"Ireland. AD 672. The body of Brehon Brocc, who had been travelling to the abbey of Gleann Da Loch on a secret mission with Princess Gelgeis, is found on a lonely mountain road. When news reaches Colgu, King of Muman, that his betrothed, Princess Gelgeis, has disappeared, Fidelma enters the hostile Kingdom of Laigin in search of the truth"--

Simplified Chinese edition of A Tale for the Time Being 这是一部讲述一个勇气可嘉的年轻女性被孤寂、被时间，最后被海啸撕裂的非凡小说。 露丝在海岸边捡到一本像是“漂流瓶”一样的日记，承载着希望和梦想。逐页阅读，她发现，一切可追溯到 一个日本小女孩安谷奈绪在女仆餐厅中写下的关于自己和她104岁太祖母的传奇故事。这本日记被海啸后的海浪带走，*终漂洋过海来到了远在大洋彼岸的加拿大。...

It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone, except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial woes. Sister Julienne enjoys helping out on the district rounds,...

When the rather austere Sister Ursula is appointed the new head of Nonnatus house, Sister Julienne finds herself demoted and working back alongside the midwives as an ordinary member of staff.

The life and times of a group of midwives working at Nonnatus House--a nursing convent serving the impoverished of East London in the late 1950s and early 1960s--are chronicled in this appealing British series based on true events. The women learn powerful lessons about life's struggles while visiting with expectant mothers and poor children.

1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that...

It's 1966, and it's a testing time for the midwives. But there's excitement, too, as the women's rights movement intensifies. With Trixie's help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House of its financial quandary. Dr. Turner deals with an array of difficult cases including a former soldier involved in nuclear test explosion. Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little...