A collection of short stories, poetry, and essays by such writers as Nikki Giovanni, Garnette Mullis, Al Maginnes, and Bobbie Su Nadal considers the special relationships within families and is complemented by warm photographs. $50,000 ad/promo.
Margaret Campbell Knihy
Tato autorka je známá pro své pronikavé zkoumání lidské psychiky a komplexních mezilidských vztahů. Její díla se často ponoří do temnějších aspektů lidské povahy, zkoumají témata vášně, viny a zrady s pozoruhodnou intenzitou. Prostřednictvím své podmanivé prózy vytváří světy, které jsou zároveň hypnotizující a znepokojivé, a zve čtenáře k zamyšlení nad nejednoznačnou morálkou lidské existence. Její literární styl se vyznačuje bohatým jazykem a evokující atmosférou, která čtenáře vtáhne do srdce svých příběhů.
The Great Cellists
- 288 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
The instrument we know today developed from the "bass violin" and came into general use in the 17th century. Through her research of performers and teachers, from Boccherini and Romberg to Casala and Jacqueline du Pre, author Margaret Campbell presents a rich picture of traditions handed down the generations and developed internationally, and recreates the magic of the greatest cellists in history.
Terror or Romance, Legend or Love...?Was lovely Adelaide Fenton a simple country girl, or was she the pale shadow of another maiden who had met violent death many years before? Was handsome James Daintry, the last Earl of the Seagroves, a fanciful young man, or the final victim of a legendary specter which had taken its toll in madness and sorrow? Was it the power of love which drew them together, or were they caught in a darker pattern -- cursed for a crime they did not commit, reliving a tale they scarcely knew?Adelaide's family warned her not to look beyond her station. James's advisors tried to keep him from their secret trysts. But fate beckoned them on, down a pathway from which no one could turn them, on a journey which must lead them to happiness or death...
Die grossen Geiger
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení