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Flagler Beach, Florida is quite the small town, eclectic and quirky...and filled with many unique characters. Bahama Mama's sells not only to the tourists, but to the quirky locals as well! The seventh and final book in the Flagler Beach Fiction series.

Von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Tessa Hennig: Eine humorvolle Geschichte über die Frage, wie man mitten im Leben noch einmal ganz neu aufblühen kann. Hannas Lebenskrise hat einen Namen: Katrin. Zwanzig Jahre jünger, strahlend und charmant – und plötzlich die neue Freundin ihres Mannes, die auch noch zur Hochzeit ihrer Tochter Julia in die Toskana mitkommen soll. Hannas Herz rast – allerdings vor Eifersucht. Die Mutter des Bräutigams, Gina, greift zu bewährten Mitteln: gute Laune, italienische Herzlichkeit und eine große Portion Spaghetti, um Hanna aufzumuntern.

Timeless family drama from the best-selling author of Tuppence to Cross the Mersey. With over 3 million copies sold around the world, Helen Forrester’s hard-hitting and gripping fiction set in Liverpool continues to move readers. Under the roof of her bright, vivacious mother Elizabeth, and...

Drama for mamas. Hosted by Benjamin De Almeida. Or BENOFTHEWEEK. Depends on who you ask. https://www.instagram.com/dramamamadramamama/ Business Inquiries: teambenoftheweek@rangemp.com Originally produced by Studio71. But now it's produced by meee :)

Una madre, un hijo y una revelación inesperada. A veces, el viaje más largo es hacia tu interior. Cuando Aurora comienza a perder la memoria le pregunta a su hijo: «Y tu hermano, ¿dónde está?». Una frase que podría ser cotidiana y trivial si no fuera porque ese hijo, de cincuenta y tres...

Something follows the Conover family as they drive from L.A. to Chicago. Nine year old Michael sees a face form in the window of the family car. Fourteen year old Alison sees two creepy children at a motel. A car stays behind them on the road, never passing or falling behind. Wherever the Conovers go, wherever they look, they see a large woman and her children. Patiently, relentlessly, the woman gets closer.

Gilmer Mesa es el gran descubrimiento de la literatura colombiana de los últimos años. Tiene un estilo propio, una prosa desgarradora y rebelde que logra darle encanto a la tristeza, el abandono y la injusticia que son los espantos trágicos de los colombianos. Esta novela narra el germen doloroso de la identidad de nuestro país: los desaparecidos, los olvidados y el amor iracundo que los impulsa a sobrevivir.

"Mama hat was Süßes. Und was Bitteres. Ihr Leben war süß, ihr Leben war bitter. Ihr Leben war arm, ihr Leben war unendlich reich." Andrea Wolfmayr legt hier ein Buch der Liebe vor... aber nicht nur der Liebe. Denn ganz so einfach lässt sich ein Buch, das eine Tochter für (oder über) ihre Mutter schreibt, nicht auf dieses eine Wort reduzieren. Es ist darüber hinaus auch ein Buch der Wut, der Trauer und des Entsetzens. Über den Tod und über das Leben. Der einzig richtige Titel für dieses Buch kann deshalb nur "MAMA!!" lauten. Mit zwei Rufzeichen.

“MAMA” is an emotionally charged drama-thriller set against the backdrop of the George Floyd protestsand civil unrest in Minneapolis, 2020. The story follows four interconnected lives: Arturo, a reformed gang member seeking peace for his daughter; Mariah, a young law student whose viral video of Floyd’s murder sparks global outrage; Kassandra, the estranged daughter of Minneapolis’ District Attorney torn between loyalty and justice; and Saabir, a conflicted Somali-American caught between his moral compass and his family’s survival.

Estamos en Macondo y su región una vez más, entre personajes y episodios reconocibles, pero ahora caen pájaros muertos sobre el poblado, rompiendo mosquiteros y alambradas, un cura ve al diablo o afirma haber encontrado al judío errante, y visitar la tumba de un ser querido supone un riesgo impredecible. Y hay que enterrar a la Mamá Grande, soberana absoluta de este mundo, que falleció en olor de santidad a los noventa y dos años, tras haber conservado la virginidad durante toda su vida, y a cuyos funerales acude el presidente de la República y hasta el Sumo Pontífice en su góndola papal.

Eine Tochter steht in der Wohnung ihrer plötzlich verstorbenen Mutter. Die Mutter ist fort, ihre gesamten Ersparnisse auch. Was bleibt, sind Fragen: Warum ist die Wohnung so chaotisch, der Briefkasten so voll? Und wie ist es überhaupt möglich, seine eigene Mutter an einen Heiratsschwindler zu verlieren? Sarah Kuttner erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die Liebe suchte und auf einen Love Scammer traf. Die sich verliebte und die Augen verschloss. Die nichts zurückließ, außer einem schier endlosen Chat mit dem Betrüger.

Set in early 1950s rural South Carolina, One Good Mama Bone chronicles Sarah Creamer's quest to find her "mama bone", after she is left to care for a boy who is not her own but instead is the product of an affair between her husband and her best friend and neighbor, a woman she calls "sister". When her husband drinks himself to death, Sarah, a dirt-poor homemaker with no family to rely on and the note on the farm long past due, must find a way for her and young Emerson Bridge to survive.

Ian has vowed never to marry, steadfast in his resolve to shield himself from the heartache his father’s infidelity brought upon his mother. Instead, he dedicates his heart and soul to reforming criminal law with his Rebel group. A chance encounter in a country graveyard with the infuriatingly bold Miss Amie Tyler only solidifies his resolve to remain single. That is, until his life descends into chaos when rumors of his engagement force him and the vexing Miss Tyler into a calculated marriage.

In the fall of 1952, a courageous 18-year-old Roberta boarded a Greyhound bus in Missouri to start her new adventure to train as a nurse in Oklahoma. While in training, she falls in love with and marries a World War II soldier. The new couple moves to his cotton farm in rural Oklahoma and starts their life as a family. As the story develops, it proves how Roberta-Mama's early years in Missouri influenced her Oklahoma life and how it helped bond her family together.

Jedes Jahr lädt Katrins Mutter ihre drei erwachsenen Kinder zum Geburtstagskaffee ein. Diesmal hat sie jedoch neben Kartoffelsalat und Kuchen auch eine Überraschung parat. Wer sie in den kommenden Monaten am liebevollsten umsorgt, soll das Elternhaus erben. Die beiden Brüder sind gern dabei, nur Katrin ist zunächst entsetzt. Leider hat sie keine Wahl. Sie muss mitmachen. Bald beginnt ein turbulentes Ringen um das Haus – und um die Liebe der Mutter.

The Cartel runs Miami, and loyalty to their organization runs deep, but when someone breaks the rules, things may be beyond repair. A snitch in the crew has dismantled the notorious Cartel, and now disloyalty threatens to tear the family apart. Young Carter is in the fight for his life as he faces drug kingpin charges due to the treachery of his best friend, Ace. Kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction fill this thrilling sequel. Will Zyir find out that Breeze is still alive? Will Mecca be exposed as his brother’s killer?

Brookeside, England, 1822 Jemma fielding has always considered herself an independent woman, but to honor her beloved grandmother’s dying wish, she makes a promise that she will marry and fall in love. To fulfill her promise, she turns to the Matchmaking Mamas Society for assistance and is paired with the charming Mr. Bentley. Though he is everything Jemma could hope for in a match, she is clueless about how to win his heart. Desperate to make a good impression, she seeks guidance from her dearest friend, Miles Jackson, a humble rector with a talent for understanding matters of the heart.

El bestseller coreano que emocionó a los lectores de todo el mundo. Más de 2.500.000 de ejemplares vendidos. Ganadora del Man Asian Literary Prize. «Un hermoso, delicado y preciso testimonio de la grandeza y la miseria de las madres.» Banana Yoshimoto Un sentido homenaje a las madres, tan...

Uno de los libros más celebrados de Jorge Fernández Díaz, que cuenta de manera conmovedora la historia de su propia madre, quien a los quince años fue enviada desde España a la Argentina de Perón para escapar de la miseria. En esa tierra hostil ella construye su destino contra todos los obstáculos, y con el paso de los años, luego de tomar conciencia de sus más profundos cambios, un pedido por parte de sus hijos y nietos vuelve a circular esta historia.

Growing up together in the Surra section of central Kuwait, Katkout, Fahd, and Sadiq share neither ethnic origin nor religious denomination - only friendship and a rage against the unconscionable sectarian divide turning their lives into war-zone rubble. To lay bare the ugly truths, they form the protest group Fuada’s Kids. Their righteous transgressions have made them targets of both Sunni and Shi’a extremists. They’ve also elicited the concern of Fahd’s grandmother, Mama Hissa, who cautions them that should they anger God, the sky will surely fall.