Karin Pijl Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

In the spirit of The Orphan Train and Before We Were Yours, a historical debut about a nurse who chooses to save a baby’s life, and risks her own in the process, exploring the ties of motherhood and the little-known history of Coney Island and America’s first incubators.A nurse’s choice. A daughter’s search for answers.New York City, 1926. Nurse Althea Anderson’s heart is near breaking when she witnesses another premature baby die at Bellevue Hospital. So when she reads an article detailing the amazing survival rates of babies treated in incubators in an exhibit at Luna Park, Coney Island, it feels like the miracle she has been searching for. But the doctors at Bellevue dismiss Althea and this unconventional medicine, forcing her to make a choice between a baby’s life and the doctors’ wishes that will change everything.Twenty-five years later, Stella Wright is falling apart. Her mother has just passed, she quit a job she loves, and her marriage is struggling. Then she discovers a letter that brings into question everything she knew about her mother, and everything she knows about herself.The Light of Luna Park is a tale of courage and an ode to the sacrificial love of mothers.

Hardop lachen met drama queen Suzy D.Ik, Suzy Dillekes (nee, níét Billekes!), trek rampen aan als een magneet. Zo heb ik mezelf onsterfelijk belachelijk gemaakt bij de voetbalwedstrijd van mijn vriendje Danny. En mijn oudste zus wil dat ik met mijn moeder een limegroene jurk ga kopen voor haar huwelijk. Over voor gek staan gesproken! En nog iets: Zach is nieuw op school en hélp, wat is hij sexy! Ik hoop dat ik niks doms ga doen. Gelukkig is mijn beste vriendin Millie er ook nog.

«Generazioni di Waverley avevano coltivato il giardino. In quella terra c'era la loro storia e il loro futuro. Ma qualcosa stava per accadere, qualcosa che il giardino non era ancora pronto a rivelare» Claire è una Waverley e conosce bene le magiche proprietà di frutti e fiori che crescono nel suo giardino. Dalla nonna, Claire ha ereditato la grande casa in cui vive sola e ricette preziose che possono cambiare il destino delle persone. I nasturzi inducono a mantenere i segreti, le bocche di leone spengono la passione e la lavanda... Tuttavia, la sua è una vita tranquilla. Almeno fino al giorno in cui la sorella Sidney, scappata di casa dieci anni prima, bussa inaspettatamente alla porta e fa vacillare il muro che Claire ha costruito attorno al proprio cuore.

A lifetime of friendship. A moment of betrayal. číst celé