Résultats pour "Art" dans Vie de famille

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.

A betrayed political trophy wife falls for a much younger man and reconsiders her ideas of life and love in this fun, steamy novel—perfect for fans of Tia Williams and Shonda Rhimes. "The Art of Scandal hit every beat for me. This wildly steamy, utterly heartwarming novel is all about finding...

A musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful novel of hope, perseverance, and love. A SWEEPING NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES. Song is a nobody—just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeastern China—but her...

When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be - until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the listener’s belief in the power of love to move mountains.

Nina McCarrick has it all: a loving husband, two beautiful boys, a well-appointed home and more time than she knows what to do with. Life is perfect. Until her husband, Finn, is killed in a car accident and everything Nina thought she could rely on unravels.

When Olivia Shaw’s mother dies, the sophisticated food editor is astonished to learn she’s inherited a centuries-old English estate—and a title to go with it. Raw with grief and reeling from the knowledge that her reserved mother hid something so momentous, Olivia leaves San Francisco and crosses the pond to unravel the mystery of a lifetime. One glance at the breathtaking Rosemere Priory and Olivia understands why the manor, magnificent even in disrepair, was the subject of her mother’s exquisite paintings. What she doesn’t understand is why her mother never mentioned it.

Mattie Wallace has really screwed up this time. Broke and knocked up, she's got all her worldly possessions crammed into six giant trash bags and nowhere to go. Try as she might, Mattie can no longer deny that she really is turning into her mother, a broken alcoholic who never met a bad choice she didn't make. When Mattie gets news of a possible inheritance left by a grandmother she's never met, she jumps at this one last chance to turn things around.

Since a solo plane crash killed her husband two years ago, Annabelle Murphy has found solace in raising her two children. Just when she thinks the grief is behind her, she receives news that the wreckage of the plane has been discovered - and that her husband did not die alone. He was with another woman. Suddenly Annabelle is forced to question everything she once held true.

In this “delicate slow burn of a novel” (Jan Carson), a woman’s marriage and career are threatened by an old indiscretion just as she receives the opportunity of a lifetime—from the award–winning author of the “extraordinary” (Colum McCann) Dinosaurs on Other Planets. Nessa...

For two first-class years, Joan Freeley had it all: the perfect family, the best art dealer in Manhattan, and the admiration of famous friends. Her adoring husband and two handsome sons attended her first gallery show in matching khakis and blue blazers. "An Interesting Talent Makes Its Debut," declared the New York Times. Then, as if her success were nothing more than a booking error, Joan's life got downgraded. A brutal divorce led to paintings too bitter to sell and a career stuck firmly in coach.

Vom St. Petersburg der Zarenzeit über das Deutschland des Zweiten Weltkriegs bis in ein Norwegen der nahen Zukunft erzählt Maja Lunde von drei Familien, dem Schicksal einer seltenen Pferderasse und vom Kampf gegen das Aussterben der Arten. Wie verändert sich das Ganze, wenn ein Teil verschwindet? Ein bewegender, großer Roman über Freiheit und Verantwortung, die große Gemeinschaft der Lebewesen und die alles entscheidende Frage: Reicht ein Menschenleben, um die Welt für alle zu verändern?

When Eden Wells returns to her Southern hometown for her grandmother’s funeral, she doesn’t expect to inherit a locked trunk filled with strange heirlooms and long-buried secrets. A crimson scarf. A broken comb. A mirror locket. Each object awakens visions—ancestral memories that reveal the untold stories of the women in Eden’s family line. Guided by cryptic journal entries and a secret spiritual sisterhood known as The Circle, Eden must uncover the truth about her bloodline before history repeats itself.

Two years after her husband's death, kindergarten teacher Brooklyn Harvey is leaving Hope Springs for her in-laws' vineyard in Italy - with no plans of coming back. That is, until she meets a disarmingly sexy biker-turned-chocolatier. He might be the man of her dreams, but he's also the father of one of her students; as such, he's strictly off-limits.

Raised during the Great Depression and coming of age during WWII, this poignant story follows a brother and sister who, though bound by shared past, yearn for very different futures. Left on their own for much of their childhood, they develop an unshakable bond and resilience to face life’s challenges head on. Through years of separation and personal struggles, their connection endures, proving that ties of family are as enduring as the roots from which they grow.

Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that seduces beautiful Connie into a second date...and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades later, they live more or less happily in the London suburbs with their moody seventeen year-old son, Albie. Then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce. The timing couldn’t be worse. Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the world’s greatest works of art as a family, and she can’t bring herself to cancel. And maybe going ahead is for the best anyway? Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage, and might even help him to bond with Albie. Narrated from Douglas’s endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, Us is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves, and learning how to get closer to a son who’s always felt like a stranger.

«Vivo con Danny, y he aprendido tanto de él... he aprendido los principios para ser un buen piloto de carreras. Equilibrio, anticipación, paciencia. Éstas son lecciones muy importantes, tanto para la vida como para una pista de carreras. Danny es un verdadero campeón, aunque no todos lo vean así, porque Danny tiene responsabilidades. Tiene a su hija Zoë, y tiene a su esposa Eve. Y me tiene a mí. Lo que más me gusta es correr por la hierba con la cabeza baja, sintiendo cómo las gotas de agua del rocío me salpican la cara. Me gusta correr y sentir todos los olores, toda la vida.

Diese wunderschöne Sammlung von Siegfried Lenz' Weihnachtsgeschichten ist für alle, die sich an gemütlichen Winterabenden verzaubern lassen wollen - oder sich rund ums Jahr nach eben jenen Abenden sehnen. Neben seiner beliebten Weihnachtsgeschichte "Das Wunder von Striegeldorf", die von zwei Männern erzählt, die alles daran setzen, die Feiertage nicht in ihrer Zelle verbringen müssen, beinhaltet dieses Hörbuch zwei weitere Erzählungen, die den risikoreichen Job des Weihnachtsmanns und die Schönheit aber auch Gefahren von zugefrorenen Seen thematisieren.

Kaufe ich mir dafür eine Teekanne? Eine rosa Geldbörse? Oder lade ich meine Freundinnen zum Essen ein? Kotoko, die Matriarchin der Familie Mikuriya, ist überzeugt: Wie man diese eher kleine Summe ausgibt, sagt viel über die eigene Persönlichkeit aus. Und ihre Enkelin Miho stellt fest, dass da etwas dran sein muss ...

The Gift is a magical, fable-like Christmas story from Cecelia Ahern, the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of P.S. I Love You and Thanks for the Memories. The story of Lou Suffern, a successful executive frustrated by the fact that he spends more time in the office than with his...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy delivers another “luminous, unforgettable, and perfectly rendered” (Dennis Lehane) novel—a poignant and probing psychological drama that follows the lives of three siblings in the wake of a violent crime. One September...