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"What I did to them was terrible, but you have to understand the context. This was London, 2016." Bohemia is history. Paul has awoken to the fact that he will always be better known for reviewing haircuts than for his literary journalism. He is about to be kicked out of his cheap flat in east London and his sister has gone missing after an argument about what to do with the house where they grew up. Now that their mother is dead this is the last link they have to the declining town on the north-west coast where they grew up.

Lola recognized him straight away. After ten long years of telling herself that maybe she hadn't really loved him - there he was. And straight away she knew she wanted him still. Lola Alvarez loves working in the restaurant of Blue Hills, her family’s winery, looking out over vine-covered slopes down to the crystal-blue waters of the lake. But she is also determined to make her own mark on the business - to show her older sister Carmen that she’s not the same flighty teen she used to be.

Pregnant. Single. Dating. It's going to be... a bumpy year! Trish Kirkpatrick never expected to find herself unmarried, pregnant... and not entirely sure who the baby's father is. With her ex, Pete, and her colleague, Elliot, in line for daddy duty while waiting on the DNA results, Trish finds her complicated world getting even more chaotic when a meet-cute on a plane to Tokyo with gorgeous architect Scott sparks a new flame. Now, as her bump grows so do Trish's troubles.

After yet another failed romance, twenty-six-year-old Callie Fulbright is giving up on love. She’s determined to throw all her efforts into her very own, brand-new café: the Cosy Kettle. Serving hot tea, cherry tarts and a welcoming smile to the friendly locals proves to be the perfect distraction, and Callie feels a flush of pride at the fledgling business she’s built. But her new-found confidence is soon put to the test when her gorgeous ex reappears in the quaint little village.

In questo volume si trovano raccolti alcuni dei più noti racconti di Arthur Schnitzler. A tenerli insieme, la comune atmosfera di'incertezza che incombe all'interno dell'orizzonte in cui si muovono i personaggi. Le tecniche di scrittura sono differenti senza che ci sia la predominanza di una rispetto alle altre.

A family secret. A new romance. And a summer she will never forget. When Caroline left Lake Summers thirty years ago, she thought she’d never return to the place where she lost her parents. But when she finds out that the town’s lily garden lovingly built by her mother is going to be destroyed, she knows fate is calling. Dropping everything at her office in Chicago, she knows she is the only person who can save the garden. Caroline and her daughter Lee are welcomed home by the warm smile of her mother’s best friend Maxine, and piles of pancakes at her cozy little restaurant in town.

The view across the valley takes her breath away; everywhere she looks tiny patches of colour – ochre, chestnut, lime and purple. The farmhouse behind her glows pink in the morning sun. Finally, Flora has the home of her dreams... but is she about to lose it? Free-spirited Flora Dunbar is heartbroken at the news that she must close down her beloved little flower shop on the high street. As she packs away her pretty pots and vases and locks the door for the very last time, the only spark of hope is an offer from Ned.

Comforted by the gentle hum of the beehives at the bottom of the garden, Grace drains the last of her tea and walks slowly back towards the little hillside house she adores. Her marriage is over, but is it too late to start her life again? Beekeeper Grace thought throwing out her cheating husband would be the hardest thing she ever did. But when she opens the door to a property developer one morning, it’s clear that keeping her beautiful home and garden – her only sanctuary throughout her miserable marriage – will be the greatest challenge of all.

Carrie Dashwood fled Dorset ten years ago when her best friend Megan stole her love, local heart-throb Tom. Now she’s back to help run her aunt Ruby’s flower stall in idyllic Shipley. Trying to persuade herself that her feelings for Tom are in the past, Carrie plans to avoid him and Megan completely. But it’s not to be, because Ruby’s Blooms are arranging the flowers for Megan and Tom’s wedding.

"Your mother has been arrested. She stole you." For as long as thirteen-year-old Diya can remember, it’s always been just her and her mum, Vani. Despite never staying in one place long enough to call it home, with her mother by her side, Diya has never needed anything else. Then, in an instant, Diya’s fragile world is shattered. Her mother is arrested, accused of abducting Diya when she was a baby... Vani has spent a lifetime looking over her shoulder, determined to make the best possible life for her daughter.

As soon as we sat on the ride I knew something was wrong. I couldn’t relax. I couldn’t hear the theme park music, the giggles of my two other children. I’d left my baby in someone else’s care. And I knew I’d made a mistake... With her two beautiful children and newborn baby Ella, Lily’s life is full of love and laughter. She gave up her job to be a stay-at-home mother, and though she sometimes envies the freedom of best friend Hannah, Lily wouldn’t trade it for anything.

A Brancaccio, quartiere degradato di Palermo, l'unico modo per difendersi dalla disumanità è la famiglia. Ma la famiglia di Rosario non se la passa bene. Il padre ha un’altra donna, un altro figlio, e per di più ora è in carcere per spaccio di sostanze dopanti. La madre, scoperta la doppia vita del marito, si ammala di anoressia. Su questa situazione si abbatte pure la scure dei servizi sociali: la madre finisce in una clinica per disturbi alimentari e Rosario in una casa-famiglia.

Myra Driscoll e il marito Oswald Henshawe fanno ritorno nella natia Parthia, Illinois. La loro storia d'amore è ancora sulle bocche di tutti: Myra, infatti, ha rinunciato ad una cospicua eredità solo per fuggire insieme ad Oswald, sposandolo in gran segreto. Ora, a distanza di anni, Myra inizia a chiedersi quale sia stato, a conti fatti, il valore di quel gesto: emanciparsi dalle opprimenti prospettive famigliari, assaporando la vita come un’avventura, l’ha portata ad una relazione ordinaria, ad una felicità che non ha assolutamente niente di nobile o di eccezionale.

Quando un locandiere scozzese chiede all'austero e riservato Drue, duca di Warminster, di dare un passaggio a una vecchietta la cui carrozza è in panne, lui accetta con riluttanza. La fragile vecchia signora è in realtà una giovane bellezza dai capelli rossi di nome Jabina, scappata di casa per evitare un matrimonio impostole dal padre.

La prima folgorante apparizione letteraria di don Camillo e Peppone, la coppia di amici/nemici più famosi della narrativa italiana, immortalati al cinema da Fernandel e Gino Cervi. Da una parte c'è don Camillo, un prete di un paesino emiliano. Alto e ben piazzato, appassionato di caccia, don Camillo tende a risolvere pragmaticamente e fisicamente questioni ingarbugliate. Dall’altra c’è Peppone, il sindaco comunista del paese, amico d’infanzia di don Camillo e compagno di scorribande giovanili ma ideologicamente l'opposto di don Camillo.

"Racconti dell’inquietudine" raccoglie cinque brevi testi che offrono –al fan di lunga data, così come a chi intenda leggere Conrad per la prima volta – un prontuario dei temi più cari e delle ambientazioni più esotiche dell’avventuroso scrittore polacco.

Les luttes sanglantes des partisans se font entendre dans les Balkans. Une pluie de grenades à main tombe sur la rue. Des feux de mitraille tombent, depuis les toits, sur le bataillon de chasseurs. Les soldats gémissants se traînent à la recherche d'un refuge. Des cocktails Molotov explosent en provocant des cavités énormes et le liquide incendié tombe sur les humains et le matériel. - Partisans, bafouille le commandant épouvanté et il saute du véhicule. Porta salue et sourit, en faisant l'idiot. - Je vais informer le Commandant qu'on nous attend pour la fête !

"La gente può dire ciò che vuole, io non ci credo che la signora Mathilde Samodeski sia morta di un colpo apoplettico. Io lo so più di chiunque altro." Con queste parole il protagonista inizia a rimuginare sull'amore mai corrisposto per la defunta Mathilde, che scelse invece di sposare lo scultore Gregor Samodeski, uomo giovane e di successo, nonché rinomato donnaiolo. Il narratore in prima persona mette in dubbio che Mathilde sia mai stata felice con il marito e ricorda ogni istanza in cui la donna cercò invano di convincerlo del contrario.

Porta lutte pour que le colossal char blindé reste entre la colonne des soldats. Un moment d'inattention et il aurait pu écraser la compagnie au complet. Une énorme boule de feu tombe juste devant le char, entre les sapins. Les soldats panzer plongent hors des blindés pour chercher refuge. Les yeux remplis de terreur et les cœurs battant à grands coups, ils attendent la mort, sous le soleil. Un mur de feu gigantesque s'érige vers le ciel. - Organes de Staline, murmure Heide craintif. Porta accélère le moteur.

Il Dottor Wehwald e Redegonda si innamorano, ma la donna è già moglie di un altro uomo. L'innamorata decide di confidare la sua storia e il suo amore per il dottore a un diario personale, ma quando il marito entra nella sua stanza trovandola con il diario in mano, la donna – forse per lo shock – muore. Il tradimento viene così scoperto. Cosa succederà dopo, resterà a voi scoprirlo.