Comprising a collection of short stories that mirror each other, this book delves into the essence of the small things that make us human. How do we perceive one another, if we do so at all, and what does it truly take to understand the perspectives of others? What are the roots, relationships, or individuals that we cling to for sustenance? And how do we behave when there is nothing left to cling to? So, take a moment to enjoy gazing into the very mirror that's placed right in front of you. But be warned, it's no fun.
This book about a child's simple faith is one that children will long remember--and adults will love to share. When Wanda discovers a thornbush growing in the empty lot at the corner of Fillmore and Hudson, she's quite sure it's a rosebush all ready to bloom. So she clears away the trash, checks on it every day, and brings water from the butcher shop across the street. But no roses appear. Wanda's neighbors and friends are all doubtful, but when she invites them to a tea party in her "rose garden" one day in June, they're in for a big surprise.
We all get tired from intense emotions: anger, grief, pain. But they are the bridge to bliss, joy, peace. You can't choose one side of the coin. But what if we could turn off all these emotions at once? Would it make life simpler? Aurora will find that out.
Simply not meant to be. We see the same stars, and the moon, even the same dreams at night. Our souls are longing to re-unite and only in each other's presence we can see the worlds true beauty. Though something significant lies inbetwen us, something impossible to ever overcome. Or is it?
Together through the night until we see the morning light. When it felt like all the faith was gone, for Emma, Katrin, Lily and Rose a much more beautiful one was born. One day they were all existing in the same place, at the same time completely unaware that they would become each other's reason for fearing less of the thoughts that come after the sunset, because this time they have someone they can share them with. Let them tell you the story of the summer that they spent on the beach by the bus stop. The story of dealing with fears and past wounds. The story that showed them how beautiful it can be to feel seen and understood in the lost and lonesome moments just by talking with people who see underneath the outside facade. Set in a small town in Northern Germany, this book follows four girls talking on sand discovering that the healing can be such a divine journey, only if you let it be. And then the night thoughts become less difficult to deal with.
A musician's life is upturned when a letter arrives at his doorstep. As the story unravels, a whole family shifts its dymanics and drama unsues. Daughters, wives and exwives, and all the women in his life get a say.
From the #1 international bestselling author of The Orchid House—an epic saga of two remarkable women and two love stories spanning the years from 1920s India to modern-day England. Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . . . In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of Indian royalty. As the princess’s official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of WorldWar I. There, she meets young Donald Astbury—reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate—and his scheming mother. Ninety years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she’s relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to a distant corner of the English countryside. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita’s great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family’s past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty . . . A multilayered, heartbreaking tale filled with unforgettable characters caught in the sweep of history, The Midnight Rose is Lucinda Riley at her most captivating and unforgettable.
There is a time in everyone's life, where we wear masks to hide ourselves in who we are not and will never be, but how badly does that mask influence a person, who has to live like that forever ? James Whitlock, an elite student at Crestwood High and the heir of Wales' throne despises the fact that his life has already been planned out, by everyone, but himself, when the only thing he truly desires, is living in peace, away from the throne and finding love that does not revolve around his life-status. The complete opposite of James is Charlotte Jordan, another student at Crestwood High, who'd be willing to do anything in order to get into her dream college and keep her academic status as valedictorian. The only thing in her way is the newby royal, who simply gets everything handed to him... or at least that's what she believes. What happens, once she learns that there is more to him, than she thought there was and which difficulties lie behind being involved with a royal family ?
