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Od narození až po smrt, někdy smutně, jindy vesele – tak líčí spisovatel František Kožík životní osudy mistra pantomimy Kašpara Deburaua. Spisovatel se inspiroval životem velkého světového mima Jean-Baptisty Gaspara Deburaua (1796–1846), jenž si vysloužil titul největšího z pierotů. Autor popisuje Kašparovo dětství a mládí strávené v kočovné společnosti artistů, léta čekání na úspěch i dobu triumfu a uznání. V Paříži dosáhl Deburau po mnoha letech nesmírné popularity a milovali ho obyčejní diváci i kulturní elita tehdejší Francie.

Audrey McKenna is a vibrant grandmother and mother of 13. When her granddaughter pursues a career onstage, Audrey is confronted with the unfulfilled dreams of her youth to perform at Carnegie Hall. With the help of her best friend and cousin Rose, they journey to the New York Theater scene of their past, exploring the choices, sacrifices, and experiences that shaped them.

Finding a reason to live again after losing the love of your life, Henry and his beloved wife of almost 50 years, Edith, were preparing for their golden years when the unthinkable happened.

Gemma, la donna di cui Dante non scrisse mai. Che tempra deve aver avuto, questa fiorentina che nessuno ricorda? Sposa, per amore, un uomo sconsigliabile: non ricco, privo di potere politico e per di più poeta. Non si lascia sgomentare quando lui si trova sul fronte sbagliato, in una Firenze in cui la lotta aspra tra fazioni distrugge vite e patrimoni.

On a Thursday morning in May 1961, a well-mannered twenty-one-year-old named Marlene enters the Fifth Avenue apartment of Lee Radziwill to interview for the position of housekeeper and cook. The stylish wife of London-based Prince Stanislaw Radziwill, Princess Lee is intelligent and creative, with ambitions beyond simply jet-setting. But to the public, she is always First Lady Jackie Kennedy's little sister. As Marlene becomes a trusted presence in the Radziwill household, she observes the dazzling array of famous figures who flit in and out of Lee’s intimate circle

Самая известная книга прозаика и публициста Ларисы Васильевой теперь в аудиоформате. Документально-публицистическое исследование Ларисы Васильевой посвящено судьбам тех женщин, чьи мужья были руководителями советского государства. От Надежды Крупской до Раисы Горбачевой автор рисует портреты "кремлевских жен", повествуя об их характерах, поступках и сложных хитросплетениях их жизненного пути.

È l’estate del 1981 e la famiglia che sta per atterrare all’aeroporto di Teheran è quella dell’appena nominato ambasciatore d’Italia in Persia. Da subito la famiglia è proiettata in una quotidianità fatta di violenza, di divieti, di donne velate di nero e di uomini che imbracciano armi, mentre a incombere su tutto c’è l’inquietante figura dell’onnipresente Ayatollah Khomeini.

The Murderer’s Maid interweaves the stories of two women, the 19th-century servant of infamous Lizzie Borden and the other a 21st-century modern-day barista fleeing from an attempt on her life. Irish maid Bridget Sullivan, trapped by servitude and afraid for her own safety, finds herself an unwilling witness to the tensions in the volatile Borden household. In 2016, Brooke, the illegitimate daughter of an immigrant maid, is unknowingly connected to the legendary 19th-century crime. Brooke struggles to conceal her identity and stay a jump ahead of the men who want to kill her.

Elizabeth von Arnim, who is best known for her later novel The Enchanted April, married a Prussian aristocrat and, with their five children, lived in Nassenheide, Pomerania. Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a semi-autobiographical novel about the joy that the protagonist finds in the delights of her Pomeranian garden, which provides relief from the stifling environment of her household. The novel was originally published anonymously because von Arnim feared that her husband, whom she satirised in the book, would disapprove.

Zia secretly longs to go to university but as a young woman in a traditional Muslim family, she does what is expected of her and agrees to an arranged marriage to Rashid, a man she barely knows. Cocooned by the wealth and customs of her family, Rashid's dark moods create only the smallest of ripples in their early life together.

"De søde hemmeligheder" er tredje bind af Marcel Pagnols (1895-1974) barndomserindringer fra Provence. I denne bog er Marcel Pagnol tolv år, og nu begynder begrebet kærlighed at dukke op i hans tilværelse. Først oplever han et på en gang barokt og gribende udslag af kærligheden mellem sine gamle bedsteforældre. Og kort efter stifter han selv bekendtskab med den første drengeforelskelses fryd og kval, da han møder pigen Isabelle, der en sommer igennem binder ham i et grusomt og dejligt slaveri.

"Den sorte skole" er fjerde bind af Marcel Pagnols (1895-1974) barndomserindringer fra Provence. Denne gang er det ikke den ubekymrede ferietilværelse i bjergene, der fortælles om, men livet i latinskolen i Marseille, hvor Marcel til forældrenes stolthed har konkurreret sig til en friplads. Pagnol fortæller muntert om lærerne med alle deres særheder og om skoledrengene og deres ballader. Om spisesalen, hvis vægge er plettet af linsegrød, som generationer af elever har kastet derop i lede over denne alt for hyppige frokostret, og om læsestuen, hvor den vagthavende må holde jernhård disciplin for at bevare roen blandt de livlige drenge.

Erling drømmer om at blive forfatter, men inspirationen er væk. Han er på bistandshjælp og arbejder for kommunen i en grøftekant i byens pæne kvarter. Om aftenen går han hætteklædt rundt i området og lurer ind i de riges hjem, for det er dem, han vil skrive om. Da Suzanne, datteren i et af de store flotte huse, pludselig viser ham interesse, er alverdens rigdom og skønhed med ét inden for rækkevidde – men under overfladen af skønhed og succes lurer hemmeligheder og løgne, og mens Erling langsomt bliver en del af Suzannes familie, tager en uhyggelig historie form i hans notesbog.

Eine Frau über sechzig lebt in sich selbst zurückgezogen in einem Haus am Tiber, am Stadtrand von Rom. Eines Tages bekommt sie neue Nachbarn. Eine Familie mit zwei Kindern zieht in die Wohnung gegenüber: Die Eltern gehören zur Generation Prekariat, der Vater ist Musiker, die Mutter jobbt. Sie haben eine vierjährige Tochter und einen jugendlichen Sohn, Anhänger von Fridays for Future, sie brauchen eine Nanny und wenden sich an die Nachbarin.

Nancy Horan returns with a sweeping historical novel, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's ascendance from rumpled lawyer to U.S. president to the Great Emancipator through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in Lincoln's home of Springfield from Madeira, Portugal. Showing intelligence beyond society's expectations, fourteen-year-old Ana Ferreira lands a job in the Lincoln household assisting Mary Lincoln with their boys and with the hostess duties borne by the wife of a rising political star. Ana bears witness to the evolution of Lincoln's views on equality and the Union.

Jetzt, wo das Ende ihrer Ehe durch die Scheidung endgültig besiegelt ist, findet Nadia Schäfer viel Gefallen an ihrer neuen Unabhängigkeit. Sie trifft auf den praktizierenden Muslim Karim und ist augenblicklich fasziniert von ihm. Ihre Liebe zu ihm ist groß und Karim legt ihr die Welt zu Füßen. Daher willigt sie kurzerhand ein, seine zweite Ehefrau zu werden und mit ihm in den Oman zu ziehen, wo ein ganz anderes Leben und Karims erste Ehefrau mit den gemeinsamen Kindern auf Nadia warten. Dann kommt plötzlich noch eine dritte Frau dazu.

In 1872, sixteen-year-old Goes First, a Crow Native woman, marries Abe Farwell, a white fur trader. He gives her the name Mary, and they set off on the long trip to his trading post in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan, Canada. Along the way, she finds a fast friend in a Métis named Jeannie; makes a lifelong enemy in a wolfer named Stiller; and despite learning a dark secret of Farwell’s past, falls in love with her husband.

Adele Astaire was a glittering, glamorous star, dancing with her brother, Fred, endearing herself to audiences from New York to London. But although she is toasted by royalty and beloved by countless fans, Adele Astaire has dreams of a loving husband and a houseful of children. And when she meets Lord Charles Cavendish, her wishes may just come true—but at what cost?

El pericazo sarniento es un ensayo personal, el relato sin contemplaciones de un adicto a la cocaína. Carlos Velázquez ha logrado contar su paso por el infierno con una prosa dura, directa. La mente del adicto es un misterio y Velázquez emprende ese viaje al fondo de la noche y él regresa con este poderoso libro de memorias.

This is the story of Tiberius Claudius Nero, the step-son of Augustus Caesar, who, despite obstacles and his own reluctance, became the second emperor of Rome. His public life spanned the tumultuous period of transition from the Roman Republic to the Emperorship, and his private life took a series of unusual and surprising turns.