Showing results for "Anna" in Family Life

A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family and friendship in this wise, tender novel teeming with life—from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of After Annie No one knows you like your book club. High school English...

Molly Peel feels trapped by her family: her ex-husband Craig cannot seem to abandon his controlling ways despite abandoning her for a younger woman, her lazy son Brian has long been taking advantage of her generosity, and her selfish daughter Rachel is embarrassed by her. When she is blamed for ruining Rachel’s wedding in circumstances beyond her control, Molly decides enough is enough and makes a clean break to Wiltshire to begin a new life. However, the persistent interference of her ex presents difficulties. Can Molly find the courage to stand up for herself and finally move on?

Le richissime Philip Brooke vient de mourir, laissant derrière lui un patrimoine grandiose : le plus beau manoir du Sussex, datant du XVIIIe siècle et comprenant pas moins d'une vingtaine de chambres, entouré d'un domaine luxuriant de centaines d'hectares. En revanche, sa vaste fortune déclenche des conflits galopants dans la famille car chacun veut mettre la main sur cette succession hors norme. Le clan Brooke réussira-t-il à ne pas voler en éclats avant le jour de l'enterrement ?

An unexpected inheritance from her grandmother offers Libby Pulford the opportunity to escape her abusive marriage and return to her Lancashire roots with her young son Ned. But her domineering husband Steven won't let her go so easily. She turns to her new neighbour for help, former police detective Joss Atherton, to whom Libby feels a growing attraction. But Joss has troubles of his own. Emily Mattison is trying to make contact with the daughter she was forced to give up for adoption so many years before. People's lives are destined to intertwine in ways they could never have imagined.

When their father dies, none of the three Harcourt girls are particularly upset. The loss of the family's income, however, is not something so easily overcome. When their mother Anna discovers that they have been left penniless, she decides to move them out of London and back to her hometown in Scotland.

Anna Karenina fu pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1877. Era già stato pubblicato a puntate dal 1875, ma non fu mai pubblicata l'ottava parte perché la rivista non tollerò le prese d posizione antinazionaliste di Tolstoj, che fu quindi costretto a pubblicare l'opera completa a sue spese.Tolstoj vedeva in questo libro, considerato un capolavoro del realismo, il suo primo vero romanzo.

How far would you go to save the ones you love? The first book in a stunning new crime series featuring DCI Anna Tate. When nine children are snatched from a nursery school in South London, their distressed parents have no idea if they will ever see them again. The community in the surrounding area is in shock. How could this happen right under their noses? No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything - or at least that's what they're saying. But DCI Anna Tate knows that nothing is impossible, and she also knows that time is quickly running out.

Your best friend deserves the truth. But it will ruin her life. What would you do? It’s been over twenty years since four very different teenage girls sat on that beach at Goran Haven, and swore to be best friends forever. Their lives went different ways after Emily left. But each remembered that promise. And none truly found friendship like it again. Now, Emily’s back, with a secret she can’t face. She tries to hide away, take time to heal and make some difficult choices, but she runs into one of her old friends, and soon the four are reunited.

Thea Erickson, a renowned surgeon, is filled with both joy and grief as her family gathers at their home on a summer night in 1995. Her elder daughter Phoebe is getting married, but even the happiness of the day feels bittersweet, as Thea grapples with a terminal cancer diagnosis. She worries she won’t be around to support her younger daughter Astra, who’s still in college, but even Thea cannot foresee what is to come—a terrible accident the night of the wedding that changes Astra’s life forever.

Klasický román anglické autorky o hledání pravého životního partnera je půvabným, pomalu plynoucím líčením života členů střední třídy v Anglii, jejich zájmů, zábav a citů. Román pro všechny, kdo si oblíbili hrdinky Jane Austenové obdařené inteligencí, vtipem a morální pevností. Tento půvabný skvost psala autorka na sklonku své literární dráhy a vložila do něj všechen svůj tvůrčí um i ohlédnutí za vlastním životem s otázkou, zda ji něco v životě neminulo. Spisovatelka se těší z každého slova, pečlivě je váží, místy jen naznačuje, aby nenarušila jemné předivo vyprávění o vztazích mezi rodiči a dětmi, mezi sestrami i mezi mužem a ženou.

Wiosna, 1835 rok. Eliza, córka hrabiny Modlińskiej, nigdy nie pasowała do arystokratycznego świata. Śladami tajemniczego Tatara Tarasa wyrusza, by odnaleźć część legendarnej mapy i poznać sekret, którego strażnikiem był jej ojciec. Zaginione artefakty, pradawna klątwa pustynnej wiedźmy i strażnicy Złotej Ordy – wszystko to splata się w sieć intryg, rozciągającą się między stepami Krymu a litewskimi puszczami.

Un risveglio traumatico porta alla luce i tormenti più cupi di Francesca, una donna allo stremo delle forze dopo una lunga battaglia con la vita. La sua mente confusa le rievocherà un caleidoscopio di episodi, volti, amicizie, amori e ricordi che la ricondurranno alla realtà: quel che rimane del suo matrimonio, i suoi amati figli e la sua vita borghese. Sullo sfondo di una malinconica e nostalgica Trieste, la protagonista rivisita nella memoria le diverse fasi della sua vita alla disperata ricerca di una via di fuga e scenderà negli abissi più profondi della sua solitudine.

When Mira returns to her late grandmother Evelyn’s sunny, memory-filled house, she expects to sort keepsakes. Instead, she finds a small wooden box containing a map, a photograph of a distant pier, and a letter addressed to someone Mira has never met: Eli.

Det er Anna, Johannas datter og Hannas barnebarn, der fører os igennem romanen. Hun, der har taget springet op ad klassestigen bort fra sine rødder, leder efter sammenhæng og identitet. Hun vil spejle sig i Hanna og Johanna for at finde forklaring på sit eget livsforløb, som hun i modsætning til moderen og mormoderen selv har lagt til rette. Hun opdager, at på en mærkelig måde fører hun formødrenes kvindeliv videre.

Anna cherche à faire le deuil d'un enfant vivant. Elle ne sait plus quoi inventer pour sortir son fils de ce brouillard dans lequel il plane en permanence. Elle a l'impression d'errer dans un cimetière, sans corps à déposer en terre. Pourtant, tout était possible jusqu'à l'Accident.

The award-winning author of Prosperos Daughter has written a novel more intimate than her usual big-picture work; this moving exploration of immigrant identity has a protagonist caught between race, class and a mother's love.

Un'ora dopo aver letto l'esito del test di gravidanza, avevo già montato un canestro in giardino. "È un maschio, me lo sento!" Perché dopo due meravigliose figlie femmine era giusto, se non pareggiare i conti, almeno bilanciare un po' le parti. A Daniela l'ultima cosa che interessava era il sesso della creatura che portava in grembo. Bastava che fosse sana, diceva. Poi arrivò il giorno dell'ecografia. E quando la dottoressa disse Trisomia 21, invece, capii che Daniela era già pronta. "È maschio o femmina?", chiese semplicemente.

Une nuit d'hiver 1946 à Londres, une infirmière sonne à la porte de la maison des Freud. Anna, la fille du célèbre psychanalyste, est entre la vie et la mort. Épuisée et fiévreuse, elle confie des bouts de son existence à cette inconnue : son adolescence difficile, toute de désirs contrariés et de fantasmes honteux, les années d'analyse avec son père, sa rencontre décisive avec la fantasque Lou Andreas-Salomé…

Een prachtig, ontroerend verhaal over familie, vriendschap, liefde en hereniging. Lekker ontspannen om zelf te lezen met Kerst, of om cadeau te doen! Eigenlijk kan Anna Kerstmis niet uitstaan. Om haar broer een plezier te doen stapt ze dit jaar toch in de trein om het feest met haar familie te vieren. Maar door allerlei tegenslagen ontaardt de reis in een winterse roadtrip per sneeuwschuiver en pick-uptruck. Zo heeft Anna ruim de tijd om eindelijk eens goed over haar verleden en zichzelf na te denken. Misschien is het tijd voor verzoening?