Juliette Fay crée des romans qui explorent les complexités des dynamiques familiales et le chemin vers la découverte de soi. Son œuvre se caractérise par une profonde perspicacité de la psyché humaine et une représentation sensible des émotions. Fay mêle avec maestria des récits captivants à des réflexions profondes sur l'amour, la perte et la résilience de l'esprit humain. Les lecteurs apprécient sa capacité à créer des personnages et des histoires inoubliables qui résonnent longtemps après la dernière page.
Facing an unexpected turn in life, Sean Doran decides to return home to reassess his path and embrace change. This journey of self-discovery explores themes of destiny and personal growth as he navigates the challenges of redefining his future. Through his experiences, Sean learns valuable lessons about resilience and the importance of following one's heart.
On her own since the age of eighteen, Cass Macklin dated brilliant, troubled Ben McGreavy. They partied their way through their twenties...Now Ben is dead, and Cass is broke, homeless, scared, and pregnant. Determined to have a healthy pregnancy and raise Ben's baby, Cass turns to the only person with the means to help her: Ben's brother Scott, third baseman for the Boston Red Sox, a man with a temper and problems of his own
Set against the backdrop of post-World War I America, the story follows the Turner sisters as they navigate the challenges of poverty and family duty. With their father's injury forcing them into the world of vaudeville, the sisters embark on a nine-city tour filled with both peril and unexpected kindness. As they confront swindlers and seek love, their journey reveals the sacrifices made for family and the transformative power of pursuing one's passions. This tale blends heartwarming moments with reflections on identity and resilience.
In the tradition of Marisa de los Santos and Anne Tyler comes a moving debut about a young mother's year of heartbreak, loss, and forgiveness...and help that arrives from unexpected sources Four months after her husband's death, Janie LaMarche remains undone by grief and anger. Her mourning is disrupted, however, by the unexpected arrival of a builder with a contract to add a porch onto her house. Stunned, Janie realizes the porch was meant to be a surprise from her husband#8212;now his last gift to her. As she reluctantly allows construction to begin, Janie clings to the familiar outposts of her sorrow#8212;mothering her two small children with fierce protectiveness, avoiding friends and family, and stewing in a rage she can't release. Yet Janie's self-imposed isolation is breached by a cast of unlikely interventionists: her chattering, ipecac-toting aunt; her bossy, over-manicured neighbor; her muffin-bearing cousin; and even Tug, the contractor with a private grief all his own. As the porch takes shape, Janie discovers that the unknowable terrain of the future is best navigated with the help of others#8212;even those we least expect to call on, much less learn to love
"It's July 1921, "flickers" are all the rage, and Irene Van Beck has just declared her own independence by jumping off a moving train to escape her fate in a traveling burlesque show. When her friends, fellow dancer Millie Martin and comedian Henry Weiss, leap after her, the trio finds their way to the bright lights of Hollywood with hopes of making it big in the burgeoning silent film industry. At first glance, Hollywood in the 1920s is like no other place on earth--iridescent, scandalous, and utterly exhilarating--and the three friends yearn for a life they could only have dreamed of before. But despite the glamour and seduction of Tinseltown, success doesn't come easy, and nothing can prepare Irene, Millie, and Henry for the poverty, temptation, and heartbreak that lie ahead. With their ambitions challenged by both the men above them and the prejudice surrounding them, their friendship is the only constant through desperate times, as each struggles to find their true calling in an uncertain world. What begins as a quest for fame and fortune soon becomes a collective search for love, acceptance, and fulfillment as they navigate the backlots and stage sets where the illusions of the silver screen are brought to life" -- Amazon.com
This novel blends humor and poignancy to explore themes of love and compassion. It follows characters navigating life's challenges while striving to do the right thing. Their heartfelt journeys reveal the complexities of relationships and the importance of empathy, making for an engaging and relatable read.
Dana Stellgartenová bola po celý svoj život milá a priateľská. Ale odrazu aj pre ňu nastáva čas bolesti a trápenia. Po rozvode sa musí vyrovnávať s nedostatkom peňazí, deti trpia odchodom otca a k tomu sa pridá jej pubertálna neter, ktorá neznáša svoju autoritatívnu matku a odíde z domu. Dana sa snaží vyrovnať so situáciou, robí, čo môže, len aby dala všetko do rovnováhy. Ale čo sa to vlastne všetko deje? Dvanásťročná Morgan asi trpí bulímiou a sedemročný Grady má problémy v škole a vyhýba sa priateľom. A ona sama? Hľadá si prácu, nadväzuje nové kontakty, ale nepociťuje spokojnosť. Nahlodávajú ju pochybnosti: Som dosť dobrá pre mojich priateľov? Som dosť pekná pre iného muža? Som perfektná matka? Aj napriek týmto ťažkostiam sa Dana postupne začleňuje do nového života. Spoznáva svoju silu a akceptuje svoje slabosti, ba dokonca sa odvažuje pomýšľať na nový vzťah. Z milej, dobrosrdečnej Dany sa postupne stáva zrelá žena, ktorá vie, čo chce. Zistí, že v živote nie je nič dôležitejšie, ako byť k sebe bezvýhradne úprimný, vziať osud do svojich rúk a žiť podľa svojho presvedčenia.
Když přijde otec živitel následkem úrazu o práci, hrozí celé rodině vystěhování a bída. Rázná matka však najde řešení – své čtyři dcery promění v SENZAČNÍ SESTRY TURNEROVY, akrobatické číslo, s nímž budou vystupovat po kabaretech. Gert, Winnie, Kit i Nell se tak ze dne na den změní svět – budou muset odložit své plány, ale současně se jim otevře nespočet nových možností. A kde jinde by potkaly tak různorodé povahy, tolik národností, kde jinde by zažily tolik emocí? Čteme tak vlastně hned dva příběhy – ten osobní, o proměnách čtyř mladých duší, a ten „větší“ o americké historii na prahu 20. let dvacátého století.
