Showing results for "Emma" in 20th Century

The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns… The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns… At the centre of this sweeping saga stands Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of Emma and the guardian of her vast business empire. Paula believes that...

Emma Woodhouse es una joven hermosa, lista y rica, y a la vez, bastante mimada y empeñada en hacer de casamentera. Cuando la joven pierde la compañía de su antigua institutriz, se enfrenta a un vacío en su vida y decide ayudar a los demás a tener una vida tan perfecta como la suya. Es así que toma bajo su tutela a la humilde Harriet Smith para conseguirle un marido. Así, sus afanes para que Harriet tenga un matrimonio ventajoso junto con su personalidad manipuladora, provocarán una serie de enredos, malentendidos y confusiones que pondrán a prueba la confianza en sí misma y retrasarán su propio final feliz.

Madeleine isn’t like other grieving war widows. Claudette isn’t like other young French women. As their lives collide, Madeleine and Claude will discover a depth of connection and desire they never knew could exist. Can their love flourish in post-WW2 France or will their past derail their future?

“Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich…” Thus began Jane Austen’s classic, a light and lively tale set in an English village 200 years ago. Yet every era has its share of Emmas: young women trying to find themselves in their own corners of the world. I Could Write a Book is the story of a self-proclaimed modern woman: Emma Katherine Woodhouse, a 1970s co-ed whose life is pleasant, ordered, and predictable, if a bit confining.

Obstacles and adventures await the young couple as they navigate the winding road called life. Through the ever-changing landscape of their love story, two constants remain: their faith in God and their love of family.

1947: Emma ist überglücklich, dass ihr geliebter Fritz doch noch aus dem Krieg in ihr Heimatdorf zurückgekehrt ist. Schon lange sind sie ein Paar, nun fiebert Emma der Heirat entgegen. Doch der Krieg hat einen Schatten auf Fritz' Seele gelegt, gegen den nicht einmal Emma mit all ihrer Liebe ankommt. Und dann, in der Nacht, die eigentlich die glücklichste ihres Lebens sein sollte, geschieht etwas Schreckliches, das alles verändert. 2019: Marie ist mit ihrem Mann neu nach Oberkirchbach gezogen und lernt nach und nach die Einwohner des Dörfchens kennen.

As Ashley contemplates her life as a lesbian stuck in the middle of the Syrian oil fields surrounded by more men than there is sand, a blast from the past brings with it the opportunity to rekindle old flames. But what of the local chef Iman? As she awakens to her sexuality, in a country where such love is forbidden, will her heart's yearning be satisfied or forever denied?