Titoli in Amicizia

Two novels by the award-winning Canadian writer Carol Shields, dramatised for BBC Radio Carol Shields was one of Canada’s most renowned contemporary authors. Often compared to Jane Austen, her deft, witty and compassionate works depicting the everyday lives of ordinary people won her numerous...

Sarah-Jane Crosse, SJ to her friends, is desperate to avoid going to her parents’ ruby wedding anniversary party. She’s terrified of introducing her husband, Tom, to her estranged sister, Alison, because the sisters have history. Alison covets everything that belongs to SJ. With her anxiety spiralling, SJ knows she often has one or two glasses of wine too many and after a disastrously drunken night she reaches out for help. However, help does not begin at home. Tom is not supportive.

Five mudlarkers. One community. Countless unexpected discoveries! 'I was so heavily invested, I was distraught when it came to an end!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The day Adam leaves her, Gemma takes her heightened emotions, her now-ex-mother-in-law’s hot pink wellies, and a pair of yellow...

Can a bookshop bring two hearts together? 'The perfect holiday read, romantic and so fun' Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beth loves everything about living in Venice. The meandering canals and the cobbled streets have captured her heart, so when she loses her job and fears she’ll have to return...

Tori needs a holiday. London is cold and grey, work is manic, and after a regrettable New Year's Eve hookup with her ex, her best friends won't stop pushing her onto dating apps. So when a colleague offers Tori the last spot on a Jamaican getaway, she doesn't take much persuasion. But paradise comes with a twist. Not only is she forced to share a room with grumpy, recently dumped Robert, but her ex has turned up too, hand-in-hand with his new girlfriend. Ten days in the sun suddenly looks like ten days of torture. Still, Tori is determined to make the most of her situation.

Sworn off romance, instead the love of Blue's life is the beautiful Isle of Siskin. Her home from birth, her community and now her job with the wildly successful podcast Only on Siskin. When the peace on Siskin is threatened with being destroyed forever, Blue knows she has to act. There are secrets from the past that may be able to save the future of the island, and only Blue can get to the bottom of them.

A rediscovered "masterpiece" (Kirkus) of Black American literature first published in 1950, about an unlikely friendship in a West Virginia town After several years of seclusion in the Black quarter of Beetlecreek, West Virginia, in the precarious 1930s, a retired carnival worker named Bill...

Eine angepasste Bürokarriere, eine zuvorkommende Frau, richtig gutes Essen – Nitani weiß, worauf es im Leben ankommen sollte. In der starr reglementierten Welt des Büros kommen sich die beiden näher. Humorvoll und klug stellt Junko Takase die Frage, warum wir im Leben manchmal falsch abbiegen, und zeigt anhand einer Bürogemeinschaft die Absurditäten des modernen Zusammenlebens auf.

"Royal Spin is a hugely entertaining and engaging read that grabbed me and didn’t let go. This workplace drama inside Buckingham Palace, with intrigue, gossip, and a soupçon of romance makes for a fun, page-turner of a book!” —Jasmine Guillory The much-anticipated novel from preeminent...

Maggie thinks she’s finally found the love of her life. Theo is charming, passionate, and crazy about her. So when Theo mysteriously disappears, Maggie certainly doesn’t expect that he’s gone for good—let alone stolen her life savings, heart, and self-esteem. Now she’s living in a caravan in a muddy field in the middle of nowhere, left to pick up the pieces. When junior reporter Flick catches wind of the story, she decides that exposing the romance fraudster may be just the career break she needs.

Sometimes life doesn't take you in the direction you expect. Colleen Bradley is married with a teenage son, a modest business repurposing and reselling antiques, and longtime fear that she was not her husband's first choice. When she decides to take a road trip down the east coast to check out antique auctions for her business, she also has a secret ulterior motive. Her one-woman mission for peace of mind is thrown slightly off course when 16-year-old Tamara becomes her co-pilot.

After years of watching her best friends, Ben and Claire, try for a baby, Romily has offered to give them the one thing that they want most. Romily expects it will be easy to be a surrogate. She's already a single mother, and she has no desire for any more children. But Romily isn't prepared for the overwhelming feelings that have taken hold of her and which threaten to ruin her friendship with Ben and Claire - and even destroy their marriage.

De Corea llega el nuevo gran fenómeno literario. El libro coreano del año: más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos Una extraordinaria novela sobre el poder de encontrarse a uno mismo. Una asombrosa tienda a la que siempre querrás regresar. Dokgo vive en la calle y duerme en la estación de Seúl. Tiempo atrás tenía un trabajo, una casa, una familia, pero un día lo perdió todo. Incluso la memoria. Cuando encuentra un monedero, decide entregárselo a su dueña, la señora Yeom, una exprofesora de mediana edad que gestiona una pequeña tienda abierta las veinticuatro horas.

Dla szóstki dawnych przyjaciół miał to być nie tylko relaksujący wypad w Tatry, ale i okazja, aby po latach odnowić znajomość. Nic jednak nie idzie tak, jak sobie zaplanowali. Kiedy zaś w czasie kuligu dochodzi do morderstwa córki właściciela pensjonatu "Pod Śnieżycą", szybko okazuje się, że kilkoro z tego grona miało powód, aby je popełnić. Mało tego! Jedno z nich nie jest tym, za kogo się podaje. Kto stworzył sobie fałszywą tożsamość? Kto ciągle nie może się pogodzić z tym, że został porzucony? Kto od lat skrywa w sobie mroczną tajemnicę? I wreszcie: kto jest mordercą? Komisarz Krzysztof Darski rozpoczyna śledztwo.

Epicka opowieść o ludziach żyjących w latach siedemdziesiątych, epoce zmian wartości i nowego spojrzenia na świat. To kolejne pokolenie bohaterów uwielbianej sagi „Prawda zapisana w popiołach”. Kinga Dargiewicz, Amelia Chełmicka oraz Kostek Piotrowski, Krzysztof Wielopolski, Grzegorz Łyszkin i Karol Lewin nie pamiętają wojny, jednak ona wciąż powraca za sprawą wspomnień i przeżyć ich rodziców. Rozdarci pomiędzy tym, co prawe i właściwe, a tym, co wygodne i proste, muszą odpowiedzieć sobie na wiele pytań dotyczących moralności, zasad i swojego miejsca na ziemi.

Nina Thompson has one Christmas wish: to avoid her brother’s obnoxiously handsome best friend, Tristan, like the plague. From the moment he humiliated her as a teenager to their escalating revenge schemes, Nina and Tristan’s relationship can only be defined as an all-out prank war! And there is yet to be a winner. But it just so happens the ghost of Christmas present has other ideas. When Tristan unexpectedly crashes her family’s Christmas, Nina’s dreams of a peaceful holiday vanish faster than Santa up a chimney.

Forty-five-year-old Erin has grown restless with her life, which is odd because she’s spent the past twenty years roaming the globe. Between summers in Alaska and winters in the Florida keys, she’s climbed the steps of Machu Picchu, hiked long sections of the Great Wall of China, and kayaked down the Amazon. Lately, though, Erin has felt the urge to put down roots, strengthen her neglected relationship with her sister, Reggie, and reconnect with her two best friends, Michelle and Nina.

È la storia di un'amicizia straordinaria e di un amore difficile. Rosa ed Isabella vivono un periodo storico importante, dalla metà degli anni '50 fino all'inizio dei '70, e non è il tempo delle mele. Per Milano è un impegnato combattuto e burrascoso ventennio: dal boom alla lotta operaia, dalla grande contestazione studentesca alla bomba di piazza Fontana, dalla legge sul divorzio all'approdo sulla Luna. Anni difficili ma anche appassionati. Isabella ha una famiglia ricca, una madre gelida, un padre che fa con lei giochi che non dovrebbe fare.

Tre amici, quelli di sempre. Leo, Kevin e Tom. Dopo anni di scorribande nella sonnolenta Trieste, la loro città, si separano per poi ritrovarsi a Vienna. Qui è Tom a convocare Leo - vero protagonista del libro - e Kevin, per coinvolgerli nel progetto di una galleria dedicata alla Pop Art. Ma, in un susseguirsi di colpi di scena e di innamoramenti, tra alcol, eccessi e grame figure, sempre sul filo dell'autoironia, devono via via fare i conti con le loro differenze caratteriali e con una stridente diversità di aspettative.

There’s no place like home, especially if it’s Serenity, South Carolina. For Annie Sullivan, though, the homecoming is bittersweet. She’d always envisioned a life there with her childhood best friend, Tyler Townsend. But Ty’s betrayal has cost her the family and the future they’d once planned. For Ty, losing Annie was heartbreaking. Still, he can’t imagine life without the three-year-old son whose mother left him for Ty to raise. Ty wants it all - Annie, his child, and the future he’d dreamed about - and he’s back home in Serenity to fight for it.