Mary Lee Settle Poradie kníh

One of the most respected Southern writers of our age creates a colorful quilt of West Virginia life as she interweaves her own story with those of her grandmother and other family members.

The narrative follows Johnny Church's transformation from an English youth to a committed Puritan soldier during the English Civil War. As he strives for freedom from various emotional, political, and religious constraints, he discovers that each pursuit leads to new forms of captivity. His unwavering support for Cromwell ultimately results in his imprisonment and execution, highlighting the complexities of liberty and authority. Set against the backdrop of a pivotal historical conflict, this volume explores themes of identity and the roots of American culture, setting the stage for future developments in the series.

Set against the backdrop of early America, this generational saga explores the quest for land and freedom through the journey of Johnny Church's descendants. Jonathan Lacey, one of these descendants, faces challenges from Native Americans and frontier bandits while establishing his estate, Beulah, in Virginia's backcountry. The narrative culminates just before the Revolutionary War, highlighting Lacey's election to the House of Burgesses and the solidification of his family's legacy in what will become West Virginia.

In Turkish Reflections , Mary Settle offers us an intimate portrait of a Turkey rarely seen.Settle explores an enchanting and historic land where the cutting of a tree is a crime, where goats are sacrificed to launch state-of-the-art ships, and where whole towns emerge at dusk to stroll in the streets.

Dej bohatý na množstvo epizód a postáv sa odohráva v exotickom prostredí dnešnej Anatólie, v meste Ceramos na pobreží Egejského mora, ktoré láka svojou historickou minulosťou archeológov, najmä zo západných krajín. Priťahuje však aj stroskotancov rozličného druhu, ktorí stratili ilúzie oživote a spoločnosti, a v úteku na neznámy ostrov dúfajú nájsť nový život a v ňom sami seba. Ale nevedia sa novému prostrediu prispôsobiť, lebo sú myslením a cítením príliš poplatní západnej kapitalistickej spoločnosti, a tak začínajú svojou morálkou nahlodávať niekdajšiu súdržnosť ostrovanov.