Milly Clifford Livres

Elfrida Phipps loves her new life in the pretty Hampshire village. She has a tiny cottage, her faithful dog Horace and the friendship of the neighbouring Blundells - particularly Oscar - to ensure that her days include companionship as well as independence. But an unforeseen tragedy upsets Elfrida's tranquillity: Oscar's wife and daughter are killed in a terrible car crash and he finds himself homeless when his stepchildren claim their dead mother's inheritance. Oscar and Elfrida take refuge in a rambling house in Scotland which becomes a magnet for various waifs and strays who converge upon it, including an unhappy teenage girl. It could be a recipe for disaster. But somehow the Christmas season weaves its magical spell and for Elfrida and Oscar, in the evening of their lives, the winter solstice brings love and solace.

De Romeinse Claudia verlaat in de tweede eeuw na Christus haar geboortestad Rome om zich bij haar man te voegen, die garnizoenscommandant is in het koude noorden van Brittannië. Eind twintigste eeuw raakt Miranda in de ban van haar nieuwe thuis, het landgoed Ladycross, vlak bij de Romeinse muur in Northumberland. Als haar man sterft moet ze kiezen: het verleden respecteren of de toekomst omarmen. Roberta, sinds lang gescheiden na een desastreus huwelijk, koopt eindelijk een huis voor zichzelf, ver weg van alle banden met het verleden, althans dat denkt ze. Claudia, Miranda en Roberta: hun levensverhalen zijn verbonden door een prachtige plek, door de gebeurtenissen die hen naar die plek brachten en door de liefde die het tot hun thuis maakten.

A young woman makes a documentary about a popular Dublin restaurant and its regulars

* A compelling and contemporary love story of family relationships and human nature. An unputdownable, compulsive read.

Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters Adi and Linda were no problem at all during the usually turbulent teens. Now in their twenties, Adi is always fighting for or against something: the environment or the whale or battery farming; while Linda lurches from one unsatisfactory relationship to the next. As if this wasn't enough, Clara, a senior cardiac specialist, has a new job to cope with... For Ania, meeting Clara Casey is a miracle: she had never intended to leave her beloved Poland, but after the love of her life has turned sour, her world seems rather empty. Perhaps a new job in a new country will mend her broken heart? Declan is looking forward to joining the clinic - but what should have been a straightforward six-month posting brings him far more than he expected. Then there's Father Brian Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened; and the beautiful, cheerful nurse, Fiona, who can't leave her troubled past behind...

Op een eiland dat na een staatsgreep in de macht van een generaalsregime is gekomen, wordt een schijnproces gevoerd tegen een gehersenspoelde korporaal.