52 Results for : hoofbeats
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Lara at Athenry Castle: Hoofbeats, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 196min
Nine-year-old Lara is the daughter of the leader of her cattle-raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk-cow, she cares for the spindly-legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara's life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Suzy Myers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003156/bk_lili_003156_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Katie and the Mustang, Book 2: Hoofbeats , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 167min
Joined by Hiram the farmhand, Katie begins the journey west. At first, she is unsure if the mustang will follow, but much to her relief, he seems to trust her. Soon, Katie and Hiram meet up with a large family who invite them to join their caravan. For the first time, it seems as though they might really make it to Oregon. But then tragedy strikes, and Katie finds herself having to choose between parting ways with Hiram, or abandoning her dreams of going west - and giving up on the chance to return the mustang to his homeland. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alyson Silverman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003093/bk_lili_003093_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lara & the Silent Place: Hoofbeats, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 183min
Nine-year-old Lara is the daughter of the leader of her cattle-raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk-cow, she cares for the spindly-legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara's life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Suzy Myers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003155/bk_lili_003155_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Katie and the Mustang, Book 1: Hoofbeats , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 177min
Orphaned at age six and taken in by a heartless couple, nine-year-old Katie Rose spends her days doing chores and dreaming of going west to find her Uncle Jack. Then Mr. Stevens brings home an unbroken mustang, and Katie's world changes. Katie is drawn to the horse's wildness, and he seems to sense her need for companionship. So when Katie learns that the Stevenses plan to join the expansion West - without her or the mustang - she makes a desperate decision to go on her own. And she will not leave the mustang behind. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alyson Silverman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003094/bk_lili_003094_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Ariadne
Jennifer Saint's Ariadne is a mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne's decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better world.- Shop: buecher
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Lara and the Gray Mare: Hoofbeats, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 161min
Nine-year-old Lara is the daughter of the leader of her cattle-raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk-cow, she cares for the spindly-legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara's life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Suzy Meyers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003096/bk_lili_003096_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Fire Hair , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 218min
During the 1860's, there was more going on than the Civil War. This is a true story that has been fictionalized to improve entertainment value. Hearing the hoofbeats of 20 horses entering the yard at the front of her house, Mattea pulled the lead rope, releasing the cow she was milking and ran into the house to find five Sioux braves wearing war paint sitting at her table, smoking her husband's tobacco from the humidor on the mantle. Mattea repressed her anger and shock. 'Cinder Horse, why have you come to my home? And coming in without being invited.' 'Fire Hair' he responded, blowing out a large smoke ring as he stood beside the table, 'we are here to give you your life. A war has started and today, this land is going to be washed clean with the blood of the whites, and they will be swept away by the people.' 'Remember,' he commanded in a stern voice, 'do not go near the lodges of the settlement! Do not go near the Post Road and do not give an alarm or you and your children will die.' He prodded her with the tip of his war lance. 'Go! Go to your mother!' In the days that followed, 677 unsuspecting settlers and 77 army troops were killed in western Minnesota during the Sioux uprising of 1862. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Sutherland. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/049924/bk_acx0_049924_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Reiver: The Sword's Edge , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 249min
Now the thieves will ride....1570 AD. The March lands between England and Scotland are a place of terror, where outlaw bands and broken men rob, pillage and murder in open defiance of the law. Here, deadly blood-feud is a way of life. Families of robbers, known as Border Reivers, live via blackmail and terrorism. No man sleeps safe in his bed, and the sound of hoofbeats on the tops is a herald of death. Richie Reade, otherwise known as Richie o’the Bow, is on the run in Scotland from his own countrymen and that most fearsome of reiver families, the Armstrongs of Liddesdale. When war erupts along the March, and Elizabeth of England sends her armies into Scotland to destroy her Catholic enemies, Richie finds himself drawn into the conflict. Captured in a skirmish, he is forced to work as a double agent, carrying secret messages to and from the treacherous Earl of Westmoreland. Meanwhile the Armstrongs have declared blood-feud on Richie, in revenge for his slaying of their chief, Nebless Will. The dead man’s cruel and capable son, known as "Red" Rowy, gathers a band of outlaws and broken men to hunt down their foe. As Richie fights for his life in Scotland, Rowy plots to lure him back to the Border and a bloody fate at Armstrong hands....Reiver: The Sword’s Edge is the second novella in the Border Reiver series by David Pilling, author of the Caesar’s Sword trilogy, the Leader of Battles series, The White Hawk series, Soldier of Fortune, and many more tales. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Topping. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/142367/bk_acx0_142367_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Ariadne
A mesmerising retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Perfect for fans of CIRCE, A SONG OF ACHILLES, and THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS.'Here, Ariadne takes centre stage in a lyrical, insightful re-telling that explores her motivations and emotions and the grievances caused by grumpy, cold-hearted gods and warm-blooded men, who are equally vengeful and self-interested - Daily Mail'The story is well known, of course, but Saint tells it skilfully and, like Miller and Haynes, gives a twist to familiar myth by offering the perspective of women characters' - The Sunday TimesAs Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the Labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur - Minos's greatest shame and Ariadne's brother - demands blood every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as a sacrifice to the beast, Ariadne falls in love with him. But helping Theseus kill the monster means betraying her family and country, and Ariadne knows only too well that in a world ruled by mercurial gods - drawing their attention can cost you everything. In a world where women are nothing more than the pawns of powerful men, will Ariadne's decision to betray Crete for Theseus ensure her happy ending? Or will she find herself sacrificed for her lover's ambition?ARIADNE gives a voice to the forgotten women of one of the most famous Greek myths, and speaks to their strength in the face of angry, petulant Gods. Beautifully written and completely immersive, this is an exceptional debut novel.Praise for Jennifer Saint and ARIADNE:'Exquisitely written and exceptionally moving, this is a mythical retelling to savour.' - Elodie Harper, author of THE WOLF DEN'ARIADNE gives voice to the misused Princess of Crete who betrayed her father to save Theseus from the Minotaur. Relevant and revelatory.' - Stylist'With her wonderfully executed debut that reimagines the classic tale of Theseus, Adriane and the Minotaur, Jennifer Saint joins the likes of Madeline Miller and Pat Barker in forging mesmerising retellings of ancient Greek myths from a female perspective.' - Waterstones.com'Saint's immersive novel thrusts the reader straight into the heart of Greek mythology with this wonderful reimagining of the story of Ariadne.' - iPaper'What happens after the monster is defeated and the princess leaves with the hero? Jennifer Saint's ARIADNE is a shimmering tapestry of two sisters bound by deceit and the shadows of family history. . .With a fresh voice and keen insight, Saint adds flesh and bone to an ancient myth, drawing the reader into an uneasy world of ever-afters.' - Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of THE NIGHT TIGER- Shop: buecher
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