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The secrets that bind a family can also destroy a family. The absorbing story of a guesthouse keeper and his wife who attempt to start over, from devastatingly talented debut author Kali Napier

Ina, Anastasia og Evelyn — Mikkola-søstrene — er smukke, dannede og indtagende. I 1991 bliver deres opvækst uløseligt forbundet med Jonas Hassen Khemiri, hvis personlige erindringer væves ind og ud af søstrenes historie. De tre søstre er ikke blot de første andre halvtunesiske børn, Jonas møder, der er også en mystisk forbindelse mellem deres mor og hans egen far, en far, som det aldrig er lykkedes Jonas at gøre tilfreds. Og selvom søstrene pludselig forsvinder ud af hans liv, forbliver Jonas fascineret af dem de næste mange år. Jonas’ og søstrenes liv flettes sammen gennem nytårsfester, sprogkurser og livskriser, kærlighedsaffærer og tabte venskaber. Men mest gennem den mærkelige fornemmelse af, at deres liv styres af en forbandelse – alt hvad du elsker, skal du miste – som stammer fra et andet land og en anden tid.Historien udspiller sig på tværs af Sverige, Tunesien, Tyskland og New York fra 1991 til 2035 og udfolder uforglemmelige karakterer, steder og spørgsmål om, hvordan man bryder fri af fortiden, sprogets forhold til frihed og den forbandelse, der ubønhørligt bor i tidens gang.  SØSTRENE er en strålende opfindsom roman om tid og erindring, længsler og tab og søsterskabets komplekse og ubrydelige bånd.”En sand sproglig fryd at læse – det er skarpt, sorgfuldt og vældigt underholdende.”– SR Kulturnytt

Ein prachtvolles Kaufhaus, die Liebe zum falschen Mann und ein gefährliches Geheimnis …Das große Finale der Familiensaga um die drei Schwestern vom Kaufhaus KAWAWürzburg, 1933: Als Jüngste der Familie Wagner ist Maria verwöhnt und von allen geliebt. Als sie bei der Arbeit im Kaufhaus ihrer Schwester Edgar kennenlernt und die beiden sich heimlich näherkommen, könnte ihr Glück vollkommen sein. Doch von einen Tag auf den anderen verlässt Edgar sie und heiratet stattdessen ihre große Schwester Katharina. Marias Schock ist umso größer, als sie zudem feststellt, dass sie schwanger ist. Um die Schande zu verbergen und sich eine stabile Familie aufzubauen, heiratet sie kurzentschlossen einen anderen. Doch als Edgar in den Krieg geschickt wird, spürt Maria, wem ihr Herz wirklich gehört …Dies ist eine überarbeitete Neuausgabe des bereits erschienenen Titels Zeit des Wandels.Alle Bände der Reihe können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Ich kann die komplette Reihe nur jedem Liebhaber von Familiensagas ans Herz legen!"„Mitreißend erzählt und dadurch fesselnd bis zur letzten Seite."„Liebe, Drama und deutsche Geschichte in einer perfekten Mischung vereint!"„Eine bewegende Familien- und Liebesgeschichte, an die ich noch lange denken werde."„emotional, spannend und super recherchiert"

New Zealand, 1893. Fyrre år efter at hendes mormor, den smukke Gwyneira McKenzie, rejste fra Wales til den anden ende af jorden for at gifte sig med en velhavende fårebaron, er barnebarnet Elaine O’Keefe familiens lysende håb. Hun har ikke kun arvet sin bedstemors røde hår, men også hendes store hjerte og kærlighed til New Zealand.Da den flotte, unge irer William Martyn dukker op, giver hun hurtigt efter for hans charme, uden at spekulere over, hvorvidt hans hensigter er oprigtige. Og hun får sit hjerte knust, da Kura Warden, hendes kusine af maoriafstamning, kommer på visit og tiltrækker Williams opmærksomhed.Med New Zealands mægtige natur som baggrundstæppe må de to unge kvinder kæmpe for at finde fodfæste. Men selv ved verdens ende er der kærlighed, eventyr og varigt venskab at vinde – hvis ellers de tør stole på sig selv og hinanden.MAORIERNES SANG – del 2 er fjerde bind i Sarah Larks storslåede New Zealand-saga

New Zealand, 1893. Fyrre år efter at hendes mormor, den smukke Gwyneira McKenzie, rejste fra Wales til den anden ende af jorden for at gifte sig med en velhavende fårebaron, er barnebarnet Elaine O’Keefe familiens lysende håb. Hun har ikke kun arvet sin bedstemors røde hår, men også hendes store hjerte og kærlighed til New Zealand.Da den flotte, unge irer William Martyn dukker op, giver hun hurtigt efter for hans charme, uden at spekulere over, hvorvidt hans hensigter er oprigtige. Og hun får sit hjerte knust, da Kura Warden, hendes kusine af maoriafstamning, kommer på visit og tiltrækker Williams opmærksomhed.Med New Zealands mægtige natur som baggrundstæppe må de to unge kvinder kæmpe for at finde fodfæste. Men selv ved verdens ende er der kærlighed, eventyr og varigt venskab at vinde – hvis ellers de tør stole på sig selv og hinanden.MAORIERNES SANG – del 1 er tredje bind i Sarah Larks storslåede New Zealand-saga

Not all villains are created equal, and not all secrets stay buried forever."THIS one is my favorite. I say that about every book in The Millennium Series, but this one is a masterpiece. I felt the full spectrum of emotion. I laughed, cried, experienced every high and low. M6-The Royals weaves together all the previous books fantastically to showcase Staci Morrison's talent as a gifted writer." J. TownsendAs the world awaits Prince Josiah's ascension to the Alanthian throne, a series of unexpected revelations rocks the royal family, causing them to question everything they believed to be true. With the walls closing in, King Korah's ghosts rise out of the grave to torment him but to also remind him of the man he once was.The truth might undermine everything The Resistance is trying to do.Take a powerful journey into the heart of the heart of the royal family and discover what turned King Korah ben Adam into the villain he became.Brace yourself for the mind-bending revelations that will shake the very heart of Alanthia.Grab your copy today!

A powerful debut novel by an award-winning author who "offers the reader a glimpse into the lives of women who are largely ignored by society."- Meera Ekkanath Klein, author of the award-winning My Mother's Kitchen: A Novel with Recipes and Seeing CeremonyA law student at Dhaka University, Afsana's future is bright. Her greatest concern is whether or not her parents will approve of her marriage. When they do, the young bride knows she can face anything the future holds. Then war breaks out.Six years later, she encounters a ghost from her past-her first husband, presumed dead in the fighting. My War, My Child vividly and compassionately tells the story of Bengali birangona, the war heroines, whose lives were brutally torn apart by the 1971 War for Independence. Though the fight resulted in the freedom and independent nation so craved by the Bengali people, hundreds of thousands of women's lives were devastated, leaving them to scrape together the pieces and carry on as best they could-often with children and orphans forced upon them.This is a piece of history you've never heard before, an inside look at the resilience and strength of women around the world.

Aunque el boletín de noticias confirmó su decisión de evacuar, Elise no quería escuchar otro minuto de pronósticos, preparativos y predicciones. Brad buscó hasta encontrar un canal de fácil escucha y condujo por la lluvia en carreteras sorprendentemente desiertas. Aparentemente, el resto de la ciudad había prestado atención a las advertencias mucho antes que los Steiners. Mientras el automóvil se aventuraba a través de la tranquila calma antes de la tormenta, los niños dormían mientras sus padres y abuelos permanecían en silencio, mirando hacia las tierras húmedas de Luisiana que bordean la autopista interestatal.En un momento de su solitario viaje, una caravana de unidades de paramédicos y ambulancias los adelantó por el carril izquierdo. Elise sintió que su piel se erizaba mientras los veía pasar, imaginando cuán asustados debían estar los pacientes, lidiando no solo con el dolor e incertidumbre de una enfermedad, sino también con su única dependencia de completos extraños para encontrar un refugio seguro durante la tormenta. Cada uno de esos pacientes era la madre o el padre de alguien, un abuelo o un hermano, o peor aún, el hijo de alguien. "Gracias, Dios", susurró de nuevo y se volvió para mirar a cada miembro de su familia, como si tuviera que asegurarse de que todos todavía estuvieran con ella.

"This is book #6 in the ongoing Desert Store Series. The story follows Timmon, a young boy with unique psychic abilities, who escapes his malevolent family to seek solace in a desert store situated on a positive Earth chakra. In the store, Timmon is welcomed and protected by a group of good psychics who appreciate his exceptional senses and serene nature. Meanwhile, Timmon's imprisoned father, brothers, sighted mother, and sisters hold intense hatred towards him. They unleash their psychic powers to destroy the desert store and then seek refuge in an eerie mansion in Colorado when their initial plan fails.A year later, Timmon, along with two other troubled young men named Beck and Shem, travels to Gitwell, Colorado. Unbeknownst to them, their journey will lead to the resolution of their painful pasts. The story is set on the edge of a flat field lying between the evil mansion, Manfred's Folly, and Lou Cornfields' small cottage. It explores the dynamics of good versus evil, with two evil, monster mothers and one innocent, lost mother, and their soul-weary sons seeking to end the war with their mothers. The ending is compelling and unexpected. This book is a complex story that challenges conventional notions of Good and Evil, spanning 158 pages of nonstop intensity."

Super model fiancée, check.Internet famous, check.Bad boy rep, check.Hate it all... double check.I have worked toward the Championship since I was ten years old, doing whatever my publicist asked. I party with athletes, rock stars, models, actors, politicians- all the elite. When I walk into a room, people take notice and cheer.But none of that makes me happy. Fame brought the followers, money, and a chance at a title, but it didn't bring me the one thing I truly wanted. Angel.So when she walks into my gym, a few weeks before the biggest fight of my life, I see an opportunity to show her the man inside the Beast. Things don't go as expected, though.To get the girl, I killed a man.

"For dock lovers and daydreamers"One wealthy family.One beautiful cottage.Many summers of secrets.More than a decade after tragedy strikes, Colin Montgomery returns to the Wynward's Muskoka cottage to spend one last summer with the marvelous Miss Elizabeth. As a child, he was saved by the Wynward family. Ultimately it's Colin who saves the Wynwards.Shy, orphaned Colin Montgomery appears to finally have it all: an ivy-league education, a century-old, lakeside cottage in Muskoka, and a benefactor in the marvelous "Miss Elizabeth" Wynward, the shrewd, champagne-swilling mistress of Pittsburgh's Wynward Steel. Colin spends idyllic summers of the 1970s alongside the spirited yet troubled Wynward grandchildren. They swim, they sail, they fall in love, they ride in glossy wooden launches. But when tragedy strikes, the Wynwards are ripped away from the lake, away from each other. Fifteen years later, with the grand lady's health failing, it's up to Colin to bring them together. With help from old family photographs, he must take on the charming force that is Miss Elizabeth to unravel family secrets and uncover what really happened.By welcoming him into the family as a child, the Wynwards rescued Colin. Ultimately it's Colin who rescues the Wynwards.loriknowles.comPRAISE FOR SUMMERS WITH MISS ELIZABETH!"For dock lovers and daydreamers."-Wendie Donabie, Muskoka Author & Artist "This novel is a must-read, powerful tour de force. Knowles skillfully explores the strength and fragility of the human condition, effortlessly weaving themes of love & loss, family, class, and the destructive power of secrets. The writing is rich and lush, taking you on a compelling whirlwind journey of discovery that will leave you breathless."-Cindy Watson, award-winning and best-selling author of The Art of Feminine Negotiation and Out of Darkness"With unforgettable characters, Summers With Miss Elizabeth is an emotionally charged saga in which to lose yourself.-Beverley Brewer, author of Dance Into The Light: a memoir

A woman’s second act on the island of Nantucket delivers much more than she expected in this captivating novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.“A beautiful, hope-filled, heartwarming story about new beginnings and second chances.”—RaeAnne Thayne, author of The Cafe at Beach EndHeather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts. But when her marriage fizzles out, Heather has to decide what sort of life to live next. Ready to seek out her own happiness and discover herself again, Heather decides to leave her husband and rent a cottage on Nantucket. And her plan is going perfectly—until her son, Ross, announces he’s moving to Nantucket to work at his girlfriend’s family’s construction business instead of going back home to work with his own father, like he'd promised. Worst of all for Heather, this means having to get along with her. Kailee Essex is thrilled that Ross is willing to move to her hometown. She has big hopes for their happily ever after, especially now that her parents are finally showing interest in her career. She’s less thrilled, however, about his mother living nearby. Kailee has clashed with Heather since the day they met. But anything is possible in the summer sun and sea breezes of Nantucket—even reconciliation. And when change comes sooner than either Heather or Kailee expect, they must learn to overcome their differences to fight for the future they want. With All the Days of Summer, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer delivers a moving novel that explores the complexity of family and the unexpected ways fate can guide you forward.

Lucie nous raconte deux périodes de la vie d'une jeune fille au parcours aussi douloureux et difficile que beau et féérique. L'histoire se déroule dans une Provence aux odeurs de thym et de lavandes. Les pins aux allures nobles saluent les santon qui meublent cette crèches Provençale Lucie manque de tout. Elle manque aussi de goût.De son enfance merveilleuse à sa vie d'adulte elle va devoir traverser des épreuves. Des épreuves qui la conduiront souvent dans des souvenirs de Noël. Mais va t'elle réussir à dépasser toutes ses souffrances ?Est ce que les lucioles lui seront une aide ?Mais qui sont ces lucioles ?

In this story of a son, his mother, and her Alzheimer's disease, a small Maritime town transforms into the loom on which the shared and contested memories of three generations are woven, unraveled, and rewoven.

From an internationally award-winning author comes a captivating series that will break your heart, piece it back together, then break it again.THE SEASONS OF BELLE READING ORDER:The Summer of Everything (#1)To Autumn, With Love (#2)The Colour of Winter (#3)The Spring Farewell (#4)Happily married and still living in Tuscany, Belle and Andre pursue their dreams of starting a family. They've commenced fertility treatment and are hopeful it will result in a pregnancy. But a surprise bombshell from Belle's best friend, Riley, puts their treatment on hold. Riley announces that she's marrying her partner, Emilio, and asks Belle and Andre to fly to Sydney for the wedding. But this is not the only surprise waiting for Belle when she arrives in her hometown. Someone she loves dearly confesses devastating news to her. Belle and Andre must decide if they will stay in Sydney, putting their dreams of having a baby on hold. One thing Belle knows for certain- she can't lose another person she loves. Witness the power of hope, loyalty and human resilience in The Spring Farewell, the heart-wrenching final instalment in the Seasons of Belle series.

This book, in all of its epic entirety, is prodigiously prophetic in profound ways. It can be read comprehensively on at least seven different levels. With a highly complex structure, this collection of 500 one-page poems provides the framework for the author's fifth key, known as Integral Prodigion. It contains a future history account of a time of war, and was both designed and drafted in early 2022.

Dan Davidson is as strong and sensitive a soul as one could hope to be. Incidents from his childhood, young adulthood,marriage, and career as a United Methodist minister demonstrate a truly extraordinary man. Nevertheless, as Dan's career progresses from pastoring growing churches to being selected to serve as a bishop of the denomination, it seems he becomes an example of how 'power corrupts'. Finally, confronted in court by attorney Sonny Richardson, in a class action lawsuit accusing the denomination of breach of contract, Dan will have the opportunity to redeem or condemn himself. Will he be the one to show that a faithful believer could stay and serve within the denomination, or will he be revealed to be another spiritual leader corrupted by the power and position the church has bestowed upon him?

Eine Milieustudie oder Realdoku aus dem wahren Leben.Der Leser ist eingeladen, eine Geigerin auf ihrem Lebensweg zu begleiten, und an den Freuden und Dramen zu partizipieren, die den Juni 1998 in einen Roman verwandeln sollen.Das Leben selber führt Regie.

Is fame truly the dazzling prize it appears to be?Randall is already ensnared in the clutches of celebrity, while Jane, on the cusp, craves her own literary place. But all Randall yearns for is to flee, hand in hand with his lover.Despite leaving it all behind, she sails for Africa alongside Randall. The fear of losing her partner is at the forefront, haunted by her past choices, yet tempered with a baby on the way.After reaching Cape Town, they rent a camper van and traverse the South African coastline towards the Skeleton Coast. As months slip by, the moment to depart their utopian haven approaches. The decision arises: to return to America or embrace life in the serene Surrey countryside of England. Parenthood seals their choice. Yet the question remains: can they truly elude the trappings of fame they once yearned to leave behind?Lovers for Today is the final installment in this much-loved series, the Brigandshaw Chronicles. Randall and Jane's story takes them from one country to another, where they continue to struggle in finding that elusive answer to happiness, and a true sense of home.

It's the early 1900s. Lew, a young lawyer seeking his fortune in Indian Territory, meets a Creek Indian who needs help getting out of jail. Sam, the Indian, gives up part of his tribal land allotment to pay Lew's fee. It's just forty acres of scrubby dirt, not even suitable for farming.The aftermath of that trade plays out in the lives of two families over three generations, spanning the twentieth century.