Ergebnis für "Trauma" in Frauenliteratur

Der große Familienroman aus Italien – bewegend, identifikatorisch, menschlich wahr. Und plötzlich gibt es ein Davor und ein Danach. Rom, 1980er Jahre: es ist ein ruhiges, zufriedenes Leben, das die Familie Ansaldo führt. Der Alltag dreht sich um den Feinkostladen, in dem Marisa, Stelvio und ihre Tochter Betta arbeiten. Den Sommer verbringen sie seit Jahren in ihrem kleinen Haus am Meer. Aber als Betta nachts auf dem Weg zu einem Strandfest ums Leben kommt, ändert sich alles: der einst so harmonische Zusammenhalt der Familie bekommt Risse und niemand ahnt, welches Geheimnis Bettas Cousine Miriam belastet.

Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter verliert die Schauspielerin Nina ihre Stimme. Das Schweigen ihrer Mutter schnürt ihr die Luft ab. Zu viele Fragen sind noch offengeblieben: Was hat Irma so erschüttert, dass sie der ältesten Tochter nie die ersehnte Wärme geben konnte? Was geschah damals, in jenem...

With an intimate look inside the pain of complex PTSD, author Irina Ember paints a sympathetic and insightful portrait of a person unable to enforce boundaries. As the listener roots for Ruby to recognize and advocate for her own needs, they will come to a greater understanding of how the ghosts of the past are difficult to dispel. Bad Agency is a poignant novel. If you like real-world characters, emotional journeys, and the genuine challenge of self-healing, then you’ll adore this captivating drama. A raw, revelatory novel about the ways trauma can shape a life.

Brought to you by Penguin. A swoony small-town romance that will set your heart racing. The scowl should've been my first sign to stay away from Anson Hunt. The sexy smirk and the fact that he's my brother's best friend? Reasons two and three. Anson is my opposite in every way: grumpy, rude, and...

The glittering follow-up to the award-winning literary bestseller My Sister, the Serial Killer. No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace... So goes the family curse, long handed down from generation to generation, ruining families and breaking hearts. And...

‘I urge you to read Bad Habit' PEDRO ALMODÓVAR 'Had me hooked from the first page … Savour every word' DUA LIPA ‘The book that everyone is reading’ NEW YORK TIMES 'Sublime' ÉDOUARD LOUIS A SERVICE95 BOOK CLUB PICK Beautifully written and told in an irresistible voice, Bad Habit is a...

The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption. Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her...

From Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the authors of the top ten bestseller The Wife Between Us, comes The Golden Couple – a compelling psychological thriller that will keep you guessing to the very end. Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple, until Marissa cheats. She wants...

It’s 1970 in rural California where Shirley Bennett, a forty-year-old Vietnam War widow, lives with her two sons. It’s a routine life until she sees Cash Pierce, a scruffy eleven-year-old boy, trailing the fence alongside her Appaloosa, Phoenix. The horse never gave such a welcoming nicker to anyone but her late husband. Even her stubborn old dog Edsel takes to the boy. Out of curiosity and compassion, so does Shirley.

New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is back with a delightful novel filled with her sassy wit and dazzling charm Deepest winter. An isolated island off the coast of Maine. A man. A woman. Puppets. (Yes, puppets . . .) And . . . A mysterious house looming over the sea...

As an ER nurse, she knew the day might come when her greatest fear happened, and after her husband of 10 years dies in her trauma bay, moving on feels impossible. Struggling to overcome her loss, Elle Conroy navigates the world the only way she thinks she can. Thrown from the top ranks of her career and drawn into the false comfort that diverted narcotics and alcohol bring, she fights to survive in an environment where daily reminders of her tragedy occur.

A young model is catapulted from her life in Jamaica to the international world of high fashion in this tender, powerful novel about the distance one woman must travel to find out what it means to be truly free—by the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Patsy and Here Comes the...

‘Addictive writing wrapped up in a compelling page turner that makes you deeply think and feel’ YOMI ADEGOKE 'An incisive new voice in fiction' COCO MELLORS We give celebrities a power they don’t deserve. Power they haven’t earned. What happens when they exploit it? Imagine you’ve just...

‘A powerful, beautifully crafted story that ratchets up the tension with every page and packs a huge emotional punch’ T. M. Logan ***** Knowing the truth will destroy her. Keeping it secret will destroy him. It’s Livia’s 40th birthday and she’s having the party of a lifetime to make up...

'The plot is ingenious, and the writing as clever and tantalising as ever' – Daily Mail From Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the authors of the top ten bestseller The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl, comes You Are Not Alone – a gripping novel about a group of women who appear to...

A family obsessed with true crime gathers to bury their patriarch—only to find another body already in his grave in this “moody and atmospheric” (USA TODAY) thriller. Raised in a secluded island mansion deep in the woods and kept isolated by her true crime-obsessed parents...

The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author—"a clever, witty, and fast-paced whodunit" (Harlan Corben). A Reese's Book Club Pick! Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world. She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend...

"Mysteries drive this satisfyingly twisty tale by Hepworth, whose work may remind you of Liane Moriarty's...the effect is amplified by the talented cast, which includes Caroline Lee, who narrates Moriarty's audiobooks." -- The Providence Journal Sally Hepworth, the newest breakout star of...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill, a chilling psychological thriller “that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion” (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author) about a woman who takes in her dying, alcoholic mother—only to fear that...

Trauma Bonds is a story of redemption for a twenty-one-year-old woman, out on her own, trying to become the best version of herself or who she thinks she should be. She struggles, and she thrives, and ultimately where Karmen lands totally depends on how she handles the trauma she experiences along the way.