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It is 1964 and fun-loving Rita has her dream job, working as a nanny for a huge popstar and his family. At first it seems great fun. The house is always full of glamorous people and parties, but soon she begins to worry for the children, who are neglected and crave stability. As if this wasn't enough to contend with, her employer, Cameron Knight, is spending a lot of time in the nursery – and not for the children. Can she keep herself and her charges safe in this chaotic household?

Christmas at Sconset Beach—Where family tensions run high, miracles happen, and hearts heal In Ainsley Keaton's eighth installment of the Sconset Beach series, Sarah's happiness at her thriving winery is shattered when her stepdaughter Julia's aunt threatens to take custody. As Sarah fights...

Friendship, love, and self-discovery collide as a group of friends embarks on a Malibu adventure The Malibu Girls follows the gang as they embark on a new adventure in Los Angeles. Willow, immersed in writing a screenplay about Zelda Fitzgerald, finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Jackson Flynn...

A journey of love, loss, and the magic that binds them together In Ainsley Keaton's sixth installment of the Beachfront Sunsets series, two women navigate the complexities of love, loss, and new beginnings. Sarah embarks on a poignant journey with her dying love, Max, and his young daughter...

Jake and his mother escaped from danger. Again. New names. New town. Avoid drawing attention. This was the life that he knew. Until he meets Brooke. She’s restless, unpredictable, and carrying more than she lets on—the kind of person who laughs too easily, and falls apart when no one is looking. What forms between them isn’t simple. It isn’t safe. But it’s real.

Brought to you by Penguin. The tale of female camaraderie and bravery from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon. When one woman's attempt to help the war effort from her sleepy Devon village is thwarted, she is determined to fight back! September 1940: When Isabel Thaxley becomes homeless and...

A heartwarming and hilarious novel about unexpected friendships and new beginnings from the bestselling British author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up. Liv Brooks is in shock. Newly divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively trades her fast-paced London life for the tranquil hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they seem. Feeling lost and lonely, she adopts Harry, a grumpy old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company while she renovates the dilapidated cottage she has optimistically taken on.

Das echte Leben ist eine herbe Enttäuschung. Leonie, genannt Leo, will sich nach der Schule kopfüber in die Freiheit stürzen und landet stattdessen auf dem Boden der Realität. Streit mit der Mutter, Strafanzeige gegen den Vater und Ferientage mit dem kleinen Bruder, statt ein Sommer mit Olli, der sie erst geküsst und dann sitzengelassen hat. Hin- und hergerissen zwischen dem Wunsch, sich ins Leben zu werfen und der Angst vor dem Absturz, beginnt für Leo ein unvergesslicher Sommer, in dem sie lernt, was es bedeutet, mutig zu sein.

Während Irmi 1956 in einem wohlhabenden Kölner Haushalt zur Welt kommt, stehen die Vorzeichen für Linda, die in Hamburg geboren wird, denkbar schlecht. Einige Jahre später treffen die beiden Mädchen in der Schule aufeinander, und trotz ihrer sehr unterschiedlichen Herkunft werden sie beste Freundinnen. Jede muss auf ihre Weise mit der abwesenden Mutter in ihrem Leben klarkommen. Von den bewegten Sechzigern bis zur Wiedervereinigung und dem Ende des Jahrtausends bilden sie füreinander die wichtigste Konstante.

Forty-year-old Faye Lawson is falling back in love with life at last. Finally divorced from her cheating husband, she has turned her back on the UK and has been living the Greek dream in Corfu managing a beautiful traditional boutique hotel. Twenty-something ex-professional basketball player Kostas Petsas's life, as he has always known it, is over. Having to take early-retirement because of injury, he's at a loss as to what to do next. But when a piece of land in Corfu comes on the market, it seems this might be the perfect fit.

In a near future where memory can be preserved and revisited, the past is no longer something people simply carry; it is something they can return to. Obe Wise is nearing eighty, living quietly in a transformed Washington where life has grown safer, longer, and strangely flatter. When news arrives that his oldest friend has died, Obe receives an unexpected inheritance. What begins as an act of remembrance slowly unsettles the story Obe has told himself about his life, his friendships, and the choices that shaped them.

Housewife and mother of two, Mitzy Barlow is tired of the stifling monotony of her everyday life. With a husband who brushes off all affection and a routine that leaves her bored out of her mind, playing pretend is no longer enough. To help make ends meet, she hosts Tupperware parties, selling...

Lifelong friends Lori Graham and Stephanie Lyle are sitting on the balcony of Lori's flat in Glasgow, chatting, drinking, enjoying the summer's warmth. Until the peace is shattered by the sound of gunshots from a drive-by shooting. Running to investigate, the women find both their worlds shattered. One of their sons is the shooter, and one is the victim. As Lori and Stephanie try and pick through the pieces, they discover that they themselves hold the key to why their boys have turned on each other.

Can two women save each other from the ghosts of their past or will history claim them both? From the war-shadowed streets of Eastern Europe to the uneasy calm of American suburbs, CHOSEN FAMILY follows Perle, a child shaped by danger, loss, and the fierce love of a father torn away in the night. When she meets Myrna wild, brilliant, and unstoppable they are bound instantly, two girls clinging to each other in a world that has already taken too much.

Liées par l’amitié, mais séparées par choix, Louise de Chaulieu et Renée de Maucombe sont jeunes et quittent leur couvent avec des rêves de bonheur très différents. À travers une série de lettres intimes, elles se confient leurs espoirs, leurs déceptions et leur désillusion grandissante à l’aube de l’âge adulte.

Lucy Porter’s historical feminist comedy about a group of teenage girls in 18th Century Edinburgh Laugh out loud at this brilliant listen from the queen of comedy, Lucy Porter. Set in Edinburgh at the dawn of the Enlightenment, the boundaries of philosophical, scientific and artistic endeavour...

Madrid, 1991. Sette donne molto diverse tra loro si incontrano in una piccola accademia di cucito. Ognuna ha un motivo diverso per imparare a cucire e tra stoffe, cartamodelli e spilli, entreranno in contatto con parti di sé che credevano dimenticate, scoprendo il potere terapeutico dell'amicizia e imbastendo il racconto dei loro amori, dei loro dolori e dei segreti più reconditi. Le loro voci si intrecciano in una storia in grado di mostrarci che, nel cucito come nella vita, si sbaglia e si impara sempre, punto dopo punto, passo dopo passo.

Sicilia, 1894. Rossella osserva sua madre immergersi nell'azzurro per raggiungere sul fondale la Pinna nobilis, il mollusco che produce la seta del mare. Un giorno, però, accade qualcosa di irraccontabile. Rossella osserva, dalla riva, una vita che si spezza. La gola si chiude per lo spavento e la sua voce scompare. Anni dopo, in una città dell'entroterra, la ragazza trascorre il tempo che le resta tra le mura dell'Opera pia, una struttura per "donne traviate" gestita da suore severe e austere.

‘There’s just one other thing I need to ask you about, our Thursday night Slow Cooker Supper Club…’ When professional housesitter Erin moves into Marie’s cosy home at Station Cottages while the widow takes a four-month cruise, the job seems pretty easy: 1. Stay in the house to take...

En su lectura estaremos presentes en la vida cotidiana de la Grecia del siglo II, sintiendo sus estaciones, el olor de sus campos, viendo el horizonte de su mar y asombrándonos al ver un ladrón, unos jóvenes de la ciudad que se divierten o el sibilino acercamiento de un pederasta. En una traducción actual, sin censura y fiel al original griego, ofrecemos una de las primeras novelas. Ahí empieza a tomar fuerza la capacidad de colocar al lector en la experiencia cotidiana de una época.