Women Friendship Fiction

Londres, noviembre de 1941. Tras la salida de la formidable Henrietta Bird de la revista Woman's Friend, las cosas están mejorando para Emmeline Lake mientras asume el desafío de convertirse en una joven columnista de consejos en tiempos de guerra. Su relación con su novio Charles va viento en popa, mientras que Bunty, su mejor amiga, todavía se recupera de las secuelas de los bombardeos alemanes en territorio inglés, procurando mirar valientemente hacia el futuro.

Friendship and inner strength bind four women together. Whenever one struggles, the others are there to lift them up. They know they’ll come out of these trials stronger, better, and happier—and with lifelong friendships to treasure.

Fünf Frauen treffen sich nach 20 Jahren wieder, um das Jubiläum ihres Abitur-Jahrgangs zu organisieren. So unterschiedlich wie die fünf sind, verwundert es nicht, dass ihre erste Zusammenkunft fast in einer Schlägerei um einen Schwarm aus der Schulzeit endet. Auch sonst gibt es im Leben der fünf reichlich Zündstoff.

¿Hasta qué edad nos está permitido disfrutar y de qué manera? Esa es la pregunta que atraviesa a Ana Inés, viuda, jubilada y fanática de los juegos, que pasa sus días en el club de barrio junto con sus amigas Beta, Silvita y Estela, y en las clases de aquagym. Un día anuncian que abrirán la candidatura a la presidencia del club y que, por primera vez, las mujeres también podrán presentarse.

Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common. What they don't know is that their eldest children, Rachid and Jodie, are about to meet for the first time and fall in love. Aware that neither family will approve, the teenagers vow to keep their romance a secret. But as Sylvie's family feel increasingly unwelcome in England, a desire for a better life threatens Rachid and Jodie's relationship.

Home Truths with Lady Grey is an evocative, moving story about the power of friendship to unlock new ways of seeing life and self. "My world is narrowing, constricting down to the thin end of a funnel". When normally capable, career-minded Jennifer crumbles under a debilitating disease, she struggles with no longer being in control of her life. In the meantime, Mona, a family-oriented mother of Iranian heritage, finds out that her husband is gambling and hiding the truth from her. Can she move beyond betrayal to action?

Drei Freundinnen, eine Jugend voller Träume und die dramatischen Folgen des Mauerbaus. Ost-Berlin, an einem Julitag 1955: Drei junge Mädchen, Clara, Betty und Martha, verbringen einen Nachmittag im Strandbad Müggelsee. Es ist heiß, die Luft flimmert, als plötzlich ein Mann zu ertrinken droht. Gemeinsam retten die Mädchen ihn und werden von nun an unzertrennlich. Sie könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein: Clara ist die Tochter von Regimegegnern, Betty will mit Hilfe eines systemtreuen Regisseurs Schauspielerin werden, Martha leitet die Müggelsee-Rettungsschwimmer und ist überzeugtes Mitglied der FDJ.

Etta has had enough. At five-foot-three and size 20, she is determined to make a change for herself, her daughter, and also to show her ex. Jenna is being driven mad by her mother-in-law. And with her wedding fast approaching, she’s determined to regain control of both her body and her big day. Val is feeling lost and in shock after her husband of 30 years has up and left her. Nicky has been on a downward spiral since her divorce. Yana has new life in England, but misses her family back in Russia. Together, they decide to regain control of their lives with hilarious results.

Tiwanda Harris’s thirtieth birthday is a turning point. Gifted her late mother’s journal, Tiwanda is finally getting a glimpse of who her mother was as an adult. Shortly after, the budding entrepreneur receives a grant to jump-start a delicious business opportunity—and her sweet dreams don’t end there. Tiwanda’s been sent a dating app called Met that promises four matches, and among them, her soul mate. All Tiwanda has to do is tap “Yes”...

Five childhood friends reconnect after the pandemic, and find their lives haven’t turned out like their social media profiles show - drama, betrayal, friendship and a group celebration of their 50th birthdays in Greek set the backdrop for deep introspection and some delight. Michelle’s botched suicide attempt rallies the troops into having a go at reconstructing their former pillar of strength, smashing all of their weaknesses wide open.

Anna Clark and Lia Clay were unlikely best friends in high school, but their yin-and-yang personalities drew them together in a sister-like bond. Then during college, Lia inexplicably walked out on their friendship and disappeared, leaving Anna hurt, confused, and disillusioned. Twenty years later, Anna discovers a letter Lia wrote the summer after high school - a letter that contains a cryptic postscript concealing a devastating truth.

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.

Jess and Nina, Nina and Jess … to everyone else they’re typical best friends, sharing closeness and confidences in their own little world. But Nina and Jess have a secret. Simply by touching their foreheads together, they can swap bodies. In Jess’s assertive persona, self-conscious Nina turns bolder, free to say what she’s frightened to voice on her own. Inhabiting Nina, Jess becomes part of the loving, stable family she craves. Now, in crisis after her father’s death, Jess has reentered Nina’s life following a long separation.

It’s January 1972 but the sun is white hot when Willy May Michael’s boat first kisses the dock of Mustique Island. Tucked into the southernmost curve of the Caribbean, Mustique is a private island that has become a haven for the wealthy and privileged. Its owner is the eccentric British playboy Colin Tennant, who is determined to turn this speck of white sand into a luxurious neo-colonial retreat for his rich friends and into a royal court in exile for the Queen’s rebellious sister, Princess Margaret.

Cliff's End Cottage is a local landmark. Perched on the South Devon coast, its garden has begun slowly toppling into the sea, yet the elderly and infamously stubborn owner, Stella, refuses to leave her home. When Holly, a young journalist and single mum struggling to make ends meet, decides to interview Stella about her life, at first she's given short shrift. However, helped by a slice or two of cake and a couple of friendly cats, a tentative friendship begins to develop between the two lonely women.

Ein tiefes Zerwürfnis hatte die drei Freundinnen seit Kindertagen über Jahre getrennt. Erst der Tod der Vierten im Bunde, Marie, ein Jahr zuvor hatte sie schließlich wieder zusammengebracht. Jetzt steht das nächste Pfingsttreffen an. Seit ihrem Wiedersehen ist viel passiert: Alexandra hat gerade ihren Job als Verlegerin verloren. Jules Tochter Pia ist ungewollt schwanger. Und Friederike muss sich nun wohl endgültig von ihrem Lebenstraum verabschieden. Doch ihr Treffen im Haus am See setzt Kräfte frei, die ihrer aller Leben in gänzlich unerwartete Richtungen lenken.

Winsome Lake, Wisconsin, is postcard-pretty, but for chef Jessica Keaton, it’s also a last resort. Fired from her dream job, Jess is starting over as a live-in cook and housekeeper. When she arrives, she finds her new employer is in rehab after having a stroke, and Jess expects she’ll be all alone in Elaine Haviland’s quaint house. A chef with no one to cook for. But instead, she encounters a constant stream of colorful visitors who draw her back into the world.

No primeiro audiolivro, Júlia, uma advogada independente, solteira, que vive sua regrada vida dentro dos limites, recebe a oportunidade de escapar da atual rotina para um refúgio de alguns dias numa bela fazenda, em celebração ao casamento de um amigo de infância.

Islas Chatham, 1835. La joven moriori Kimi ha sido testigo directo de la invasión maorí de sus tierras. Dolorosamente, ha comprendido que las leyes de sus dioses no la pueden proteger ni de los maoríes, ni del hombre blanco. Tampoco el hombre cuyo hijo está esperando podrá salvarla.

Al mismo tiempo, una joven alemana, Ruth, ha decidido viajar al fin del mundo detrás del sueño del hombre al que ama. Pero, ¿realmente merece la pena seguir los pasos de un hombre cuya lucha la mantiene siempre alejada de él?

Sommeren 1973 er ved at gå på hæld, da Kate Mularkey og Tully Hart møder hinanden. På overfladen er de hinandens modsætninger, men et stærkt venskab vokser frem, og snart er de to uadskillelige. De næste tre årtier er de hinandens faste holdepunkt i tilværelsen. Sammen kan de klare alt. Men bedst som de tror, at de har været det hele igennem, river én fatal beslutning dem fra hinanden og sætter både deres mod og venskab på en umulig prøve.