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Jane Davis At the Stroke of Nine O’Clock
London 1949. The lives of three very different women are about to collide. Like most working-class daughters, Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. Even if that means putting herself in danger. Star of the silver screen, Ursula Delancy, has just been abandoned by the man she left her husband for. Already hounded by the press, it won’t be long before she’s making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Patrice...
Engels | 14 uur 34 minuten (635 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Nicholas Carter Turncoat's Drum
The country is in turmoil in this thrilling historical adventure of the English Civil War. It is 1643, and the struggle between Parliament and the King erupts in the West Country, tearing families apart and setting village against village. But for some, this fight is not only about crown and country: it is far more personal than that. Royalist soldier Hugo Telling wishes Parliamentarian William Sparrow dead. This rivalry will take them across battlefields the breadth of England, and all for the...
Engels | 11 uur 25 minuten (504 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Henry James B.J. Harrison Reads The Turn of the Screw
A governess is hired by a bachelor to take care of his nephew and niece. She has barely arrives at the house that she starts seeing ghosts and having other supernatural visions. She decides to share her frightening experience with the maid of the house, Mrs. Grose. The maid, however, is not surprised and tells the governess that the ghosts are those of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. What are the ghosts doing in the house? Were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel murdered? Are they seek revenge? Will the governess...
Engels | 4 uur 36 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time. "The 200,000 Franc Reward" is a story about robbery, betrayal, and criminal investigation, great for readers who want to dive into a classic detective series,...
Engels | 44 minuten (32 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Damion Hunter The Wall at the Edge of the World
Save lives... Or take them? A gripping novel of the Roman frontier. Army Medic Postumus Justinius Corvus is a long way from his native Britannia, in the Syrian provinces at the far corner of Empire. But now he is going home, unexpectedly promoted to Senior Surgeon in the Sixth. The new Emperor faces problems in the far-flung island at the edge of Empire. Trouble is brewing north of the Wall. The tribes are stirring, a new conflict is brewing, old and new loyalties will be tested. Postumus will...
Engels | 11 uur 1 minuut (528 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Sign of the Shadow
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. On 15th April, every day, Louise d’Ernemont leaves the house in the morning with her daughter and does not return home until nightfall – and nobody knows where she goes. It turns out that she is in fact the granddaughter of the wealthy d'Ernemont, who was guillotined on that exact date years earlier. A lost fortune, hidden jewels, a family mystery, it’s time for Arsene Lupin to step in to help the heirs of d’Ernemont. The...
Engels | 47 minuten (34 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Red Silk Scarf
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. Arsene Lupin is suddenly and suspiciously willing to share some secrets with Inspector Ganimard which will help the police unveil a murder. But is Lupin helping out of the goodness of his heart or does a large jewel connected to the deceased have anything to do with it? The fifth story in Maurice Leblanc’s collection "The Confessions of Arsene Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic...
Engels | 54 minuten (39 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Damion Hunter The Legions of the Mist
An awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion. The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times. Smarting from the sting of his recent demotion, and a transfer to Britain, a land he despises, Justinius nevertheless works hard to bring to his men some of the same pride he feels as a Roman soldier. As their bond grows...
Engels | 12 uur 57 minuten (570 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Susan Smit De heks van Limbricht
roman
Limbricht, nabij Sittard, eind zeventiende eeuw. Haar leven lang is Entgen Luijten gewend haar eigen weg te gaan, in familiekwesties, in zaken en in de liefde. Ze wordt daarin gesteund door een grote kennis van de natuur, die ze ook regelmatig aanwendt om haar dorpsgenoten te helpen. Maar dan wordt ze vanwege een paar ongelukkige voorvallen beschuldigd van hekserij. De kasteelheer is gebrand op een bekentenis, waarvoor hij gebruikmaakt van alle middelen die de inquisitie hem ter beschikking stelt....
Fictie | Historische roman
Nederlands | 213 pagina's (ePub2, 3,9 MB) | Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam | 2021
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Michelle Visser Zoals het leven komt
Vlak voordat haar moeder sterft, ontdekt een vrouw dat haar moeder niet haar biologische moeder is en gaat ze op onderzoek uit.
Fictie | Familieroman | Historische roman
Nederlands | 415 pagina's (ePub2, 2,5 MB) | Boekerij, Amsterdam | 2021
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Matthias Rozemond Amalia
prinses van Oranje
De jonge hofdame Amalia van Solms wordt in 1621 na haar aankomst op het stadhouderlijk hof in Den Haag deelgenote van een complot om stadhouder Maurits uit de weg te ruimen.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Nederlands | ePub2, 6,1 MB | Luitingh Sijthoff, Amsterdam | 2021
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Brigitte de Swart Omdat de muze
Omdat de muze van Brigitte de Swart gaat over hoe de Muze der Tachtigers aan haar liefde voor kunst ten onder ging. Amsterdam, 1888. Na het plotselinge overlijden van haar moeder blijft Sara de Swart achter met een rouwende vader, een wrang gemis en een stevige erfenis. Als jonge beeldhouwster komt ze in Amsterdam terecht in de kring van de Tachtigers, met kunstenaars als Breitner, Israëls, Toorop en Veth. Door haar eigenzinnigheid, liefde voor kunst en vrijgevigheid wordt Sara de Muze der Tachtigers....
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Nederlands | 219 pagina's (ePub2, 4,1 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2021
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