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Jeden Sommer verbrachte Thomas de Padova in einem Dorf am Meer in Apulien, Geburtsort seines Vaters, Großvaters und Urgroßvaters – drei Männer, die irgendwann aus Italien aufbrachen in die Welt. Seine Großmutter blieb. Jahr für Jahr erwartet sie ihn, still auf einem Stuhl sitzend, im Dunkel ihres Zimmers: eine alte, schwarz gekleidete Frau, die ohne Kühlschrank lebt. Warum hat der Großvater seine Frau immer behandelt, als existierte sie nicht? Was hat die beiden vor mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert aneinandergebunden? Diese Geschichte ist eine Schatzkammer: Erfüllt vom hellen Licht der Adria und durchzogen von uralten Geheimnissen, bewahrt sie in knappen, leuchtend klaren Szenen eine ganze Welt in sich auf. Thomas de Padova erzählt von der Welt seiner Großmutter in Italien, stimmungsvoll und leuchtend klar.
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Kylie is only six but she has a good memory for numbers. When she and Nonna are nearly knocked over by a car on a crossing, Kylie spots the number plate. The same number plate turns up at the Car Boot Sale. Kylie puts two and two together.
As a little boy, Massimo Bertonasco not only loved ice cream, because his nonna had a latteria on the Ligurian coast, where she sold ice cream that her son Hugo made. But Massimo also loved to learn all the tricks and secrets from his uncle Hugo in order to make the best ice cream. And he has followed in their footsteps and opened his first ice cream parlour in Amsterdam in the year 2017. From the first weekend on people were queuing up for his delicious ice cream creations. And in the summer of 2020 the star gelato maker opened his third branch in Amsterdam. Two things are very important to him, firstly the Italian sealed stainless-steel cylinders containing the ice. "Ice cream is very fragile and unstable, just like us humans." The hygienc water-cooled cylinders maintain the quality and ensure a minimum temperature shock when the lid is removed. Secondly fresh ingredients are most important. For instance, the organic milk comes from one especially selected farm only, the chocolate is directly from Venezuela, the lemons and pistachios are from Sicily – and of course he roasts these pistachios and all of the nuts himself. From the enormous list of ice creams and sorbets, Massimo Bertonasco presents the most popular in Gelato! Gelato! All of which can be easily prepared at home. The recipes are accompanied by warm hearted memories and anecdotes from his family. And his niece, the artist Larissa, captures the colourful range of flavours with her sensual illustrations and makes you long not only for the mouth making ice creams, but also for Italy.
Ein Virus mit dem Namen Covid-19 hat die Welt im Griff. Corona hat eine Pandemie ausgelöst. Auch die Welt des 12-jährigen Schülers Maximilian verändert sich. Er darf seine Freunde nicht mehr sehen und muss seine Schulaufgaben von zu Hause aus erledigen. Die Sorge um die Großeltern in Italien wächst. Doch als dann auch noch ein geliebter Mensch stirbt, ist Maximilian tieftraurig.
Cillerai’s widow can’t seem to be able to shed a tear for her husband’s death. She hasn’t cried when she found his body, she hasn’t cried at his funeral. When her daughter goes back home in France, Nives is left alone in her estate, with her animals and her little home. Nights are the toughest. She can’t sleep – her body feels numb and completely awake; one day she decides to take her favourite chicken, Giacomina, from the henhouse and keep her with her in the bedroom. Her anxiety immediately evaporates. She feels relieved and guilty: how could she replace her dead husband with a chicken? She sleeps safe and sound now, silence and loneliness don’t scare her anymore. She even starts feeling inexplicably happy… Then one day, Giacomina ends up paralyzed in front of the tv, hypnotized by a detergent ad. Nives tries everything to wake her, but the chicken seems to be completely frozen. The only choice she is left with is to call the vet, Loriano Bottai. Follows a phone call that seems to last a lifetime. Soon the conversation slips from the chicken to the past – the tension on the line changes, it becomes something else. Something that echoes regrets, rage and unforgivable memories – lost loves and bitterness. Beyond Our Souls at Night, Nives is the stories we tell ourselves at night, when we can’t sleep. Stories of unspoken passions, of abandonment, of silent, heart-breaking nostalgia. We go back and forth in time with Nives, and we feel her anger, her loneliness, her desperate generosity in giving all of herself to Loriano and to the reader. With rage and infinite dignity, she breaks down and slowly takes the pieces of her life, of a life she told herself was hers, back together in one phone call – oftentimes it seems she is not even listening to the other side, but more speaking to her past self. She wants to fill the void that has haunted her for thirty years. What to do of that past, of all the roads we wanted to take we never had the guts to follow? What to do with all the years spent living lies? But ultimately – is life ever a lie, or is it just what it is? Are the sliding doors just stories we tell ourselves when we are not able to accept who we truly are? With this new, ground-breaking novel, Naspini explores the core of who we are with such delicateness, such humanity, that it is impossible not to recognize yourself in the flawed, sad, messy, beautiful lives these characters have built for themselves. Nives’ story, her inner world, her courage in finally embracing the truth of her life, makes her story universal and necessary – she is honest, raw, clean, incorruptible. A fierce new heroine of Italian contemporary literature, one that is finally not afraid to look at herself in the mirror.
Attilio has created this outstanding series of classic tales for the littlest readers. A writer, painter, designer, and illustrator of children’s books for over 40 years, Attilio is an internationally awarded artist. His writing is clear and direct, using short sentences and a gentle sense of humor. Elegant and concise, his artwork attracts children’s attention with its simple lines and brilliant colors. Attilio speaks directly to little readers, with illustrations based on primary geometric shapes and clean black trait.
Cayenne learns that her aunt, who raised her, has the same gene mutation that caused her mom's fatal cancer—and discovers the challenges of living life to the fullest when death is in your DNA.
Sind Träume nur Schäume? Anna hatte als Kind einen Traum – Schriftstellerin werden. Nun fühlt sie sich gefangen in einem Job, den sie nicht mag und einem tristen Alltag, der sie nicht erfüllt. Eigentlich ist sie hemmungslos neugierig und liebt Geschichten. Regelmäßig besucht sie das Zürcher Café „Ellies Stube“, um zu lesen und ihrem Kindheitstraum nachzuhängen. Dort begegnet sie Ben, der im edlen Restaurant Adler Koch ist. Er ist fasziniert von ihrer sprudelnden Fantasie und die beiden teilen ihre Leidenschaft für Bücher. Trotz seiner verschlossenen Art verliebt sich Anna in ihn. Ben, der seine Berufung als Koch bereits lebt, ermutigt sie, ihren eigenen Traum zu verwirklichen. Doch plötzlich holt ihn seine Vergangenheit ein und Annas Kindheitstraum wird für beide zur Zerreißprobe. Welche Geheimnisse verbergen sich hinter den espressofarbenen Augen? Ungeahnte Herausforderungen verlangen Annas ganzen Mut, ihrem Herzen zu folgen.
On a grey rainy day, a little girl sets off for school, the dreams of the night still stuck in her head... And there, in the puddles she glimpses whales, dolphins, galleons, even a few mermaids. And a pirate, embraced by a gentle-looking girl who carries with her a story both ancient and familiar.
Quando prova emozioni forti, Olga si trasforma: in una gallinella, in un pesce, in un orso, un maialino, in un cagnolino. Poi un giorno tutto cambia... Con questo semplice artificio, Olga Sedakova, una della massime poetesse russe, condivide con la nipotina Dasha la magia della sua infanzia. Una storia lirica e avvincente sul potere dell’immaginazione, che rapirà i vostri bambini.
One hundred and one inspiring stories of the notable men and women who shaped the world with their ideas, their genius, their creativity or courage. From super scientists to clued-up creatives, from writers to dreamers, these profiles explore the life of each personality in detail, with gorgeous illustrations. This educational book includes worldwide famous figures, as well as lesser-known personalities, but all very inspiring for children.
A series of 13 picture books - each one collects the most traditional tales from a specific country. Every story is illustrated by a different artist, either international or local. It's possible to select the books of interest or to create a collection of tales from the world picking up the single tales from the various titles. In the series: BRASIL, SCOTLAND, RUSSIA, CHILE, FAR EAST, ARCTIC REGION, AFRICA, MEXICO, OCEANIA, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, 1001 NIGHTS
Wrong is the story of a journey: Davide and Elisa, both 15, are on the run, looking for a place to be themselves. It’s also the story of a friendship and the search for a common language to express all those emotions that the two just can’t deal with.Davide is the invisible boy. He doesn’t like or dislike anything specific, girls and boys frighten him equally, he doesn’t fit in with any particular group, and he doesn’t know how to approach his own desires.Elisa’s family has just moved to the city from a small town so that her kid brother can get the therapy he needs. She doesn’t know anyone yet. What she knows is that her half-wit brother, will not help her make new friends.Through text and images, the story snowballs towards the meeting between Davide and Elisa, and between two different ways to go wrong and be wrong - and to do it together.
The protagonists of classic fairy tales…seen before the adventure that made them famous.e classic fairy tales we all know tell that Little Red Riding Hood survived the bad wolf, that Snow White married the Prince, that the Puss-in-boots helped the miller’s son to become rich and happy. But we do not really know much about they lives or what they did daily. Would’nt it be nice to know them better and discover something more on their adventures? Did they wake up early to go to school? Did they have a best friend? Any hidden secrets? But above all did they know each oths book brings out the undisclosed fairy tales and tells the ever told adventures of many fairytale characters we are already familiar with. A collection of spin-otories from the pen of an exceptional writer.
The October Revolution described through the incredulous eyes of a noble Moscow woman who sees her whole world collapsing in an instant. And her determination to try to save at least her family and her dignity in the midst of the disaster. Alessandra Jatta gives us an unusual perspective on some of the most dramatic moments in Russian history over the last century, revealing the thoughts and concerns of an entire social class at the moment of its decline. A true story, in which the use of photos, excerpts from diaries and documents belonging to the author’s direct ancestors adds value to a narrative that will leave you breathless.
Summer is ending. Autumn gives the first signs of its silent arrival: evening falls earlier, the leaves change colour, a cooler wind ruffles the fur. Hazel does not want it to be like that, however. She insists on snacking on the lawn and goes to call Alma, her turtle friend, to play together at the pond. But Alma is so sleepy, she is going to hibernate soon. So, she goes to Marta to do a little work. But Marta is about to leave. Like every year, she will go south to her sister. While Blackberry and Blueberry go with their mother and grandfather to gather chestnuts, Hazel, all alone on the swing, feels a melancholy growing inside her. She wishes autumn would not come. Comforting her is her grandmother who sings the song of autumn... A story of growth, love, friendship. A story of small discoveries in the sweetness of family love, in which we learn, day after day, to care for each other.
Carol works as a showgirl, but her dream is to be a stewardess, and the opportunity presents itself in the form of the company High Drogo. Daryl is the captain and he travels all over the world as a pilot for the same company. The two of them meet through Lola, who is Daryl’s sister and Carol’s friend. They are attracted to each other, and both are open to sex with no strings attaches, but they try not to get too close, because this could cause problems for Lola. And yet, everything will change when the heart wins out over logic and work lands them on the same flights and in the same cities. Unable to resist the attraction they feel for each other, they decide to take advantage of the moment, to live, to enjoy it.
