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1980: Josephine escapes her home in Ireland, hoping never to return. She starts a new, exciting life in London, but as much as she tries, she can't quite leave the trauma of her childhood behind. Seventeen years and two children later, Josephine gets a call from her sister to tell her that their mother is dying and wants to see her - a summons she can't refuse. 1997: Ten-year-old Clare is counting down to summer, when she is going to meet her grandparents in Ireland for the first time. She hopes this trip will be "just what the doctor ordered" and cheer her mum up.

November 1989. "Willkommen in Westberlin", dröhnt es aus einem Lautsprecher, als die Ostberliner Studentin Alexandra von der Menschenmenge in die Arme eines jungen Mannes gedrängt wird. Liebe auf den ersten Blick! Berlin vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Die junge und mutige Paula setzt sich leidenschaftlich für Frauen- und Arbeiterrechte ein. Ihre Träume von einer neuen, gerechteren Welt teilt sie mit dem charismatischen Studentenführer Clemens, mit dem sie Seite an Seite kämpft.

After going through pregnancy at her side, listening to all the mumbo-jumbo jargon strangers in white coats spewed at me, just to have my woman do the exact opposite the minute we left their office - I decided to help my fellow man. In a language we actually speak. If you've got a Baby Mama, pick up this short, simple guide and thank me later.

Deep in the heart of Mexico City, where five houses cluster around a sun-drenched courtyard, lives Ana, a precocious 12-year-old still coming to terms with the mysterious death of her little sister years earlier. Over the rainy, smoggy summer, she decides to plant a vegetable garden in the courtyard, and as she digs the ground and plants her seeds, her neighbors in turn delve into their pasts. As the ripple effects of grief, childlessness, illness and displacement saturate their stories, secrets seep out, and questions emerge.

Jende Jonga, ein in New York lebender kamerunischer Einwanderer, ist auf der Suche nach einem besseren Leben für sich, seine Frau Neni und den sechsjährigen Sohn in die USA gekommen. Jende kann sein Glück kaum fassen, als er im Herbst 2007 den Job als Fahrer von Clark Edwards ergattert, einem leitenden Manager bei Lehman Brothers. Clark verlangt Pünktlichkeit, Diskretion und Loyalität - und Jende will um jeden Preis gefallen.

Das Mädchen mit den sprechenden Augen. Die berührende Geschichte zweier Schwestern, von denen eine mit Gesundheit und Erfolg gesegnet ist, die andere eine rätselhafte Behinderung hat. Aufwühlend und emotional erzählt die erfolgreiche Schauspielerin Leslie Malton die Geschichte ihrer Schwester Marion und ihre eigene - die Geschichte einer außergewöhnlichen selbstlosen Schwesternliebe, die nicht frei ist von den Schatten der Schuld und Gewissensnot.

Das Mädchen mit den sprechenden Augen. Die berührende Geschichte zweier Schwestern, von denen eine mit Gesundheit und Erfolg gesegnet ist, die andere eine rätselhafte Behinderung hat. Aufwühlend und emotional erzählt die erfolgreiche Schauspielerin Leslie Malton die Geschichte ihrer Schwester Marion und ihre eigene - die Geschichte einer außergewöhnlichen selbstlosen Schwesternliebe, die nicht frei ist von den Schatten der Schuld und Gewissensnot.

À un an d'intervalle, Anne, Hélène et Émilie perdent leur mère, puis leur père. Entre les deux, David Bowie lui aussi disparaît. Dans l'enfance d'Hélène, la "sœur du milieu", le chanteur a eu une importance toute particulière, dont le souvenir soudain ressurgit. Alors, elle commence à raconter... Sur les thèmes inépuisables de la force et de la complexité des liens familiaux, de la place de chaque enfant dans sa fratrie, voici un roman d'une déconcertante et magnifique sincérité.

Tommy Myers had been an up-and-coming boxer with his future before him. He will discover that it's impossible to make someone suffer without paying a price. His sister was the victim of an unspeakable crime that set her and her brother on a path they could have never foreseen. She will learn that revenge is an act of passion; vengeance is an act of justice. Jack Hudson believes sadism and cruelty are the path to true power. He will be taught that limits are in proportion to your resolve.

Packed with her hilarious narratives, poignant observations and a writing style loved by millions across the world, this book is certain to strike a chord with anybody who has children or who has been a child themselves! For those who have read 34 Bubblegums and Candies, this is a new version, with many additional stories.

After just a year of close, loving marriage, Ruth has been widowed. Her beloved husband, Ben, has been killed in a tragic accident, and Ruth is left suddenly and totally bereft. Unable to share her sorrow and grief with Ben's family, who are dealing with their pain in their own way, Ruth becomes increasingly isolated, burying herself in her cottage in the countryside as the seasons change around her. Only Ben's young brother, Jo, is able to reach out beyond his own grief to offer Ruth the compassion which might reclaim her from her own devastating unhappiness.

C'est pas moi, je le jure?! étonne par sa fraîcheur et sa verve, par sa vision du monde de l'enfance, par son imaginaire débridé. À trente-neuf ans, soit l'âge qu'aurait aujourd'hui son petit héros, l'auteur est manifestement resté très près de ses premières années. - Marie-Claude Fortin, Voir

A moving tale of laughter and loss from best-selling Cathy Hopkins. Emily and her dad have been on their own since her mum left. But Emily has a secret: she still sees her mum, and people are beginning to worry about her. Because Emily's mum isn't coming back.... But as her friendship with Mark starts to develop into something more, can Emily find the strength to start letting go?

A veces, la verdad permanece oculta en la oscuridad y sólo se ilumina al abrir una ventana. Una historia de mentiras, secretos, engaños y falsas apariencias que pone el dedo en la llaga sobre mitos incuestionables. Un relato apasionante que disecciona la hipocresía de la sociedad española moderna. Una denuncia valiente de los abusos sexuales en la infancia, sus devastadoras consecuencias y su invisibilidad en este acomodado mundo nuestro.

Tres familias de orígenes y culturas dispares protagonizan esta apasionante saga de emigrantes que recalan en Cuba y cuyos destinos a lo largo de más de 150 años correrán parejos con los de la bella isla. Desde el Miami actual, la historia retrocede hasta 1856, cuando entran en contacto los personajes, procedentes de China, España y África, y surge el amor, que hallará una mágica continuidad un siglo más tarde. Una hermosa historia de esperanzas y sueños rotos, de nostalgia, exilio y amores unidos por el destino.

Brooklyn South homicide detective Jack Leightner is at home enjoying a quiet day off when a stranger appears at his door and completely overturns his understanding of his own past. The following day, what looks like a mundane killing in a Brooklyn deli takes a bizarre turn when a crew of Homeland Security agents suddenly show up wearing anti-radiation gear.

Una novela llena de ternura e intriga para los lectores y oyentes de; Una madre y El curioso incidente del perro a medianoche. Guille es un niño introvertido, con una sonrisa permanente. Tiene solo una amiga. Hasta aquí, todo en orden... Pero esta apariencia de tranquilidad esconde un mundo fragilísimo y con un misterio por resolver

It isn't that Lizzie doesn't want to stay Amish. It's just that there is so much to figure out. Like why can't she let her hair a little looser on top? And why can't she wear shoes with a little bit more of a heel? And will she ever really just know for a fact who she is going to marry, like her next-older sister, Emma, does? And how does it happen that her just-younger sister, Mandy, is going on a date before Lizzie ever has a real one?

Traplines is extraordinary fiction that presents the menacing underside of family life. In crackling prose, Eden Robinson describes homes ruled by bullies, psychopaths, and delinquents; families whose conflict resolution techniques range from grand theft to homicide; and kids who just can't get a break.

A gorgeous stranger in an old photograph. A desperate search from another century. And a mystery Camille Gordon cannot resist. It has been two years since Camille discovered that she was going to be a teenage mother. Abandoned by her child's father, Camille is determined that she and her daughter will make it on their own. When she discovers an old picture hidden in a trunk in her grandmother's attic, Camille is at once drawn to the man in the image.