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Helga Jensen Twice in a Lifetime

Has she met The One? Or is she twenty years too late? 48-year-old Amelia Simpson finds herself adrift after her husband leaves, consumed by dreams of something more than her daily routine with her 8-year-old twins in a small Welsh town. When she stumbles upon an old phone number from a handsome stranger in New York, a spark of possibility ignites. Encouraged by her best friend Sian, Amelia embarks on a whirlwind journey to the Big Apple to reconnect with her 'Perfect Patrick.' But as they explore...

Engels | 8 uur 16 minuten (362 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025

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Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray

"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit." One day, the artist Basil Hallward is painting a picture of his muse Dorian Gray with his friend Lord Henry watching. Dorian listens as Lord Henry confidentially presents his hedonistic world view, saying beauty is the only thing in life that truly matters. It makes Dorian wish that his painting would age instead of him. Not long thereafter, Dorian sees his girl perform Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet...

Engels | 9 uur 55 minuten (431 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Elisabeth Mcneill A Bridge in Time

Change is coming, but are the people of Camptounfoot ready for it? For generations, the oldest village in Scotland has remained unchanged but now it is 1853 and the railway is coming to Camptounfoot. Shy and beautiful Emma Jane Wylie is determined to fight for her father’s dream – the construction of the railway bridge that will carry the new track southwards. Her father’s demise puts Emma in charge. But during the two years of its construction, the project is beset by drama and tragedy: cholera...

Engels | 21 uur 39 minuten (950 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Elisabeth Mcneill Mistress of Green Tree Mill

She must find the courage to accept her fate. At the age of eleven young Lizzie Mudie’s life changes forever. With the death of her mother in the most shocking disaster, Dundee has ever seen, Lizzie is forced to grow up quickly. She discovers a strength beyond her years and when an unexpected legacy bestows upon her the dilapidated Green Tree Mill, she is determined to turn things around. Lizzie becomes a formidable mistress, but is she prepared for the price she – and those she loves – will...

Engels | 13 uur 54 minuten (613 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Elisabeth Mcneill Lark Returning

Can Lark take the path of the woman who went before her and learn to follow her heart? Lark is a much-loved forces sweetheart spreading comfort as she sings in the music halls while Scotland’s sons fight in the Great War. But despite her fortune, Lark yearns for a life away from the crowds. She sets out to make a fresh start in the Border country seeking the contentment that has eluded her. Decades earlier, Lark’s great-grandmother, Jane, found herself in the same hills, in unhappy circumstances....

Engels | 12 uur 55 minuten (565 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Elisabeth Mcneill Wild Heritage

Caught between the past and the future, can friendship survive in changing times? Thirteen years have passed since the railway came to the Borders, bringing changes that would radically alter the lives of the people who lived there. Yet the steam train was not the only legacy from the men who built the railway – in their wake they left several fatherless children. One such child is Kitty Scott. Wild through neglect and an outcast within the community, Kitty is a loner... until she rescues newcomer Marie...

Engels | 19 uur 52 minuten (870 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Nicholas Carter Harvest of Swords

Rivalry in love and battle in this historical adventure set in the English Civil War. In the late autumn of the first year of the English Civil War, William Sparrow and Hugo Telling are again caught up in the impossible confusion tearing the country and their lives apart. This time, their greatest battles, fought on both land and sea, are with a new enemy, Lord Clavincale. As they struggle through the bitterly cold Dorset winter, their hard-won experience is enough to lead their men, but never...

Engels | 12 uur 21 minuten (541 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Nicholas Carter King's Men Crow

It takes courage to survive in this atmospheric historical adventure set during the English Civil War. August 1643: the Siege of Gloucester continues. Can the weak city walls really survive against the might of the Royalists? William Sparrow and Hugo Telling may be on different sides, but their dreams and desires are the same. To find the courage to fight proudly and lead their men. For the war to be over and for the love of the incomparable Bella. But only one side can win the war, and only one...

Engels | 12 uur 10 minuten (535 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Elisabeth McNeill Turn of the Tide

They have survived the worst they could imagine – now they must face the future. After a catastrophic storm tears through the village of Eyemouth in 1881, the villagers have slowly started to move on. Inconsolable at the loss of her husband, Rosabelle Maltman has left Scotland to start a new life, leaving her son behind. Meanwhile, Jessie, her sister-in-law, is finding ways to manipulate the men of the village for her own gains. But it is their mother-in-law Effie, the lynchpin of the family, who...

Engels | 5 uur 32 minuten (244 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Nicholas Carter Storming Party

Rivalry and battle abound in this action-packed historical adventure of the English Civil War. 1643: Sir William Waller’s army has been defeated on Roundway Down, his infantry left stranded on the bleak slopes at the mercy of the Royalist cavalry. Sir Ralph Hopton is now free to turn his attention to Parliament’s bastion in the West – Bristol. The city walls are strong enough, but Bristol has precious few men and even fewer guns with which to defend them. And to make matters worse, rumour has...

Engels | 10 uur 18 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Elisabeth McNeill The Storm

When a Scottish village is struck by grief, those left behind must help one another find hope. It is 1881, and when a violent storm devastates the Scottish fishing village of Eyemouth, few families escape unscathed. Newlywed Rosabelle Maltman loses her husband, and her mother-in-law Effie loses her husband and three sons. For these women and their neighbours in the close-knit community, life will never be the same again. Yet as the months pass, the women must learn to look to the future, to live...

Engels | 9 uur 20 minuten (411 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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René van Rooij The virus of God

25 years after covid-19; a novel

Towards the middle of the twenty-first century, the Covid-19 ('Corona') crisis of the early twenties, which killed millions, is forgotten. Yet the virus has changed Planet Earth irreversibly. It laid bare the naked fact that the world had become too dependent on traditional forms of nutrition, communication and transportation. When the virus had finally been defeated, brilliant minds applied themselves to developing innovative techniques to elevate what remained of humanity to an entirely different...

Fictie

Engels | 610 pagina's (ePub2, 0,9 MB) | Aspekt Publishers, Soesterberg | 2022

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Skylar Heart Scarred Cliff collection

One girl, on the run from her life, flees right into the arms of four boys from her past. Fleeing her abusive ex, a dead-end job and no prospects for anything better, Mia returns to the coastal town where she used to spend her summers as a kid. She hopes that going back to a time when things were easier will clear her head, but instead she runs right into the arms of the boys she loved as a teen. It starts with Dylan, the brainiac, now a maths teacher at a nearby secondary school. Then Mal, the...

Fictie

Engels | 225 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | Easily Distracted Media, [Groningen] | 2021

E-book
Skylar Heart Scarred Cliff collection

One day where everything falls apart, five lovers struggling to make sense of it all. The anniversary of Poppy's death was hard on them all, but no matter how hard she tried, Mia felt like she couldn't stay at the coast, that her being there would only bring more pain to Mal, Dylan, Tom and even Jake. So, she flees again, back to the city, to her parents' house, leaving the guys behind. As the guys are struggling to find their feet, how they're going to make things work when they've realised that...

Fictie

Engels | 209 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | Easily Distracted Media, [Groningen] | 2021

E-book
George Eliot The mill on the floss

Een molenaarsdochter, die door de omstandigheden gedwongen wordt zich te gedragen als een keurig Victoriaans meisje, leeft in voortdurend conflict met haar broer.

Fictie

Engels | 640 pagina's (ePub, 2,2 MB) | Penguin Books, [Nederland] | 2018

E-book
Charles Dickens A tale of two cities

Roman over de Franse Revolutie, zich beurtelings afspelend in Londen en Parijs.

Fictie

Engels | 448 pagina's (ePub) | Random House, [Nederland] | 2010

E-book
Tracy Chevalier Girl with a pearl earring

Nadat haar vader blind is geworden, wordt de 15-jarige Griet in 1664 dienstmeisje in het grote gezin van de Delftse schilder Johannes Vermeer, waardoor haar leven ingrijpend verandert. Vanaf ca. 16 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 256 pagina's (ePub, 1,5 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2018

E-book
Tracy Chevalier Falling angels

Twee Londense families reageren totaal verschillend op politieke en sociale veranderingen die plaatsvinden aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw.

Fictie

Engels | 416 pagina's (ePub, 1,7 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2018

E-book
Tracy Chevalier Remarkable creatures

De beroemde Engelse fossielenzoekster Mary Anning (1799-1847) sluit in de 19e eeuw vriendschap met een verzamelaarster van fossiele vissen.

Fictie

Engels | 352 pagina's (ePub, 2,4 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2018

E-book
Cathy Cassidy Broken Heart Club

De vrienden Eden, Hasmita, Andie, Ryan en Tasha hebben gezworen dat ze voor altijd beste vrienden zullen blijven. Niets kan hun band verbreken. Of toch wel? Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 192 pagina's (ePub) | Penguin Books, [Nederland] | 2016

E-book