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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...

Narrated by Kate Mulgrew New York Times Bestseller “Wonderful. . . . As compulsively readable and endearing as all the previous novels have been.” — Booklist (starred review) Suspenseful, comic, and profoundly moving, The Days of Anna Madrigal, the ninth installment in Armistead Maupin's...

Anna Karenina, die schöne junge Frau eines zaristischen Beamten, scheint alles zu besitzen, was glücklich macht. Doch dann trifft sie auf den geheimnisvollen Grafen Wronskij und verfällt ihm rettungslos. In bedingungsloser Hingabe opfert sie alles: den Ehemann, den geliebten Sohn, sogar die Achtung der Gesellschaft, in der sie lebt. Doch ihre Liebe scheitert und endet in Eifersucht.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Anna Karenina, a literary masterpiece by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.

She called herself Silent Anna, because she couldn’t tell anyone about what happened between her and her stepfather. Many years later, Anna breaks the silence to reveal the sexual abuse she suffered, its impact on her life and how she has finally managed to overcome it. This is the story of a young girl’s determination to survive and to overcome her traumatic childhood.

As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up? Everyone is watching. Only one person knows the truth. The whole country has been riveted by the trial...

In this witty and heartfelt debut, a woman's impulsive journey across the pond after a broken engagement leads her to a new love—and a new version of herself. Seeking a fresh start after leaving her cheating fiancé, Abby McIntyre makes a series of spontaneous decisions: She quits her job. She...

The gift of a lifetime? Anna Browne is an ordinary woman living an ordinary life. Her day job as a receptionist in bustling London isn't exactly her dream, yet she has everything she wants. But someone thinks Anna Browne deserves more.... A parcel addressed to Anna Browne arrives. She has no idea who has sent it. Inside she finds a beautiful gift - one that is designed to be seen.

Anna has waited a long time to fall in love and now that she has, she's not going to let her boyfriend Charlie's mother stand in her way. Meredith Granger is frighteningly well-cultured and impossible to impress. So far, Anna hasn't even been allowed to meet her. But when Charlie leaves the country on business for the summer, Anna decides to take matters into her own hands. Reinventing herself from top to toe, Anna embraces a whole new life.

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.

Antiikkiunelmia ja tunteiden kipinöitä. Anna-Lisa Johansson on päättänyt jättää tylsän toimistotyönsä Tukholmassa ja toteuttaa unelmansa omasta antiikkiliikkeestä entisen elintarvikeliikkeen tiloissa Roslagenin kylässä. Anna-Lisa nauttii täysillä maalaiselämästä ja saa kylästä nopeasti uusia ystäviä. Uusien tuttavuuksien joukossa on vihreäsilmäinen automekaanikko Johnny, joka tuntuu vierailevan Anna-Lisan putiikissa yhä useammin.

Anna Bright is committing fraud. But nobody knows it yet. Not the board of her multibillion-dollar company, not her investors, not the public breathlessly anticipating the launch of BrightSpot, and not the media—including Jamie Roman, a hardworking journalist for BusinessBerry. But when Jamie does learn about Anna’s misconduct, she embarks on a bicoastal journey to expose the crimes and make a name for herself as a journalist. It’s not long before Anna learns what the reporter is up to, however—and she’ll do anything to stop Jamie. Especially now that BrightLife’s IPO is days away.

The poverty-stricken past of Medeia is stained with blood that’s not hers, but it was the price paid for John to bring her into his wealthy life. His rules made her who she is today - the perfect wife. Only, John is not the perfect husband. He has Anna. With vows broken and an ironclad prenup staring her in the face, Medeia refuses to go back to the shack of her childhood nightmares. Even if it means more bloodshed.

Immediately the words from Anna Karenina take on a significance for the women who have gathered over good food and good wine for their first book club meeting of the year. These six very different women are not quite friends, not quite strangers but, bonded by their love of literature, they share a deep understanding of one another - or so they think.

Anna's perfect life has become a category 5 disaster. A hurricane destroying her home is only the beginning of Anna's troubles. Her ex Eric plasters private photos of her on billboards all over the city and across the internet. The backlash against her makes the storm look tame: She's suspended from her job. Her current boyfriend dumps her. The cops blame her for the pictures. Her friends vanish.

Read by author Anna Land with a talented multi-voiced cast, Parked begins on a freezing night in December 1975, in a trailer park on the outskirts of the small, southern town of Randolph, where the life of six-year-old Teenie Outler is forever changed by her father in a rage-fueled moment. Left alone with Jubalee, her cold, resentful grandmother, Teenie searches for love in this touching, heart-breaking, funny, and true-to-life novel.

När trettioårskrisande Anna-Lisa Johansson ramlar över romanen "Vägen till Klockrike" på en loppis tar hennes liv en ny vändning. Hon fascineras av berättelsen om luffaren Bolle och bestämmer sig för att själv gå på luffen i Sommarsverige. Skaffa sig mat och husrum genom att måla staket och klippa gräs. Tjäna pengar på det hon är allra bäst på, att fynda dyrgripar på loppis och sälja vidare. Fundera över vad hon vill göra med resten av sitt liv. Och kanske finns där ute någonstans en kille för henne?

Tie avoinna unelmiin. Kun 30-vuotias Anna-Lisa Johansson törmää kirpputorilla Bolle-nimisestä kulkurista kertovaan klassikkokirjaan "Kulkijan pilvilinnat", hänen elämänsä muuttuu kertaheitolla. Reissaajan elämä alkaa kiehtoa Anna-Lisaa, ja hän päättää kokeilla kulkurin elämäntyyliä kesäisessä Ruotsissa. Hän voisi hankkia ruoan ja majoituksen tekemällä pieniä askareita kuten leikkaamalla ruohoa tai maalaamalla aitoja.

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?

Kaluszyn, 1939. Nine-year-old Joanna is determined to enjoy her childhood despite growing up without her mother. She is surrounded by her loving grandparents, sweet father, and loyal friend Aleksander. Together, Joanna and Aleksander navigate Kaluszyn and explore what life has to offer. However, neither of them can foresee a series of events that will shatter their lives.