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Lifelong friends, now in their sixties, James, a teacher, and Hugh, a TV personality, both live with attractive women 25 years their junior. But the age difference is a time bomb, ticking away at the heart of both relationships. Kate's hunger for a life more in keeping with her own age threatens to bring her eight years with James to an end. And how is Julia to cope when her own career begins to blossom while Hugh's is withering before their eyes? The arrival of Miss Beatrice Bachelor, a razor-sharp Oxford spinster, fuels the discontent in both girls.

Carrie has it all: a stellar career, a gorgeous heart-surgeon boyfriend and an apartment in the city. But when something happens that forces her to question her ability to do her job, the only way she can see through the mess is to get far away from everything. Carrie is thrust into a very different life in Magnolia Creek. She’s knee-deep in renovations at her house at the top of the hill; she’s sharing time and space with her ex, Owen; and newcomer Noah gets under her skin from day one.

Nord de la Californie, fin des années 1960. Evie Boyd, quatorze ans, vit seule avec sa mère. Fille unique et mal dans sa peau, elle n'a que Connie, son amie d'enfance. Lorsqu'une dispute les sépare au début de l'été, Evie se tourne vers un groupe de filles dont la liberté, les tenues débraillées et l'atmosphère d'abandon qui les entoure la fascinent. Elle tombe sous la coupe de Suzanne, l'aînée de cette bande, et se laisse entraîner dans le cercle d'une secte et de son leader charismatique, Russell.

2014 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award Winner! 2014 Eric Hoffer e-book fiction Winner! Cadet Jan Wishart has been falsely accused of an honor violation at West Point. She believes her accuser is also a predator, guilty of a much more serious crime. At the honor trial, Jan must defend herself and try to reveal his guilt. Yet, two hundred years of fraternal brotherhood stand in the way.

Junge Londonerin zu ihren kurdischen Eltern: "Ich habe eine gute und eine schlechte Nachricht. Die schlechte: Ich werde Stand-up-Comedian. Die gute: Ich trage ab heute Burka - allerdings nur auf der Bühne." Eine hochexplosive multikulturelle Gesellschaftskomödie, so berührend und packend wie "Englischer Harem".

Curl Curl, Sydney, January 1978. Angie's a looker. Or she's going to be. She's only 14, but already, heads turn wherever she goes. Male heads, mainly...Jane worships her older cousin Angie. She spends her summer vying for Angie's attention. Then Angie is murdered. Jane and her family are shattered. They withdraw into themselves, casting a veil of silence over Angie's death. Thirty years later, a journalist arrives with questions about the tragic event. Jane is relieved to finally talk about her adored cousin. And so is her family.

Jeder Schritt, den wir gehen, kann der Anfang einer ganz neuen Geschichte sein. "Boy meets Girl" - mit diesem Satz kann alles anfangen, jede mögliche Geschichte nimmt von hier aus ihren Lauf. Auch für Nora verändert eine kurze Begegnung ihr ganzes Leben. Plötzlich steht sie vor der Erkenntnis, dass sie schon viel zu lange nur eine Besucherin in ihrem eigenen Leben war. Der Schmerz über das Scheitern ihrer Ehe und die wachsende Hilflosigkeit ihres alternden Vaters setzen in ihr endlich den Wunsch zur Veränderung frei.

Once upon a time in Siberia, there lived a man named Mark and his wife, Isabelle, who lived in a small village. They were sad because they had no children.

"The Young Girl" is a 1920 short story written by Katherine Mansfield. Mrs. Raddick's and her beautiful daughter waited on the steps of the casino. The daughter was incredibly beautiful with flushed cheeks, blue eyes, and golden curls. She "might have just dropped from this radiant heaven" (79), and Mrs. Raddick seemed to think so too - if her appreciative glances were any indication. The girl; however, appeared only bored as if heaven had been full of casinos and they no longer held any interest for her.