Isla Dewar erschafft fesselnde Erzählungen, die bei den Lesern Anklang finden und zu einer Reihe von Bestsellern geführt haben. Ihre ausgeprägte Stimme und ihr fesselndes Storytelling versprechen ein immersives Leseerlebnis.
A SOJOURNER'S LIFE - The Life of Alexander Maclean is a novel cast in the form of a biography. Alexander Maclean, the product of a colonial and South African childhood set in an era long before the liberalising of South African society after 1994
You can’t change your past. You can only use the experiences you live through to make your future better, wiser. Anna and her best friend George meet every week to remember, to sigh, to laugh, to reminisce about their moments of glory, guilt and mischief and share their sorrows over a glass or three of wine. The things they’ve done still make them blush. Anna wanted to be a poet – a famous poet. George left home in a childish rage and years later returned with her baby.When Anna is asked to look after the boy across the road for a few hours each week, she isn’t sure. She doesn’t really do children. But she takes the job on and, gradually, a child’s view of her world shows her a different place.George remembers a flat she stayed in when she ran away from home. It had the kitchen of all kitchens and, oh, how she’d love to see it again. Anna sets out to see if it still exists and discovers a cookbook full of recipes, intimates notes and drawings from George’s life.Does all this mark an ending or the beginning of something new and marvellous for Anna and George?
Compulsively neat, obsessively organised, Lily is a writer who writes about writers. When she is asked to contribute to a book on lost icons, she visits Rita Boothe - photographer, journalist and wit - who took LSD when she was forty and never lived up to her promise. Rita shows Lily some of her photographs, including one of a beautiful, sexy creature drinking Jack Daniels in a white limousine. It is Mattie, Lily's mother. Lily stares in wonder and with envy - she wishes she could live with such abandon. But Mattie is no longer the woman in the limo, and she and Lily's father live in a neglected house with their neglected marriage. Lily and her siblings want to mend their parents' rift, but Marie's husband has walked out, and Rory avoids coming home altogether. Unless something happens, the family's going to fade away. But something is about to happen...
In a world shaped by fierce loyalty and tradition, the Clanswomen navigate the complexities of their relationships and roles within their clans. Each character brings a unique perspective, showcasing themes of strength, resilience, and the struggle for identity amidst societal expectations. As they confront challenges, their bonds are tested, revealing the depths of friendship and the power of unity. This exploration of women's lives within a clan system offers a rich tapestry of emotional and cultural insights.
To the neighbours who helped raise her, Madeline was a opinionated, disruptive, verbose. They blamed it all on her lack of a mother. But Madeline was her father was parent enough. Till he wasn't there for her any more, and Madeline had to grow up fast. Befriended by Annie, she catches a glimpse of normal family life, and sees Annie glow as she marries her adoring Willie. Madeline has never wanted a regular man in her own life, yet somehow she finds herself living in a rambling Highland mansion with Stuart, loving to the point of exhaustion, and painting her heart out. Until life creeps into the idyll with a vengeance...
Wie buchstabiert man Glück? Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes droht Iris das finanzielle Aus. Sie sieht sich zum Handeln gezwungen und nimmt eine Stelle als Lehrerin in einer Zwergschule in Schottland an. Iris stürzt sich mit einem solchen Elan in die neue Aufgabe, dass sie nur noch Augen für ihre Abc-Schützen hat. Und so übersieht sie beinahe, dass es in Green Cairns gleich zwei Männer gibt, die um ihre Gunst buhlen … „Sehr amüsant.“ (The Times)
Po odchodu od manžela hrdinku spojuje s rodinou pouze upřímné pouto s tchyní, moudrou a životaznalou ženou, která chce před svou smrtí snaše pomoci navázat zpřetrhané vztahy. Hrdinka žije sama v Londýně, živí se psaním časopiseckých seriálů a třebaže její život není nijak oslnivý, i po letech ji vrcholně uspokojuje pocit osobní svobody a samostatnosti. Smrt tchyně a setkání s dospělými dětmi ji ale postrčí do nové životní etapy, v níž se snaží dohonit, co ve vzájemných vztazích s dětmi zameškala.
A woman decides that getting by is no longer enough.
An exquisite novel about friendship and community
stammt aus Edinburgh. Die erfolgreiche Autorin zahlreiche Romane lebt mit ihrem Mann und ihren beiden Söhnen in Five in Schottland.