Bibliotek i Västmanland

Set in the high-society of 1860s San Francisco, ‘Sleeping Fires’ by famous feminist author Gertrude Atherton is a tale of love and resentment and an exploration of the moral and so ...

Young Molly Gibson is the daughter of the widowed Dr Gibson. She has been brought up by her father, but as Molly approaches adulthood Dr Gibson foresees trouble ahead, and Molly’s ...

'Doesn't one always think of the past, in a garden with men and women lying under the trees? Aren't they one's past, all that remains of it, those men and women, those ghosts lying ...

Esmeralda Rogers is a simple farm girl in North Carolina in love with her neighbour David. But when the discovery of iron ore on their farm suddenly makes the family wealthy, Esmer ...

American heiress Octavia Bassett arrives in a sleepy English town to visit her aunt Belinda. She’s extremely wealthy, privileged and independent, which doesn’t go over well with th ...

Emily Fox-Seton is a well-bred but penniless lady who works for the selfish Lady Maria Bayne. At 34, she knows she is unlikely to marry, and her prospects are bleak. Despite that, ...

First published in 1914, ‘A People’s Man’ by popular author E. Phillips Oppenheim follows the story of a revolutionary politician named Maraton. Having had great success in America ...

Rich, pampered and obnoxious Ernest Bliss is making himself ill through his hard partying lifestyle. When a doctor refuses to treat him Bliss’s vanity is offended, and he makes a w ...

”Du får balens fem dagar på dig att bli förlovad, annars avlägsnar jag varje bok i din ägo.”? Driven av faderns ultimatum, ger sig Adeláide ut i aristokratins salonger i sökandet e ...

Jouluyö, juhlayö… Joulu lähestyy ja Nina Becker ja Johanna Seger ovat kumpikin kääntämässä elämässään uuden sivun. Toinen heistä on ottanut eron ja jättänyt ylellisen elämän seurap ...

Rempseää viihdettä elämän nautinnoista, pettämisestä, hiiristä sekä uudesta lupaavasta ystävyydestä Ninalla on kaikki, mistä hän on ikinä unelmoinut: ylellinen elämä pääkaupungissa ...

Det närmar sig advent och tre väldigt olika personer flyttar hastigt till en liten by i Snowdonia. En bedagad skådespelerska, Chloe, sörjer ett tragiskt dödsfall. Holly, en ung kvi ...

Sykähdyttävän kaunis romaani 1800-luvun Kiinasta ja ystävyydestä, jota ei voi unohtaa. Lilja on vaatimattomista oloista lähtöisin oleva tyttö. Menolippu parempaan ja rikkaaseen elä ...

Jo kihloissa Tuomasta askarruttaa, onko Annan katse täysin kirkas. Rakastaako tämä yksin ja ainoastaan häntä? Myös Topias Isotalon sanotaan vokotelleen Annaa. Pappi lausuu aamenen, ...

Beginning in the streets of Venice, Roderigo and Iago are introduced in the heart of an argument.Iago is frantic as he has been disregarded for promotion and plots to take revenge ...

In a break from his more typical crime and thriller genres, E. Phillips Oppenheim’s ‘The Passionate Quest’ follows the lives of three siblings, each tired of their life in rural En ...

Living with her stepfather in the south of France, penniless orphan Myrtile runs away when her stepfather tries to marry her off. While fleeing she encounters two English gentlemen ...

A true Victorian romance, ‘Enoch Strone’ from author E. Phillips Oppenheim, follows the fortunes of lonely engineer Enoch Strone. Caught in a love-triangle between the poor but lov ...

Soldier Herbert Devereux is dismissed and disowned after deserting his post to rescue his half-brother Rupert in the heat of battle. Court-martialled, banished and in disgrace, Her ...

As tenants and estate owners, the lives of the Marquis of Mandeleys and the Vont family have been intertwined for generations. The relationship has turned sour in recent years, fol ...

Also published under the title ‘As a Man Lives’, ‘The Yellow House’ is an E. Phillips Oppenheim tale packed full of his trademark mystery and suspense. The story is narrated by our ...

First published in 1907 under the pseudonym John Estes Cooke, ‘Tamawaca Folks’ is a humorous semi-autobiographical novel by the famous author L. Frank Baum. Based on real events in ...

If you are looking for a great combination of romance and thriller, look no further.This exhilarating crime and romance novel takes place in a Victorian society and uncovers a tale ...

An Innkeeper in the Eastern Pyrenees, La Mère Bauche has lofty ambitions for her only son Adolphe. When she discovers that Adolphe and her ward, the adopted orphan girl Marie Calve ...

Clorinda’s mother dies giving birth to her, and she grows up mostly raised by servants. Her absentee father eventually takes a shine to her at a young age, and she becomes a spoile ...