Inés ​of My Soul

Isabel Allende - Lelkem, ​Inés
A ​szemrevaló, szegény fiatal spanyol varrólány, Inés Suárez 1537-ben kalandvágyó férje keresésére indul az Újvilágba. Csábító külseje miatt már a hajóút során hajmeresztő kihívásokkal kell megküzdenie, de nem kevesebb küzdelem várja Amerika földjén sem. Elverekszi magát egészen a perui alkirályságig, ahol egy kaland során megismerkedik az akkor már neves spanyol konkvisztádorral, Pedro de Valdiviával, akivel szenvedélyes, mindent elsöprő szerelembe esnek. Valdivia éppen Chile meghódítására készül, ahová vele tart elválaszthatatlan társnője, okos tanácsadója: Inés Suárez is... S az igazi kalandok ekkor kezdődnek csak a fiatal nő életében.

Diane Ackerman - The ​Zookeeper's Wife
The ​New York Times bestseller: a true story in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. After their zoo was bombed, Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed to save over three hundred people from the Nazis by hiding refugees in the empty animal cages. With animal names for these "guests," and human names for the animals, it's no wonder that the zoo's code name became "The House Under a Crazy Star." Best-selling naturalist and acclaimed storyteller Diane Ackerman combines extensive research and an exuberant writing style to re-create this fascinating, true-life story―sharing Antonina's life as "the zookeeper's wife," while examining the disturbing obsessions at the core of Nazism. Winner of the 2008 Orion Award. 8 pages of illustrations

Isabel Allende - The ​House of the Spirits
Spanning ​four generations, Isabel Allende's magnificent family saga is populated by a memorable, often eccentric cast of characters. Together, men and women, spirits, the forces of nature, and of history, converge in an unforgettable, wholly absorbing and brilliantly realised novel that is as richly entertaining as it is a masterpiece of modern literature.

Arthur Golden - Memoirs ​of a Geisha
A ​seductive and evocative epic on an intimate scale, that tells the extraordinary story of a geisha girl. Summoning up more than twenty years of Japan's most dramatic history, it uncovers a hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation. From a small fishing village in 1929, the tale moves to the glamorous and decadent heart of Kyoto in the 1930s, where a young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house. She tells her story many years later from the Waldorf Astoria in New York; it exquisitely evokes another culture, a different time and the details of an extraordinary way of life. It conjures up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens, where young girls learn the arts of geisha - dancing and singing, how to wind the kimono, how to walk and pour tea, and how to beguile the most powerful men.

Jean M. Auel - The ​Clan of the Cave Bear
The ​story of Ayla begins when, as a five-year-old orphan, she is adopted by the Clan, a group of Neanderthals. Initially, she inspires surprise, then wariness and finally acceptance by the Clan. She is cared for by its medicine woman, Iza, and its wise holy man, Creb. But she makes an implacable enemy of the group's future leader, Broud. He will do all he can to destroy her - but Ayla is a survivor. Jean Auel's imaginative reconstruction of pre-historic life, rich in detail of language, culture, myth and ritual, has become a set text in schools and colleges around the world.

Isabel Allende - Das ​Geisterhaus
Es ​ist die Geschichte einer Familie sowie die Geschichte eines Landes. Es ist eine Chronik von Gewalt, Ungerechtigkeit und Vergeltung, aber auch von Liebe, Sehnsucht und Magie. Fortunas Tochter erzählt die bewegte Geschichte der Eliza Sommers, einer lebenshungrigen jungen Frau, die zwischen zwei Kulturen lebt und einen abenteuerlichen Weg geht. Als chilenisches Findelkind in der Obhut einer englischen Familie aufgewachsen, bricht sie, kaum 17jährig, aus ihrer wohlbehüteten Welt aus und stürzt sich auf der Suche nach ihrem Geliebten in die Wirren des kalifornischen Goldrauschs.

Ruta Sepetys - Between ​Shades of Gray
Lina ​is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia. Here they are forced, under Stalin's orders, to dig for beets and fight for their lives under the cruelest of conditions. Lina finds solace in her art, meticulously—and at great risk—documenting events by drawing, hoping these messages will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that Lina ultimately survives. Between Shades of Gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart.

Adam Makos - Larry Alexander - A ​Higher Call
Four ​days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber’s tail—a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would defy imagination and later be called the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II. This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies that day—the American—2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown, a former farm boy from West Virginia who came to captain a B-17—and the German—2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria who sought to avoid fighting in World War II. A Higher Call follows both Charlie and Franz’s harrowing missions. Charlie would face takeoffs in English fog over the flaming wreckage of his buddies’ planes, flak bursts so close they would light his cockpit, and packs of enemy fighters that would circle his plane like sharks. Franz would face sandstorms in the desert, a crash alone at sea, and the spectacle of 1,000 bombers each with eleven guns, waiting for his attack. Ultimately, Charlie and Franz would stare across the frozen skies at one another. What happened between them, the American 8th Air Force would later classify as “top secret.” It was an act that Franz could never mention or else face a firing squad. It was the encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years until, as old men, they would search for one another, a last mission that could change their lives forever.

Jean M. Auel - Ayla ​und der Clan des Bären
Die ​Urzeit vor 30 000 Jahren: Das junge Mädchen Ayla irrt verlassen durch die gefährliche Wildnis der vorzeitlichen Erde. Der «Clan des Bären», ein Stamm von Urmenschen, nimmt sie auf. Doch Ayla ist nicht wie die anderen Stammesmitglieder. Sie ist blond, schlank und lernt überdurchschnittlich schnell ... Ayla lebt vor 30.000 Jahren in einer Zeit, in der Schnee und Eis weite Teile des europäischen Kontinents bedecken. Als während eines Erdbebens Aylas Stamm vernichtet wird, irrt sie ziellos umher und überlebt nur knapp den Angriff eines Höhlenlöwen. Völlig entkräftet wird sie vom Clan des Bären gefunden und aufgenommen. In Iza, der Heilerin des Clans, und deren Bruder Creb, einem mächtigen Medizinmann, findet Ayla neue Eltern. Bald schon ergeben sich Konflikte durch Aylas Andersartigkeit. Nicht nur ihr Aussehen, sondern auch ihre seltsame Art, durch Laute zu kommunizieren, befremden die Clan-Mitglieder. Bald lernt Ayla, auf die "richtige" Art zu sprechen - in der Gebärdensprache. Viele Verhaltensregeln und Tabus, die den Frauen des Bärenclans auferlegt sind, bereiten der selbstbewussten Ayla auch weiterhin Probleme. Mit Feuereifer stürzt sich Ayla in ihre Ausbildung zur Medizinfrau, denn darin sieht sie ihre einzige Chance, in Zukunft vom Clan akzeptiert zu werden. Doch ihr unabhängiges Wesen lässt sich nicht unterdrücken. So sehr sie sich auch müht, sie bleibt eine Außenseiterin in einer ihr fremden Kultur.

Phyllis T. Smith - I ​Am Livia
Her ​life would be marked by scandal and suspicion, worship and adoration… At the tender age of fourteen, Livia Drusilla overhears her father and fellow aristocrats plotting the assassination of Julius Caesar. Proving herself an astute confidante, she becomes her father’s chief political asset—and reluctantly enters into an advantageous marriage to a prominent military officer. Her mother tells her, “It is possible for a woman to influence public affairs,” reminding Livia that—while she possesses a keen sense for the machinations of the Roman senate—she must also remain patient and practical. But patience and practicality disappear from Livia’s mind when she meets Caesar’s heir, Octavianus. At only eighteen, he displays both power and modesty. A young wife by that point, Livia finds herself drawn to the golden-haired boy. In time, his fortunes will rise as Livia’s family faces terrible danger. But her sharp intellect—and her heart—will lead Livia to make an unbelievable choice: one that will give her greater sway over Rome than she could have ever foreseen.

Philippa Gregory - The ​Other Boleyn Girl
Mary ​Boleyn catches the eye of Henry VIII when she is a girl of just fourteen. But her joy is cut short when she discovers that she is a pawn in her family's plots. When the capricious king's interest warnes, Mary is ordered to pass on her knowledge of how to please him to her friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Anne soon becomes irresistible to Henry, and Mary must resign herself to being the other Boleyn girl. But beyond the court is a man who dares to challenge the power of her family to offer Mary a life of freedom and passion. If only she has the courage to break away - before the Boleyn enemies turn on the Boleyn girls... (Harper, 2011)

Arthur Golden - Egy ​gésa emlékiratai
Elbűvölő, ​lélegzetelállító történet egy titokzatos világról, amely egy letűnt kultúra rejtelmeibe, egy japán gésa életébe enged bepillantani. A történet egy szegény halászfaluból elkerülő 9 éves, kék szemű kislányról szól, akit eladnak egy gésa házba. A hű önéletrajzi leírásból tanúi lehetünk élete átalakulásának, miközben beletanul a gésák szigorú művészetébe, ahol a szerelem csak illúzió, ahol a szüzesség a legmagasabb áron kel el, ahol a nő feladata, hogy szolgáljon és tudásával elbűvölje a befolyásos férfiakat. Átélhetjük a háború okozta változást, amely egy új életforma kialakítására kényszeríti a gésákat, nem hoz szabadságot, csak kétségbeesést és vívódást.

Jean M. Auel - Le ​clan de l'ours des cavernes
Il ​y a 35 000 ans, une longue période glaciaire s'achève et la Terre commence à se réchauffer. Lentement, durant des millénaires, l'homme s'est peu à peu dégagé de la bête et il apparaît à peu près tel qu'il est aujourd'hui. Il connaît l'outil, le feu, le vêtement. Il fabrique des armes pour chasser, aménage des grottes pour s'abriter. Dans le chaos de la nature, il est parvenu à créer un peu d'harmonie. En ces premiers temps du monde, Ayla, une fillette de cinq ans, échappe à un tremblement de terre et se sort des griffes d'un lion pour se réfugier auprès d'un clan étranger. On l'adopte. Très vite, les gestes et les paroles d'Ayla suscitent l'étonnement et l'inquiétude.

Ken Follett - The ​Pillars of the Earth
"Follett ​risks all and comes out a clear winner," extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it is a beloved favorite of countless readers, standing as a testament to Follett's unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. A spellbinding epic set in twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known... of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect-a man divided in his soul... of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame... and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother.

Nevil Shute - A ​Town Like Alice
From ​a little-known incident in the war against Japan and from his travels in Malaya and Australia, Shute has contrived a gripping novel of the courage and unflagging faith in humanity of an English girl. This edition is an abridgement which, like the film concentrates mainly on the Malayan episodes.

Ken Follett - Fall ​of Giants
This ​is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women. It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family, is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to America fall foul of war, conscription and revolution. In a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, "Fall of Giants" moves seamlessly from Washington to St Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty.

Robin LaFevers - Mortal ​Heart
Annith ​has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death. But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent. Feeling sorely betrayed, Annith decides to strike out on her own. She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin. Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn't mean she has...

Robin LaFevers - Dark ​Triumph
Sybella ​arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. Naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, the convent views Sybella as one of their most dangerous weapons. But those assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for? This heart-pounding sequel to Grave Mercy serves betrayal, treachery, and danger in equal measure, bringing readers back to fifteenth century Brittany and will keep them on the edge of their seats.

Anita Amirrezvani - The ​Blood of Flowers
Set ​in seventeenth-century Iran, THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS is the powerful and haunting story of a young girl's journey from innocence to adulthood. The novel begins in the 1620s in a remote village where the narrator (whose name, in the Iranian storytelling tradition, we are never to know) lives with her mother and rug-maker father. On the sudden death of her father our heroine and her mother fall upon hard times and are forced to travel to the bustling, beautiful, exotic city of Isfahan where relatives take them in. Everything is new: the grudging charity of her aunt, the encouragement of her uncle, one of the finest carpet-makers in the world, who begins to teach her his craft, the treacherous friendship of the daughter of rich neighbours. And there's an adventure ahead which will introduce her to the sensual side of life as well as to the cruelty of betrayal and rejection before she finds her way to contentment and possibly, even, to happiness, in a world full of contrasts and dangers.

Böszörményi Gyula - A ​Rudnay-gyilkosságok
1900 ​ősze. Budapest székesfőváros a perzsa sah látogatására készül. A titokzatos keleti uralkodó teljes udvarházával egyetemben járja be Európát, mindenhol rendkívüli érdeklődést, sőt rajongást váltva ki. Rudnay Béla rendőrfőkapitányt azonban egészen más nyomasztja: számos olyan gyilkossági ügy aktája hever az asztalán, amit a legkiválóbb detektívjei sem voltak képesek felderíteni. Vajon a ferencvárosi szatócs miért ölte meg a Bécsből öngyilkossági szándékkal Budapestre érkező festőt – a frissen alkalmazott cselédlány miért mérgezte meg úrnője édesanyját, akit addig sohasem látott – a hamburgi kémiatanár miért utazott Triesztbe, hogy ott a vonaton lelőjön egy általa sohasem látott, tízéves kisfiút? A minden lében kanál Hangay Mili kisasszony és az ő morc bárója nyomozásba kezd, nem tudván, hogy életük máris veszélyben forog. A _Leányrablás Budapesten_ című, nagy sikerű regény folytatásában a szerző tíz valóban megtörtént, a korabeli sajtó által dokumentált esetre igyekszik fényt deríteni, miközben e szép, izgalmas, békebeli korban valóban élt személyek és valós helyszínek sorát szerepelteti. A nyomozás csak most veszi igazán kezdetét! "Ez tényleg remek könyv, igazi minőségi szórakoztatás. Érdekes, izgalmas, hangulatos, olvasmányos. Remélem, lesz még sok része." - meseanyu az előző részről, moly.hu