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In una notte d'inverno del 1809 un uomo ferito nell'animo e nel corpo torna a casa sua, nel Somerset. È il capitano John Lacroix, sopravvissuto alla disastrosa campagna britannica contro le forze di Napoleone in Spagna. Accudito dalla governante Nell, Lacroix recupera la salute ma non la pace: un ricordo lo tormenta, troppo duro da affrontare. Quando arriva l'ordine di tornare al reggimento, John decide di fuggire verso le isole Ebridi con un bagaglio essenziale e il suo violino: spera che il viaggio verso un desiderato nulla riesca a tacitare i suoi sensi di colpa per quanto è successo durante la ritirata in un villaggio spagnolo. Approdato in una comunità di liberi pensatori, si innamora di Emily, afflitta da una malattia agli occhi: e per lei è pronto a mettere a repentaglio la propria vita. Intanto il tenente Medina e il caporale Calley, incaricati di far sommaria giustizia e chiudere i conti di guerra, sono sulle sue tracce. Una prosa luminosa e potente, tra romanzo storico e thriller, per la storia travagliata di un uomo in cerca di redenzione.

Frankreich, Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts: Im Schloss von Versailles wird dem jungen Ingenieur Jean-Baptiste Baratte von höchster Stelle ein Auftrag erteilt. Er soll den Friedhof der Unschuldigen demolieren, der, mitten in Paris gelegen, Hunderttausende von Toten beherbergt und dessen Ausdünstungen die Stadt langsam vergiften, so dass der Wein in den Kellern zu Essig wird, Fleisch binnen Minuten verfault. Aber es soll möglichst unauffällig geschehen, der Pöbel ist abergläubisch und will die Totenruhe nicht gestört sehen. Miller erzählt diese Geschichte vom Vorabend der Revolution und den widerstreitenden Kräften des Alten und des Neuen in einer kühnen, eleganten Prosa.

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Maud en Tim, een stel dat elkaars tegenpolen lijkt. Maud een introverte wetenschapper, Tim een muzikant die doet wat hij wil. Toch vinden ze elkaar, dankzij hun gedeelde passie voor zee en zeilen. Ze kopen een huis, krijgen een kind en klussen samen aan een oude boot, waarmee ze op een dag de wereld over zullen gaan. Dan treft een enorme tragedie het jonge gezin. Tim en zijn familie zijn kapot van verdriet, Maud lijkt gevoelloos, kan haar emotie niet tonen. Haar man en zijn familie keren haar koelbloedig de rug toe. Maud blijft alleen achter. Ze vertelt het niemand wanneer ze met de boot aan de oversteek over de Atlantische Oceaan begint. Alleen. Een reis om te vluchten, maar ook een die haar tot het uiterste zal testen. Die alles zal veranderen. Een vrouw en de zee is een indrukwekkende, hypnotiserende roman over een ondoorgrondelijke vrouw en haar wanhopige zoektocht naar acceptatie, geluk en liefde.

Let's go on a God Adventure to discover how God made your heart to work! You are unique and amazing and God wants you to know who you are so you can be the real you.... your True Self! This book is your invitation to a God Adventure whether you are a child or an adult because we are to become as children and receive from Him. You will discover His design of you so you can experience His love and begin your journey of living and loving wholeheartedly today.

Maud stürzt in Tims Leben. Sieben Meter tief stürzt sie vom Deck des aufgebockten Segelschiffs auf zerbröckelte Ziegelsteine. Der Schlaks aus guter Familie und die eigenwillige Naturwissenschaftlerin werden ein Paar. Doch als ihre Tochter bei einem Autounfall ums Leben kommt, bricht ihr Leben auseinander. Maud verkriecht sich auf dem alten Segelboot; und obwohl sie vorher noch nie über heimische Gewässer hinausgesegelt ist, macht sie sich von England aus allein mit der „Lodestar“ über den Atlantik auf die Reise. Andrew Miller entwickelt aus einem Familienroman das Drama einer Frau, das von der Liebe erzählt, von Mutterschaft, vom Abenteuer der Einsamkeit und immer wieder vom Meer.

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⭐ Out now: The Land in Winter, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 ⭐ The Crossing: a hypnotic, luminous exploration of buried grief and the mysterious workings of the heart. 'Enthralling' Financial Times 'Remarkable' Guardian 'Hypnotic' Mail on Sunday Who else has entered Tim's life the way Maud did? This young woman who fell past him, lay seemingly dead on the ground, then stood and walked. That was where it all began. As magnetic as she is inscrutable, Maud defies expectations and evades explanation - a daughter, girlfriend and mother who, in the wake of a tragedy, embarks on a dangerous voyage across the Atlantic, not knowing where it will lead . . . Praise for Andrew Miller 'Andrew Miller's writing is a source of wonder and delight' Hilary Mantel 'One of our most skilful chroniclers of the human heart and mind' Sunday Times 'One of the best writers at work today' Telegraph 'A wonderful storyteller' Spectator 'One of those rare novelists who can rock up in any time and place and convincingly inhabit that particular historical moment' The Times

The western European Nick is in Moscow to carry there the lights of the free economy, but also to exploit the potential wealth that is offered by post-Soviet Russia, a country of hedonism and despair, corruption and innocence, with magical ntatses and luxury nightclubs, where secrets-and-corpses revealed only when it starts to melt the snow. In Moscow, Nick knows the charming Massa.The love story of a vulnerable man in a corrupt society.

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