Resultados para "Angie" en Narrativa femenina

Vero and her husband, Shane, have moved out of the sweet suite above his parents' garage and found themselves smack in the middle of adulthood - two kids, two cars, two jobs. They are not coping well. In response to their looming domestic breakdown, Vero and Shane get live-in help with their sons - a woman from the Philippines named Ligaya (which means "happiness"); the children call her LiLi.

Korean immigrant Mina Pak Johnson is clearing out the last of her husband’s things when she finds a picnic basket in his closet—a long-forgotten wedding present from her mother. With it comes decades of memories—of her mother’s wishes for her to be happy and her own shattered hopes for her first child—and regret at never having used it. Pushing her husband’s ashes and a bottle of wine in a rusty old stroller, Mina is determined to re-create the picnic they never had. But with it comes something Mina never expected, illuminating a loving gesture her husband made years ago.

Quando Cara Romero perde il suo posto in fabbrica a causa della Grande Recessione, ha ormai più di cinquant'anni e deve, una volta ancora, ricominciare tutto daccapo. Costretta alla trafila degli uffici di collocamento, in una torrenziale confessione riversa la storia della sua vita su un'anonima consulente del lavoro: le turbolente vicende sentimentali; la nostalgia per la Repubblica Dominicana da cui è fuggita; le relazioni in un condominio newyorkese assediato dalla gentrificazione; la lotta continua per sopravvivere alle difficoltà economiche e alla burocrazia americana.

Does anyone really get a second chance at love? In the newest installment in the Diamond's Fate series, author Angie Singleton once again invites readers into the world of Diamond Pearl Hope, who has had a difficult life struggling with her biracial identity, an abusive relationship, and her estranged family. Now, the 43-year-old anchorwoman is finding herself falling in love again! Diamond loves her job as an investigative reporter, but she can't drown out the ticking of her biological clock.

Una lectura cálida, intensa y con un sabor que nos devuelve a la tierra del origen del té. Capaz de combinar belleza poética con tramas cautivadoras, Lisa See ha ido construyendo en sus novelas, desde El abanico de seda hasta El círculo de mujeres de la doctora Tan, un fascinante universo literario en torno a la historia y la cultura chinas. En La joven del té, vuelve a sorprendernos con un relato conmovedor sobre familia, identidad y maternidad.

Nothing interests Sarah Purcell more than the volcanoes she studies until she meets Dr. Cullen Gray. Maybe that's why she marries him two days later. Illogical, yes, but nothing has ever felt so right. As the honeymoon period ends and real life sets in, everything falls apart. A year after their separation, when Sarah is injured, she's shocked when Cullen shows up to help.

Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't show up one morning, she's instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another.

Motherhood isn’t always what’s expected. One woman may delight in navigating the unknowable, while another may look to the past to chart the course ahead. Still another may have the urge to redefine the relationship between mother and child. For each, the journey can be heartwarming and heartbreaking, ever changing and challenging. In these provocative stories, acclaimed authors probe the growing pains that can change the lives of both mother and child in ways they never imagined.

Maddie Butler has been haunted for fourteen years. After the suspicious death of a friend when she was twenty-two, she tried to move on, convincing herself there was nothing she could have done. But now in an unfulfilling marriage, she realizes how much the guilt has led to an unhappy life.

Larkin and Graham Hadley come from completely different worlds. She’s from the trailer park; he’s from the yacht club. Inexplicably, they fall in love. Suddenly, she has the kind of life she never even dared to dream of. Yet, even as the wife of a man from a prominent Charleston family, Larkin is still an outsider. After all, in Charleston, South Carolina, bloodline is everything.

Maggie Gerber - one of the founding members of the Good Buy Girls - loves her quiet life in St. Stanley, Virginia. But all that changes when Sam Collins, her old flame, moves back to town as the new sheriff. On top of that, Claire Freemont, a librarian and the newest member of the Good Buy Girls, starts acting utterly strange. When Maggie goes to visit her the next day at the library, she finds the body of a very dead man. Turns out the man is someone from Claire's past.

Sonia und Bea sind beste Freundinnen. Sie sind zusammen in einer Kleinstadt aufgewachsen und waren immer füreinander da. Doch je älter sie geworden sind, desto seltener haben sie sich gesehen. Schließlich fassen sie einen Entschluss: Ein gemeinsamer Sommerurlaub auf einer Baleareninsel soll ihre alte Freundschaft neu beleben. Aber die Reise entwickelt sich ganz anders als erwartet. Sonia entdeckt, wie sehr sie sich nach Freiheit und Abstand sehnt, nicht nur von ihrem Alltag zu Hause, sondern auch von Bea.

This program features original sound design. "Together, [narrators] Almonte and Wetherell are the key to this exceptional novel. A brilliantly narrated immigrant story, spiked with heart and flair, that will have patrons rooting for Cara’s success." - Library Journal "Rossmery Almonte's...

In this fresh romantic comedy from the author of Shipped, heralded as an “absolutely sparkling debut” by Entertainment Weekly, a woman wakes up from a car accident with memories of a boyfriend she’s never met...only to run into him a year later. Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and...

Named a Best Romance Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly * Goodreads * PopSugar * Marie Claire * Real Simple * Insider * Vulture * CNN * Bookreporter * BookBub * and more!? The Unhoneymooners meets The Hating Game in this witty, clever, and swoonworthy novel following a workaholic marketing...

His dependency, vodka. Her dependency, him. When Kat Torrington discovers the depth of her husband Eric's secret drinking problem, she finds herself at a crossroads. Married three years with her first child on the way, Kat sees a fork in the road of her life: Should she stay or go? Over the next three years, as the couple faces alcoholism and recovery with equal parts determination and failure, Kat considers her options. Some choices are heart-wrenching, others empowering, but all life- changing. Meanwhile, Kat's dream of a happy- ever-after hangs in the balance.

Molly O’Brien is living the dream of a cushy city life. But when her boyfriend bails on her and their inflated mortgage, she needs a new place to live. Molly finds the answer in the quaint town of Love, where a run-down general store with an attached home were willed to her deceased mother. Trading her acrylic nails for pounding nails, Molly gives the old place a facelift. As the business grows, so does her affection for the townspeople—including Jackson, the local hardware store owner. But her new home holds secrets, and some people have long memories

En la familia de Clara las mujeres siempre han tenido un secreto: pueden leer la mente. Tras crecer como la última hija de una familia adinerada en el desierto de Palm Springs, ella solo tiene un deseo: convertirse en una estrella. Con dieciséis años empieza su viaje a Hollywood y la vida privilegiada de una actriz de cine, pero esta vez se trata de un derecho que tendrá que ganarse por sí sola. Utilizando su astucia, inteligencia y habilidades telepáticas, Clara Daniels hace el lento ascenso que la catapultará a la fama y cambiará su vida para siempre.

Three generations of fiercely strong and stubborn Mexican American women face grief head-on as they attempt to shed generational trauma and discover the true meaning of home in this “magical, haunting, and joyful” (Carolyn Huynh, author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women) novel that feels like...

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick * NPR 1A Inaugural Book Club Pick * A 'Must-Read' by USA Today * Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize * Booklist Editor's Choice * CrimeReads' Best of the Year A suspenseful drama about an immigrant family caught in a criminal investigation...