Catalog Search Results
1) Diva
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world. In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas was known simply as la divina: the divine one. With her glorious voice, instinctive flair for the dramatic and striking beauty, she was the toast of the grandest opera houses in the world....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Early one morning, less than a month after her eighteenth birthday, Alexandrina Victoria is roused from bed with the news that her uncle William IV has died and she is now Queen of England. The men who run the country have doubts about whether this sheltered young woman, who stands less than five feet tall, can rule the greatest nation in the world. Surely she must rely on her mother and her venal advisor, Sir John Conroy, or her uncle, the Duke...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Empress Elizabeth of Austria, known as "Sisi, " is the Princess Diana of nineteenth-century Europe. Famously beautiful, as captured in a portrait with diamond stars in her hair, she is unfulfilled in her marriage to the older Emperor Franz Joseph. Sisi has spent years evading the stifling formality of royal life on her private train or yacht or, whenever she can, on the back of a horse. Captain Bay Middleton is dashing, young, and the finest horseman...
4) Wiktoria
Author
Language
Polish
Description
"Nie chc�, by nazywano mnie Aleksandryn�. Teraz, kiedy jestem Królow�, pragn�, by używano mojego drugiego imienia. Wiktoria". W 1837 roku osiemnastoletnia Aleksandryna Wiktoria obejmuje panowanie. W ci�gu zaledwie kilku dni zostaje przedstawiona parlamentowi i przeniesiona do Pałacu Buckingham. Zostaje rzucona w wir dworskich intryg, polityki, zdrad, miłostek i płomiennych romansów. Czy młoda królowa sprosta pokładanym w niej oczekiwaniom?...
5) Victoria
Author
Language
Español
Description
"La novela que recrea la apasionante juventud de la reina Victoria de Inglaterra, por la creadora de la serie televisiva Victoria. En 1837, con apenas 18 años, Victoria se despierta una mañana para descubrir que su tío ha muerto y ella va a convertirse en reina de la nación más poderosa del planeta. Pero ¿logrará ser una monarca de pleno derecho o solo una marioneta en manos de familiares intrigantes y ambiciosos políticos? ¿Podrá imponerse...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request