Titoli in Vita familiare

Against the mythical dreamscape of America, Auster brilliantly weaves the bizarre narrative of Marco Stanley Fogg, an orphan searching for love, his father, and the key to the riddle of his origin and fate.

Thirty years ago, my father became the other half of a broken love story. A relationship he’s kept hidden for decades. Upon unearthing his secret through a series of emails in our paper’s archives, I began my search for the truth. Haunted by my father’s love story, and in my quest for answers, I never imagined I would discover a love of my own. Or that my love for Easton Crowne would be key in discovering the reason behind what split our parents up.

Jo vient de perdre l'amour de sa vie, son souffle, son rire et son appétit : Lou. Lors de ses funérailles, entouré de ses enfants, Cyrian et Sarah, avec qui il entretient des rapports distendus, le notaire lit le testament. Son « piroche » aura deux mois pour renouer avec Cyrian et Sarah, et surtout, les rendre heureux.

Set amongst the British royal family, The Love Letter is a story of secrets, lies and unforgettable twists from Lucinda Riley, the beloved author of the Seven Sisters series. ‘An extraordinary cast of unreliable characters, a right royal mystery and surprises at every turn’ – Lancashire...

Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you: today, tomorrow, always’. But now Arthur is gone. He died: softly, gently, not making a fuss. But he’s still left her a list. This one has just one item on it though: ‘Find D’. Mabel feels sure she knows what it means. She must track down her best friend Dot, who she hasn’t seen since the fateful day she left more than sixty years ago.

Anna ha solo sei anni quando suo padre muore improvvisamente. Sta tornando da una gita scolastica e si aspetta di vederlo alla stazione, elegantissimo, ad attenderla. Così le aveva promesso. Ma lui non c'è. E da quel giorno la vita di Anna cambia per sempre. La bambina riempie il vuoto e l'assenza con le storie che le sono state raccontate e con la sua potente immaginazione. Ma questo lutto apre in lei una ferita che non può rimarginarsi. Quindici anni dopo, ormai ventenne, Anna si rende conto di non sapere quasi nulla dell'uomo che ha idealizzato come un eroe.

The Namesake follows the Ganguli family through its journey from Calcutta to Cambridge to the Boston suburbs. Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli arrive in America at the end of the 1960s, shortly after their arranged marriage in Calcutta, in order for Ashoke to finish his engineering degree at MIT...

Lei è una donna coccolata dalla posata serenità del marito psichiatra. Lui è il rude e sensibile Felix, incontrato in un supermercato. Insieme vivono una scombinata storia d'amore. Peccato che il serial killer, che sta uccidendo donne consenzienti nel quartiere, somigli molto, moltissimo al nevrotico Felix. Rossana Campo crea un romanzo che mescola assieme il tema - a lei caro - dell'eros fuori dagli schemi borghesi e una nuova e lucida meditazione sulla coppia (coniugale), dentro la cornice plumbea di una Parigi invernale, fatta di strade e parchi deserti.

Told in alternating viewpoints, Long After We Are Gone is a searing portrait on the power of family and letting go of things that no longer serve you, exploring the burden of familial expectations, the detriment of miscommunication, and the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children.

Quando solleva con le sue enormi mani da pugile la nipotina appena nata, il vecchio Primo esclama: "A me sembra più bella di tutte le altre". Ma la piccola ha la sindrome di Down e una grave malformazione cardiaca, sua madre Valentina non si riprenderà mai dallo shock (anzi finirà col morirne) e il padre Nevio è un povero ubriacone irresponsabile. Perciò saranno i nonni Primo e Nora a prendersi cura della bimba, dopo averla chiamata Letizia: come l'allegria contagiosa che dimostra fin da neonata

Szkody górnicze dzień po dniu dziurawią śląską ziemię, pożerając domy i ogrody. Ale najgorsze ze szkód są te, które dziurawią pokiereszowane ludzkie życia. Niepowetowane, nieodżałowane, nieodchorowane. Szkody to książka o świecie, którego już nie ma. O świecie, który przepadł w czeluściach śląskiej i wielkopolskiej ziemi. Minął, tak jak nieubłaganie mija czas. Wraz z nim minęli ludzie. Powstaniec śląski Roman w szykownym galowym mundurze. Górnik Eduś, gołębiarz i łamacz niewieścich serc. Milka, która rodzi trzynaścioro dzieci, a na starość zięć wozi ją limuzyną.

La boda del año está a punto de celebrarse. La novia estará espectacular y el novio es el hombre perfecto para ella. Pero ¿qué hay de los invitados a la boda? Son una pesadilla. Y el padrino, el peor de todos.

When their father dies unexpectedly, siblings Max, Ellie and Nathan can’t even contemplate emptying his house—not least because he spent his last decade curating what feels like a museum to his polished public image. So it is Max’s wife, Caroline, who finds the suitcase under a bed… A suitcase stuffed full of an awful lot of cash. The source of the money is a mystery to them all, and each has a strong opinion about what to do with it.

In the small town of Celeste, Texas, Mitzi Taylor has never quite fit inside the lines. Nearly six feet tall, flame-haired, and with a plus-size spirit to match every curve, she’s found her niche: a custom wedding-dress boutique catering to big brides-to-be with big dreams. Taking the plunge alongside her two best friends, she’s proud they’ve turned The Perfect Dress into a perfect success. Just when Mitzi has it all pulled together, Graham Harrison walks back into her life, looking for bridesmaid dresses for his twin daughters.

Kate has taught herself to be careful, to be meticulous. To mark the anniversary of a death in the family, she plans a dinner party—from the fancy table settings to the perfect Baked Alaska waiting in the freezer. Yet by the end of the night, old tensions have flared, the guests have fled, and Kate is spinning out of control. But all we have is ourselves, her father once said, all we have is family.

Hace treinta años, en un terreno baldío de un barrio tranquilo, apareció descuartizado y quemado el cadáver de una adolescente. La investigación se cerró sin culpables y su familia -de clase media educada, formal y católica- silenciosamente se fue resquebrajando Pero, pasado ese largo tiempo, la verdad oculta saldrá a la luz gracias al persistente amor del padre de la víctima. Esa verdad mostrará con crudeza lo que se esconde detrás de las apariencias; la crueldad a la que pueden llevar la obediencia y el fanatismo religioso.

Romany acaba de cumplir dieciocho años y está a punto de entrar en la edad adulta cuando, de repente, su madre, Angie, la única progenitora que ha conocido, fallece a causa de una enfermedad repentina. A lo largo de este viaje, Romany tendrá que asumir el dolor de la pérdida y el regreso de algunos fantasmas del pasado que pondrán su vida y la de sus tutores patas arriba. Y mientras todos se enfrentan a sus miedos, a veces superándolos, otras aceptándolos, Angie les enseña que se necesita una comunidad, una familia, para ser feliz.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family—steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving—from the bestselling author of Isola “Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book [about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully, boldly, brightly...

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds two people's lives together for more than half a century. In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career, he whiles away the years in 622 affairs - yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral....

Beautifully told with humor and tenderness, a Norwegian Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship, and far-off dreams, acclaimed by reviewers and beloved by readers across Europe, where it has been a major bestseller. Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa’s dreamer...