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A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables...before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the 19th century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak - and unimaginable greatness. Plucky and ambitious, Marilla Cuthbert is 13 years old when her world is turned upside down. Her beloved mother dies in childbirth, and Marilla suddenly must bear the responsibilities of a farm wife.

In 1945, Elsie Schmidt is a naive teenager, as eager for her first sip of champagne as she is for her first kiss. She and her family have been protected from the worst of the terror and desperation overtaking her country by a high-ranking Nazi who wishes to marry her. So when an escaped Jewish boy arrives on Elsie’s doorstep in the dead of night on Christmas Eve, Elsie understands that opening the door would put all she loves in danger.

Before Green Gables is the story of Anne Shirley's life before her arrival at Green Gables - a heartwarming tale of a precocious child. Her lively imagination and relentless spirit help her to overcome difficult circumstances and exemplify a young girl's ability to love, learn, and above all, dream.

It’s January 1972 but the sun is white hot when Willy May Michael’s boat first kisses the dock of Mustique Island. Tucked into the southernmost curve of the Caribbean, Mustique is a private island that has become a haven for the wealthy and privileged. Its owner is the eccentric British playboy Colin Tennant, who is determined to turn this speck of white sand into a luxurious neo-colonial retreat for his rich friends and into a royal court in exile for the Queen’s rebellious sister, Princess Margaret.

When Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown, realizes that her artistic talents may be able to help save the lives of slaves fleeing north, she becomes one of the Underground Railroad's leading mapmakers, taking her cues from the slave code quilts and hiding her maps within her paintings. She boldly embraces this calling after being told the shocking news that she can't bear children, but as the country steers toward bloody civil war, Sarah faces difficult sacrifices that could put all she loves in peril.

Zina Khakhoulia, avec son timbre éraillée et son interprétation d'une grande justesse, nous offre une lecture bouleversante et à la hauteur de la profondeur du roman de Sarah McCoy. Allemagne, 1944. Malgré les restrictions, les pâtisseries fument à la boulangerie Schmidt. Entre ses parents patriotes, sa sœur volontaire au Lebensborn et son prétendant haut placé dans l'armée nazie, la jeune Elsie, 16 ans, vit de cannelle et d'insouciance. Jusqu'à cette nuit de Noël, où vient toquer à sa porte un petit garçon juif, échappé des camps.

After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom...and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem. No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister.

When an international warning siren accidentally goes off, convincing everyone that a meteor shower may just be the end of life as they know it, six couples—friends, exes, crushes and rivals—must take shelter. Inhibitions are abandoned, confessions are made and love blossoms, but what happens when the world doesn’t end?

Six college friends have reunited for a glamorous weekend in the Catskills, a decade after a fatal accident that nearly destroyed them. Keith, once the ringleader of the group, was a handsome charmer on the fast track to success. Now he’s spiraling into addiction and stands at the edge of losing it all. This weekend is the last chance to save him. But Keith, it turns out, is not the only one who needs saving.

À travers sa lecture incarnée et sa voix claire, Lauryanne Philippe nous ramène dans l'univers attachant de Lucy Maud Montgomery, tout en captant avec astuce la modernité du roman de Sarah McCoy. Île du Prince-Édouard, au large du Canada, 1837. L'enfance de Marilla Cuthbert s'écoule, heureuse et paisible, dans le cadre enchanteur de la campagne, avec ses parents et son frère aîné, Matthew. À la mort brutale de sa mère adorée, Marilla se jure de veiller toujours sur son père et son frère. Mais aussi sur tous ces orphelins, ces fugitifs noirs-américains qui, traqués par les chasseurs d'esclaves, débarquent sur leurs côtes.

A few weeks after the failure of her business in London, Sarah was asked a question in a book she was reading. “What does money want to say to you?” She started writing a response and found words coming out of her pen that weren’t her own. They started with, “I would like to tell you to love me.” She was deeply touched, and intrigued to explore more about the source of this message. She went on to write in the same way every day for three months and ended up with a collection of surprising, funny and inspiring advice, apparently from the energy of money itself.

What goes better with mistletoe and merriment than the sweet beginnings of romance?

Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.

On any particular day, thousands upon thousands of people pass through New York City's Grand Central Terminal, through the whispering gallery, beneath the ceiling of stars, and past the information booth and its beckoning four-faced clock, to whatever destination is calling them. It is a place where people come to say hello and good-bye. And each person has a story to tell.

A podcast by Sara McCormick, the astrologer behind Bella deLuna Astrology and the Soul Care Planner, to help listeners develop a deeper relationship to self-care, their intuition, and ultimately help them find their own path.

"Bücher berühren die Seele. Sie erden uns und lassen uns gleichzeitig fliegen." Ein Laden voller verstaubter Bücher in einem Dorf in der Eifel - was hat Tante Marlies sich nur dabei gedacht, ihn ausgerechnet Hannah zu hinterlassen? Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter hat sie kein Buch mehr angerührt. Zum Glück ist mit dem attraktiven Geschäftsmann Ben schnell ein Käufer gefunden. Als Hannah jedoch hinter seine Pläne kommt, entbrennt ein heißer Kampf um die Zukunft des Buchladens, bei dem auch zwischen Hannah und Ben heftig die Funken fliegen.

Een meeslepend verhaal over goed en kwaadin de Tweede Wereldoorlog - zet aan tot nadenken. Duitsland, 1945. De ergste oorlogsterreur is aan de jonge Elsie voorbijgegaan. Zij en haar familie worden beschermd door een hooggeplaatste nazi die met haar wil trouwen. Maar als er in de kerstnacht een ontsnapt Joods jongetje op de stoep staat, weet Elsie dat ze alles wat ze liefheeft in gevaar brengt als ze de deur van de bakkerswinkel voor hem opent.

Retinitis Pigmentosa 101: How to live, grow, and become your best self with retinitis pigmentosa from A to Z. Are you someone who has been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa or a parent who has recently learned that your child is losing their vision? Then this book might just be for you.

Science + Woo is an inspiring show hosted by Sarah McLachlan, Mind-Body Mentor, Ex-Physiotherapist, Somatic, Energetics + NLP Practitioner, and spiritual "woo woo" advocate. An Athlete and self-proclaimed 'Joy-Instigator', Sarah is also an Alchemist. She fuses over 17 years of first-hand clinical & practitioner experience and evidence-based science, with the power of the mind, the unseen and energetic realm. In true Sarah-style, this podcast is voiced with loving, "no-BS" real talk to motivate, educate and empower you. All episodes are unscripted & unedited. Sarah activates and guides an ...

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