Showing results by publisher "SAGA Egmont" in Contemporary Fiction

"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.

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.

"Address Book" is the new work of fiction by the Costa-shortlisted author of "Skin Lane". Neil Bartlett’s cycle of stories takes us to seven very different times and situations: from a new millennium civil partnership celebration to erotic obsession in a Victorian tenement, from a council-flat bedroom at the height of the AIDS crisis to a doctor’s living-room in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, they lead us through decades of change to discover hope in the strangest of places.

"It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... except a clot of blood, creeping up from Ted's leg to his brain, to kill him as he slept..." Recently widowed Philly keeps dreaming of her dead husband Ted – strange dreams of a paranormal alternate reality: why is her new husband Robbie so interested in them? He works for a mysterious genetic research company called Portal Inc. But what exactly is Robbie's job? Did he seduce Philly by feeding her experimental new drugs? Was Ted's death intended? Such suspicions make Philly doubt her own sanity.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Katherine Mansfield was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction, and one of New Zealand's best known authors. "At the Bay" is a story from her collection "The Garden Party".

"Prelude" is a 1918 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published by the Hogarth Press in July 1918, and later reprinted in "Bliss and Other Stories".

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.

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.

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.

Zeer tegen haar zin wordt Kristina gebombardeerd tot cursusleider van een cursus Antiek herkennen. Ze wil helemaal geen nieuwe mensen leren kennen en thuis is ze het meest op haar gemak. Maar is dat wel zo? Welke geheimen draagt ze met zich mee? Martin en Maria, een echtpaar van middelbare leeftijd, worstelen met hun slechtlopende relatie. De cursus is een laatste redmiddel om hun huwelijk te lijmen. Klara, een jonge, onzekere, alleenstaande moeder, wint de cursus bij toeval in een wedstrijd. Kan ze haar winst misschien verkopen, zodat ze er zelf niet naartoe hoeft?

Instinctieve moederliefde. Dat is het enige waar Ines haar doorzettingsvermogen uitput en zich door niets of niemand laat tegenhouden om haar ontvoerde zoon weer in haar armen te mogen sluiten. De Tunesische Ines komt via Italië illegaal Europa binnen om naar Berlijn af te reizen. Onderweg ontmoet ze mensen waarbij ze genoodzaakt is om hun te vertrouwen, ze is inmiddels helemaal alleen. Door de mysterieuze verhalen van deze vreemden, moet Ines zelf de waarheid proberen te achterhalen. Maar of dat haar naar haar zoon zal leiden, is nog maar de vraag.

Пътят ни среща с Виктория, която бяга от настоящето си, с Борис, който се крие от грешките си, с Елица, Панчо, Звездобореца и Скалата. Маршрутът им е най-дългият в България - от Ком до Емине. Целта им е привидно ясна.

Zbiór opowiadań o doświadczeniach granicznych, które trudno nazwać i pojąć. To sytuacje, które wymagają odwagi do wykroczenia poza utarte schematy. Można je przeżyć jedynie w samotności i ciszy. Rodzinne napięcia i ukryte w prozie życia ludzkie dramaty autorka nierzadko okrasza czarnym humorem. Opowiadania skłaniają do refleksji i nie sposób przejść obok nich obojętnie. Karina Obara (ur. 1974 r.) - autorka powieści obyczajowych i kryminalnych.

Debiutujący poeta ma okazję po raz pierwszy zaprezentować swoją twórczość przed publicznością. Wychodzi z domu pełny nadziei, wraca z podbitym okiem, rozczarowany środowiskiem, ale wsparcie rodziny nie pozwala mu się poddać. Młoda dziewczyna błąka się o poranku po okolicznych śmietnikach w poszukiwaniu odpadków do zjedzenia. Nie ma wiele czasu, musi zdążyć na pierwszą lekcję do szkoły. Świetnie się uczy, ale warunki życiowe nie pozwalają jej na rozwój. Tych dwoje pochodzi z różnych, skonfliktowanych ze sobą światów.