Romantische Sommerlektüre mit traumhaften Schauplätzen, liebenswerten Charakteren und ein paar Geheimnissen ... Für alle Leserinnen von Karen Swan und Mandy Baggot. Ein Bündel alter Briefe führt Grace zu einem bewegenden Frauenschicksal in den 30er-Jahren. Einen Schatz zu entdecken gehört zu den seltenen Glücksmomenten im Leben von Grace Quinn. Ihr Job bei einem kleinen Londoner Lagerhaus fördert nämlich immer wieder Interessantes zutage. Als Grace den Lagerraum einer langjährigen Kundin auflöst, macht sie ihren bislang aufregendsten Fund: wertvolle Abendroben, Schmuck, Kunstgegenstände, Tagebücher und Bündel mit alten Briefen. Grace beginnt, nach der Besitzerin zu suchen, und begibt sich auf eine Reise, die zurück in die 1930er-Jahre und bis nach Italien führt. Dabei kommt sie einer großen Liebe auf die Spur ... »Absolut bezaubernd!« Jill Mansell
Alex Brown Bücher
Alexandra Brown schreibt warmherzige, witzige und gefühlvolle Romane, die sich auf den gemütlichen Gemeinschaftsgeist des Dorflebens konzentrieren. Ihre Erzählungen tauchen oft tief in die Feinheiten menschlicher Verbindungen ein und erforschen die Bande, die sich in eng verbundenen Gemeinschaften bilden. Sie hat ein feines Gespür dafür, den authentischen Puls des alltäglichen Daseins einzufangen und ihre Geschichten mit sympathischen Charakteren und nachhallenden Themen zu erfüllen. Mit ihrer unverwechselbaren Stimme bietet Brown den Lesern Geschichten, die sowohl erhebend als auch tief bewegend sind.







Great Christmas Knit-Off LP, The
- 414 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
The protagonist, Sybil, finds solace in her knitting, crafting stunning garments. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when her fiancé leaves her for her identical twin sister. As she grapples with heartbreak, her situation worsens when a mishap threatens her job, pushing her to confront her challenges and seek a path to healing and self-discovery.
The brand new romantic Christmas read from Alex Brown -the Queen of Feel Good Fiction and #1 bestseller!
The International No.1 Bestseller 'The perfect summer escape' - Sarah Morgan
Praise for Alex Brown: 'Very lovely' Jill Mansell.'Be whisked away in this sunny, heartwarming read' Woman's Own'I adored it' Milly Johnson Annie Lovell is keen to put the spark back into her life and when her elderly neighbour inherits an abandoned Parisian apartment she goes to Paris to discover more. Her curiosity takes an unexpected turn on discovering a bundle of secret diaries hidden within the walls, detailing the life of a young English woman, Beatrice Crawford, who volunteered in 1916 to nurse the soldiers in the fields of France. Captivated by the romantic City of Light, Annie realises first appearances are not always as they seem. Following Beatrice's journey from the Great War, through the Roaring Twenties and to a very different life in Nazi-occupied Paris, Annie must piece together the events from the past, if she is to fulfil the legacy that Beatrice left for her to find...
The book offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary examination of hate speech law, integrating perspectives from legal, political, social, and philosophical disciplines. By analyzing various arguments and frameworks, it aims to provide a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding hate speech and its regulation in society.
Can wacky Christmas jumpers really mend a broken heart? For fans of The Christmas Cracker by Trisha Ashley and The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan.
The Wish
- 403 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
The touching and emotional new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of The Great Christmas Knit-Off and The Secret of Orchard Cottage
The secret of Orchard Cottage
- 400 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
Warm and wise bestselling fiction from the hugely popular Alex Brown, the author of The Great Christmas Knit Off and The Great Village Show. April Wilson is wondering what to do next - her life has been turned upside down after the loss of her husband so she's hoping to piece herself together again with a visit to her elderly great aunt, Edith. Arriving in the rural idyll of Tindledale, she's dismayed to find Edith's cottage and the orchard behind it in a sorry state of disrepair. Edith seems to have lost interest completely, instead she's become desperate to find out what happened to her sister, Winnie, who disappeared during WWII. April gets to work immediately, discovering that the orchard still delivers a bumper crop each year, and with the help of some of the villagers - including Matt, the enigmatic Farrier - begins to unravel the mystery of the missing Winnie. Slowly, April can feel things coming to life again - but can Orchard Cottage work its magic on her too?
Ice Creams at Carrington's
- 384 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
The third book in the delightful series set in Carrington's Department Store.
