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Arthur MacDonald, 85, is having an end-of-life crisis. His beloved, dying wife of over 60 years no longer knows who he is. His older brother still has all his hair and a wife almost half his age. The man his middle-aged daughter is dating has a ponytail. His teenaged grandson wants to cook desserts for a living. And his daughter wants him to move into Silvermine retirement home. Then Arthur meets the gorgeous, radical, 80-something-year-old Robbie and learns that nobody is ever too old to fall in love all over again.

Narrated by Armistead Maupin ""Remarkable. . . delectable, addictive."" —New York Times Book Review The second novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s bestselling San Francisco saga. The tenants of 28 Barbary Lane have fled their cozy nest for adventures far afield...

Jsou šedesátá léta 20. století a v Anglii je čerstvě dekriminalizována homosexualita. Zakořeněné předsudky se však nemění. Mladý švédský student Lars přijíždí na kurzy angličtiny na ostrov Wight. Brzy po příjezdu potkává staršího muže, profesora literatury a neúspěšného spisovatele. Poznává, že skrývá stejné tajemství jako on, a mezi oběma muži vzplane vášnivý, avšak utajovaný milostný vztah. Autorka krásným poetickým jazykem popisuje, jak se vztah mezi dvěma muži proměňuje: od počáteční vnitřní nejistoty přes nesmělé projevy citů a bezhlavou zamilovanost po problémy, jak řešit budoucnost.

Golf is more than a game. Behind every stroke and ace, there are hours of practice. Before every trophy, there is sacrifice. At every driving range, there are successes and failures. And inside every golfer, there is a story. In Golf's Sacred Journey, the Sequel, the book that follows...