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'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' Alexander McCall Smith It is wartime in Barsetshire, and so much has changed. Belier's Priory is now a hospital for wounded soldiers, and Sir Harry and Lady Waring have...

As the war continues it brings its own set of trials to the the village of Northbridge. Eight officers of the Barsetshire Regiment have been billeted at the rectory, and Mrs Villars, the Rector's wife, is finding the attentions of Lieutenant Holden (who doesn't seem to mind that she is married...

Coming in 2026: the extraordinary new contemporary novel, set in Ireland, Italy and France, from the bestselling author of The Honeymoon Affair and The Missing Wife. Ailie, Sybil and Rua can take care of themselves. But when they form an unexpected friendship, they discover new perspectives on...

Açaí ist eine berührende, tief menschliche Geschichte über Autismus, Liebe und die Erwartungen, die wir an unsere Kinder–und an uns selbst–stellen. Martin und Lucia leben das scheinbar perfekte Familienleben. Doch als ihr Sohn Noah die Diagnose Autismus erhält, verändert sich alles: die Routinen, die Stille im Haus, die Spannungen, die sie voneinander entfernen. Und dennoch finden sie Frieden–durch die Liebe zu einem kleinen Meerschweinchen namens Açaí, das Noah beruhigt, wenn nichts anderes mehr hilft.

Sometimes the only way forward is to forget the past. Returning to the Texas hill country was the right thing to do—or so I told myself. But putting my life on hold to care for my aging mother, who’s become as sharp-tongued as she is forgetful, requires the patience of a saint, which, according to Momma, I will never be.

Die 23-jährige Madlen lebt mit ihren jüngeren Geschwistern und dem älteren Bruder Chris auf dem Bauernhof ihrer Eltern. Der Alltag ist geprägt von der Gewalt und Lieblosigkeit des alkoholabhängigen Vaters. Aus Sorge um ihre Geschwister wagt sie es nicht, von Zuhause fortzugehen. Um ihrem Martyrium zeitweise zu entfliehen, hilft sie am Wochenende in einer Bar aus. Dort lernt sie den Jungunternehmer Luis kennen und verliebt sich.

Für Marina Hansen ist ihre Sylter Heimat das Paradies auf Erden. Doch nach dem Unfalltod ihres Mannes verliert ihre Welt mit einem Schlag alle Farbe. Nur ihr Familienzusammenhalt, die Liebe zu ihrer Tochter Lisa und das turbulente Treiben in ihrem Restaurant "Sölbloom" geben ihr Halt. Und dann ist da noch Oliver, der beste Freund ihres verstorbenen Mannes und Lisas Patenonkel, der ihr steter Anker ist. An seiner Seite gelingt es ihr sogar, kostbare Momente der Leichtigkeit zurück in ihr Herz zu lassen. Und plötzlich ist da diese besondere Anziehung, die alles verändert.

Greta war fünfmal verheiratet, und alle Ehemänner bis auf einen sind kurz nach der Hochzeit gestorben. Als ihre Enkelin Lola ihre kleine Tochter nach der unbekannten Großmutter benennt, bricht ein jahrzehntealter Familienkonflikt wieder auf. Neugierig besucht Lola die 87-Jährige und entdeckt hinter den Gerüchten eine Frau mit einer außergewöhnlichen Lebensgeschichte. Von den 1950er Jahren bis heute entfaltet sich ein bewegendes Panorama weiblicher Selbstbestimmung, tragischer Verluste und unerwarteten Glücks.

Delicate, titian-haired Theresa Noble has met her father's associates in the past, but the gorgeous, Italian-born Sandro De Lucci leaves her speechless. Eighteen months into their marriage, however, Sandro has turned to ice. Desperate to escape a relationship that has proven to be as stubbornly passionate as it is cold and hateful, Theresa summons up the courage to ask for a divorce. But before he'll grant her request, Sandro demands something from Theresa: a son.

Martin and Lora Brier, with three young children, possess all the trappings of a perfect life . . . except Martin is having yet another affair. Without warning, he abandons the family for his mistress and a new house on the other side of town. Set in a prosperous midwestern town in the 1950s, Fatherland is a story about the effect of convenient lies and discovered truths.

Tall and thin, twenty-eight-year-old Bronwyn Palmer has become positively gaunt, a ghost of her former self. That self was—and still is—the wife of a rich, handsome executive with an ocean-view house and his own security staff. It was in that house, two years ago, that Bryce Palmer learned Bronwyn was pregnant with their first child. But Bryce's rage over his impending fatherhood touched off a chain reaction of emotional and physical traumas that wounded them both.

Helen Walsh has never stopped searching for the daughter who ran away from home when she was just fifteen. Now Tia has found her. Helen longs for her daughter's forgiveness. Will a Coorah Creek wedding help heal their rift? Ed Collins has walked Helen's path, and he knows that she needs more than her daughter's forgiveness. Ed feels compelled to help her, as he is increasingly drawn to her kind and loving heart.

Поразительный по своей откровенности роман петербургской писательницы Елены Колиной о самом главном — о сложных отношениях «мама – дочка», написан с неожиданного ракурса: мама тоже подросток. Любить, но как? Мамы такие разные! Отстранённая — «мама на работе», сверхопекающая мама-вертолёт — «мама тут!», мама-контролёр — «смотри у меня, мама повсюду!», мама-подруга — «правда же, я твой лучший друг?». В каждой паре «мама – дочка» свои болевые точки, претензии, конфликты, установки «люблю тебя, если ты…», «не расстраивай меня», «ты хочешь быть хорошей девочкой?

Это семейная история и история любви, расцветающей вопреки жестокой традиции, предрассудкам, гордости и смирению. В центре повествования — судьба юной вдовы, обреченной жить в полумраке, отчуждении и унижении. Ей не позволено смеяться, любить и надеяться — лишь до гроба замаливать «грех» перед семьей за свое раннее вдовство.

Emily Henry’s Happy Place meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding in this dazzling romance about a therapist who is an expert at relationships… just maybe not her own. *** Praise for Christina Pishiris: ‘I loved it. It’s an absolute joy’ BETH O’LEARY 'Voicy, heartfelt, hilarious, propulsive...

PRE-ORDER the brand-new hilarious bookish rom-com from the queen of escapist romance! Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore and Jo Thomas. *** In a city full of stories, can she write her own… Introvert and self-described whodunnit enthusiast Viviane has never much believed in living life outside...

A simple phone call disrupts Nell Williams’s well-ordered life. Her mother, Mary, is in a hospital in Vermont. But her mother is supposed to be safely tucked away in an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, so Nell can’t fathom why she would be so far from home.

When your life falls apart all you need is a friend. Abbie Finch loves her job. Unfortunately, her boss doesn’t love her. When she finds herself unexpectedly unemployed, Abbie realises that she’s let all her friendships fall by the wayside and has no one to turn to. Lost and lonely, Abbie decides to leave her comfort zone and join the neighbourhood café’s community table. There she meets aloof, elegant Ethel, down-on-his-luck Bob, colourful, chaotic Dawn and recently relocated Viraj. Friends? Not yet.

Cristina Martino is 28 and adrift. Underemployed at a university library in Turin, Italy, she still lives at home with her parents, in the shadow of her successful, married elder sister, Elena. One night, listlessly scrolling through Instagram, Cristina decides to delete her social media profiles. What is at first a digital detox becomes an act of self-effacement: Cristina deprives herself of words, then gestures, then disappears altogether, sparking a growing "silent revolution."

Alone and adrift in Barcelona, an unnamed narrator is haunted by the death of her teenage brother, Diego. Diego, the little boy she helped raise in Mexico while their mother struggled to make a living in Spain. Diego, who loved Vampire Weekend and dreamed of becoming a pilot. Diego, who hated Madrid as much as she did.