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As time ebbs and flows over the summer both Katie Teague and her godmother Mattie Cranford discover their lives are at a crossroads. Mattie shackled to the family wool shop for over 50 years, feels life has passed her by. She dreams of seeing the world and shaking off a lifetime of regrets. When Katie is made redundant, Mattie seizes the moment and asks Katie to move back to her home town of Dartmouth and breathe new life into the rundown wool shop and to her surprise Katie agrees.

Von Monika Helfer selbst gelesen: nach der Trilogie über ihre Familie, jetzt die Geschichte einer Schulfreundin. Gloria und Moni sind beste Jugendfreundinnen – die eine reich, die andere arm. Ein halbes Jahrhundert später begegnen sich die beiden Frauen wieder und Gloria beichtet ihr Lebensgeheimnis: Nie hat sie mit jemandem geschlafen. Gloria kam früher immer gut an, war exzentrisch und schön, wollte Schauspielerin werden, war viel unter Menschen. Gloria und Moni wachsen auf im Mief der sechziger Jahre, sind konfrontiert mit Ehe, Enge und Gewalt.

Clemmie throws herself into volunteering with the very organisation who helped her and her sisters when they were homeless: the WVS. Demonstrating a natural flair, painfully shy Clemmie is soon drafted to set up one of the British Welcome Clubs aimed at easing American troops' integration into English life. There, she meets Squadron Leader Dunning who, shot down in the Blitz, has been left partially paralysed. As friendship turns to something more, Clemmie faces an impossible decision - sacrifice her dreams of motherhood, or lose the man she's learning to love.

High school teacher Kristin Caine has a black belt in settling for less and a dying mother who doesn't mince words when it comes to voicing how disappointed this makes her. But when Kristin's status quo is rocked by an unexpected pregnancy and the consequent breakup with her less-than-enthusiastic boyfriend, things change. Suddenly, agreeing to help her overbearing mother complete a bucket list before the big C wins seems not the worst thing in the world-despite their many differences and Kristin's fear of traveling.

"Simone führte das Leben, von dem wir immer geträumt hatten, ich das, was mir vernünftig erschien. Ich beneidete sie um ihre Schönheit, ihren Mut, ihre Unabhängigkeit. Und merkte nicht, wie ich sie verlor. Seit ihrem Tod vergeht kaum ein Tag, an dem ich nicht an Simone denke, mich frage, warum die eine am Leben zerbricht, die andere nicht." "Einen Tag vor ihrem Tod rief Simone mich noch einmal an. Das weiß ich genau, denn ich hatte keine Zeit." Berlin, Mitte der achtziger Jahre. Zwei junge Frauen feiern, tanzen, reisen, verlieben sich - und werden im Osten der Stadt erwachsen.

May 1945 – VE Day. After battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures. With a new dawn, there are high hopes and boundless dreams. Can the Tobacco Girls unite once more to overcome life’s troubles and find the happiness they so deserve?

Cassie Beresford has recently landed her dream job as deputy head at her local, idyllic village primary school, Little Acorns. So, the last thing she needs is her husband of twenty years being 'outed' at a village charity auction - he has been having an affair with one of her closest friends. As if that weren't enough to cope with, Cassie suddenly finds herself catapulted into the head teacher position, and at the forefront of a fight to ward off developers determined to concrete over the beautiful landscape.

Bethesda Residential Home for the Active Elderly is well on her way to becoming the UK South Coast’s Residential Home of First Choice, all thanks to her formidable managing director, Veronica Puxworthy. For the past four years, since unexpectedly inheriting Bethesda in 1975, Veronica and her motley crew of managers have worked hard to make it a success. But now, after a series of surprise attacks, that success is under serious threat.

On the quiet street of St Brigid’s Terrace in Dublin, Eileen Murphy lives alone at number 26 with her dog Dora. Virtually a recluse, she keeps herself to herself as she tries to come to terms with her tragic past. Next door in number 28 lives beautiful Lucy Walsh, her husband Neil and their 5-year-old daughter Anabel. To Eileen, who watches from her window, the Walshs are the perfect family. But one fateful night, Eileen is pulled into their world and she realises that Lucy Walshs life isn’t as perfect as she thought.

After the recent death of her father, Maggie aches to have a family of her own—but soon learns that the world she so craved will not be hers so easily. While other women in their twenties get pregnant on the fly, she finds herself cursed with a body she no longer understands. But telling this health news to her loving husband or even her mother and sister makes her feel even less in control. She keeps this secret close to her heart and runs back to the Vineyard to grieve alone, pretending all is "just fine." Such is the way of Maggie Potter.

Jennifer McAndrew thinks she’s living her best life in London – wonderful man, great job, happily child-free. Except the ‘wonderful man’ turns out to have a secret that ruins everything. Shocked and devastated, Jen doesn’t know what to do. So, she packs her bags and runs for the hills – away from her problems, all the way to her childhood home in Scotland and the safety of her dad. But her dad is a changed man. Busy with his girlfriend, golf and G&Ts, he doesn’t have time for Jen’s worries. And she can’t see her sister, Isla, who she fell out with years ago.

When Florence met Rowena, they knew for sure that they would always be friends. Wayward parents, boring teachers, teenage crushes, first heartbreaks – anything and everything could be faced as long as Florence had Rowena by her side. But then she didn’t. And life had to be redrawn and reconsidered. Being a grown-up has its perks, but as Rowena faces the biggest challenge of her life, and Florence wonders if it’s time to stop running away from hers, there’s a wise soul who knows the one thing that can help them both.

It's 1957, and three young women are beginning their nursing training at the Florence Nightingale Hospital in London's East End. Winne desperately wants to win her mother's approval - but will following in her footsteps and becoming a nurse help? Tearaway Viv has never been one to follow the rules, though the Nightingale may help her mend her ways. Beth is following her late sister's dream by training as a nurse. Will it be the right path for her? There's a steep learning curve ahead. But with friendship on their side, the Nightingale Daughters are ready to rise to the challenge.

Cortar con tu mejor amiga es un sufrimiento del que poco se habla, pero puede ser tan doloroso como ter­minar una relación romántica: «Si éramos tan unidas, ¿qué fue lo que salió mal?, ¿fue ella o fui yo?».

Après avoir « survécu » à la vie communautaire et à la pandémie, qu’arrivera t-il aux amies du Club des dames d’argent ? On retrouve, dans ce troisième et dernier opus, nos huit voraces lectrices, soixantenaires et solidaires, toujours installées dans leur immeuble en copropriété. Comme dans les deux premiers tomes, chaque chapitre évolue autour d’un livre au programme du cercle de lecture. Un roman qui met en lumière les amitiés touchantes entre ces femmes présentes les unes pour les autres, beau temps, mauvais temps.

Autumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer. So when her penpal, Rosie, invites her to stay in the Lake District, Autumn jumps at the chance to get away from the hustle and bustle of Paris. After all, where better to re-discover her creativity than the place which inspired her heroine Beatrix Potter?

Historien udspiller sig i en afsidesliggende dal i Appalacherne i løbet af én lang og varm sommer og beskriver tre kvinder, som på en eller anden måde ikke er faldet til i samfundet. Oppe på bjergskråningen lever Deanne Wolf et eneboerliv som vildtbiolog. I dalen nedenunder bor Lusa Landowski, født og opvokset i en storby og af samme grund aldrig accepteret i det lille samfund. I dalen bor også Nannie Rawley, der er hæmningsløs i sin kampagne for et renere miljø.

Noosa Heads, 1987: Newly divorced Cynthia has returned to her home town from Los Angeles to reconnect with her 19-year-old daughter, who is pregnant and determined not to listen to her mother's advice. Cynthia's former best friend, Lorraine, has been stuck mowing lawns as part of a business she shares with her husband - his dream, not hers. When Cynthia convinces Lorraine to join the local Sunshine Gardening Society, they meet young widow Elizabeth, and rootless, heartbroken Kathy.

Zwei Frauen und ihre außergewöhnliche Geschichte vor der wildromantischen Kulisse Cornwalls. Während die 85-jährige Henni nach dem Tod ihres Mannes den Weg zurück ins Leben sucht, hat die 33-jährige Danielle ihren Platz darin bisher noch nicht gefunden. Gemeinsam begeben sich die beiden Freundinnen auf eine besondere Reise in Hennis Vergangenheit und wagen einen Neuanfang auf einer idyllischen Farm in Cornwall. In der malerischen Natur Südenglands suchen beide Frauen nach ihrem Glück und werden gleichzeitig mit ihren persönlichen Schicksalen konfrontiert.

Mit dieser fantasievollen Geschichte möchte die Autorin wieder daran erinnern, dass die wahre Zauberkraft in einem jeden von uns liegt: "Glaube an Wunder, denn Du bist selbst eins!" Die Hörbuchsprecherin Julia Gruber nimmt uns mit auf eine inspirierende Reise entlang der vier Elemente Wasser, Feuer, Erde und Luft. Sinnlich und ausdrucksstark lässt sie uns die Freude am Leben, am Träumen, am Hoffen und Wundern miterleben und am Ende erkennen, dass es noch ein weiteres, ein fünftes Element gibt: Dich! Ein Hörbuch mit magischer Wortkraft.