Titres dans Vie urbaine

Syv ganske almindelige menneskers livshistorier, drømme og håb væves ind i hinanden med samlingspunkt i den bustur, de i fællesskab foretager hver fredag fra arbejdet i Dublin og hjem til deres barndoms landsby.

Alt forandrer sig i Rossmore. Efter et økonomisk boom i Irland er byen ikke længere en søvnig landsby, men et blomstrende sted, så travl, at der måske skal anlægges en ny omfartsvej. Indbyggerne er dybt splittede, især fordi den nye vej skal gå gennem Hvidtjørneskoven, lige præcis hvor Skt. Annas Kilde ligger. Nogle mener, at kilden har mirakuløse kræfter – andre, at det er noget overtroisk sludder. Fader Flynn vakler både i sit virke som præst i et stadig mere verdsligt Irland og mellem de to sider i kampen om den nye vej.

Millioner af rejsende tager hver dag med Londons undergrundsbane fra sted til sted - måske fra deres hjem til arbejdspladsen. Millioner af anonyme passagerer, der ikke kender noget som helst til hinandens liv og færden. Det er disse navnløse rejsende, som Maeve Binchy puster liv i med en række bevægende og sørgmuntre episodefortællinger. Der er f.eks. den mystiske sekretær, der hver dag stiger på toget på stationen Notting Hill og vogter omhyggeligt på sine livshemmeligheder, og der er Adam, som mellem to stationer - bogstaveligt talt - skifter retning i sit liv, og på stationen Holborn finder der et skæbnesvangert møde sted.

Dublin Fortælllinger består af fire lange historier, der centrerer sig omkring den fashionable del af Dublin. En kvinde fra det bedre borgerskab underholder sin ægtemands elskerinde under et middagsselskab. En pige fra landet reflekterer over glæderne ved storbylivet. En ung student må forholde sig til problemerne ved en ufrivillig graviditet. En fordrukken fotograf forsøger at genskabe sin noget vingeskudte karriere.

Da Maeve Binchy døde i 2012 efterlod hun en samling noveller skrevet gennem hele sit lange virke. Disse historier er her samlet i Fortællinger fra Chestnut Street. I et fint kvarter i Dublin ligger Chestnut Street. Her møder vi mennesker fra vidt forskellige kår og med vidt forskellig tilgang til livet. Blandt andre Bucket Maguire, vinduespudseren, der må gå vidt for at beskytte sin søn; eller Nessa Byrne, hvis tante kommer på besøg fra USA hver sommer og vender op og ned på huset – og Nessas liv.

Da Kits mor forsvinder, tror Kit, det er selvmord og søger trøst hos den irske landsbys støtte - en eneboer-nonne. Under sin uddannelse i hotelbranchen møder Kit senere moderen i London.

For Kenyatta, the living urban legend, the war is far from over. With new recruits bolstering his army, he's ready to take down the drug pushers destroying his. This time the battle is moving out of the streets and heading west, where he faces off with his arch enemy in a brutal showdown in Vegas, high atop a glittering hotel. One bullet, one hit, one survivor—winner takes all.

Ars Baylock is a renegade, antisocial and domineering. He's also a math savant and highly intelligent ... and a high level hacker going by the hacker handle Ariez. The FBI want him, and they want him badly. They will use the replacement act to the Patriot Act to incarcerate him, with no lawyer, no phone call and no trial -- possibly for life. But can he use that incredible mind of his to get free?

From slim thick to curvy and voluptuous, Lyric Larson's a force behind the pen that she pushes as an author. But behind closed doors, she battles with insecurities which are always triggered by her unfaithful husband. While she's grinding and staying loyal to her marriage, her husband Chadd not only slides into bed with another woman but also gets himself mixed up with a mob. The consequences of his actions will fall back on Lyric, but oblivious to what's going on, she has no clue.

With the dark comedy and sharp observations of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton, a whip-smart and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about a disgraced, newly divorced journalist demoted to a “clickbait” job at a Manhattan tabloid. The first thing they tell you when you begin your training is...

Zach Post is an editor for It magazine with an impressive history: his father is a famous architect, his mother a socialite, and he has attended Colgate, Berkley, and Liverpool University. Or, at least that's what everyone thinks. When obnoxious new editor Mark Larkin is quickly promoted, Zach's secrets are threatened, and his future no longer seems bright. But he knows what to do-Mark Larkin must be eliminated.

Powerful urban fiction about a young grifter trying to find her way to legitimacy. Sandie Donovan is abandoned in her teen years by a neglectful father and it takes all her cleverness and resilience to survive and establish herself in New York City. Wiser than her years, her path toward the straight and narrow is circuitous as she seeks to take charge of her life.

Mark is the dominant alpha with a badge and a past he can't escape. The one who left me tangled in memories after a steamy night. Now, this muscular silver fox sets my heart racing.

Operated by the same family for more than a century, Midnight Blues may be fun for the locals and the tourists, but as of late, the club hasn’t been fun for its owner, Big Shirley Duncan, or her son Tyrese, descendants of the original proprietors. The pair finds themselves in the middle of a turf war between local politicians, developers, and a ruthless underworld boss, Jean LeBlanc, who is looking to make a name for himself. Afraid for the first time in her life that her family may lose control of The Blues, Big Shirley sends Tyrese to New York to see her brother-in-law, LC Duncan.

Dasia Harris lives an ordinary life in London. Well, ordinary for a woman determined to blend in at all costs. Once a gifted computer engineer, now Dasia eschews social media and takes one temporary, dead-end job after another. Because her mother was right: she's not to be trusted. When Dasia does what comes naturally to her, people get hurt.

Mein Name ist Alice Rush. Ich liebe gutes Essen, es gibt einem das Gefühl, lebendig zu sein. Nie hätte ich gedacht, dass ausgerechnet mein Job als Köchin mich dazu bringt, meine positive Meinung über Essen zu überdenken. Vielleicht liegt es aber auch nur am bekanntesten Restaurantbesitzer in New York und seiner schlechten Laune, sobald er mich sieht. Zu allem Übel soll ich auch noch seine Fake-Ehefrau spielen, damit er das Sorgerecht für seinen zuckersüßen Sohn behält.

""Funny, relatable fiction for anyone who thinks they're above the fray but still want to read all about it.""—People ""Heavenly hilarity for readers.""—Good Housekeeping A whip-smart, satirical romp through the minefield of modern motherhood, in the vein of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and...

Juniper Baker knows what loving someone who doesn't reciprocate that same love feels like. At seventeen-years-old, she was able to bounce back by finding solace in the people who loved her most. Ten years later, Juniper finds herself at a crossroads when the charming Brandon Morris reenters the picture, evoking emotions she's buried to the forefront. As the two reconnect, their past and present collide, leaving Juniper emotionally spent and ready to throw in the towel. But Brandon has other plans for her.

Three years after her fiancé was murdered, Gemma Morgan is, at last, starting to move on with her life. But just as she thinks everything is back on track, she realises the new man in her life seems to be hiding something big from her. Gemma’s hurled right back into her pit of despair, but is it just paranoia playing tricks on her? Only this time, it isn’t grief that consumes her – it’s fearing for her life.

Leipzig, nach dem Zeitenwechsel des Jahres 1989. Eine junge Frau in einer Altbauwohnung, mit Blick auf den größten Kopfbahnhof Europas. In einer hochsommerlichen Nacht beginnt sie, die Tapeten vergangener Generationen von den Wänden zu reißen; das robuste Sofa wird wie ein großes Tier zur Strecke gebracht. Alles soll anders werden. Auf und davon fliegt sie, gen Westen, in die geöffnete Welt. Amerika von Minneapolis bis San Francisco im Überflug, der fast schon endet in einem Secondhandladen voller alter Kleider der kurzen amerikanischen Geschichte.