Historical Biographical Fiction

The year is 1975. Bill and Bob are two American friends on leave from their foreign study programs in Germany. They plan to drive across Europe and into the Balkans, with their sights set on visiting Istanbul and exploring the Turkish coast. Their plans take a sudden detour when they meet George—a renowned Armenian-Iraqi competitive bicycle racer with an irresistible personality and a flair for the dramatic. George says he is driving to Beirut with his girlfriend and her mother to sell his car, but in reality, he has a deeper plan.

Tennessee, 1955. Conley Ford learned quickly the world's full of hard knocks. Seeking the wrong kind of excitement, the restless 13-year-old falls in with a group of older boys joyriding in stolen Mercury cars...until he is arrested and put on probation. With a harsh father waiting and too embarrassed to face his classmates as a jailbird, the impetuous youth leaves town, making it all the way to New Orleans.

Diese unglaubliche Geschichte von Männern und Frauen, Täuschungen und Intrigen, unwahrscheinlichen Affären, heimlichen Fluchten und dramatischen Triumphen ist die Geschichte des Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, den es wirklich gab. Er war Diplomat, Soldat, Bibliothekar, Freimaurer, Degenfechter, Schriftsteller und Spion - und verbrachte den größten Teil seines turbulenten Lebens als Frau. Bis zu seinem Tod rätselte ganz London, wer die militante Madonna, die in öffentlichen Degenkämpfen alle Männer in die Knie zwang, wirklich war.

Una novela tan desgarradora como cercana, "El umbral de una vida" nos lleva a los dramáticos acontecimientos vividos durante un atentado a manos de terroristas del ISIS en el Museo del Bardo de Túnez. Basada en la experiencia directa de unos supervivientes al atentado, conocidos del autor, esta historia nos adentrará en el miedo, la fragilidad de la vida, el amor, el odio y la trascendencia a través de un testimonio escalofriante por su realidad.

Oscar Frosell, wealthy Swedish businessman, philanthropist, and family man, survived the Nazi occupation of Paris and, like many of his countrymen, was looking forward to being a part of France’s postwar future. But in the rapacious, score-settling chaos of the new French State, Frosell’s fortune - rare art, priceless jewels, antique furniture, gold, platinum, a valuable stamp collection, and especially his opulent Paris apartment - worth over $40 billion today, was an irresistible temptation for some thieves.

Эта книга основана на воспоминаниях Э.С. Кочергина о тяжёлых послевоенных временах, когда он бежал из омского детприёмника для детей "врагов народа" в Ленинград, - о беге, длившемся более шести лет, со всеми перипетиями и скитаниями по "эсэсэрии" с ее тогдашними казёнными домами, детприёмниками НКВД и колониями.

Living in a Star's Light follows the true life of the American actress Miss Lotta Crabtree. In the late 19th century, Lotta was one of the wealthiest and most admired entertainers in America. The novel also presents both a fascinating picture of America's history and an intriguing story of love and adventure.

Christian Fürchtegott Gellerts "Leben der schwedischen Gräfin von G***" erschien erstmals 1747/1748 in zwei schmalen Bänden. Der Text gilt als Wegbereiter des deutschen Romans. Viele verhängnisvolle Schicksalsschläge ereignen sich in dieser Lebenserzählung, und sie treffen in den meisten Fällen ungemein edle Menschen, die sich nichts vorzuwerfen haben, da sie schuldlos in Verstrickungen geraten sind, aus denen der Tod der einzige Ausweg ist. Erzählt wird das alles in der Sprache des 18. Jahrhunderts, die dem heutigen Hörer natürlich ungewohnt ist und ihm merkwürdig vorkommen wird.

In 1896, the isolated and vast state of Idaho is a haven for the polygamous splinter group called The Kingdom of Glory, which is hiding more than their outlawed practice of plural marriage. At the compound called Cedar Creek, the prophet is hoping to increase his congregation, even if that means marrying off girls to men decades older. When Peri, who escaped the compound years earlier, returns to help rescue Grace, a girl betrothed to the prophet himself, she ends up also saving her own sister Emma.

In this panoramic tale of manifest destiny, Stephen Moran comes of age with the young country that he crosses on the Union Pacific, just as the railroad unites the continent. Propelled westward from his Brooklyn neighborhood and the killing fields of the Civil War to the Battle of Little Big Horn, he befriends Walt Whitman, becomes a bugler on President Lincoln's funeral train, apprentices with frontier photographer William Henry Jackson, and stalks General George Custer.

Bei aller Wut, die gegen die Borgia losschlug: Von der Kurie wurde Alexanders Amtszeit hinter vorgehaltener Hand als durchaus erfolgreich bewertet. Als Herrscher des Kirchenstaates hatte er sich ja durchaus klug gezeigt, das politische Gleichgewicht in Italien zwischen Frankreich und Spanien zu erhalten versucht, urteilen etwa August Franzen und Remigius Bäumer in ihrer Papstgeschichte.

Launched into existence by Mark Twain in 1835, Huck Finn and Jim have now been transported by Norman Lock through three vital, violent, and transformative centuries of American history. As time unfurls on the river's banks, they witness decisive battles of the Civil War, the betrayal of Reconstruction's promises to the freed slaves, the crushing of the Native American nations, and the electrification of a continent. Huck, who finally comes of age when he's washed up on shore during Hurricane Katrina, narrates the story as an older and wiser man in 2077, revealing our nation's past, present, and future.

Inopportuni, eccessivi, spocchiosi e pretestuosamente albanesi: questi sono i Piserchia, l'ingombrante famiglia materna toccata in sorte al protagonista. E, in mezzo a tutti, spicca lei: Teresa, la nonna che nessuno vorrebbe avere. Teresa che da giovane era bella, bellissima. Teresa che aveva talento e "suonava", incantando salotti e gerarchi. Teresa che ha conosciuto e fatto innamorare gli uomini più celebri del Novecento (ma sarà autentico quell'autografo di Cole Porter?).

In Paris steht ein Haus, das allen Frauen dieser Welt Zuflucht bietet. Auch der erfolgreichen Anwältin Solène, die nach einem Zusammenbruch ihr Leben infrage stellt. Im Haus der Frauen schreibt sie nun im Auftrag der Bewohnerinnen Briefe - an die Ausländerbehörde, den zurückgelassenen Sohn in Guinea, den Geliebten - und erfährt das Glück des Zusammenhalts und die Magie dieses Hauses. Doch wer war die Frau, die vor 100 Jahren allen Widerständen zum Trotz diesen Schutzort schuf?

It is a matter of historical record that in 1823 the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston (active to this day) sought to commission Beethoven to write an oratorio. The premise of Paul Griffiths' ingenious and delightful novel is that Beethoven accepted the commission and traveled to the United States to oversee the first performance of the work.

In confident Edwardian Britain, the Asquith family rose to the top of politics and society, only for their world to unravel in the killing fields of the Great War. Their story bears all the hallmarks of a 20th-century Shakespearean tragedy, with Prime Minister H.H. Asquith and his mercurial, charismatic wife, Margot, at its heart. Four children from his first marriage also play central roles in this sweeping family saga.

Mare Internum, 75 v. Chr. Ein Handelsschiff steuert die Insel Rhodos an. An Bord: Julius Cäsar, begleitet von seinem Getreuen Titus Labienus. Von seinen Feinden ins Exil getrieben, ist er auf dem Weg zu Apollonius Molon, einem der bedeutendsten Rhetoriklehrer der damaligen Zeit, um seine Redekunst zu verfeinern und so gewappnet zu sein für seine nächsten Schritte auf seinem Weg an die Spitze der politischen Macht. Ein monumentaler Roman, der uns den wahren Preis der Macht vor Augen führt: Julius Cäsar muss erfahren, dass Rom alles dafür verlangt, sogar sein wertvollstes Gut.

Артур и Джордж родились в Англии в конце XIX века века, но пути их долгое время не пересекались. Миром Артура был католический Эдинбург, несколько потрепанный, но благородный; Джордж вырос в доме священника в стаффордширской деревушке. Артуру предстояло стать одним из самых знаменитых людей своего времени, Джордж стал юристом в Бирмингеме и был доволен своей скромной участью. Однако начинается новый век, и им предстоит неожиданное знакомство–благодаря событиям, о которых кричали все газеты того времени.

In the 1920s, long before he wrote The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was an accomplished pilot. Along with Jean Mermoz and Henri Guillaumet, he was chosen to pioneer new mail routes across the globe. No distance was too far and no mountain too high - each letter had to reach its destination. The three friends soared through the air, while back on solid ground, they dealt with a world torn apart by wars and political factions.

It was a beautiful spring day in 1836, and Texas had just won its independence from Mexico. Across the wild frontier, Texans—including the Parker family—were celebrating in grand fashion. The Parkers had traveled 1,000 miles from Illinois to Central Texas, quickly building a strong fort to protect themselves from the feared Comanche. Yet, on this day, for some reason, they did the unthinkable and left the main gate wide open.