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Com pela voz da própria Verdade, este audiolivro é uma comovente história sobre até onde somos capazes de ir em busca do perdão. Nico Krispis tem 11 anos e nunca contou uma mentira. Quando os nazistas invadem sua casa, em Salônica, na Grécia, o menino judeu se vê sozinho com um oficial alemão, que decide explorar sua inocência de maneira cruel. Ele é convencido de que poderá rever sua família se fizer um pequeno serviço por alguns dias: ir até a estação de trem e garantir aos judeus forçados a embarcar que todos estarão seguros em seus “novos lares”.

For a while, Rose Douglas believed life had given her a break. She was enjoying a steady job at the local clinic; her two young boys, Adam and Brandon, were doing well in school; and their family had found an easy friendship with widower Nate Theroux and his daughter, Sophie. The possibility of something deeper even hung between her and Nate—until the day Tommy Merchant, her ex and the father of her sons, showed up without warning. While Rose knows all too well his erratic and abusive nature, he swears he's clean, and ready to turn over a new leaf.

À Toulon, Aïda est embauchée à la Maison des femmes, un lieu unique où l'on soigne et accompagne celles qui tentent de se relever de violences. À des centaines de kilomètres de là, Rose ouvre les yeux dans un hôpital de Bruxelles. Elle n'a plus aucun souvenir de sa vie d'avant. Rose et Aïda ne se sont jamais vues, ne se connaissent pas. Elles ne savent pas encore que leurs destins sont intimement liés.

Luglio 1943, Bari. Un corteo pacifico di studenti che festeggiano la caduta del regime si imbatte in un presidio di soldati e miliziani. Alessandro Latorre, diciassette anni, assiste impotente a una violenza efferata, destinata a segnare per sempre la sua generazione. A settembre, dopo l'armistizio, un gruppo di giovani intellettuali occupa la sede di Radio Bari, e in breve tempo lo strumento di propaganda del Regime si trasforma nella più importante voce della lotta di liberazione in Europa.

When introverted loner Penny transfers to a Midwest university in search of the all-American college experience, she finds herself under the intoxicating influence of Stella, a glamorous, damaged sorority girl with a razor–sharp wit and a bottle full of secrets.

Eine Geschichte über den Mut, auf die eigene Stimme zu hören. Und darüber, wie wir den Menschen finden, der wir werden wollten, als wir klein waren. Hannah führt ein turbulentes Großstadtleben. Sie hetzt von einem Termin zum nächsten und verbringt ihre Tage damit, auf Dinge zu reagieren, die von außen auf sie einströmen, findet kaum Zeit für sich selbst. Um abzuschalten, mietet sie sich für ein paar Tage ein kleines Holzhaus an einem See, eingebettet in weiß verschneite Natur. Plötzlich taucht dort ein Kind in einem roten Schneeanzug auf: die kleine Sophie. Die beiden freunden sich an.

Following a corporate meltdown, she decides to start fresh in Mistaken Point, a small town known for two things—Mistaken Point University, where she and her best friend, Anastasia Lanes, are now enrolled, and the grisly murders of countless young women. At her new part-time arcade job, Lawrence meets Francesca "Franky" Delores—gritty, off-putting, and chronically serious, as opposite to Lawrence as her name would suggest.

Retomando o cenário acolhedor de Chocolate quente às quintas-feiras, Michiko Aoyama traz um delicado romance sobre a beleza dos relacionamentos e os laços invisíveis que nos unem. Toda segunda-feira o Café Marble abre suas portas para um evento especial. Desta vez, ele se transforma no Café Matcha, onde o aroma reconfortante do chá verde e o calor de uma conversa gentil inspiram pessoas comuns a descobrirem caminhos para recomeçar.

Divertido e emocionante como as melhores comédias românticas, este audiolivro é para todos que acreditam em almas gêmeas – mesmo que não admitam de jeito nenhum. “O melhor romance sobre segundas chances que eu já li. Engraçado, sexy e afetuoso.” (Ashley Herring Blake, autora de Delilah Green não está nem aí). Molly Marks é roteirista de comédias românticas. É por isso que sabe que o amor é uma fraude. Só cometeu o erro de se apaixonar uma vez, no ensino médio, por seu namorado Seth, em quem deu um perdido na véspera da formatura, quinze anos atrás.

When Chris Lawler is left adrift by the sudden loss of her partner, she heads west on a cross-country road trip—but no GPS can navigate her loneliness or the guilt over her part in Sally’s accident. Struggling to find belonging among Utah’s red rocks and in the Texas Hill Country, she meets two remarkably different people who begin to kindle her healing. She is smitten by one of them, but past rejection renders her insecure and awkward. Adding to her isolation, her judgmental kin in Texas rebuff her attempts to reconcile.

Der 19-jährige Jonas hat mit beidem Probleme: dem Leben und der Erinnerung. Sein Germanistikstudium hat er gerade geschmissen, und der Konfrontation mit seiner schmerzhaften Vergangenheit weicht er aus. Seine erste Klientin ist die exzentrische alte Filmdiva Stella, die in ihrer Autobiografie ihr Leben glücklich und erfüllt darstellen will. Gemeinsam lernen die beiden, dass man jeden Tag so leben muss, als sei es der letzte. Damit man ein Leben führt, das unvergesslich ist.

Der Schauspieler Bruno und sein Freund Michael, Schriftsteller, lernen auf einer Bahnreise die junge Marietta kennen. Spontan nehmen sich Bruno und Michael ihrer an und begleiten sie bis nach Venedig, wo sie nach wenigen Tagen einfach verschwindet. Erst Jahre später begegnet Michael ihr auf einer Lesung wieder. Diese Begegnung ist der Beginn einer Fürsorge für eine traumatisierte Frau, deren Geschichte auch die Lebenswege von Michael und Bruno verändert.

Rebecca is happily married and content with her job in a London art gallery. But when tragedy strikes and her life comes crashing down around her, she flees to her childhood home in the country, hoping time will help her heal. Born in the same country town, Joe had a falling out with Rebecca and hasn’t seen or spoke to her in a decade. Now he’s the successful owner of a wine bar, and is breaking local hearts. Rebecca finds living with her parents again a challenge. Nor is it easy to discover that Joe lives and works too close for comfort.

After a difficult year, Hattie is determined to bring a little festive magic back into her life—and into Settledown’s newly revamped Knitting Nook. But when her crochet club attracts more chatter and wine than crafting, her boyfriend grows distant, and her perfect Christmas plans start to unravel, Hattie wonders if she's been stitching her hopes onto the wrong future.

It's been eight months since Sandra lost her beloved husband, and she knows something has to change. Her son wants her to sell up her home and move into a retirement apartment, close to him. But she doesn't feel ready for that yet. Then she bumps into her old friend Patti, heading off to get her first tattoo. Patti explains she's beaten cancer and now she's ready to make every second count… And – sitting down for a cuppa and a slice of cake – the women land on the perfect idea – a bucket list!

Brennen ist eine atemlose Reise, voller Exzesse, skurriler Begegnungen, über Grenzen, an den Rand von Abgründen – und immer wieder zurück zu den Sommern der Jugend in Tel Aviv, zu Tyler und einer Nacht, die alles veränderte. Zwölf Jahre, nachdem das Schicksal die beiden auseinandergerissen hat, drängt es den Erzähler, seinem Freund Tyler zu schreiben: von dem Leben, das inzwischen vergangen ist.

Normalerweise ist das Café Marble montags geschlossen. An jedem ersten Montag im Monat findet hier jedoch eine Teeverkostung der besonderen Art statt. Alle Gäste des Cafés sind an einem Punkt in ihrem Leben, an dem sie Halt und Trost brauchen. Und so wird das Café zu einem Ort unerwarteter Begegnungen – und zu einem Ausgangspunkt für Neubeginn und zweite Chancen.

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When I quit my job, my boss threatened that I'd never work as a lawyer again . . . I figured he was a fossil with an elevated sense of self-importance, but two months later, I have to admit he has reach. Only one firm is interested in giving me a job, and there's been a slight misunderstanding. One of the partners saw me with my best friend's sister, Ruthie, and her daughter, and now they think I'm a family man. To my mind, wedding bells only lead to misery, but it seems to be the only reason they want to hire me. So I play along.