Phillipa Carr Libri

The second edition of the popular English Phonetics and Phonology textbook has been extensively updated and expanded to offer greater flexibility for teachers and increased support for non-native speakers studying the sound systems of English.

A young woman tries to move beyond her shadowed legacy, but finds her heart divided and her loyalty challenged Clarissa Field never knew her mother, but hears whispers that she was a notorious "femme fatale." Unknowingly, the girl follows her mother's passionate path and loses her heart to Jacobite rebel Dickon Frenshaw. But 1715 England is a dangerous place to be a young woman in love. Dickon is caught and exiled to Virginia, and Clarissa is married off to rakish soldier Lance Clavering. Caught between two men, Clarissa must navigate a hotbed of scandal, treachery, and betrayal. As civil strife threatens to ignite revolution, Clarissa is accused of being a spy. She faces a terrible choice, and must transform her life to prepare her daughter, Zipporah, for her legacy.

Rebecca Mandeville The story of The Changeling is told by Angelet's daughter, Rebecca, who was born in Benedict Lansdon's house in an Australian gold-mining township. Before Rebecca was born, her father had died saving another man's life. She had always looked up to him as a great hero and when she heard that her mother was to marry Benedict Lansdon, she was deeply shocked. The prolific British author of historical romances (The Pool of St. Branok) continues her lavishly entwined narrative of the families connected to Benedict Lansdon, now a recently bereaved widower, absentee father and wealthy seeker of a Parliament seat. Narrated by Benedict's aggrieved stepdaughter, Rebecca, this complex tale of love and betrayal concerns a three-cornered sibling relationship involving Rebecca, her half-sister, Belinda and Lucie, a country waif informally adopted by Benedict. Aware that her father blames her for her mother's death in childbirth, Belinda takes refuge in michievous behavior. Placid Lucie, however, fits in well with the family, though her lineage is suspect and clouded with mysterious events at St. Branok's pool. Although Belinda seems the most obvious "changeling," Carr sustains an air of doubt and intrigue. The ambience of the Cornish countryside and of Victorian London permeate this piquantly Gothic family saga.

Zeit des Schweigens Philippa Carr NEUER HONOS VERLAG, Köln

Die Zwillingsschwester Dorabella und Violetta erleben den 2. Weltkrieg in Cornwall zwischen Liebesleid, der Pflege verletzter Soldaten, einer Kindesentführung und Spionage.

England, Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. Die Ehe zwischen der lebenslustigen Zippora Ransome und ihrer Jugendliebe Jean-Louis ist leidenschaftslos geworden. Zehn Jahre sind die beiden schon verheiratet und noch immer bleibt Zipporas inniger Kinderwunsch unerfüllt. Nachdem Jean-Louis bei einem Brand schwer verletzt wird, muss Zippora alleine zu ihrem Onkel reisen, um das Erbe seines idyllischen Landguts anzutreten. Auf Schloss Enderby begegnet sie dem mysteriösen Franzosen Gérard und fühlt sich sofort unwiderstehlich von ihm angezogen. Eine leidenschaftliche Affäre beginnt und stellt Zipporas Leben völlig auf den Kopf.

Eine Engländerin, die am Hof Ludwig XV. zunächst vom Glück begünstigt erscheint, muss nach Ausbruch der Revolution mehrfach um ihr Leben bangen, bevor sie aus allen Nöten befreit wird.

Dramatické příběhy dvou sester v 7.dílu autorčiny ságy Dcery Anglie se odehrávají počátkem 18.století na anglickém venkově a v Paříži. Nevlastní sestry Carlotta a Damaris jsou dcery Priscily Eversleighové, ústřední postavy "Ceny za život". Temperamentní Carlotta se v lásce na nikoho neohlíží. Tak připraví svou mladší a méně přitažlivou sestru o jedinou lásku, opustí manžela a s milencem prchne do Paříže. Osud jí ale potrestá.