Resultados Editorial "audible studios" en Novela histórica

L'infanzia, più che un tempo, è uno spazio. E infatti dall'infanzia si esce e, quando si è fortunati, ci si torna. Così avviene al protagonista di questo libro: un bimbo che a quattro anni perde l'uso del linguaggio, da un giorno all'altro, alla nascita della sorella. Da quel momento il suo destino cambia, le parole si fanno nemiche, anche se poi, con il passare degli anni, diventeranno i mattoni con cui costruirà la propria identità. "Breve storia del mio silenzio" è il romanzo di un'infanzia vissuta tra giocattoli e macchine da scrivere.

Cette biographie de la faim, de ce désir jamais rassasié, de cette quête qui n'a jamais de fin, Amélie Nothomb la décline sous toutes ses formes, du ravissement à l'horreur, avec brio, douleur, amour, humour et lucidité, pour dire ce terrible paradoxe d'exister. Il s'en dégage une puissance de vision, une perception fatale où l'absolu et sa dérision se côtoient. C'est une mise à nu éblouissante où l'auteur est le sujet de son œuvre et qui prouve ô combien qu'Amélie Nothomb est un de nos grands auteurs contemporains.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and to seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her cousin Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. Thomas Hardy’s timeless masterpiece is brought to life in this new recording by Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless, His Dark Materials).

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—well, actually, my true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending a feliz navidad tramping around South America. Meanwhile, Mummy is holed up in a tiny village called Tiddleton-under-Lovey with that droll Noel Coward! And I’m snowed in at Castle Rannoch with my bumbling brother, Binky, and sourpuss sister-in-law, Fig.

Nessuno quasi ci fa caso. È un anellino piccolo, d'oro, con una pietra di lapislazzulo. Quasi non lo si vede, quando si guarda la Fornarina di Raffaello. Eppure quell'anello, sulla parte bassa del dipinto, quasi coperto, nasconde una storia che da secoli affascina, incuriosisce, commuove. Ma di cui nessuno ha mai davvero svelato il mistero.

Beautiful, sophisticated and endlessly ambitious Lily Bart endeavours to climb the social ladder of New York's elite by securing a good match and living beyond her means. Now nearing 30 years of age and having rejected several proposals, forever in the hope of finding someone better, her future prospects are threatened. A damning commentary of 20th-century social order, Edith Wharton's tale established her as one of the greatest British novelists of the 1900s.

Tras el fracaso de su intento de golpe de Estado de 1923, Hitler es detenido y encarcelado. El partido Nazi, sin su carismático líder, elige una nueva dirección, mucho más cercana a las ideas democráticas, lo que, unido a la bancarrota de sus cuentas, deja el partido al borde de la extinción o la ruptura. Es entonces cuando, en plena recuperación económica, tras la catástrofe de la primera guerra mundial, el tráfico de drogas pasa a estar prohibido por primera vez.

Una sorprendente combinación de audio novela negra y audio novela histórica. En Múnich, el nuevo comisario de asuntos políticos, Müller, acaba de detener al líder Nazi, Hitler, tras su intento de golpe de estado y el robo de varios billones de marcos del Banco de Alemania. Con los Nazis controlados y los Comunistas amedrentados por sus últimas derrotas en la calle, Müller parece respirar tranquilo. Pero aparecen asesinados dos personajes: Strahler - secretario de alcalde - y el fiscal Seidl.

Finding themselves suddenly impoverished and alone in the world, the three Hartington sisters must rely on their wits, charm, and unique talents to support themselves. Forced to go their separate ways, each of these enchanting sisters is brought to a dead end by the perplexing ways of men and the inequity of fate. Then each receives a letter that changes everything... and if the sisters are going to overcome the obstacles to love, they're going to require some astonishingly creative solutions.

Robin Moore became one of the first true embedded journalists by training with and fighting alongside the Green Berets in Vietnam. Though fictionalized, his work is an eye-opening exposé of the horrors of the Vietnam War and the basis for the hit John Wayne movie of the same title. Taut, fast-paced, and interspersed with unforgettable accounts of combat, Moore’s novel features an American major who goes "native" with Montagnard tribesmen, a courageous Vietnamese girl who poses as a rabid anti-American Communist to capture a murderous Viet Cong officer, and the unforgettable acts of courage of soldiers in the field.

A trentacinque anni G.H. Hardy, accademico di Cambridge, è considerato uno dei più brillanti matematici del suo tempo. Una mattina del 1913 riceve una lettera da un oscuro contabile indiano che afferma di avere la soluzione a un complesso quesito matematico impostato dallo stesso Hardy. Il professore si reca quindi in India per conoscerlo, e trova un giovane dotato di un genio assoluto per il calcolo. Tra i due nascerà una proficua collaborazione destinata a sfociare in una difficile e contrastata storia d'amore.

In the India of 1942, two rapes take place simultaneously - that of an English girl in Mayapore, and that of India by the British. In each, physical violence, racial animosity, the coercion of the weak by the strong all play their part, but playing a part too are love, affection, loyalty, and recognition that the last division of all to be overcome is the colour of the skin.

Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France. Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort.

Molly’s policeman husband, Daniel, is late returning home. He comes with a tale to tell: There was a murder on Ellis Island that day, and the main suspect is the spitting image of Molly. The circumstances are eerily similar to when Molly herself arrived on Ellis Island, and she can’t help but feel a sense of fate. Molly was meant to be there that day so that she can clear this woman’s name.

It's Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. To young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to wear at the festival - until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgiveable crime. Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree....

Set largely in the 1990s, the 12 linked stories in Joel Mowdy’s first book take place in and around Mastic Beach, a community on New York’s Long Island that’s close to the wealthy Hamptons but afflicted by widespread poverty. Mostly in their teens and early 20s, the characters struggle to become independent in various ways, ranging from taking typical low-paying jobs - hotel laundry, janitorial, restaurant, and landscaping work - to highly ingenious schemes, to exchanging sexual favors for a place to stay.

En un marco de aventuras, amor e intriga, La Camada del León relata la juventud de Aníbal Barca, convertido en el gobernador cartaginés de Isphaniya, y la evolución de su personalidad hacia la plena madurez y su legendario destino. Sus contradicciones internas, así como las de sus hermanos y su esposa, harán aflorar contrapuestos sentimientos amorosos.

World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a German spy. The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham's middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves. But Pamela has her own secret.

Sus padres murieron siendo ella un bebé y sus abuelos fueron su única familia. Pese a la pérdida, ellos la criaron rodeada de amor y bienestar, entre Madrid y San Sebastián, carreras de caballos y un prestigioso internado inglés. Nada le hace pensar a Isabel que su vida esconda algún misterio, pero la última conversación con su abuela despierta en ella la confusión. ¿Qué secreto puede ocultar su origen? Quizá el diario de juventud de su abuela y las cartas del abuelo le ayuden a aclarar las brumas del pasado.

Lady Georgiana Rannoch has once again been called into service by Her Majesty the Queen. This time she's sent to Nice on a secret assignment that's nothing to sneeze at: recover the Queen's stolen snuff box. As much of an honor as it is to be trusted by Her Majesty, an even greater honor awaits Georgie in Nice - as Coco Chanel herself asks Georgie to model her latest fashion. But when a necklace belonging to the Queen is stolen on the catwalk, Georgie has to find two priceless items-and solve a murder. How's a girl to find any time to go to the casino?