Résultats pour "Rose" dans Vie de famille

"Peu après la sortie de mon premier roman, "Le cœur cousu", une lectrice m'a raconté une coutume espagnole dont j'ignorais l'existence : dans la sierra andalouse où étaient nées ses aïeules, quand une femme sentait la mort venir, elle brodait un coussin en forme de cœur qu'elle bourrait de bouts de papier sur lesquels étaient écrits ses secrets. A sa mort, sa fille aînée en héritait avec l'interdiction absolue de l'ouvrir. J'ai métamorphosé cette lectrice en personnage.

Now a major motion picture, The Roses, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, Warren Adler’s iconic 1980s tale of a crumbling marriage―an era’s defining portrait of a macabre divorce. “Terrifying, black-humored, black-hearted and bristling.” ―Gillian Flynn, New York Times...

QUINN DAVIS shatters the norm. She's successful in the traditionally male-dominated wine world. She'll do anything for a hunk of swoon-worthy cheese. And she only dates married men, a practice designed to evade love and protect her battered heart. But even as a mistress, Quinn has rules. No meddling in happy marriages. No men with young kids. No falling in love. And absolutely, unequivocally, no gigantic panties on a date. She prefers her men the way she likes her food and wine — enticing, intoxicating and utterly delicious.

There have been a few changes at Little Eleigh Manor in the last 18 months. Evie and Lukas are engaged and bringing up their young daughter, Alba; Gertie is back from her travels and is running Hamilton Roses with her sisters; and Julian has opened Rose Garden Antiques in the recently restored north wing. But the unexpected arrival of Uncle Portland upsets the festive mood, and Celeste becomes anxious when he starts poking around disused rooms and scouring the attics.

Gray Rutherford had it all—a thriving business, a luxurious home, and a family he adored. Yet, when his wife Rose leaves him after twenty years of marriage, he's forced to face the bitter truth: he's taken her devotion for granted. Confronted with his failings, Gray embarks on a desperate journey to reclaim the love of his life and prove that she is indispensable to him.

“Marigold was absorbed in her book; she had gotten as far as the V.” So begins Marigold and Rose, Louise Glück’s astonishing chronicle of the first year in the life of twin girls. Imagine a fairy tale that is also a multigenerational saga; a piece for two hands that is also a symphony; a poem that is also, in the spirit of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, an incandescent act of autobiography. Here are the elements you’d expect to find in a story of infant twins—but more than that, Marigold and Rose is an investigation of the great mystery of language and of time itself.

Weihnachten ist für Roswitha die Mutter aller Feste, deshalb ist sie fest entschlossen, mit ihrer Familie diesmal das ultimative Weihnachtsfest zu feiern. Doch das stellt sich als schwieriger heraus als gedacht, denn ihre Kinder haben andere Pläne und auch sie selbst ist in ihrem neuen Leben noch nicht ganz angekommen. Hat sie im Vorjahr die richtigen Entscheidungen getroffen? Tochter Tini ist mittlerweile flügge, Sohn Felix ist Vater geworden. Am liebsten möchte Roswitha das Rad der Zeit anhalten – doch das dreht sich unbarmherzig weiter.

Roswitha und Vicky sind Zwillingsschwestern, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Vicky, lebensfroh und tatkräftig, ist eine erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau, und obwohl sie erst vor Kurzem ihren Mann verloren hat, sieht sie vertrauensvoll in die Zukunft. Roswitha hat scheinbar alles, um glücklich zu sein – ein großes Haus, Familie und einen Job in der Firma ihres Mannes. Ein Schicksalsschlag führt die beiden nach langer Zeit wieder zusammen. Vicky stellt bald fest, dass ihre Schwester mit ihrem Leben unzufrieden ist.

Jonathan e Barbara Rose hanno all'apparenza un matrimonio perfetto: una villa di lusso piena di oggetti di antiquariato, due carriere invidiabili, figli deliziosi e una Ferrari fiammante in garage. Una vita da sogno, insomma, finché Jonathan non viene colpito da un improvviso malore e la facciata sfavillante del loro rapporto comincia a sgretolarsi. Dopo diciotto anni insieme, Barbara capisce di non amare più suo marito e decide di chiedere il divorzio. Jonathan non si oppone, ma nessuno dei due è disposto a lasciare la casa, simbolo del loro successo e, adesso, della loro rovina.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Mercies; and Stitches, a wise and witty novel about motherhood. Look out for Anne's next book, Hallelujah Anyway, coming in 2017. In Anne Lamott’s wise and witty novel, the growing pains of motherhood are portrayed with...

Nestled at the foot of Pine Mountain, Rose Hill has one traffic light, one patrol car, and one cold-blooded killer. When rich and rotten Theo Eldridge is found bludgeoned to death in the local veterinary clinic, Rose Hill police chief Scott Gordon is forced to work with ambitious county investigator Sarah Albright. Unfortunately Sarah seems more interested in seducing Scott than in solving the crime. Scott's crazy about Maggie Fitzpatrick, but she's still grieving over the mysterious disappearance of the love of her life.

Roisin O’Mara. Rosi regrets a lot of things. She regrets having just scoffed the out-of-date chocolate bar she found down the bottom of her bag and the cheese she ate before bed the night before—it gave her the strangest dreams. Her mammy always told her not to eat cheese before bed. She should have listened, just like when Mammy asked if marrying Colin was the right choice because that’s her biggest regret.

Cassie Linden worries about every word she can’t remember, terrified of the early-onset Alzheimer’s that stole her mother. Now, recently divorced, she’s back home to care for her aging father, who can no longer manage his beloved bees. To pay for her dad’s care, she puts her misgivings aside and convinces him to sell to a developer who’s putting up a luxury project next door. She also enlists the help of beekeeper Glenn Marsden, who fiercely opposes development of this last open space in town.

Rose Barlow has loved and lost. She has done her fair share during the war and seen her dreams shattered. As the British class system crumbles Rose is determined not to return to service at Trenwith Estate instead, she’s keen to pursue new opportunities and her own happiness now the war is over. Luke Trenwith survived the war and has returned home as the next Trenwith Baronet. But the life he once accepted as his fate feels cold and empty. He is left wanting more. But has the world changed enough to allow him to live his dream?

A story of love, of family and conflict between generations, of magic, and of a hunt for lost riches. A mystery, a courtroom drama, and a revelation. A meditation at times poetical, at times satirical, on our way of life and our values.

Charlie Fightmaster is on the verge of achieving his lifelong dream—playing Major League Baseball. But when his younger sister needs him, he walks away from fame and returns home. There, a reclusive legend teaches him three secrets to finding harmony at the plate... and in life. As Charlie faces heartbreak and guilt, those lessons become his lifeline—not just to baseball, but to becoming the man he was meant to be.

After her twin sister, Chiara, goes missing at a mom-fluencer weekend, Adrienne Shaw will find her no matter what it takes. They may have been on the outs, but no one comes for her sister and gets away with it. It’s been a year, the authorities have no answers, and her brother-in-law is useless in the matter. It’s time for Adrienne to take the case into her own hands. Following in Chiara’s last footsteps, Adrienne goes undercover, infiltrating the same influencer retreat as the last thing she wants to be: an Instamommy.

Calla ist bereit für einen Neuanfang! Nachdem sie sich lange um ihre kranke Mutter gekümmert hat, will die junge Gartenbauingenieurin den Schritt in ein neues Leben wagen und die Welt bereisen. Doch manchmal liegt das Abenteuer näher als gedacht. Denn plötzlich steht Calla in dem idyllischen Städtchen Wiltshire ihrer Jugendliebe Rowan gegenüber – einem verschlossenen Buchhändler und Single Dad. Obwohl er nur für seinen kleinen Sohn da sein will, krempelt Calla nicht nur seinen verwilderten Cottage-Garten, sondern auch Rowans Gefühle um. Dennoch wehren sich beide gegen die Anziehungskraft.

1715: With the country on the brink of rebellion, Dorothy Forster’s life at Bamburgh Hall is ruled by the men in her life – her feckless brothers stirring up trouble at court, her elderly father with his dangerous secrets and the man she loves who the world seems determined to keep her apart from. As tensions grow, Dorothy finds herself caught between the warring factions, danger everywhere. Then Dorothy discovers her family are the keepers of the legendary Rose, the talisman both sides believe will guarantee them victory in this deadly conflict.

Ruby lives on a run-down, crime-infested estate in Manchester, with Stella, her feckless, self-centred mother. Rosie, Ruby’s cousin, leads a middle-class existence but feels suffocated by her domineering mother, Doreen. Although Stella and Doreen have little in common, they share the inability to show the love that their daughters deserve. Meanwhile, Olivia, a member of the elite Cheshire set, is aloof and distant, rattling around in her sprawling mansion, attending charity functions and hosting infamous bridge nights.