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Jane Green

    31 mai 1968
    The Accidental Husband
    Family Pictures
    Another Piece of my Heart. A Novel
    Un bébé à tout prix
    L'autre femme
    Les millefeuilles de Lucy
    • 2022

      Sister Stardust

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      3,5(7589)Évaluer

      In her debut novel inspired by a true story, bestselling author Jane Green reimagines the glamorous yet tragic life of fashion icon Talitha Getty. Claire, raised in a small town and ridiculed by her stepmother, longs for adventure and independence as she approaches adulthood in the late 1960s. A chance encounter opens the door to a world far removed from her mundane existence—a palace in Morocco known for attracting artists, models, and musicians, including the Rolling Stones. Upon arriving in Marrakesh, Claire is immersed in a vibrant scene filled with music, drugs, and communal living. At the center of this captivating world is Talitha Getty, the magnetic socialite wife of an oil heir, who draws in figures like Yves Saint Laurent and Marianne Faithfull. When Claire and Talitha connect, their bond deepens amidst the intoxicating atmosphere, but the realities of Talitha's tumultuous life lead to dangerous consequences that could change Claire's life forever. This work of biographical fiction illuminates the complex life of a fashion icon and the chaotic world of the Swinging '60s, offering readers a lush, engaging narrative from a beloved author at her finest.

      Sister Stardust
    • 2019

      The Friends We Keep is the heartwarming and unforgettable new novel from Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Sunshine Sisters and The Beach House. Evvie, Maggie, and Topher have known one another since college. Their friendship was something they swore would last forever. Now years have passed, the friends have drifted apart, and they never found the lives they wanted--the lives they dreamed of when they were young and everything seemed possible.Evvie starved herself to become a supermodel but derailed her career by sleeping with a married man.Maggie married Ben, the boy she fell in love with in college, never imagining the heartbreak his drinking would cause.Topher became a successful actor, but the shame of a childhood secret shut him off from real intimacy.By their thirtieth reunion, these old friends have lost touch with one another and with the people they dreamed of becoming. Together again, they have a second chance at happiness . . . until a dark secret is revealed that changes everything.The Friends We Keep is about how despite disappointments we've had or mistakes we've made, it's never too late to find a place to call home.

      The Friends We Keep
    • 2017

      It was never easy, being one of Ronni Sunshines daughters. Publicly, she is the glamorous Hollywood actress. Privately, she is a narcissistic mother. Now in her seventies, she has ALS. Ronnis three daughters are largely estranged but as their mothers illness draws them together, they discover that blood might be thicker than water after all . . .

      The Sunshine Sisters
    • 2016

      When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York, she felt sure it would make her happy. Away from her parents and expectations, she felt liberated, throwing herself into Manhattan life replete with a high-paying job, a gorgeous apartment, and a string of successful boyfriends. But the cutthroat world of finance and relentless pursuit of more began to take its toll. This wasn't the life she wanted either. On the move again, Emma settles in the picturesque waterfront town of Westport, Connecticut, a world apart from both England and Manhattan. It is here that she begins to confront what it is she really wants from her life. With no job, and knowing only one person in town, she channels her passion for creating beautiful spaces into remaking the dilapidated cottage she rents from Dominic, a local handyman who lives next door with his six-year-old son. Unlike any man Emma has ever known, Dominic is confident, grounded, and committed to being present for his son whose mother fled shortly after he was born. They become friends, and slowly much more, as Emma finds herself feeling at home in a way she never has before. But just as they start to imagine a life together as a family, fate intervenes in the most shocking of ways. For the first time, Emma has to stay and fight for what she loves, for the truth she has discovered about herself, or risk losing it all. In a novel of changing seasons, shifting lives, and selfless love, a story unfolds-of one woman's far-reaching journey to discover who she is truly meant to be...

      Falling
    • 2015

      June, 1998. At 27, Cat Coombs is struggling. She lives in London, works as a journalist, and parties hard. When she discovers the identity of the father she never knew she had, it sends her into a spiral. She makes mistakes that cost her the budding friendship of the only women who have ever welcomed her. And nothing is ever the same after that. June, 2014. Cat's life has come full circle. She wants to make amends to those she has hurt. Her quest takes her to Nantucket, the gorgeous New England island where the women she once called family still live. What Cat doesn't realise is that these women, her real father's daughters, have secrets of their own.

      Summer Secrets
    • 2014

      From the number one bestselling author of Tempting Fate and The Accidental Husband comes Jane Green's stunning new novel about a shattered marriage and a devastating betrayal

      Saving Grace
    • 2013

      As dark truths from the past reveal themselves, two middle-aged women must learn to forgive -- for the sake of their children and themselves.

      Family Pictures
    • 2013

      The Accidental Husband

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture
      3,8(176)Évaluer

      The No. 1 bestselling author is back with a stunning novel about two women whose lives are linked by an earth-shattering secret.

      The Accidental Husband
    • 2013

      Gabby and Elliott have been happily married for eighteen years. They have two teenaged daughters; they have built a life together. So why does 43-year-old Gabby feel like she has only three more minutes left of youth? Why do her friends so desperately try to hang on to their attractiveness? And why does she ever even look at the handsome guy, ten years younger, at the other end of the bar one night? As Gabby steps ever deeper into the allure of attraction and attention, things turn perilous.

      Tempting fate
    • 2013

      Andi dlouho hledala dokonalého muže a ve třiceti sedmi ho konečně našla. Rozvedeného Ethana, milujícího otce dvou dcer, Emily a Sophie, a ještě oddanějšího manžela. Andi se už od mládí těšila, až se stane matkou, a tak přijme obě dívky za vlastní. Emily se na ni však dívá jako na sokyni, překážku na cestě k otcově lásce, a rozhodne se, že ji zlomí. Používá nejrůznější prostředky, situace eskaluje, a když už se zdá, že Andi přijde o všechno, v co věří – o lásku, rodinu a naději na mateřství – ocitnou se nevlastní matka a dcera na křižovatce svých životů… a musí učinit zásadní rozhodnutí.

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