Joanna D. Politano Knihy

Zabudnutý list, tajná láska a rozsiahle panstvo sa spájajú v príbehu odhodlanej ženy, ktorá sa snaží poskladať kúsky minulosti. Willy Duvallová sníva o tom, že sa stane lekárkou a spolu s otcom plánujú založiť modernú nemocnicu, avšak chýba jej doktorský titul. Otec ju chce vydať, no ona sa sústreďuje na svoje ambície. V lete 1865 objaví v písacom stole tajomný list s hlbokými myšlienkami o láske, čo ju podnieti hľadať vášnivú dušu, ktorá ho napísala. Prijme prácu zdravotnej sestry v prímorskom panstve Crestwicke, odkiaľ list pochádza. Obyvatelia panstva sú s pisateľom nejako spojení, ale jeho identita ostáva záhadou. Willa objavuje množstvo indícií, no odpovede sú vzácne. Jej pátranie sa skomplikuje, keď list stratí a ten začne putovať medzi obyvateľmi panstva, pričom každý nachádza v jeho slovách vzrušujúce posolstvo. Tento román o stratenej, oneskorenej a nájdenej láske z viktoriánskej éry je plný tajomstiev a nepredvídateľnosti, ktorá udrží čitateľa v napätí až do konca. Očarí vás atmosféra anglického vidieka a neľahký život ženy – lekárky z 19. storočia.

All theater romances are tragedies. Ella Blythe knows this. Still, she cannot help but hope her own story may turn out different than most--and certainly different than the tragic story of the Ghost of Craven Street Theater. Yet as she struggles to maintain her tenuous place in the ever-shrinking ballet company, win the attentions of principal dancer Philippe, and avoid company flirt Jack, Ella cannot deny the uncanny feeling that her life is mirroring that of the dead ballerina. Is she dancing ever closer to the edge of her own tragic end? Or will the secrets that are about to come to light offer release from the past? Mystery and romance make the perfect dance partners in this evocative story from fan-favorite Joanna Davidson Politano.

When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies, he leaves to her the care of a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. Vivienne had no idea the woman existed, and yet her portrait is shockingly familiar. When the asylum claims she was never a patient there, Vivienne is compelled to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams. The longer she lingers in the deep shadows and forgotten towers at Hurstwell, the fuzzier the line between sanity and madness becomes. She hears music no one else does, receives strange missives with rose petals between the pages, and untangles far more than is safe for her to know. But can she uncover the truth about the mysterious woman she seeks? And is there anyone at Hurstwell she can trust with her suspicions? Joanna Davidson Politano casts a delightful spell with this lyrical look into the nature of women's independence and artistic expression during the Victorian era--and now.

Concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's life is interrupted when she assumes responsibility for a patient at Hurstwell Asylum--a woman the asylum claims never existed. The woman's portrait is shockingly familiar, compelling Vivienne to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams.

When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies in debtor's prison, he leaves her just two things: his wealthy family, whom she has never met, and his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll. Her new family greets her with apathy and even resentment. Only the quiet houseguest, Silas Rotherham, welcomes her company. When Aurelie decides to complete her father's unfinished serial novel, writing the family into the story as unflattering characters, she must keep her identity as Nathaniel Droll hidden while searching for the truth about her mother's disappearance--and perhaps even her father's death. Author Joanna Davidson Politano's stunning debut set in Victorian England will delight readers with its highly original plot, lush setting, vibrant characters, and reluctant romance.