Noemí Jiménez Furquet Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

The journey of their lifetime . . . 'Women can be heroes, too.' When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances Frankie McGrath hears these words, it sparks a revelation. Raised on California's Coronado Island by conservative parents, she has always strived to be a good girl. However, in 1965, as the world shifts around her, she envisions a different path. After her brother ships out to Vietnam, Frankie impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps, stepping into a chaotic and destructive war zone. As inexperienced as the soldiers she serves alongside, she grapples with the trauma of war and the challenges of returning to a transformed America. Throughout her journey, Frankie learns the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can bring. This narrative highlights one woman's experience in war while illuminating the stories of all women who have risked their lives to help others—sacrifices that have often gone unrecognized. With searing insight and lyrical beauty, it offers a profoundly emotional tale featuring a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage define an era. Praise for the author includes accolades from notable figures, emphasizing her storytelling prowess and the emotional depth of her narratives.

Cassandra Mortmain lives with her impoverished family in a crumbling castle. Her journal records her life with her bored sister Rose, her stepmother Topaz, her little brother Thomas and her novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's block. However, all their lives are turned upside down when American heirs to castle arrive.

Eine Frau, Anfang vierzig, erwidert die Liebe eines jungen Mannes. Er ist zwanzig Jahre jünger. Und als Catherine Cumfrit, verwitwet, Mutter einer erwachsenen Tochter, schließlich Christopher Monckton heiratet, zieht sie sich nicht nur das Mißfallen ihrer Familie zu, sondern auch verständnisloses Kopfschütteln in ihrem Freundeskreis. Da prallen Lebenslust und Sorge vor dem Altern aufeinander, da tauchen Probleme auf, die vorhersehbar waren. Liebe ist die Liebesgeschichte eines ungleichen Paares, spannungsvoll und pointiert erzählt, nach Elizabeth von Arnims Verzauberter April ein besonderes Lesevergnügen, voller Situationskomik und Selbstironie, mit kräftigen Hieben gegen die Konvention.