Resultado Editorial "Audible Studios" em Vida em Família

Per tutta la vita, Riley MacPherson ha creduto che sua sorella maggiore Lisa, violinista prodigio destinata a un futuro di successi, fosse morta suicida quando era solo un'adolescente. Questa convinzione ha modellato la sua infanzia e quella del fratello Danny, la loro visione della famiglia e della vita. Più di vent'anni dopo, però, in seguito alla morte del padre, Riley è a New Bern, nel North Carolina, per mettere ordine nella loro casa d'infanzia e scopre per caso una sconvolgente e inimmaginabile verità: sua sorella è ancora viva e ha assunto una nuova identità.

"In Gedanken zähle ich die Tage bis zum Ende der Pubertät. Es sind noch viele. Sehr, sehr viele." Sebastian Schulz, alleinerziehender Vater der 14-jährigen Mathilda, ist entsetzt, als seine Tochter zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben eine Vier mit nach Hause bringt. Da das Kind sein wichtigstes Projekt ist, lässt er alles stehen und liegen und fahndet nach der Ursache. Doch die ist glücklicherweise schnell gefunden. Sebastian ist überzeugt: Sein Kind ist hochbegabt und deswegen in der Schule einfach nur unterfordert. Allerdings - er ist so ziemlich der Einzige, der an diese Theorie glaubt.

Après le succès de "Celle qui a dit fuck". Moi, c'est Alice. Maman, working girl, épouse, sœur, copine, GO (grincheuse organisatrice), taxi, infirmière, mouchoir géant... Ma vie ressemble à celle d'une super woman, les strass, les paillettes et la reconnaissance en moins. Telle une funambule sur le fil de la vie, j'essaye de trouver l'équilibre entre mon boulot (aussi éprouvant qu'un épisode de Game of Thrones), mes filles, que j'aime plus que tout au monde (surtout le lundi, le mardi, le jeudi et le vendredi, quand elles sont à l'école).

April et Frank Wheeler forment un jeune ménage américain comme il y en a tant : ils s'efforcent de voir la vie à travers la fenêtre panoramique du pavillon qu'ils ont fait construire dans la banlieue new-yorkaise. Frank prend chaque jour le train pour aller travailler à New York, mais se persuade qu'il est différent de tous ces petits-bourgeois au milieu desquels ils sont obligés de vivre. Tout comme April, il est certain qu'un jour, leur vie changera... Quand leur échec social devient évident, le drame éclate.

Damasco suona magica e favolosa, e continua a suonare così mentre si riempie di violenza e di fantasmi. Nessuno meglio di Suad Amiry poteva raccontare il fulgore del passato per aprire una porta sul presente. Il racconto comincia nel 1926, nel palazzo di Jiddo e Teta - marmi colorati, soffitti a cassettoni, fontane che bisbigliano nell'ombra -, comincia quando, dopo trent'anni di matrimonio, Teta torna per la prima volta ad 'Arrabeh, il villaggio da cui era partita poco più che bambina per andare in sposa al ricco e nobile mercante damasceno Jiddo.

As the long, mysterious life of a family matriarch begins to wind down, will she take her secrets with her? Or will her past adventures lead to new ones for the next generation? From a bustling Australian city to the beauty and promise of Granada and a captivating culture, one young woman may dare to find out....

1917. When dancer Viktoriya Budian flees war-torn Russia, she arrives in Paris, destitute and without hope. Her only chance of survival is to join the Ballets Russes, a controversial dance company that works with Pablo Picasso, Coco Chanel, and Henri Matisse. Present day. Lily Johansson returns to Paris, the city that broke her heart and destroyed her ballet career, hoping to ease the guilt over her fiancé’s death and to make amends with her estranged sister, Natalie, also a dancer.

A Harvard reunion prompts a Boston Brahmin’s search for meaning in this comedy of manners by the number-one New York Times best-selling author of Point of No Return.

1945. When Katarina Sanchez is drawn into the world of flamenco, she’s forced to make a decision - comply with her affluent family’s rigid lifestyle or live a life of poverty but enjoy freedom and self-expression. Although Spain is crippled under a dictatorship, Katarina finds love. However, the tragedy of war brings heartbreak. Present day. Charlotte Kavanagh will do anything to fulfill the wishes of her ailing grandmother, even if it means travelling to Spain to uncover the truth behind a mysterious painting.

Primavera de 1942, el mayor conflicto armado de la historia de la humanidad se adentra en su cuarto año. Las incursiones aéreas y el racionamiento son moneda corriente, el caos se ha convertido en una forma de vida. Sin embargo, algo empieza a moverse entre los jóvenes Cazalet: el tiempo de espera ha terminado y el ingreso en el incitante mundo adulto parece haber llegado por fin.

Nainai has lived in Shanghai for many years, and the time has come to find a wife for her adopted grandson. But when the bride she has chosen arrives from the countryside, it soon becomes clear that the orphaned girl has ideas of her own. Her name is Fu Ping, and the more she explores the residential lanes and courtyards behind Shanghai’s busy shopping streets, the less she wants to return to the country as a dutiful wife. As Fu Ping wavers over her future, she learns the city through the stories of the nannies, handymen, and garbage collectors of postwar Shanghai....

Braxton Monroe’s taking a break from teaching to do some strenuous work on a Civil War-era house, and feeling the strain in every rock-hard muscle. Good thing he has to interview massage therapists for the spa - even if it’s embarrassing to meet a job candidate in his boxers. Cora Buchanan has hands so talented - and a voice so sultry - he wants to hire her before he even lifts his head from the table. But he’s shocked to meet her outside the massage room - with her seeing-eye dog, Heidi the yellow lab.

Grandi viaggi in Vespa, buona musica e un amore che dura dai tempi dell'università. È questo che unisce Giulia e Mario. Lei, di famiglia altoborghese, intelligente, affettuosa e sempre pronta a soprassedere alle continue indecisioni di lui. Lui, eterno fanciullo che sogna di lavorare per tutta la vita alla radio, rimandando le decisioni importanti e rispondendo a ogni domanda "non so". A scompaginare un equilibrio tutto sommato tranquillo arriva inatteso un figlio, Leonardo, che rivoluzionerà in modo irreversibile il loro modo di stare insieme e affrontare la vita.

John Docherty’s mother has just been taken into a nursing home following a massive stroke and she’s unlikely to be able to live independently again. With no other option than to sell the family home, John sets about packing up everything in the house. In sifting through the detritus of his family’s past he’s forced to revisit, and revise his childhood. For in a box, in the attic, he finds undeniable truth that he had a brother who disappeared when he himself was only a toddler.

Leisa Yeats has always defined herself by the things that are important to her - a good family, a loving relationship, and a meaningful job working with kids. Life is good. But within a span of a few weeks, all of that changes. She’s always known she was adopted, but newly revealed lies and secrets kept by her parents make her question everything she thought she knew about her beginnings. Her 10-year relationship with her partner, Nan, is unexpectedly on shaky ground when she discovers that Nan, too, has kept a secret from her all these years.

Laura, Nina e Azzurra hanno ereditato dai genitori una storica trattoria a San Benedetto del Tronto. Gli affari, però, non vanno come speravano, soprattutto a causa dell'ex marito di Laura, Mariano. Intenzionato a sabotare la sua attività, l'uomo le ha infatti sottratto il prezioso ricettario di famiglia e ha aperto un ristorante di lusso che propone gli stessi piatti, rivisitati in chiave gourmet.

C'è, in queste nove storie di infanzie, adolescenze e giovinezze, tutta l'abilità di Francesco Piccolo di soffermarsi su quei dettagli e sorprese della vita che afferrano però il senso della vita: una frase ricorrente della mamma; un saluto sempre uguale; le caramelle di un tempo che erano un colorante unico; la convinzione tutta meridionale che non piove mai e gli ombrelli non servono.

10 years ago, two girls' lives changed forever. Now one of them is ready to tell their story. 10 years later, 18-year-old Ravine Roy spends every day in her room. Completing crosswords and scribbling in her journal, she keeps the outside world exactly where she wants it: outside. But as the real world begins to invade her carefully controlled space, she is forced to finally confront the questions she’s been avoiding. Who is her mother meeting in secret? Who has moved in next door?

England, 1939: In letzter Minute ist Ruth die Flucht geglückt. Als Hausangestellte kommt sie bei einer Familie in der Nähe von London unter. Ihre Gedanken und Sorgen sind jedoch in der alten Heimat - bei ihrer Mutter und vor allem bei ihrem Vater, der von den Nazis inhaftiert wurde. Ruths muss hart arbeiten, und es bleibt ihr wenig Zeit, sich in London um Ausreisepapiere für ihre Eltern und ihre Schwester zu bemühen. Dann erreicht sie die Nachricht, dass ihr Vater aus der Haft entlassen werden kann - allerdings nur, wenn er innerhalb von vierundzwanzig Stunden die Papiere aus England vorlegt.

What happens when a baby goes missing? Twenty-two years ago, Erin and Vicky’s parents were killed in an explosion. Now grown up, Erin and Vicky - who have been separated - are unaware they are siblings. But when Vicky is called to her great-aunt’s deathbed, she learns that she isn’t alone after all. But where is Erin? Vicky’s search begins....