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Willow is having quite the year. One moment she’s climbing the ladder of life achievements – the boyfriend, the grown-up house, the steady career – the next it’s 4pm and she’s swaddled in her duvet, wondering what went wrong. Blinking into the light of a day that looks completely unfamiliar, and alienated from her friends who are busy ‘moving forwards’, Willow has never felt more alone. But she’s in good company. Because when inspiration arrives from an unlikely source, Willow starts to rekindle a relationship she’s long neglected: the one with herself.

Cambridge University student Joe Greene dreams of a future where his words will echo through the ages. Then, the future quite literally finds him – in the form of Esi. She’s part of a time-traveling tour to witness history's greatest moments. In Esi’s era, Joe is as renowned as Shakespeare. And he's about to meet Diana, a fellow student, who will become his muse and the subject of his famous love poems. But Esi is harbouring a secret. Something will happen at Cambridge this year that will wreck Esi’s life, and she’s hell-bent on changing it.

This year’s wedding season is coming to an end for flatmates Lexie and Scarlet. Scarlet sets Lexie one last challenge as part of their summer-long wedding bingo – to kiss the best man, Josh. But while Lexie is looking for Josh, she meets Chris. Their connection is instant, and they can’t stop talking. As she runs inside to grab them Champagne, she finally finds Josh at the bar and connects with him too.

Darkness comes to Sidmouth, when, unable to cope after a devastating tragedy, late-night radio talk show host Edward Temmis is let go from his beloved job. Cast adrift, his outlook is bleak – until he meets Stevie, whose grandmother, a devoted listener, died in a suspicious fire last year. Well, nobody hurts his listeners and helping Stevie might just give him the purpose he needs. When their investigation stalls, they enlist local estate agent Kim, with whom Edward had a doomed fling last year. Working together, they discover Stevie’s grandmother wasn’t the only one of his listeners targeted.

In de levendige setting van de Gilded Age in New York keert Pixie Tate terug in een meeslepend verhaal vol mysterie, liefde en een ontdekking die haar leven zal veranderen. Pixie Tate wordt gevraagd naar het weelderige Aldershoff Hotel op Fifth Avenue te komen. Ooit was dit een van de mooiste familiehuizen van New York uit de Gilded Age maar nu is het net een spookhuis. Pixie wordt gevraagd om te onderzoeken wat er in het verleden met Lord Ravenglass is gebeurd. Ondertussen verlangt Pixie naar de man op wie ze verliefd is geworden, Cavill Pengower.

Jennifer Quinn has a secret. Her love of baking has just won her a spot as a contestant on a primetime TV show. It's only the second time in fifty-nine years that she's kept something from her beloved husband Bernard. She's about to be whisked into an unfamiliar world of cameras, timed challenges and celebrity judges. She could be in with a chance of being crowned the best baker in Britain. But, as Mrs Quinn's quiet ambitions turn into unexpected stardom, the other secret she's been keeping is in danger of resurfacing. It was supposed to stay hidden forever.

St. Petersburg, Florida, 1944. Thelma Miles can’t stand injustice. Broke and orphaned near the close of WWII, when the 18-year-old lands a coveted spot on the Florida Girls war bond tour, she believes she's escaped her criminal past. Until she discovers she's stepped into the mafia's lair.

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.

With more wind chimes than residents, folks don't move to Goodnight when their lives are going well. That's why all eyes are on chef Sid Solvang and his family from the moment they turn down Emporia Road to the dilapidated Victorian they inherited. While Sid searches for work and a way back to Brooklyn, his daughter searches for answers to the cryptic messages her grandfather left behind to save both her family and the town. But then Sid makes an impulsive purchase: the fledgling May Day Diner, an iconic eatery under the threat of the wrecking ball.

When Margaret Ives, the famously reclusive heiress, invites eternal optimist Alice Scott to the balmy Little Crescent Island, Alice knows this is it: her big break. And even more rare: a chance to impress her family with a Serious Publication. Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud, Hayden Anderson, is sure of the same thing. The proposal? A one-month trial period to unearth the truth behind one of the most scandalous families of the 20th Century, after which she’ll choose who’ll tell her story.

For years, Emery has lived with a condition that means her heart could literally stop at any second. While her friends and family try too hard to protect her, Emery refuses to live in perpetual fear. Besides, she has a secret—when her heart stops, Emery actually dies . . . and that’s the only time she can see Nick. Nick is Emery’s constant—the man who exists in the space between life and death, helping souls cross over to whatever comes next. Usually, he meets people just once and for a fleeting moment. But Emery and Nick keep meeting.

By early 1960s standards, Margaret Ryan, Viv Buschetti, and Bitsy Cobb, suburban housewives in a brand-new "planned community" in Northern Virginia, appear to have it all. The fact that "all" doesn't feel like enough leaves them feeling confused and guilty, certain the fault must lie with them. Things begin to change when they form a book club with Charlotte Gustafson—the eccentric and artsy "new neighbor" from Manhattan—and read Betty Friedan's just-released book, The Feminine Mystique.

Two young women with different backgrounds, attitudes, and aptitudes are living in an exciting but confusing time, the most extreme counter-culture movement the modern world has ever seen. They have little in common except for the place they both call home: an apartment building on Isabella Street.

വിവിധങ്ങളായ ജീവിത ചുറ്റുപാടുകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള പാപ്പച്ചൻ, പൗളി, പ്രേം രഘു എന്ന മൂന്നു സുഹൃത്തുക്കളുടെ സ്വഭാവത്തിലെ സമാനതകളും വ്യത്യാസങ്ങളും അതിനൊക്കെ അതീതമായും നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന അവരുടെ സൗഹൃദത്തിന്റെ നൈർമ്മല്ല്യവും അല്ലലറിയാത്ത യൗവ്വന ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ ഒഴുക്കുകളും ഒക്കെ വെളിവാക്കുന്ന ബഷീറിന്റെ നോവൽ

Abigail Fine knew being a surrogate would change her life—but she never expected to raise the child alone. Five years later, she’s built a life she loves. Then, the past comes knocking. Jonah Rollins made a mistake that cost him a friendship and his marriage. Now, he’s back, determined to make things right. But for Abby, forgiveness doesn't come easy, and neither does trusting the man who once walked away. As old wounds resurface and undeniable feelings spark, Abby and Jonah must decide—can love heal the past, or is some damage beyond repair?

Según los entendidos, en una de las novelas más importantes del siglo XX, el escritor irlandés James Joyce demuestra que la epopeya de la vida del hombre contemporáneo se repite infinitamente cada uno de los días de su vida, dado que todos son iguales. En Cómo pasé décimo, Juan Fernando Hincapié hace algo que a nuestro juicio puede ilustrar esta idea, al menos en el sentido de que al contar exhaustivamente el día de un personaje se puede resumir una época. J.

An der irischen Küste schwimmt man nicht gegen den Strom. Herbst 1994. Die Bewohner des irischen Küstenstädtchens Ardglas beschäftigt nur ein Thema: Colette Crowley – Dichterin, Bohemienne, die Frau, die ihre Familie verlassen hat, um in Dublin ihr Glück zu finden – ist zurück und wohnt in einem kleinen Cottage an der Coast Road. Jeder ihrer Schritte wird von der Gemeinde argwöhnisch beäugt. Hat sie es verdient, dass ihr Mann ihr den Zugang zu den Kindern verwehrt?

PORTS 3, the final chapter in the PORTS trilogy, introduces us to two new ports: Red Port in former China and Orange Port in the Amazon River region of South America. We meet Meiko, a relocated Japanese girl who now lives with the Yi family in Red Port as she attempts to make sense of unfamiliar and disturbing situations in her new environment.

Een hartverwarmende roman met een vleugje Japanse mystiek over verschillende vormen van liefde en omgaan met verlies. In een steegje in Tokio zit al meer dan honderd jaar een café dat zorgvuldig gezette koffie schenkt. Dit cafeetje biedt de klanten een unieke ervaring: de kans om door de tijd te reizen. In Voordat de waarheid uitkomt brengen vier nieuwe gasten een bezoekje aan het verleden of de toekomst.

Skye is on the brink of a huge career move. She also has a wonderful boyfriend who she's sure is about to commit to her. Life is perfect! Until it's not. She loses her career and her boyfriend in one day. Escaping to the small coastal town of Eastercraig in Scotland, Skye hopes to find some peace to mend her broken heart and plan her next move. What she wasn't planning on was bumping into a handsome rugged stranger on the beach. Skye is immediately drawn to him. But the feeling isn't mutual. He's clearly not happy to meet Skye, and makes sure she knows it.