Resultados para "Families" en Pueblos y campo

Hay historias que se tejen en silencio. Voluntades de no hacer daño que acaban hiriéndote el alma. Tesituras ante las que te ves obligada a elegir en función de las circunstancias ajenas, sin que te dejen vivir. Pero siempre quedará un resquicio para propiciar el cambio. ¿Estará Esperanza aún a tiempo de poderlo conseguir? Pozoblanco. Verano de 1936 "¿Qué ha pasado, José, qué tienes? Dime qué tienes". La respuesta de José a la pregunta de su madre traza un punto de inflexión en la vida de Esperanza. A sus doce años, debe enfrentar una nueva y complicada realidad exterior; pero no lo hará sola.

Il romanzo narra la storia di una famiglia di pescatori che vive e lavora ad Aci Trezza, un piccolo paese siciliano nei pressi di Catania...

Costretto all'esilio dal duca di Lu, Confucio disse: "Se la mia strada finisce, salirò su una zattera e mi lascerò portare verso il mare". E così Kongzi, settantaseiesimo discendente diretto del grande filosofo, fugge con la moglie incinta e la figlia quando la Squadra della pianificazione familiare entra nel villaggio per sterilizzare con la forza tutte le donne fertili e interrompere le gravidanze di quelle che hanno già un figlio.

Il più importante romanzo verista della letteratura italiana, un capolavoro senza pari che racconta la storia di una famiglia di pescatori di Aci Trezza, paesino nei pressi di Catania, all'indomani dell'Unità d'Italia.

In un Meridione ben distante dai segni della modernità urbana, la protagonista cresce oppressa da un ambiente familiare in cui le condotte pubbliche e private sono spietatamente misurate sul terrore del giudizio sociale e sul rigore vincolante del dovere quotidiano. Il nido protettivo diventa allora nodo difficile da sciogliere e da portare. “Famiglia era questo: una messa in comune del privato, un difetto di autonomia, una continua chiamata in causa dell’altro, un sostenersi che diveniva peso.”

Irlanda, 1994. Nella piccola comunità cattolica della contea di Donegal non c'è casa in cui non si parli di Colette Crowley, la poetessa che ha dato scandalo lasciando marito e figli per andare a vivere con un uomo sposato a Dublino. Ora Colette è tornata, ed è decisa a riannodare i fili della sua vita precedente. Nonostante provi a essere parte attiva della comunità inaugurando un corso di scrittura, Colette deve fronteggiare il muro silenzioso di sospetto e violenza che la respinge continuamente ai margini.

From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can - visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous.

The lawyer and journalist Matteo Teresi discovers the existence of a secret sect whose members include priests, politicians, and regional VIPs. During the early morning hours, when the town’s churches are closed, the "Sect of the Angels" meets in the sacristy to carry out their holy office: initiating devout virgins into the rites of married life. Preying on their victims’ naivete, the hooded "elect" commit ignominious acts while promising the young women divine grace. In 1901, at a time of immense changes in Sicilian society, the scandal breaks nationwide.

Eight years ago, Tyler Donnelly left Wishing River, Montana, after a terrible fight with his father and swore he’d never return. But when his father has a stroke, guilt and duty drive him home, and nothing is as he remembers - from the run-down ranch to Lainey Sullivan, who is all grown up now. And darn if he can’t seem to stay away.

I had a perfect life—married to my high school sweetheart and preparing for our new baby. Then tragedy struck. I could have moved us back to have the support of our parents, but home isn't where you come from; it's where you want to be. And I want to be here in Balsam Ridge. So I begin anew, a single mom with a fractured heart. Determined to rise above the grief and grasp the joy that still bubbles inside of me every time I look into the eyes of our baby girl. Starting with a job at the local hemp farm.

Il vecchio Tollak è un uomo pieno di contraddizioni: orgoglioso e furioso, giusto e tenero. Ormai vecchio e solo, non fa che imprecare contro il mondo che da tempo, per lui, ha smesso di avere senso. Solo una cosa lo teneva attaccato alla vita: sua moglie Ingeborg, amatissima, scomparsa diversi anni fa. I suoi due figli, ormai adulti, hanno abbandonato la vita desolata della provincia remota da cui provengono, e passano a trovarlo di rado; soltanto Oddo è rimasto con lui: Oddo lo scemo, come lo chiamano i vicini, di cui Tollak si prende cura da quando, ancora bambino, è stato abbandonato dalla madre.

Sadie Wingate has been keeping secrets... from her family and from her brand-new husband. Once the truth is revealed, her whole world melts like a truffle in the sunshine. Can Sadie finally settle for a sweet life on Amelia Island… or will stability send her searching for the next adventure? Raina nears her delivery date and signs the papers ending her marriage, but there’s one thing missing in her life. Despite being the fixer in her family, the only solution to her heart’s dilemma seems all wrong for this newly divorced mother of infant twins. But how can she say no?

I've spent the last twenty years reinventing myself. Shaking off the snotty rich girl facade for law school at Tulane University, only to pivot and obtain a Master's in Social Work, much to my parents' dismay. I settled in New Orleans and embedded myself in local politics, fighting for the people with the least representation. That is until my mother's illness called me home.

El Jonás passa un cap de setmana a casa del seu pare, vidu i jubilat. No és una trobada com tantes altres: hi ha alguna cosa que la fa especial. Potser és el fet que el pare mateix ha demanat a en Jonás que hi vagi, potser és la presència d’un veí inquietant, potser la minyona que no diu el que sap, potser dels alemanys que escenifiquen la caiguda del mur de Berlín al jardí del costat... En aquella casa del poble de Malzinelles res no és ben bé el que sembla, ni tan sols els records familiars.

It's Christmas at the Dane Crown Inn, and the much-needed renovations at the resort once known as "the gem of Florida's Treasure Coast" have been put on hold for the holidays. Amy Sommer Peterson and the rest of the family deck the halls with festive garland, decorate towering Christmas trees, and hang sparkling lights. When surprise guests arrive to share the season, everyone soon gathers in the kitchen to decorate cookies, sing Christmas carols, reminisce about the past, and make new memories. While the rest of the family celebrates, Amy faces a host of challenges.

'Ghar-vaapasee' un visthaapit logon kee kahaanee hai jo behatar bhaviṣy ke lakṣy kaa peechhaa karate hue, apane samaaj se door hone ke baavajood, vahaan se pooree tarah nikal naheen paate. Yah kahaanee bihaar-uttar pradesh aadi ke gaanvon, chhoṭe shaharon se shikṣaa aur naukaree kee talaash men nikale yuvaa_on ke aantarik aur baahy sngharṣ kee kahaanee hai. Apane jadon kee ek chintaa se joojhate hue ki magar vo vaheen hote, to shaayad kuchh badalaav le aate.

The scent of flowers and change is in the air for the Wingate sisters. With her husband gone for weeks at a stretch, Rose's unwavering enthusiasm is tested, forcing her to remove her famous rose-colored glasses and face a family crisis. While Susannah plans an anniversary surprise for Rex, Chloe finds the courage to try one more career path, with help coming from the one constant in her life, her precious furbaby, Lady Bug.

Elsa's eldest, Cole Steel, is on the brink of the rest of his life. Like his father before him, he's a remarkable sailor—but unlike his father, he has no wife, no children, and just the open ocean at his feet. Elsa's not entirely pleased with his reckless nature. But she knows he has the same adventurous spirit his father always had. Aiden lives through Cole every day. Recently, Cole signed a contract to sail professionally. It's the opportunity of a lifetime—with a caveat. His boss is widely known as the toughest in the business.

As Sweeney House renovations near completion, a roadblock inspires a new passion in Julie, who decides to run for mayor of Cocoa Beach. The whole family comes together to help her win the election and give back to the little city they all love so much. Taking the job as Julie's campaign manager finally gives Amber a much-needed purpose in life, but her father's surprising arrival at the beach forces her to tell him the truth about her pregnancy. The news might have her father reeling, but it sends him right to Lori.

Elsa's middle child, Mallory, is often described as the quietest and sweetest of all the Remington women—just as happy-go-lucky as Elsa, agreeable as Janine, and punctual as Nancy. Needless to say, it never pleased Mallory to be overlooked. But after her accidental pregnancy with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Lucas, plus the death of her father and grandfather in the span of a year, she's had very little time to ask herself that pivotal question: Who am I?