Anne Donovan Libri

Post play can help win or lose ball games. Anne Donovan, one of the greats of post play and WNBA coach, enables coaches to maximize their players' skills.

The new novel by Anne Donovan, the Orange Prize-shortlisted author of Buddha Da

Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here.Anne Marie's dad, a Glaswegian painter and decorator, has always been game for a laugh. So when he first takes up meditation at the Buddhist Center, no one takes him seriously. But as Jimmy becomes more involved in a search for the spiritual, his beliefs start to come into conflict with the needs of his wife, Liz. Cracks appear in their apparently happy family life, and the ensuing events change the lives of each family member.

From the Orange- and Whitbread-shortlisted author of Buddha Da

Things are never dull in the Oâ Connell family. Still, Fiona, squeezed between her quiet brother and her mischievous line-dancing twin sisters, thinks life in their tenement flat is far less interesting than Emily Brontë's. But tragedy is not confined to Victorian novels, and life for Fiona in this happy domestic setup is about to change forever. Following the devastating events of a single day, her family can never be the same. But perhaps, new relationships will develop-built on a solid foundation of love.

Witzig und liebenswert: Was die Frauen in Glasgow bewegt Die Schottin Anne Donovan schreibt einfach frischer als andere. Wenn sie von Frauen erzählt, ist das alles andere als frauenbewegt. Ihre Geschichten über Frauen jeglichen Alters sind witzig und weise, leidenschaftlich und lebensnah, abgründig und manchmal auch traurig. Ein Mädchen möchte für die Beerdigung seines Vaters ein Kleid anziehen, das ihm gefallen hätte, und stößt auf Widerstand. Ein anderes tauscht E-Mails mit einer Brieffreundin vom Jupiter, eine junge Frau sorgt rührend für ihr Baby und verliert dabei den Kontakt zur Welt, eine alte Frau entdeckt im Seniorenheim ihren Körper neu …