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Orphaned twins set sail for a new world, armed only with their wits and an inseparable bond in a search for belonging. Their journey is a comedy of errors where innocence clashes with the cynical realities of war-torn Europe and America. Enjoy a delightful yet poignant tale of sisterhood and survival.
Whilst Paul and Kate work alongside each other as doctor and nurse on the surgical ward, strains in their relationship emerge. And when Kate's baby dies and Paul's inexperience costs lives, doubt and despair hang in the air and their marriage appears to be doomed.However, in a dramatic turn of events, Paul saves the life of a critically ill patient and Kate is finally able to bid an emotional farewell to the child she has lost.Will their marriage survive the stresses of their hospital work and their past traumas?Mostra libro
Alex Orlov is a changed man. Not because his time in Pelican Bay Prison rehabilitated him—rehabilitation is for the guilty, after all—but because helping a stranger cost him three years of his life and his dream job as a forest ranger. All Alex wants now is to stay out of other people’s business, finish his parole quietly, and to never, ever return to the harrowing experience of living behind bars. Goals that are shattered when an encounter with an elderly Russian man embroils him in a conflict between three Slavic gods. Conscripted into a game he doesn’t understand, Alex mistakenly believes he can refuse to play. But when creatures out of dark Russian folklore follow the gods to his small Northern California town, and then to his home with his sister and her children, the rules of the game change. Alex has looked out for his sister since they were teens and he’s not going to stop now, even if it means going head-to-head with gods. As the conflict drags him ever closer to parole violation and a return to prison, however, it becomes clear that protecting his family may carry the cost of coming face-to-face with his greatest fear.Mostra libro
“That is what you get, my friend. That… is what you get." Set in Long Island, NY, in the little town of Bay Shore at the beginning of the twentieth century, “The Rain Drinkers” is the story of a young man’s passage to adulthood. Sent to stay with an abusive relative he has never met and the man’s unfortunate young wife, the younger man is forced to learn lessons of life, friendship, love, and loss. The story touches on many topics, such as racism, immigration, and the American experience at the beginning of a new age.Mostra libro
"Morgan Jo Coyle hasn’t been back to the small town of Brambleberry Creek or seen any of her family for years. But when she receives the heartbreaking news that her Memaw Essie is on her deathbed, Morgan knows she has to go home to face Essie—and her complicated past—before it’s too late. Stepping through the door of her family’s charming old farmhouse, Morgan is reminded of all the happy times she spent baking and talking with Essie. And it’s not long before her childhood sweetheart, Emmett Dawson, with his sparkling blue eyes and teasing smile, comes to find her. Soon, Morgan and Emmett are spending long summer evenings together in the pretty orchards and eating fruit by the water. It almost feels like old times, but being in the sprawling Kentucky countryside also brings memories of the fateful day that changed Morgan’s life and drove her away from the people she loved. The day she’s trying hard to forgive Essie for… With Essie in hospital, Morgan tries to heal past hurts. But it’s only when she discovers an ink-stained letter written in her memaw’s distinctive hand that she finally starts to understand the truth behind the moment that tore the two women apart. Will the unraveling of a shocking family secret help Morgan find a future with Emmett in Brambleberry Creek? Or will she leave the rolling hills of Kentucky for good?"Mostra libro
One Great Author. One Great CD. Here are two magnificent stories in which John Cheever celebrates—with unequaled grace and tenderness—the deepest feelings we have. As Cheever wrote, ""These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a radio in the corner stationery store, and when almost everybody wore a hat.""Mostra libro
Angela’s back on home turf – and in her biggest romantic scrape yet… Angela Clark has fallen in love with New York – and it’s starting to love her back. But when she’s summoned home to England, she’s at risk of losing her shiny new life to rain, warm beer and bad memories. Talk about stepping back in time There’s Mark, the ex-boyfriend – who she ran to New York to get away from. There’s Louisa, her best friend, with her terrifying new baby. And there’s her mum, still talking to her as though she’s fifteen. Now there’s a wedding in the offing – and everyone remembers how well Angela behaved at the last one. . . Can the arrival of boyfriend Alex and best friend Jenny save her from a re-run of her old self? This bestselling book by the Sunday Times bestselling author, Lindsey Kelk, takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions as Angela navigates her way through old relationships and new challenges. The urban setting of London, contrasted with her love for New York, adds a unique twist to this top romance fiction. For fans of Sophie Kinsella (What Does it Feel Like?), Paige Toon (What If I Never Get Over You), Jill Mansell (The Wedding of the Year), Heidi Swain (All Wrapped Up), and Sarah Adams (In Your Dreams).Mostra libro
