Jennifer Donnelly verweeft meesterlijk historische gebeurtenissen met boeiende verhalen, waarbij ze zich vaak richt op sterke vrouwelijke personages die tegenspoed trotseren. Haar schrijfstijl kenmerkt zich door rijke taal en diep psychologisch inzicht, wat lezers een meeslepende ervaring biedt. Donnelly verkent thema's als identiteit, maatschappelijke verwachtingen en de zoektocht naar iemands plaats in de wereld. Haar werken worden geprezen om hun fantasierijke reikwijdte en hun vermogen om de sfeer van vervlogen tijdperken op te roepen.
Set within the enchanting world of the Tea Rose saga, this novella-length story continues the Rose Petals series by bestselling author Jennifer Donnelly. It features beloved characters and explores themes of love, resilience, and family ties, providing fans with a deeper glimpse into the narrative universe they cherish.
From New York Times bestselling, carnegie-award-winning author JenniferDonnelly comes a revolutionary, gender-swapped retelling ofBeauty and the Beast that will forever change how you think aboutbeauty, power, and what it really means to follow your heart.
Set in the captivating world of early 20th-century London, this novel revisits the rich narrative established in The Tea Rose. It follows the journey of strong, resilient characters navigating love, loss, and ambition against a backdrop of social change. With intricate details and emotional depth, the story explores themes of perseverance and the pursuit of dreams, inviting readers to engage once more with a beloved setting and its unforgettable inhabitants.
Rozbijte očarované zrcadlo! Feministický retelling pohádky o Sněhurce. Krásná princezna Sophie jela na projížďku lesem, když tu lovčí vytáhl nůž a… vzal si její srdce. Nemělo ji to tak překvapit. Zaslechla přece pomluvy. Říkali o ní, že je moc laskavá a naivní na to, aby vládla. Zbytečná princezna. Příšerná budoucí královna. A Sophie jim věřila. Každému otrávenému slovu. S pomocí sedmi lesních mužíků se jí povede přežít, dokáže však také posbírat síly a postavit se skutečnému zlu, nebezpečnému nepříteli, který za vším stojí?
Snow White's stepmother wanted to get rid of the beautiful stepdaughter who was challenging her title of 'most beautiful' - by any means necessary. What happens to the poisoned, and the poisoner?Jennifer Donnelly turns her feminist eye to this most delicious of fairy tales and shows Snow White as she's never been seen before.
Isabelle is one of Cinderella's ugly stepsisters, who cut off her toes in an attempt to fit into the glass slipper. But there is more to her story than a maimed foot, for the Marquis de la Chance is about to offer her a choice and the opportunity to change her fate -- there will be blood and danger, but also the possibility of redemption and triumph, and most of all the chance to find her true self.
When Belle comes across a mysterious book in the beast's library, she finds herself transported to a fantasy world of her dreams, and she must uncover the secrets about the book before she is lost inside forever.
The spectacular finale of Disney's Waterfire Saga - for fans of Percy Jackson and The Girl of Ink & Stars.
Astrid struggles with a shameful secret, Ling discovers courage in a prison camp, and Serafina lines up allies to help fight the final battle for her underwater realm.
Jo Montfort is beautiful and rich, and soon—like all the girls in her class—she’ll graduate from finishing school and be married off to a wealthy bachelor. Which is the last thing she wants. Jo secretly dreams of becoming a writer—a newspaper reporter like the trailblazing Nellie Bly. Wild aspirations aside, Jo’s life seems perfect until tragedy strikes: her father is found dead. Charles Montfort accidentally shot himself while cleaning his revolver. One of New York City’s wealthiest men, he owned a newspaper and was partner in a massive shipping firm, and Jo knows he was far too smart to clean a loaded gun. The more Jo uncovers about her father’s death, the more her suspicions grow. There are too many secrets. And they all seem to be buried in plain sight. Then she meets Eddie—a young, brash, infuriatingly handsome reporter at her father’s newspaper—and it becomes all too clear how much she stands to lose if she keeps searching for the truth. Only now it might be too late to stop. The past never stays buried forever. Life is dirtier than Jo Montfort could ever have imagined, and the truth is the dirtiest part of all.
Für Prinzessin Serafina und ihre Freundinnen steht alles auf dem Spiel: Die Mädchen müssen sechs wertvolle Talismane finden, die quer über alle Weltmeere verstreut liegen. Nur so können die Meerjungfrauen verhindern, dass die Unterwasserwelt von einem Ungeheuer aus uralten Zeiten zerstört wird. Doch die Suche nach dem letzten Talisman erweist sich als lebensgefährlich: Die wunderschöne schwarze Perle befindet sich nämlich ausgerechnet im Besitz von Orfeo, dem mächtigsten Zauberer der Geschichte. Werden die Mädchen es schaffen, dem finsteren Magier die Perle zu entreißen und die Unterwasserwelt zu retten?
Serafina, Neela and four others have successfully escaped Captain Traho and his men after their hideout with the river witches was stormed. They must stop an ancient evil from escaping its icy prison by finding six talismans hidden by Serafina's ancestor hundreds of years before. With all the Mer nations looking for them and no clue where to start, will the mermaids find the talismans before the monster is released?
Diep in de oceaan leven de zeemeerminnen. Op de ochtend van haar verloving ontwaakt Serafina, een zeemeermin van de Middellandse Zee, met vreemde dromen in haar hoofd. Die voorspellen de terugkeer van een eeuwenoud kwaad. Wanneer de pijl van een moordenaar Sera"s moeder vergiftigt, moet Sera op zoek naar het brein achter de moord om een oorlog te voorkomen. Geleid door haar schimmige dromen, zoekt Sera vijf andere zeemeerminheldinnen van de zes zeeën. Samen vormen zij een onverbrekelijke zusterband en ontdekken ze een samenzwering die het bestaan van hun wereld bedreigt.
BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want—and couldn’t escape. Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.
In 1914, with World War I approaching, polar explorer Seamus Finnegan tries to forget Willa, a passionate mountain climber, as he marries a beautiful young woman back home in England.
Šifra mistra Leonarda. Světlo severu. Návrat tanečního mistra. Rosie
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'Nobody got fed while I read A Gathering Light: If George Clooney had walked into the room I would have told him to come back later when I'd finished.' Dinah Hall Sunday Telegraph
Een jonge vrouw, levend onder armoedige omstandigheden in Londen aan het einde van de negentiende eeuw, is vastbesloten zich uit de armoede omhoog te werken.
