検索キーワード： 制作 "SAGA Egmont" 女性文学

Sarah kann den Schmerz kaum ertragen: Ihre Mutter ist bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen. Im Nachlass findet Sarah ein altes Herbarium und erinnert sich an die schönen Stunden, in denen sie mit ihrer Mutter gemeinsam gekocht und gebacken hat. Vielmehr überrascht sie aber, dass zu ihrem Erbe auch ein altes Baderhaus in Nürnberg zählt. Sarah reist zu ihrer Großtante Rosa, die noch in der Gegend lebt. Rosa zeigt Sarah nicht nur viele lokale Kräuter und Gewächse, sondern erzählt ihr vor allem etwas über ihre Herkunft, das alles verändert.

Zug um Zug zur Erfüllung eines Traums! Zimmermädchen Eleni lebt in ihrer Heimat, der griechischen Insel Naxos, ein angenehmes Leben: Sie ist mit ihrem Job im Hotel zufrieden und liebt Mann und Kinder. Eines Tages macht sie eine scheinbar unbedeutende Entdeckung, die am Ende ihr Leben verändern soll: die Figur eines Springers aus einer unbeendeten Schachpartie. Eleni ist wie besessen von dem alten Spiel und setzt sich in den Kopf, es zu erlernen. Doch auf ihrem Weg zur Schachmeisterin muss sie sich Zweifeln, Vorurteilen und Hindernissen stellen.

Eine berührende Familiengeschichte mit einzigartig italienischem Flair! Magdalena hat eine Mission: Sie will endlich ihren Vater kennen lernen, der sie und ihre früh verstorbene Mutter vor vielen Jahren scheinbar grundlos verlassen hat. Mit einem Foto in der Tasche reist Magdalena auf die Mittelmeerinsel Elba, von der ihr Vater angeblich stammt. Auf ihrer Suche lernt sie Matteo und Nina kennen und freundet sich mit ihnen an, doch die beiden hüten ganz eigene Geheimnisse. Magdalena muss sich auf Elba ihrer Vergangenheit und ihrem Schicksal zugleich stellen.

Sizilien, 1947: In einem kleinen Küstendorf kommen am selben Tag fast gleichzeitig zwei Kinder zur Welt. Während der Junge Nicola in eine ärmliche, aber liebevolle Familie hineingeboren wird, ist Stella adeliger Herkunft, wird jedoch wegen ihres Geschlechts von ihren Eltern verstoßen. Obwohl sie so gegensätzlich zu sein scheinen, ist das Schicksal der beiden untrennbar verwoben. Nicola und Stella begegnen sich, zwischen ihnen entspinnt sich erst eine Freundschaft und dann tiefe Gefühle.

Escape to the charming West Yorkshire countryside this autumn, where golden leaves crunch underfoot and crisp air stirs secrets at Holly Close Farm. Architect Charlie Maddison's life in London crumbles on a rainy November day when she discovers her boyfriend is married. Fleeing heartbreak, she returns to her quirky family in the picturesque village of Westenbury, seeking solace amongst the falling leaves and crisp air. Her sister, Daisy, a talented landscape gardener, is also back home, craving a fresh start.

Sometimes you have to fall apart so that you can start again... After five years stuck in the wrong marriage, 33-year-old Emma is finally free. Her husband has moved out, her son Freddie is making friends, and her parents are finally trying to stop micro-managing her life. On a celebratory night out with her three best friends, Emma meets Finn. Young, dimpled and irresistibly Scottish Finn. Between landing her dream job, stolen moments with Finn, and precious time with Freddie, Emma is happier than she has ever been. Then one accident changes everything and Emma's life.

When their last embryo is accidentally given to another woman, Quinn and James reminisce about the child they gave up 4 years prior... All Quinn has ever wanted is to be a mother. Although her husband James brings her comfort, the knowledge they have no embryos left, and that their child is out there being raised by another family, is tearing them both apart. When the clinic tells Quinn and James they have the right to spend time with little Emily, at first they hesitate. Of course, they would never want to come between Emily and her loving family.

Every morning, Kerry gets up, goes on her post-round, talks to the locals, and then goes home again. Once a month, she has Sunday lunch with her perfect sister’s perfect family. Life is simple, life is fine. Her sister, Beth, thinks Kerry is kidding herself. She thinks Kerry needs to move out of their parents’ annexe, find a better job, and maybe even meet a man. Beth is determined to make Kerry get a life... whether Kerry likes it or not. But Kerry knows something Beth doesn’t.

La giovane Kate, nata in povertà, lavora come barista per riuscire a guadagnarsi da vivere. Ma ha anche un'altra fonte di reddito, ben meno rispettabile: commettere furti su commissione. Proprio a causa delle ripercussioni di uno dei suoi colpi, è costretta a rifugiarsi in montagna, sugli Appalachi canadesi. È qui che - senza neanche capire la natura di tale ospitalità - ottiene asilo nella remota baita un uomo burbero e taciturno.

Sicilia, anni Sessanta. Tresa è una bambina di undici anni a cui la famiglia sembra non riconoscere un'identità autonoma rispetto al gemello Gero. Al momento della partenza del padre, che si trasferisce all'estero in cerca di lavoro, i due fratelli vengono affidati a una zia materna. Ed è qui, sotto l'ala protettiva di una donna fiera e misteriosa, che Tresa inizia finalmente a scoprire la propria intima natura. Non solo quella di persona, ma anche, e soprattutto, quella di donna.

C'è chi è pronto a traslocare, chi sceglie a chi somiglierà da grande, chi vorrebbe che il figlio nato troppo presto torni nella pancia, chi dimentica la figlia in macchina e poi si reca al lavoro, chi si dimentica il gas acceso, chi ha un segreto che potrebbe far crollare un’intera casa, chi cerca di non farsi capire dai più piccoli, chi ha perso un figlio. Dieci racconti possibili e, in quanto tali, quasi veri, che parlano di famiglie, di madri e bambini, di coppie, di quotidianità, di cose difficili e dolorose; che parlano a ognuno di noi.

Poignant, heart-warming and gorgeously romantic, this is a love-story with pure, unadulterated happiness at its heart. "A Year of Finding Happiness" shows you that the little things in life can make you smile, even when you think you might never laugh again... Happiness doesn't factor on the deliciously rugged but utterly heartbroken Greg's radar much these days. Only his beloved Labrador Angus seems to understand his search for a way to make sense of tragedy, until he meets new neighbour Mallory Westerman.

Seven powerful, gripping short stories from bestselling author, Amanda Prowse. If you have not discovered Amanda Prowse yet you are in for a real treat... Full of incident and real characters' Rascals of London Collection includes: "Something Quite Beautiful", "The Game", "Ten Pound Ticket", "Imogen's Baby", "Miss Potterton's Birthday Tea", "A Christmas Wish" and "Mr Portobollo's Morning Paper". Susie has just arrived in Australia.

Soulmates do exist... But will they find their way to each other? The year is 1954. In a small French museum, two people's lives are about to change forever. On a wintery night in December, fifteen-year old Zara meets Leon for the first time. As the power cuts out in the museum, Leon and Zara spend an hour in complete darkness, discussing their love for art, Monet and Paris. They both feel an instant connection but they have never seen each other in the light. They might not know what the other looks like but they know, their lives will never be the same.

Connie stared out at the quiet Cornish sea as the hazy early morning light bathed the horizon in a beautiful golden glow. She inhaled the salty, cleansing ocean air, looked down at the handwritten note and wiped away the lone tear that had started to fall... Connie hasn’t been back to Magpie Cove – a seaside fishing village nestled between the cliffs – for years. When she thinks of the cove’s cobbled streets and cheerful cottages, she has to fight to push down memories she’d rather keep buried in the past.

Two strangers meet at Waterloo station at Christmas. It's a moment they'll never forget... Nicola is a star in her professional life, but her personal life is a disaster. Her office affair has run its course, and the last thing she wants to think about is Christmas. A night of cancelled trains and festive carols at Waterloo Station is the last straw... Dmitri loves conducting his pop-up choir during the festive season, meeting people, and spreading joy and cheer around London. But he carries deep secrets from his past that robbed him of his dream to become a concert pianist.

Auf den ersten Blick könnten sie nicht unterschiedlicher sein: Mavie, das einstige Glamour-Girl, und die bodenständige Sarah, die gerade erst in die Großstadt gezogen ist. Aber eins haben die beiden gemeinsam: Weil die Männer an ihrer Seite erfolgreiche Sportler sind, müssen sie sich die Bezeichnung "Spielerfrauen" gefallen lassen... jedenfalls bis zu dem Tag, an dem sie ohne Vorwarnung gegen jüngere, schnittigere Modelle ausgetauscht werden. Das wollen die beiden natürlich nicht auf sich sitzen lassen – Klatschpresse und blöde Machomänner können bleiben, wo der Pfeffer wächst!

Una voce femminile rompe il silenzio per pronunciare, mormorare, urlare il suo amore all'uomo che ha perso due volte. La prima perdita è sopraggiunta nel momento della constatazione del fallimento della loro relazione, la seconda con la tragica notizia del suicidio di lui. È una perdita assoluta e una spaccatura che si estende. Se la prima volta si era rifugiata nel senso di colpa e nella depressione, ora si apre al coraggio di guardare i ricordi, dai più lucenti ai più oscuri, mossa dalla voglia di capire e capirsi. È stata abbastanza per lui? Lui è stato abbastanza per lei?

Gioia, di professione anestesista, viene abbandonata dal marito per un'altra donna. Quello stesso giorno, come se una sorpresa non fosse bastata, scopre di essere incinta e che poco dopo l'ex marito è morto in un incidente. Stordita da un insieme di cambiamenti che la paralizzano, Gioia dovrà non solo reimparare a vivere, ma anche imparare a interpretare un ruolo che è tanto nuovo, per lei, quanto imprevisto. Ritrovare la forza di provare amore, anche di fronte a un figlio a cui crede di doverne, non sarà cosa facile.

Ein großer Traum und eine verheißungsvolle Reise nach Kopenhagen. Kinderwunsch - ja! Aber wie erfüllen ohne Partner? Nach mehreren gescheiterten Beziehungen beschließt die 35-jährige Brune, die Familienplanung ohne Mann in Angriff zu nehmen. Begleitet von ihrer besten Freundin Justine reist sie nach Dänemark, um dort eine Kinderwunschklinik aufzusuchen. In einem am Wasser gelegenen Häuschen in Kopenhagen nimmt eine atemraubende Reise ihren Anfang.