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  • The Land of My Fathers

    A Son's Return to the Basque Country

    by Robert Laxalt

    In 1960, renowned Nevada writer Robert Laxalt moved himself and his family to a small Basque village in the French Pyrenees. The son of Basque emigrants, Laxalt wanted to learn as much as he could about the ancient and mysterious people from which he was descended and about the country from which his parents came. Thanks to his Basque surname and a wide network of family connections, Laxalt was ... Read more

    € 14,05

  • My Father's Heart

    A Son's Reckoning with the Legacy of Heart Disease

    by Steve McKee

    Sixteen-year-old Steve McKee watched his father die of a heart attack on the couch in their TV room. A lifelong smoker and workaholic, John McKee had been floored by a heart attack five years earlier. The McKee clan-perhaps including a demoralized John himself-had long been waiting for the other shoe to drop. At age fifty-two, Steve McKee learned that he was his father's son more than he had ever ... Read more

    € 3,99

  • Audiobook

    Three Tales of My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon; Elmer and the Dragon; The Dragons of Blueland

    by Ruth Stiles Gannett

    Narrated by Robert Serva

    Unabridged

    2 hours 24 min

    The classic fantasy trilogy of Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon has delighted children and their parents for generations. Now, on the occasion of their fiftieth anniversary, Random House is proud to bring the three timeless tales together in one beautiful commemorative edition, complete with the original delightful illustrations. A Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, My Father's ... Read more

    € 18,59

  • When Time Stopped

    A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

    by Ariana Neumann

    KRAUS FAMILY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR AT THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS‘Beautifully told' John Le Carre‘More than just history’ Michael Palin‘Truly exceptional’ Jon Snow‘Absolutely remarkable’ Edmund de Waal‘Beautifully written’ Stephen D. SmithIn this remarkably moving memoir, Ariana Neumann dives into the secr... ... Read more

    € 6,98

  • Audiobook

    When Time Stopped

    A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

    by Ariana Neumann

    Narrated by Rebecca Lowman

    Unabridged

    10 hours 7 min

    KRAUS FAMILY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR AT THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS'It’s not always a grim story. Alongside anger and despair there is love and hope. But the message is stark. This is the way bullies work. When Time Stopped is more than just history. It’s a warning.’ Michael PalinIn this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: ... Read more

    € 18,58

  • Faith of My Fathers (Chronicles of the Kings Book #4)

    by Lynn Austin

    series Chronicles of the Kings #4
    Memorable Bible-Era Fiction From Award-Winning AuthorKing Manaseh and his friend Joshua were nurtured together in the faith of their godly fathers. but anger toward God smolders in Manasseh's heart after his father's unexpected death, and his insecurity makes him easy prey for the false claims of sorcery and divination.When Joshua stands up for the truth, the battle lines are drawn, and Joshua ... Read more

    € 6,86

  • By the Light of My Father's Smile

    by Alice Walker

    'Alice Walker in this, the most beautiful, the most compassionate, the most sensuous of novels, has created a masterpiece. It is one of the most life-enhancing novels you could hope to read. Flawless' Mary Louden, THE TIMES'All your life you have the necessary illusion that you know all there is to know about heartbreak. I hate to the one to tell you about the heartbreak you will experience after ... Read more

    € 1,99

  • By the Light of My Father's Smile

    A Novel

    by Alice Walker

    A family from the United States goes to the remote Sierras in Mexico--Susannah, the writer-to-be; her sister, Magdalena; and their father and mother. There, amid an endangered band of mixed-race blacks and Indians called the Mundo, they begin an encounter that will change them more than they could ever dream.Moving back and forth in time, and among unforgettable characters and their magical ... Read more

    € 8,71

  • Land Of My Fathers

    by Alexander Cordell

    Set against the background of the Chartist rebellion, LAND OF MY FATHERSis a heartfelt evocation of the greatest iron town in the world, Merthyr, and of thepeople who made it so: foundry-owners and workers, immigrants, fortune-hunters,idealists, prostitutes and wastrels.It is also the story of one man, Taliesin Roberts, robust, determined, passionate -and of a three-sided love that will never die. ... Read more

    € 4,49

  • The Plot

    A Biography of My Father's English Acre

    by Madeleine Bunting

    Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was deeply conservative, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England. After his death, and wanting to understand him better, Bunting began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. Delving deep into the rich history of this acre, she uncovers traces of its ... Read more

    € 10,24

  • Evening's Empire

    The Story of My Father's Murder

    by Zachary Lazar

    When he was just six years old, Zachary Lazar's father, Edward, was shot dead by hit men in a Phoenix, Arizona parking garage. The year was 1975, a time when, according to the Arizona Republic, "land-fraud artists roamed the state in sharp suits, gouging money from buyers and investors." How did his father fit into this world and how could his son ever truly understand the man, his time and place, ... Read more

    € 4,49

  • A Joyful Noise

    Claiming the Songs of My Fathers

    by Deborah Weisgall

    “This is a lovely memoir of life in the acutely functional family of a fine and learned composer.” —John HollanderIn A Joyful Noise, Deborah Weisgall tells a moving story of her turbulent coming-of-age in the shadow of two remarkable men who lived life as if they were characters in an opera. The daughter of a mercurial composer and the granddaughter of a legendary cantor, Deborah as a child longed ... Read more

    € 13,40 or Free with Kobo Plus