Ann Victoria Roberts Livres

One long hot summer in the 1880s Bram Stoker escaped to Whitby from the pressures of theatre life in London. These months are unaccounted for in life of the irish-born theatre manager, and around them Ann Roberts has woven a passionate, mysterious and enthralling fiction. In Whitby he has an intense and dangerous affair with a young fisherlass from an old seafaring family, who introduces him to the wild sea, the wrecks, the ruins & to local legends (many of which find their way later into Dracula ), and to his own weaknessess and desires. The novel starts with their meeting many years later, by which time she's a successful ship-broker and he's an old man, but intriguingly it takes several chapters before we realise who this mystery man is. As things fall into place, the novel becomes not only a haunting mystery but also a woman's story of the tragic love affair which marked the rest of her life, as well as a highly original commentary on the genesis of that immortal classic, Dracula .

Sur les aventureux navires du XIXe siècle, de York à Melbourne et au Golfe Persique, dans le fracas de la guerre de 1914, se tisse le destin de Zoé et de Stephen. Tous deux aspirent à l'oubli d'amours malheureuses. Mais, héritiers bien malgré eux de lourds secrets de famille, ils cèdent au désir de lever le voile qui recouvre, depuis près d'un siècle, la passion qu'éprouvèrent l'un pour l'autre leurs ancêtres william Elliott et Georgina Duncannon. Une passion dont ils vivront eux aussi les tourments et les bonheurs, grâce au journal miraculeusement épargné de William, amoureux malheureux qui s'est autrefois enfui d'York... D'une époque à l'autre, au long du siècle, à travers les générations, continue ainsi l'unique saga de la passion amoureuse, racontée par la romancière de l'inoubliable Louisa Elliott.

Continuing the story of the historical novel "Louisa Elliot", this is a tale of lost innocence, family conflict and an overwhelming but impossible love.

Haunted by his final voyage, Captain Smith reflects on his life, including his maritime career and personal relationships, as he faces the fateful journey of the Titanic. Under pressure to sail again, he encounters ominous signs and prophetic warnings from passengers like WT Stead and a mysterious woman from his past. As he grapples with guilt and seeks to understand his mistakes, the novel delves into themes of time, coincidence, and the tragic events of April 1912, offering a unique perspective on Captain Smith's legacy.

Der Roman spielt in York und Dublin in den Jahren von 1862 bis 1899. Louisa, selbst unehelich geboren, verliebt sich in Robert Duncannon, einen verheirateten irischen Offizier. Obwohl eine Ehe ausgeschlossen ist, wird sie seine Geliebte und bringt 3 Kinder zur Welt.