Owen Whittaker Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Andy is a musician and songwriter. At least, that¿s what he was until he was persuaded by his wife to become a House Husband when she goes back to work. And so begins a life of school runs, changing nappies and watching Sesame Street. But things turn out to be far more complicated than Andy ever expected ¿ The trials and tribulations of Andy¿s role reversal are relayed in minute by minute diary form in this wonderful debut novel which is sad, funny and, at times, seriously profound about the things in life which really matter ¿ love, sex, children, music and (yes!) the Eurovision Song Contest!

When jobbing actor Hal Morrissey is offered a lead role in the popular sit com, Bringing Up Ralph, the story of a single mother bringing up her six year old son, he thinks he has died and gone to heaven. Hal¿s devotion to the acting profession has cost him dearly, but now all his troubles seem to be over. Only trouble is, sweet little butter-wouldn¿t-melt Sebastian, who plays the part of Ralph, proves to be as obnoxious as he is hostile, and when Hal falls for his real-life mother he does everything he can to sabotage their relationship. Then Hal discovers that the death of the actor whom he¿s replaced may not be as straightforward as it first seemed ... Is Hal to be the latest victim of a child star too obsessed with his mother to allow anyone else near her?

Helen Bradshaw, 26, grapples with various challenges: a tedious job at a women's magazine, a penchant for unsuitable men, and her short stature. Just as she plans to break things off with her frustrating boyfriend Jasper, she receives life-altering news—her father has suffered a heart attack. His death triggers a cascade of chaos in her life, affecting her relationships with her mother, her flatmate Luke, and even her cat. With friends like Tina, who is preoccupied with her new romance, and a self-absorbed landlord Marcus, Helen finds herself increasingly isolated. Meanwhile, Tom the vet seems to be out of reach after a tequila mishap. In another narrative, Simon Stockdale informs his son Jack about his grandfather's shocking decision to leave his grandmother after forty years for a woman he has been having an affair with for seven years. This revelation complicates Jack’s first love and weighs heavily on Simon's wife, Carrie. Lastly, the story of Andy unfolds through diary entries as he navigates the challenges of becoming a house husband in Cork. His reflections touch on the essential aspects of life: love, sex, children, music, and even the Eurovision Song Contest, revealing the humorous yet profound realities of his new role.

Bis dass der beste Freund euch scheidet - bk1246; Bastei Lübbe; Owen Whittaker; pocket_book; 2000

Max Patterson has spent the past twelve years living in a Gothic mansion writing bestselling horror novels. He is rich, enjoys the eccentric image he cultivates assiduously among the locals in West Cork, and likes to feel that he is self-sufficient. Only trouble is, he's not. A childhood trauma has left him confined to a wheelchair, dependent on his housekeeper and her chauffeur husband. He has lived for so long in the inner world of his horror fiction, he has forgotten how to deal with the real one outside his mansion gates. So when he is told that his best friend has been killed in a car crash and left him responsible for his two children, Max couldn't be more horrified. The only children he's had to deal with up to now have been in his books, sacrificed horribly by an imaginary cult and offered up to Satan. Caroline, a pretty, recalcitrant fifteen-year-old, and her ten-year-old computer nerd brother Nigel duly arrive at Cork airport. Both are shell-shocked by the loss of their parents and are as unhappy as Max about their move to Ireland. How will Max cope with the teenage problems of alcohol, drugs, exploding hormones and Dawson's Creek? How will he steer Nigel through adolescence when he has yet to complete his own? Above all, how can he ask Kate, his attractive, articulate Girl Friday, with whom he is rapidly falling in love, to spend the rest of her life with a man who'll never walk?