Kate Mosse
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Pub. Date
2023
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Español
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Un libro que devuelve la voz a casi mil mujeres cuyos logros y coraje nos inspiran a todas y todos. Una celebración a las mujeres de la Historia. Por la autora bestseller Kate Mosse.
Inspirada en la abrumadora respuesta que tuvo la campaña mundial que inició Mosse en las redes sociales bajo el hashtag #WomanInHistory, que se lanzó en 2021, esta importante obra de no ficción recopila, de manera rica y detallada, más de 1.000 voces de mujeres...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"Combining the rugged action of Labyrinth with the haunting mystery of Sepulchre, #1 bestselling author Kate Mosse's eagerly awaited Citadel is a mesmerizing World War II story of daring and courage, in which a group of determined women fighting for the French Resistance risk their lives to save their homeland and protect astonishing secrets buried in time in France, 1942. In Carcassonne, a colorful historic village nestled deep in the Pyrenees, a...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands. But the bravest men on board are not who they seem. And the stakes could not be higher. If arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes. Can they survive the journey and...
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English
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"Circe France, 1562: Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE. But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou's help if he is to stay alive."--
Author
Series
The burning chambers volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
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"Following #1 Sunday Times bestseller The Burning Chambers, New York Times bestseller Kate Mosse returns with The City of Tears, a sweeping historical epic about love in a time of war. Alliances and Romance August 1572: Minou Joubert and her husband Piet travel to Paris to attend a royal wedding which, after a decade of religious wars, is intended to finally bring peace between the Catholics and the Huguenots. Loyalty and Deception Also in Paris is...
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Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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In the winter of 1928, still seeking some kind of resolution to the horrors of World War I, Freddie is traveling through the beautiful but forbidding French Pyrenees. During a snowstorm, his car spins off the mountain road. Dazed, he stumbles through the woods, emerging in a tiny village, where he finds an inn to wait out the blizzard. There he meets Fabrissa, a lovely young woman also mourning a lost generation. Over the course of one night, Fabrissa...
9) Sepulchre
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English
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Conducting research in southwest France, an American graduate student finds the grand old hotel where she is staying eerily familiar and experiences strange dreams and visions about a sister and brother whose visit to the same region a century earlier had unexpected otherworldly consequences.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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Español
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Carcasona, tierra de cátaros, 1562. La joven católica Minou Joubert recibe una carta anónima sellada con el emblema de una poderosa saga, sólo cinco palabras: ELLA SABE QUE ESTÁS VIVA. Antes de que Minou pueda descifrar el misterioso mensaje, el destino le pondrá delante al joven converso Piet Reydon, que cambiará su destino para siempre. Piet tiene una peligrosa misión, y la necesita para salir vivo de La Cité. Y mientras, la fractura...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First U. S. edition.
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English
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A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery...Miss Marple...
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English
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"For the first time in forty-five years, Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth Jane Marple returns to solve twelve baffling cases penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder. In St. Mary Mead, a Christmas dinner is interrupted by unexpected guests; the Broadway stage in New York City is set for a dangerous improvisation; bad omens surround an untimely death aboard a cruise ship to Hong Kong; and a bestselling writer...
13) Labyrinth
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[2014]
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English
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Heart pounding adventure, shadowy intrigues and dangerous passions ignite this epic story about two women, separated by centuries; who share a destiny to protect the secrets of the legendary Holy Grail.
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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In a collection of beautiful and arresting short stories 16 modern fiction superstars re-examine a character who lives in literary infamy as a tortured romantic hero - the unforgettable Heathcliff. `My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being....
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