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When George Allenby is put in charge of building a lake in the grounds of an imposing Irish manor house, he intends to do the job as swiftly as possible and return to Belfast. Allenby is still wrestling with his time as an officer during the First World War, burdened by the many things he could have done differently.

Judith Drainger has always played life by her own rules. But these days life seems to be playing her right back. Divorced, orphaned and forcibly retired, 59-year-old Judith is determined to seize the opportunity to leave her broken home in London and move across the world to Australia. Here she reunites with her estranged adult daughter Cassandra–only to land smack bang in the emotional quagmire of her daughter’s anger and abandonment issues. To make matters worse, Judith can see her new granddaughter Emily has a serious health issue, but her offers of help are ignored and rejected.

Ü50 - und zu allem bereit! Als ihr Sohn heiratet, will sich Paula vor ihrem Ex-Mann und seiner (deutlich jüngeren) Neuen keine Blöße geben und engagiert den Bruder einer Freundin als Begleiter. Der Abend wird ein Erfolg, Aushilfsmann Karl ist ein echter Volltreffer, und Paula kommt auf den Geschmack. Nie wieder sollen Frauen in ihrem Alter an Männermangel leiden! Gemeinsam mit ihren Freundinnen Biggi und Traudl beginnt sie nun den Verabredungsmarkt zu sondieren und macht sich auf die Suche nach Männern ihrer Altersklasse.

When Marion, a once-independent wealthy woman, begins her descent into Alzheimer's, her world shrinks to a new shared home with her son and his partner. But what should be a time of familial support turns into a maelstrom of accusations and betrayal. During a visit from Marion's sister and her husband, a beloved hat is mysteriously mutilated. This seemingly small act of destruction ignites a family firestorm, exposing long-buried tensions and testing loyalties.

Susan Chambers woke up feeling like she had been hit by a bus. Mostly because she had been hit by a bus. And Susan Chambers wasn’t so much waking up, as she was arriving in The After Death, the place between one life and the next. After forty-two years as a human, a freshly dead Susan must tackle some of the biggest questions in life, death and everything that comes after. Why are mosquitoes the way they are? What lessons can a soul learn from a single life? Does it really matter if you were a good person? Is there such a thing as a life that doesn’t matter at all?

Zwei Schwestern. Ein Geheimnis. Eine Insel von rauer Schönheit. Ein mitreißender Roman voller Zuversicht über Zugehörigkeit und Vergebung - wie eine warme Umarmung an einem eiskalten Tag. Als ihr Vater schwer erkrankt, kehrt Evie in ihre Heimat auf den schottischen Orkneyinseln zurück. Nicht alle sind glücklich über ihr Auftauchen, vor allem ihre Schwester Liv nicht, denn nach einem traumatischen Vorfall in der Kindheit ist die Beziehung der Schwestern zerrüttet.

In these three novellas, children navigate profound changes that reshape their families and their understanding of the world. A young boy finds meaning through soccer as his mother's illness and death transforms their family's rhythms. In Bogotá, a girl discovers her mother's sewing machine can speak, revealing protective magic woven into their clothes as they plan a daring escape. And in a story that blends reality with wonder, two siblings unlock the mystery of their grandmother's hidden identity through a dimensional window above their kitchen door.

Beth has it all- a beautiful family, a successful career, and plans for a lavish ten-year wedding anniversary party. But when her former high school boyfriend dies in a brutal mugging, Beth's perfect life starts to crack. Grief turns to fear as Beth receives a message that another of her exes has died in violent circumstances. Followed by another... and another... Someone's eliminating everyone Beth's ever loved. Someone who knows the awful truth, because Beth isn't even her real name.

Ein Anruf genügt, um Allisons Glück zu zerstören. Ihr Ehemann Peter wurde verhaftet und lässt Allison schwanger und mittellos zurück. Allisons Stieftochter Summer möchte ihr beistehen und bittet ausgerechnet ihre Mutter Erica um Hilfe, Peters kampfeslustige Ex. Erica würde alles für ihre Tochter Summer tun, auch wenn sie in Allison eine Konkurrentin sieht. Allison wiederum fühlt sich von Ericas Stärke und Erfolg eingeschüchtert. Doch mit der Zeit erkennt Allison, dass Erica genauso dringend eine Freundin braucht wie sie selbst.

Baby groups: a warm, supportive haven for new mums? Yeah, not so much. Or is it just Stevie?Motherhood has turned Stevie’s world upside down. She adores...

Herzenswege: Liebe, Freundschaft und Wahrheit. Daphne lebt ihren Traum als erfolgreiche Anwältin in Seattle. Gleichzeitig trägt sie die Verantwortung für die Familie allein auf den Schultern. Dann glaubt ihr Mann, dass sie eine Affäre hat, und plötzlich steht ihre Ehe auf dem Spiel. Eigentlich hat ihre Freundin Heather alles, doch sie fühlt sich wurzellos ... Jahrelang hat sie gewartet, bis sie jetzt ihren leiblichen Vater kennenlernt. Tori scheint ein Magnet für die falschen Männer zu sein – zum Glück hat sie ihren besten Freund.

സാമൂഹ്യജീവിതത്തിന്റെയും കുടുംബജീവിതത്തിന്റെയും ദുരന്തഭൂമികയിൽനിന്ന് തെയ്യമായി ഉയിർക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യരുടെ കഥകളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞ സാംസ്‌കാരിക ജീവിതമാണ് ഉത്തരകേരളത്തിനുള്ളത്. അവിടെനിന്നും ഉയിർക്കൊണ്ട ഒരു പെൺതെയ്യം--കടാങ്കോട് മാക്കം. പുരുഷാധികാരത്തിന്റെയും കുടുംബാധികാരത്തിന്റെയും കാർക്കശ്യത്താൽ ദാരുണമായി കൊലചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്ന മാക്കത്തിന്റെ ജീവിതകഥ പറയുകയാണ് ഈ നോവൽ. ഉത്തരകേരളത്തിന്റെ ഭാഷാസവിശേഷതകളും ആചാരാനുഷ്ഠാനങ്ങളും ജീവിതപരിസരങ്ങളും സൂക്ഷ്മമായി വിന്യസിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന നോവൽ.

After being fired for taking an uncharacteristic risk at her commodities trading job, Bea Macon sublets her New York apartment and books a one-way ticket to stay with her mother, Christy, a free spirit who has been living in Salt Lake City on Bea's dime. Usually the responsible one, Bea isn't about to admit exactly why she's suddenly decided to visit, but she isn’t the only one keeping secrets: Christy has a man. She has a map. She has . . . a username on a forum devoted to unearthing $1 million in buried treasure that an antiquities dealer claims to have hidden somewhere in the western U.S.?

A wonderful collection of stories from the author of My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell, one of Britain's best loved authors and pioneering naturalists.

Ci sono momenti nella vita in cui si sente il bisogno di prendersi una pausa e ripercorrere con calma, senza le continue incombenze quotidiane, le tappe della nostra esistenza. Un viaggio che, anche nei momenti difficili e bui, ci ha portato a provare un sentimento di riconoscenza e gratitudine verso chi ha condiviso con noi il cammino, le prove, le epifanie. Così Chiara, alla soglia dei sessant’anni, approfittando dell’improvviso silenzio che avvolge la sua casa in collina, decide di scrivere tre lettere.

«Se non capisci tua madre, è perché ti ha permesso di diventare una donna diversa da lei». Questa è la storia di chi parte e di chi resta. Di una madre che va a prendersi cura degli altri, dei suoi figli che rimangono a casa ad aspettarla covando ambizioni, rabbie, attese. E un'incontenibile voglia di andarsene lontano. Dopo il grande successo di Resto qui, Marco Balzano torna con un racconto profondo e tesissimo di destini che ci riguardano da vicino, ma che spesso preferiamo non vedere.

UNA STORIA COMMOVENTE SUL DIFFICILE PASSAGGIO DALL'ADOLESCENZA ALL'ETÀ ADULTA E SULLA FORZA INSPIEGABILE DELL'AMORE. Nato qualche mese dopo il felice naufragio del matrimonio dei genitori, Teo Luci cresce in una grande e originale famiglia, educato da due poli opposti: sua madre, del Sud, allevata a balie, collegi e bugie; suo padre, del Nord, cresciuto tra i boschi e il cattolicesimo. Oltre al figlio, l'unica somiglianza nelle vite slegate dei suoi è la passione per il cinema: il motivo per cui si sono trasferiti a Roma, il mestiere che stanno imparando, la febbre che hanno tutte le persone di cui si circondano.

Giunto all’età della pensione, Hüseyin ha finalmente realizzato il suo sogno: dopo trent’anni di duro lavoro nelle fabbriche tedesche, si è comprato...

Ogni sera, Martina apre il suo quaderno a quadretti e decide se colorare una casella in base a com’è andata la giornata. Se la lascia bianca è stata una buona giornata, se è nera il suo opposto. Nessuna via di mezzo. Lei è fatta così. Per ora il bilancio è piuttosto negativo: ha trentaquattro anni e un lavoro che non la gratifica, non riesce ad avere un bambino e il suo compagno non vuole né sposarsi né acquistare una casa. Martina sa che le case non sono solo muri, ma fotografie di varie fasi della vita.

Lisa and Elliot have been best friends ever since the day they met as children. Popular, bright and sporty, Lisa was Elliot's biggest supporter when the school bullies made his life a misery, and for that, he will always be grateful. Twenty years later, life has pulled the pair apart, and Lisa is struggling. Her marriage is floundering, her teenage kids are being secretive and she's so tired she can't think straight. So when Elliot knocks on the door, looking much better than she remembers, she can't help but be delighted to see her old friend again.