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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Known as The Roaring Twenties, The Années Folles, and the prohibition era, the 1920s were full of mystique, glamor, and stories about love and murder. It was quite the time to be alive. Maggie O'Sullivan, the novel's heart, is a modern woman battling a still restrictive environment. She's confident, strong, striking, funny, and a champion of women's issues. She's also reckless, a bit Clara Bow, a touch Louise Brooks, with a smattering of Garbo. While at Mount Holyoke, the 'ungettable' Maggie falls for the calm and hopeful novelist, C.J. Elliott. Maggie and C.J. have virtues and vices, complexities, and biases. Sometimes they're a mess. They marry and fit right into the decade's edgy, dynamic, and exciting spirit. The alluring persona of flappers and jazz propels them into the roar of automobiles, consumerism, and self-indulgence. At first, everything is new and possible. Troubles vanish like morning mist. Musically gifted as a cellist and vocalist, Maggie's hunger for acknowledgment and fame begins to surface. For Maggie, life is good. The stardom she dreams of is blossoming. Sailing to France, the Elliotts meet F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Paris is splendid, and C.J. fits snuggly into a group of lost generation writers. His writing blossoms in both quality and pace. Scott Fitzgerald's publisher accepts his novel, while Maggie explodes onto stages, including the Paris Opera House. C.J. Elliott and his glamorous 'flapper' wife cross the boundaries of celebrity and become icons of the Jazz Age. Exuberance, contagious energy, and stimulating rhythms make life glorious. Best of all, they have the Fitzgeralds as partners in utter mayhem. As time passes, C.J. begins to grow more aware of the jaggedness in Maggie's soul. She isn't just playing when she slides down banisters or jumps into fountains. She is carrying a desperation and a tartness. She becomes a fascinating woman, both blessed-and cursed-by growing fame, which begins to render her impenetrable. For C.J., the endless allure of outrageous parties dwindles, and he starts looking for lasting fulfillment. Maggie longs for more excitement. For her, the City of Lights is not enough. Opportunities need to be grander. Maggie wants adoration and America idolizes stars. In Hollywood, Maggie shines brilliantly on the silver screen. But celebrity is an elegant facade covering a world that chews people up. The parties don't go on forever. Weighed down by self-imposed pressures, Maggie battles mental illness, sometimes turning manic at the drop of a hat. Her life becomes a blur.The Magnificent Maggie will appeal to fans of historical and upmarket fiction, pre-code Hollywood, and readers who enjoy enthralling but elusive characters, elusive like the perfume somebody else is wearing.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The year is 1874. Gray Wehr is a complex man, an enigma. Saddled with a deserved but unsought reputation, he longs for a quiet life, a chance to make amends. Gray wants no part of it, but his past life won't die. When an old friend comes seeking a savior, he faces an agonizing decision. Does he play the role of redeemer, honor a lifetime dedication to friendship and try to save her captured family, or reject her plea that will lead him back into the brutality of the past Without pursuit, there will be no deliverance, but there are no guarantees, except that people will die.Pursuit progresses at an exciting pace, growing in emotional intensity as it moves. Strong characters, both male and female, are presented in a rugged, historically accurate western setting. Pursuit is a tale of individual heroism and of cruelty. It is both uplifting and achingly moving.…

Zustand: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 320 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The year is 1860. Ally Hart is a strong woman, but overseeing a lonely ranch near Fort Laramie, Wyoming, isn't what she had in mind when she married. After her husband's death, it's all that's left.A rival rancher has malice in his heart. He means to do Ally harm. How far can a woman be pushed? Will she ever stand and fight? Can she win if she does? The answer falls squarely on Ally's shoulders until fate intervenes in the form of two men. The three have never met. If lives lasted forever, they never would. But lives don't last forever.Ally's story is told in an enduring style spilling over with realism, the grit of the old west, and a dash of good humor. The characters-all imperfect-face loss, fear, conflict. They seek independence, redemption, perhaps love, or simply their place in the world. HARD GOODBYES is the story of a young widow whose life depends on sober reason or delusion-pragmatism or idealism. It's not pretty. It may get ugly.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 320 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The year is 1860. Ally Hart is a strong woman, but overseeing a lonely ranch near Fort Laramie, Wyoming, isn't what she had in mind when she married. After her husband's death, it's all that's left.A rival rancher has malice in his heart. He means to do Ally harm. How far can a woman be pushed? Will she ever stand and fight? Can she win if she does? The answer falls squarely on Ally's shoulders until fate intervenes in the form of two men. The three have never met. If lives lasted forever, they never would. But lives don't last forever.Ally's story is told in an enduring style spilling over with realism, the grit of the old west, and a dash of good humor. The characters-all imperfect-face loss, fear, conflict. They seek independence, redemption, perhaps love, or simply their place in the world. HARD GOODBYES is the story of a young widow whose life depends on sober reason or delusion-pragmatism or idealism. It's not pretty. It may get ugly.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 320 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The year is 1860. Ally Hart is a strong woman, but overseeing a lonely ranch near Fort Laramie, Wyoming, isn't what she had in mind when she married. After her husband's death, it's all that's left.A rival rancher has malice in his heart. He means to do Ally harm. How far can a woman be pushed? Will she ever stand and fight? Can she win if she does? The answer falls squarely on Ally's shoulders until fate intervenes in the form of two men. The three have never met. If lives lasted forever, they never would. But lives don't last forever.Ally's story is told in an enduring style spilling over with realism, the grit of the old west, and a dash of good humor. The characters-all imperfect-face loss, fear, conflict. They seek independence, redemption, perhaps love, or simply their place in the world. HARD GOODBYES is the story of a young widow whose life depends on sober reason or delusion-pragmatism or idealism. It's not pretty. It may get ugly.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 398 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The year is 1874. Gray Wehr is a complex man, an enigma. Saddled with a deserved but unsought reputation, he longs for a quiet life, a chance to make amends. Gray wants no part of it, but his past life won't die. When an old friend comes seeking a savior, he faces an agonizing decision. Does he play the role of redeemer, honor a lifetime dedication to friendship and try to save her captured family, or reject her plea that will lead him back into the brutality of the past? Without pursuit, there will be no deliverance, but there are no guarantees, except that people will die.Pursuit progresses at an exciting pace, growing in emotional intensity as it moves. Strong characters, both male and female, are presented in a rugged, historically accurate western setting. Pursuit is a tale of individual heroism and of cruelty. It is both uplifting and achingly moving.…