Resultados para "the dover" en Coming of age

Dove eravate tutti. Dov'erano i padri, soprattutto. Dentro il declino civile di un paese, così risuona l'essere giovani contro l'età adulta, contro l'assenza, contro il silenzio. Italo Tramontana archivia la memoria degli ultimi vent'anni, quelli familiari e quelli pubblici, come se la sequenza delle prime pagine dei giornali dispiegasse l'evidenza della sua storia, con la caduta di Bettino Craxi, l'interminabile Seconda repubblica, l'attentato alle Torri Gemelle e l'elezione di Barack Obama.

With these words we are launched into the exploits of an exceptional group of children as they play out through the Texas Hill Country and across the Blackland Prairies. Are they within the realm of science-fiction, or are they all simply due to drug-induced hallucinations that resulted from government- funded experimentation by a private laboratory, the University of Texas Psychology Department and the U.S. Air Force?

Fabio ha sei anni, due genitori e una decina di nonni. Sì, perché è l'unico bimbo della famiglia Mancini, e i tanti fratelli del suo vero nonno - uomini impetuosi e pericolosamente eccentrici - se lo contendono per trascinarlo nelle loro mille imprese, tra caccia, pesca e altre attività assai poco fanciullesche.

After the death of her beloved mill-owner father, thirteen-year-old Darcy Earnshaw is left in the care of her lascivious uncle Abe. Not only is he determined to steal her inheritance, but as she blossoms into a captivating young woman, he longs to steal her innocence too. Desperate to avoid his advances, Darcy decides to flee. Alone and homeless, she is soon taken under the wing of John Carver, a kind-hearted beloved street performer and his family who is captivated by Darcy’s beautiful voice.

Ellie and Ruthie were unlikely to have been friends before arriving at the boarding house on Dove Lane. It was during the Great Depression and times were tough. Folks in Minden did what they had to get by, no matter the cost or who it hurt. The Dove House held deep secrets that shocked the townsfolk and revealed one of the biggest scandals in the state. Being rich was everything in Minden, and the richest girl of all was soon to be an infant who helped reveal the town's sins and wash away years of scandals.