Author : Janice Galloway
Publisher : Random House
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 16,7 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Composers
ISBN : 0099750511
Janice Galloway's new novel is based on the life of Clara Schumann - 19th century concert pianist and composer, editor and teacher, friend of Brahms - who was also the wife of Robert Schumann, the mother of his eight children, and the woman who cared for him through crippling mental illness.
Author : Thomas Mallon
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0345804759
On the evening of Good Friday, 1865, Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris joined the Lincolns in the Presidential box at Ford’s Theater, becoming eyewitnesses to one of the great tragedies of American history. In this riveting novel, Thomas Mallon re-creates the unusual love story of this young engaged couple whose fateful encounter with history profoundly affects the remainder of their lives. Lincoln’s assassination is only one part of the remarkable life they share, a dramatic tale of passion, scandal, heroism, murder, and madness, all based on Mallon’s deep research into the fascinating history of the Rathbone and Harris families. Henry and Clara not only tells the astonishing story of its title figures; it also illuminates the culture of nineteenth-century Victorian America: a rigid society barely concealing the suppressed impulses and undercurrents that only grew stronger as the century progressed.
Author : F. W. J. Schelling
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791488454
This is the first English translation of Schelling's novel, most likely written after the death of his first wife, Caroline, the former wife of August Wilhelm Schlegel. Although only a fragment, Clara remains unique. Part novella, part philosophical tome, its central theme is the connection between this world and the next. Schelling masterfully weaves together his knowledge of animal magnetism, literary techniques, and his doctrine of the potencies to make his philosophy accessible to all. Steinkamp addresses the main issues concerning the dating of the work—many commentators have deemed Clara to be a sketch for Schelling's The Ages of the World or an outline for the third, missing book of that work—and provides a short biography of Schelling with particular emphasis on events claimed to play a role in the conception of Clara, such as the deaths of both Caroline and her daughter, Auguste. She also shows how passages in Clara are strikingly similar to the content of Schelling's touching letters mourning Caroline, written to Pauline, the daughter of Caroline's best friend and the woman who would become his second wife. Clara, strongly influenced by the Romantic movement, is an early illustration of Schelling's attempt to unite his positive and negative philosophy.
Author : Roberta R Carr
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 16,34 MB
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780578591520
The year is 1904. Nurse Clara Tyler happily spends her days tending patients in rural Ohio. Her brother, who is working in Panama on the great canal, informs the family he must return home due to illness. Too sick to travel alone, he begs Clara to come and get him. Anxious about going but determined to save her brother, Clara makes her way to the Canal Zone. She is quickly drawn into a web of heartbreak, controversy, and friendship that keeps her there. When her father demands she return, Clara must decide where she belongs in this gripping tale about love and loss, courage, and the unexpected paths that shape our lives.
Author : Vincent Yee
Publisher : Vincent Yee
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 16,26 MB
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780985932039
Clara Wu is a Chinese American teenager in New York City who is rebelling against her Chinese heritage but suddenly finds herself whisked away into a fantastical world of Asian inspired lands and kingdoms. She is told that she is a warrior who will need to fight an evil Warlock in order to save Earth. As daunting as her task may be, she is not alone in her battle as Sung Kim, Yuka Satoh and Daniel Nguyen will fight alongside her. Only by unlocking powers hidden away in their heritage, will they be able to save Earth from the Warlock, so said the Guardian Panda.
Author : Kurt Palka
Publisher : Emblem Editions
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 33,83 MB
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0771071329
A sweeping tale of love and friendship from the bestselling author of The Piano Maker Clara Herzog is a privileged, intelligent, and thoughtful young woman whose world is changed forever when 1930s Vienna is swept up by the dark prelude of the Second World War. The cavalry officer she married in spite of her family's objections is soon called away to the thick of the conflict, and it falls to Clara, as to so many mothers, wives, sisters, and sweethearts through the centuries, to stay at home to provide and protect. Through the war, its aftermath, and into the present, Clara must make choices and take risks that are as heroic and life-altering as any that men make in battle. She is an unforgettable character, and this is an unforgettable novel about family bonds and women's deep friendships, about courage and the love that can endure even in unimaginable times.
Author : Janice Galloway
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 2004-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743238532
The national bestselling "Clara" finds prize-winning novelist Galloway exploring the fertile conflux of love and music in the partnership of Robert and Clara Schumann.
Author : Hannah Garrard
Publisher : Behind the Story
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1500410012
Inside this exclusive look into the world of Susan Vreeland’s novel, Clara and Mr. Tiffany, you will discover a host of curious and intriguing stories behind the creation of the novel: how Clara Driscoll was ‘re-discovered’, the secrets of Vreeland’s writing methods, and how to keep updated on your favorite author’s latest novels to name a few. Learn about historical fiction writing and test your knowledge with trivia questions as we explore the story of the novel to take you backstage for a fresh look at Clara and Mr. Tiffany. Experience: The Behind the Story Effect After reading a BTS... You feel inspired to follow your hearts and dreams... — Arshi Ever been backstage at a concert? Here you go -- in written form. — Author, Editor I felt like the Behind the Story offered a new look into the book, and appreciated that, as most of the time, that angle is unexplored. — Aspiring Author I felt enriched with knowledge about the book, and I felt like I knew more about the book. — Aspiring Author It makes me discover new things, and when I re-read the book, my emotions are different, deeper now that I understand what's behind the book.— Karlen I felt closer to the writer knowing more about them as a person and why they wrote what they wrote. — The Beta Reading Club Get ready for one of the most unique experiences you will ever have...this is definitely CliffNotes and SparkNotes on Steroids. — Author, Editor
Author : Susan Vreeland
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 44,94 MB
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0812980182
NATIONAL BESTSELLER It’s 1893, and at the Chicago World’s Fair, Louis Comfort Tiffany makes his debut with a luminous exhibition of innovative stained-glass windows that he hopes will earn him a place on the international artistic stage. But behind the scenes in his New York studio is the freethinking Clara Driscoll, head of his women’s division, who conceives of and designs nearly all of the iconic leaded-glass lamps for which Tiffany will long be remembered. Never publicly acknowledged, Clara struggles with her desire for artistic recognition and the seemingly insurmountable challenges that she faces as a professional woman. She also yearns for love and companionship, and is devoted in different ways to five men, including Tiffany, who enforces a strict policy: He does not employ married women. Ultimately, Clara must decide what makes her happiest—the professional world of her hands or the personal world of her heart.
Author : David Stenn
Publisher : Cooper Square Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 2000-03-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1461660912
Hollywood's first sex symbol, the ' It ' girl, Clara Bow was born in the slums of Brooklyn in a family plagued with alcoholism and insanity. She catapulted to fame after winning Motion Picture magazine's 1921 " Fame and Fortune" contest. The greatest box-office draw of her day—she once received 45,000 fan letters in a single month, Clara Bow's on screen vitality and allure that beguiled thousands, however, would be her undoing off-camera. David Stenn captures her legendary rise to stardom and fall from grace, her success marred by studio exploitation and sexual scandals.
