In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves... From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of ...

CLAWS AND EFFECT <BR>Winter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital-until the main source of that gossip turns up dead. It's not like Harry to resist a mystery, and she soon finds the hospital a hotbed of ego, jealousy, and illicit love. <BR>But it's ...

aus der Reihe Coronet'> Jean M. Auel's enthralling "Earth's Children series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M. Auel returns us to the earliest days of humankind and to the captivating adventures of the courageous woman called Ayla. <BR>With her companion, Jondalar, Ayla sets out on her most dangerous and daring journey--away from the ...

aus der Reihe Coronet'> The story of Ayla begins when, as a five-year-old orphan, she is adopted by the Clan, a group of Neanderthals. Initially, she inspires surprise, then wariness and finally acceptance by the Clan. She is cared for by its medicine woman, Iza, and its wise holy man, Creb. But she makes an implacable enemy of the group's future leader, Broud. He will do all he can to destroy her - but Ayla is a survivor. Jean Auel's imaginative reconstruction of ...

Im Jahr 1862 gründet das mächtige Familienuntenehmen Noble House Hongkong eine Niederlassung im japanischen Yokohama. Die Fremden, die Gai-Jin, werden mit Mißtrauen betrachtet, vor allem von einer Gruppe fanatischer Samurais, die sich mit einer Öffnung Japans nicht abfinden kann. Malcom Struan, ältester Sohn des Firmeninhabers, wird bei einem Samurai-Überfall schwer verwundet. Aufopfernd pflegt ihn die junge Französin Angelique Richard. Sie ist ...

aus der Reihe Coronet'> Leaving the valley of horses with Jondalar, the handsome man she has nursed back to health and come to love, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi; the Mammoth Hunters. But as she settles into this new life among a people at first strange and disturbingly different, Ayla finds herself irresistibly drawn to Ranec, their master-carver. Ultimately, she is compelled to make a fateful choice between the two men. Jean Auel's ...

Im mittelalterlichen England spielt dieser historische Roman. Erzählt wird die Geschichte von Tom Builder, einem Steinmetz, der davon träumt, eine Kathedrale zu bauen. Es herrschen jedoch Krieg und bittere Armut im Land. Nach dem Tod seiner Frau trifft Tom auf die geheimnisvolle Ellen, die verstoßen und rechtlos mit ihrem Sohn Jack in den Wäldern lebt und die seine Gefährtin wird. Nachdem schließlich unter einem neuen König, Heinrich II., Frieden ...

Latest paperback from Ken Follett; a compelling story of love, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which brings alive the hopes and dreams of the eighteenth century with stunning accuracy. Pan's lead title for August, this will be subject to a nationwide marketing and advertising campaign. "A master storyteller" )The Times(.
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In the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. After centuries of pogrom-like riots encouraged by the Church, the Jews - who have been an important part of Spanish life since the days of the Romans - are expelled from the country by royal edict. Many who wish to remain are intimidated by Church and Crown and become Catholics, but several hundred thousand choose to retain their religion and depart; given little time to flee, some ...

Peter Claire, ein junger Lautenspieler aus England, kommt an den Hof Christians IV. von Dänemark. Bald wird er zum Vertrauten des Königs, mit dem er nicht nur über Musik, sondern auch über Politik, die desolaten Staatsfinanzen und die Abgründe der Liebe diskutiert. Christian wird von einer Leidenschaft zerfressen: für seine eigene Frau, Kirsten Munk, die ihm in 15 Jahren Ehe zwölf Kinder geboren hat, aber nichts mehr von ihm wissen will. Sie ...