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Following the deaths of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns from sixty years in Australia to the English village of her childhood. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. Helen retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit. Then, one cold autumn night, a chance encounter with an abandoned pet mouse on the street outside her house sets Helen on a surprising journey of friendship, and a way back into life itself.

In Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol's daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booy's spellbinding novel spans decades as he tells the story of Carol and the people in her life. Incidents intersect and lives unexpectedly change course in this masterfully interwoven story of chance and choice that leads home again to a night blessed with light.

An exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy. Over the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people’s stories. With these personal accounts as a starting point, he has crafted a powerful collection of short fiction that takes readers into...

Nach sechzig Jahren in Australien kehrt Helen Cartwright in den kleinen Ort in der Nähe von Oxford zurück, in dem sie geboren wurde. Doch dann nimmt Helens Leben eine plötzliche Wendung, als ein unerwarteter Gast in Form einer gutmütigen Maus auftaucht. Während die Maus in der Küchenspüle aus einem kleinen Flaschendeckel trinkt, tritt Helen wieder in Kontakt mit ihren Nachbarn – und begibt sich auf eine unerwartete Reise zurück zu sich selbst. Denn egal, was wir für uns geplant haben: Manchmal hat das Leben seine eigenen Pläne.

As a writer lies dying, he has one last story to tell: a tale of faith and devotion, a meditation on what lies beyond this life, and a prayer of gratitude that may lead to rebirth.

La vie d’Helen Cartwright est terminée. À 83 ans, elle décide de retrouver le village de son enfance en Angleterre poour affronter le deuil de son fils et de son mari. Après avoir vécu six décennies à l’étranger, ce retour marque pour elle la fin de son existence, il ne lui reste plus qu’à attendre la mort. Puis, par une froide nuit d’automne, une rencontre fortuite avec une souris conduit Helen à un voyage surprenant. Pendant deux semaines, cette veuve recluse découvre une raison de vivre inattendue.

When devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met—a disabled felon, haunted by a violent past he can't escape. Moving between past and present...