Ergebnis für "Free:" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Arthur MacDonald, 85, is having an end-of-life crisis. His beloved, dying wife of over 60 years no longer knows who he is. His older brother still has all his hair and a wife almost half his age. The man his middle-aged daughter is dating has a ponytail. His teenaged grandson wants to cook desserts for a living. And his daughter wants him to move into Silvermine retirement home. Then Arthur meets the gorgeous, radical, 80-something-year-old Robbie and learns that nobody is ever too old to fall in love all over again.

Leroy Kervin è un giovane soldato della Guardia Nazionale americana gravemente ferito in un agguato durante una missione in Iraq. Rientrato negli Stati Uniti e accolto in una casa famiglia per disabili, guarisce dalle ferite ma piomba in uno stato di inquietudine e incapacità di mettere a fuoco i ricordi. Afflitto dallo smarrimento e dagli incubi, in un raro momento di lucidità tenta il suicidio, fallendo.

Desires are often scattered by the consequences of one’s actions. Michael was unlike any other student his age; butlers, cars, money, high grades, you name it, he had it all. But it came at a price; a price Michael thought, wasn’t worth paying. Michael had a dream - a goal. He simply asked for "freedom"; but didn’t get it. How far will Michael fight to achieve his first true desire? And will fate stand by his side?

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Realization from the attention, the glamor, and the fame that accompanies being the First Lady comes to a head. Each woman soon realizes that being the First Lady is not all it's cracked up to be. The lies, deceit, the hurt, and the pain that comes with being a First Lady forces them to face reality.

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