Barbara Wood Boeken

Drie miljoen jaar geleden stortte een meteoriet neer op aarde. Uit het mysterieuze sterrenhof ontstond een diepblauwe kristallen steen. Honderdduizenden jaren later wordt de steen ontdekt door een Neanderthalmeisje - en geeft haar de kracht haar dromen te volgen. Van generatie op generatie reist het magische flonkerende kristal over de hele wereld en verandert de levens van hen die ermee in aanraking komen. Van de Afrikaanse savannen naar het oude Jordanië en de eerste christenen in Rome, tot Engeland in de Middeleeuwen, via Duitsland en het Caribische gebied naar de pioniers van het Amerikaanse wilde westen. Door vele landen, handen en tijden heen beïnvloedt de kosmische steen het levenslot van alle vrouwen die hem dragen. Begeleid u het kristal der dromen op zijn reis en zie hoe de geschiedenis van de mensheid zich ontvouwt.

Tijdens opgravingen bij een Indiaanse heilige plek vindt een Amerikaanse archeologe tekeningen die ze eerder al in haar dromen zag.

Het leven van enkele vrouwen uit een Egyptische familie.

Growing up in the squalor of Victorian London, Samantha dreams of becoming a doctor. From the crowded wards of charity hospitals to the grandeur of society receptions and the calm of medical schools, she uses all her strength and will to fight the prejudice which has banished women from medicine.

Born into the tumultuous world of ancient Antioch, Selene is orphaned at birth. But before her father dies, he leaves a puzzling clue to her heritage: she has come from the gods and has a special destiny to fulfill. In the coming years, Selene studies the primitive healing arts with Mera, the healer-woman who adopts her. She learns how to lower fevers by brewing Hecate's Cure from the willow tree, how to apply green mold to an open wound to prevent infection, and most importantly, how to calm a patient by summoning the inner power of the "soul flame." But on her sixteenth birthday, Selene falls in love with Andreas, a passionate and troubled surgeon. When fate cruelly separates them, Selene's search for Andreas takes her to the great centers of civilization in the ancient world-Egypt, Babylon, and Rome. Desperate to find Andreas, Selene is torn between love and her dreams of healing when a revolutionary vision brings her to the fulfillment of her destiny-and the dawn of modern medicine.

For as long as anyone could remember, the Schallers and the Newmans had been enemies. When the skeletal remains of a victim of foul play are discovered at the Schaller estate, a decades-old feud between the rival winemaking families is reignited and dark secrets begin to see the light of day. Set against the lush backdrop of the rolling hills of California's Central Coast, The New York Times best-selling author Barbara Wood's thirtieth novel is a generation-spanning saga of love, treachery, and bitterly held grudges.

Newlywed Emily Stone and her husband, Isaac, are young missionaries who have traveled from New England to Honolulu to share the Gospel with the Hawaiian natives. Gentle, adventurous, well-bred, and beautiful, Emily soon finds herself struggling with intense homesickness but remains determined to share her faith, and ignore her growing feelings for handsome Captain MacKenzie Farrow. Just as she begins to bond with the influential High Chiefess Pua and her daughter, Mahina, unexpected tragedy threatens to force her off the island. In a state of confusion, Emily makes a decision that could destroy everything she knows and loves. Three decades later, Sister Theresa comes to the islands as a missionary nurse and becomes acquainted with Captain Farrow's charming son, a powerful man who is instrumental in Hawaii's alliance with America. Theresa discovers that a dark curse is plaguing his family and the island's inhabitants, a curse that only Emily and Mahina can help her reverse.

Sondra, Ruth and Mickey are three girls with very different backgrounds who meet on their first day of medical school. Sondra is the adopted child of rich parents; Ruth is the daughter of a Jewish doctor who is against her becoming a doctor; and Mickey who comes from a poor background.

A matriarchal saga set in post-war Egypt and spanning four decades. The pregnant Yasmina, cast out and sentenced to death by her family, journeys to England and becomes a doctor in America before returning to her homeland. The author's other novels include Green City in the Sun and Domina.

"Compiled between 1741 and 1858, the recipes and remedies in this collection offer a fascinating glimpse into household technology, domestic medicine, and new foods available to the privileged classes in an age of expanding colonialism. Readers will be able to see the original pages and familiarize themselves with the different and very beautiful handwriting of the manuscript. Recipes on each page also appear in typescript so contemporary readers can quickly find information about ingredients and methods of preparation"--Back cover blurb