Inhalt: The Seven Sisters is a sweeping epic tale of love and loss by the international number one bestseller Lucinda Riley. Maia D'Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home - a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva - having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died.Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage - a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil . . .Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Epoque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacio's father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. But Izabela longs for adventure, and convinces him to allow her to accompany the family of a renowned architect on a trip to Paris. In the heady, vibrant streets of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Laurent Brouilly, and knows at once that her life will never be the same again.The Seven Sisters is the first book in the spellbinding Seven Sisters series, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation. It is followed by The Storm Sister.'A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance' - Daily Mail Umfang: 400 S. ISBN: 978-1-4472-1910-1
Inhalt: Following the bestselling The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister is the second book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding series of love and loss, based loosely on the mythology surrounding the famous star constellation.Ally D'Apliese is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalizing clue to their true heritage. Ally has also recently embarked on a deeply passionate love affair that will change her destiny forever. But with her life now turned upside down, Ally decides to leave the open seas and follow the trail that her father left her, which leads her to the icy beauty of Norway . . . There, Ally begins to discover her roots - and how her story is inextricably bound to that of a young unknown singer, Anna Landvik, who lived there over a hundred years before, and sang in the first performance of Grieg's iconic music set to Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt'. As Ally learns more about Anna, she also begins to question who her father, Pa Salt, really was. And why is the seventh sister missing?The epic multi-million selling series continues with The Shadow Sister.A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance - Daily Mail Umfang: 608 S. ISBN: 978-1-4472-8859-6
Inhalt: Rosanna Menici is just a girl when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary talents as opera singers and by their enduring but obsessive love for each other - a love that will ultimately affect the lives of all those closest to them. For, as Rosanna slowly discovers, their unison is haunted by irreversible events from the past ...Rosanna's journey takes her from humble beginnings in the back streets of Naples to the glittering stages of the world's most prestigious opera houses. Schlagworte:Englischsprachige Literatur Systematik: Zoa Umfang: 573 S. Standort: Zoa Ril ISBN: 978-1-4472-5706-6
Inhalt: Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day. Schlagworte:Englischsprachige Literatur, Frauenroman Systematik: Zoa Umfang: 669 S. Standort: Zoa Ril ISBN: 978-1-4472-1843-2
Inhalt: After the death of her father - Pa Salt, an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe - Tiggy D'Aplièse , trusting her instincts, moves to the remote wilds of Scotland. There she takes a job doing what she loves; caring for animals on the vast and isolated Kinnaird estate, employed by the enigmatic and troubled Laird, Charlie Kinnaird. Her decision alters her future irrevocably when Chilly, an ancient gipsy who has lived for years on the estate, tells her that not only does she possess a sixth sense, passed down from her ancestors, but it was foretold long ago that he would be the one to send her back home to Granada in Spain. In the shadow of the magnificent Alhambra, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, who were forced to flee their homes during the civil war, and to 'La Candela' the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation.From the Scottish Highlands and Spain, to South America and New York, Tiggy follows the trail back to her own exotic but complex past. And under the watchful eye of a gifted gypsy bruja she begins to embrace her own talent for healing. But when fate takes a hand, Tiggy must decide whether to stay with her new-found family or return to Kinnaird, and Charlie. Schlagworte:Englischsprachige Literatur, Frauenroman Systematik: Zoa Umfang: 738 S. Standort: Zoa Ril ISBN: 978-1-5098-4010-6
Inhalt: Paris, 1928. Ein Junge wird gerade noch rechtzeitig entdeckt, bevor er stirbt, und von einer Familie aufgenommen. Er ist klug und liebenswert, und er entfaltet seine Talente in dem neuen Zuhause. Hier wird ihm ein Leben ermöglicht, von dem er nicht zu träumen gewagt hätte. Doch er weigert sich, einen Hinweis darauf zu geben, wer er wirklich ist. Als er zu einem jungen Mann heranwächst, verliebt er sich und besucht das berühmte Pariser Konservatorium. Die Schrecken seiner Vergangenheit kann er darüber beinahe vergessen, ebenso wie das Versprechen, das er einst geschworen hat, einzulösen. Aber Unheil ballt sich zusammen über Europa, und niemand ist mehr in Sicherheit. Tief in seinem Herzen weiß er, dass die Zeit kommen wird und er wieder fliehen muss.
Ägäis, 2008. Alle sieben Schwestern sind an Bord der »Titan« zusammengekommen, um sich von ihrem geliebten Vater, der ihnen stets ein Rätsel blieb, zu verabschieden. Zur Überraschung aller ist es die verschwundene Schwester, die von Pa Salt damit betraut wurde, ihnen die Spur in ihre Vergangenheit aufzuzeigen. Aber für jede Wahrheit, die enthüllt wird, taucht eine neue Frage auf, und die Schwestern müssen erkennen, dass sie ihren Vater kaum gekannt haben. Noch schockierender aber ist, dass diese lang begrabenen Geheimnisse noch immer Auswirkungen auf ihrer aller Leben haben. Schlagworte:Frauenroman Umfang: 795 S. Standort: Rile ISBN: 978-3-442-31567-3
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