Jo Leevers Boeken

With millions still living in Victorian homes, the subject of how to style and adapt nineteenth-century properties to modern lifestyles is always on trend. In spite of this, there are very few books available on the subject to date. While Pinterest, Instagram, and magazines can offer flashes of inspiration to those looking to design their Victorian home, Victorian Modern provides in-depth and enduring information on not only why Victorian houses were built and designed as they are, but how today’s designers are adapting and styling them in fresh and innovative ways that bring properties up-to-date.Jo Leevers mixes historical and cultural context with practical tips and plenty of visual inspiration drawn from projects by top interior designers, with chapters organized according to how we use our homes: living, dining, cooking, sleeping, bathing, and working. Sprinkled throughout are practical decorating tips and information on the origins of the architectural features of the period.Victorian Modern reveals how the history and design of nineteenth- century homes and ways of life can help to inform our present lifestyles and home décor in fresh and interesting ways.

Can Henrietta find out what happened to Annie's sister--before it's too late? Haunted by the past, Henrietta throws herself into a new job transcribing other people's life stories, vowing to stick to the facts and keep emotions at arm's length. But when she meets the eccentric and terminally ill Annie, she finds herself inextricably drawn in. And when Annie reveals that her sister drowned in unexplained circumstances in 1974, Henrietta's methodical mind can't help following the story's loose ends... Unlike Henrietta, Annie is brimming with confidence--but even she has limits when it comes to opening up. Ever since that terrible night when her sister left a pile of clothes beside the canal and vanished, Annie has been afraid to look too closely into the murky depths of her memories. When her attempts to glide over the past come up against Henrietta's determination to fill in the gaps, both women find themselves confronting truths they'd thought were buried forever--especially when Henrietta's digging unearths a surprising emotional connection between them. Could unlocking Annie's story help Henrietta rewrite the most devastating passages in her own life? And, in return, can she offer Annie a final twist in the tale, before it's too late?

She's waiting to become a mother--but first she has to find her own. Weeks away from the birth of her first child, Georgie should be enjoying the peace of her new life in the country, but boredom has settled in and nerves are running high. A viral news story about the rescue of a missing child warms her heart until she sees the photo: the woman who found the child is her own mother, Nancy, who disappeared twenty years ago. How could Nancy have abandoned her own children? Georgie needs to know before becoming a mother herself, even if it means calling on her estranged brother Dan for support. As the siblings set off on a road trip towards the Scottish island where Nancy was last seen, they don't yet know that her side of the story has just as much heartache as their own. Caught between her new life and old secrets, Georgie must make peace with the past. Can she and Dan unite to uncover the truth? And can piecing together Nancy's story fix their broken family--or are some wounds too deep to heal?

Zwei Frauen, zwei Schicksale – eine bewegende Botschaft. »Café Leben« ist ein außergewöhnlicher Roman über zwei Frauen aus zwei Generationen, die einander ihre Lebensgeschichte erzählen: kraftvoll, eindringlich und voller Hoffnung. Die 32-jährige Henrietta Lockwood führt in Birmingham ein zurückgezogenes Leben mit ihrem Hund Dave. Schon früh hat sie eine Mauer zwischen sich und der Welt errichtet. Das verhilft ihr schließlich zu einem besonderen Job im Hospiz, bei dem man besser nicht ständig in Tränen ausbricht: Henrietta soll todkranken Menschen dabei helfen, die Geschichte ihres Lebens für die Nachwelt aufzuschreiben. Schon bei den ersten Gesprächen mit ihrer Klientin Annie merkt Henrietta, dass die 65-jährige Krebspatientin schlimmen Erinnerungen ausweicht. Ohne die wird ihre Geschichte jedoch nie vollständig sein, und das kann Henrietta nicht hinnehmen. Sie versucht auf eigene Faust herauszufinden, was Annies Schwester vor 46 Jahren zugestoßen ist. Doch um Annie dazu zu bringen, alle Puzzleteile offenzulegen, muss Henrietta etwas tun, was sie noch nie zuvor getan hat: ihre eigene Geschichte erzählen. Ergreifend, ohne rührselig zu werden, schreibt die britische Autorin Jo Leevers über Leben und Tod, über das Erinnern und das Erzählen , das die Macht hat, alte Wunden zu heilen. Ein besonderer Roman, der noch lange nachhallt. Entdecke auch Jo Leevers neuen berührenden Familienroman »In den Augen meiner Mutter« über Mutterschaft, Familiengeheimnisse und trügerische Erinnerungen.