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Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015 SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER From the acclaimed author of Swing Time, White Teeth and Grand Union, discover a brilliantly funny and deeply mving story about love and family Why do we fall in love...

Gretas Musikkarriere steht auf dem Spiel: Kurz nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihrer Mutter und direkt vor dem Launch ihres mit Spannung erwarteten Albums bricht sie auf der Bühne zusammen. Greta wird alles zu viel. Doch ob eine gemeinsame Auszeit mit ihrem Vater Conrad die richtige Lösung ist? Wider Willen begleitet sie ihn auf eine Kreuzfahrt. Die Reise durch die atemberaubende Natur Alaskas wird Gretas und Conrads schwierige Beziehung verändern. Ähnlich geht es Ben, den Greta an Bord kennenlernt, auch er steht an einem Scheidepunkt in seinem Leben. Können sie zusammen einen Neuanfang finden?

Greta James teve uma ascensão meteórica como cantora, mas não foi um caminho fácil. Antes da fama e dos shows com ingressos esgotados, ela passou a adolescência tocando violão na garagem. Sua primeira fã foi a mãe, Helen, cujo rosto brilhava em meio ao público dos bares onde ela começou a se apresentar. Mas nem todos a encorajaram a ir em busca de seus sonhos: seu pai, Conrad, não via futuro naquela carreira.

Just after the sudden death of her mother - her most devoted fan - and weeks before the launch of her high-stakes second album, Greta James falls apart on stage. The footage quickly goes viral and she stops playing. Greta's career is suddenly in jeopardy - the kind of jeopardy her father, Conrad, has always warned her about. Months later, Greta - still heartbroken and very much adrift - reluctantly agrees to accompany Conrad on the Alaskan cruise her parents had booked to celebrate their 40th anniversary.

With the Mississippi sun beating down, An'gel and Dickce are taking a break to cool off and pet sit their friend Charlie Harris's cat, Diesel, when their former sorority sister, Rosabelle Sultan, shows up at their door unexpectedly, with her ne'er-do-well adult children not far behind. Rosabelle's selfish offspring are desperate to discover what's in her will, and it soon becomes clear that one of them would kill to get their hands on the inheritance.