Cecelia Ahern
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Holly couldn't live without her husband Gerry, until the day she had to. They were the kind of young couple who could finish each other's sentences. When Gerry succumbs to a terminal illness and dies, 30-year-old Holly is set adrift, unable to pick up the pieces. But with the help of a series of letters her husband left her before he died and a little nudging from an eccentric assortment of family and friends, she learns to laugh, overcome her fears,...
2) Love, Rosie
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"Rosie and Alex are destined for each other and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, they separate as teenagers when Alex and his family relocate from Dublin to Boston. Like two ships always passing in the night, Rosie and Alex stay friends, and though years pass and weddings, funerals, and baptisms take place, the two remain firmly attached via e-mails and letters. Heartbroken, they learn to live without each other. But...
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In this modern-day fable, workaholic executive Lou Steffen shows an uncharacteristic burst of generosity towards Gabe, a homeless man who always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou's personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can Gabe help Lou fix what's broken before it's too...
4) Roar
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"Cecelia Ahern gives us thirty stories, all titled 'The Woman Who...', that capture the different facets of women's lives. Humorous, moving and poignant, the stories capture the moments the characters are overwhelmed by guilt, confusion, frustration, intimidation, exhaustion--the private moments when they feel the need to roar" -- Provided by publisher.
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"Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her, "What is the one story you always wanted to write?" The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office--a list of 100 names--with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it...
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Forced into a humbler life with relatives in Ireland after the sudden death of her father, spoiled sixteen-year-old Tamara Goodwin discovers a diary of future entries written in her handwriting that she hopes will reveal the truth about her mother's troubling health.
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How can you know someone you've never met? Justin Hitchcock is divorced, lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and meets an attractive doctor, who persuades him to donate blood. It's the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. When Joyce Conway leaves the hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, she moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense...
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A woman who has devoted herself to her friends, her cat, her family, and a job she doesn't love is forced to examine the choices she has made when life literally shows up on her doorstep demanding that she makes changes.
Dear Lucy Silchester, You have an appointment for Monday 27th July 2011. Yours sincerely, Life. Lucy Silchester has been invited along a few times to this appointment, but she keeps brushing the gold embossed envelope under the shag...
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Sometimes it takes losing everything to truly find yourself...
Since Sandy Shortt's childhood classmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has been obsessed with missing things. Finding what is lost becomes her single-minded goal, from the lone sock that vanishes in the washing machine to the car keys she misplaced. It's no surprise, then, that Sandy's life's work becomes finding people who have vanished from their loved ones. Sandy's family is...
10) Rosie Dunne
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Sometimes you have to look at life in a whole new way . . .
From the bestselling author of PS, I Love You comes a delightfully enchanting novel about what happens when two people who are meant to be together just can't seem to get it right.
Rosie and Alex are destined for one another, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, their relationship gets closer by the day, until Alex gets the news that his family is leaving...
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Die Fortsetzung des Weltbestsellers P. S. Ich liebe Dich - Vor sieben Jahren ist Holly Kennedys geliebter Mann Gerry gestorben. Er hat ihr Briefe hinterlassen, die sie in ein neues Leben begleitet haben. Da wird Holly von einer Gruppe von unheilbar kranken Menschen angesprochen. Inspiriert von Gerrys Geschichte, möchten sie ihren Lieben ebenfalls Botschaften hinterlassen. Holly will nicht in die Vergangenheit zurückgezogen werden - doch als sie...
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(Autorisierte Lesefassung) Die junge Laura lebt im Verborgenen im Westen Irlands. Niemand weiß, dass sie eine ganz besondere Fähigkeit besitzt: Sie kann jede menschliche Stimme, alle Tiere und jedes Geräusch der Welt nachahmen. Als der Toningenieur Solomon Laura begegnet, fühlt er sich sofort magisch von ihr angezogen. Doch auch Solomons Lebensgefährtin, die Regisseurin Bo, ist fasziniert: Sie möchte einen Film über die geheimnisvolle Außenseiterin...
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Es heißt, du bist eine Mischung aus den fünf Menschen, mit denen du die meiste Zeit verbringst. Wer sind deine fünf?
Allegra ist bei ihrem Vater aufgewachsen. Jetzt ist sie nach Dublin gezogen, um ihre Mutter zu finden. Allegra arbeitet als Hilfspolizistin, verteilt auf ihren täglichen Runden Strafzettel. Sie lebt zurückgezogen, lässt niemanden an sich heran. Bis ihr eines Tages ein arroganter Ferrari-Fahrer eine Frage an den Kopf wirft. Völlig...
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Kann die Liebe ein Leben retten?
Um Adam davon abzuhalten, von einer Brücke zu springen, geht Christine mit ihm einen Deal ein: Bis zu seinem 35. Geburtstag in zwei Wochen beweist sie ihm, dass es sich lohnt, am Leben zu bleiben. Mithilfe von zahlreichen Ratgebern und einem ausführlichen Krisenplan macht sich Christine an die Arbeit. Schon bald bemerkt sie, dass sie nur Erfolg haben kann, wenn sie Adam wieder mit seiner Ex-Freundin Maria zusammenbringt....
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Jasmine, 33, ist erfolgreich und fleißig und fliegt trotzdem aus ihrem Job. Freigestellt für ein ganzes Jahr! Klingt traumhaft? Ein Albtraum für Jasmine, denn nun sitzt sie planlos zu Hause in ihrer Straße voller Rentner. Wofür ist sie überhaupt gut? Interessiert sich noch irgendjemand für sie? Und dann tyrannisiert auch noch der Radiomoderator aus dem Haus gegenüber die gesamte Nachbarschaft. Mit diesem Kerl will Jasmine definitiv nichts...
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Als Fergus einen Schlaganfall hat, vergisst er fast alles aus seinem Leben. Da findet seine Tochter Sabrina seine Glasmurmelsammlung, von der er ihr nie etwas erzählt hat. In der Sammlung fehlen wertvolle Stücke, und Sabrina macht sich auf die Suche nach ihnen. Es stellt sich heraus, dass Fergus noch viel mehr Geheimnisse hatte, und alle scheinen sie mit den schillernden Kugeln verbunden zu sein. Doch wenn ihr Vater nicht der Mann ist, für den...
17) Flawed
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"Celestine North lives a perfect life. Shes a model daughter and sister and shes well-liked by her classmates and teachers. Shes also a girl of logic. To Celestine, every problem has a solution. Every action is either right, or wrong. Celestine has always known about the Flawed, second-class citizens who are branded as punishment for their crimes. And she always thought they must deserve their punishment. But everything changes when Celestine witnesses...
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Tamara Goodwin sempre teve tudo o que quis e nunca precisou pensar no amanhã. Contudo, de repente, seu mundo vira de cabeça para baixo e ela precisa trocar sua confortávelvida da metrópole por uma cidadezinha do interior. Assim, Tamara logo se sente solitária e louca para voltar para casa.
Então, uma biblioteca itinerante chega ao vilarejo, trazendo junto um misterioso livro de couro trancado com uma fivela dourada e um cadeado. O que Tamara...
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# Novo livro de Cecelia Ahern, autora dos best-sellers P.S. Eu te amo e Simplesmente Acontece
Depois de não conseguir evitar que um homem acabasse com a própria vida, Christine passa a refletir sobre o quanto é importante ser feliz. Por isso, ela desiste de seu casamento sem amor e aplica as técnicas aprendidas em livros de autoajuda para viver melhor.
Adam não está em um momento muito bom, e a única saída que ele encontra para a solução...
20) Imperfeitos
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Celestine North vive em uma sociedade que rejeita a imperfeição. Todos aqueles que praticam algum ato julgado como errado são marcados para sempre,excluídos da comunidade, seres não merecedores de compaixão.
Por isso, Celestine procura viver uma vida perfeita. Ela é um exemplo de filha e de irmã, é uma aluna excepcional, bem quista por todos do colégio, além do mais, ela namora Art Crevan, filho da autoridade máxima da cidade, o juiz Crevan.
Em...