Resultado Editorial "Audible Studios" em Vida em Família

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....

Jemma und Braxton gehören zusammen. Sie sind Sandkastenfreunde, Seelenverwandte und seit Kurzem Mann und Frau. Doch ein schrecklicher Autounfall zerstört ihr Glück. Als Jemma aus dem Koma erwacht, erkennt sie die Menschen um sich herum nicht wieder. Nicht einmal Braxton. Verzweifelt beginnt er, ihr Briefe zu schreiben und von der wunderbaren Liebe zu erzählen, die sie einst verbunden hat.

After a two-year struggle to conceive ends with her husband getting another woman pregnant, Grace "Britches Get Stitches" Evans is taking out her frustrations on the roller-derby track. Full-contact violence and absolutely no cheating men? Best divorce-support group ever. Grace is reclaiming one piece of her broken heart at a time - starting with the family dog, which she lost in the divorce. When the dognapping ends with a call to the police, the best revenge shows up at her door in the form of Officer Jason Bradley. He's hot. He loves animals. And he's her ex-husband's best friend.

Molly has lived on the streets for nearly a decade. She has close friends but spends most of her nights sleeping rough in dangerous places. So when a new acquaintance invites her on a journey across the country, she decides to go along. He is searching for treasure while she is searching for hope. At every stop on their unusual quest, Molly senses something close behind her: the footsteps of an old enemy and the memories of a life she has tried to erase. And yet she must find the courage to continue if she’s ever going to discover a place that really feels like home.

Mario è un giovane contadino romagnolo, semplice e mite. Non ha sogni né desideri, e accetta con atavica rassegnazione la dura vita di lavoro e fatica che il destino gli ha assegnato. La sua esistenza procede così, nella ciclicità delle stagioni. Al compimento dei diciotto anni Mario riceve la cartolina di leva della Repubblica sociale: è il 1944, e per paura delle armi si sottrae all'arruolamento. Si rifugia prima da alcuni lontani parenti, che aiuta nei lavori più pesanti in cambio dell'ospitalità.

Kimiko, giovane scrittrice di romanzi rosa, esce con Goro, che convive con Yukiko, una lontana parente molto più grande di lui. Una sera, dopo una visita all'acquario di Tokyo a vedere i delfini, Kimiko fa l'amore con Goro, ma capisce subito che la loro storia non ha futuro. Temendo di legarsi troppo a lui, decide allora di abbandonare Tokyo. Nel tempio vicino al mare in cui trova rifugio, conosce Mami, una ragazza con doti soprannaturali, e da lei viene a sapere di essere incinta.

Tracy Goldstein entiende muy bien lo que implica estar enamorada: ilusiones rotas, perder sus ahorros, y ver la empresa que construyó con arduo trabajo en manos de otro. ¿Cometer el mismo error? No, gracias. Estaba advertida sobre los hombres. No obstante, el día en que empieza a trabajar para el frío y distante CEO de S.W. Group, Tracy sabe que está en graves problemas. A medida que avanzan los días, la tensión entre ambos se cuece a fuego lento, y a ella le resulta cada vez más difícil no cruzar la delgada fina entre la cordura y el riesgo.