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.
From the bestselling author of The Nanny, comes this captivating new novel about a teacher who is idolized by her class, particularly ten-year-old Oscar. Oscar’s father is a frazzled single-parent workaholic who resents any interference from his son’s teacher.
Als een ca. 30-jarige serveerster een nieuwe baan krijgt, wordt ze aan het denken gezet over haar toekomst.
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
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.
When Jo Green takes a nannying job in London to escape her small-town routine, complicated family, and perfect-on-paper boyfriend Shaun, culture shock doesn't even begin to describe it. Dick and Vanessa Fitzgerald are the most incompatible pair since Tom and Jerry, and their children - glittery warrior pixie Cassandra, bloodthirsty Zak and shy little Tallulah - are downright mystifying. Suddenly village life seems terribly appealing. Then, just as Jo's getting the hang of their designer lifestyle, the Fitzgeralds acquire a new lodger and suddenly she's sharing her nanny flat with the distractingly good-looking but inexplicably moody Josh. So when Shaun turns up, things get even trickier... A heartwarming, laugh out loud romantic novel with a fantastically dysfunctional family and complicated love triangle to amuse every reader.
Meet Annie Markham - gentle, sweet and kind. Except for her dark side called Jake Mead. He was her entire life seven years ago. Now Jake is back in her life and he's the one man who may be able to save her family's ailing company.