Showing results for "devotion" in Women's Fiction

A woman abandons her city life and marriage to return to the place she grew up, finding solace in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Monaro. She does not believe in God, doesn't know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive life almost by accident. As she gradually adjusts to the rhythms of monastic life, she ruminates on her childhood in the nearby town. She finds herself turning again and again to thoughts of her mother, whose early death she can't forget.

From the best-selling author of My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You and The Heroes' Welcome, Louisa Young's Devotion is a novel of family, love, race and politics set during the electric change of the 1930s. Tom loves Nenna. Nenna loves her father. Her father loves Mussolini. Ideals and convictions are not always so clear in the murky years between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the second.

Set in the heart of Bridgeport, this story follows two people whose bond is as undeniable as it is impossible. Stephanie is searching for answers. Edward never offers any. Yet somehow, they always find their way back to each other—again and again. Through silence, distance, heartbreak, and time, they remain tethered by something deeper than words. As Stephanie struggles to balance the desire to be loved with the need to be whole, she begins to unravel beneath the weight of everything unsaid. And just when it feels like there’s nothing left to hold on to, fate steps in with one final twist.

Carlo and Margherita: a happily married couple in their mid-thirties. They are in love, but they also harbour desires that stray beyond the confines of their bedroom: Carlo longs for the quiet beauty of one of his students, Sofia; Margherita fantasises about her physiotherapist, Andrea. Love, with its unassuming power, ultimately pulls them from the brink, but after eight years of repressed desires and the birth of a son, when the past resurfaces in the form of books sent anonymously, will love be enough to save them?

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the American Civil War, this intricately woven novel delves into the life of Susannah Shelburne, a thirty-six-year-old woman residing in South Carolina with her older husband, Jacob. Their son, Francis, defies his parents' wishes by enlisting in the Confederate army, sparking bitter familial discord. In October 1863, devastating news arrives: Francis has been critically wounded near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Susannah embarks on a perilous journey to bring her son home, finding Francis delirious with fever and haunted by the horrors of battle.

Die Dunkelheit in meinem Inneren ist tiefer als eine Winternacht in den Highlands. Ich sehe das Leid der Vergangenheit in deinen Augen, Mylady. Dein Leben lang schon bist du erfolglos auf der Suche. Auch ich war immer ein Außenseiter. Doch manchmal geschieht ein Weihnachtswunder und zwei einsame Seelen finden zueinander. Angel deserves Angus. And Angus deserves Angel. A DARK HIGHLAND LOVESTORY... Angus. Weil ich nicht der Norm entspreche, verbringe ich mein Leben in Einsamkeit.