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Melissa Nathan si affermò come un'autrice britannica celebrata per i suoi popolari romanzi 'chick lit', che incarnano una prospettiva sulla vita fresca e arguta. La sua scrittura si distingue per l'abile intreccio di umorismo con temi di vita più profondi, offrendo ai lettori sia intrattenimento che spunti di riflessione. Nathan non temeva di affrontare anche argomenti seri con umorismo, coltivando uno stile distintivo che ha ottenuto un ampio consenso. Le sue opere celebrano la resilienza e la capacità di trovare gioia in mezzo alle avversità.







Nicky Hobbs loves teaching at the local primary school. She's idolised by her class - in particular ten-year-old Oscar Samuels - but she's starting to find she'd quite like some adult adoration for a change. Mark Samuels is a frazzled single father working all the hours God gives to provide for his beloved son, Oscar. But he's unable to see that Oscar would prefer his presence to his presents once in a while. Ms Hobbs knows Mr Samuels is a heartless workaholic. Mr Samuels is certain Ms Hobbs is an interfering busybody. But when they finally meet they start to discover that first first impressions can be deceptive. And perhaps they've both got a bit of learning to do...
Katie wants to be a film director. Last week she wanted to be a writer, the week before that an educational psychologist, and the week before that a florist. One thing Katie isn't short of is ambition, but she knows that none of her ambitions are to be a waitress. Unfortunately, Katie is a waitress
After years as a sweet, good-natured pushover, Annie Markham has had to face up to three hard truths: You've got to be tough to succeed in business and romance. Sometimes your meddling loved ones are right about your worthless, no-good boyfriend being worthless and no good. The only reliable thing about men is that they're totally unreliable. Okay, she's been persuaded. So now, seven years after wisely and abruptly dumping the "love of her life," Jake Mead, things should be going better for Annie Markham, right? Unfortunately, her life's going nowhere, her family's going mental, and the family business is heading straight down the tubes. Could it get worse? Of course! Jake's back, Annie's getting ready for bankruptcy, and no one's ready for Christmas ... let alone a happy New Year. And no amount of persuasion will ever convince Annie that magic does happen and dreams do come true, not even at the stroke of midnight on December 31 at New York's Plaza Hotel ... will it?
Hlavní hrdinka románu žije v poklidném maloměste. O svých třiadvacátých narozeninách se odhodlá ke zcela radikálnímu kroku, chce svůj dosavadní život změnit. Je nucena vypořádat se jak s nečekanými pracovními obtížemi, tak s problémy osobního rázu i se zmatky v milostném životě.
Jo Green wil een flitsend leven, weg van huis, weg van haar saaie verloofde Shaun. Ze gaat als kindermeisje bij een deftige familie in Londen werken. Maar haar enthousiasme slaat al gauw om in totale verbijstering. Jo kan haar nieuwe leven bij de Fitzgeralds nauwelijks omschrijven - het is één grote cultuurshock. De heer en mevrouw Fitzgerald zijn het meest tegenstrijdige stel sinds Tom en Jerry, en hun kinderen - de superondeugende Cassandra, de bloeddorstige Zak en de verlegen kleine Tallulah - gedragen zich raadselachtig. Jo verlangt stiekem terug naar huis. Door schade en schande krijgt ze tenslotte toch de smaak te pakken van de moderne levensstijl in de grote stad. Tot Josh opduikt, een nieuwe huisgast. Hij is een ware lust voor het oog, maar heeft een humeur om op te schieten. En al helemaal wanneer Jo's verloofde Shaun onverwacht op bezoek komt...
Als een ca. 30-jarige serveerster een nieuwe baan krijgt, wordt ze aan het denken gezet over haar toekomst.