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Brought to you by Penguin. From the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series Big Little Lies and smash hit bestseller Apples Never Fall. We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . . The flight attendant working a shift...

Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are screaming. The principal is mortified. And one parent is dead. Was it a murder, a tragic accident or just good parents gone bad? As the parents at Pirriwee Public are about to discover, sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal.

The Husband's Secret is a funny, heartbreaking novel of marriage, grief, love, and secrets. When her husband announces he's in love with her best friend, painfully shy Tess picks up her young son and returns to her mother's house. There she begins an unexpected affair with an old flame. Rachel is a woman in her 60s consumed by grief and anger at the loss of her daughter 20 years earlier. When her son announces he is taking her beloved grandson overseas, Rachel begins a descent into deeper bitterness and pain.

What drives someone to keep reaching for all that glitters, no matter the price? It’s easy to believe that more is better: more acclaim, more control, more wealth. But when dreams are fueled by greed, they can quickly twist into nightmares. These six propulsive short stories explore what happens when the true cost of ambition comes due.

When Alice Love surfaces from a beautiful dream to find she's been injured in a gym, she knows that something is very wrong – she hates exercise. Alice's first concern is her baby – she's pregnant with her first child, and she's desperate to see her husband, Nick, who she knows will be worried about her.But Alice isn't pregnant. And Nick isn't worried.

What if they hadn't gone? That's the question Clementine can't stop asking herself. It was just a backyard barbeque. They didn't know their hosts that well. They were friends of friends. They could so easily have said no. But she and her husband, Sam, said yes, and now they can never change what they did and didn't do that beautiful winter's day. Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One yapping dog. It's a normal weekend in the suburbs. What could possibly go wrong?

Brought to you by Penguin. The Sunday Times bestseller from the worldwide bestselling author of Amazon Prime's NINE PERFECT STRANGERS and the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series BIG LITTLE LIES. The Delaney family love one another dearly - it's just that sometimes they want to murder each...

The 10-day retreat at boutique health-and-wellness resort Tranquillum House promises healing and transformation. Nine stressed city dwellers are keen to drop their literal and mental baggage and absorb the blissful meditative ambiance while enjoying their hot stone massages. They are all on a path to a better way of living. Or at least a better waistline.... Watching over them is the resort's director, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate these bodies and minds. But to what lengths will she go to achieve her goal? These nine perfect strangers have no idea what's about to hit them.

The Hypnotist's Love Story is about the mild craziness that lurks behind the facades we present to the world, especially when it comes to love. Ellen O'Farrell is an expert when it comes to human frailties. She's a hypnotherapist who helps her clients deal with everything from addictions to life-long phobias. So when she falls in love with a man who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend she's more intrigued than frightened.

Three sisters, one birthday, one little problem... The three Kettle sisters have had a mortifying mishap. Their raucous, champagne-soaked birthday dinner has come to an abrupt end following a violent argument and an emergency dash to the hospital. So who started it this time? Was it angry, hurt Cat, still recovering from the 'night of the spaghetti'? Was it Lyn, so serenely successful, at least on the outside? Or was it quirky, dreamy Gemma, the sister who can't keep a secret except for the most important one of all?

L’amour, c’est comme la tombola : pas facile de tirer le bon numéro. Question de chance ou de... lucidité ? Prenez une hypnothérapeute en quête de stabilité sentimentale, amoureuse d’un père célibataire harcelé par une ex prête à tout pour ne pas être oubliée, y compris à traquer sa rivale. Ajoutez un zeste d’idéalisme et le rêve d’une relation parfaite. Cela donne un triangle amoureux à haut risque…

Nisha ist als Spionin unter den Drachenreitern und sie darf keine Fehler machen. Ihre Mission: Die Geheimnisse der Drachenreiter-Elite aufdecken. Scheitert sie, ist ihre Familie verloren. Doch mit jedem Tag wird ihre Lage komplizierter. Der Drache in ihrem gestohlenen Ei rührt sich nicht und ihr Mentor Sean, der normalerweise zu allen freundlich ist, begegnet ihr mit Misstrauen. Als dann auch noch ein mysteriöser Fremder bei den Drachenreitern auftaucht, wird es eng für Nisha. Ian hat eindeutig mehr Geheimnisse als jeder andere am Hort.

Conni drömmer om ett eget husdjur, men mamma och pappa säger nej och hon får hålla till godo med sina mjukisdjur. Tills en dag då en liten gråspräcklig katt dyker upp utanför deras hus, en katt som Conni genast döper till Mau och tar till sitt hjärta. Men katten är ju inte hennes egentligen, någon sitter ju förmodligen hemma och saknar lilla Mau alldeles förskräckligt. Connis föräldrar sätter upp en lapp och efterlyser ägaren, men Conni hoppas i hemlighet att ingen ska ringa.

Too often, team dysfunction leads to abysmal productivity and zero innovation for your organization, as well as misery and wasted time for you. Most team members sit and wait, feeling trapped in a team that just isn't working. You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done presents a radical new idea: You can change your team. Author Liane Davey shows how you, from any seat at the table, even without support from your colleagues or your team leader, can transform even a toxic team.

"I'll tell you something, something important. Love is a decision. Not a feeling. That's what you young people don't realise. That's why you're always off divorcing each other. No offence, dear." So decrees the formidable Connie Thrum of Scribbly Gum Island. She is the chief decision-maker of a rather unconventional family and her word is law. It's been over seventy years since Connie and her sister Rose visited their neighbours and found the kettle boiling and a baby waking for her feed, but no sign of her parents.

Der Podcast über Swingen, offene Beziehungen und alles, worüber sonst kaum jemand offen spricht. Wir sind Liane von Modernlieben (Coach für offene Beziehungen) und Maxi von Soft2Hot (Sexspiel-Entwickler). In diesem Podcast sprechen wir ehrlich über unsere Erfahrungen, Gedanken und Emotionen rund um Liebe, Sexualität und alternative Beziehungsmodelle. Es geht um echte Geschichten, persönliche Einblicke aus der Szene, Kommunikation in Beziehungen, Vertrauen, Eifersucht und persönliche Entwicklung. Ein Podcast für alle, die neugierig sind und neue Perspektiven entdecken wollen.

In the car on the way to her husband’s funeral, Honey Beckett still can hardly believe that Barney is actually dead. Granted, he was more than twice her age. But he was Barney Beckett, visionary tech genius, full of surprises—by turns romantic, inspirational, and controlling. Always in control. At the service, she impulsively goes to sit with the three ex-wives: practical Rita, fiery Svetlana, ambitious Meredith. Each broke up the other’s marriage in turn—and now, one final betrayal awaits.

Raus aus dem Stress, rein ins Leben ist ein Podcast für Menschen mit viel Verantwortung, die sich denken „So wie es gerade läuft, fühlt es sich nicht mehr stimmig an.“ Menschen, die sich nach mehr Gelassenheit, Energie und Freude im Alltag sehnen. Wenn dein Kopf ständig beschäftigt ist, der Stress nicht mehr wirklich aufhört und du spürst, dass dein Leben leichter sein dürfte, findest du hier neue Perspektiven. Sandra Liane Braun – Coach, Autorin und Expertin für Stressbewältigung und Burnoutprävention – zeigt, wie innere Ruhe, Klarheit und Selbstsicherheit wieder möglich ...

Il y a trois ans, Sophie a quitté Thomas alors qu'il s'apprêtait à la demander en mariage. Aussi est-elle très étonnée lorsque celui-ci lui annonce que sa tante Connie est morte en lui léguant à elle, Sophie, sa ravissante maison sur l'île privée de Scribbly Gum. Mais Connie n'était pas une femme ordinaire. En 1932, alors qu'elle habitait déjà sur Scribbly Gum avec son père et sa jeune sœur Rose, sa vie s'était vue totalement bouleversée par ce qui était devenu depuis l'un des faits divers les plus célèbres d'Australie : le mystère de Jack et Alice Munro.

Conni sagt Stopp! Nein heißt Nein! Aber es ist nicht immer leicht, Stopp zu sagen. Conni und ihre Freundinnen und Freunde üben, Grenzen zu setzen und anderen gegenüber klar zu kommunizieren, wenn sie etwas nicht mögen: gekitzelt oder geknuddelt werden oder Nachschlag beim Essen, zum Beispiel. Nur sie allein dürfen über ihren Körper bestimmen. Es ist wichtig, deutlich „Halt, Stopp!" zu sagen und zu verstehen, dass ein Nein von allen akzeptiert werden muss. Ein Tag in der Schule In dieser Geschichte erfahren Kinder alles über den Schulalltag.