Títulos em Vida em Família

Wanneer de New Yorkse architect Tate Donovan aankomt in Cape Cod om het zomerhuis van zijn beste vriend te ontwerpen, hoopt hij een nieuwe start te maken. Tate is altijd een man geweest van de harde cijfers, van voldongen feiten en controle, maar het verlies van zijn geliefde zus Sylvia heeft hem aan het wankelen gebracht. Als Tate zijn intrek neemt in een historische bed-and-breakfast ontmoet hij Wren, een prachtige jonge vrouw die hem sterk aan zijn vrijgevochten zus doet denken.

Gdy pewnego dnia dostają zaproszenie na potańcówkę w klubie seniora, decydują się z niego skorzystać i wreszcie zrobić coś dla siebie. Krótko potem przyjaciółki wyruszają w szaloną podróż. Przy dźwiękach muzyki flamenco, na tle bajecznych zabytków Andaluzji oraz na słonecznych plażach Costa del Sol rozpętują mrożącą krew w żyłach i nieco gorszącą aferę.

Una notte: è bastata una notte perché Niccolò Serristori perdesse la sua amata Cecilia. Lei ha scelto la danza e Londra. E ha scelto di partire con Jacopo, il fratello perfetto di Niccolò. 24 ore: sono sufficienti 24 ore perché Niccolò abbandoni la boxe e il sogno di diventare un professionista e perché suo padre, Brando, gli confessi qualcosa che Niccolò non avrebbe mai voluto sentire.

Smita tenía catorce años cuando ella y su familia tuvieron que abandonar la India en circunstancias dramáticas. Aquel día se prometió a sí misma que jamás volvería. Desde Estados Unidos, intentó proteger su corazón de la nostalgia que le causaban los recuerdos de los crepúsculos anaranjados y el olor de los puestos de comida ambulantes donde su padre solía comprar.

What does family mean? Margot yearns for a baby to replace the one she has lost. But with two small boys, an ex-wife in the wings and his dashing cousin hovering, Patrick craves emotional and financial security. To what lengths will Margot and Patrick go to fulfil their desires? And when happiness is in reach, will the past stretch out and snatch it from their grasp? Trust explores the uncomfortable truths and the lies of omission that lurk beneath the surface of every human relationship.

Tina and Markus Michel are an unexceptional couple with a mountain of debt and dead-end jobs. Until Markus impulsively robs a gas station (with a toy gun) and goes on the lam with a blindsided Tina and an accidental octogenarian hostage, Oskar Krauss. But Oskar is far from the frail nursing home resident he’s portrayed as in the media. In fact, the spry and shrewd ex-petty criminal is in his element again, helping the anxious, middle-aged Bonnie and Clyde navigate an escape plan that turns a not-so-run-of-the-mill day absurdly on its head.

When Sam walked herself down the aisle at the age of twenty-two, she never imagined wanting more than the life she had in that moment. Seven years later, with the ink still drying on both her law degree and her divorce papers, she arrives in Manhattan ready to start adulthood over and chase her dreams of becoming an entertainment lawyer, determined to prove to herself that upending her life was worth it.

For twenty-three years, Amira Abadi believed she had a strong, loving marriage. But when her husband, Ali, dies suddenly, that certainty shatters with the discovery of a house she never knew existed. As whispers of betrayal spread through their tight-knit Arab American community, Amira refuses to let others define her husband’s legacy—or her path forward.

Elise, an artist grieving the loss of her son and a fracturing marriage, is in North Norfolk to restore Marsh House to its former glory, its walls adorned with the fading murals and paintings of its long-ago owner, Lilias Carter-Brown. Elise makes an immediate connection to the house, to Sam—a carpenter and a comfort—and to history itself when an old photograph draws Elise into Lilias’s heartbreaking past. In 1939, with war threatening, Lilias and her sister turn Marsh House into a sanctuary for London evacuees—a young boy and his mother.

Lara has spent years trying to outrun her past, and experience has taught her to recognise danger. So when she becomes convinced her sister Hannah’s life is at risk, she knows she can’t ignore it. The sisters are about to reunite at a remote cottage for their mother’s fiftieth birthday, and Lara is certain something terrible is coming. But Lara’s deepening anxieties only reawaken old tensions. With her young daughter watching on, she must navigate a maze of past trauma and doubts.

Lucas is thrilled when his grandmother comes to live with him. She’s his best friend after Justin from down the street. Only it turns out she’s dying, and no one—not his parents and certainly not Lucas—is ready to accept that. Then one night, his grandmother pulls out a memory, prompting a seemingly straightforward request—she wants to see her sister one last time.

Swimming to Jerusalem is the story of Bram Goodman; his family, friends, colleagues, and demons told in alternating time periods over 35 years. Born in Paris, he spent his childhood in Israel and moved to Brooklyn as a teenager. When he flunks out of college, Bram returns to Israel in an effort to find a sense of purpose. He enlists in the Army with Yoni, his cousin and best friend. Their tour of duty is uneventful until, nearing the end of their service, they find themselves on the Lebanon frontier confronting the horrors of war.

Julia, a free-spirited surfer in Sydney, is drowning under her father’s control. Catrina, an ambitious Californian, has lived 22 years without the dad who left her mother heartbroken. Miriam, a London TV star, never even knew her father’s name. They are strangers–until a shocking discovery reveals they share one parent, an ocean of lies, and the chance to find the family they never knew they needed.

Part riveting love story, part coming-of-age tale, Everything to the Sea is a breathtaking debut novel spanning years and shores after a sudden tsunami devastates the island of Hawai’i and cuts short a young couple’s budding romance—a deeply moving testament to the catastrophes love can...

Megan has a holiday coming up in the south of France with her beloved dad - it's just a shame he will be joining her in an urn, rather than wheeling a suitcase. He has left a long list of wishes for Megan after his death, and the last request was for Megan to scatter his ashes in his favourite...

In a home ravaged by abuse, addiction, and apathy, young Callie fights to survive in silence. Her cries go unheard. Until a foster family steps in, willing to uncover the truths others refused to face. This Life is a powerful and unflinching journey through one girl’s broken beginnings and the hope that flickers in the darkest corners.

Imogen, the beautiful and much younger wife of distinguished barrister Evelyn Gresham, is facing the greatest challenge of her married life. Their neighbour Blanche Silcox, competent, middle-aged and tweedy - the very opposite of Imogen - seems to be vying for Evelyn's attention. And to Imogen's increasing disbelief, she may be succeeding.

A funny and big-hearted novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Remarkably Bright Creatures, about a lonely young woman who prefers to observe the world rather than participate in it, and the seismic repercussions that follow when she steps out of her own bubble. Sonny Magee...

Auf den ersten Blick scheint Yesica das Leben als junge Witwe gut zu meistern. Bis sie während der Arbeit einen emotionalen Zusammenbruch erleidet. Bei einer Trauergruppe freundet sie sich mit dem Leiter Oscar an. Ihre Mutter Ana dagegen hat nach dem Verlust ihres Mannes nichts in ihrem Leben geändert.

Au Funiculi Funicula, lieu de tous les regrets et de tous les espoirs, faire la paix avec son passé est possible. Le temps d'une tasse de café, tous ces personnages en feront l'expérience. « Yū » signifie « douceur » en japonais. Megumi pourra-t-elle donner ce prénom à sa fille sans l'accord de son mari disparu ?