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Tiggy dApliese hat sich schon als Kind mit Hingabe um kranke Tiere gekummert. Auch jetzt, als junge Zoologin, ist die Beschaftigung mit Tieren ihre Erfullung. Als sie das Angebot erhalt, auf einem weitlaufigen Anwesen in den schottischen Highlands Wildkatzen zu betreuen, zogert sie nicht lange. Dort trifft sie auf Chilly, einen weisen, alten Zigeuner aus Andalusien. Es ist eine schicksalhafte Begegnung, denn er hilft Tiggy, die ein Adoptivkind ist, das Geheimnis ihrer Herkunft zu luften. Sie reist nach Granada, wo sie dem ebenso glamourosen wie dramatischen Lebensweg ihrer Gromutter Lucia folgt, der beruhmtesten Flamenco-Tanzerin ihrer Zeit. Und Tiggy versteht endlich, welch groes Geschenk ihr zur Stunde ihrer Geburt zuteil wurde ...

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 ...

CeCe D''Apliese has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt - so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster - she finds herself at breaking point. Dropping out of art college, CeCe watches as Star, her beloved sister, distances herself to follow her new love, leaving her completely alone. In desperation, she decides to flee England and discover her past; the only clues she has are a black-and-white photograph and the name of a woman pioneer who lived in Australia over one hundred years ago. En-route to Sydney, CeCe heads to the one place she has ever felt close to being herself: the stunning beaches of Krabi, Thailand. There amongst the backpackers, she meets the mysterious Ace, a man as lonely as she is and whom she subsequently realizes has a secret to hide . . .A hundred years earlier, Kitty McBride, daughter of an Edinburgh clergyman, is given the opportunity to travel to Australia as the companion of the wealthy Mrs McCrombie. In Adelaide, her fate becomes entwined with Mrs McCrombie''s family, including the identical, yet very different, twin brothers: impetuous Drummond, and ambitious Andrew, the heir to a pearling fortune.

Lucinda Riley scrive un thriller inquietante dove amore, giornalismo e atrocita si fondono. In La lettera d'amore Joanna viene inviata dal giornale per cui lavora da pochi mesi al funerale di un famoso attore. Il compito della giovane reporter è quello di scrivere un articolo pungente e in cui qualcosa di scottante possa emergere e del resto, tutti lo sanno, Sir James Harris era un uomo di spettacolo pieno di segreti. Proprio mentre l'estrema unzione viene data, un'anziana signora seduta vicino a Joanna si sente male e la ragazza

Atlantis ist der Name des herrschaftlichen Anwesens am Genfer See, in dem Maia dApliese und ihre Schwestern aufgewachsen sind. Sie alle wurden von ihrem geliebten Vater adoptiert, als sie noch sehr klein waren, und kennen ihre wahren Wurzeln nicht. Als er uberraschend stirbt, hinterlasst er jeder seiner Tochter einen Hinweis auf ihre Vergangenheit und Maia fasst zum ersten Mal den Mut, das Ratsel zu losen, an dem sie nie zu ruhren wagte. Ihre Reise fuhrt sie zu einer alten Villa in Rio de Janeiro, wo sie auf die Spuren von Izabela Bonifacio stot, einer schonen jungen Frau aus den besten Kreisen der Stadt, die in den 1920er Jahren dort gelebt hat. Maia taucht ein in Izabelas faszinierende Lebensgeschichte und fangt an zu begreifen, wer sie wirklich ist und was dies fur ihr weiteres Leben bedeutet ...

Star D''Apliese is at a crossroads in her life after the sudden death of her beloved father - the elusive billionaire, named Pa Salt by his six daughters, all adopted by him from the four corners of the world. He has left each of them a clue to their true heritage, but Star - the most enigmatic of the sisters - is hesitant to step out of the safety of the close relationship she shares with her sister CeCe. In desperation, she decides to follow the first clue she has been left, which leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a whole new world . . .A hundred years earlier, headstrong and independent Flora MacNichol vows she will never marry. She is happy and secure in her home in the Lake District, living close to her idol, Beatrix Potter, when machinations outside of her control lead her to London, and the home of one of Edwardian society''s most notorious players, Alice Keppel. Flora is pulled between passionate love and duty to her family, but finds herself a pawn in a game - the rules of which are only known to others, until a meeting with a mysterious gentleman unveils the answers that Flora has been searching for her whole life . . .As Star learns more of Flora''s incredible journey, she too goes on a voyage of discovery, finally stepping out of the shadow of her sister and opening herself up to the possibility of love.

The Pearl Sister is the fourth book in the number one international bestselling Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. CeCe D'Apliese has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt - so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster - she finds herself at breaking point. Dropping out of art college, CeCe watches as Star, her beloved sister, distances herself to follow her new love, leaving her completely alone. In desperation, she decides to flee England and discover her past; the only clues she has are a black-and-white photograph and the name of a woman pioneer who lived in Australia over one hundred years ago. En-route to Sydney, CeCe heads to the one place she has ever felt close to being herself: the stunning beaches of Krabi, Thailand. There amongst the backpackers, she meets the mysterious Ace, a man as lonely as she is and whom she subsequently realizes, has a secret to hide . . . A hundred years earlier, Kitty McBride, daughter of an Edinburgh clergyman, is given the opportunity to travel to Australia as the companion of the wealthy Mrs McCrombie. In Adelaide, her fate becomes entwined with Mrs McCrombie's family, including the identical, yet very different, twin brothers: impetuous Drummond, and ambitious Andrew, the heir to a pearling fortune. When CeCe finally reaches the searing heat and dusty plains of the Red Centre of Australia, she begins the search for her past. As something deep within her responds to the energy of the area and the ancient culture of the Aboriginal people, her creativity reawakens once more. With help from those she meets on her journey, CeCe begins to believe that this wild, vast continent could offer her something she never thought possible: a sense of belonging, and a home . .

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Star d''Apliese ist eine sensible junge Frau, der es nie gelang, aus dem Schatten ihrer Schwester CeCe herauszutreten. Als ihr geliebter Vater Pa Salt stirbt, steht Star plotzlich an einem Wendepunkt. Wie alle Madchen der Familie ist auch sie ein Adoptivkind mit unbekannter Herkunft, doch der Abschiedsbrief ihres Vaters enthalt einen Anhaltspunkt: die Adresse einer Londoner Buchhandlung sowie den Hinweis, dort nach einer gewissen Flora MacNichol zu fragen. Star folgt diesen Spuren, die sie auf ein wunderbares Anwesen in Kent und in die Rosengarten des Lake District im vergangenen Jahrhundert fuhren. Ganz langsam beginnt sie, ihr eigenes Leben zu entdecken - und ihr Herz zu offnen fur das Wagnis, das man Liebe nennt ...

Wie auch ihre Schwestern ist CeCe d'Aplièse ein Adoptivkind, und ihre Herkunft ist ihr unbekannt. Als ihr Vater stirbt, hinterlässt er einen Hinweis - sie soll in Australien die Spur einer gewissen Kitty Mercer ausfindig machen. Ihre Reise führt sie zunächst nach Thailand, wo sie die Bekanntschaft eines geheimnisvollen Mannes macht. Durch ihn fällt CeCe eine Biographie von Kitty Mercer in die Hände - eine Schottin, die vor über hundert Jahren nach Australien kam und den Perlenhandel zu ungeahnter Blüte 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.

L''histoire d''Ally, l''une des sept filles adoptées par le milliardaire Pa Salt. Après le décès de ce dernier, Ally part à la recherche de ses racines en suivant les indices laissés par son père ado

A la mort de leur père, Maia et ses soeurs se retrouvent dans le château de leur enfance, sur les rives du lac de Genève. Toutes ont été adoptées, et chacune a reçu en héritage un indice lui permettant de remonter le fil de ses origines. Maia est ainsi conduite jusqu'a un manoir en ruine, sur les collines de Rio de Janeiro.

This title is also published as Helena's Secret. The Olive Tree is the number one international bestseller from Lucinda Riley, author of the bestselling Seven Sisters series. A magical house. A momentous summer. It has been twenty-four years since a young Helena spent a magical holiday in Cyprus, where she fell in love for the first time. When the now crumbling house, 'Pandora', is left to her by her godfather, she returns to spend the summer there with her family. Yet, as soon as Helena arrives at Pandora, she knows that its idyllic beauty masks a web of secrets that she has kept from William, her husband, and Alex, her son. At the difficult age of thirteen, Alex is torn between protecting his beloved mother, and growing up. And equally, desperate to learn the truth about his real father ...When, by chance, Helena meets her childhood sweetheart, a chain of events is set in motion that threatens to make her past and present collide. Both Helena and Alex know that life will never be the same, once Pandora's secrets have been revealed ..

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 ...