"The almost daughter is almost normal, because she knows how to know and also not know.
She knows and does not know, for instance, about the barracks by the athletics field, and about the lonely woman she visits each week. She knows - almost - about ghosts, and their ghosts, and she knows not to have questions about them. She knows to focus on being a woman: on training her body and dreaming only of escape.
Then, the almost daughter meets Oksana. Oksana is not even almost normal, and the questions she has are not normal at all.
Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking is a story of seeing and part-seeing, of silence and speaking out, of conformation and confrontation, by an exhilarating new voice in fiction."
"Every second of Anuri’s life has been documented on social media. Now, it's time to take back control.
Anuri's stepmother, Ophelia, is the ultimate 'mumfluencer'. Throughout Anuri's childhood, she catalogued every minute, milestone and carefully curated family outing on social media, cultivating a devoted - and sizeable - following. Now twenty-five years old, life looks pretty perfect on the outside. Ophelia's fans could be forgiven for wondering why Anuri spends much of her time insulting men online for money, battling the call of alcohol, running from a PhD application, and reminding herself that she is now allowed to choose her own outfits.
But when she sees her little sister being pushed down the same rocky path by Ophelia, she decides to take back control. Her stepmother, however, isn't giving up without a fight.
Put away your phone and get ready to rethink your 'harmless' social media habit, in this darkly hilarious page-turner from an exciting new voice.
'Nwabineli is magic with words' Bolu Babalola
'Nwabineli is one to watch' Red Magazine"
"Up-and-coming screenwriter Beatrix Noel's dream project is finally a reality—her 90s-era script is in production. Less dreamy is the A-list actor in the starring role—none other than Rocco Riziero, who jilted Beatrix on New Year's Eve back in 1999. Without his celebrity status, the project would likely still be withering on her hard drive, but that doesn’t mean Beatrix won't shame him at every opportunity on-set—especially when it becomes painfully obvious he doesn't even remember her . . .
Boxed-in as a Hollywood pretty-boy, Rocco is thrilled to tackle a genuinely dramatic role. But he’s perplexed about why the screenwriter treats him like a maggot. And awkward becomes irksome when their bickering results in a car crash right outside the famed Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard—site of the New Year's Eve party where everything went wrong . . .
Shockingly, Beatrix, Rocco, and the car, are uninjured. The twist? They're clearly, truly, somehow, still in December, still on Sunset—but in 1999. Their mission? They'll have to work together to correct their old mistakes—which just might bring them closer than either expects . . ."
"An unforgettable story about an unlikely friendship and about healing the wounds of a broken past, from the million-copy bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers.
Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and her cousin Jules since the death of her parents. As a nursing assistant at a retirement home, she spends much of her days listening to her residents’ stories.
After bonding with Hélène, an almost 100-year-old resident, the two women slowly reveal their stories to one another. Whilst Justine helps Hélène to relive her memories of love and war, Hélène encourages Justine to confront the secrets of her own past and the loss she keeps buried deep within.
One day, a mysterious phone call detailing a shocking revelation shakes the retirement home to its core. At once humorous and melancholic, Valérie Perrin’s novel depicts the consequences of undeclared love and, in her inimitable way, portrays once again how the past is never really past."
"A lyrical and emotionally engaging novel infused with mystery and wisdom about love, friendship, and the power of forgiveness.
Florrie Butterfield—eighty-seven, one-legged, and of cheerful disposition—believes there can't be any more adventures or surprises in life to experience. Yet one midsummer’s evening, there’s an accident at Babbington Hall—the adult residence where she lives—so shocking and strange that Florrie is suspicious; is this really an accident? Or is she being lied to? Is she, in fact, living alongside a potential murderer? In her efforts to learn the truth, Florrie is forced to look back on her own life, with all its passions and regrets; she must confront her own bloody secret—and, at last, forgive herself. Above all, Florrie learns, through the help of her new friend, Stanhope, that you’re never too old to have the life you’ve always dreamed of. When it comes to love, it’s never too late.
Readers of moving fiction about late-in-life second chances such as Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove and Rachel Joyce’s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will love this un-putdownable book."
"Can the sins of the past be left behind? A gripping, emotional novel of guilt and forgiveness by the bestselling author of Remembering Ellie.
Helen Reid has received a devastating diagnosis—and as she contemplates the life she’s lived, she is haunted by a terrible mistake she made in her youth after her boyfriend Rob struck a cyclist with his car. Compelled to find some sort of redemption, she journeys back to her old hometown to track down her ex and finally bring the truth to light.
But Rob isn’t quite so ready to face his past, and it soon becomes clear that he’s willing to do anything to avoid the consequences. Will Helen find redemption—or revenge?"
"Stella Hutton has everything under control. Her high-flying career as a lawyer relies on her keeping a calm, rational head on her shoulders. She hasn’t got time for love, or space for a man in her glamorous new apartment, a converted warehouse overlooking the rugged cliffs of Micklewick Bay.
But when a handsome stranger walks into the Jolly Sailors pub, with a sparkle in his blue eyes and a head of dark curls, everything changes. Making a beeline for her, Alex Bainbridge introduces himself while a gorgeous Labrador waits at his feet. Electricity instantly sparks between Stella and Alex, as her heart flips inside her chest and her usual strict rules about men fly out the window…
Stella thinks her crush will pass. But every time she bumps into Alex—on her daily jog along the promenade, at the supermarket, inside the Happy Hartes Bookshop—her feelings only grow stronger. Her close-knit group of friends have never seen her like this before. After thirty years of being happily single, has Stella finally met the one? Or will her cherished independence sabotage her chance at a forever love?
Escape to Micklewick Bay in this uplifting, emotional, feel-good page-turner about love, family and friendship, perfect for fans of Heidi Swain, Jenny Colgan and Phillipa Ashley."
"Love never dies in this novel by “a writer of addictive emotional thrillers.” —The Independent
Told from three perspectives, A Particular Man is about love, truth and the unpredictable consequences of loss.
When Edgar dies in a Far East prisoner-of-war camp, it breaks the heart of fellow prisoner Starling, the man who loved him. When he visits Edgar’s family after the war, Edgar's mother, Clementine, mistakes him for another man, and he fails to correct the mistake.
Playing the role of someone else and being in Edgar’s home with those who loved him stirs powerful and disorientating emotions in Starling.
Edgar’s loss has driven his sister, Aida, to seek solace in the arms of a series of men – but the meeting with Starling sparks a powerful and complex connection, fueled by their mutual longing for Edgar.
Meanwhile Clementine, also grieving for Edgar, has secrets of her own…"
"Este audiolibro nos demuestra que si es perfecto, no es amor.
«Como hicieron en su día Almudena Grandes o Rosa Montero, Bárbara Montes da voz a una generación de mujeres que ya no quieren ocultar su propia imperfección».
ABC
«Te hará reflexionar y sonreír en cada página».
Raquel Martos
Imaginemos a una mujer cualquiera, con un matrimonio apacible y un hijo preadolescente. Con una vida más o menos feliz, más o menos normal. Hasta que un día su marido le pide permiso para acostarse con otra. Sólo una vez, le promete. Y ella le dice que sí.
Sin embargo, la misma noche en que él va a ver a su amante, ella queda con una amiga y le cuenta lo que está pasando. Es entonces, copa de vino en mano, cuando se da cuenta de que no siente celos ni está enfadada. Mucho peor: le da exactamente igual.
Con un estilo lleno de ternura y humor, este audiolibro trenza la historia de dos mujeres en momentos muy distintos: Tima, que lleva demasiado tiempo viviendo en la indiferencia, y Eva, una profesional de éxito con alergia al compromiso hasta que un día conoce a alguien que le hace replantearse todo.
Bárbara Montes nos habla de las relaciones en la vida real, sin edulcorarlas, y de ese momento en que te das cuenta de que todas las reglas que te habías marcado y los planes que habías hecho en realidad no sirven para nada. Porque el amor de verdad es inoportuno, difícil y a veces absurdo. Pero siempre merece la pena.
La crítica ha dicho:
«Como hicieron en su día Almudena Grandes o Rosa Montero, Bárbara Montes da voz a una generación de mujeres que ya no quieren ocultar su propia imperfección».
ABC
«Te hará reflexionar y sonreír en cada página».
Raquel Martos
«Bárbara Montes es todo un descubrimiento».
Zenda"
"Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.
Cuando dos ex se encuentran en una gala de disfraces... ¡y se quitan las máscaras!
Delilah Preston tenía una cita a ciegas en una fiesta de disfraces... ¡y resultó que su cita no era otro que su futuro exmarido, Camden Preston, con quien estaba en trámites de divorcio!
Debido a la química que todavía existía entre ellos, ella aceptó una última aventura con su aún marido en la isla privada de Cam antes de romper su matrimonio para siempre. Sin embargo, lo que él pretendía con esa escapada era reconquistar el corazón de su mujer."
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