検索キーワード： ナレーター "Alice" すべてのカテゴリー

Sono molte le strade che compongono la vita di Gaia van der Esch: ci sono le strade di campagna di Anguillara Sabazia, dove ha vissuto la sua infanzia con il fratello, il padre olandese e la madre lombarda; quelle lastricate di sampietrini del liceo e dell’università a Roma; le autostrade verso casa dei nonni nell’hinterland milanese. E poi ci sono le strade che l’hanno portata per dodici anni lontano dall’Italia, tra studio e missioni internazionali, in Germania, Francia, Belgio, Tanzania, Giordania, Iraq, Svizzera e Stati Uniti.

The Britannias tells the story of Britain's islands and how they are woven into its collective cultural psyche. From Neolithic Orkney to modern-day Thanet, Alice Albinia explores the furthest reaches of Britain's island topography, once known (wrote Pliny) by the collective term, Britanniae. Sailing over borders, between languages and genres, trespassing through the past to understand the present, this book knocks the centre out to foreground neglected epics and subversive voices.

Are you tired of seeing your little one struggle to make friends, exhibit challenging behaviors, or struggle with communication? Imagine if there was a proven toolkit designed by a speech therapist that could equip your toddler with the essential social skills they need to thrive in any situation, even if they have delayed skills.

Par un froid après-midi de décembre, Sam repère Sadie sur le quai du métro parmi la foule. Ils ne se sont pas vus depuis des années, mais jamais ils n'ont oublié leur première rencontre, à l'hôpital. Sam se remettait d'un accident, Sadie venait voir sa sœur malade, et ces deux enfants passionnés de jeux vidéo se sont mis à refaire le monde.

Quand ils décident d'emmener leur petite sœur se baigner dans cette étrange carrière au milieu de la forêt, Roberta et Willet ne mesurent pas le danger qui guette dans ces eaux... White Forest, Mississippi. Cachée au milieu de la forêt, la carrière fascine autant qu'elle inquiète. On murmure que des esprits malveillants se dissimulent dans ses eaux profondes. Par une chaude journée d'été, Roberta et Willet bravent toutes les superstitions pour aller s'y baigner avec leur petite soeur, Pansy. En quête de baies, ils s'éloignent de la carrière. Quand ils reviennent, Pansy a disparu.

No one ever expected straight-A student Lauren Taylor to make waves. But that was the old Lauren—before she went to college and became an online stripper to make ends meet. Now, Lauren is on the run with a secret and a bag of cash, fleeing landlocked Arizona for the beaches of California.

L'estate avvampa a Palermo, la terra è arida e i bacini a secco. Dai rubinetti, come sempre in agosto, l'acqua scende appena, sui marciapiedi l'immondizia fermenta rendendo l'aria irrespirabile, e a nulla servono preghiere e invocazioni a santa Rosalia affinché faccia piovere. I poveri si muovono nei bassi come fantasmi nella polvere, i più abbienti hanno già lasciato i quartieri alti per le loro ville al mare.

Florence Day è la ghostwriter di una delle più famose autrici romance del momento. Ma ha un problema: dopo una rottura terribile, non crede più nell'amore. Quando Benji Andor, il suo nuovo, affascinante editor, si rifiuta di concederle più tempo per consegnare il romanzo, Florence si prepara a dire addio alla sua carriera. Ma le cattive notizie, si sa, non viaggiano mai da sole: sua madre la chiama per avvisarla che il padre è venuto a mancare. Così, torna nella cittadina di provincia dove è nata e dove la sua famiglia gestisce un'agenzia di pompe funebri.

On the night of Bel’s birthday, at the stroke of midnight, her world goes black. When she wakes, she is thrust into a new and frightening world—the underground Onyx City. It is a place rife with magic and creatures of the night. It is also a place of dark beauty, dangerous intrigue and ruled by a beast—the ruthless vampire prince, Ezra Blade. When Bel makes a desperate attempt to escape her captors, she trespasses through the royal gardens, and is caught by the prince himself. Now, her fate is in his hands.

Dr. Renee Phillips is convinced that Cleopatra, the last of Egypt's pharaohs, was spirited away from Egypt and sailed to the Americas. She has evidence that her remains may be buried deep in an uncharted area of the Amazon jungle. With tremendous conviction and knowledge, she convinces Sage and Court Southerland to document her exploration into the dangerous unknown. The two explorers pack up Jake and Kinga and fly to the airport closest to the jungle, then set out on a boat to reach Renee's location.

Tutti gli anni, dal sette dicembre al sette gennaio, Palermo è in preda al demone del gioco: aristocratici, borghesi e modesti cittadini, giovani, vecchi e bambini sono vittime della medesima febbre. Sul tavolo verde si impegnano esigui risparmi o ricchi patrimoni nell'irrinunciabile rito collettivo delle feste invernali. Marò Pajno sta attraversando un periodo difficile, e il freddo che sente dentro non è legato solo alla pioggia che affligge senza sosta la città.

In a family that has everything, one tends to forget that some things are beyond even their control. After fate sends the family an unmistakable message, Christopher suddenly finds himself on the receiving end of a financial avalanche, yet fully incapable of managing or even understanding the full magnitude of it. In a world beset with vipers and jackals, he would be as helpless as a sheep led to slaughter in handling the family’s substantial financial assets.

It’s the summer before senior year of college, and Grace is about to make the worst decision of her life in this “sexy, sun-drenched cocktail of chaotic good fun and heartfelt hilarity” (Sarah Kuhn, author of the Heroine Complex series) that captures the messiness of your early twenties...

You may think you know Vergil’s epic poem, The Aeneid - the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero, prophesized to found Rome. Or maybe you’ve heard of the fearsome Cyclopes, the tragic queen Dido, the Trojan horse, the River Styx and the three headed dog who guards the underworld. But what of the man who wrote it and why? This is that story.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who lived on the moon. She had long silver hair and wore a flowing silver gown that sparkled like stars. Her name was Luna, and she ruled over the moon with kindness and grace.

The Brave Little Dragon is a children's bedtime story that follows the journey of a small dragon who lives in a peaceful village with his family and friends. The dragon's village is suddenly attacked by a group of evil trolls who want to steal their treasure and destroy their homes. The brave little dragon is the only one who can save his village, but he is afraid and unsure of how to fight the trolls.

Ошибка при проведении рискованного эксперимента переносит прекрасную девушку в сказочный мир. И какая же ждет ее сказка? Про Красную шапочку ли, про бабу Ягу, или вовсе - про Синюю Бороду? Путь домой будет трудным, впереди ждут приключения и выполнение сложных условий древнего ритуала. Сильная, смелая, не склонная к сентиментальностям Агата идет к своей цели. Только вот… ей предстоит испытать сложные чувства и подарить драгоценный подарок. Кому? Кто там ей под руку попадется? Кажется, серый волк. Остается ему посочувствовать.

In un'epoca come il seicento, che nelle pagine di questo romanzo viene così fedelmente ricostruita, colei che dall'alto del suo potere accusa un'infima serva di stregoneria può incorrere nello stesso destino di atroce martirio, se ragioni di opportunità politiche e la furia del popolo si alleano in un medesimo intento. È quanto avviene alla perfida protagonista, la contessa Stefana. La donna conosce un destino di redenzione quando, violentata da un servo che il suo stato di confusione mentale trasforma nel Diavolo, diventa oggetto della persecuzione degli inquisitori.

Alice Teeter's Book of Revelations is gentle and brutal, devoid of the supernatural and full of nature. Her poetry gives us a recipe, a warning, a hint at what is to come.

Я едва устроилась на работу и даже представить не могла, что моя помощь понадобится в другом мире. Но я врач, я не могу отказать. Пусть даже моими пациентами станут королева и новорождённый принц. Да и сложно поспорить, когда другой принц–дядя малыша–смотрит на тебя глазами, похожими на грозовые тучи, и тащит за собой. Но это оказалось только начало...