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"Sechs Wochen verbringen wir gemeinsam, aber danach ist Schluss. Sobald wir abreisen, sind wir wieder Fremde. Und da ist noch was: Unter gar keinen Umständen werden wir uns ineinander verlieben." Sailor Bellwater will dringend noch etwas erleben, bevor er das Millionenunternehmen seines Vaters übernimmt. Er reist nach Chicago für einen letzten unvergesslichen Sommer und trifft dort auf Juliet. Die gepiercte Brünette fasziniert ihn auf der Stelle und auch Juliet beschließt, die nächsten Wochen mit dem attraktiven Bostoner zu verbringen.

In the summer of 1996, Tess Murphy’s mom gave her two rules to abide by: keep quiet and stay out of trouble. Her mother landed a new job as a cook at an affluent Virginia estate and didn’t want anything to risk the opportunity, least of all her outspoken teenage daughter. What no one saw coming was Tess falling deeply in love with the boy next door, high-society Grant Alexander.

1815, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia Mount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing thousands. Sent to investigate, ship surgeon Henry Hogg can barely believe his eyes. Once a paradise, the island is now solid ash, the surrounding sea turned to stone. But worse is yet to come: as the ash cloud rises and covers the sun, the seasons will fail. 1816. In Switzerland, Mary Shelley finds dark inspiration. Confined inside by the unseasonable weather, thousands of famine refugees stream past her door.

When solo travellers Benni, Emma and Ruth find themselves holidaying together at charming Rose Cottage in Brixham, Devon, they are initially disappointed to be sharing with strangers of a different age group. But 'friendship and home comforts' are guaranteed at Rose Cottage and soon a bond blossoms between the women, who each have valuable life lessons to share.