Victorian and Edwardian Wearside: A lost child is found on the quay; she says her name is Emily. But who is she? Ada and Bert Jackson adopt the little girl to fill a gap left by the tragic loss of their own child. Emily grows up in the big house of Nathaniel Franklin as the daughter of a gatekeeper. But then the evil Bradley Carver and Digby Gamblin conspire to turn her and her parents out of the gatekeeper's lodge. Gamblin finds Emily menial work with cruel employers and is bent on her seduction. Bradley Carver is going to inherit the Franklin fortune and comes to lust after Emily. She is desired by many, but her only dream is to run a fleet of ships...
The harsh urban life of 1900s Sunderland is no place for beautiful, innocent Laura whose determined spirit brings nothing but trouble. In love with wealthy Ralph, she flees to London, rejected by his family and threatened by her cruel stepfather. But there she finds only heartache and treachery. Amidst the hardship and brutality of World War I she is forced to think twice about everything she holds dear, and when the bloodshed finally ceases she faces another struggle - with her past. The fancy woman must return to the scornful streets of her birthplace; unbeknown to her, it may offer love, in the last place she'd ever imagine looking.
When Lucy's mother Amy is flung out of the house by her seafaring husband in a drunk rage, she is rescued by a gentleman naval officer. Only on her deathbed does Amy reveal Lucy's true lineage. Determined to hold the family together, Lucy marries unwisely and is forced to seek work at shipyard owner Buchanan's house where she used to help her mother as a child and where she first met his kind nephew and malicious son. And Lucy finds in the face of such adversity, love will not run an easy course....
Set in the bustling shipbuilding community of Sunderland at a time of turmoil abroad and grinding poverty at home, this is the unforgettable story of Chrissie. Adopted at birth by caring parents, she has a rosy childhood and is determined to work hard and succeed. Until tragedy strikes, throwing her on the mercy of a family where the new woman of the house has every intention of getting rid of her - by whatever means it takes. Penniless and desperate, Chrissie struggles to support herself as the Victorian years give way to the outbreak of the Great War. And hanging over the throughout her many ordeals is the mystery of her true parents and her connection with the likes of Jack Ballantyne, heir to a local shipyard. Whatever destiny throws her way, Chrissie and Jack find their paths continue to cross . . .
Set in the 1930s, this stand-alone sequel to MARY'S CHILD follows the fortunes of Chrissie Ballantyne and her family, which she is determined to hold together, despite her husband facing bankruptcy and the rapid approach of World War II.
Alison Grant is just five when her father is sent to prison for murder. Taunted at school for being a jailbird's daughter, then abandoned by her mother, she goes to live with her grandmother. She tells her only new friend that her mother is dead and her father is a ship's captain. It is the beginning of a new life of lies and deception, which continues after her grandmother's death. Alison begins to dream of owning a chain of cafés and becoming a lady. But her family's shaming secret will come back to haunt her once more.
Orphaned at a young age, Rachel is left penniless and alone in the streets of turn-of-the-century Newcastle. In the depths of despair she is delighted to learn that her eccentric Uncle Joshua has left her his house in Sunderland. But it comes with a strict proviso: she must marry her sworn enemy Martin. Otherwise, her dangerous cousin Saul Gorman will inherit the lot. And Saul will stop at nothing to claim inheritance...
An independent, bonnie lass, Katy flees the drunken wrath of her father when her mother dies and gets a job in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. But when her young boss Charles pays her attention, his parents have the Navy ship him to China and Katy is forced to work for a dishonest haulage company where she makes enemies. Rescued by a glamorous but evil conman whose promises of fidelity put her in the family way, Katy once more finds herself on the streets. Trouble lies ahead as the father of her child, the fiancée of her new-found love and the winds of war, all conspire against her future happiness. A convincing tale of real courage and endurance, of the pains of life and love in the North.
Unjustly sacked as a lady's maid to an English family in Belgium, Liza returns to Britain penniless, without a job or any hope of a reference. Aboard the S.S Florence Grey she meets spoilt, rich Cecily Spencer who, keen to seek adventure in London, persuades Liza to switch identities for a month. In order to support her family, Liza agrees and, trading her rags for riches, moves in with Cecily's guardian William. And encounters life in the mansion from the other side of the servant's quarters. As a member of the Spencer family, Liza is exposed to old rivalries and feuds which go back for generations. And when she falls in love, she is torn apart by conflicting loyalties. Will she lose everything if the man she loves finds out who she really is? Set in Sunderland at the turn of the century, Liza is a riveting tale of family secrets, a wonderful portrait of the different hardships facing those living upstairs or downstairs, and a powerful romance.
WORLDBUILDING: Videospiele und Kunst im digitalen Zeitalter untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Gaming und zeitbasierter Medienkunst. Es ist die erste generationenübergreifende Ausstellung dieser Größenordnung, die einen Überblick vermittelt, wie sich zeitgenössische Künstler*innen weltweit Ästhetiken und Technologien aus dem Videospielbereich für ihre Praxis aneignen. Das Projekt präsentiert Arbeiten von mehr als 50 Künstler*innen, darunter Rebecca Allen, Cory Arcangel, LaTurbo Avedon, Meriem Bennani, Ian Cheng, Harun Farocki, Cao Fei, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Pierre Huyghe, Rindon Johnson, KAWS, Sondra Perry, Jacolby Satterwhite, Sturtevant und Suzanne Treister. Der Katalog zur Ausstellung ist als zukünftiges Standardwerk konzipiert. Neben Werktexten renommierter Theoretiker*innen, Kurator*innen und Kritiker*innen, vermittelt eine Reihe neu in Auftrag gegebener Beiträge unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf das Verhältnis zwischen Gaming und Medienkunst. Dieser spielerisch gestaltete Band hat abgerundete Ecken, einen PVC-Schutzumschlag mit Siebdruck und Aufkleber mit verschiedenen digitalen Avataren.
Three trips to the altar and Marisha is still single. Bad luck seemed to follow her around like a black cloud. Is she cursed? Someone was spying on her, making prank calls to her apartment, and she had a feeling that sometimes, she was even being followed. Through her diary, Marisha relives her early years in Poland. Orphaned at an early age, she was bounced around from one relative to the next. An invitation to come and live with an aunt in Canada seemed like an answer to a young girl's prayers; however, very quickly it had turned out to be yet another nightmare. It took thirty years and a trip to Mexico for Marisha to discover the source of her bad luck.
When Lucy's mother, Amy, is flung out of the house by her seafaring husband, she is rescued by a gentleman naval officer. Only on her deathbed does Amy reveal Lucy's true lineage. Struggling to keep her siblings in food - and her alleged father's drinking and gambling at bay - Lucy seeks work, like her mother before her, in the Buchanan house which she used to visit as a child, and where she first met the shipbuilder's orphaned nephew, Nick, and deceitful son, Murdoch. Meanwhile, Lucy is made an offer, which will guarantee the stability of her family. But she will soon learn that leopards don't change their spots.
Orphaned at a young age, Rachel is left penniless and alone in the streets of Newcastle. In the depths of despair, she is delighted to learn that her Uncle Joshua has left her his house in Sunderland. But she must marry her sworn enemy Martin, otherwise her dangerous cousin Saul will inherit everything.
Taunted at school for being the daughter of a jailbird, Alison Grant has found a way round dealing with her harrowing life by constructing a web of lies and deceit. However, years later, she finds that her family's shaming secret will once again come back to haunt her.
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