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1926: Charlotte Crowninshield was born into one of the finest Boston society families. Now she’s on the run from a brutal husband, desperate to disappear into the wilds of the Southwest. Billie MacTavish is the oldest of nine children born to Scottish immigrants in Nebraska. She quit school in the sixth grade to help with her mother’s washing and mending business, but even that isn’t enough to keep the family afloat. Desperate, both women join the ranks of the Harvey Girls, waitresses who serve in America’s first hospitality chain on the Santa Fe railroad.

In the tradition of Sophie Green, Joanna Nell and Tricia Stringer comes an absolutely sparkling, feelgood delight of a novel, set in the Clare Valley, where four very different women are thrown together in a creative writing course in the library of a small country town.

Keshav has set up an investigation agency with his best friend, Saurabh. Can the two amateur detectives successfully solve another murder case that affects them personally? And where will it leave their friendship?

Kate gave up her dreams of being a painter years ago. But six little words pinned to the noticeboard of her local café could change her path forever. ‘To be, or not to be…’ – printed on orange card with no explanation – appears one morning. Each day, a new line from a different Shakespeare play is added, sparking curiosity throughout the café. Among the regulars is Bardy, a retired English teacher grappling with writer’s block. As Kate and Bardy follow this breadcrumb trail, they discover a local community group encouraging people to rediscover their own creative spark.

Remmidemmi unter Baum Nummer 5. Das Hörspiel zum gleichnamigen Theaterstück wurde von Engel&Esel-Produktionen gemeinsam mit WDR-Maus-Moderator André Gatzke als Erzähler aufgenommen. Esel Fridolin und Eichhörnchen Eische sind gute Freunde. Heute sind sie, wie jeden Mittwoch, im Wald zum Spielen verabredet. Aber Eische hat gar keine Lust zum Rennen, Verstecken oder allem, was sie sonst immer spielen. Nein, heute wird Musik gemacht, mit einer richtigen Band!

Eine herzzerreißende Familiengeschichte von Weltbestsellerautorin Kristin Hannah. Die Teenager Mia und Zach Farraday freunden sich mit Lexi Baill an, einem Mädchen mit dunkler Vergangenheit. Bevor sie auf verschiedene Colleges gehen, wollen sie den letzten gemeinsamen Sommer in ihrem Abschlussjahr in vollen Zügen genießen. Doch dann trifft einer von ihnen in einer Nacht eine verheerende Entscheidung. Die Farradays werden auseinandergerissen.

For as long as she can remember, Peppa Ryan has been guided by a benevolent voice in her head who she believes is Virginia Woolf. Though she’s an exceptionally bright twenty-year-old, she suffers from crippling low self-esteem and has barely left her parents’ ramshackle home in Queens, New York. Set at the turn of the millennium, Peppa defies her parent’s wishes and ventures out on her own to start a job at a Wall Street investment firm.

When Gill Swanley decides to take up gardening to fight a midlife malaise, she never expected it to become quite such a dangerous hobby. Pushing herself to 'get out there', Gill picks herself up the secateurs and joins the Bromley Botanists. Here she finds a seven-strong group whose main agenda is how to win the coveted Golden Trowel for best community club of the year. But when a dead body turns up in the community greenhouse, they suddenly have more serious matters to consider than victory.

Isabella Ashton has always been her father’s favourite, but when she gets involved with the new Birth Control Movement, he is scandalised. A decade has elapsed since the end of the Great War and running a family planning clinic in Salford is challenging but rewarding work. Bella is grateful for the help of Violet Howarth, a generous-hearted woman who takes her in off the street. Before long, a friendship with Violet’s son, Dan, blossoms into the beginnings of love.

In una prosa nitida e priva di orpelli, Choi Eunyoung dipinge ritratti intimi della vita di giovani donne in Corea del Sud, bilanciando il personale con il politico. Nella tradizione di Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto e Marilynne Robinson - scrittrici provenienti da culture diverse che guardano tutte con crudezza alle relazioni umane e all'esperienza femminile - Choi Eunyoung è una scrittrice da tenere d'occhio. "Proprio come alcune persone nascono con occhi o stomaco più deboli, alcune persone hanno menti particolarmente fragili.

സ്നേഹ ബന്ധങ്ങളുടെ മഹത്വത്തിലേയ്ക്ക് കുട്ടികളെ കൈപിടിച്ചാനയിക്കുന്ന മുട്ടത്തുവര്‍ക്കിയുടെ രചനയാണ് ഒരു കുടയും കുഞ്ഞുപെങ്ങളും. മലയാളത്തിന്റെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട എഴുത്തുകാരനായ മുട്ടത്തുവര്‍ക്കിയുടെ ലളിതവും സുന്ദരവുമായ രചനാ രീതി കുട്ടികളെയും മുതിര്‍ന്നവരെയും ഒരു പോലെ ആകര്‍ഷിക്കുന്നു. അത് തന്നെയാണ് തലമുറകള്‍ ഒരു കുടയും കുഞ്ഞുപെങ്ങളും നെഞ്ചിലേറ്റാന് കാരണവും.

Climbing in Heels, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas's debut, is a fictional tale of the rise of three secretaries at the hottest agency in 1980's Hollywood, giving you a glimpse into the boys-will-be-boys club and the women who wanted a seat at a table where they were expected to serve. It's the story of friendship, betrayal, survival, standing up when they pass you by, and saying I won't go when they want you gone. And it's also a story about how some of those women became very much like the monsters who trained them.

Snatched from her ancestral lands, a giant tortoise finds herself in an exclusive estate in southern California where she becomes an astute observer of societal change. Her journey is one of discovery, as she learns to embrace the music of jazz and the warmth of human connection. The tortoise’s story is enriched by her bond with Takeo, the estate’s gardener, who sees her as a being with thoughts and feelings, not just a creature to be observed

Un pequeño castillo de caza en Hungría, al pie de los Cárpatos, donde alguna vez se celebraron fastuosas veladas y la música de Chopin inundaba los elegantes salones decorados al estilo francés, ha cambiado radicalmente de aspecto. El esplendor de antaño se ha desvanecido, todo anuncia el final de una época. En ese escenario cargado de vivencias, dos hombres se citan para cenar tras cuarenta años sin verse. De jóvenes habían sido amigos inseparables, pero luego sus caminos se bifurcaron: uno se marchó a Extremo Oriente y el otro, en cambio, permaneció hasta hoy en su propiedad.

Erica Skyberg is thirty-five years old, recently divorced—and trans. Not that she's told anyone yet. Mitchell, South Dakota, isn't exactly bursting with other trans women. Instead, she keeps to herself, teaching by day and directing community theater by night. That is, until Abigail Hawkes enters her orbit.

When the answers to the most difficult questions are the ones that lead us to our truest selves, would you trust the outcome to a coin toss? Twelve years ago, Harper Andrews put her law school dreams on hold during her mother's cancer treatment, changing the entire trajectory of her personal and professional life. Now a successful paralegal at a large Chicago firm, Harper's days at the office are spent supporting the very lawyers she once hoped to become.

" On dit qu'on ne sait rien à dix-huit ans. Mais il y a des choses qu'on sait à dix-huit ans et qu'on ne saura plus jamais. ". Tout le monde rêve d'avoir dans sa vie un Tully Dawson, le type d'ami qui vous marque à jamais, qui vous rappelle que la vie peut être différente. Écosse, été 1986. Sur fond de thatchérisme sauvage, un groupe de jeunes gars de la classe ouvrière décide de suivre Tully pour fêter la fin du lycée dans un festival de musique mythique à Manchester, la Mecque du punk rock, de la new wave, de la musique qu'on met à fond !

Ein berührender Roman über wertvolle Erinnerungen und schmerzhafte Wahrheiten. Als ihre beste Freundin sie in das Sommerhaus ihrer Familie einlädt, ahnt ...

Ein berührender Liebesroman über Selbstfindung, Freiheit und den Mut zu einem authentischen Leben von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jessica Koch. Maya hat ihr ganzes Leben lang versucht, perfekt zu sein – die perfekte Tochter, die perfekte Gastgeberin in der Pension ihrer Eltern in den Tiroler Bergen, die perfekte Freundin. Doch unter der Oberfläche brodelt es: Sie sehnt sich nach Freiheit und einem Leben, das ihr gehört. Als sie den attraktiven Nick trifft, ist sie verunsichert, aber auch fasziniert von seiner freien Art zu leben.

Ni la peur ni la fierté ne valent de tourner le dos au bonheur. Sur les hauteurs du Pays basque, le phare domine la baie et guide les marins à bon port depuis près de deux siècles. C'est peut-être une nouvelle direction que cherche Julie en contemplant l'océan depuis sa chambre. À 31 ans, elle a perdu tous ses repères après une mission éprouvante dans l'armée en Afghanistan, et elle espère trouver dans cet horizon entre civilisation et nature, passé et présent, de quoi apaiser son cœur.