New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods captures a community's heartfelt fight to preserve the innocence of childhood. When bullying threatens to destroy a teen's life, painful memories resurface for dedicated high school teacher Laura Reed and pediatrician J.C. Fullerton. With the support of the Sweet Magnolias, they bring the town together to assure that a promising student’s future isn't ruined.And to establish once and for all that bullying has no place in Serenity,...
Give in to your love of scandal, secrets and shopping with the sparkling Marrying Mr Darcy trilogy – the perfect Christmas treat for Jane Austen fans. And the Bride Wore Prada…She’s dated Mr Darcy…Hounded by the paparazzi ever since news of their engagement broke, Gemma and Dominic are flying to Scotland for a romantic getaway. But they didn’t expect to find Dominic’s ex, Natalie, and her husband Rhys, on the very same flight – or to be snowed in!Where better for a discreetly decadent wedding...
Every line tells a different story …A troubled young woman travels across London to end an abusive relationship. An agitated father gets lost in the city with an injured toddler. Two men – who unknowingly cross paths every day – finally meet one life-changing afternoon. A sudden death on the platform at Blackfriars sparks rumours of murder.Underground, we are at once isolated and connected. We avoid eye contact and conversation while our lives literally intersect with those of strangers. As we...
This Christmas, the villagers of Middledip are off on a very Swiss adventure…Family means everything to Lily and Zinnia Cortez and, growing up in their non-conventional family unit, they and their two mums couldn’t have been closer.So it’s a bolt out of the blue when Lily finds that her father wasn’t the sperm donor she’s always believed, and learns that she was in fact the result of a one-night stand.Confused, but determined to discover her true roots, Lily sets out to find the family she’s...
Una storia del tipo Il Principe e il Povero / Il Prigioniero di Zenda, che coinvolge un folle arbitro di baseball alla testa della Chiesa cattolica romana. Un piccolo gruppo di riformisti radicali rapisce il Papa e lo sostituisce con un sosia, uno che pensano di poter controllare. Il vero Papa sfugge ai suoi rapitori, ma non riesce a trovare aiuto dalle autorità, perché nessuno gli crederà. Nel 1980, un gruppo di riformisti radicali decide che la vera riforma cattolica non può avere luogo con...
Age is just a number and getting old doesn't mean you can't have fun. It just means you know how to get away with it… Viagra, Snuff, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Fossdyke Retirement Home has seen its fair share of quirky characters, but it’s never seen the likes of these four geriatric musicians who form a band called Fossils. Chaos erupts after winning a national competition, when a local DJ who entered their recording into the contest labels Fossils as a vibrant young rock band. Fearing the English press...
Selle raamatu lühikokkuvõte võiks kõlada: 500 lehekülge puhast satiiri.Kirjutatuna kaheksakümnendate keskel on satiir loomulikult tollase ühiskonna aadressil (aru ma ei saa miks autorit pokri ei pistetud?), kuid tegelaskujud nagu demagoog, aktiivne loll, karjerist, pisikorruptant ja mõtteloid inimene on aktuaalsed tänagi.Ka lõualõksutaja tüüp, millised toona punaparteis suuga suurt linna tegid on igapäevased külalised meiegi meediapildis.Nagu lubatud sai: Satiir, kuid ei, tegelikult on tegemist...
