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Single mother Francesca is struggling to get by when an act of desperation leads to her owing a debt to notorious gangland boss Tony Lambrianu. Tony has his own troubles - a change of image from playboy to respectable married man is needed to further his criminal career. He has women falling at his feet but none he wants to make his wife. As Francesca is drawn deeper into the dark underworld dealings of Tony and his associates, she has to make alliances of her own to survive. And she’ll do whatever it takes to protect her small son.

On the quiet rooftops of a sleepless city, a small grey cat named Look-Up spends his nights gazing at the stars. While the other alley cats chase fish and scraps, he chases light—dreaming not of survival, but of belonging among the constellations. When two children discover him and rename him Comet, his dream begins to change.

La vie est parfois cruelle. Après avoir passé tant d'années à papillonner de femme en femme, Michael Stirling est tombé amoureux fou de la seule femme qu'il lui était interdit d'aimer : Francesca, l'épouse de son cousin John, que Michael aime comme un frère. Quand John meurt brutalement, Michael devient comte de Kilmartin. Désormais, Francesca est libre mais le souvenir du défunt se dresse entre eux.

Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year 11 at an all boy's school that has just started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and, to make things worse, her mother has had a breakdown and can barely move from her bed.

A podcast ‘loosely’ based around horse racing.Join two leading fillies from the world of Horse racing, ITV Racing host Francesca Cumani, and Sky Sports presenter Vanessa Ryle, for their brilliant new podcast.Whether you're a die-hard racing fan or just here for the banter, the pair cover everything from turf talk to off-track gossip, plus their real-life fashion disasters.Tune in, hold tight, and enjoy the ride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is 2055, and there’s a new pope. It’s Jessica Simon, an American, a wife, and a mother. She’s taken the name Francesca. A lifelong advocate for the poor, she believes the Catholic Church must return to Jesus’ teachings and bring God to life in the world. But powerful forces are aligned against her. They see Francesca as a threat.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed, like there just aren't enough hours in the day? Francesca Moi understands, and she's mastered the art of delegation to transform not just her time management, but her entire role as a business owner. In her latest book, The Power of Delegation Save Time, Save Money and Grow with Virtual Assistants, she shares this expertise.

Chiara è una donna di quarantacinque anni, laureata in filosofia e di professione bibliotecaria. Con queste premesse si rivolge a Sofia, una psicoterapeuta sua coetanea, con un'angosciante richiesta: «Non voglio morire». Sofia prende Chiara per mano e si pone davanti a lei come uno specchio chiarificatore, tentando di riportarla su, lontana dall'abisso nel quale era sprofondata.

Eva ist Anfang vierzig, als sie einen Anruf von dem Mann erhält, der in ihrer Kindheit eine Zeitlang die Rolle des Vaters einnahm, bevor er scheinbar für immer verschwand. Er liegt im Sterben und möchte Eva noch einmal sehen. Sie reist mit dem Zug von Südtirol quer durch Italien in den äußersten Süden. In ihrer Vorstellung entfaltet sich ihre ganze Kindheit in Südtirol: Sie wuchs im Schatten der politischen Verwerfungen einer Region auf, die drei Jahrzehnte lang der Spielball bedrohlicher Allianzen war und dann endlich den Aufbruch in die Autonomie wagte.

A Washington Post Top 10 Book of the Year Fresh Air Top 10 Book of the Year This critically acclaimed, “superb” (The Washington Post) biography of one of the most influential and mythologized literary figures of the 20th century examines both Gertrude Stein’s life and her partner’s...

Francesca Sabatini came to America to take in the sights, celebrate her high school graduation, and have fun wasting time before college starts in the fall. That's not what happens. Fresh off the plane and barely on American soil more than a handful of minutes, Francesca's face is recognized by TSA scanners to be a match for a child who was kidnapped 12 years ago.

An introvert, Special Agent Francesca moves to Las Vegas to escape her powerful, domineering mother. On arrival, multiple obstacles challenge her. She needs to approach a father she’s never met, a man who doesn’t even know she exists. Then, she must play the role of a loving fiancée with a stranger. One who makes her question every unexpected emotion he provokes.

Welcome to Women Investing: Investing Made Simple for European Women the money podcast for women who live anywhere in the European Continent and want to invest but have no idea where to start. Whether you’re in the EU, the UK, Switzerland, or anywhere else in Europe you’re in the right place. We welcome everyone who calls Europe home, including expats and Americans living here! Investing is only for rich men in suits… right? LOL. Nope. Not here.Whether you: - Don’t know what a portfolio is - Feel intimidated by the word “investing” and by the whole process - Or secretly ...

Dai Templi del sonno ai Laboratori di Neuroscienze, la chiave per accedere a conoscenze nascoste di regole che determinano il comportamento umano. Tra le cose nascoste la risposta, per nulla scontata, a domande quali: l'apparire mediocri facilita il successo nella comunicazione rivolta al grande pubblico? L'utilizzo strategico del linguaggio può indurre cambiamenti nella percezione e nella gestione della realtà?

France, 1942: A Nazi Officer steals a Matisse painting that becomes a symbol of freedom against the oppressors. Francesca, an artist and conservator, grieving over the death of her daughter at the hands of German soldiers, flees Paris. She has only a handful of paintings and a desire for revenge she is ill-equipped to pursue. In the long, hard winter that follows, she joins a group of Partisans in their battle to free France and salvage her culture. She becomes embroiled in a plot to recover Le Mur Rose, the stolen painting.

Welcome to the world of Francesca Cahill, crime-solver extraordinaire. Francesca is no ordinary heroine. She refuses to bow to convention, wears her heart on her sleeve, and is determined to right the ills and injustices of society. Deadly Love begins Francesca's mad escapades when the neighbors' little boy is kidnapped right out of his bed during a society ball. It is January 18, 1902. Francesca stumbles across the ransom note just as she meets New York City's newly appointed police commissioner.

Scopriamo, con gli anni, che tutta la vita è come un grappolo d'uva che, gustato acino dopo acino in modo adeguato, porta alla sapienza, alla piena maturità umana. Anche le fiabe portano con sé acini di sapienza che, se fatti fermentare bene nel cuore, sviluppano un vinello niente male!

"Viaggiare in giapponese". 300 parole e frasi essenziali, in hotel, al ristorante, al lavoro, ecc. E i 100 verbi più comuni. Il giapponese è una lingua dell'Asia orientale parlata da circa 128 milioni di persone, principalmente in Giappone, dove è la lingua nazionale. Come imparare una lingua in modo diverso? Oggi l'apprendimento delle lingue si sta rivoluzionando: non devi più frequentare le lezioni di lingua tradizionale. Il nostro metodo di apprendimento: una selezione di centinaia di frasi e parole essenziali. Li ascolti, li ripeti e parli.

Wie viele Geheimnisse erträgt eine Familie? Ilaria glaubte, ihren Vater zu kennen - bis eines Tages ein junger Afrikaner auf dem Treppenabsatz vor ihrer Wohnung sitzt und behauptet, mit ihr verwandt zu sein. In seinem Ausweis steht: Attilio Profeti, der Name ihres Vaters. Der aber ist zu alt, um noch Auskunft zu geben. Hier beginnt Ilarias Entdeckungsreise, und von hier aus entfaltet Francesca Melandri eine schier unglaubliche Familiengeschichte über drei Generationen und entwirft ein schonungsloses Porträt der italienischen Gesellschaft.

Sopravvissuto al grave incidente che gli è costato mesi di ricovero al reparto Grandi Ustionati, Learco Ferrari è riuscito a diventare uno scrittore. Ma soprattutto è un convalescente, che - tra pensieri che vanno e che vengono, tutine speciali che le fanno solo in Irlanda, traduzioni di manuali russi, le storie del Mullà Nasrudìn, libri di filosofia sufi, quella sua amica là di Bologna che si chiama Francesca, e molto altro ancora - tenta di tornare a una vita normale. Anche se in fondo, non essere mica tanto normale può anche rivelarsi un pregio.