Fiorella De Maria Livres

Kristjana, a nurse in England, flees twenty-first-century London in order to avoid a decision about her future. While attending a dying man in a Jerusalem hospital, she escapes into another woman’s past and discovers there the courage to embrace her own destiny. Through his vivid storytelling, Kristjana’s cancer patient, Leo Hampton, recounts his mother’s life—her upbringing in colonial Malta, her education in Edwardian England, and her service as a volunteer nurse during World War I. Captivated by the story of Liljana Hampton, Kristjana is pulled into the agonies and the ecstasies of a previous generation, which almost seem more real to her than those of her own life. Through her vicarious experience of another woman’s personal history, Kristjana discovers the secret of fearlessly embracing her future. With her passionate and colorful prose, award-winning author Fiorella De Maria seamlessly weaves back and forth between the past and the future. She realistically brings to life the cobbled streets of Old World Malta, the halls of an English boarding school, and the trenches of the Great War as she explores the age-old quest for some sense of security in a dangerous and uncertain world.

Hollywood, 1956. Journalist and war widow Evangeline Kilhooley is assigned to write a "star profile" of the fading actor Bela Lugosi, made famous by his role as Count Dracula. During a series of interviews, Lugosi draws Evi into his curious Eastern European background, gradually revealing the link between Old World shadows and the twilight realm of modern horror films.Along the way, Evi meets another English expatriate, Hugo Radelle, a movie buff who offers to help with her research. As their relationship deepens, Evi begins to suspect that he knows more about her and her soldier husband than he is letting on. Meanwhile, a menacing Darkness stalks all three characters as their histories and destinies mysteriously begin to intertwine.

The plot centers on Father Gabriel, who reluctantly attends a Christmas party hosted by a wealthy family, where he encounters the controversial reporter Victor Gladstone. After Victor is found dead, Gabriel investigates the circumstances, initially suspecting his incapacitated daughter. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a dangerous criminal world involving Nazi loot and confronts his own painful past. With the help of an old friend, Gabriel grapples with the complexities of guilt and innocence, questioning whether anyone at the party can be deemed truly innocent.

A woman's journey unfolds as she seeks both freedom and redemption, confronting her past and the obstacles in her path. Her relentless pursuit is marked by personal struggles and transformative experiences, highlighting themes of resilience and hope. As she navigates challenges, the narrative explores the depths of her character and the lengths she will go to reclaim her life.

In this unusual murder mystery, the tranquility of Saint Mary's Abbey is shattered by the discovery of a gruesome crime in a cottage on the abbey grounds. A foreign artist and war hero seeking refuge from the world has been murdered. Marie Paige, the frail, sickly wife of the village doctor, lies beside him beaten into a coma. The police arrest Marie's husband, convinced that they are looking at a crime of passion. But Dr. Paige finds himself with an unlikely champion: Fr. Gabriel, a blundering but brilliant Benedictine priest who believes in his innocence and feels compelled to search for the truth. In a country struggling to come to terms with the devastation of the Second World War, even a secluded English village has its share of secrets and broken lives. It is not long before Fr. Gabriel and his companions find themselves embarking on a dangerous journey into the victims' troubled war histories and a chapter of Europe's bloodiest conflict that is almost too terrible to be acknowledged.

A British emergency room doctor saves a woman's life in defiance of her Living Will and is put on trial for interfering with a person's right to die.

The story follows 16-year-old Judy Randall, a Catholic girl grappling with her Jewish heritage, as she becomes fixated on the belief that her despised headmistress is a Nazi. As Judy's obsession grows, she embarks on a reckless quest to uncover the truth. Set against the backdrop of early World War II, the narrative explores themes of childhood guilt, innocence, loyalty, and the strength required to stand alone in the face of adversity.