Ein Sonntag im November, ein roter Badeanzug - eine Frau, Mutter von zwei Kindern, entscheidet an einem warmen Novembertag, in den Pool der Wohnanlage zu steigen, und kommt für Stunden nicht mehr raus. In diesen Stunden überdenkt sie ihre Ehe, verpasste Chancen und Träume und stellt das Leben, das sie selbst gewählt hat, auf den Prüfstand. Der Bestseller jetzt im Taschenbuch!
Only one thing stands between Alexander Paine Wilson and his destiny... and it has long ears, spoon-like claws and a tubular snout... Republican congressman Alexander Paine Wilson is determined that nothing will stop him in his campaign for re-election. Not the fact that he is a bachelor, not the fact that his main adversary Nancy Beavers -- married, with children -- is rising in the polls. Nothing. That is, until one hot day in August, he receives a large parcel via FedEx. Inside is a gigantic taxidermied aardvark. This aardvark has a surprising history -- from the Victorian naturalist who discovered it to the taxidermist who deemed it his finest creation. But for Wilson, the entrance of the aardvark sets off a chain of events that threaten to ruin his entire career