For six years Helene Hanff, author of 84 Charing Cross Road, made monthly broadcasts on BBC Radio's Woman's Hour. In five-minute vignettes she conveyed the ups and downs of life in a high-rise apartment building in the heart of New York City. This is a collection of those humorous and witty pieces.
When faced with raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden takes terrifying risks to save lives. However, he struggles with one leap of faith: falling in love. For years, Taylor has sought out women in need of rescue, leaving them as soon as their crises pass and intimacy begins to develop. Everything changes when a record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a single mother, is driving through the storm with her four-year-old son, Kyle, who has severe learning disabilities. When her car skids off the road, Denise is found unconscious and bleeding, but Kyle is missing. As the search for Kyle unfolds, a deep connection forms between Taylor and Denise, revealing that this rescue will demand more than his usual physical courage. It challenges Taylor to confront his past, which has been marked by pain, and to embrace the possibility of love. In this story, the complexities of modern relationships are explored, revealing insights about love, commitment, and the transformative power of opening one's heart. Nicholas Sparks masterfully immerses readers in the emotions and challenges of love, teaching valuable lessons about connection and vulnerability.
Digte. A collection of poems that John Updike wrote during the last seven years of his life and put together only weeks before he died for this, his final book. The opening sequence, "Endpoint," is made up of a series of connected poems written on the occasions of his recent birthdays and culminates in his confrontation with his final illness
In the hilarious and heartwarming sequel to the bestselling "Big Stone Gap," Ave Maria and Jack MacChesney find their marriage strained by a summer spent apart. "Trigiani is a wonderful storyteller . . . readers will enjoy "Big Cherry Holler" immensely."--"USA Today."
Ave Maria Mulligan hat eine turbulente Zeit hinter sich. Nachdem sie ihr Leben wieder in den Griff bekommen hat, sorgt ihre Tochter Etta für Unruhe, und ein Mann aus Aves Vergangenheit tritt wieder auf, der einst ihre Ehe gefährdete.