She writes press nov 2026 (6 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this deeply emotional memoir, a grieving daughter bonds with her father's best friend of eighty yearsand reconnects with her fatherthrough the stories her unlikely new friend shares with her.From the moment Teri Drobnick's father is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she feels like he's slipping away. As she grapples with an uncertain future and the steady erosion of his memory, Teri leans on Uncle Bobher dad's best friend of eighty years. As Teri navigates the emotional limbo of caring for a parent with dementia, she and Uncle Bob, united by mutual grief, form a deeper bond from the stories he shares of his lifelong friendship with her father. Beginning with their boyhood during World War II, Uncle Bob recounts first dates, college at UC Berkeley, marriages, building a business, raising children, surviving loss. In the present, Teri confronts the anger, loneliness, and role reversal that accompany memory declinebut through tales of the past, she finds a way to reconnect with her father. With a narrative braided between past and present, Our Long Goodbye is a poignant love letter from a daughter to her father that explores anticipatory grief, enduring friendship, and the profound power of shared memory.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For fans of Ann Patchett, a layered, multigenerational family novel about three sisters carrying on the legacy of their family's pearl farm in small-town Tennessee.Three estranged sistersHelen, Anna, and Penn Lockshireare bound by the shimmering but fragile legacy of their family's freshwater pearl farm in rural Tennessee. When the business that once made them famous faces collapse, the sisters are pulled back into each other's lives and forced to reckon with old betrayals, unspoken resentments, and the complicated truth of their inheritance. Soon, what began as a fight for survival becomes a reckoning with the myths that shaped them and the secrets buried in the family's past. From the discovery of a rare pearl in 1981 to the struggles of a failing farm in 2008, the Lockshire sisters must navigate love, loss, ambition, and forgiveness to decide whether their heritage is a blessing to preserveor a burden to escape. Rich with emotional depth and anchored by the pearl's enduring symbolisma thing of beauty born from irritationthis sweeping story of family, identity, and resilience will captivate readers of Celeste Ng and Claire Lombardo.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For fans of stories that balance heartbreak with humor, Not Everything Burns is a witty and emotionally rich novel about a determined journalist who must rebuild from the ashes after losing everythingher marriage, her career, and her home.Amber Mettle is a Chicago journalist with a rescue instinctespecially for animals. When she follows her restless husband to Los Angeles for a fresh start, she tries to keep an open mind. But before she can find her footing, she finds herself blindsided by betrayalno job, no future, no sense of direction. And then, just as she's beginning to rebuild, tragedy strikes. A catastrophic wildfire reduces her home to rubble and claims her beloved pets, thrusting her into a relentless battle with insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and opportunistic grifters.But Amber's story doesn't end in ash. Following the fire, guided by haunting premonitions and signs from the animals she couldn't save, she channels her grief into action. Fueled by love, an unwavering sense of justice, and an eccentric cast of characters who bring unexpected humor to even the darkest moments, she fights to hold the people responsible accountableand discovers that even in devastation, hope can take root.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For fans of Marie Benedict and Rachel Beanland, this debut novel shows a grittier side of the Gilded Age as two young women struggle to find their own way in 1880s New York, where the cards are stacked in favor of men. In 1878, young Mame Sutton escapes her oppressive father through a quick marriage to the charming stage manager of a New York theatre, while her younger sister Lizzie makes the same escape by eloping with a young Jewish jeweler. Which sister has made the better choice Life for Mame in a theatrical boarding house in 1878 offers new kinds of friendships and unexpected challenges. Through the tales of the theatre workers, she gets a backstage look at the Gilded Age of the Astors, Goulds, and Rockefellers, but she has no share in the freedom given to the ladies of the stage. Her husband's view of a wife's role is as narrow as her father's idea of a daughter's role was. How can Mame break free For Lizzie, marriage into the Cohen family offers warmth and support, but also cultural differences and expectations which she finds hard to master. Her husband, though loving and tolerant of her mistakes, is financially dependent on his family. Lizzie longs for a life apart from the Cohen world. When disasters shake their worlds, can the sisters help each other onto new paths.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For fans of Madeline Miller, a retelling that features a bold, resilient woman from Greek myth who transforms heartbreak into fierce strength, weaving a new legend where sanctuary rises from betrayal and the Labyrinth is reborn.In a world shaped by gods, kings, and ancient grudges, Ariadne finds herself at the heart of a legacy soaked in both glory and grief. As the daughter of Pasiphae, a powerful sorceress, and King Minos of Crete, she has grown up within palace walls, shadowed by the secrets of the Labyrinth and the terrible fate of the Minotaur. When her beloved brother Androgeus is lost to Athenian treachery, tensions between two great powers threaten to erupt into war. Ariadne is expected to uphold her father's thirst for vengeance, but her heart begins to pull her in a different direction. Through encounters with goddesses, and as a result of her own awakening resolve, she dares to imagine a world where the past does not dictate the future. This is not the story of a girl betrayed and abandoned. This is the story of a young woman who dares to actwho reaches for hope in a world ruled by fear. Through love, loss, and courageous defiance, Ariadne learns to turn the Labyrinth's twisted path into a way forward. Epic yet intimate, mythic yet urgently modern, this Greek tale reimagines the power of one voice to challenge a fate written in stone. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A pioneering petroleum engineer shares hard-won lessons for women building bold careersand resilient livesin male-dominated industries.Eve Sprunt, a shy young woman with big ambitions, dreams of a life that includes both scientific work and a family. In 1969, she enters MIT, where women are still a small minority on campus and skepticism follows her every step. As she advances academically, Eve confronts professors who underestimate herand others who cross professional boundaries. One mentor, however, urges her toward a PhD at Stanford, where she becomes the first woman to earn a doctorate in geophysics. Nine months after defending her thesis, Eve gives birth to her first childthen interviews for jobs with her baby in tow. Six oil companies make offers. When she begins work in Dallas, her carefully laid plans unravel, forcing her to reinvent herself as a petroleum engineer. Over a thirty-five-year career in the oil and gas industry, Eve repeatedly adapts to workplace bias, shifting markets, and high-stakes corporate culture, transforming setbacks into new opportunities for growth, global adventures, and leadership. In Defending My Work, Eve shares her remarkable journey as a woman navigatingand succeeding ina male-dominated field, offering practical guidance, encouragement, and hard-won insight for readers of all ages. …