A family drama is iginited by the death of a loving father whose two daughters have grown apart from each other and their Russian-born mother. Assuming responsibilty for the family business, Meredith must also care for their mother and when Nina the younger sister returns home the three women reach out to each other in the nick of time.
The journey of their lifetime . . .'Women can be heroes, too'. When twenty- year-old nursing student, Frances Frankie McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California's idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the young men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America. Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause.The Women is the story of one woman who goes to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others. Women whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has been all too often forgotten. A novel of searing insight and lyrical beauty, The Women is a profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define an era. Praise for Kristin Hannah:'You would be hard-pressed to find a book club that has not discussed one of her novels' New York Times'A master storyteller' - Delia Owens'A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival' - Kate Morton'A masterclass' - Karen Swan'Moving and unforgettable' - Christy Lefteri'Powerful' - Matt Haig
Simone is one of the Glitterati, the elite living lives of luxury and leisure. Slave to the ever-changing tides – and brutal judgements - of fashion, he is immaculate. To be anything else is to be unfashionable, and no one wants to be unfashionable, or even worse, ugly…When Simone accidentally starts a new fashion with a nosebleed at a party, another Glitterati takes the credit. Soon their rivalry threatens to raze their opulent utopia to the ground, as no one knows how to be vicious like the beautiful ones. Enter a world of the most fantastic costumes, grand palaces in the sky, the grandest parties known to mankind and the unbreakable rules of how to eat ice cream. A fabulous dystopian fable about fashion, family and the feckless billionaire class.
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late
Příběh hlavní hrdinky Stephanie Townsendové se odehrává ve dvou rovinách – v době jejího dětství, kdy dojde k tragédii a beze stopy zmizí Stephaniina kamarádka Dawn, která s ní manipuluje a ponižuje ji, a v době dospívání a dospělosti Steph, kdy jí nešťastnou náhodou umírá malá dcera a ona je přesvědčená, že je to daň za smrt Dawn. Působivý a poutavý román o lidské síle a o několika náhodně propletených osudech, který je radost číst.
Vítejte v krámku s fantazií, který putuje po celém světě a nabízí starožitné cetky, jež dokážou naplnit ztracené sny, a zvláštní telefony, díky nimž se můžete spojit se svými milovanými na onom světě. Po příjezdu do malého městečka Boonah však starý obchodník s fantazií Earlatidge Hubert Umbrey zjišťuje, že umírá a že co nejrychleji musí najít svého nástupce, protože i v malém Boonahu je řada těch, kterým by jeho kouzla pomohla. Například Enochovi – desetiletému chlapci, jenž oplakává svého otce a provinile skrývá jakési tajemství. Nebo Ann, která do města přicestovala za umírající babičkou, a přesto s lítostí myslí především na jednoho muže. Ovšem i samotnému panu Earlatidgeovi připraví krámek během jeho posledních dní na zemi obchod v podobě, v jaké jej nikdy dřív nepoznal – a dokáže tak čelit svému osudu. Nenechte si ujít poutavý magický román o fantastickém krámku, který přináší útěchu, klid a naději těm, kteří to potřebují.
An attractive student. An older professor. Think you know the story? Think again. She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose. But one of them is lying, all the same. When an Oxford student accuses one of the university's professors of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley's team think they've heard it all before. But they couldn't be more wrong. Because this time, the predator is a woman and the shining star of the department, and the student a six-foot male rugby player. Soon DI Fawley and his team are up against the clock to figure out the truth. What they don't realise is that someone is watching. And they have a plan to put Fawley out of action for good...
Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world's most successful cookery writers. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and inspiring. With recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food explores the enduring struggle for female freedom, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food.
In this sequel to The Kinder Poison—which People magazine proclaimed a "delicious high-stakes adventure"—the magical kingdom of Orkena is on the brink of war, and the only person who can save it is Zahru, the girl they once doomed to death. After surviving the Crossing, Zahru has sworn off adventures. While Crown Prince Jet navigates the looming threat of war, she's content to simply figure out what the future holds for them. But they're dealt a devastating blow when prince Kasta returns with a shocking claim: he's the true winner of the Crossing and the rightful heir, and he bears the gods' mark as proof. Even more surprising—he's not the only one. Somehow, Zahru possesses the very same mark, giving her equal right to the throne. The last thing she wants is to rule beside her would-be executioner, but she can't let Orkena fall into his merciless hands. So Zahru, Jet, and their allies must race against the clock to find a way to stop Kasta, because once he's crowned, there's no telling what horrors he'll unleash to win the war. Zahru will do whatever it takes to keep Kasta from taking the throne...but to stop a villain, is she willing to become one herself?