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Timglaset är en varm roman om att hitta kärleken och om en plats som döljer familjehemligheter. Bästsäljande författaren Tracy Rees skriver med känsla om människor och deras längtan efter att hitta hem.

1. Jag vakar vid min mans sida medan han svävar mellan liv och död. 2. Jag får hem min man levande från sjukhuset! Men med komplicerade hjärnskador. 3. Vi kämpar för vår kärlek i många år, men till slut går det inte längre. 4. Vi skiljer oss, men jag vet att jag aldrig kommer kunna träffa någon annan. För det värsta man kan göra är att lämna en sjuk människa i sticket.

Tillbaka till henne berättar den originella historien om Signe, Hanna och hundra år gamla ord. När historia skär genom nutid blir inget sig likt igen. Det här är första av två delar i serien

Tillbaka till henne berättar den originella historien om Signe, Hanna och hundra år gamla ord. När historia skär genom nutid blir inget sig likt igen. Det här är andra och avslutande delen i serien.

In 1944, Petra Reynolds, a tender 12-year-old farm girl, resided in a tranquil Midwest town. Removed from the atrocities of World War II, Petra’s innocence is kept intact. However, she knows polio has already killed or maimed thousands of Americans. Petra’s friend, Benjy, a polio survivor, uses a wheelchair. Quarantine signs posted throughout town fill her with dread. There’s nowhere to hide. Petra’s life took an unexpected twist when, due to a playground incident, she found herself in the school‘s infirmary alongside the notorious eighth-grade rebel, Chester Harrison.

Paris, 1923. Lily Levin boards a train with her baby daughter Mimi and American husband, leaving behind her beloved mother Chloe for a new life across the ocean. Carrying her mother’s precious diamond pin and the Yiddish lullabies she sings to Mimi, Lily faces an uncertain future in a country she’s never seen. In New York, as Lily struggles to fit in, she finds an unexpected ally in Gloria, a young mother hired to care for Mimi. The two women forge a friendship deeper than blood as they share dreams, fears, and their fierce love for their children. Then tragedy shatters their world.

Christmas sees Pennington’s at its most glorious, thronged with shoppers, its grand staircase and balcony adorned with holly, mistletoe, tinsel and lights. It should be the happiest time, but dramas are simmering beneath the surface. For shop girl Cornelia Culford, a divorce hearing looms, where she could lose custody of her young sons to her overbearing and unfaithful husband. For Stephen Gower, being head of security at Pennington's is the perfect refuge from a tragic past at Scotland Yard.

Augsburgo, 1930. Marie e Paul Melzer enfim conseguiram superar a crise que quase acabou com seu amor. O casamento está mais sólido do que nunca e foi coroado pela chegada do terceiro filho deles, Kurti, agora com 4 anos. Elisabeth, casada pela segunda vez e mãe de três filhos, também deixou para trás os dias de angústia e solidão. Na ausência de Marie, que tem se dedicado integralmente a seu ateliê de moda, ela realizou o antigo desejo de se tornar um pilar na mansão.

Retrouvez les Clifton et les Barrington dans leur traversée du XXe siècle. Giles, Harry, Emma et leurs enfants sont loin d'en avoir terminé avec leur destinée. Des jeux politiques de la compagnie maritime Barrington à la Chambre des Lords, de l'URSS au Mur de Berlin, la Guerre Froide et les conflits avec l'Irlande heurtent les Clifton et Barrington de plein fouet. Et alors que le poids des années est de plus en plus lourds sur les épaules d'Harry et Emma, une question les taraude : quel héritage laisseront-ils à leurs enfants ? Et tous devront choisir entre amour et ambition.

Three narrative strands follow the lives of three individuals–Peter, Cathy and Ivan–through the second half of the 20th century, from post-war austerity and mediocrity in the 1950s and 1960s to the fast-moving life-style of the present decade, whereby the plot is embedded in real events of the period. The three biographies intersect at crucial points, which reveals their internal landscapes and the different ways of understanding reality. Things are not always what they seem, and we do not always know the whole truth.

Drawing strength from their ancestor, Aisha, a slave born free on the west coast of Africa, four Black women will do whatever is necessary to succeed—and will do even more to protect their daughters. Aisha’s granddaughter, Dinah, a plantation slave, fends off the advances of the master’s son and vows to prevent the same mistreatment of her daughter, Sarah. During the Harlem Renaissance, Augusta, an aspiring teacher, falls in love for the first time. Her mother, Julia, is determined to prevent her from getting hurt.

As long as Carmel stays in London, nothing can happen to shatter her perfect life. She has a wonderful marriage, a rewarding career and a great bunch of friends. As far as she's concerned, the sadness of her past can stay back in Ireland, where it belongs. For Carmel, Ireland only means misery, loneliness and fear and she never wants to return. The new, confident and happy Carmel only exists on the cosmopolitan streets of Britain's capital. If she ever was forced to return, she fears she would revert to the mousey downtrodden woman she once was.

Moving to Timberwolf Lodge didn't shake up Stephanie Nix's life much. She's content to spend time with her best friend and sister while keeping an eye out for any mystical truths hidden in plain sight. Werewolves? Not surprising. Falling in love? That'll require more than a touch of magic. Enter Blue Carter, the eccentric Omega of the Jasper wolf pack. With his bright clothes and irrelevant ways, something about Blue captivates Stephanie. After four months together, she wonders if there might be something more than friendship brewing.

On a cold afternoon in December 1995, two small girls are found abandoned on a platform at Pearse Station in Dublin, Ireland. Twenty-five years later, investigative journalist Vega is determined to find out what happened to the so-called 'Nowhere Girls'. Where did their mother go? Why did no one come forward to claim them? And where are they now? Little does Vega know that her investigation will reveal much more than she bargained for . . .

Das berührende und leidenschaftliche Finale der großen Familiensaga von Janet MacLeod Trotter Indien 1962: Für die temperamentvolle Sammy ist nichts mehr, wie es war, als sie wegen des aufkeimenden Grenzkrieges mit China ihre geliebte Heimat verlassen muss und auf ein Internat in England geschickt wird. Erst an Weihnachten kann sie dank eines Waffenstillstands nach Hause. Doch das freudige Wiedersehen endet in Streit, als ein altes Foto den ersten Hinweis auf ein traumatisches Familiengeheimnis ans Licht bringt. Plötzlich klafft ein unüberwindbarer Abgrund zwischen Sammy und ihrer Mutter.

One moment from her past could cost them everything. Eve Driskill has it all—millions of followers, a new cosmetic line on the horizon, and a future with Anson Hawkins. But when a vindictive ex posts intimate photos she never knew existed, her world shatters. Online outrage spreads fast, threatening Eve’s reputation and Anson’s political career. Anson believes their love can survive anything, but Eve fears staying could destroy his dreams. To protect the man she loves, she may have to sacrifice her own.

January 1939. Two months after Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass), sisters Elsie (7) and Rose (5) are torn from their mother’s arms and placed on the Kinder transport to London—a promise of safety that becomes a journey of unimaginable loss.

Esta es la historia de Saleem Sinai, nacido en Bombay al filo de la medianoche del 15 de agosto de 1947, en el momento mismo en que la India, entre fuegos artificiales y multitudes, alcanza su independencia. El destino de Saleem queda inexorablemente unido al de su país, y sus peripecias personales reflejarán siempre la evolución política de la India o serán reflejadas por ella. Hijos de la medianoche es una asombrosa novela que combina magistralmente magia y humor, compromiso político, fantasía y humanidad.

Three best friends. Two crumbling estates. And one trip that changes everything. When three barn besties escape for a girls’ trip to Ireland, they expect a lot of fun. They don’t expect to want to stay… forever. Natalie was always the responsible one, the organized one, the together one. But when she inadvertently leaves one day early for their vacation and comes home pink-cheeked with embarrassment, the last thing she expects to find is her husband. . .in their bed with another woman. Luckily, they don’t notice her, and she takes the trip as a time-out to figure out what to do.

Revisit Five Island Cove at Christmastime! Join the women in the cove as they come together for an unforgettable holiday getaway, and new ideals to what it means to be a mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. As Christmas approaches, the close-knit group of friends—Robin, Alice, AJ, Kelli, and Eloise—decide to take a break from their usual routines and rent a luxurious, sprawling house on Rocky Ridge. With breathtaking views and all the comforts they could wish for, it’s the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of their everyday lives.

He’s the man she trusts most… but what if he’s hiding a past even he doesn’t remember? Anson Hawkins has spent his life fighting for mental health causes—and now, a City Council seat is within reach. With Eve Driskill, the woman he’s loved from afar, by his side, he feels unstoppable. But when a cold case from a decade ago surfaces, linking Anson to a night he can’t fully remember, everything is at risk. As secrets come to light, Anson and Eve must uncover the truth together—before the past destroys the future they’ve only just begun to dream of.

When war sends five displaced children to her door, Dodie Fitznorton knows life will never be the same. Eight-year-old Olive trembles when spoken to and won't say how she got a bruised lip, and her brother Peter seems angry at the entire world. With whispers of spies in the village and the children's precious futures at stake, Dodie must decide who to trust before everything she's built crumbles to ashes around her.

London, 1941. The war has robbed eight-year-old orphan Elsie of everything except her older brother Jack. Evacuated together, they escaped a cruel farming family only to find their home destroyed, their mother gone. Elsie hasn’t spoken since. Wandering under the falling ash, their stomachs twist with hunger and Jack knows he cannot protect Elsie alone. But everything changes when they join a rag-tag band of orphans, runaway evacuees who’ve returned to the city just like them.

If I had possessed my brother’s magic, I would have known how a soul could enchant a God, magnetize his will. Instead, I faced the discovery alone, against the odds, risking the fate of the entire universe. One soul, Daniel’s soul, drove me insane. His heart, his dreams, his connections with the ones he loved whispered of an unbreakable bond. There, at the turning of the tide, at the tipping point between existence and demise, his soul saved me, saved us all.

The girls of Dressmaker’s Alley are busier than ever and Lady Diane’s business continues to thrive. New recruit Janice Williams is one of the new seamstresses Miss Susie hires to cope with the work but on the day of her interview, Janice is injured in a roadside accident that will change her life forever. Poor Winnie Collins’ pregnancy is beset with problems and under Doctor’s strict orders she is confined to bed rest. How will she cope when there is so much to do?

Willkommen im Reich der Hexen, Riesen, Könige und Prinzessinnen! Ob am Lagerfeuer erzählt, am Bett vorgelesen oder in Selbstlektüre - seit Jahrtausenden faszinieren Märchen Jung und Alt auf der ganzen Welt. Sie können romantisch, verzaubernd, lustig, aber auch schaurig, blutig, ja bitterböse sein. Bei den dreizehn deutschen Märchen, die hier erstmalig erzählt werden, handelt es sich vornehmlich um solche der letzteren Art. In Inhalt, Erzählweise und Schauplätzen erinnern sie am ehesten an die düstereren Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm.

Und dann werden wir tanzen: Drei mutige Frauen, die durch unverbrüchliche Freundschaft überleben 2024: Juni Bjerke erhält einen Anruf. Erst jetzt erfährt sie vom Schicksal der geliebten Freundinnen ihrer Großmutter Tekla. 1944: Norwegen ist von den Deutschen besetzt. Die junge Krankenschwester Birgit begegnet der 16-jährigen Nadia, die aus der Ukraine zur Zwangsarbeit in der Fischfabrik verschleppt wurde. Als Birgit sich dem Widerstand anschließt und Nadia einen Kollaborateur trifft, geraten sie in höchste Gefahr. Ihre Geheimnisse teilen sie nur mit dem »Deutschenmädchen« Tekla.

Qianze has not seen her father in eleven years, since he walked out of her life the night of her fourteenth birthday and disappeared without a trace. But then she gets a call—there is a man on the porch of her childhood home, and he’s asking for her. This man isn’t the Ba Qianze remembers: he is much older, more fragile, and worst of all, haunted by a half-forgotten prophecy.

Com quase cinquenta anos, a zeladora coleciona fantasmas — uma infância conturbada, um marido desaparecido e feridas ainda mais profundas —, mas encontra conforto entre os rituais e as flores de seu cemitério. Sua rotina é interrompida, no entanto, pela chegada de Julien Seul, um homem que insiste em deixar as cinzas da mãe no túmulo de um completo desconhecido.

1979. Behsad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah’s expulsion. He tells of sparking hope, of clandestine political actions, and of how he finds the love of his life in the courageous, intelligent Nahid. 1989. Nahid lives her new life in West Germany with Behsad. With their young children, they spend hour after hour in front of the radio, hoping for news from others who went into hiding after the mullahs came to power.