Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Contemporary Fiction

This is... Denise. Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never, for one moment, regretted putting the husband she idolised on a pedestal above everyone and everything else. But, after forty years of marriage, he is gone, leaving Denise to discover that their perfect marriage was fatally flawed. Now she faces a future alone. But first, she must face the betrayals of the past. This is... Claire. The estranged daughter of Denise, the woman who put her husband before her children, Claire took the opposite path and devoted her life to raising her family, sacrificing.

When a giant sperm whale washes up on the local beach and tells Joe Gunner that death will follow him wherever he goes. Joe knows that the place he needs to go is home. Having stormed out two years ago, it won't be easy. Nor will returning to the river alongside the house where words ripple beneath the muddy black water washing up all sorts of memories and disturbing prophecies. Joe turns to his sister, Birdee, the only person who has ever listened and to Tim Fysh, a local fisherman and longtime lover - but reviving their bond leads to trouble.

As soon as we sat on the ride I knew something was wrong. I couldn’t relax. I couldn’t hear the theme park music, the giggles of my two other children. I’d left my baby in someone else’s care. And I knew I’d made a mistake... With her two beautiful children and newborn baby Ella, Lily’s life is full of love and laughter. She gave up her job to be a stay-at-home mother, and though she sometimes envies the freedom of best friend Hannah, Lily wouldn’t trade it for anything.

An action-filled reimagining of the famous Greek myth, Jason and the Golden Fleece, brilliantly told by classicist Mark Knowles. He has come to take what is yours... Iolkos, Thessaly. 1230 BC. King Pelias has grown paranoid, tormented by his murderous past and a prophecy of the man who will one day destroy him. When a stranger arrives to compete in the Games of Poseidon, Pelias is horrified, for this young man should never have grown to manhood. He is Jason, Pelias' nephew, who survived his uncle's assassins as a child. Now Jason wants his revenge – and the kingdom.

I walk slowly to the kitchen counter, staring out the window as Ceci rocks back and forth on the swing. My beautiful darling girl has been through so much already. How can I tell her that her life is about to change forever? When the woman from the hospital tells me that my husband Drew is in a coma my world comes crashing down. In an instant, I see our whole married life flashing before my eyes: the way our children ran into his arms when he came home from work, the way his face lit up when he read to them.

Das Meisterwerk als neues, opulentes Hörspiel. Damaskus heute: Bomben fallen. Die 10-jährige Salima sitzt mit ihren Großeltern im Schutzkeller. Dort bittet sie ihren Opa aus seinem alten Tagebuch vorzulesen und so gelangen sie - und mit ihnen die Hörer - in die syrische Hauptstadt vor dem Krieg. Neben der Armut und den Gefahren eines Überwachungsapparats gibt es sehr viel Schönes, Poetisches und Lustiges zu berichten aus der Stadt, in der Menschen so vieler Nationalitäten und Religionen miteinander friedlich leben. Rafik Schami steht in der Tradition der Geschichtenerzähler.

Returning from the horrors of World War I, James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later co-authored "Mutiny on the Bounty". This is a love story. A travelogue and an adventure rolled into one.

"Eight Cousins, or The Aunt Hill" was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care.

First published in 1766, the loveable and innocent Dr Primrose and his family have given pleasure to all that have read it. The story opens with the vicar losing his fortune and moving to another parish. What follows is a tale of love, deceit, betrayal, humour and a hidden hero... It was one of Charles Dickens favorite books and a source of inspiration to him. No further recommendation is needed. Enjoy.

Two worlds, two timelines and one person's impact. Manhattan, 1963: weeks before the assassination of President Kennedy, fresh-faced Raymond Wallace lands in the New York Times newsroom on a three-month bursary from Cambridge University. He soon discovers his elusive boss, Bukowski, is being covertly blackmailed by an estranged wife, and that he himself is to assist the straight-laced Doty on an article about the ‘explosion of overt homosexuality’.

Monsoon Memories is an unforgettable journey through a mesmerizing, passionate land of contrasts – with a family whose story will touch your heart. Anyone who enjoys the storytelling of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain, or Dorothy Koomson will love this. Exiled from her family in India for more than a decade, Shirin and her husband lead a comfortable but empty life in London. Memories of her childhood – exotic fragrances, colours, stifling heat and tropical storms – fill Shirin with a familiar and growing ache for the land and the people that she loves.

You will find this book, although an exciting narrative, has an unpolished feel, because it was published in June of 1918, while Mr. Hall was a captive in a German POW camp. When he was captured behind enemy lines, the book was still a work in progress.

Tucked away in a near-derelict library in the center of London, The House of Marvellous Books is a publishing house on the brink of financial disaster. With assistant Ursula asleep at her desk, head publisher Gerard going health and safety mad, and chief editor Drusilla focused on finding a supposedly priceless but famously missing manuscript, there is hardly anyone left to steer the ship. Young Mortimer Blackley, assistant editor, charts the descent of the House in his logbook as it lurches from one failure to the next.

Fünf Jahreszeiten einer Liebe. Eine überwältigende Geschichte. Eine unglaubliche Geschichte. Und doch eine wahre Geschichte. Alles beginnt mit einer großen Liebe. "Sowohl als auch" heißt das Café in Prenzlauer Berg, in dem Syd Theo kennenlernt. Theo ist Filmemacher, alleinstehend, charismatisch. Syd weiß sofort, dass es die Art von Liebe ist, die sie vermutlich nur einmal erleben wird. Die beiden bekommen ein Kind, ziehen zusammen, erleben großes Glück und überstehen kleine Krisen. Doch dann erhält Theo eine niederschmetternde Diagnose: ALS.

Three strangers all caught in the deep end... but can they help each other float through? After tragically losing her husband and being left a single mother to two children, Gabriella has only one escape for herself - swimming at a local London lido to clear her mind. A constant stream of both new and familiar faces visit the lido like Gabriella, but she doesn't suspect any are suffering quite like her until she meets Helen - who swims to escape her emotionless husband, and Ian - who feels lost in the deep end after becoming unemployed and unable to tell his husband.

Den vackra, föräldralösa Millie får en enkel och kärleksfull uppfostran av den barska men godhjärtade lumphandlerskan Agnes "Tras-Aggie" Winkowski. Möjligheten att jobba som barnflicka på en herrgård gör att Millie kan bidra till uppehället, tills en dramatisk och skrämmande händelse förändrar allt. Catherine Cookson föddes 1906 i South Shields och dog 1998 i Newcastle-upon-Tyne. "Kate Hannigan", hennes första roman, utkom 1949.

Two rivals. One winner. Fresh off his fourth-place finish in his first Olympic final, British long jumper Adam Lowe finds himself standing face-to-face with the man who beat him to a medal. Little does he know, this chance encounter will spark a rivalry that, for Lowe, will become all-consuming. Through epic victories and crushing defeats, Lowe pushes himself to the brink, testing his mental, physical, professional, and personal limits.

If you keep dangerous secrets you’ll pay the ultimate price... In the South of France, playground of the rich and famous, world renowned chef Dexter Franklin is organising a night to remember. As he opens the doors to his exclusive restaurant for the first time, he’s handpicked a list of guests, as hot and dazzling as the St Tropez sun itself: Mew Stanton: Fashionable, beautiful and a notorious TV chef, Dexter’s ex-girlfriend has all the ingredients for success. As her books fly off the shelves, a secret from her past is about to surface with explosive consequences.

Historian roskakorissa vain patsailla on päät harteillaan. Amerikkalainen Paul Herzog muuttaa Budapestiin yliopiston opettajapestin vuoksi. Pikkuhiljaa Paulille valkenee että kaupungissa on jotain hämärää: kadun nimet vaihtuvat yön aikana, kotitalon kerroksien määrä vaihtelee päivästä toiseen. Tuttu raitiovaunureitti päättyy seinään. Paul tutustuu yläkerran naapuriin, kansannousun kokeneeseen Ishmael Gáboriin, joka vie Paulin kaupungin ulkopuolelle Tonavan saarelle kokoontuvan Syyskuun jumalat -nimisen ryhmän iltamiin.

Als Ferdinand von einem "Sommer auf dem Meer" sprach, hatte Nora etwas anderes im Sinn: weniger abgelegen, weniger beruflich. Auch Franziska ahnte nicht, worauf sie sich einließ, als ihr Mann Kilian einen Urlaub zu siebt ankündigte: mit seinem Chef Walter Bronstein, Ferdinand Mattern, seinem größten Konkurrenten, den drei Ehefrauen und Walters Sohn David. Auf der luxuriösen Superyacht in den Philippinen mangelt es ihnen an nichts, es könnte eine entspannte Zeit sein, aber die Gäste ahnen: Bei diesem Trip geht es um mehr, um etwas Großes. Nur worum genau, das scheint keiner zu wissen.