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Grania regresa a su Irlanda natal dispuesta a empezar una nueva vida, pero un viejo y oscuro secreto familiar se interpone en su camino. Una figura diminuta y descalza al borde del acantilado, una melena pelirroja que se mueve con las rafagas de viento, un vestido blanco hasta los tobillos... Asi es la niña la primera vez que Grania Ryan la ve. Si le digo algo podria asustarse y caer, pero igualmente la podria arrastrar el viento, piensa. Grania se ha refugiado en casa de sus padres, en Irlanda, despues de que la relacion con su novio en Nueva York haya terminado. Alli entabla una intima amistad con esa niña, Aurora Lisle, y su padre, viudo. Sin embargo, esta inesperada relacion reaviva un profundo resentimiento entre las dos familias de cuyo origen nadie quiere hablar.Reseña:Una fascinante y romantica novela sobre la recuperacion de las riendas de la vida, la redencion, las nuevas oportunidades y el amor perdido.Booklist

Spanning from the 1930s to the present day, from the Wharton Park estate in England to Thailand, this sweeping novel tells the tale of a concert pianist and the aristocratic Crawford family, whose shocking secrets are revealed, leading to devastating consequences. As a child, concert pianist Julia Forrester spent many idyllic hours in the hothouse of Wharton Park, the grand estate where her grandfather tended exotic orchids. Years later, while struggling with overwhelming grief over the death of her husband and young child, she returns to this tranquil place. There she reunites with Kit Crawford, heir to the estate and her possible salvation. When they discover an old diary, Julia seeks out her grandmother to learn the truth behind a love affair that almost destroyed the estate. Their search takes them back to the 1940s when Harry, a former heir to Wharton Park, married his young society bride, Olivia, on the eve of World War II. When the two lovers are cruelly separated, the impact will be felt for generations to come. This atmospheric story alternates between the magical world of Wharton Park and Thailand during World War II. Filled with twists and turns, passions and lies, and ultimately redemption, The Orchid House is a beautiful, romantic, and poignant novel.

Shortlisted for the Epic Novel award in the Romantic Novelists Association Books Awards 2014. Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day ...In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess's official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate - and his scheming mother. Eighty years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of Dartmoor in England. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty ...

Dreiig Jahre sind vergangen, seit Greta Marchmont das Herrenhaus verlie, in dem sie einst eine Heimat gefunden hatte. Nun kehrt sie zuruck nach Marchmont Hall in den verschneiten Bergen von Wales doch sie hat keinerlei Erinnerung an ihre Vergangenheit, denn seit einem tragischen Unfall leidet sie an Amnesie. Bei einem Spaziergang durch die winterliche Landschaft macht sie aber eine verstorende Entdeckung: Sie stot auf ein Grab im Wald, und die verwitterte Inschrift auf dem Kreuz verrat ihr, dass hier ein kleiner Junge begraben ist ihr eigener Sohn! Greta ist zutiefst erschuttert und beginnt sich auf die Suche zu machen nach der Frau, die sie einmal war. Dabei kommt jedoch eine Wahrheit ans Licht, die so schockierend ist, dass Greta den groten Mut ihres Lebens braucht, um ihr ins Gesicht zu blicken...

Ally D'Apliese is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalising clue to their true heritage. Ally has also recently embarked on a deeply passionate love affair that will change her destiny forever. But with her life now turned upside down, Ally decides to leave the open seas and follow the trail that her father left her, which leads her to the icy beauty of Norway ...There, Ally begins to discover her roots - and how her story is inextricably bound to that of a young unknown singer, Anna Landvik, who lived there over a hundred years before, and sang in the first performance of Grieg's iconic music set to Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt'. As Ally learns more about Anna, she also begins to question who her father, Pa Salt, really was. And why is the seventh sister missing? Following the bestselling The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister is the second book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding series based loosely on the mythology surrounding the famous star constellation.

Ally nella tempesta, il secondo attesissimo capitolo della fortunata saga bestseller di Lucinda Riley. Un intenso romanzo d''amore pieno di passione, segreti e commoventi colpi di scena.Dopo l''affascinante Maia, la maggiore delle figlie adottive del magnate Pa'' Salt, protagonista del primo capitolo della saga Le Sette Sorelle, Ally nella tempesta e il nuovo attesissimo episodio. Struggente romanzo sentimentale che Lucinda Riley dedica alla seconda sorella, Alcyone detta Ally, e a cui tocchera svelare i segreti che il padre le ha lasciato in eredita.La giovane Ally, velista esperta, e distesa al sole di uno yacht in mezzo all''Egeo e sta vivendo uno dei momenti piu emozionanti della sua vita: l''intesa professionale con il famoso skipper Theo Falys-Kings si e da poco trasformata in un amore appassionato. Ma la loro felicita viene bruscamente interrotta dalla notizia della morte di Pa'' Salt, il magnate svizzero che ha adottato Ally e le sue cinque sorelle e che ha lasciato a ciascuna una serie di indizi per mettersi sulle tracce del loro passato.Ally e troppo sconvolta per esaudire la volonta di suo padre; vuole solo abbandonarsi nelle braccia di Theo e ritrovare un po'' di serenita: non sa pero quello che sta per succederle, ne sa che presto dovra gettarsi nella lettura del volume lasciatole da Pa'' Salt, la burrascosa stioria di Anna Landvik, una cantante d''opera norvegese che nella seconda meta dell''Ottocento divenne la musa del compositore Edvard Grieg. Ed e proprio nella gelida e romantica Norvegia che Ally dovra scoprire cosa la lega a questa donna misteriosa.Con Ally nella tempesta, Lucinda Riley ci regala un intenso romanzo d''amore pieno di passione e sentimenti che parla direttamente al cuore dei lettori.

SETTE SORELLE, SETTE DESTINI, UN PADRE DAL PASSATO MISTERIOSOBellissima eppure timida e solitaria, Maia e lunica delle sue sorelle ad abitare ancora con il padre ad Atlantis, lo splendido castello sul lago di Ginevra. Ma proprio mentre si trova a Londra da unamica, giunge improvvisa la telefonata della governante: Pa'' Salt e morto. Quel padre generoso e carismatico, che le ha adottate da bambine raccogliendole da ogni angolo del mondo e dando a ciascuna il nome di una stella, era un uomo di cui nessuno, nemmeno il suo avvocato e amico di sempre, conosceva il passato. Rientrate precipitosamente nella villa, le sorelle scoprono il singolare testamento: una sfera armillare, i cui anelli recano incise alcune coordinate misteriose. Maia sara la prima a volerle decifrare e a trovare il coraggio di partire alla ricerca delle sue origini. Un viaggio che la portera nel cuore pulsante di Rio de Janeiro, dove un vecchio plico di lettere le fara rivivere lemozionante storia della sua antenata Izabela, di cui ha ereditato lincantevole bellezza. Con laiuto dellaffascinante scrittore Floriano, Maia riportera alla luce il segreto di un amore sbocciato nella Parigi bohemienne degli anni 20, inestricabilmente legato alla costruzione della statua del Cristo che torreggia maestosa su Rio. Una vicenda destinata a stravolgere la vita di Maia.Il primo, straordinario capitolo di una serie di sette libri: la conferma del talento di una grande scrittrice.

The second book in the Seven Sisters series by number one internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley.Ally D''Apliese is about to compete in one of the world''s most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father''s sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalising clue to their true heritage.Ally has also recently embarked on a deeply passionate love affair that will change her destiny forever. But with her life now turned upside down, Ally decides to leave the open seas and follow the trail that her father left her, which leads her to the icy beauty of Norway...There, Ally begins to discover her roots - and how her story is inextricably bound to that of a young unknown singer, Anna Landvik, who lived there over 100 years before, and sang in the first performance of Grieg''s iconic music set to Ibsen''s play ''Peer Gynt''. As Ally learns more about Anna, she also begins to question who her father, Pa Salt, really was. And why is the seventh sister missing?Following the bestselling The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister is the second book in Lucinda Riley''s spellbinding series based loosely on the mythology surrounding the famous star constellation.

Wie auch ihre Schwestern ist CeCe d'Apliese ein Adoptivkind mit unbekannter Herkunft. Als ihr Vater stirbt, hinterlasst er einen Hinweis auf ihre Vorgeschichte - sie soll in Australien die Spur einer gewissen Kitty Mercer ausfindig machen. Wahrend ihrer Reise dorthin fallt CeCe durch einen geheimnisvollen Mann Kittys Biografie in die Hande, eine Schottin, die vor uber hundert Jahren nach Australien kam und den Perlenhandel zu ungeahnter Blute brachte. CeCe fliegt nach Down Under, um den verschlungenen Pfaden von Kittys Schicksal zu folgen. Und taucht dabei ein in die magische Kunst der Aborigines, die ihr den Weg weist ins Herz ihrer eigenen Geschichte ...

The Seven Sisters is a sweeping epic tale of love and loss by the international number one bestseller Lucinda Riley.Maia DApliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died.Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil . . .Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Epoque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacios father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. But Izabela longs for adventure, and convinces him to allow her to accompany the family of a renowned architect on a trip to Paris. In the heady, vibrant streets of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Laurent Brouilly, and knows at once that her life will never be the same again.The Seven Sisters is the first book in the spellbinding Seven Sisters series.

Un livre de sagesse et de beauté, qui continue d’inspirer les générations de lecteurs et d’artistes.

The Light Behind the Window is a spellbinding historical tale of romance war and forgiveness from the global number one bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series

The final novel in The Seven Sisters series is here.Spanning a lifetime of love and loss, crossing borders and oceans, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, co-authored by her son Harry Whittaker, draws Lucinda Riley's saga to its stunning, unforgettable conclusion.1928, Paris. A boy is found, moments from death, and taken in by a kindly family. Gentle, precocious, talented, he flourishes in his new home, and the family show him a life he hadnt dreamed possible. But he refuses to speak a word about who he really is.As he grows into a young man, falling in love and taking classes at the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris, he can almost forget the terrors of his past, or the promise he has vowed to keep. But across Europe an evil is rising, and no-ones safety is certain. In his heart, he knows the time will come when he must flee once more.2008, the Aegean. The seven sisters are gathered together for the first time, on board the Titan, to say a final goodbye to the enigmatic father they loved so dearly.To the surprise of everyone, it is the missing sister who Pa Salt has chosen to entrust with the clue to their pasts. But for every truth revealed, another question emerges. The sisters must confront the idea that their adored father was someone they barely knew. And even more shockingly: that these long-buried secrets may still have consequences for them today.In this epic conclusion to the Seven Sisters series, everything will be revealed.

Spanning a lifetime of love and loss, crossing borders and oceans, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, co-authored by her son Harry Whittaker, draws Lucinda Riley's Seven Sisters series to its stunning, unforgettable conclusion.1928, ParisA boy is found, moments from death, and taken in by a kindly family. Gentle, precocious, talented, he flourishes in his new home, and the family show him a life he hadn't dreamed possible. But he refuses to speak a word about who he really is.As he grows into a young man, falling in love and taking classes at the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris, he can almost forget the terrors of his past, or the promise he has vowed to keep. But across Europe an evil is rising, and no-one's safety is certain. In his heart, he knows the time will come where he must flee once more.2008, the AegeanThe seven sisters are gathered together for the first time, on board the Titan to say a final goodbye to the enigmatic father they loved so dearly.To the surprise of everyone, it is the missing sister who Pa Salt has chosen to entrust with the clue to their pasts. But for every truth revealed, another question emerges. The sisters must confront the idea that their adored father wa

Paris, 1928. Ein Junge wird gerade noch rechtzeitig entdeckt, bevor er stirbt, und von einer Familie aufgenommen. Er ist klug und liebenswert, und er entfaltet seine Talente in dem neuen Zuhause. Hier wird ihm ein Leben ermoglicht, von dem er nicht zu traumen gewagt hatte. Doch er weigert sich, einen Hinweis darauf zu geben, wer er wirklich ist. Als er zu einem jungen Mann heranwachst, verliebt er sich und besucht das beruhmte Pariser Konservatorium. Die Schrecken seiner Vergangenheit kann er daruber beinahe vergessen, ebenso wie das Versprechen, das er einst geschworen hat, einzulosen. Aber Unheil ballt sich zusammen uber Europa, und niemand ist mehr in Sicherheit. Tief in seinem Herzen wei er, dass die Zeit kommen wird und er wieder fliehen muss.

Grace and the Christmas Angel, created by bestselling author Lucinda Riley and her son Harry Whittaker, is a reassuring, timeless story and the first book in the Guardian Angels series. Because somewhere, an angel is listening . .. It's Christmas Eve. The tree is decorated, the presents are wrapped and it's a big day for Grace.She is singing a song in the nativity show, and her fisherman daddy has promised to be back in time to watch her. But when a storm blows up at sea, Grace walks out on stage to find Daddy is not there. She's very worried.But luckily, Grace has someone watching over her. Will Hope, the Christmas Angel, be able to help Daddy get home safely for Christmas morning?A beautiful gift-edition hardback, complete with an angel ribbon marker.