Showing results for "Carrie" in Women's Fiction

Brought to you by Penguin. Carrie Soto is the greatest player the world has ever seen. But six years after her last match, she watches a young British tennis player steal her world record - and Carrie knows she has to go back and reclaim her rightful place at the top. Even if the world doesn't...

Maddie, her sister Martha, and Buck grow up bound together in hardship, building a fragile refuge in the branches of a towering cypress tree. What begins as a child’s treehouse becomes their only escape from a home marked by fear, control, and hidden truths buried beneath the floorboards. As the years pass, Buck takes on the weight of keeping them safe, while Maddie learns to navigate a world where danger hides behind silence and obedience. Between stolen moments of joy, music in the treetops, and a bond forged through hardship, the children begin to dream of freedom beyond the swamp.

Instead, it puts me directly in the path of Hudson Fitzgerald—single dad, small town royalty, and the most insufferable man I've ever met. He's rich, broody, and way too good-looking for my peace of mind. Oh, and he wants me gone. But I didn't come here just to tuck my tail and run away. I came to prove I'm not the hot mess everyone thinks I am. Even if that means going head-to-head with Hudson every single day.

Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighbourhood. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio. If she can just outshine her fellow intern at the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job. In the meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she forms a lively relationship with one of her listeners. 

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam” (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo “A heart-filled novel about an...

Carrie Soto è una donna competitiva, determinata, pronta a vincere a qualsiasi costo. Ciò non l'ha resa molto simpatica al pubblico, ma l'ha fatta diventare la più grande tennista della storia, dominatrice di ben venti Slam. Nessuno ha mai vinto tanto. Ma a questo traguardo Carrie, allenata dal padre Javier per essere fin da piccola la migliore, ha subordinato davvero tutto. Eppure ogni sacrificio rischia di diventare d'un tratto inutile: agli US Open del 1994 Nicki Chan, atleta potente e dal gioco sfacciato, riesce a eguagliare il record di Carrie, ritiratasi dall'agonismo nel 1989.

"Carrie Hope Fletcher and Kwaku Fortune bring genuine emotion to this London rom-com with their impeccable narration about an unlikely friendship." — AudioFile Magazine "Boasting Carrie Hope Fletcher’s no-nonsense British accent and Kwaku Fortune’s mild Irish brogue...the audio version...

One of Amazon's Best Romances of the Month! For fans of "You’ve Got Mail," a young woman juggles pursuing her dream job in radio while helping her family compete with the new halal restaurant across the street, in this sparkling new rom-com by the author of Ayesha at Last. Sales are slow at...

From the author of The Rope Walk, the story of a woman's life in its twilight, as she looks back on both a harrowing childhood and the unaccountable love and happiness that emerged from it. As the novel opens we see the Derry School in all its glorious New England fall colors and witness the loosening of the aging Peter's grasp - he will soon have to retire, and Ruth is wondering what they will do in their old age, separated from the school into which they have poured everything, including their savings.

Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma’s after too much wine. Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his dad died. One morning, Nadia’s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper: To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I’m the guy who’s always standing near the doors.... Drink sometime? So begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power of the written word.