Resultados para "Gilbert" en Narrativa femenina

San Francisco. Two trailblazing women—separated by a century—fighting for their futures. The Covert Buccaneer is a sweeping, dual-timeline historical fiction, women’s fiction, legal drama, and love story..

Self-regard, in the works of Annie Ernaux, is always an excruciatingly painful and exact process. Here, she revisits the peculiar kind of self-fulfillment possible when we examine ourselves in the aftermath of a love affair, and sometimes, even, through the eyes of the lost beloved.

In this novella by Gil Girion, a married couple living in Los Angeles is suddenly faced with a confusion within their relationship when the wife slips away in the middle of the night without an explanation, taking the dog with her. Her husband is confronted with questions as to where she is going and why she left.

The Club of Queer Trades revolves around the members of a London club who must invent their own peculiar and unique professions, and make a living from them. These six tales send up the British class system, the state of London in the Victoria era, the ironies of the law, and more.

Barrie Graeber has two great kids, a loving husband, and a respected job as the high school counselor in her close-knit community. Without warning, everything unravels when her teenage daughter, Pearl, is betrayed and lashes out. Nothing prepares this mother for the helplessness that follows when her attempts to steer her daughter back on course fail, and Pearl shuts her out . . . or when Barrie discovers the unthinkable about her nemesis, the football coach.

Ohana Sunrise continues the binge-worthy saga of the Briscoe family. In the aftermath of a terrible storm, Ava and her children work to rebuild their beloved Pali Maui amidst more life challenges. As the Briscoes rally to keep their beloved pineapple plantation financially afloat, Ava’s heart breaks as she journeys alongside Alani in her battle to beat cancer. Overwhelmed by the notion that she may lose her best friend to this dreaded illness, Ava finds she can no longer be the strong one.

Silver Island Moon continues the heartwarming-but-juicy saga of the Briscoe family. After the shock of their father’s betrayal, Ava and her family are determined to move on and find happiness…even when a cranky neighbor, a boating accident that threatens Aiden’s career, and an unexpected (and unwelcome) guest shows up. Despite life’s obstacles, one of them may just find true love. Before the story is over, another has his world rocked…you won’t believe the surprise ending!

Welcome back to the resort town of Sun Valley for another heartwarming story in the Sun Valley Series where you’ll find stunning mountain vistas and blue skies . . . and three close-knit sisters who depend on each other through thick and thin.

Karyn Macadam loses her footing after suffering another heartbreaking loss. Yet this final chance could lead to making peace with the disappointments in life, discovering what she’s truly made of . . . and crossing the threshold of becoming the woman she was always meant to be.

Karyn Macadam is starting over after losing her husband to a skiing accident. She’s given her heart to a handsome backcountry pilot and has a new job running the Sun Valley Lodge. Finally, her trampled heart is healing. That is, until a surprise visitor shows up and creates a plot twist that will shock even the most ardent listeners.

Tender, funny, and wonderfully moving, Sisters celebrates the joys and heartaches shared by three sisters living in the mountain resort known as Sun Valley, the mistakes made in the name of love and the healing power of new beginnings.

Brought to you by Penguin. Lord of the Flies meets And Then There Were None...but with Instagram and too much Prosecco. THIS IS THE HEN DO TO END ALL HEN DOS. AND YOU'RE INVITED... Poppy Greer is getting married and four of her old schoolmates are to be her trusted bridesmaids. They may have...

En dos remotas islas de la costa de Maine, en Nueva Inglaterra, los pescadores de langosta han luchado ferozmente durante generaciones por los derechos de pesca en el mar que los separa. La joven Ruth Thomas, hija de uno de los más avariciosos langosteros de Nueva Inglaterra, nace en medio de estas disputas. A los dieciocho años, convertida en una joven despierta, inteligente e irremediablemente poco romántica, Ruth regresa del internado decidida a dejar a un lado su educación universitaria y unirse a los «lobos de mar».

It is 1972 and Alicia Talbot, a Vietnam war widow with a two-year-old son, has traveled to the poor, mostly illiterate nation of Botswana to teach English. At the nearby border, civil war roils Rhodesia. Alicia’s remote school harbors a saboteur, someone runs guns to Rhodesian guerrillas, and...

En el verano de 1940 Vivian Morris llega a Manhattan con 19 años y tan solo una maleta y una máquina de coser, empujada por sus desesperados padres. Aunque su especial talento con la aguja y su dedicación a lograr el peinado perfecto no le han servido de gran cosa en la prestigiosa universidad de Vassar, la convertirán en la modista estrella del Lily Playhouse, el decadente teatro de variedades de su poco convencional tía Peg.

From a triumph in radio serials to persevering in a burgeoning, male-dominated television industry, Abby Taylor has a million stories she’s dying to tell. The soap opera is her brainchild. Championed by her mother and sisters, nothing can stop Abby from becoming an aspirational voice for every woman in the country. Her life behind the scenes, however, is just as dramatic as any she could have invented. Stay tuned for an engrossing story of determination, grit, and love.

Jessica Holloway is miserable. As mom to two ungrateful, almost-grown children and wife to one appreciative-but-needy husband, she has all-but-abandoned the extraordinary—and extraordinarily fun—woman she used to be. She may be smiling while she volunteers at the school's dog wash fundraiser, but inside, she's seething. Having traded her future as a high-powered attorney for motherhood nearly two decades ago, she's now desperate to reconnect with the woman she once was. Pushed to her breaking point, Jessica is secretly terrified at what she might do.

What options does a Christian woman have after she's brutally assaulted by a stranger...and becomes pregnant? That's the heartrending situation Claire Holland faces. Happily married and the mother of two when she is attacked, Claire begins an incredible journey on the painful pathway to trusting God in all things. When Claire's husband, Dan, confesses he can't be a father to the expected child, Claire's decision to put the baby up for adoption creates a sense of tremendous loss for Claire.

When Josie Jensen, an awkward 13-year-old musical prodigy, crashes headlong into newcomer Samuel Yazzie, an 18-year-old Navajo boy full of anger and confusion, an unlikely friendship blooms. Josie teaches Samuel about words, music, and friendship, and along the way finds a kindred spirit. Upon graduation, Samuel abandons the sleepy, small town in search of a future and a life, leaving his young mentor behind.

After losing her husband, writer Abigail Carson has all but given up on life. Having spent the last year cocooned in her Manhattan apartment, Abigail is suddenly forced to find a new home where she can stretch her dwindling savings. Intent on isolation, she moves to a tiny village in Nova Scotia where she'll have no one to interrupt her solitude. Little does Abigail realize that small-town life offers far less privacy than the big city. With neighbors knocking on the door bearing homemade treats and invitations, Abby soon finds herself immersed in the lives of the people of South Haven.