutes later he’s dead and in her cellar. Weeks later she realises she’s pregnant. And so she becomes...

The BRAND NEW gripping cozy mystery from Anita Davison, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Helena Dixon and Verity Bright! 🔎Nobody should be in the market… for murder! 🩸 Even though its famous opera house has shuttered its doors for the war, Covent Garden remains one of the most...

Dopo la pubblicazione di un romanzo mendace e offensivo sulla sua vita, il ricchissimo finanziere Andrew Bevel, diventato milionario dopo alcune speculazioni seguite al crollo in Borsa del ’29, assume la giovane Ida Partenza, figlia di un anarchico italiano, perché lo aiuti a scrivere un’autobiografia in grado di raccontare finalmente la verità sui suoi successi e sulla sua defunta moglie, Mildred. Ida intuisce presto che nemmeno dalla sua penna, strettamente controllata dal committente, uscirà il ritratto fedele di una donna complessa la cui reale personalità continua a sfuggirle.

A man receives a bill for a white chandelier that he never ordered and has never seen. This mysterious document turns out to be the hinge of his world and his attempts to make sense of it lead him to facts about himself, his marriage and his orderly life that had previously been hidden from him...

Autunno 1985, New York City. Anita de Monte, giovane artista cubana, sta vivendo il suo momento di gloria: ha appena vinto un premio importante che la porterà a Roma, e le sue opere verranno esposte al Metropolitan Museum. Finché, una notte, Anita muore precipitando da una finestra. Nel 1998 il nome di Anita è stato quasi dimenticato. Raquel, studentessa di Storia dell'arte in un college prestigioso, sta preparando la sua tesi. Mentre cerca di destreggiarsi tra due mondi, Raquel si imbatte nella storia di Anita de Monte e inizia a rendersi conto che qualcosa non torna.

Des effets secondaires insoupçonnés. Poids à perdre: huit foutues livres. Méthodes utilisées pour y parvenir: faire de l’exercice de façon saine? Manger santé? Non.... Suer à grosses gouttes avec un sac poubelle sur le dos, ne rien avaler de la journée et, surtout, vomir. Ç’a toujours été la solution la plus efficace. Mais mon chum Manu commençait à en avoir assez de mon petit manège. Et moi aussi, d’ailleurs.

Into the rarefied atmosphere of the Hotel du Lac timidly walks Edith Hope, romantic novelist and holder of modest dreams. Edith has been exiled from home after embarrassing herself and her friends. She has refused to sacrifice her ideals and remains stubbornly single. But among the pampered women and minor nobility Edith finds Mr Neville and her chance to escape from a life of humiliating spinsterhood is renewed...

Winner of the Booker Prize, the beautiful, romantic and gorgeously philosophical Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner is part of our Penguin Essential series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics 'The Hotel du Lac was a dignified building, a house of repute, a traditional establishment...

Don’t miss the gripping, twisty final novel in Anita Davison’s Golden Age cozy mystery series! 🕵️‍♀️📚🔎 A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie, Helena Dixon and Verity Bright. Aunt Violet and her niece Hannah have a bookshop to run. But after a customer comes in asking for a...

Sharply witty and entertaining in equal measure, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes presents the diary of the wily Lorelei Lee, a charming yet materialistic blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas. On a mission to live a luxurious life, Lorelei travels through Europe and New York using her beauty and charisma to attract wealthy suitors, securing various gifts, jewellery and an elevated social status in the process. Although seemingly naïve to the men she pursues, Lorelei is clever and calculating, often outsmarting the company she keeps.

Brasilien, 1839: Die unkonventionelle Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro da Silva ist gerade achtzehn Jahre alt, als sie in ihrer Heimatstadt Laguna dem berühmten italienischen Freiheitskämpfer Giuseppe Garibaldi begegnet. Es ist Liebe auf den ersten Blick, und Garibaldi, der die brasilianische Guerilla unterstützt, hätte sich keine mutigere oder fähigere Partnerin aussuchen können. Ana Maria, die er zärtlich Anita nennt, kämpft fortan an seiner Seite und wird zur Heldin des brasilianischen Freiheitskampfes: die Geschichte einer großen Liebe in turbulenten Zeiten und das Porträt einer ungewöhnlichen Frau.

'By page 3 I was hooked. By the end I was addicted' Owen Mullen They keep each other’s secrets. They hide each other’s lies. They were destined to be best friends. The four girls – all born that same hot summer. There was even a newspaper article after they were born. They said there must...

Don't miss the BRAND NEW chilling psychological thriller from the number 2 bestselling author of The Family at No. 12 🏠👀A completely unmissable, twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Claire Douglas, Frieda McFadden, and Lisa Jewell! Ray Eke has always found peace in his job, collecting...

'A great cast of characters, a riveting storyline, a nail-biting climax' Valerie Keogh The Forrester Detective Agency is going from strength to strength: they’ve expanded their office space and even hired a new office manager – a qualified and astute woman named Carol. What starts as a...

The gripping psychological thriller from the #2 bestselling author of The Family at No. 12! A darkness settles on this supposedly quiet street... When Clare becomes a widow, her response is something that shocks her – relief. All she wants to do is move on and figure out how to continue her...

When Morrie moved in next door to Hilde in 1936 they became best friends. They are just five years old. But this is Nazi Germany and the law decrees they cannot remain friends because he is Jewish and she is the daughter of a Nazi policeman. For a short time music and culture opens up a new world for Hilde. But it cannot last. Her loving grandparents take in the children and gift them a pet budgerigar.