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She got her happily ever after. What came next? If she tries very hard, Ami can remember when she used to have a dynamic and exciting career and a husband who she loved more than life itself, and who was equally smitten with her... Now she has two children, a terrifyingly large mortgage, and no idea who she has become – or why she and her husband can't even be in the same room anymore. With life as she knew it in tatters around her, Ami is heartbroken, and in no way pulling off 'consciously uncoupling' like a celeb.

Snehild viene al mondo nel bel mezzo di una sanguinosa guerra. La madre fugge attraverso i boschi e raggiunge la città di Himlinge, dove Snehild cresce. Quando, però, la potente sacerdotessa della città, Ragnfrid, sospetta che Snehild abbia capacità superiori alle sue, decide che è necessario sbarazzarsi di lei. Ispirata alla mitologia nordica, la serie "La veggente di Midgard" è ambientata nella Danimarca dell’età del ferro. Una storia avvincente di donne forti, vendetta, destino e favore degli dèi, in un’epoca in cui la passione e l’onore dominano il campo di battaglia.

Here comes the bride... but how long can she hide? When Kitty Clayton flees her wedding, her life seems worryingly futureless. All she knows is she'd rather sleep on the streets than go back to cheating Ethan. After picking her up hitch-hiking, widowed children's author Jack Duffy takes Kitty under his wing until she gets back on her feet. And it's not long before the two grow close.

Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and oppressive; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in fantasy, in her rapturous longing for Nicholas, a handsome young sailor, and in the blossoming of what she perceives as her occult powers. Harrowing and haunting, a Gothic tale that is a strange cross between Daphne Du Maurier and Stephen King, but will also intrigue readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Diane Setterfield.

Pretty, unworldly Sophia is twenty-one years old and hastily married to a young painter called Charles. An artist's model with an eccentric collection of pets, she is ill-equipped to cope with the bohemian London of the 1930s, where poverty, babies (however much loved) and her husband conspire to torment her. Hoping to add some spice to her life, Sophia takes up with Peregrine, a dismal, ageing critic, and comes to regret her marriage - and her affair.

Love is a riddle waiting to be solved... Twenty-six-year-old Cassy Brookes thinks she has everything under control until one fateful morning changes everything. Stuck in a doctor's office, Cassy scribbles a message in a puzzle book, and when she returns for a check-up, she sees someone has replied. She soon finds herself torn between searching for love and outwitting her work rival, Martin.

Anne braucht einen Neustart im Kopf. Sie müsste dringend ihr Selbstbewusstsein stärken, denn sie ist als Galeristin gescheitert, in einer toxischen Beziehung gefangen und immer noch nicht schwanger mit fast 30. Der 17-jährige Leo zwingt Anne dazu, unfreiwillig ihre persönliche Reise zu sich selbst anzutreten. Seine Leidenschaft und Begeisterung geben ihr den richtigen Schubs Richtung Selbstverwirklichung und vor allem hin zu mehr Selbstliebe. Doch ist sie stark genug für diesen Schritt Persönlichkeitsentwicklung? Ein Buch über die Macht des Neuanfangs.

La historia de una mujer que tiene que enfrentarse a su entorno. Mei se ha ido al bosque para escribir. Su faena es un desastre y su matrimonio no funciona, así que se escapa a la cabaña del bosque de su infancia para poder escribir. Con palabras, Mei tendrá que encararse a su pasado anodino, su presente descarriado y su futuro inestable. Con una prosa descarnada y visual, la autora confronta a Mei contra su propia soledad.

Sarah kann den Schmerz kaum ertragen: Ihre Mutter ist bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen. Im Nachlass findet Sarah ein altes Herbarium und erinnert sich an die schönen Stunden, in denen sie mit ihrer Mutter gemeinsam gekocht und gebacken hat. Vielmehr überrascht sie aber, dass zu ihrem Erbe auch ein altes Baderhaus in Nürnberg zählt. Sarah reist zu ihrer Großtante Rosa, die noch in der Gegend lebt. Rosa zeigt Sarah nicht nur viele lokale Kräuter und Gewächse, sondern erzählt ihr vor allem etwas über ihre Herkunft, das alles verändert.

Zug um Zug zur Erfüllung eines Traums! Zimmermädchen Eleni lebt in ihrer Heimat, der griechischen Insel Naxos, ein angenehmes Leben: Sie ist mit ihrem Job im Hotel zufrieden und liebt Mann und Kinder. Eines Tages macht sie eine scheinbar unbedeutende Entdeckung, die am Ende ihr Leben verändern soll: die Figur eines Springers aus einer unbeendeten Schachpartie. Eleni ist wie besessen von dem alten Spiel und setzt sich in den Kopf, es zu erlernen. Doch auf ihrem Weg zur Schachmeisterin muss sie sich Zweifeln, Vorurteilen und Hindernissen stellen.

Eine berührende Familiengeschichte mit einzigartig italienischem Flair! Magdalena hat eine Mission: Sie will endlich ihren Vater kennen lernen, der sie und ihre früh verstorbene Mutter vor vielen Jahren scheinbar grundlos verlassen hat. Mit einem Foto in der Tasche reist Magdalena auf die Mittelmeerinsel Elba, von der ihr Vater angeblich stammt. Auf ihrer Suche lernt sie Matteo und Nina kennen und freundet sich mit ihnen an, doch die beiden hüten ganz eigene Geheimnisse. Magdalena muss sich auf Elba ihrer Vergangenheit und ihrem Schicksal zugleich stellen.

Sizilien, 1947: In einem kleinen Küstendorf kommen am selben Tag fast gleichzeitig zwei Kinder zur Welt. Während der Junge Nicola in eine ärmliche, aber liebevolle Familie hineingeboren wird, ist Stella adeliger Herkunft, wird jedoch wegen ihres Geschlechts von ihren Eltern verstoßen. Obwohl sie so gegensätzlich zu sein scheinen, ist das Schicksal der beiden untrennbar verwoben. Nicola und Stella begegnen sich, zwischen ihnen entspinnt sich erst eine Freundschaft und dann tiefe Gefühle.

Escape to the charming West Yorkshire countryside this autumn, where golden leaves crunch underfoot and crisp air stirs secrets at Holly Close Farm. Architect Charlie Maddison's life in London crumbles on a rainy November day when she discovers her boyfriend is married. Fleeing heartbreak, she returns to her quirky family in the picturesque village of Westenbury, seeking solace amongst the falling leaves and crisp air. Her sister, Daisy, a talented landscape gardener, is also back home, craving a fresh start.

It's never too late to change the habits of a lifetime... Evelyn Pringle isn't the sort to make rash decisions. Or any decisions, really – she's always left that sort of thing up to her husband. But he's been found dead, wearing his best suit, with a diamond ring in his pocket that doesn't fit her. When Evelyn finds a letter addressed to a woman on the Isle of Wight, she decides to deliver it. By hand. So begins a very unusual holiday, and an adventure no one could have predicted – least of all Evelyn herself.

Sometimes you have to fall apart so that you can start again... After five years stuck in the wrong marriage, 33-year-old Emma is finally free. Her husband has moved out, her son Freddie is making friends, and her parents are finally trying to stop micro-managing her life. On a celebratory night out with her three best friends, Emma meets Finn. Young, dimpled and irresistibly Scottish Finn. Between landing her dream job, stolen moments with Finn, and precious time with Freddie, Emma is happier than she has ever been. Then one accident changes everything and Emma's life.

When their last embryo is accidentally given to another woman, Quinn and James reminisce about the child they gave up 4 years prior... All Quinn has ever wanted is to be a mother. Although her husband James brings her comfort, the knowledge they have no embryos left, and that their child is out there being raised by another family, is tearing them both apart. When the clinic tells Quinn and James they have the right to spend time with little Emily, at first they hesitate. Of course, they would never want to come between Emily and her loving family.

Every morning, Kerry gets up, goes on her post-round, talks to the locals, and then goes home again. Once a month, she has Sunday lunch with her perfect sister’s perfect family. Life is simple, life is fine. Her sister, Beth, thinks Kerry is kidding herself. She thinks Kerry needs to move out of their parents’ annexe, find a better job, and maybe even meet a man. Beth is determined to make Kerry get a life... whether Kerry likes it or not. But Kerry knows something Beth doesn’t.

La giovane Kate, nata in povertà, lavora come barista per riuscire a guadagnarsi da vivere. Ma ha anche un'altra fonte di reddito, ben meno rispettabile: commettere furti su commissione. Proprio a causa delle ripercussioni di uno dei suoi colpi, è costretta a rifugiarsi in montagna, sugli Appalachi canadesi. È qui che - senza neanche capire la natura di tale ospitalità - ottiene asilo nella remota baita un uomo burbero e taciturno.

Sicilia, anni Sessanta. Tresa è una bambina di undici anni a cui la famiglia sembra non riconoscere un'identità autonoma rispetto al gemello Gero. Al momento della partenza del padre, che si trasferisce all'estero in cerca di lavoro, i due fratelli vengono affidati a una zia materna. Ed è qui, sotto l'ala protettiva di una donna fiera e misteriosa, che Tresa inizia finalmente a scoprire la propria intima natura. Non solo quella di persona, ma anche, e soprattutto, quella di donna.

C'è chi è pronto a traslocare, chi sceglie a chi somiglierà da grande, chi vorrebbe che il figlio nato troppo presto torni nella pancia, chi dimentica la figlia in macchina e poi si reca al lavoro, chi si dimentica il gas acceso, chi ha un segreto che potrebbe far crollare un’intera casa, chi cerca di non farsi capire dai più piccoli, chi ha perso un figlio. Dieci racconti possibili e, in quanto tali, quasi veri, che parlano di famiglie, di madri e bambini, di coppie, di quotidianità, di cose difficili e dolorose; che parlano a ognuno di noi.