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From the bestselling author of The Time In Between comes a sweeping historical saga of an immigrant’s rags-to-riches journey as she struggles to anchor herself in foreign land across three tumultuous decades. Deeply harrowing circumstances force Cecilia Belmonte to leave her impoverished...

The spirited story of Mary Evans, an extraordinary woman from colonial Charles Town who finds a place for herself in St. Augustine after Spain relinquishes Florida. In this captivating tale, Eugenia Price paints a vivid picture of the tumultuous historic and political events that shaped the life of Mary Evans, a remarkably independent woman in the colonial south. Born in Charles Town, South Carolina, Mary, a skilled midwife, accompanied her first husband, British soldier David Fenwick, when his regiment fought the Spanish in Cuba.

FonoLibro se enorgullece al presentar María, la obra cumbre de la novela romántica latinoamericana, del prestigioso escritor Colombiano Jorge Isaac. Esta famosa y reconocida novela narra la historia de amor juvenil entre María y Efraín, enmarcada en la zona selvática del Valle del Cauca a fines siglo XIX, en la hacienda "El Paraíso" donde ambos crecieron. Sin embargo el camino de ambos se separo cuando, a la usanza de la época, Efraín fue enviado a Bogota a culminar sus estudios de bachillerato.

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst' When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an...

Nueva York, 1936. La pequeña casa de comidas El Capitán arranca su andadura en la calle Catorce, uno de los enclaves de la colonia española que por entonces reside en la ciudad. La muerte accidental de su dueño, el tarambana Emilio Arenas, obliga a sus indomables hijas veinteañeras a tomar...

Die Rückkehr zum Karlsplatz. Lichterfelde, 1968: Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben reist die junge Tänzerin Maria nach Deutschland, in die Heimat ihrer Mutter Vera. Hier an der Deutschen Oper in Berlin hat sie ihr erstes Solo-Engagement als Ballerina erhalten. Sie taucht ein in die spannende Musikszene der Stadt - und sie macht sich auf die Suche nach den Spuren ihrer Herkunft.

"Maria entre Tlemcen et Entre-Rios" est un livre audio de la série "Afrique du Nord", c'est une histoire de famille à la fin du XIXe siècle. Joseph émigre en Argentine mais il laisse son épouse Maria et ses cinq jeunes enfants à Tlemcen, en Algérie. Maria aura-t-elle le courage de le rejoindre en dépit des conditions d'une traversée périlleuse vers un nouveau monde inconnu ? Maria était une femme forte comme il en existait à cette époque et la vie en Algérie était douce et facile en 1881.

England is overrun by dragons of all shapes and sizes. Most people are blissfully unaware of them and the Pendragon Treaty that keeps the peace between human and dragon kind. Only those born with preternatural hearing, like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are able to hear and converse with dragonkind.

Elizabeth Bennet's father, Admiral Thomas Bennet, assures his daughters his retirement from His Majesty's Navy will be the start of a new life for them all. Little does he know his family's battles have only just begun.

Maria Sentimento in paese è una donna chiacchierata: orgogliosa, libera, scomoda. Nella Sicilia di fine anni Cinquanta, infatti, una vedova che cresce da sola quattro figli fa parlare di sé. Ma per lei, che degli uomini non ne vuole sapere se non per fugaci incontri, tenere insieme i destini dei suoi ragazzi è la priorità. Intanto, nella vicina Taormina, luccicano le ville dei divi del cinema, di artisti, scrittori, pittori, fotografi approdati nella rigogliosa Sicilia in cerca di avventure.

Keeping a hibernating dragon should have been a simple thing. Should have been, but it was not. Apparently, nothing involving dragons was ever simple, at least not for Anne Elliot, junior keeper to dragon Kellynch. With the estate in debt, Anne’s father in denial, and the dragon’s treasure missing, Kellynch’s awakening is shaping up to be nothing short of catastrophe. Not to mention, there was the pesky matter of her own broken heart and resentment against the old friend who had caused it.

Anno Domini 1069. Filippo di Lacus è l'unico erede di un feudo saccheggiato, l'ultimo rimasto in vita di un'antica famiglia e la sua spada è la sola che può reclamare vendetta. In battaglia lo chiamano il Falco, poiché egli non nutre pietà né emozioni. La forza fisica è la sua sola alleata, finché il destino lo porta a sud. Nella terra di Puglia dove regnano Roberto il Guiscardo e Sichelgaita di Salerno, Filippo incontra una giovane che con la sua luminosa presenza riesce a diradare le sue tenebre.

Figlio di un vassallo fedele al re di Bretagna, Guigemar è un cavaliere coraggioso e saggio. Un giorno, durante una battuta di caccia nel mezzo di un bosco, ferì mortalmente una cerva bianca, ma il caso volle che la freccia ferisse di rimando, sotto la coscia e gravemente, pure lui. Prima di morire la cerva parla al cavaliere e gli predice una possibilità di salvezza: la ferita potrà guarire solo da una donna che soffrirà per amore di lui, e lui soffrirà tanto per lei. Guigemar vagherà per la foresta finché non troverà un fiume e una nave riccamente decorata, ma senza equipaggio.

Se o destino nos trouxer de volta é o retrato comovente de uma mulher que viveu o apogeu do colonialismo e o trágico fim da Argélia francesa. Orã, anos 1920. Nesta cidade africana de raízes árabes, alma espanhola e administração francesa, desembarca uma jovem com um nome falso: Cecilia...

Maria wächst im Waisenhaus auf und wird im Jahre 1933 von einer Bauernfamilie adoptiert, allein aus dem Grunde, neben den zwei Söhnen, als billige Arbeitskraft zu dienen. Mit siebzehn begegnet sie Jakob. Nur ein Jahr währt ihre Liebe, als er und seine jüdische Familie eines Nachts deportiert...

Colonel Fitzwilliam should have been happy facing retirement. No more Napoleon, no more tromping the Continent, and his distant cousin had unexpectedly left him an estate. What was more, two of his favorite people, Darcy and Elizabeth, were travelling with him to visit his new home. But the colonel wasn’t happy, not when he was forced to watch Darcy exchanging enamored glances with his wife. No, he wanted to pitch his cousin out the window. It didn’t help when Darcy kept lecturing him on the joys of wedded life - as if women like Elizabeth Darcy grew on every tree.

Dull, plain, and practical, Mary Bennet was the girl men always overlooked. Nobody thought she’d garner a second glance, much less a husband. But she did, and now, she’s grateful to be engaged to Mr. Michaels, the steady, even-tempered steward of Rosings Park. By all appearances, they are made for each other, serious, hard-working, and boring.

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. Tiene juventud, belleza y fortuna, pero ha debido renunciar al amor. Helen, la hija de un rico comerciante, es obligada por su padre a contraer un matrimonio de conveniencia con Ashley Cadoux, el heredero del Vizconde Maynard, a quien su cojera...

María, de Jorge Isaacs, é uma das obras mais emblemáticas do romantismo latino-americano. Publicado em 1867, o romance tornou-se um marco da literatura do século XIX por sua prosa lírica, seu profundo senso de melancolia e pela maneira como entrelaça amor, memória e natureza. Ambientado no exuberante Vale do Cauca, na Colômbia, o audiolivro encanta gerações de ouvintes com sua delicadeza emocional e riqueza descritiva.

As a child, Richard dreamed of knighthood and gallant deeds. As a grown man, he is committed to doing his best as an officer of the Guard, as a Lord of the land, and as a father. Living up to his oaths is easy. Being a good husband is much more of a challenge. Alysoun has done everything expected of a woman in her position. She has married well and had two clever, healthy children. That's not enough. Richard is kind, but increasingly distant. Alysoun herself has pain and fatigue magic can't fix. In truth, she is isolated and more than a little bored.