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Walter ist der unbeliebteste Postbote der ganzen Stadt. Er wird in die Abteilung für unzustellbare Briefe versetzt – und natürlich hasst er es. Eines Tages erreicht ihn ein Schreiben an den lieben Gott. Der zehnjährige Ben will wissen, wie man einen Antrag ausfüllt. Selbst Walter ahnt: Hier liegt einiges im Argen. Er antwortet Ben – selbstverständlich als Gott. Ein Briefwechsel beginnt, und Walter erfährt immer mehr über das Leben des Jungen mit seiner depressiven Mutter. Mehr als alles andere wünscht Ben sich einen Freund. Und Walter... nun, Walter hat seine eigenen Probleme.

In 1975 Lucinda Marsh throws herself in front of a speeding train leaving her 12-year-old daughter Kitty alone, confused and abandoned – save for a selfish aunt, a violent father and her childhood sweetheart Harry Jenkins. When Kitty is sent to an orphanage after the death of her father, she meets Georgie, a lively cockney girl who, through the following difficult years, becomes her loyal friend. Convinced that her feelings for Harry will ruin the brilliant future that lies ahead of him, Kitty turns her back on his love.

Tessa De Santis’s child-free marriage in inner-city Sydney is ordered and comfortable, and she likes it that way. When tragedy strikes and her childhood friend Skye Whittaker dies, Tess is bound to honour a promise to become foster mother to Skye’s ten-year-old daughter, Grace, throwing her life upside down. Leaving her husband and work-driven life behind, Tess travels to an isolated property where the realities of her friend’s life – and death – hit hard. The idyllic landscape and an unexpected form of therapy ease her fears, and her relationship with Grace begins to blossom.

They’ve swapped the dark and lonely baby days for school gate chaos, but Aisha, Sophy and Mel are discovering that there are new parenting pitfalls just waiting for them. Can the three mums navigate this new stage of motherhood together and keep their friendship and their sanity? Or could life be about to change for them all over again?

Anna, Henrik en Milena gaan elk jaar samen op wandelvakantie. Anna en Henrik zijn een stel en dit jaar wil Milena haar nieuwe vriend Jacob meenemen. De andere twee stemmen in, maar al snel blijkt Jacob erg manipulatief te zijn, en wordt hij steeds dwingender. Zo staat hij erop dat ze hun bestemming aanpassen naar Sarek, een grillig berggebied in het noorden van Zweden: telefoons hebben er geen bereik, het is alleen geschikt voor ervaren klimmers en zonder helikopter kom je er niet.

Een nieuwe standalone feelgoodroman van Jackie van Laren: perfect voor even tijd voor jezelf Op bungalowpark De Eyckenhof lijkt alles tegen te zitten. Na het overlijden van de oude baron is het kasteeltje bij het park in verval geraakt, gaat het inkomen van beheerdersechtpaar Henk en Rosie van Marle zo achteruit dat ze vrezen voor hun pensioen, kan hun zoon Joost het geluk niet vinden in zijn relatie en werk en is hun kleinzoon Aloys in stilte aan het worstelen met de liefde.

Die Hamburgerin Claudia Reimers, eine Frau in den besten Jahren, wird plötzlich von ihrem Mann Bernd verlassen. Der Schock der Trennung trifft die Hausfrau, die all die Jahre ihrem Mann den Rücken freigehalten hat, hart. Sie fühlt sich allein und verloren. Doch zum Glück hat sie zwei gute Freundinnen, Katharina, eine erfolgreiche Pianistin, und Jutta, eine engagierte Anwältin, die ihr zur Seite stehen. Kurz nachdem Bernd ausgezogen ist, steht Claudias Tochter Luna, die in Berlin studiert, unverhofft vor der Tür und hat eine unglaubliche Nachricht im Gepäck.

March, 1941. After Flo Butterworth loses everything in Manchester's Christmas Blitz, she decides to leave the area and join the Women's Land Army. Putting the past firmly behind her, she arrives at Rookery House in Norfolk hoping for a new start and a chance to do the gardening work she loves. The grip of war has intensified and growing more food is vital to keep the nation going. Thea buys an extra field to grow crops, and in the village, her sister Prue leads members of The Mother's Day Club and Women's Institute as they take on a derelict allotment.

Em meio ao frio cortante e à escuridão do fim do outono norueguês, um vínculo singular aflora entre duas meninas. Siss é popular, a líder da escola. Unn é solitária, mas tem uma personalidade marcante. Publicado em 1963, o melancólico romance O castelo de gelo rendeu a Tarjei Vesaas o Prêmio de Literatura do Conselho Nórdico, que destacou "o estilo sensível que transforma realidades interiores em uma visão sublime da solidão humana e da busca por companhia".

Kat Pennyfeather knows the joys and challenges of parenthood all too well – she’s been thrown into the deep end as a single, first-time mother to adorable baby Hattie. With the unwavering support of her beloved great aunties, affectionately known as The Lavender Ladies, and the sanctuary of her cosy home above Pennyfeather's Wool Shop, Kat is holding things together…. mostly. Across town, Jonah Brewster finds himself navigating the treacherous path of single parenthood after a painful divorce and unexpected loss.

When Ruth Morris is moved into Banksia House by her workaholic son Michael, she is eighty-one years young, mourning her loss of independence, and missing her best friend Gladys terribly. So when she learns Gladys is dying a state over in Brisbane, Ruth is determined to say goodbye. Enlisting the help of her fellow residents, Ruth makes a daring departure from Banksia House alongside renowned escape-artist Keith, and her formidable new friend Beryl.

When octogenarian Olive Turner is persuaded by her son to move into a retirement home, she congratulates herself on finding the secret to an easy life: no washing up, cooking or cleaning. But Olive isn't one for mindless bingo with her fellow residents, and before the first day is over she's already hatching a plan to escape back to her beloved beach hut and indulge in her secret passion for a very good gin & tonic. Before long Olive's secret is out and turning into something wonderful and new.

Charlize hat alles zurückgelassen, von dem sie dachte, es wäre ihre Zukunft: ihren Job, ihre Wohnung, ihren Verlobten. Nur ihren Brautstrauß und die gefühlt dreiundzwanzig Schichten Tüll ihres Kleides hat sie mitgenommen nach Oak Harbor. Den Ort, der vor zehn Jahren das erste Zuhause war, das sie kannte. 431 Tage hat sie hier verbracht, bis ein schreckliches Ereignis das kleine Städtchen erschütterte. Jetzt ist sie zurück, obwohl Charlie sich geschworen hatte, nie wieder zurückzukehren. Und sie trifft gleich auf den Jungen, dessen Herz sie mitgenommen hat, als sie damals gegangen ist.

"COMMENT UNE MAUVAISE DÉCISION PEUT-ELLE BRISER LA VIE DE TANT DE PERSONNES ?" 1984. Marie, dix-sept ans, se retrouve enceinte et est contrainte de l’annoncer à sa mère, qui est bien plus préoccupée par le qu’en dira-t-on que par le bonheur de sa fille... 2001. Hannah, dix-sept ans également, mais pas la même génération, va vivre un profond bouleversement, lors de son année de terminale, en rencontrant Matthieu, un beau jeune homme brun et ténébreux, qu’elle aimera dès le premier regard, mais de qui elle ne sera jamais amoureuse.

Ellie Browne has left behind her high-flying job in London to return to the charming Buckinghamshire village of Little Leyton. Working shifts at the Dog and Duck pub and running her own doggy-daycare business, Ellie's looking for a simpler way of life in this idyllic English setting. But Little Leyton's landscape is changing: Johnny Tay, Ellie's ex, wants to pick up where they left off; sultry property developer Max Golding has moved into the village and is ruffling feathers; and rumour has it that the pub, which holds a special place in Ellie's heart, might be sold.

Wenn es um die Liebe geht, hilft es immer, mit den besten Freundinnen zu sprechen! Der Zufall hat die drei Frauen Bree, Mikki und Ashley zusammengeführt, als sie sich um dieselbe Ladenfläche in der Nähe des kalifornischen Strands bemüht haben. Nach einem gemeinsamen Getränk wurden sich die drei schnell einig: Deshalb liegen jetzt Brees Buchhandlung, Ashleys Muffin-Café und Mikkis Geschenkladen in einem Gebäude nebeneinander. Und die Frauen verstehen sich so gut, dass sie jeden Freitag mit einem Glas Champagner am Strand ausklingen lassen.

On Christmas Eve, 1968, Cathy McLean receives a surprise visit from the lost love of her life and is forced to choose between the one that got away and the one that stayed. On Christmas Eve, 1993, Cathy’s daughter Helena is overjoyed to hear that her boyfriend is about to propose, until a devastating encounter threatens to bring her heartbreak instead of diamonds. On Christmas Eve 2023, a shocking discovery rocks Eve Quinn’s world. The only gift Eve wants this year is the truth. But will it take a Christmas miracle to unravel generations of secrets?

1915. While World War One changes the country, with food becoming scarce and Britain's young men being called up, it is harder than ever to keep the grand Beach Hotel in Littlehampton running smoothly. Waitress Lili Probert has seen her hard work rewarded at the Beach Hotel, but hides heartbreak behind her sunny personality. Her sweetheart, Norman, is missing in action and has been presumed dead, but she cannot give up hope that he may be found. But when she meets injured soldier Rhodri, a fellow Welshman now living near Littlehampton, she fights hard to ignore her growing attraction for him.

Libby’s life seems picture-perfect. She lives in her dream home, raising two precious children and supported by her loving husband, Victor. Sure, he’s away a lot with his job, but she has always accepted that he works hard to make their beautiful life possible. But then, one day, Victor asks for a divorce, and suddenly Libby’s whole world falls apart. Libby never expected to find herself a single mom, and when she receives a letter from the bank, it’s clear that Victor hasn’t been paying the mortgage. Her husband has been keeping secrets from her, and this isn’t the only one.

Cleo Duvall is a middle-aged baker who runs the Clamshell Bay Bakery and Cafe in the pretty tourist town on the Washington State coast, and her cinnamon buns are Instagram-famous. The coffee shop is the heart of the village—neighbors gossip over coffee and pastries, and if you want to know anything about anyone, the cafe is the place to ask. As a way to share her love for the art and craft of baking, Cleo teaches a weekend class.