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Lilly Emme Kerstperikelen in Snowdonia – deel 2
Ethan komt aan in Snowdonia en wordt geconfronteerd met de verwachtingen die zijn familie van hem heeft. Herinneringen komen bovendrijven, en hij denkt terug aan hoe zijn vader eiste dat hij carrière maakte om op een dag het familielandgoed over te nemen. Ethans toelating tot het beste mannenkoor van Cambridge liet zijn ouders onverschillig. Om zijn familie te ontlopen, huurt Ethan een klein huisje en bedenkt het verhaal dat hij een schrijver is die de rust zoekt om te schrijven. Holly heeft de...
Nederlands | 1 uur 37 minuten (73 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Lilly Emme Kerstperikelen in Snowdonia – deel 3
Holly is naar Chloe’s landgoed verhuisd om te ontsnappen aan de man die haar dreigbrieven stuurt. Samen voeren de twee vrouwen een reddingsoperatie uit, ze halen de ernstig zieke Ethan uit de eenzaamheid van zijn huisje naar de warmte van het oude landgoed. Holly bereidt de feestelijke opening voor van haar pub, die op 23 december, de avond voor kerstavond wordt geopend. De knappe maar irritante Baptiste, die de afzender van de dreigbrieven blijkt te kennen, helpt haar met de voorbereidingen. Baptiste...
Nederlands | 1 uur 27 minuten (65 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Stany Crets Oud papier
Het kinderloze huwelijk van Raymond en Rachel sleept al jaren aan. Wanneer op een nacht een rouwbrief in de bus valt, begint hun wereld langzaam maar zeker te wankelen. Uit een doos met oud papier komen nog meer leugens en halve waarheden tevoorschijn. Het echtpaar wordt ingehaald door een verborgen verleden, waarin ook hun vriend Lucien een rol speelt. Zal hun leven van schijn en wezen standhouden? Oud papier is een tragikomisch verhaal over hoteldeuren, overspel, een dagboek en bovenal over het...
Nederlands | 3 uur 43 minuten (321 MB) | Horizon, Antwerpen | 2021
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Ingrid de Vries Schijnvrucht
Schijnvrucht van Ingrid de Vries is een gelaagde vertelling over de subjectiviteit van de waarheid en de grilligheid van geluk. ‘Ik denk aan die nacht, lang geleden. Aan dat meisje in het smalle bed op haar zolderkamertje. Het is er donker, door het verduisterde dakraam komt geen licht. Achter de schuifwand klinkt zacht geritsel en gekraak. Verder is het stil. Ze ligt daar zo alleen dat ik haar wil troosten, en ik probeer in haar huid te kruipen. Maar het is mijn eigen huid, mijn eigen lijf, het...
Nederlands | 7 uur 35 minuten (654 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2021
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Michael Ende Het oneindige verhaal
Na de vroegtijdige dood van zijn moeder wordt de elfjarige boekenwurm Bastiaan Balthazar Boeckx thuis door zijn vader verwaarloosd en op school gepest vanwege zijn overgewicht. Wanneer hij op een dag aan een groep pestkoppen probeert te ontsnappen stormt hij het antiquariaat van de excentrieke Karel Konraad Koriander binnen. Hier steelt Bastiaan een boek met de titel ‘Het oneindige verhaal’. Dit boek gaat over het magische rijk Fantásië, wat in nood verkeert omdat De Kleine Keizerin, die Fantásië...
Nederlands | 16 uur 18 minuten (712 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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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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Imme Dros Gisterland
In november 1582 trouwen Anne Hathaway en William Shakespeare. Anne is een jonge en zelfbewuste vrouw afkomstig van een boerderij nabij Stratford, en is zwanger van William. Hij is acht jaar jonger dan zij, houdt er verschillende baantjes op na en verlangt naar het toneel. Door te trouwen beginnen ze allebei de regie over hun eigen toekomst te nemen. Anne en Will bespreken samen ideeën voor toneelstukken als Het temmen van de feeks, en zij moedigt hem aan om zijn ambitie na te jagen. Als Will naar...
Nederlands | 7 uur 28 minuten (430 MB) | Uitgeverij G.A. Van Oorschot, Amsterdam | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Call of the Wild
Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck’s happy and comfortable life comes to an end when he is kidnapped from Miller’s estate and forced to pull sleds in the Klondike region of Canada. The poor dog does not want to obey his new owner and as a result he is beaten and tortured. After Buck arrives in the cold North, he meets another dog named Curly, that is mercilessly killed by a pack of huskies. Who kidnapped...
Engels | 3 uur 30 minuten (152 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Leopard Man's Story
"King" Wallace is a lion-tamer, who has been viciously murdered by a man who hated him. Now everyone wants to know who the murderer is. The "Leopard Man" is a leopard trainer with mysterious scars on his arms. He finds out that the murderer attended every performance of the lion-tamer in hope of seeing the lion tear his trainer apart. Who is the murderer and why did he hate the lion trainer so much? Who does the "Leopard Man" suspect and will he be able to reveal the truth? What will happen to...
Engels | 10 minuten (7,3 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Unexpected
Edith Whittlesey is born in a country district of England, where life flows as per the rule of thumb. She is married to an honest and hardworking miner, who works together with four other men. Usually no unexpected things happen, but one day it all changes. One of the miners bursts into the hut where his partners are sitting together with Edith. The man kills two of them but is stopped and tied up thanks to Whittlesey’s quick reaction. Why did the miner tried to kill his partners? Is it because...
Engels | 51 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads To Build a Fire
A man travels through the frozen wasteland bordering the Yukon River, accompanied by his best friend – a large husky dog. The dog tries to dissuade the man from walking farther into the frozen land, but the man pushes on. At some point the man decides to stop and build a fire. Unfortunately, snow falls from one of the trees and extinguishes the fire. This is the moment where the problems truly begin. Why is the man travelling through the Canadian frozen lands? Where is he heading to? Will he manage...
Engels | 48 minuten (35 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads When the World Was Young and Moon-Face
"When the World Was Young" introduces us to a thief named Dave Slotter, who intends to steal from James Ward - a famous and wealthy businessman. However, while Slotter walks through Ward’s property, he encounters a wild barbarian and is forced to fight for his life. Will Slotter escape from the wild man who wants to kill him? Who is the barbarian and what is he doing on Ward’s lands? Will the thief succeed in his plan? "Moon-Face" introduces us to John Claverhouse, a man who is unreasonably despised....
Engels | 1 uur (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Will Adams The Heretic Scroll
Above Naples, Vesuvius is heating up once again... An absolutely gripping thriller from bestseller Will Adams. Archaeologist Carmen Nero and former conman Cesco Rossi are in Herculaneum on the trail of the lost texts of Ancient Rome, possibly stored deep underground in the Villa of the Papyri. But when there is a terrible murder, they realise that powerful forces are interested in the excavations of the villa which threaten the foundations of the Church. With neo-Nazis on Rossi’s tail and a traitor...
Engels | 10 uur 17 minuten (459 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Will Adams The Sacred Spoils
The new conspiracy thriller from a true master of the genre. To the victor go the spoils... Historian Carmen Nero is in southern Italy help a friend search for ancient riches, is caught up in the murderous schemes of the Calabrian Mafia. Cesco Rossi, a quick-witted conman on the run from a brutal group of neo-Nazis, is about to be confronted by his tragic past. Israeli Professor Zara Gold is on a mission to find Judaism's most sacred relic. For the tomb of Alaric I, the Visigoth king who sacked...
Engels | 13 uur 51 minuten (616 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Susan Barrie Mountain Magic
When Toni Darcy was rescued from a bad employer and a poor situation by Kurt Antoine, she was grateful. She would now be working at his new hotel in Tyrol, Austria. Yet the attractive manageress of the hotel did not seem all that pleased with Toni’s presence. At least she had the protection of Kurt, whose attentions certainly stirred Toni’s feelings... The love tale dating back to the 20th century was written by Susan Barrie, one of the pseudonyms of the beloved romance writer Ida Pollock. A must-read...
Engels | 3 uur 50 minuten (168 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Susan Barrie The Quiet Heart
Alison had married for convenience, and when her husband died, she still had his three daughters to look after in Leyden Hall. When she meets the new master of the hall, architect Sir Charles Leyden, she finds him to be distant and quite intimidating. Yet when Sir Charles falls ill and she cares for him, she must admit that there is a softer side to him that she finds rather alluring. Does she stand a chance with this man, especially since his attentions appear to be directed at her stepdaughter...
Engels | 4 uur 39 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Susan Barrie The Stars of San Cecilio
Lisa’s magical time at Costa Brava is about to come to an end and tomorrow she must head back to London to find work. Then, as if by fate, a handsome stranger by the name of Julio Fernandez approaches her, blowing her plans apart. He offers her a job as a governess to his young daughter, and she is thrilled at the prospect of staying and getting close to this alluring man. Yet, it seems, that she is not the only woman eager to settle herself in Senor Fernandez' life and may need to fight to claim...
Engels | 5 uur 35 minuten (246 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Susan Barrie Victoria and the Nightingale
Victoria survives a car accident along with her employer’s son and begins to care for the boy, who is now fatherless. Sir Peter kindly enough provides the two with a place to stay. Yet Sir Peter’s fiancée who also inhabits the place is far from kind towards Victoria, whose feelings for the man of the house slowly begin to deepen. How can Victoria maintain this new-found stability in her life and the affections of Sir Peter over this vicious other woman? The romantic novel mapping out a dramatic...
Engels | 4 uur 29 minuten (197 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Susan Barrie The Wings of the Morning
No one is more surprised than Kathy when she receives an invitation from Lady Fitzosborne for some weekend festivities. Usually, such invitations are extended to her more attractive two sisters. She prepares to make herself useful and instead manages to catch the eye of a Portuguese aristocrat. The mystery man woos her, setting off events almost too dreamy to be true. Yet as their relationship deepens, Kathy soon discovers that there is more to the man than meets the eye. The Cinderella-like romance...
Engels | 5 uur 33 minuten (243 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Susan Barrie The Gates of Dawn
Richard Trenchard was a man used to having his way, so when he wants his sister to pass over her secretary Melanie Brooks as a companion to his young niece, she has to succumb to his will. When Melanie turns up late to their first meeting, he is not happy. Yet things slowly begin to kindle between the two, and she has to acknowledge the romantic surroundings that Richard keeps placing them in – the English countryside and the Australian Alps – are the perfect setting for a budding love affair. ...
Engels | 7 uur 50 minuten (344 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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