Women Friendship Fiction

Zwei Freundinnen betreiben in Frankfurt ein Café. Es ist Weihnachtszeit, Advent. Die eine ist Mutter von zwei Kindern, ihren Ehemann hat sie vor Jahren verloren. Ihre Freundin Lilli ist früh Mutter geworden und hatte eine eher schwierige Vergangenheit. Mit einer guten Gabe Humor und Lebensklugheit meistern die beiden Frauen ihren Alltag - als Mütter, als Freundinnen, als Geschäftsfrauen und als Hausbesitzerinnen. Denn einige Zeit zuvor haben sie zusammen ein Wochenendhaus im Odenwald gekauft, unbewohnbar noch, das Dach offen, keine Fenster.

Mari si è appena laureata ed è tornata a vivere nel suo paese natale, dove ha deciso di aprire un piccolo chiosco di granite. Quest'estate sua madre ospita Hajime, la figlia di una cara amica, che sta attraversando un periodo molto difficile a causa della morte della nonna. Mari non è affatto entusiasta: è indaffarata col chiosco appena avviato e pensa di non avere tempo per fare compagnia a una ragazza così piena di problemi. Oltre a delle brutte cicatrici che le ricoprono il corpo, dopo la morte della nonna Hajime si rifiuta di mangiare e di uscire di casa.

Cinco antiguas amigas de un internado vuelven a reunirse quince años después de su graduación. Ahora son mujeres muy bellas de treinta años con buena posición social. Tres de ellas se han casado y las otras dos solteras han logrado por méritos propios un envidiable status: una como escritora, y la otra como amante codiciada por hombres poderosos. Elena decide exponer el verdadero motivo de la reunión: una de las componentes del grupo lleva un año manteniendo relaciones íntimas secretas con su marido y está decidida a averiguar quién es.

There are those who never grow old because they are taken too soon. There are those who grow old without worries, enjoying everything life has to offer. There are those who desperately try to slow down the ticking clock. And then there's Betty. Betty, who mysteriously stops growing old on her thirtieth birthday - the same age as her mother when she died. The years leave no trace on Betty's face, but as everyone around her is transformed by the relentless march of time, her once golden life begins to come apart.

There are those who never grow old because they are taken too soon. There are those who grow old without worries, enjoying everything life has to offer. There are those who desperately try to slow down the ticking clock. And then there's Betty - Betty, who mysteriously stops growing old on her 30th birthday, the same age at which her mother died. The years leave no trace on Betty's face, but as everyone around her is transformed by the relentless march of time, her once golden life begins to come apart.

Owen tried to appease his sister, Ava. He sat beside her and gently touched her shoulders. He was frustrated and sad, too, struggling to put himself together. Only six years before, their father, Michael, had sat on that same chair when Ava said she was skipping class because she did not do her homework. He let her get away with it that day. He said good-bye not knowing it would be his last.

Elaine Rowe is a Toronto writer who likes to write for children (and others) about unexpectedly talented animals and resourceful women. After years of hiding her light under a bushel, she decided to see if anyone else likes her stories. This one is about a meeting of a Wednesday morning women's writers group that takes a sudden and surprising turn—but the group manages things very nicely.

When an unwelcome guest arrives at The Rose Elaine Manor, his presence threatens to disrupt Rose’s most treasured family holiday, Friendship Day. Leaving Jim jealous and Rose frustrated, the man from Rose’s past dredges up tensions she wishes she could forget. Despite their visitor’s greedy intentions, Nancy and Betsy do their best to keep Rose’s mind on what truly matters: her mother’s legacy, which is worth more than any business venture in the world.

Under a Cloud tells the story of a young woman from Reading, England, stuck indefinitely in a south eastern Melbourne suburb, thanks to the COVID pandemic lockdowns. She is alone, adrift, afloat with little motivation and no job or partner to return to in England.... But through her love of clouds, she becomes part of a global network of Cloudies who post their fabulous cloud photos, in almost compulsive daily rituals. Madeline becomes hooked by this new way of experiencing the world. This story is enhanced with atmospheric sound effects.