Jenn Matthews: Hooked on You

D 2019, 281 pp., brochure, € 18.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Ylva Verlag
Anna's life's in a bit of a rut. As a teacher with two great kids and a boyfriend, she seems to have it all. Except she's bored as hell. Perhaps a new hobby's in order? Something - crafty? Divorced mother and veteran Ollie has been through the wars, emotionally and physically. To relax, she runs a quirky crochet class in ... Weiterlesen

Lois Cloarec Hart: Bitter Fruit

D 2014, 244 pp., brochure, € 14.99
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Ylva Verlag
Fuelled by booze and boredom, Jac Lanier accepts an unusual wager from her best friend. Victoria, for reasons of her own, impulsively challenges Jac to seduce Lauren, her co-worker and a young woman Jac's never met. Under the terms of their bet, Jac has exactly one month to get Lauren into bed or she has to pay up. Though Lauren ... Weiterlesen

Joseph P. Lash: Eleanor: The Years Alone

USA 2014, 352 pp. illustrated, brochure, € 17.95
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W. W. Norton
Joseph P. Lash picks up where »Eleanor and Franklin« ended, tracing Mrs. Roosevelt's 17 years of life after FDR's death in 1945. Combining meticulous research with riveting anecdote, he examines the humanitarian work that earned Eleanor the title of »First Lady of the World«. Compared to »Eleanor & Franklin«, »Eleanor: The Years Alone« is tedious with a lot of minutae ... Weiterlesen

Manju Kapur: A Married Woman

UK 2011, 310 pp., brochure, € 14.95
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Faber and Faber
Astha has everything an educated, middle-class woman could ask for: comfortable surroundings, children and a dutiful, loving husband. So why should she be consumed by a sense of unease and dissatisfaction? And when she begins a relationship with another woman, is she liberating herself from her marriage, past and culture - or foolishly jeopardising everything she has? Her husband genuinely ... Weiterlesen

Jodi Picoult: Sing You Home

UK 2011, 461pp., brochure, € 13.95
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Zoe Baxter has spent ten years trying to get pregnant, and just when she's about to get her heart's desire, tragedy destroys her world. In the aftermath of loss and divorce, she throws herself into her career as a music therapist. Working with Vanessa, she finds their relationship moving from business, to friendship, and then - to Zoe's surprise - ... Weiterlesen

Patricia Highsmith: Carol

UK 2010, 311 pp., brochure, € 14.95
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Bloomsbury
Therese is just an ordinary sales assistant working in a New York department store when a beautiful, alluring woman in her thirties walks up to her counter. Standing there, Therese is wholly unprepared for the first shock of love. Therese is an awkward nineteen-year-old with a job she hates and a boyfriend she doesn't love. Carol is a sophisticated, bored ... Weiterlesen

Lisa Diamond, Candace Walsh, Laura André (eds.): Dear John, I Love Jane

Women Write About Leaving Men for Women. USA 2010, 269 pp., brochure, € 14.95
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There are plenty of coming-out stories on the market, important but familiar tales of women who knew from childhood that they were »different« and the ways in which they forged their own paths in a heterosexual world. The women in this anthology come from a different angle entirely. After decades of heterosexuality - frequently perfectly fulfilling - they meet a ... Weiterlesen

Hazel Rowley: Franklin and Eleanor

An Extraordinary Marriage. USA 2010, 345pp., hardbound, € 24.95
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Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism - and many scandals in between - the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties ... Weiterlesen