Títulos en Pueblos y campo

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...

Is it possible for two people to get over their differences in this heartwarming feel-good about starting over and finding out who you really want to be? Advertiser Charlotte Hammar's high profile lifestyle falls apart unexpectedly and she is forced to reevaluate her assumptions on what life should look like. She packs up everything and moves to a small town where she must start over completely. She meets Kent, a local man who dreams of attracting tourists to the town using pikes.

In un romanzo corale e luminoso, Harada Maha accompagna i suoi lettori lungo le stagioni della natura e della vita, in una favola giapponese moderna sul valore della dolcezza. Tra Osaka e Kobe c’è la piccola pasticceria Sweet Home, nascosta tra le colline verdi e accoglienti. È gestita dal signor Kōda, sua moglie Akiko e le loro figlie Hina e Haruhi. Sono molti i clienti che vi si affacciano, attratti dalla dolcezza delle pietanze ma anche dal calore del contatto umano.

John Steinbeck escribió esta novela justo después de su gran éxito "Las uvas de la ira". Narra el accidentado viaje de un autobús rural entre las poblaciones de Rebel Corners y San Juan de la Cruz, en California, al término de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Es un magistral retrato de personajes y en un acerado estudio sobre los problemas centrales de todos los hombres en todas las épocas: la familia, el sexo, el amor, las ambiciones, las frustraciones y los anhelos…

I was supposed to be attending a friend's birthday party, not used as bait to lure out the elusive Holden Hayes. Holden was the last thing I needed. My life was already spiraling, a slow-moving head-on collision that you couldn't swerve to avoid. In hindsight, so was his. Neither of us was looking for a relationship, but that is precisely what we found. An instant, all-consuming, soul-deep connection that few people ever find.

Kodiak es la historia de una venganza; o, mejor, una doble venganza. Los habitantes de la pacífica ciudad de Kodiak en Alaska se preparan para un invierno que ya se había pronosticado como el más frío de la década. Entre los diez mil habitantes de la isla, una familia destaca por su riqueza y el poder que ejerce en la zona. Nadie en la isla está preparado para enfrentar el baño de sangre que está a punto de desatarse por el miembro más joven de la familia: Angelina.

Summer Island off the coast of Norway was the place London chef Jack Greene should have been from. He's an outsider in the community that should have been his family, and now he's setting foot on the strange land he has inherited for the first time. Ninni Toft, his nearest neighbour, has come to the island to mend her broken heart. With her wild spirit and irrepressible enthusiasm, she shows city-boy Jack the simple pleasures of island life – and what it means to belong. To a place. To a people. To one person in particular…

Doctor Holly Greene has retreated to her brother's home on an island off the coast of Norway to get away from the pressures of work. Only, it's the middle of winter and icy slush plus endless darkness isn't exactly the festive getaway she had imagined. Nearly stumbling off the edge of a cliff in the dark, Holly is saved by Frøy, a yellow-eyed cat and his owner – grouchy, bearded recluse, Tor. Call it kindness, call it Christmas, but Holly's arrival means midwinter has never looked less bleak.

Ashland, Tennessee was where I planned to start over and become the woman I wanted to be; a woman who was fun and just a little bit reckless. The need to break out of my shell led to one wild night with a man I never planned on seeing again. But when the tattooed stranger showed up unexpectedly at my new job, he made it clear that once wasn't going to be enough for him. As the president of a motorcycle club with a checkered past, Courtland Pope should have scared me, but no matter how hard I tried to stay away, the pull to him was too strong to ignore.

Juliette Anderson needs a change of scenery and a new purpose in life. So, when her parents suggest she move to Orchid City, she doesn't hesitate. What she doesn't need is to catch the attention of the hot-shot hockey player next door. Juliette does not date hockey players, and Mac Sullivan is no exception to her rule. Even if he's insistent on changing her mind…

¿Cuánta tierra necesita un hombre? es una modernísima parábola sobre la ambición del ser humano. Pajom es un campesino al que ninguna extensión de tierra satisface: cuanta más tiene, más necesita. Al conocer que los habitantes de una lejana región, los bashkirios, le ofrecen tanta tierra como pueda recorrer en un día, no lo dudará e intentará abarcar la mayor cantidad posible.

Tutte le avventure di Don Camillo – e del suo amico-nemico Peppone – in un'unica raccolta che non potrà che strappare il sorriso a chi l'ascolta! Tante storie argute e senza tempo che vanno a comporre il grande affresco sonoro del celebre Piccolo Mondo Borghese della Bassa, durante il fermento sociale degli anni che seguono alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Giovannino Guareschi (1908-1968) è stato uno scrittore e giornalista italiano, noto principalmente per essere l’ideatore di don Camillo e Peppone, la coppia di amici/nemici più famosi della narrativa italiana.

Nel cuore della Borgogna, tra i vigneti della Côte-d’Or, si cela un’antica abbazia non particolarmente nota al resto del mondo e ormai piuttosto fatiscente: Notre-Dame-de-Bleaumont. Una vecchia torre campanaria che assicura panorami mozzafiato, ma che nessuno si azzarda più a scalare, un giardino di erbe aromatiche dove trovare ristoro e una piccola comunità coesa, anche se un po’ attempata. La pace è assicurata a Bleaumont, ma non si può dire altrettanto dell’avventura: le giornate si susseguono identiche, senza scossoni.

When Penny Wilson moves into the Freeman group home, she doesn't know it will be the best and worst thing ever to happen to her. There, she meets troubled teen Blake Weston. Despite being angry and bitter at the world, he quickly becomes Penny's protector. And their bond becomes one of survival, friendship... and first love. Until he abandons her without warning. Six years later, Penny's life comes full circle when she lands a summer job as a camp counselor working with foster kids. Until she comes face to face with the boy who broke her heart.

As late summer fades into fall, Melinda's efforts at her rented farmhouse are starting to bear fruit. She's learned to preserve produce, outsmart some stubborn chickens, and wrangle a flock of spoiled sheep. She revels in the peace she's found in the country, where time is marked by morning-fresh eggs and stunning sunsets. But even in the small town of Prosper, nothing stays the same. One member of the hardware store's coffee group shares a startling announcement, and a trip back to the city makes Melinda realize how deep her roots run in rural Iowa.

Getting her brother away from their abusive household and leading a peaceful existence is all Violet wants. Growing up powerless in a town mostly inhabited by supernaturals made her life a living hell. Now, she's ready to leave it all behind and start fresh.

I came to Copper Falls expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town.

Jim Beam aveva un fratello, una sorella e una madre. Del padre non seppe mai niente. La mamma era seria, preoccupata, sempre nervosa. Aveva paura e non si riposava mai: aveva paura di non riuscire a mantenere i propri figli, aveva paura che uno di loro si ammalasse. Aveva paura di un sacco di cose. Invece Jim non aveva paura di niente, tranne della noia. Abitavano appena fuori Lovelock, in un posto che si chiamava Cottonfarm.

Kiedy Julię niespodziewanie porzuca mąż, wydaje się, że nic dobrego już jej w życiu nie czeka. Jednak coś się kończy zazwyczaj po to, aby mogło się zacząć coś nowego. Być może to czas, aby zadbać wreszcie o siebie, aby spełnić swoje marzenia. Tymczasem Julia od wielu lat ma jedno marzenie. JEDNO, ALE ZA TO WIELKIE – ZAMIESZKAĆ W SŁONECZNEJ TOSKANII. Gdy mija pierwszy szok, kobieta wyjeżdża jako pielęgniarka do pracy do Włoch... tam na jej drodze pojawiają się nowi mężczyźni, którzy mogą odmienić jej życie.

No final do século XIX, o sertanejo Tonho Pólvora compra a fazenda Alvorada, no interior de Minas Gerais. Com trabalho duro e falando a língua da terra, ele faz o lugar prosperar e se torna uma das lideranças da região. Na mesma época, em São Paulo, o jovem contador José Antônio dá um golpe na empresa onde trabalha e se lança, em fuga, para o interior do país, atrás de um lugar seguro para se estabelecer.