Margarete Längsfeld Knihy

Die Liebe zu einem Traumpferd, der silberfarbenen kleinen Stute Skifaxi, Wolkenmähne, verbindet auf magische Weise ein Wikingermädchen der Vergangenheit mit der jungen Amerikanerin Kate. Durch Jahrhunderte hindurch lebt die gemeinsame Liebe der beiden Mädchen zu den freilebenden intelligenten Islandpferden. Als die Wolkenpferde in Gefahr geraten, beschützt Kate die wilde Herde in ihren Träumen. Und diese Träume werden wahr - die Silberstute Wolkenmähne wird für immer bei Kate bleiben. Eine Geschichte voller Abenteuer, Magie und Pferdeliebe: Islandsaga und Traumgeschichte.

Exploring the complex dynamics of two families straddling America and Sri Lanka, the stories delve into the immigrant experience and its impact across generations. With vivid prose, the author captures intimate moments that reveal the struggles and connections between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons. Themes of love, ambition, and the spiritual and sexual journeys of the characters are intricately woven together, offering a rich tapestry of emotions and cultural contrasts. The narratives are both sensual and honest, inviting readers to engage with the characters' profound experiences.

Drusilla Delaney, the daughter of an impoverished minister, becomes fascinated with the wealthy Framling family—especially with the son and daughter, the mysterious Fabian, and the beautiful, impetuous Lavinia. Through them, she finds herself the unlikely heir to an extraordinary bejeweled fan made of peacock feathers. But though priceless and dazzling to behold, the fan bears a curse that promises ill fortune—and even death—to whoever possesses it....

For as long as she could remember, the exquisite Lenore Cleremont had lived at The Silk House, the luxurious English country estate of the wealthy Sallonger family. Neither servant nor true member of the family, she grew up under the protection of her Grand'mere -- who worked in the mansion's attic rooms designing the luxurious gowns for the family's vast silk trade. Lenore showed promise as a dress designer herself. But most important, she had won the heart of the two charismatic Sallonger sons: Charles, handsome but cruel, and Phillip, as kind-hearted as he was charming. But tragedy was ready to strike. Soon Lenore found herself playing a central role in a drama that threatened to destroy everything she held dear....

Známa anglická autorka, ktorej romány už desaťročia priťahujú celé generácie čitateliek, v hŕstke dojemných príbehov sugestívne navodzuje atmosféru juhozápadného Anglicka s jeho najčarovnejšími zákutiami. Nachádzajú v nich bezpečné zázemie nielen ich stáli obyvatelia, ktorí roky nevytiahli päty z rodného kraja, ale aj tí, ktorí načas podľahli hektickému ovzdušiu veľkomesta a až postupne prichádzajú na to, čo je ich srdcu najbližšie a po čom vlastne po celý život túžili. Môže ich k tomu priviesť stará láska skalená nepochopením ako Vicky Hardingovú, nečakaná prestávka v pracovnom nápore ako Jamesa Harnera, ktorý znezrady získava nový pohľad na vlastnú ženu, príchod nových susedov ako osamelú slečnu Cameronovú či fascinujúci zážitok pri narodení malej sestry ako štrnásťročnú Emily, ktorá stratila matku. Všetky ročné obdobia so svojimi zvyklosťami tvoria pôsobivý rámec osudov pestrej palety postáv prekvapených náhlymi životnými zvratmi, ktoré ich zakaždým privedú k vnútornej harmónii.

As Harry well knows, there’s hardly a place on earth cozier than Crozet, Virginia, at Christmastime. Snowflakes, carolers, it’s all picture-perfect until Harry and her husband, Fair, find the tree they’ve chosen grimly decorated with a corpse. The tree farm is run by the Brothers of Love, a semimonastic organization whose members live atop the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains. Now, as the season grows merrier, a murderer is growing bolder. One by one, prominent men of Crozet are being crossed off Christmas shopping lists and added to the morgue. And if Harry and her four-legged helpers aren’t very good–and very careful–this Christmas will be her last.