Lo que menos esperaba Sarah Gooding era que, al devolverle un camafeo a una anciana señora eso la llevara a conseguir un empleo… y a conocer al nieto de la dama, alguien que, socialmente, está muy por encima de ella.
¿Cómo puede ser que en un pueblo no se pueda bailar? ¿De qué va a vivir allí un profesor de baile? Alec Valcourt es profesor de baile y el hombre de la familia. Junto a su madre y su hermana se muda a un remoto rincón de Denvoshire, un lugar donde empezar de nuevo. Pero eso va a resultar difícil: la matriarca del pueblo ha prohibido el baile. Pero ¿por qué? Sin embargo, su hija, Julia Midwinter, parece convertirse en su mejor aliada, aunque la verdad es que no sabe si fiarse mucho… Con el tiempo, se da cuenta de que la joven solo es descarada por fuera, pero eso no es más que un disfraz tras el que se oculta un alma frágil. A Julia le atrae el nuevo profesor de baile que ha llegado al pueblo. Entre otras cosas, porque es justo el hombre que su madre jamás aprobaría. No entiende cómo el señor Valcourt ha podido dejar Londres. Tampoco que, cuando le preguntan por su pasado, conteste con evasivas… ¿Qué se oculta tras la actitud de la madre de Julia? ¿De qué se esconde Alec?
An Austen Classic as You've Never Seen It Before!
Alongside the usual wide-ranging lineup of research articles, volume 41 features an interview with Berliner Ensemble actor Annemone Haase and an extensive special section on teaching Brecht. Now published for the International Brecht Society by Camden House, the Brecht Yearbook is the central scholarly forum for discussion of Bertolt Brecht's life and work and of topics of particular interest to Brecht, especially the politics of literature and of theater in a global context. It includes a wide variety of perspectives and approaches, and, like Brecht himself, is committed to the concept of the use value of literature, theater, and theory. Volume 41 features an interview with longtime Berliner Ensemble actor Annemone Haase by Margaret Setje-Eilers. A special section on teaching Brecht, guest-edited by Per Urlaub and Kristopher Imbrigotta, includes articles on creative appropriation in the foreign-language classroom (Caroline Weist), satire in Arturo Ui and The Great Dictator (Ari Linden), performative discussion (Cohen Ambrose), Brecht for theater majors (Daniel Smith), teaching performance studies with the Lehrstück model (Ian Maxwell), Verfremdung and ethics (Elena Pnevmonidou), ...
One woman works to expose a scientific fraud while also finding love in the latest sweet Regency romance by Sarah Ladd. Perfect for fans of Julie Klassen, An Unconventional Lady delivers what Publishers Weekly calls Ladd's "pitch-perfect blend of suspense and sweetness" (The Cloverton Charade). She faces the worst ultimatum possible for a woman--marry a man she detests or lose the future she's always imagined. Charming and headstrong, Ella Wilde always knew she was different than other women. Thanks to her unorthodox upbringing as the daughter of Keatley Hall School for Young Men's headmaster, Ella has long dreamed of opening a school for girls that would meet the needs of inquisitive, brilliant, unconventional young women just like her--girls who longed for the education exclusively reserved for boys. But there's just one catch: Unless she marries before her father dies, Keatley Hall will pass into the hands of a distant cousin. In that case, Ella will be left destitute, and at this point her only option appears to be an undesirable marriage. Ella's family had long been proponents of phrenology, the belief that an individual's personality and dispositions were predetermined by...
In the small Puritan community of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, Susannah Phillips stands out both for her character and beauty. She wants only a simple life but soon finds herself pursued by the town's wealthiest bachelor and by a roguish military captain sent to protect them. One is not what he seems and one is more than he seems. In trying to discover true love's path, Susannah is helped by the most unlikely of allies, a wounded woman who lives invisible and ignored in their town. As the depth, passion, and sacrifice of love is revealed to Susannah, she begins to question the rules and regulations of her childhood faith. In a community where grace is unknown, what price will she pay for embracing love?
Ellie Kay helps newly married women survive and thrive during the critical first year of marriage.
Provides detailed listings of more than 4,100 programs sponsored by U.S. and foreign universities, language schools, and a wide variety of other organizations.
A collection of articles providing a comprehensive assessment of Barbara Frischmuth's writings and her role as an agent of social change. Included are examinations of individual fictional texts and essays, radio plays, her views on her own theoretical literary essays, and her role as a writer helping to bridge the cultural gaps between different ethnic identities within the German-speaking locales of Europe. Specific subjects include Frischmuth's books for young readers, ecological aspects of her Sternwieser trilogy, and her lectures on poetics.
A handbook for women in all stages of life, this book consists of articles, poems, short stories and resource information covering organizations, educational and cultural programmes, publications and videos relevant to women.