Cathy Marie Buchanan is the author of three novels that have garnered widespread acclaim, frequently appearing on The New York Times bestseller list and becoming favorites among book clubs. Her work delves into the complexities of human relationships and historical moments with sharp insight and sensitivity. Buchanan masterfully crafts her characters and settings, offering readers an immersive and memorable literary journey. Her ability to weave personal narratives with broader societal themes marks her as a distinctive and captivating storyteller.
Set against a backdrop of pagan traditions, this historical novel follows a young girl facing peril as she strives to protect her family and community. With themes of love and resilience, the story immerses readers in a richly detailed world crafted by New York Times-bestselling author Cathy Marie Buchanan.
Bess Heath is born to a life of privilege, one bound by Edwardian convention and a duty to marry well.But in 1915, on the verge of her eighteenth birthday, she returns home from school to an unfamiliar scene - the elegance of the life she once knew has vanished, her father is a broken man, jobless and losing hope, and her mother is struggling to keep the family afloat. Isabel, the lively, charismatic sister Bess has always relied on is almost unrecognisable. Her engagement called off, she languishes in her bedroom, brooding and refusing to eat. And all the while the society Bess has always known faces its own transition - one where the magnificence of Niagara Falls is threatened by the power companies that seek to harness its power for themselves. Forced into an early adulthood, Bess finds solace with riverman Tom Cole, against her family's strong objections. He is not from their world. Rough-hewn and guileless, Tom has as uncanny knack for reading the Niagara's whims and a reputation for daring rescues on the river. He understands better than anyone the awesome and potentially devastating power of the falls and consoles her through a tragedy that nearly ruins her. But as their lives become more fully entwined, Bess is forced to make a painful choice between what she wants and what is best for her family...
Jméno Nostradamus všichni známe, ale kdo byl tento muž ve skutečnosti? Proč byla jeho proroctví v renesanční Evropě tak vlivná a proč se po dalších pět století stále znovu objevovala? A co vypovídá Nostradamova vytrvalá přítomnost na Západě o nás a o našem světě? Historik Stéphane Gerson svou knihou Nostradamus zve čtenáře na cestu zpět v čase, aby mohli prozkoumat život i posmrtný život Michela de Nostredame, astrologa, jehož Proroctví byla vykládána, postupně přijata všemi médii a nakonec se přeměnila v moderní evangelium zkázy. Kdykoliv se zdá, že vstupujeme do nové éry, kdykoliv jsou zpochybňovány nebo ohroženy základy našeho světonázoru, nabízí nám Nostradamus jistotu a útěchu. V roce 1666 rozebírali hosté anglických večírků jeho čtyřverší o velkém požáru Londýna. V roce 1942 opírala židovská spisovatelka Irene Némirovská své naděje na přežití o Nostradamovu předpověď, že válka bude brzy u konce. A 12. září 2001 vykřikovali teenageři na brooklynských ulicích, že „tenhle chlápek Nostradamus“ útoky z 11. září předpovídal.