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Cherry Radford The Spanish Garden
Andie finds herself in the midst of a media scandal that threatens to end her career as a TV landscape designer and her relationship with fellow presenter Johnny. On impulse, she decides to rent her grandmother's old home in southern Spain where she stayed as a child, but is shocked to discover that the beautiful Mediterranean garden she loved is now neglected and overgrown. Worse, her booking has fallen through and ex-flamenco dancer Vicente and his little son Rafi are staying at Casa Higuera –...
Engels | 9 uur 6 minuten (403 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Barbara Comyns The Vet's Daughter
'A small Gothic masterpiece... I have read it many times, and with every re-read I marvel again at its many qualities - its darkness, its strangeness, its humour, its sadness, its startling images and twists of phrase' - Sarah Waters. Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and oppressive; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in fantasy, in her...
Engels | 5 uur 4 minuten (224 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Sophie Flynn If They Knew
"Grips from the first page. An emotive thriller which I couldn't put down." - Carys Jones, author of ´We Are All Liars´. Hannah and Charlie have finally achieved their dream family with their two-year-old daughter, Isabelle, after years of heartbreak. However, their happiness is threatened when a global popstar is found murdered in their sleepy Gloucestershire village, and Hannah's past comes back to haunt her. She is forced to make a dangerous choice - risk everything, even her own life, to protect...
Engels | 10 uur 29 minuten (470 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Geesje Vogelaar-van Mourik Had ze het maar geweten
Op de foto was het eigenlijk al te zien. Had ze het maar geweten, dan zou alles anders gegaan zijn ... Hanna trouwt op jonge leeftijd met Maarten, die ze ontmoet heeft bij de baas van de viswinkel waar ze werkt. Hoewel ze in haar verkeringstijd af en toe merkt dat Maarten haar weinig aandacht geeft, is ze gelukkig met hem. Maar nu ze getrouwd is, ontstaat er spanning tussen hen. Alles moet bij Maarten voorspelbaar zijn en als het eens anders gaat, reageert hij nukkig. Dat heeft negatieve invloed...
Fictie
Nederlands | 224 pagina's (ePub2) | Erdee Media Groep – Uitgeverij de Banier, Apeldoorn | 2019
E-book
F. Scott. Fitzgerald B.J. Harrison Reads The Cut-Glass Bowl
"Evylyn, I’m going to give a present that’s as hard as you are and as beautiful and as empty and as easy to see through." When New York housewife Evylyn Piper receives a cut-glass bowl from a former boyfriend as a wedding gift, it's like the bowl brings a curse along with it. As years go by, a downward spiral seems to engulf her family and all she has to blame is that cursed bowl. Fitzgerald's descriptions are vivid and spellbinding. In 'The Cut-Glass Bowl' he explores themes of unrealized dreams...
Engels | 54 minuten (39 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Olga van der Meer Toekomstbelofte
De relatie tussen twee tweelingzussen komt onder druk te staan wanneer één van hen besluit te trouwen op de trouwdag van de ander en hun echtgenoten in een auto-ongeluk terechtkomen.
Fictie | Familieroman
Nederlands | ePub2, 5,8 MB | Uitgeverij Zomer & Keuning, Utrecht | 2023
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Elisabeth Mcneill A Bridge in Time
Change is coming, but are the people of Camptounfoot ready for it? For generations, the oldest village in Scotland has remained unchanged but now it is 1853 and the railway is coming to Camptounfoot. Shy and beautiful Emma Jane Wylie is determined to fight for her father’s dream – the construction of the railway bridge that will carry the new track southwards. Her father’s demise puts Emma in charge. But during the two years of its construction, the project is beset by drama and tragedy: cholera...
Engels | 21 uur 39 minuten (950 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Elisabeth McNeill The Storm
When a Scottish village is struck by grief, those left behind must help one another find hope. It is 1881, and when a violent storm devastates the Scottish fishing village of Eyemouth, few families escape unscathed. Newlywed Rosabelle Maltman loses her husband, and her mother-in-law Effie loses her husband and three sons. For these women and their neighbours in the close-knit community, life will never be the same again. Yet as the months pass, the women must learn to look to the future, to live...
Engels | 9 uur 20 minuten (411 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Greetje van den Berg Deense zomer
Een vrouw gaat na de dood van haar moeder naar Denemarken, waar ze een man ontmoet met wie een romance ontstaat. Maar hij blijkt thuis te zorgen voor zijn gehandicapte zus, en ze twijfelt of ze een nieuwe taak als mantelzorger ziet zitten.
Fictie | Romantische verhalen
Nederlands | 183 pagina's (ePub2, 5,8 MB) | Uitgeverij Zomer & Keuning, Utrecht | 2023
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Jolanda Dijkmeijer Niet zonder jou
Een vrouw raakt na een onverwachte relatiebreuk zwanger tijdens een skivakantie. Haar dochter groeit op zonder vader. Dan staat haar voormalige verloofde ineens voor haar deur.
Fictie | Familieroman | Protestants milieu | Romantische verhalen
Nederlands | ePub2, 5,8 MB | Citerreeks, Utrecht | 2023
E-book
Henry James Washington Square
Catherine is well on her way to becoming a spinster. She‘s 21 and part of New York‘s upper-class society, but she has never had a flirt and is plain-looking without the sparkling personality to make up for it. Or so her father thinks. Because when the handsome Mr. Morris Townsend catches her eye, Catherine falls head over heels in love with him. But does Townsend really like her back, or does he just like all the money she is set to inherit? Based on a true story as told to him by a friend, `Washington...
Engels | 7 uur 3 minuten (321 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jane Davis Smash All the Windows
"Smash all the Windows" won the inaugural Selfies Book Award in 2019. It has taken conviction to right the wrongs. It will take courage to learn how to live again. London, 22 August 2003. A day that began like any other would end in tragedy. Fifty-eight people set off for work, only to never return. For more than thirteen years, the search for truth has eaten up everything: marriages, families, health, careers and finances. A flawed justice system failed the victims' kin, but hope arises when...
Engels | 10 uur 19 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Barbara Comyns Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
That evening the baker's wife ran down the village street in a tattered pink nightgown. She screamed as she ran. Strange things are afoot in the English village where the Willoweed family live. First, the river floods in June. The family wakes to find ducks sailing around the drawing room and dead peacocks bobbing in the garden. But the flood is only the beginning of their troubles. All of a sudden the miller goes mad and drowns himself. Then the butcher slits his throat. A peculiar illness is...
Engels | 4 uur 6 minuten (182 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Gabi de Ridder Geef me moed
Tim Hordijk is blij met zijn baan als docent op de Bijbelschool in Biesterlo. Maar hij treft zijn nieuwe woonplaats in grote verwarring aan. Er is al enige tijd een brandstichter actief, en de politie krijgt hem maar niet te pakken. De angst in het dorp groeit. Op de Bijbelschool komt Tim in contact met Esther. Zij bewijst hem een grote dienst bij het bewerken van zijn lesmateriaal. Maar zodra hij pogingen doet om haar meer persoonlijk te benaderen, houdt Esther hem op afstand. Waarom is het voor...
Fictie
Nederlands | 344 pagina's (ePub2) | De Banier, Apeldoorn | 2018
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Geesje Vogelaar-van Mourik Eén letter verschil
Joma Jottinga geniet van de prachtige natuur om haar heen. Dat zij het Pieterpad nog eens zou lopen, had niemand kunnen denken. Door een hersenbloeding en coma neemt haar leven een totaal andere wending. De voormalige verpleegkundige is na een lange periode van revalidatie niet langer geschikt voor het intensieve werk dat ze deed. Ze vindt een nieuwe werkplek in een kattenpension. Hoewel Joma haar leven ogenschijnlijk weer aardig op de rit heeft, zit er vanbinnen nog veel onverwerkt verdriet. Tijdens...
Fictie
Nederlands | 144 pagina's (ePub2, 0,2 MB) | Erdee Media Groep – Uitgeverij de Banier, Apeldoorn | 2018
E-book
Louisa May Alcott Little Women
Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four sisters trying to support the family and keep their spirit up while their father is at war. Each one of them has a unique vivid personality which helps them overcome the hardships of poverty. Showing the transition from childhood to womanhood, "Little Women" together with its sequels: "Good Wives", "Little Men", and "Jo's Boys", has been one of the most widely read novels in the world. It has inspired numerous adaptations including a 2019 movie starring Emma Watson...
Engels | 10 uur 12 minuten (445 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Kennedy Kerr Secrets of Magpie Cove
Lila had a favourite rock to sit on towards the back of the cove, where she often ate her breakfast, gazing out at the tumbling Cornish sea. As the sun rose that morning, Lila wished with all her heart that the grey-green waves could wash away her old life. That Magpie Cove would help her move on, and to forget... When aspiring pastry chef Lila Bridges flees her life in the city after a heartbreaking tragedy, she finds herself working behind the counter at Magpie Cove’s most beloved local establishment...
Engels | 6 uur 36 minuten (295 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Jane Lacey-Crane The Little Shop on Floral Street
In the wake of tragedy, two sisters have to piece their family back together again... Grace never thought she'd have to return home to Floral Street. Having spent most of her life building a successful career in London, she's done everything she possibly can to avoid the flower stall that's been in her family for generations. But when tragedy hits, she's got no choice. It's time to face the demons of the past and support her family. Faith has returned home after years travelling the world. The...
Engels | 10 uur 8 minuten (446 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Faith Hogan The Place We Call Home
Welcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills... Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed Corrigan Mills are run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and they don't always stay hidden. Ada has forever lived her life in her sister's shadow. Wanting only to please her mother and take over the family business, now Ada has to take a look at what her heart really wants. Callie has a flourishing international career and a man who...
Engels | 12 uur 31 minuten (556 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Sue Watson Snow Angels, Secrets and Christmas Cake
Snow Angels, Secrets and Christmas Cake is a truly heart-warming and hilarious read about sisters, love and finding the courage to be yourself – one snowflake at a time. For Tamsin Angel, Christmas is always the biggest and best... chic parties and a little showbiz sparkle are a must. This year though, things aren’t going quite as planned... With bailiffs suddenly at the door and her husband nowhere to be found, it looks like Christmas just got downsized. Moving into her sister’s flat, she wonders...
Engels | 9 uur 2 minuten (400 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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