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Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in Atlantic City. Keeping in touch as pen pals, they reunite over the years ... always near the ocean. Powerful...

Eingeladen oder nicht, da sind sie wieder: großkotzige Onkels und stachlige Tanten, betrunkene Schwager, esoterische Nichten, Patchwork-Cousins. Die Großeltern fordern Gedichte, die Eltern zanken, die Schwester schmollt, der Bruder will eine Auszeit. Die ganze bucklige Verwandtschaft krönt Jahr für Jahr das Fest. Einziger Trost: Bei anderen zu Hause läuft es nicht besser. Im Gegenteil.

When I approached the Golden Egg and I was about 5 feet from the egg I was told to stop, and stand still. Looking around me I was surprised to see, all the other Dragons had made a circle around me, at a distance of about 30 feet away from where I stood. I looked at the Golden Egg that was in soft...

Ofuscas Tríadas es una trilogía de poemas en prosa, imagen del tránsito, vivencia de ritos del paso; una muestra de la escritura de las mujeres más jóvenes.?

Graubünden 1951. Margrith ist die Rebellion in Person. Ständig schreibt sie suspekte Texte und vernachlässigt ihre Pflichten als Mutter und Hausfrau. Nicht einmal ihr Ehemann Paul, ein Staubsaugervertreter, vermag sie an ein anständiges Leben im Dorf zu gewöhnen. Als sie sich das Leben nehmen will...

When a series of eerie events began happening around the Lewis home, nobody knew what to make of it. While they pondered this phenomenon, Liz-the matriarch-a robust woman, became suddenly, inexplicably ill. The family doctor confounded everyone with his diagnosis: nothing was wrong that a few days'...

Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Sociology - Gender Studies, grade: B, LMU Munich (Psychology of Excellence), course: Family and Kinship Systems, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: A father is traditionally the male parent of a child, says the recent documentation...

Ecocriticism is a mode of interdisciplinary critical inquiry into the relationship between cultural production, society, and the environment. The field advocates for the more-than-human realm as well as for underprivileged human and non-human groups and their perspectives. Taiwan is one of the earliest...

When young artist Sela Lamont flies to Scotland to investigate her dead grandfathers hidden past, she gets more than she bargained for. Not only does her great-grandmother slip her a letter that places him smack in the middle of a WWII highland espionage plot, but Sela discovers a related present-day...

Meerjungfrauen sind wunderschön. Meerjungfrauen sind bezaubernd. Meeerjungfrauen sind leidenschaftlich. Meerjungfrauen sind tödlich. Nicht alle Meerjungfrauen sind so duldsam, naiv und tragisch wie die von Andersen. Lernen Sie die Meerjungfrau von einer ganz anderen Seite kennen! Auch sonst wird...

Dunia es una joven de origen español que vive en Noruega con su padre. Además de trabajar en el aserradero familiar, es bloguera y escritora aficionada. Su tranquila vida se ve alterada cuando una amiga le propone participar en un concurso literario escribiendo a cuatro manos una novela erótica...

Everyone knows that butterflies are delicate and beautiful creatures. They don't fly into your life and ruin it. They don't interfere with your career, chase away your boyfriend, or deplete your patience not to mention your savings account. Above all, everyone knows they don't talk. Amanda Boots knew that, too.

Job is het zo zat om altijd maar op zijn zusje Kaatje te moeten passen, dat zijn hartgrondige verwensingen op een dag uitkomen en zij werkelijk verdwijnt. Als Job vervolgens zelf strandt in de wereld waar hij zijn zusje heen verwenste, blijkt dat er maar één manier is om weer thuis te komen: hij...

La storia che vi racconterò parla di due piccole elfe che vivevano nella foresta amazzonica, in un villaggio ai piedi della tredicesima Piramide, Piramide Madre chiamata Diamante per la sua lucentezza, dovuta alla polvere di diamante che la ricopriva. Si erano stabilite lì dopo aver compiuto un...