Resultados Editorial "Saga Egmont" en Narrativa femenina

Det är tidigt 1900-tal i Stockholm och livet i storstaden har inte blivit så som torparflickan Alva Nilsson hade tänkt sig. Efter en mindre lyckad jakt på arbete har hon dragits in i prostitutionens hårda värld. Sexton år gammal är hon nu med barn. Allt detta har föranlett den scen som utspelar sig, när hon en eftermiddag sitter gråtandes, och i desperat behov av hjälp, framför gynekologen Karolina Widerström. Hur hamnade Alva i den här situationen? Och vad kan Karolina egentligen göra för att hjälpa till?

Holly, stolt ägare till puben Harpan och grisen, har insett en sak. Hennes lilla by i Wales med dess invånarantal på 100 personer räcker inte för att hålla puben flytande. Hur många pizzor kan en bybo i Snowdonia äta per år egentligen? Okej, ganska många, men inte tillräckligt. Med ostoppbar energi bestämmer sig Holly för att starta en bokfestival som ska dra turister till byn. Att hon själv inte har läst en bok på väldigt länge spelar inte så stor roll. Inte heller att hennes pojkvän hellre skulle starta en internationell alpackatävling.

Two weddings and a baby...but who will get their happy ever after? Emily Prescott’s life isn’t going to plan. Her dreams of starting a family with fireman boyfriend Greg and opening up her own bakery in London feel like they will never come true. So when a wedding invite arrives from her oldest friend, Beth Williams, Emily is thrilled. Not only will she get to return to her childhood home in Scotland, but best of all - Beth wants her to bake the wedding cake! However, her excitement is cut short when she discovers that Greg has cheated on her.

A laugh-out-loud, heart-warming read for every parent who has struggled bleary-eyed through toddler tantrums, school fancy dress fails and found unlikely friendships over wine and cake. As a single mom, Frankie’s bold and brave, and right now she’s winning at life – isn’t she? Underneath her big smile and daring outfits, she’s hiding a secret. Her five-year-old son Liam is awesome.

Annikki on keski-ikäinen nainen, jonka elämä ei ole mennyt perinteisen kaavan mukaan. Puolisoa ei ole löytynyt eikä perhettä ole perustettu. Sukulaisia Annikin tilanne oudoksuttaa, ja Annikki on jo tottunut vanhapiika-heittoihin. Annikista tuntuu, ettei kukaan ota häntä vakavasti. Eikö ihminen ole muka kokonainen ilman puolisoa? Miksi jokaisen pitäisi elää samanlainen elämä? "Yksityistä elämää" on Liisa Hännikäisen koskettava romaani keski-ikäisen naisen elämästä ja suurista, yllättävistä elämänmuutoksista.

Twenty-nine-year-old Katie Kelly is at an all-time low. By now she was supposed to have the perfect relationship and her dream career - but her boyfriend left her behind to travel the world, she’s sleeping on a friend’s sofa, and she’s working a temporary job... that she’s been in for two years.

Escape to the daisy-strewn windswept Dorset cliffs, to the donkey sanctuary at Sweet Briar Farm, where Hattie Rose is about to find, that in this world, the most unlikely opposites can sometimes attract... Hattie was once thrilled to call the beautiful city of Paris her home. But when her heart is broken by her boyfriend and she loses her dream job, she bids farewell to the city of love and hurries home to Gillypuddle, a sleepy village on the Dorset coast. But as she returns home she finds her parents struggling to cope with a terrible family tragedy.

Twenty-nine-year-old Lily Buckley planned to be happily married and in her dream job by now. Instead, she’s been single since being left at the altar three years ago, and works at her local paper, writing stories about giant vegetables at the village fete and a dog who looks exactly like Chewbacca. Not quite what she was dreaming of. So when Lily’s allowed to write her own column it’s exactly what she’s always wanted - except there's a catch. She has to do one thing every week that scares her then write about it.

Rediscover one of the greatest love stories of all time with this new audio edition of Pride and Prejudice, masterfully narrated by actress Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton, Doctor Who). Pride and Prejudice's prolific status as a beloved story is thanks to its dynamic, ever-evolving central characters, as well as the strength of the wit and satire wielded by Austen. It is a love story, yes, but it is also a profound critique of Georgian high society and the plight of women. Without a male heir, the Bennet daughters risk losing their home and their income when their father, Mr Bennet, passes.

"Lukketid" er en kollektivroman, der har sit afsæt i H&M på Strøget i København en uge før jul i 1999. Køen til kvindernes prøverum er ved at eksplodere af varme, dårlig lugt og julemuzak. Vi møder elleve kvinder, hvis veje krydses i julehandlens ulvetime, og vi er med dem hver især en uge efter, hvor det er juleaften og igen ugen efter, nytårsaften 1999. Hvad sker der i hver enkelt kvindes liv på disse meget følelsesladede højtidsaftener, hvor alt skal være perfekt, men aldrig er det?

Margot Goodwin arrives as the new curate at St Mark’s, Highbury. She's one part exhilarated, ten parts terrified. This is the most important twelve months of her life. Success would mean becoming a fully-fledged priest a year from now, something she feels profoundly called to do. Failure would not only prove her father right, but also delight all those in the anti camp who consider woman priests an abomination. Can she convince everyone - herself included - that she's more than a five foot eight redhead with a PhD and a penchant for Max Factor's Mulberry Lipfinity?

A teacher asked me a question, and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, knowing with perfect certainty that nothing would ever come out again. Ruby gives up talking at a young age. Her mother isn’t always there to notice; she comes and goes and goes and comes, until, one day, she doesn’t. Silence becomes Ruby’s refuge, sheltering her from the weather of her mother’s mental illness and a pressurized suburban atmosphere.

Fire destroyed her present. Secrets destroyed her past. Look in the mirror and ask yourself a question. Who are you? Do you know the answer? At the age of forty-six, Anita Hall knows exactly who she is. She has lived with partner Ed for fifteen years and is proud of the life they've built. They go out into the world separately: Ed with one eye on the future in the world of finance; Anita with one foot in the past, a curator at Hampton Court Palace. This is the life she has chosen - a dream job, equal partnership, living in a quirky old house she adores. She is happy.

Her work has got in the way of relationships before but never like this. Annas job as a geologist takes her all over the world, including to the beautiful island of Elba, where shes sent to look for precious metals. And the island isnt the only thing thats gorgeous she cant believe her luck when she meets windsurfer Marco and sparks fly. But Anna must keep her role on Elba a secret to avoid upsetting the locals, which means lying to Marco even as they grow closer. When her old friend Toby visits, Anna suddenly finds herself torn between the attentions of the two men. However, Annas not the only one keeping secrets.

"Jungfru skär" väver samman två gripande kvinnoöden och är den inledande boken i trilogin om Kerstin och Kristina. Det tidiga 1900-talets Sverige var en plats där klassamhällets orättvisor skapade en hård verklighet för de som kämpade för ett värdigt liv. Fattigdomen var utbredd och förde med sig en prövande vardag för många. Här möter vi Helga Bergvalls alter ego - den unga Kerstin och hennes mor Kristina. Tillsammans söker de trygghet från en våldsam pappa och kämpar för att få mat på bordet i det ogästvänliga Stockholm de befinner sig i.

Verona is the City of Love. But will Suzie find romance there or, like Romeo and Juliet, will it all end in tragedy? When Suzie is hired to accompany spoiled, abrasive Lady Alexandra Tedburn on an all-expenses-paid holiday to Italy, she fears the trip will be a disaster. But she soon discovers there's more to Alex than shopping and tantrums, and she's determined to help her realise her potential - against Alex’s authoritarian father's wishes.

Up for a dream promotion, Emma won't let anything get in her way - not even love. Working for a major Hollywood film company isn't all glitz and glam. But when Emma gets sent to tour around Italy to scout the perfect location for a new blockbuster movie, she’s not going to complain. Especially when it could make or break her career... Historical adviser for the project Mark is a distraction that Emma does not need. As they explore Italy's beauty, Emma starts to fall for the mysterious Mark and soon finds herself torn between her job and her heart.

Three women. Five Kids. One House. A debut novel that has been shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020, perfect for fans of "Why Mummy Drinks" and "Has Anyone Seen My Sex Life?" Erica knows her suggestion sounds extreme, but when her nanny leaves without notice, she's desperate... When she and Louise to move into Polly's enormous but run-down house, they must admit that life's much easier when the childcare and workload is shared.

An emotional, page-turning read about love, family and the secrets we keep, for fans of Amanda Prowse, Ayisha Malik and Balli Kaur Jaswal. Shortlisted for The Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award 2020. It was the perfect marriage... until they fell in love. After attending Oxford University, Chaya is torn between her duty to family and her life in the UK since her traditional Sri Lankan parents want her to settle down. Gimhana is hiding his sexuality from his family, and it's getting harder and harder to turn down the potential brides his parents keep finding for him.