Katherine Slee Bücher

Die sehr zurückhaltende Emily lebt mit ihrer Großmutter, der weltberühmten Kinderbuchautorin Catriona Robinson, in einem kleinen Cottage in Norfolk. Als ihre Großmutter stirbt, weiß Emily zunächst nicht weiter. Doch Catriona war schon immer gewieft darin, gute Geschichten einzufädeln: Eines Tages steht ein Fremder mit einem Umschlag vor der Tür, und Emily wird klar, dass ihre Großmutter sie auf eine Schatzsuche schickt – auf die Suche nach ihrem Erbe und nach jenem geheimnisvollen Manuskript, auf das alle Welt wartet, von dem Emily aber nichts weiß. Und so bricht sie schließlich auf. Begleitet von Tyler, einem Freund aus Kindheitstagen, reist sie über London und Paris bis nach Italien, vor allem aber raus aus ihrem Schneckenhaus und mitten hinein ins Leben.

She ran from her past, abandoned her dreams. But is it too late to start again? Since the death of her big sister, Beth has felt lost, a shadow of her former self. It’s been years since she abandoned her youthful musical aspirations and settled for playing piano in a hotel bar; when she lost Lucy, she lost the one who was always there to encourage her, the one who stopped her from giving up on life entirely. In her grief, Beth finds herself sinking deeper into the rut Lucy was forever trying to lift her out of. But then a posthumous gift from Lucy, a puzzle box, arrives weeks after the funeral, containing clues that Beth must follow to reopen long-closed doors to the past―including memories she’s been running from for years. As she reluctantly follows the trail, rediscovering friendships she discarded on her downward spiral, Beth realises that she lost her way long before she lost Lucy. But is it too late to find her way back to the hopeful, trusting person she was before―and to finally start living the version of the future that Lucy always wanted for her?

"A heartbreaking, heartwarming story of two best friends--and the choices that could tear them apart. London, 2012. With her adoring fiancé, financial independence and a close-knit group of friends, Erika should have life all figured out--but she can't shake the feeling that there's something missing. And when she stumbles upon a reminder of her past one day, she's confronted with a part of her life she's spent almost twenty years trying to forget. 1995. Smart, tenacious Niamh is in her second year at Oxford University. Unlike her best friend Erika, she's shy and feels like she doesn't belong, so she's happy to let Erika take the lead in their friendship. But everything changes when she meets Leo and feels the uplifting power of love for the first time. As Erika's story takes us back into the past, Niamh's brings us forward towards the present, until the two meet one fateful summer's night that will change the path of their friendship forever"--Amazon.com

When the country's favourite children's author dies, her only granddaughter Emily must track down her lost final manuscript. A charming, warm, uplifting novel about love, loss, and finding your way in the world - for fans of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS and LOST FOR WORDS.