Anya Seton Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

A richly detailed historical saga from the bestselling author of Katherine and Green Darkness, first published in 1948

Katherine je epski roman o ljubavnoj vezi koja je promijenila povijest. Glavni junaci su Katherine Swynford i John od Gaunta, preci većine pripadnika britanske kraljevske obitelji. Radnja se odigrava u slikovitom XIV. stoljeću, u doba pjesnika Chaucera i Crne smrti, a pripovijeda o viteškim pothvatima i veličanstvenoj dinastiji Plantageneta. U okruženju spletki i urota istodobno cvjeta i romantična ljubav, pa se tako kraljev sin John od Gaunta strastveno zaljubljuje u Katherine. Njihova ljubav preživjet će desetljeća ratovanja, preljuba, ubojstava, usamljenosti, ali i iskupljenja… Iako je njihova veza skandalozna i izaziva sablazan, ljubavna sreća Katherine i Johna isprva je nepomućena. Plod njihove ljubavi četvero je izvanbračne djece – John, Henry, Thomas i Joan – za koju joj svi zamjeraju da im daje prednost u odnosu na zakonitu djecu koju ima s pokojnim mužem Hughom Swynfordom. U turbulentno vrijeme engleske povijesti, kada Crna smrt kosi sve pred sobom, kmetovi za sve svoje nedaće krive Johna od Gaunta. U poznatoj Pobuni kmetova Johnov dvorac u Savoyu spaljen je do temelja i Katherine se mora vratiti na svoj posjed Kettlethorpe. Hoće li razdvojenost presuditi njihovoj ljubavi? „Sjajan primjer ljubavnoga romana a ujedno i klasičnoga književnoga djela koje oduševljava svojom raskoši i pravi je dragulj jer nenadmašno dočarava prilike u Engleskoj u XIV. stoljeću.“ The Austin Chronicle

From the author of the all-time classic romance Katherine, MY THEODOSIA tells the other side of the Hamilton story, as seen through the eyes of the defiant daughter of Aaron Burr...

First published in 1951 and later made into a successful movie starring Jane Russell and Jeff Chandler, this moving tale, set in the southwestern desert during the Great Depression, brings to life the rich strangeness and passion-filled glory of a forgotten era. Amanda Lawrence, a young sheltered woman from New York, falls for a half-Apache young man on her way from Europe. Following her new husband to the grim western town of Lodestone, Amanda soon feels lonely and forsaken. But when a map of a lost mine surfaces detailing the location of a cache of cursed Apache gold, Amanda and her husband become caught in a whirlwind of haunting legends and deadly realities. In this tense love story that vividly captures the anima of Arizona, modern America meets an ancient and unfathomable mystery.

Shelf rubbing and light wear from age. Spine has some light creasing and edge wear. Top edge has a black mark and inside front cover page has a label. Age discoloring, no marks and clean. Great copy for the age.

This story of troubled love takes place simultaneously during two periods of time: today and 400 years ago. We meet Richard and Celia Marsdon, an attractive young couple, whose family traces its lineage back to medieval England. Richard's growing depression creates a crisis in Celia, and she falls desperately ill. Lying unconscious and near death, Celia's spirit journeys backward to a time four centuries earlier when another Celia loved another Marsdon. No one writing today has a greater capacity to make the reader feel the joys and stresses of another age.

Dej románu sa odohráva v prvej polovici 18. storočia, v búrlivom období bojov o anglický trón. Spisovateľka predkladá čitateľovi ucelený obraz vtedajšej anglickej spoločnosti s jej sociálnymi, národnostnými i náboženskými protirečeniami. Zoznamuje nás s bratmi Radcliffovcami, ktorým patríDilstonský zámok v Northumberlande. Starší, James, lord z Derwentwateru, vracia sa do rodinného sídla z exilu vo Francúzsku. Charles, mladší z bratov, zúčastňuje sa pod vedením Jamesa na jakobínskej vzbure a po jej potlačení a smrti brata pokračuje v boji...

Part One Of Two Parts DEVIL WATER is the true story of Charles Radcliffe, who escaped from Newgate prison in 1715 after his brother's execution, and of his daughter Jenny. Jenny was the child of a secret marriage; father and daughter share a strong and abiding affection. When Jenny immigrates to America, she and her father suffer years of separation. The themes of this book are loyalty and courage. Like all of Seton's books, this one combines thoroughly documented history with superb storytelling.

Katherine came to the court of Edward III at the age of 15: the orphan daughter of a minor herald, betrothed to an obscure knight. And soon, the beloved mistress of the King's son and the mother of his children.

It is the story of a beautiful, gifted woman who leaves the magic mountains of her native New Mexico for the piratical, opulent, gaslit New York of the 1870s—only to end her search for happiness back in the high, thin air of Santa Fe. Santa Fe Cameron, named for the place of her birth, was the child of a Spanish mother and a Scotch father and inherited from both a high degree of psychic perceptivity. Natanay, an American Indian, saw this and gave the little orphan a turquoise amulet as a keepsake; this turquoise, the Indian symbol of the spirit, dominates her life. For Santa Fe Cameron, life is made up of violent contrasts: the rough wagon of the gay young Irish medicine vendor who brings her East and the scented hansom cabs and carriages waiting before her own Fifth Avenue mansion; the glittering world of the Astors and a dreary cell in the Tombs. All the color, excitement, and rich period detail which distinguish Anya Seton’s novels are here, together with one of her most unusual heroines.

Anya Seton's classic gothic romance set in New York's Hudson River Valley, following the tradition of Rebecca and Jane Eyre. It was on an afternoon in May 1844 when the letter came from Dragonwyck. Tired of life on her father's farm in Connecticut, Miranda Wells happily accepts the invitation to the luxurious estate of her distant relative, the dashing and mysterious Nicholas Van Ryn. Introduced to a way of life she has only ever dreamed of, the innocent farm girl becomes a great lady. But soon the dark secrets of Dragonwyck begin to unfold. A classic gothic romance set against a richly detailed historical backdrop, Dragonwyck is Anya Seton's bestselling second novel. First published in 1944, it was adapted for cinema in 1946 starring Gene Tierney and Vincent Price.