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To escape her strait-laced overbearing sister, Birdie Stauffer auditions for the all-female Versatile Quintet, Chautauqua circuit's opening act. Through this train-traveling roadshow she experiences the tumultuous 1920s, a modern era of shocking flappers and smuggled whiskey, with the camaraderie of newfound friends. Her exceptional gift of concert whistling entertains more than songbirds as she gains national notoriety and she's soon entangled in two romantic relationships—one with a dapper circuit manager, the other her fellow pianist.

Drawn out of her reclusive life and into Cal's illicit underworld, Fern discovers a side of herself she's never known, proving she is much more than just a pawn. She and Cal realize what it is to love someone they shouldn't—and it comes with violent consequences. With Cal's scheme falling apart, and a crucial choice set before them, Fern will come to know what she's capable of, scars and all.

A brilliant movie career, two adoring husbands - none of it is enough to erase the memory of Ariel Hart's one true love. Back when she was plain, shy Aggie Bixby, a dark-eyed young man named Felix touched her heart...then vanished from her life. Now, she's about to do something shocking and outrageous - sell her house and leave Hollywood behind. Making her new home in the quiet town of Chula Vista, she meets Lex Sanders, a wealthy rancher and breeder of Arabian horses.

In 1914, the war which was to have been wrapped up by Christmas had - in reality - only just begun, as all sides entrenched themselves deeper into the Great War. Christmas Eve, 1914 follows one company of British officers as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines, a mere 80 yards from the German guns. Upper- and working-class men and boys are thrown together into one trench and struggle to survive.

The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right. Theresa Gallagher has never met her Aunt Dottie, though she remembers her mother’s stories about the wild sister who left home at seventeen. When a letter arrives from one of Dottie’s neighbors, telling Theresa that her aunt is now incapacitated and in a nursing home, Theresa decides to fly out to Arizona to see her.

Romanens hovedperson Martin Fern opholder sig på et sanatorium efter et hukommelsestab, hvorfra han nu alene forsøger at afdække fortiden og finde sin identitet. De tre romaner har alle midtvejskrisen som tematisk omdrejningspunkt.

In an adventure-filled holiday treat from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, Frankie, Amy, Rachael and Nina—aka Santa’s Crew—reunite to put a stop to some real-life Grinches, with a little help from their new friends in the Sisterhood. Christmas is so much more than tinsel, lights, and mistletoe. For onetime high school pals Amy, Frankie, Rachael and Nina, being together for the holidays has become a cherished tradition, whether they’re taking a trip or staying close to home.

Cordelia would be happy to never set foot in Wilder Hoo House again. When Cordelia’s late ex-husband unexpectedly leaves the cottage in her name, she wonders if it is one last cruel joke from beyond the grave. Determined to quickly sell-up and burry the memories of her past forever, she begins to restore the crumbling beach house brick by brick. With the help of the locals Cordelia breathes new life into the home, but will she find a way to heal her heart too?

1932. Dunfermline, Scotland. Marion Crawford, a bright, ambitious young teacher, is ready to make her mark on the world. Until a twist of fate changes the course of her life forever… 1936. Windsor Castle. At first this ordinary woman is in a new world, working as the governess to two young princesses, in a household she calls home but where everyone is at a distance. As the course of history changes, she finds herself companion to the future Queen, and indispensable to the Crown. And slowly their needs become her needs. Their lives become hers.

Hamburg, Gegenwart: Die deutsche Journalistin Stephanie ist in Neuseeland geboren und aufgewachsen. Doch an ihre ersten Lebensjahre dort und an ihren verstorbenen Vater hat sie jede Erinnerung verloren. Nun führt sie eine Recherchereise in das Land ihrer Kindheit - und bringt Vergangenes zurück: Als Kind wurde sie Zeugin eines Verbrechens.

Ein weiteres Werk des Nobelpreisträgers für Literatur 2021 - erstmals zum Hören. Es ist ein später Novembernachmittag, als Saleh Omar auf dem Flughafen Gatwick landet. In einer kleinen Tasche, dem einzigen Gepäck, das der Mann aus Sansibar bei sich trägt, liegt sein wertvollster Besitz: eine Mahagonischachtel mit Weihrauch. Eben noch war Omar Inhaber eines Geschäftes, er besaß ein Haus, war Ehemann und Vater. Jetzt ist er ein Asylbewerber, und Schweigen ist sein einziger Schutz.

You will love this wonderfully warm and witty novel from Fern Britton, the Sunday Times bestselling novelist. When the residents of the Cornish seaside town of Trevay discover that their much-loved theatre is about to be taken over by coffee chain, Café au Lait, they are up in arms. It is up to...

Frankfurt, 1907. Als die junge Sophie von Mayden den großen Lichthof des neuen Senckenberg-Museums betritt, ist sie wie gebannt vom Anblick eines riesigen Dinosauriers. Sie spürt: Eines Tages will sie diese faszinierenden Urzeitwesen selbst erforschen. Doch als Frau ist ihr der Weg zum Paläontologie-Studium versperrt. Außerdem erwarten ihre Eltern baldmöglichst eine standesgemäße Heirat. Sophie aber hat andere Pläne. Ihre Beharrlichkeit verhilft ihr zu einer Anstellung im Museum.

Von den verwinkelten Gassen Bristols im Jahre 1831 in die Gegenwart der englischen Hafenstadt. Bristol, Gegenwart: Liv zieht in das Haus ihres verschwundenen Vaters. An der Selbstmordtheorie der Polizei zweifelt sie und hofft, im Haus und in der Werkstatt Hinweise zu finden. Nachts halten Liv seltsame Geräusche und das Weinen eines Babys wach. Ist das Einbildung, oder steckt mehr dahinter? Bristol 1831: Bethia möchte, dass die verwahrloste Louisa im Waisenhaus aufgenommen wird, nicht ahnend, dass das Kind die Geheimnisse ihrer Vergangenheit ans Licht bringen könnte.

1918. The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall - to meet a family that would once have been hers. But they must never discover her secret... 2020. Caroline has spent years trying to uncover the lies buried in her family history. And once she arrives in Cornwall, the truth finally seems to be in reach. Except with storm clouds gathering on the horizon, Caroline soon learns that some secrets are best left hidden....

With a heart full of dreams, Sallie Coleman leaves Texas and heads west determined to get as far from the squalor of her dirt poor beginnings. With its shifting sands, smoky saloons, and bingo palaces, Las Vegas seems like a paradise. A paradise where an extraordinary twist of fate makes Sallie the most powerful businesswoman in Nevada.

"Es ist viel Zeit vergangen, Sassenach, seit wir eins waren, du und ich..." Zwanzig Jahre lang hielt Claire ihre große Liebe Jamie Fraser für tot. Nun findet sie heraus, dass er die Schlacht von Culloden überlebt hat. Unterstützt von ihrer Tochter Brianna kehrt sie durch den Steinkreis zu ihm ins 18. Jahrhundert zurück. Aber Jamie hat in all der Zeit sein eigenes Leben geführt, außerdem kämpft er weiterhin für Schottlands Unabhängigkeit. Und so müssen die beiden früher, als ihnen lieb ist, aus dem Hochland fliehen.

Raised in a magnificent Charleston house, Jessie Roland wants for nothing. But as she grows into young adulthood, all she feels is loss and a desperate need to break free from the stifling possessiveness of her parents. Somewhere, in the deepest part of herself, Jessie believes that the world she has always lived in is not the one she came from...or belongs in. Now, at 19, she has escaped to Washington, DC, where no one knows her, and where she is swept into a whirlwind marriage to a Texas senator's son.

Growing up, Madison Taylor and her younger brother Lincoln lived in privilege, but their sheltered existence abruptly ended when their father was arrested for fraud and the family assets were seized. Since then, Madison has carved out a new path, studying fashion and working her way up to editor in chief of La Femme magazine, while Lincoln teaches wealth management at a small college outside the city. Both have separated themselves from their family and their past—until an unexpected bequest arrives from their late uncle.

In einer nahen Zukunft steht die Erde kurz vor dem endgültigen Kollaps. Einen anderen bewohnbaren Planeten zu finden, ist die letzte Chance fürs Überleben der Menschheit. An diesem Projekt arbeiten die Biologin Naomi Lovelace und ihre Adoptivmutter, die visionäre Tech-Pionierin Valerie Black, praktisch Tag und Nacht. Doch als Valerie durch eine politische Intrige von der Mission ausgeschlossen werden soll, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Naomis Mutter kapert das Raumschiff und startet gemeinsam mit ihrer Tochter und drei weiteren Wissenschaftlerinnen zu einer ungewissen Reise ins Weltall.