DescriptionWith her unmatched gift for illuminating the joys and challenges of love and family, New York Times best-selling author Luanne Rice now gives listeners a mesmerizing new novel that reaches back into the past to find the key to a boundless future.
DescriptionHere's a delightful novel about letting go of youth and embracing the sassy curmudgeon within. Don't harass her about parasailing or taking Italian language courses. Forget about suggesting she join a gym. Marie Sharp may be a little creaky in the bone…
DescriptionJulia has given up on love in her middle age but is searching for a vanished brother and a lost identity. In doing so, she collides with Kitty, a woman of a different age, lifestyle and aspirations. The proof of Julia's identity lies somewhere under Kitty's home. The literal digging up of the past changes life for both of them, though what they eventually find is very different to their expectations.
DescriptionFran has a faithful second husband and a country home. Her best friend Allie works at the same agency in Covent Garden and is a voracious lover of many. Sam is Fran's country friend. All three women's lives are turned upside down.
DescriptionMeriel Evans has worked in her father's estate agency ever since she left school, and she is happy there. But she knows that the time has come for her to follow her own path, so she finds work with the Ace Estate Agency. She soon realises that the owner, George Dexter, and her father dislike each other intensely, though neither will explain why. When she discovers a house called Badgers Brook, she is determined to stay there even after she is unfairly dismissed from her new job. Then the bitter quarrel between Dexter and her father results in a secret from the past being revealed, and the well-being of Meriel's family is threatened.
DescriptionJan Hardy is left to look after her two young children, and to face her bitter mother-in-law alone. But she cannot continue to make a success of the crumbling Welsh farm and the life that goes with it. The only thing she knows about is handling horses. Jan is forced to move to Gloucestershire to be near her parents, increase her profile and raise her stakes as a horse racer, choosing also to look after problem horses and pursue her dream of gaining a training licence. This, she hopes, will truly secure a future for her children. As she begins to make her tentative mark on the predominantly male training scene, Jan encounters numerous setbacks from her family and considerable financial difficulties. And to make matters worse, certain characters seem determined to make her life as difficult as possible.
DescriptionLela lives in a fantasy world. It's the only way she can shut out the horror of her father's sexual abuse and his brutal murder of her mother. When she finally finds a loving adoptive family she buries her memories - even the memories of her sister Jolene pledging in a courtroom that she would some day come back for Lela. Then a strange man enters Lela's life, delivering a neglected child who needs her love, and Lela is forced to confront the past she tried not to acknowledge. Lela's attempt to carve a new future for herself and for a family that has blossomed out of ruin is a moving story. Author Nina Vida evokes a vivid picture of one woman's mastery of the challenges brought by change and calamity, and her struggle for a family member she forgot she had.
DescriptionThis sequel to Beaches picks up after the tragic death of Bertie Barron, who has entrusted the care of her daughter to her best friend, Cee Cee Bloom.
DescriptionAnn Beattie's poignant novel, Picturing Will, is a complex look at adulthood through the eyes of one remarkable child. The desperate, troubled adult characters emerge, collapse, and reemerge again, as if in a kaleidoscope, around the central figure of young Will. The details of these intertwined lives form a luminous, complex, often disturbing picture of modern family life, rendered with remarkable insight and power. Picturing Will ranks with the very best of Beattie's writing, blending a thoroughly original plot with truly unique characters and breathtakingly precise prose.
DescriptionAs Jan Hardy begins to recover from the wounds of the past, the stage is set for a fine year. A wedding is on the horizon, and with the appearance of a mysterious Cherokee Indian horse owner, Bobby Montana, things are looking exciting - until a sudden death throws Jan's world into turmoil. Soon, Jan finds not only her personal life in tatters but also her professional life, as her joy at winning at Cheltenham turns to horror after evidence of doping emerges. As old rivalries resurface and old relationships crumble, Jan must find new allies in her fight to clear her name, protect her family and sort out the inheritance. Jenny Pitman's fifth and most exciting novel yet is brimming with emotion and brilliantly portrayed characters.
