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Inglaterra, 1837. El Londres victoriano está repleto de cambios y a las cocinas de todos sus hogares empiezan a llegar especias, alimentos y frutas exóticas, pero las damas inglesas se han alejado de ellas y las han puesto en manos de cocineras y chefs extranjeros.

Le destin d'une femme exceptionnelle. Une histoire d'amour qui est devenue synonyme de libération sexuelle. En 1912, une jeune baronne allemande vivant à Nottingham commet l'irréparable : elle quitte son confortable foyer et ses trois adorables enfants pour vivre son amour. La décision de Frieda von Richthofen va donner naissance à l'un des plus grands scandales de son temps.

Inghilterra, 1835. Eliza Acton spera che la sua nuova raccolta di poesie la conduca al successo. I sogni di gloria, però, si infrangono contro l'oltraggioso rifiuto dell'editore, Mr Longman, che la invita a dedicarsi a un libro di ricette - del resto i lettori non si aspettano altro da una donna. Eliza s'indigna: in casa degli Acton la cucina riguarda solo la servitù. Ma quando suo padre, sull'orlo della bancarotta, si dà alla fuga, quell'assurda proposta si rivela l'unico modo per sopravvivere.

Die spektakuläre Geschichte der Frieda von Richthofen: "Eine kühne und starke Frau." (Stylist). Deutschland, 1907: Frieda von Richthofen, in Nottingham mit dem britischen Professor Ernest Weekley verheiratet und Mutter dreier Kinder, besucht ihre Schwestern in München. Sie taucht ein in die Schwabinger Bohème, in die Welt der Künstler, Freigeister und freien Liebe. Sie beginnt eine leidenschaftliche Affäre mit dem Psychoanalytiker Otto Gross und entdeckt, dass sie mehr sein will als Mutter und Ehefrau.

“Abbs has found a gripping and little-known story at the heart of one of the 20th century’s most astonishing creative moments, researched it deeply, and brought the extraordinary Joyce family and their circle in 1920s Paris to richly-imagined life.”—Emma Darwin, bestselling author of A...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick * A Country Living Best Book of Fall * A Washington Post Best Feel-Good Book of the Year * One of the New York Times's Best Historical Fiction Novels of Fall In a novel perfect for fans of Hazel Gaynor’s A Memory of Violets and...

Annabel Abbs's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women is a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the French River Garonne, Daphne du Maurier along the River Rhône, and Simone de Beauvoir - who walked as much as 25 miles a day in a dress.