検索キーワード： 女性の冒険

Hay muchas maneras de decir adiós, hay instantes únicos en los que la ficción y la memoria se hibridan y enraízan en una misma página para exhibir la red de una despedida. De este umbral doloroso germinan las historias encadenadas con las que Clara Obligado nos acerca a tres mujeres y sus profundas pérdidas, a los diversos espacios y tiempos en que les tocó vivir.

Una ragazza è seduta su una ruota di scorta bucata, in mezzo al nulla della campagna novarese. I suoi capelli, un tempo rosa zucchero filato, ora sono un garbuglio di colori improbabili. Pochi riconoscerebbero in lei Cloro, celebrità di internet con milioni di follower in tutto il mondo. Insieme a lei, a tentare di riparare un'auto che ha macinato migliaia di chilometri, c'è Leo, trentaquattrenne disilluso, che dalla vita non ha avuto nulla di ciò che si aspettava - e dire che non si aspettava molto.

Questo memoir, scritto nella lingua ispirata e inconfondibile di Tea Ranno, si apre con un risveglio in ospedale: Tea ha quarantacinque anni ed è appena stata operata d'urgenza per un'infezione che, partita dall'utero, è arrivata a infuocarle l'intestino, il fegato, i polmoni. Soffre di endometriosi da quando è giovanissima. Ma questa volta ne è quasi morta. L'endometriosi è una malattia cronica che colpisce molte donne. Le cause non sono ancora del tutto chiare, la diagnosi spesso è complessa e non esiste una cura definitiva.

The Ashley Berg File tells the story of four young women, having joined the navy for reasons as disparate as their backgrounds, who forge a life-long camaraderie to endure and overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles encountered as recruits in US Navy Boot Camp and A-School in 1987. To stand any chance of graduating, let alone achieving their hopes and dreams, the four must find the strength in each-other, while forging it in themselves, as they come face to face with the realities of being a female in the US military…knowing their stories will never be "on record".

Jane ha perso il lavoro in lavanderia a causa di una bustina di ketchup che ha dimenticato di togliere dalle tasche di un capo prezioso e le sue prospettive per il futuro sono decisamente scarse. Come ciliegina sulla torta, la sorella minore, che vive a nord e con cui non va d'accordo, l'ha invitata al suo matrimonio, anche se Jane sospetta che l'abbia fatto sicura che lei non avrebbe partecipato.

Londra, settembre 1914. "Le mie mani non tremano mai. Sono una chirurga, ma alle donne non è consentito operare. Men che meno a me: madre ma non moglie, sono di origine italiana e pago anche il prezzo dell’indecisione della mia terra natia in questa guerra che già miete vite su vite. Quando una notte ricevo una visita inattesa, comprendo di non rispondere soltanto a me stessa. Il destino di mia figlia, e forse delle ambizioni di tante altre donne, dipende anche da me."

It’s the year 2022. Dani Peterson has been walking in the west of Ireland, conducting historical research for her dissertation. But when she seeks shelter from a storm in Aideen O’Brien’s car, she gets more history than she bargained for. Aideen is a Time Link, with secret access to time travel technology. She sends Dani to 1978 to meet a younger version of herself. The two fall in love and Dani joins Aideen in her work. Their boss is a man from 2253 named Charles Burke, who says his mission is to save the future.

So sehr Lisa auch plant—es kommt immer anders, als sie will. Ihre langjährige Beziehung endet kurz nach der Hochzeit, ihr neuer Nachbar ist eine Katastrophe, im Job läuft es nicht und ihre esoterische Mutter schlägt zur Bewältigung aller Probleme ein Tantra-Seminar in den Staaten vor. Kann es noch schlimmer kommen? Ja! Denn ihr Vater, bei dem sie beschäftigt ist, setzt ihr einen ekelhaften Coach vor die Nase, um den Laden wieder in Schwung zu bringen. Aber nicht nur der mischt ihr Leben auf.

Marta llega a Vietnam para escribir una guía de viajes. Para ella es mucho más que un simple encargo: es su primera oportunidad para hacerse valer en la editorial donde trabaja. Y para conseguirlo, no piensa limitarse a hablar de playas paradisíacas ni lugares fotografiados millones de veces. Aunque nunca pensó que la oportunidad de conocer el verdadero Vietnam se le presentaría en forma de un empresario de la artesanía vietnamita y de tres pequeños huérfanos.

After putting their own needs on the back burner to raise their families, Sylvie, Doris, Alice, and Marge struggle to find purpose now that their children are grown, and their husbands are gone. Loneliness pushes them together while they knit away the rest of their days. Then one night, a whiskey-filled pact catapults these ladies onto the adventure of a lifetime. Each widow gets one wish, one wild adventure she’s dreamed of doing her whole life. With their wishes tucked away on notes inside their knitting basket, they pull them out, vowing to do whatever it takes to help each other.

Ever since running away from home as a teen, Hope Callahan has lived a rough life, often on the other side of the law. When a drug deal goes bad, she’s found in the desert beaten and nearly dead by Ozzie Byrd, a scruffy old guy in an RV. Ozzie has his own criminal past, but through him, Hope is given a chance at a new life. Will she grab this unexpected and unusual opportunity, or run from it, trying to stay alive on her own?

Kidnapped at 16, Maggie O’Bannen returns home after seven years to be reunited with her father. No longer the idealistic girl she once was, her return is meant to help put her demons to rest. Instead, it sets in motion a series of events that will put her on a collision course with trouble, and this time, Maggie has no qualms about speeding towards it. Discovering who was behind her abduction is just the beginning. Murder with no apparent motive and no suspect soon brings her under the scrutiny of the local sheriff.

1972. Ten years on from the events of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth and Evie is settled in London working for the BBC. She has everything she's ever dreamed of (a career, a leatherette briefcase, an Ossie Clark poncho) but, following an unfortunate incident involving Princess Anne and a Hornsea Pottery mug, she finds herself having to rethink her life and piece together work, love, grief and multiple pairs of cork-soled platform sandals.

1863. Ismay et Mara, deux orphelines irlandaises, sont contraintes de partir en Australie. À peine arrivées sur cette terre sauvage, elles sont séparées. Tandis qu'Ismay est contrainte de devenir employée de maison au cœur du bush, Mara reste sous la protection de la mission catholique. Toutes deux décident alors de s'enfuir. Mais le désert australien réserve à Ismay des dangers auxquels elle n'était pas préparée.

Italia è una giovane cubana con il bel Paese nel destino e nel grembo. Quando il frutto della passione con un avventuriero italico conosciuto mesi prima viene improvvisamente alla luce, anche i suoi piani di raggiungere la terra promessa finiscono per stravolgersi completamente. Italia è un viaggio di uno strano trio formatosi casualmente nella hall di un fatiscente ostello dell'Avana e che prende corpo passo dopo passo in un labirinto di gioie, frustrazioni, demoni provati, colori sgargianti, sapori speziati verso una destinazione ignonta che appare via via sempre più irrilevante.

Adventure begins when six Minnesota women head out to the Black Hills of South Dakota for a fun-filled trail ride. While telling wild tales around a campfire, they witness a mind-blowing, spectacular aurora borealis. Early the next morning they ride a little-known trail, only to get lost. When they return to camp, exhausted, they find that a massive solar flare has damaged the electric grid. In a changed world, with no electricity, no cell phone service, and no gasoline, these stranded women take control and decide to ride their horses back home.

Willowvine yearns for inclusion. Banished by the elven community for bringing bad luck as an orphan, she wishes she could earn her way back in...just to have the pleasure of turning them down.

Willowvine faces the final quest with Springheart and Tom by her side. One more Stone of Power to be restored to the Guardian, and she will get her dream. No one will stop her from joining Elven society. The Stone of Orphan was taken so long ago that no one can remember the story, only that it meant orphans were bad luck and so must be exiled. The quest takes Willowvine and her companions on a search for clues that leads her to the one place she swore never to revisit.

The guardian of the Stones of Power is dying, and no one is there to take his place. Willowvine knows in her heart that the elves will finally accept her when she replaces all the Stones of Power. She refuses to listen to anyone who says otherwise. But this quest may break her. Their only source of information comes from a scholar, but he doesn’t seem to care that time is slipping away. Can she master her own temper to get their scholar to actually help?

210 BC, China. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist and sorcerer on a quest for the mythical elixir of life. His fleet never returned. Now, world-renowned archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery in human history. Her search takes her on a thrilling journey. But what begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that she is the one being hunted....