Elfrida Phipps, sessantenne ex attrice di musical, è affranta dal dolore per la morte dell'uomo che ha sempre amato. Oscar Blundell, musicista in pensione, ha perso la moglie e la figlia in un tragico incidente. Uniti dalle avversità, Oscar e Elfrida decidono di lasciarsi alle spalle il passato e di trasferirsi in Scozia per ricucire le fila delle loro esistenze. Il primo Natale trascorso insieme ridà a entrambi la forza di ricominciare a vivere e di riassaporare la gioia dei sentimenti.
De Romeinse Claudia verlaat in de tweede eeuw na Christus haar geboortestad Rome om zich bij haar man te voegen, die garnizoenscommandant is in het koude noorden van Brittannië. Eind twintigste eeuw raakt Miranda in de ban van haar nieuwe thuis, het landgoed Ladycross, vlak bij de Romeinse muur in Northumberland. Als haar man sterft moet ze kiezen: het verleden respecteren of de toekomst omarmen. Roberta, sinds lang gescheiden na een desastreus huwelijk, koopt eindelijk een huis voor zichzelf, ver weg van alle banden met het verleden, althans dat denkt ze. Claudia, Miranda en Roberta: hun levensverhalen zijn verbonden door een prachtige plek, door de gebeurtenissen die hen naar die plek brachten en door de liefde die het tot hun thuis maakten.
Every table at Quentins restaurant in Dublin has a thousand stories to tell. The staff and customers all have tales of their own, and the restaurant itself has had times when it looked set for success, and others when it seemed doomed to failure. There is Monica, the ever-cheerful Australian waitress; the enigmatic Signora; the Patrick and Brenda Brennan, who have made Quentins such a legend. But even their life is not all it seems. Now Ella Brady wants to make a documentary about the renowned restaurant but, as she uncovers more of what has gone on, she questions the wisdom of bringing it to the screen. And when she is forced to confront a devastating dilemma in her own life, Ella wonders if some stories should not be told...
A gripping novel about how friendships survive the best and worst of times from the bestselling author of SUMMER AT THE LAKE. Dan and Sally Oliver and their friend Chloe Hennessey are lucky to be alive. Three years on, after surviving one of the world's biggest natural disasters - the Boxing Day tsunami - their lives have changed dramatically. Dan and Sally are now parents. Dan is enjoying being a stay-at-home father taking care of their young son, and Sally is the breadwinner and loves her job as a partner in a Manchester law firm. The arrangement has so far worked well, but when Dan starts to question whether Sally has got her priorities right, the cracks in their marriage begin to appear. Dan and Sally have everything Chloe wishes for in life - a happy marriage and a beautiful child. Dumped by her long-term boyfriend just weeks after the tsunami, she's been on a mission ever since to find the perfect father for the child she craves. When she meets Seth Hawthorne, she thinks she may have hit the jackpot. But is Seth the man she thinks he is? IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS is a moving, compelling story of how a life can change in a heartbeat.
Quando accetta il difficile incarico di dirigere il centro di cardiologia del St Brigid's Hospital di Dublino, Clara Casey, un'autorevole cardiologa, donna elegante e raffinata, sta attraversando una profonda crisi personale. Quello che Clara ancora non sa è che il suo nuovo, impegnativo lavoro le cambierà la vita: le persone straordinarie che mettono cuore e anima nell'ambizioso progetto della clinica, infatti, le permetteranno di ritrovare il cammino verso la felicità. E questo vale non soltanto per lei... Infatti per Ania, una dolce e intraprendente ragazza polacca, l'incontro con Clara Casey è un piccolo miracolo: non aveva pensato di lasciare per sempre la sua patria, ma forse ricominciare tutto da capo le aggiustetà il cuore infranto. Anche Declan, un giovane medico dall'animo gentile, non vede l'ora di iniziare la sua collaborazione alla clinica, ma quello che sarebbe dovuto essere un impiego provvisorio gli porterà molto più di quanto si aspettasse. Perché incontra la bellissima Fiona, infermiera sensibile e amatissima, che non è ancora riuscita a lasciarsi alle spalle un passato tormentato... Con Le regole del cuore, Maeve Binchy ci regala una storia in cui dramma, conflitto e relazioni tumultuose si intrecciano all'entusiasmo, all'umorismo e all'empatia che l'hanno resa una delle scrittrici più amate in tutto il mondo.
De jonge weduwe Pamela Griffe komt eind jaren twintig in dienst bij Christopher en Amanda Jarvis, een charmant en excentriek echtpaar met een heerlijk huis in het Londense Highgate, waarvan de deuren altijd openstaan voor vrienden en kunstenaars. Pamela raakt gefascineerd door het werk van Suzannah Murchie en door de man op een van haar portretten: John Ashe. John Ashe is een man van tegenstellingen. Hij is knap maar verminkt tijdens de oorlog, filantropisch maar meedogenloos, invloedrijk maar gereserveerd, energiek maar ijskoud. Als Pamela besluit een parttime baan bij hem te accepteren, merkt ze al snel dat ze een verbond met de duivel heeft gesloten...
The nurse's voice on the phone is desperate, but young Dr. Peters, in his first weeks of internship, is only bone-tired and a little afraid. He has forgotten when he last slept. Yet he knows that in the coming hours he will have to make life-or-death decisions regarding patients, assist contemptuous surgeons in the operating room, deal with nurses who may know more than he does, cope with worried relatives and friends of the injured and ill, and pretend at all times to be what he has not yet become--a fully qualified doctor. This book is about what happens to a young intern as he goes through the year that promises to make him into a doctor, and threatens to destroy him as a human being--
Italië, midden jaren zestig: Maria Domenica zou een rustig en gelukkig leven moeten leiden in het slaperige Italiaanse dorp San Giulio, omringd door de heerlijke geuren van het brood dat haar moeder bakt in de keuken, die al generaties lang de spil van het familieleven vormt. Ze is Pepina en Erminio Carrozza's eerstgeborene en ze hebben hoge verwachtingen van hun mooiste dochter. Maar in tegenstelling tot haar zus Rosaria is Maria rusteloos en op zoek naar avontuur. Caffè amore is het meeslepende verhaal van drie generaties vrouwen, dat de lezer meevoert naar het warme, romantische San Giulio en naar het noorden van Engeland.
Op een eiland dat na een staatsgreep in de macht van een generaalsregime is gekomen, wordt een schijnproces gevoerd tegen een gehersenspoelde korporaal.
