Maria Carla Dallavalle Bücher

'A book that is meant to be savoured and re-read' Renita D'Silva, author of The Forgotten Daughter Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura's prearranged marriage secures her family's status in their traditional Japanese community. However, Naoko has fallen for an American sailor and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When it's learned Naoko carries the sailor's child, she's cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations. America, present day. Tori Kovač, caring for her dying father, finds a letter containing a shocking revelation. Setting out to learn the truth, Tori's journey leads her to a remote seaside village in Japan where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption. Inspired by true stories, The Woman in the White Kimonoilluminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home. What Reviewers and Readers Say: 'Cinematic, deeply moving, and beautifully written. I so enjoyed this' Carol Mason, author of After You Left

Die Ärzte hatten ihn schon aufgegeben. Als Eben Alexander an bakterieller Meningitis erkrankt und schlagartig ins Koma fällt, fallen seine Gehirnfunktionen nach und nach aus. Doch nach sieben Tagen erwacht er wie durch ein Wunder – und berichtet von einer der faszinierendsten Nahtoderfahrungen, die je ein Mensch erlebt hat. Als international renommierter Neurochirurg überprüft Dr. Alexander seine Reise ins Jenseits nach streng wissenschaftlichen Kriterien. Die Ergebnisse lassen nur einen Schluss zu: Wir alle sind Teil eines universalen, unsterblichen Bewusstseins – es gibt tatsächlich ein Leben nach dem Tod!

A novel by a writer who understands the female psyche, and observes the male with a wary eye. This novel, set in the '70s and the present day, is about teen obsession, rites of passage and one girl's infactuation with David Cassidy. It's about love in many forms, but first love in particular, how it shapes us and imprints us