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Lifelong friends Joanna, Debbie, and Gwen grew up on Bribie Island together in the quaint little hamlet of Sunshine. Now that they're on the cusp of retirement, they hold a regular potluck brunch to catch up.

As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she uncovers the truth about her own family and comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life. A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward.

El último regalo de una autora inolvidable. Demonios familiares es una historia de amor y culpabilidad, de traiciones y amistad, al más puro estilo de la autora. Transcurre en una pequeña ciudad interior española en 1936, con una protagonista femenina que pronto será inolvidable.

Billie şi Franck zac pe fundul unei prăpăstii, într-o văgăună din Munţii Cévennes, iar Franck şi-a pierdut cunoştinţa. Ca să-şi salveze cel mai bun prieten, alături de care a trecut prin lungul şir de peripeţii ce a fost viaţa lor de pînă atunci, Billie face singurul lucru care-i trece prin cap: îi ţine steluţei lui norocoase o pledoarie însufleţită, dezarmant de sinceră şi adesea ireverenţioasă în favoarea prieteniei lor.

Maggie, Harley and Róise are friends on the brink: of triumph, catastrophe, or maybe just finally growing up. Their crumbling Belfast houseshare has been witness to their roaring twenties, filled with questionable one-night stands and ruthless hangovers. But now fault-lines are beginning to show. The three girls are still grieving the tragic death of their friend, Lydia, whose room remains untouched. Their last big fight hangs heavy over their heads, unspoken since the accident. And now they are all beginning to unravel.

It is 1998; Lilith, Sash, and Abraxa are teenagers, and they are making Saga of the Sorceress, a game that will change everything, if only for the three of them. 18 years later, Saga of the Sorceress still exists only on the scattered drives of its creators.

1894, Echuca, Victoria: Tess Hawthorn is a woman on the run from her abusive husband. All she has to do is get on the riverboat Victor and she will be free. But with tensions at an all-time high between unionist shearers and Scabs, Tess isn't the only person trying to board a boat under the cover of night. When a brawl erupts between the union and non-union men, Tess is mistaken as a fellow Scab and in the chaos pulled aboard the PS Rodney - the same boat heading up the Darling River that her husband was bound for.

Sonny is working on a whaling ship in the South Atlantic, reckoning with the most vicious storms he has ever seen. It’s a brutal way to make a living. When he finally returns to his Shetland home to build a life with his wife and young son, the legacy of his time at sea is felt by all of them. In present day Shetland, Jack is an old man, living alone in the cottage where he grew up, in the shadow of a hill. And it is here, one evening, that something appears on his doorstep. Something that throws off the rhythm of his solitary existence in the most profound way.

When Emma opened her gorgeous little chocolate shop in the harbour village of Warkton-by-the-Sea, she realised a lifelong dream. Love is also blossoming with her hunky beau, Max, who’s slowly healing her fragile heart. Summer is here and life has never felt so sweet. Until the rainclouds start to gather …

Chance brings together Nina Thomas and elderly Laura Chadwick just at the time when Laura is in need of a friend to help with an interfering family member. Their growing bond is one thing that Nina will be sorry to leave behind as she relocates from Australia to England, but they promise to stay in touch. It will prove to be a significant friendship.

For Beck and her mother, Lovely, the serene island life they've carefully built is about to be upended. Plans for a quiet holiday with no guests at their popular Coquina House Bed & Breakfast are disrupted when they agree to host a trio of last-minute guests. These unexpected arrivals stir up more than just the peaceful waters of Coconut Key, leading to revelations that will transform the family forever.

Settling into the rhythms of married life with her blended family, Emily finds herself at the epicenter of a storm—juggling the intricacies of managing a distant division following a promotion, navigating the unexpected challenges of a dear friend's pregnancy, and orchestrating the delicate balance of her children's burgeoning lives.

Moritz erleidet einen Schlaganfall und hat dafür eigentlich gar keine Zeit: Er ist im Job erfolgreich, im Ehrenamt engagiert, als Mann und Vater geliebt – und zudem erst Mitte 50. Die Auswirkungen sind verheerend: Moritz' Gehirn bleibt geschädigt, sein Sprachvermögen und Kurzzeitgedächtnis sind gestört. Er kommt in den geschützten Bereich eines Pflegeheims. Max Grund, sein Jugendfreund, besucht ihn dort fast jeden Samstag.

Uga e Jabu, velhos amigos, caminham pela floresta em busca de deliciosas jabuticabas. O trajeto é longo, e eles, quelônios que são, andam muito devagar. Será que vão conseguir chegar? Passo a passo, eles refletem sobre a vida e a amizade, enfrentam desafios e acabam por descobrir o valor da solidariedade. Neste livro, Kaká Werá Jecupé nos apresenta, mais uma vez, o jeito indígena de contar histórias, trazendo as fábulas como importante patrimônio imaterial dos povos originários, tal como na obra As fabulosas fábulas de Iauaretê.

After an emergency leaves her short on rent, thirty-year-old Freya Arnalds bails on her lackluster life as bartender in Maine and returns to her suburban hometown of Somers, New York, to live in the house she inherited from her estranged parents. Despite attempts to lay low, Freya encounters childhood friends, familial enemies, and old flames—as well as her fifteen-year-old niece, Aubrey, who is secretly living in the derelict home. As they reconnect, Freya and Aubrey lean on each other, working to restore the house and come to terms with the devastating events that pulled them apart.

Cassidy is done living life as the headline-making other woman. She's paid for her mistakes as a young campaign intern in spades, and she's ready to move on. After years of working on anti-bullying initiatives in D.C., she returns to her hometown, Berkeley, to recalibrate and quickly falls into bed with her high school nemesis Leon, whose slacker attitude has always clashed with her type-A approach. Their encounter is just a one-night thing to blow off steam. That is, until they’re stuck in close quarters helping their mutual friend open her new ceramics studio.

Opowieść o Zojce i Igorze, mieszkających w wiosce o wdzięcznej nazwie Ciele. Ona ma tylko babcię, ojczyma i potrafi czarować, on ma toksycznego brata, zagubioną matkę i ukochany motor po ojcu. Kiedy ktoś kradnie szczygły z Przytuliska, w którym pomagają, ich ścieżki zaczynają się krzyżować. Gdy kolega zaczarowany przez Zojkę ulega wypadkowi, w życie dziewczynki wkrada się chaos. Jest magia wpisana w codzienność, są emocje, kiełkuje przyjaźń.

Cinco antiguas amigas de un internado vuelven a reunirse quince años después de su graduación. Ahora son mujeres muy bellas de treinta años con buena posición social. Tres de ellas se han casado y las otras dos solteras han logrado por méritos propios un envidiable status: una como escritora, y la otra como amante codiciada por hombres poderosos. Elena decide exponer el verdadero motivo de la reunión: una de las componentes del grupo lleva un año manteniendo relaciones íntimas secretas con su marido y está decidida a averiguar quién es.

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Dans le New York des années 1930, le fabuleux destin d'une jeune femme qui allait révolutionner l'univers de la beauté : Estée Lauder. Une épopée romanesque et féministe, un vrai bijou de lecture. New York, l'endroit parfait pour se faire oublier. C'est en tout cas l'espoir de la jeune Gloria qui fuit un scandale familial dévastateur. Prête à se réinventer, il ne lui manque plus qu'une nouvelle amie pour l'accompagner dans la ville de tous les possibles. C'est alors qu'elle va trouver sur sa route la très idéaliste Estée.