Ergebnis für "Sally Green" in Belletristik

Jessie Warner has married Tom Smith and their baby is almost due. Settling down into their new home in Bethnal Green, Jessie looks forward to her new life – even though Tom is continually getting into mischief that borders on the downright criminal. When war begins and Tom is called up almost at once, Jessie is left to cope with the baby alone. Meanwhile Jessie’s twin, Hannah, has been recruited to help at Bletchley Park. Immersed in her work decoding German messages, she has no idea of Jessie’s increasing desperation.

“Madeleine Gray takes a scalpel to millennial malaise, office romance, and infidelity, and the result is a brainy, gutsy, nervy—and hilarious—wonder of a novel.” —Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You "Simon’s sarcastic delivery captures the emotions of a heroine with the...

Dieser leidenschaftliche Roman zeichnet das unvergessliche Bild eines zerrissenen Dorfes und eines Verbrechens, für das ein unschuldiger Mann büßen muss. Erzählt im Rückblick von der erwachsenen, nun schwangeren Eve Green, die als Achtjährige nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter in das walisische Dorf gebracht wurde, ist das Debüt von Susan Fletcher ein griffiges Stück Literatur über Vertrauen, Schuld und Lüge und darüber, wie man lebt, wenn die Liebe aus dem Leben verschwunden ist. Außerordentlich lyrisch, voller Leben und total authentisch.

When Jemima loses her beloved grandfather, keeping his allotment alive seems like ideal way to feel close to him. She's never fitted in before - is this her chance to find where she really belongs? Finally Melissa has the allotment she's been longing for to distract her while her husband works away - even if it is chest-high in weeds. But when she looks for help in the wrong place, she finds she's the hottest topic of gossip.