Nel cuore di York c’è una piccola libreria. È il rifugio preferito della giovane Loveday Cardew. L’unico luogo che sia mai riuscita a chiamare casa. Solo qui si sente al sicuro. Solo qui può prendersi cura dei libri proprio come loro si prendono cura di lei. Perché è attraverso le loro pagine che riesce a comunicare le sue emozioni. Fino al giorno in cui comincia a ricevere misteriosi pacchi ricolmi dei libri con cui è cresciuta. E inizia a pensare che qualcuno stia cercando di mandarle un messaggio. Qualcuno che forse la conosce bene e conosce anche la sua infanzia, piena di ricordi difficili. Loveday sa che non può più nascondersi e far finta di niente. Deve affrontare quel passato che ha fatto di tutto per lasciarsi alle spalle. Al suo fianco, pronto ad aiutarla a raccogliere tutto il coraggio di cui ha bisogno, c’è il dolcissimo Nathan, poeta in erba, l’unico che sembra conoscere la strada per arrivare al suo cuore.
Stephanie Butland Libri
Stephanie Butland è una romanziera il cui percorso di scrittura è iniziato con la sua esperienza di cancro al seno, un evento che ha cambiato la vita e che alla fine ha portato profondi cambiamenti positivi. Abbracciando la vita con una ritrovata felicità e un apprezzamento più profondo per la sua preziosità, incanala questa prospettiva nel suo lavoro. Oltre ai suoi romanzi, Butland è un'oratrice e formatrice avvincente, che dedica i suoi sforzi a cause benefiche volte ad aumentare la consapevolezza e i fondi per la ricerca sul cancro. La sua voce letteraria riflette una potente testimonianza di resilienza e dello spirito umano duraturo.






There's a part of us that thinks surviving cancer is a bit of freakish good fortune - the medical equivalent of having a cannonball go right through your middle and living to tell the tale - and so often it's hard to know how to do life after cancer. This title focuses on a major physical, social and psychological trauma.
Tells how one woman said 'Bah!' to cancer through thinking strategies, a proactive approach to treatment, and a determination to keep the rest of her life going. This book shares what she learnt along the way, from the nature of cancer cells and chemotherapy drugs, to how she was able to help her friends and family to help her.
It is a photograph she took of her best friend's death. Now, as that controversial picture hangs as the centrepiece of a new feminist exhibition curated by Leonie's niece, long-repressed memories of Veronica's extraordinary life and tumultuous, passionate and - at times toxic - friendship begin to stir.
The Other Half Of My Heart
- 368pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
She took a deep breath and unlocked the doorFifteen years ago Bettina May's life's veered off course in one disastrous night. In the pause of a heartbeat, fifteen years disappear and Bettina remembers a time she thought was lost for ever .
Elizabeth’s world is turned upside down when her husband dies in a tragic drowning accident.How typical of her kind, generous husband – a respected police officer - to sacrifice his own life saving a complete stranger.Or so she thinks.What exactly was her husband doing at the lake that night? And what if his death isn’t the most difficult thing she will have to deal with?Elizabeth must face the consequences of her husband's actions. As she does so, it seems that the end of Mike's life is only the beginning of his wife truly getting to know him.
I loved it so much , I couldn't put it down. I wish I hadn't read it so quickly, really, then I'd still have it to read! It felt completely authentic and was really interesting as well as moving, funny and romantic . I also want to take up tango. Utterly engaging from the first line to the last . . . impossible to put down Katie Fforde
Maid
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
A beautiful, gritty and poignant account of one mother's journey from cleaning houses to finding a home for herself and her daughter.
Nobody's Perfect
- 400pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
"When her daughter was born with cystic fibrosis, Kate Micklethwaite vowed that Daisy would never be defined by the illness. Kate is determined that her perfect little girl will be known by her love of butterflies and French pastry and nothing else. Yet, somehow, Kate has started defining herself by the way other's see her: the single parent, the source of small-town scandal, the drop-out, the former mistress; half a family. When Daisy starts at primary school Kate meets her new teacher, the kind Mr Spencer Swanson. Suddenly, with more time on her hands Kate can shift her focus from being the perfect mother 24/7 and start thinking about her own future. With her Open University dissertation deadline looming, Kate needs to decide what she wants next. As she and Spencer get to know each other, Kate notices that people are whispering behind her back once again..."--Provided by publisher
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BELOVED LOST FOR WORDS: A heart-warming novel about loneliness, friendship, and the redemptive power of books . . .

