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This story involves adoption, searching for roots, passing for white, white supremacy, effects of prejudice on people of color. But it is, above all, a love story—love overcoming every obstacle. In 1932, during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl eras, an infant girl is abandoned by her mother, an unmarried teenager on the way to California with her destitute Oklahoma family. At the Clark Place Dairy near Mackenzie, Texas, she leaves a note giving the infant's name as "Susanna" and asking Mrs. Lupe Clark to raise her.

"Ich gehe niemals und nirgends zugrunde." Etty Hillesum ist eine Lebenslehrerin - auf dem Weg zur Selbstannahme, zur Weltannahme, zur Gottannahme. Zu Etty Hillesum (1914-1943) und ihren Tagebüchern gibt es Sekundärliteratur, Vorträge, Neuausgaben. Darüber vergisst man möglicherweise, sie selbst zu lesen, zu hören. Dazu ist in diesem Podcast Gelegenheit.

Early this morning, several hours before my arrest, I was woken by an earth tremor. I mention the incident not to suggest that there was a connection – that somehow the fault lines in my life came crashing together in a form of a couple of policemen – for in Tokyo we have a quake like this...

Otto volumi, otto voci, otto vite che si sfiorano, si scontrano, si inseguono senza saperlo. Ciascuna racconta un frammento dello stesso mondo: quello che si ostina a resistere ai margini, quello che non ha testimoni. Il quarto volume, Susanna. La veglia cieca di chi protegge ciò che la consuma. Susanna si muove su una scena domestica che somiglia a una ferita aperta. Lì, fra eco di parole sorde e stanze che non smaltiscono il disordine e i rifiuti, ogni gesto è un tentativo di restare viva senza cedere al disgusto.

Das ergreifende Abenteuer einer eigenwilligen und wagemutigen Frau – nach einer wahren Begebenheit: Susanna, Malerin aus der Schweiz, reist in den Westen und trifft Sitting Bull, Häuptling der Sioux. Alte Gewissheiten gelten nicht mehr, neue sind noch nicht zu haben. In New York wird die Brooklyn Bridge eröffnet, Edisons Glühbirnen erleuchten die Stadt. Mittendrin Susanna aus Basel, die mit ihrer Mutter nach Amerika ausgewandert ist. Maschinen erobern die Welt, im Westen kämpfen Ureinwohner ums Überleben.

Susanna Clarke discusses her remarkable debut novel, the BookSense Book of the Year, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell with her friend, novelist Neil Gaiman. Set in an alternate version of England in the early 1800s, an England in which the people yearn to recapture the practical magic of an earlier era, this fantasy novel combines the wit of Jane Austen with rollicking adventure and hilarious scholarly footnotes.

An intelligent, strong-willed woman, Susanna Wesley suffered much in a male-dominated world while she prepared her children to succeed in it. Her fiery, independent spirit is evident as Arnold Dallimore sets the mother of Methodism within her culture and time in England. Though Samuel Wesley figures prominently in his wife's story, as do John, Charles, and the other children, the story remains fixed on Susanna. Excerpts from Susanna Wesley's letters and writings of her husband and children are included.

Beatrice, the widowed marchioness of Castleton, is in possession of a powerful secret. She knows all about shifters; her horrible late husband being one of them. At any moment, Beatrice could take advantage of her secret over the prince and the pack - that is, unless her entanglement becomes a binding one. A marriage between the duke of Osborn and Beatrice isn't what either of them wants, but the attraction is mutual. Even so, it will take much more than a shared bed to open up their hearts to one another.

Suri kann ihr Glück kaum fassen: Gemeinsam mit ihrer besten Freundin Lynn beginnt sie ihr Studium am renommierten Clemson College. Neue Erfahrungen, spannende Kurse und ein aufregendes Leben auf dem Campus erwarten sie.

Darum soll dieses Jahr alles perfekt werden: Ein Adventswochenende im romantischen Backkurs auf dem Land – inklusive Plätzchenduft, Kaminfeuer und einer To-do-Liste voller Besinnlichkeit. Doch der Plan gerät ins Wanken, als ausgerechnet Ben, chaotischer Weihnachtsmuffel mit Grinch-Charme, ihr Zimmernachbar wird. Er wollte eigentlich gar nicht backen – und erst recht nicht mit jemandem, der Frühstückszeiten farblich markiert.

Jule hatte sich ihren Weihnachtsurlaub anders vorgestellt: Kaminfeuer, Stille, Zimttee und maximal ein Schneemann. Stattdessen steht plötzlich Noel vor der Tür – ihr Ex-Schwarm mit dem charmanten Grinsen und einer Familie, die chaotischer nicht sein könnte.

A tale of love, life, and finding your way home...At age nine, as Susanna sat on a horse for the first time, an unbreakable bond was forged. It set the stage for a lifelong odyssey for this determined girl and her devotion to her equine companions.

This is the story of one of Church history's most revered women, the godly mother of John and Charles Wesley. This biography recounts the story of a woman who used her strong leadership and faith to raise well educated and spiritually disciplined children. Her unwavering devotion to God and family in the face of grief, poverty, and a sometimes difficult marriage is a tremendous inspiration.

In this story, Resolved White remembers his mother Susanna White, one of the first European “founding mothers” to sail from England to America in 1620. Resolved remembers their journey to America and the new community that they built in Plymouth.

The commonly held belief that you should ‘follow your passion’ is flawed. Many people believe that to be truly happy, you need to find and follow your one and only passion. This is a very limiting approach, and one not backed up by much research. In fact, recent research has shown that you can live a more fulfilling life by choosing to pursue your whole life with passion. This has nothing to do with monetising the one thing you love, but finding love in what you do. Halonen, also known as the Happyologist, introduces a new approach to passion that enables you to take control of your happiness.

This tender fusion of poetry and prose arose from one woman's journey of learning to live with intention and of learning to love with gentleness. It's an exploration of self-awareness and self-compassion that inspires inner peace.

Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie. 'Roughing It In the Bush' is Susanna Moodie's account of how she coped with the harshness of life in the woods of Upper Canada, as an Englishwoman homesteading abroad. Her narrative was constructed partly as a response to the glowing falsehoods European land-agents were circulating about life in the New World. Her chronicle is frank and humorous, and was a popular sensation at the time of its publication in 1852.

Susanna Greyshott's family were once wealthy and well-to-do, but they have fallen upon hard times, and she and her Mama have been forced to make changes and do the best they can under the circumstances. But it has made Susanna hard as flint, unwilling to forgive and even less willing to open her heart. She is quite prepared to move to Texas, where she believes she may finally be able to build a life for her and her Mama where they are beholden to no-one, but a face from her past could ruin it all. Can she truly let herself accept all the benefits and happiness that Faith Creek longs to offer? Will she learn to forgive and accept the love that has always been all around her?

This is your permission to let go of what no longer serves you. Born from the longing to live with greater ease and purpose, this gentle blend of poetry and prose invites you to clear the inner and outer noise so you can better hear your one true voice. Whether you’re letting go of outdated beliefs, softening your grip on judgement, or releasing old versions of yourself, this book guides you through life’s quiet and necessary endings so you can create space for new beginnings. It will help you to shed, shift, and begin again.

You are more important in your happiness journey than you think. Too often, we seek happiness outside of us. We think our happiness is dictated by the goals we reach and the circumstances we are surrounded by. These assumptions are both wrong.