Rural Life

After the death of their beloved aunt, the estranged Burke sisters reunite at their childhood home for an unforgettable summer, each harboring a secret. With their family once again at a turning point, they must overcome their differences to discover what the future holds for the lakefront house and each other.

Colby Mills sonhava com uma carreira musical, até que uma tragédia frustrou seus planos e ele acabou se tornando fazendeiro na Carolina do Norte. Tempos depois, ele resolve dar um intervalo nas tarefas cotidianas e vai fazer alguns shows em um bar de praia na Flórida. E lá Colby conhece uma mulher que vira seu mundo de cabeça para baixo.

Die neue Bestsellerserie von Manuela Inusa – Romane zum Wegträumen und Wohlfühlen. Für Mütter und Töchter und alle Fans der "Gilmore Girls". Savannah betreibt eine zauberhafte Pension in Lake Paradise. Für ihre Gäste tut sie alles, jeder soll sich hier wie zu Hause fühlen. Doch Savannah selbst hadert mit ihrem eigenen Heim: Die Ehe mit Gene steckt in einer Sackgasse. Wann fängt er endlich an, Verantwortung zu übernehmen? Ob er merkt, wie ernst es ihr ist, wenn sie ihre Sachen packt und in die Pension zieht? Savannah lässt es darauf ankommen.

Cody, Christopher, Carla, and Steven are about to uncover a truth hidden for almost three decades. While they unravel the shocking mystery that will change their lives forever, they must find a way to forgive the past and each other and find their way to love again. While mysteries unravel and feelings blossom, Cody learns that true love deserves a second chance, after all. Escape into the beauty of the Atlantic coastline and fall in love with Cody Moore, her adorable teens, and her crazy house full of loveable pets.

Clara Seymour is trying to find her feet in London, living away from home for the first time. Brought up by her domineering mother, treasuring time any time with her adoring father, Clara's world is brought to a standstill when her dad abruptly dies. Then, a mystery comes to light in a letter from him. I am sure you are aware that before I met your mother I had a previous marriage. But what we never discussed is that we had a daughter. So begins a journey of discovery that takes Clara to remote Norway and a landscape as brutal as it is bewitching.

William and Emma Sinclair have settled into life at Moorend Farm in North Yorkshire and live happily with their growing family, believing they have left the shame of their past behind. William is determined to prove his success to his embittered mother and charts a secure living for his sons to follow in his footsteps and reap the benefits of William and his wife's hard work. When Emma takes Jamie and Meg to visit her parents in Scotland, they receive a warm welcome from all their relations, except 'Grandmother Sinclair'.

Polly Penhalligan is outraged at the suggestion that since getting married to Nick and settling into their beautiful manor farmhouse in Cornwall, she has let herself go. But watching a lot of telly and gorging on biscuits, not getting dressed until lunchtime, and waiting for pregnancy to strike are not the signs of someone living an active and fulfilled life. So Polly does something rash.

For decades J.J. Tucker has brought laughter and sunshine to the Sandbar Sisters. But her life has spiraled out of control. A disaster has turned Irish Hills upside down and has left J.J. alone and unsure. She can't bear to look back on her life and moving forward hurts too much. Her future, once bright and filled with love, feels lonely and hopeless. J.J. faces a very different future than she had planned and one she's not sure if she wants. She will have to face her fears and her past if she wants to find the laughter in her life again.

In un Meridione ben distante dai segni della modernità urbana, la protagonista cresce oppressa da un ambiente familiare in cui le condotte pubbliche e private sono spietatamente misurate sul terrore del giudizio sociale e sul rigore vincolante del dovere quotidiano. Il nido protettivo diventa allora nodo difficile da sciogliere e da portare. “Famiglia era questo: una messa in comune del privato, un difetto di autonomia, una continua chiamata in causa dell’altro, un sostenersi che diveniva peso.”

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.

Іван Нечуй-Левицький — блискучий майстер прози, перу якого належить чимало видатних повістей, оповідань та романів. Кайдашева сім'я — це справжня перлина української літератури. Героями цієї повісті є звичайні селяни, водночас комічні та трагічні. Ми зустрічаємося з старим Кайдашем, його жінкою Марусею, знайомимося з їхніми синами Лавріном і Карпом в ті самі дні, коли останні дорослішають, одружуються і починають нове життя.Колоритні емоційні стосунки між невістками та свекрухою, змальовані у книзі, привертають до себе увагу та викликають жвавий читацький інтерес.

Tschüß, St. Peter-Ording - Tante Lilo, nicht mehr ganz frische 70, muss aus Gesundheitsgründen in wärmere Gefilde ziehen. Aber was wird nun aus ihrer geliebten Strandperle? Entschlossen vermacht sie das Unternehmen ihren zwei Nichten Insa und Stephanie. Zwei gestandene Frauen, die sich nur vom Hörensagen kennen... Für Insa ist der Nordseeort eine willkommene Abwechslung zum Schnellimbiss in Gelsenkirchen, für Stephanie die perfekte Fluchtmöglichkeit von ihrem betrügerischen Ehemann in Düsseldorf. Doch kaum erreichen sie ihr Erbe, knirscht der Sand im Getriebe ihrer Hoffnung.

I had a perfect life—married to my high school sweetheart and preparing for our new baby. Then tragedy struck. I could have moved us back to have the support of our parents, but home isn't where you come from; it's where you want to be. And I want to be here in Balsam Ridge. So I begin anew, a single mom with a fractured heart. Determined to rise above the grief and grasp the joy that still bubbles inside of me every time I look into the eyes of our baby girl. Starting with a job at the local hemp farm.

Gewinner des Selfpublishing-Buchpreis 2022. Das Ende der Leidenschaft ist der Anfang der Reue. Wenn Kit Camino das Cembalo spielt, färbt ihre Welt sich bunt. Jeden Ton sieht sie als Farbe. Doch diese Welt, die Welt ihres Vaters, hat sie hinter sich gelassen. Sie meidet ihn, das Instrument und alles, was sie daran erinnern könnte. Zu viel ist zwischen ihnen vorgefallen. Als ihr Vater unerwartet verstirbt, erschüttert es Kit mehr, als sie sich eingestehen möchte. Er hinterlässt ihr Winters Weiher, das Landhaus der Familie und Sehnsuchtsort ihrer Kindheit. Dort hofft sie, endlich neu anfangen zu können.

Elsa's eldest, Cole Steel, is on the brink of the rest of his life. Like his father before him, he's a remarkable sailor—but unlike his father, he has no wife, no children, and just the open ocean at his feet. Elsa's not entirely pleased with his reckless nature. But she knows he has the same adventurous spirit his father always had. Aiden lives through Cole every day. Recently, Cole signed a contract to sail professionally. It's the opportunity of a lifetime—with a caveat. His boss is widely known as the toughest in the business.

Laura Wilson is back in Blueberry Beach, dealing with a mysterious illness that has depleted her energy and left her listless and unable to enjoy life. She's working part time in her grandfather's shop when a mysterious stranger rents the small apartment above theirs. He's strong, athletic, handsome, and full of life and energy. They couldn't be farther apart physically, but they bond as they each take on more responsibility as her grandfather's health declines. Will they decide providing precious memories to the hundreds of customers in the old shop is enough to build a future on?

As a toddler, Elodie Jacques was abandoned by her mother and left in the care of her French grandmother, Gabriella in Dartmouth, Devon. Now 24 years old, Elodie struggles to reconcile the deep anger for the mother she has never since seen. When Gabriella unexpectedly announces she wants the two of them to spend Christmas and her 70th birthday in her home town of Juan-les-Pins in the South of France, Elodie is thrilled. Gabriella meanwhile has her own ulterior motives for wanting to return after 40 years, a homecoming potentially filled with memories, secrets and recriminations.

நகரவாசியாக இன்று விளங்கும் பெண்மணி ஒருவர் கிராம வாழ்க்கையைப் பற்றி எழுதியுள்ள கதை இது. கிராமத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியான அக்ரஹாரத்தின் கதை.

In the first line of Ocean State, we learn that a high school student was murdered, and we find out who did it. The story that unfolds from there with incredible momentum is thus one of the buildup to and fallout from the murder, told through the alternating perspectives of the four women at its heart. The murderer Angel, her mother Carol, and the victim Birdy, all come alive on the page as they converge in a climax both tragic and inevitable. Watching over it all is the retrospective testimony of Angel’s younger sister, Marie.

The Carrington family owns the only pub in the small country town of Kangaroo Ridge. It’s been eight years since the five siblings became orphans and since twins Sebastian and Tamara stepped up to look after their younger brothers and sister with the help of their aunt, Maddie. Seb and Tam gave up their teenage years to make sure the family stayed together, but that’s been hard and they’ve grown apart. Seb is silent and stoic; Tam, on the other hand, wants to kick over the traces and catch up on the life she missed out on.