Ergebnis für "Linda" in Literatur & Belletristik

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today “Everything a romantic comedy should be: witty, relatable, and a little complicated.”—People A heartfelt debut about the unlikely relationship between a young woman who’s lost her husband and a major...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo, a podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating—but will the show jeopardize her chance at finding real love? “Romantic, smart, and exactly the book we all need right now. I adored this...

Linda Smith lives in her East London home, where her daily routine involves dozing through Thought for the Day, filing and cross-referencing the pizza leaflets that come through her door, and updating her limited edition 'Songbirds of Great Britain' porcelain collection. That is, when she's not managing the chaos caused by her flamboyant, sugar-loving live-in builder Chris; dealing with the demands of her morbid, crumbly boned Welsh neighbour Betty; or taking regular jaunts chauffeured by Worra, the philosophical Nigerian cabby.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over. “A testament to the truth that love...

Eines Tages öffnet ein junger Mann namens Markus seinen frischgereinigten Kühlschrank. Ein schockierender Moment! Er sieht eine Frau in dem Kühlschrank sitzen. Linda, eine sehr schöne Frau, sie lächelt und schaut Markus an und stellt sich mit bescheidenen Worten vor. Markus lässt vor Schreck eine Sektflasche fallen, welche auf den Steinfliesen in tausend Stück zerbricht. Nun nehmen die Dinge ihren Lauf. Nichts wird mehr so sein, wie es früher war.

Attorney Jayne Larsen loves her stay-at-home husband. Eric is attentive and a great father to their daughter. He’s also unfailingly committed to their Wednesday date nights - but things have gotten too predictable. Enter Theo and Mia Winters, the effortlessly cool, attractive couple who are the center of everyone’s attention. They are blissfully happy and ready to share their secret for keeping things spicy. But there are rules. And breaking them has consequences.

Poet Ian McMillan is our host in this gleeful game of literary tomfoolery, outrageous parody and biting wit. Joining him for some lighthearted competitive wordplay are a quartet of writers and comedians, all ready and eager to run riot through the halls of great literature.

Bored empty nester Amanda Charles has too much time on her hands. After an "incident" at the house while Amanda is away, she begins to suspect that her husband Manny is not really an engineer, but is, instead, a spy. And she inadvertently turns their lives upside down in her quest to discover the truth. Does Manny really work at the nuclear power plant...or is he a spy? Does Manny really take endless trips to the hardware store for power tools and plumbing parts...or is he a spy?

The title behind the new ABC TV Show Suburgatory excoriates - through satirical local news "stories" - the mostly upper-middle-class American pieties and parenting obsessions that surround raising the perfect child amid the anxiety of an America in decline.

After being blindsided with infidelity and financial devastation, recently widowed Linda has sworn off men forever. Nearing middle age, her dream of retiring early from the airlines is no longer within reach, so she retreats into the world of battery-operated boyfriends to deal with the stress. When the one purchase Linda counts on for a long haul flight to Paris backfires, she passes away suddenly...from a conniption fit, of all things!

Rita and Evan begin their marriage by trying to deal with the bride's recovered memory of a trauma. They fail to adjust to family life quickly enough to please the Sicilian father of the bride, Angelo, who never hesitates to give his opinion. When Evan misses his first family funeral, he gets in trouble early on, and it only gets worse when Rita attends successive family functions alone. Angelo accuses his son-in-law of blowing the whole marriage by working too much, and insists Evan do his job and watch Rita.

Sable Mancini runs the family restaurant and is perfectly happy in her simple life in Buffalo. Although Mancini's Pizza and Pasta is losing business to the new chain across the street, it doesn't compare to the mess that Sable's best friend Ann Marie is having with her online dating! It seems no matter who Ann Marie meets online, they end up being someone or something else.

Turning fifty was supposed to come with wisdom — not chin hairs, brain fog, and a body staging a quiet rebellion. Marie thought she had life figured out: a marriage coasting along, a grown son making his own mistakes, and just enough control to keep the chaos at bay. Then came the hot flashes, the mood swings, and the late-night Google searches convincing her she might actually be losing it.

Funny, engaging, heartwarming, and unique! You will love this story from beginning to end! Humorous, clean and wholesome, this love story is filled with tender moments and hilarious events all centered around the Christmas-obsessed town of Kissing Bridge Mountain.

His name is Ed Mees. He's dying. He doesn't want to tell his story, but I'm here nevertheless. To write down what he says, to interpret what he means, to listen, to hold him if necessary. Although, I'm hoping it won't be necessary.

Los Angeles super model Summer Landers finds herself stuck going home for Christmas after 10 years of avoiding the heartbreak she left there. As fate would have it, a snowstorm hits, closing the airports and forcing her to fly back to Christmas-obsessed Kissing Bridge Mountain where people take their holidays, and cookies, seriously. Upon arrival, Summer finds her family legacy in shambles.

Named a Best Feel-Good Book by The Washington Post When a home aide arrives to assist a rambunctious family at a crossroads, simmering tensions boil over in this “witty, exuberant debut” (People) that is an “absolute delight from start to finish” (Sarah Haywood, New York Times...

A collection of comedies and dramas about modern women’s lives and loves, starring Jenny Eclair Jenny Eclair is one of Britain’s most-loved stand-up comedians, and the first woman to win the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has written several acclaimed books, including the Sunday...

Stella worried about leaving their dog, Oro, so soon after they'd rescued the abused lab. Little did she know how Oro would react to her being gone.

A life-long bachelor and company president takes the plunge with a company secretary.