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Depois do sucesso de O peso do pássaro morto e Pequena coreografia do adeus, Aline Bei volta a explorar temas como maternidade e infância em Uma delicada coleção de ausências, um romance emocionante sobre três mulheres—neta, avó e bisavó—que precisam conviver em suas individualidades enquanto dividem traumas e mágoas que perpassam gerações.

Party-planner, Jo Swainson takes pride in her optimistic outlook. Nearly fifty, she has come to terms with both her childlessness and the estrangement from her cold mother, Bobbi. But after being blindsided by Bobbi’s sudden dementia diagnosis, she’s devastated when her husband announces that he’s leaving to start a family with another.

Meryem has learned to look out for number one. Abducted as a teenager from England to Turkey, thirty years later she is finally free to live life on her own terms. She is divorced and wealthy, working a lucrative job in Dubai, when a whispered confession from her dying father turns her world upside down, and sets her on a path to discover the truth. The first step is a return to London, and her childhood friends, Alma and Sammy, with whom she embarks upon an impromptu 80s weekend.

"Als moeders dochters worden" neemt je mee naar een wereld van spirituele verbinding tussen moeder en dochter, vriendschappen, erotiek, levensvragen en de zoektocht naar jezelf. Het deels autobiografische verhaal speelt zich voornamelijk af tussen 2004 en 2009 in de omgeving van 't Gooi en Amsterdam.

The third gripping instalment of a wonderfully witty and brutally honest story of female friendship. Meet Helen In shock over Kay’s diagnosis, and still wounded after her blowout fight with Caro, she is lost without the comfort of their familiar friendship dynamic. Meet Caro Recovering from tragedy and resigned to a life of solitude, she is struggling to see the opportunity for happiness that has so unexpectedly arrived. Meet Kay Facing a terrifying future, she is consumed by one thought only. How to do the best for her son, while she still can.

Jerusalem, circa 33 AD: Dinah has long struggled to make peace with the violent loss of her only child during Herod's purge of Bethlehem. But the pain, sorrow, and anger remains. So when the man claiming to be Christ arrives with fanfare in Jerusalem and rumors swirl that He is the child Herod sought, Dinah has a choice. Remain aloof and protect her already battered heart? Or face the Man who changed everything? A story of enduring love, unspeakable loss, and abiding forgiveness, Rachel Weeps tells the tale of one mother finding the courage to face the past. A short book with a big heart.

Consumption drives everything and what we do with our mouths reveals the surprising depths of our secret hunger. MOUTH explores the American obsession with consumption. The characters in these ten stories are forced to confront who they become when they can't fill their emptiness. In “Hunger,” a newlywed desperate for motherhood secretly grapples with infertility and anorexia, while her husband trains as a competitive eater.

Una artista medio famosa anuncia su intención de cruzar el país en coche, de Los Ángeles a Nueva York. Afrontar un largo viaje por carretera parece un buen modo de repensarse a sí misma en el ecuador de su vida. Media hora después de despedirse de su marido y su hije, sin saber muy bien por qué decide salir de la autopista, echarse en la cama de un motel anodino y sumergirse en un apasionado replanteamiento vital que resulta ser el comienzo de un viaje totalmente diferente al planeado.

Nigeriana di nascita e americana di adozione, Chiamaka si porta appresso da sempre il nomignolo di Latteburro: è ricca, è bellissima, di mestiere viaggia comodamente da un posto all'altro ascoltando reportage leggeri sulla vita quotidiana nei luoghi del mondo. Ma che stia riferendo di un rave party a Budapest, delle rovine antiche e dei gabinetti moderni di Gede, o dei ristoranti rustici e un po' razzisti di Skopje, l'obiettivo della sua ricerca rimane altrove: un essere umano che la conosca fino in fondo e per sempre.

"Che vuoi fare da grande?" è la domanda più comune del mondo, tranne se a farla è una madre diversa dalle altre. Una che si trascina per casa con le gambe di piombo, che si veste di tutto punto solo quando piove per inzupparsi in giardino, che si rifugia a letto come fosse l'unico posto sicuro in compagnia dei suoi aiutini farmaceutici. Mentre i suoi coetanei giocano a fare gli adulti, lui spaesato cerca di capire cosa significhi diventare un uomo, in una casa dove gli uomini non ci sono neanche in fotografia e gli oggetti sembrano avere più vita delle persone.

To erase memories she’d long tried to bury, Lana Anderson returns to her late mother Helen’s old house in a quiet Ontario town. A hidden diary unveils painful truths: Helen’s initial lack of love for her newborn daughter and a forbidden love buried under fear and shame. Through each page, Lana grapples with anger, grief, and the slow unraveling of a mother who lived in silence, torn by her own contradictions. Her journey is an emotional odyssey, from resentment to belated empathy, as she learns to forgive both her mother and herself.

The heartwarming start to a brand-new series by multimillion-selling author Kate Hewitt, Wildflower Valley will introduce you to a wonderful community of quirky characters as you follow the Bryants on their homesteading adventure.

Some secrets refuse to stay buried… even in paradise. Rose is settling into being a newlywed and hosting guests at Seaview Bed & Breakfast on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. Whispers of spies on the island begin to circulate. Someone threatens to unmask them. Rose’s peaceful retreat risks becoming a battleground. At a lavish party, the hostess introduces a British couple to a Russian one, and the tension seethes. Recognition. Sizzling hostility. Delicious gossip makes the grapevine hum. Were the men spies on opposite sides? Or do the wives share a more dangerous past?

A girl takes on a series of identities to survive, shrouding herself in layers of secrets, until years later when she is forced to reckon with her past. On an ordinary day in an upscale Atlanta suburb, Maya is making breakfast for her two sons, when her husband drops a letter on the counter and asks a devastating question: Who is Sunny?

Competition for a bridal magazine cover unleashes mayhem, forcing a mastermind maid of honor to stop being a people pleaser and start figuring out what she wants out of life.

Wren and Thessaly collide when they land coveted jobs at a glamorous New York City boutique wine importer. Hardworking, by-the-book Wren comes from a modest background and has everything to prove, while Thessaly hails from a family of prestigious California growers—but she is plagued by self-doubt. Thrown together at work, where they’re expected to have exquisite palates, endless tolerance for alcohol and socializing, and the ability to sell, sell, sell, they regard each other with suspicion.

See through the illusion. It’s Mercury Retrograde again on the island. Hannah Skye and her Aunt Jewelia are hosting an exclusive dinner party at Skye Manor to celebrate the opening of the 9/9/9 portal. But something goes terribly wrong, and dinner guests are disappearing faster than Hannah and Jewelia can search for clues. Madame Morgan is in danger, and visiting Jezebelle has unearthed something she didn’t seek. A new sinister force is at play.

In her debut, captivating, genre-bending contemporary novel, Barbara Burton draws us into the world of her intrepid protagonist Skyler Bennett. Skyler Bennett is reclusive, lonely, and depressed living in a small town in Southern California. She takes walks with her black lab at night to find peace and escape thoughts of her abusive family and the death of her supportive husband. One late night, during her regular walk down Rushville Street, she observes a murder in progress. Her life takes a turn when the assailant sees her face.

The two girls sat in the back of the car, their destination unknown and their crimes worse than murder. In November 1979, Ailbe and Maire disappear from their rural village in Ireland, never to return. Pregnant out of wedlock, they are now outcasts from society. Believing they will at least have each other, the girls are devastated when Ailbe is dumped at the gates of a place known only as Bessborough, whilst Maire is forced to continue on to Dublin, to be cared for by the relatives of her married lover.

In One Desire, book one of The Mothers of Glendale Series, book four of the Glendale novels, Jari Cordel is feeling the ache of her empty nest following Jessica's move from D.C. Weighed down by things she’s kept hidden for years, she'll have to find the courage within to face them—or else let her deepest desires slip away forever.