Inhalt: Older men, WASPs (Persons), Retirees, Fiction, Man-woman relationships, East Hampton (N.Y.), Psychological fiction, Love stories
New Year's Eve 2008, the dawn of the age of Obama. Schmidt's affection for the young president-elect is boundless, and as he imagines a better day for his country, he dares to hope there's one for him too. It so happens Schmidtie is readying his Hamptons house for the visit of a lady from Paris: the irresistible Alice Verplanck, widow of his former law partner and surely a more appropriate prospect for a man now seventy-eight. But there's a history, and it's complicated. In fact, Schmidt hasn't seen Alice since the summer of 1995, when he behaved like a brute upon discovering a betrayal of sorts and pronounced her unworthy of his unstinting love and commitment. Alice is finally ready to forgive him, but she still doubts that Schmidtie can ever be content. She demands that he think long and hard about their past, and while he's at it Schmidtie finds himself also reviewing the reversals and tragedies that have brought him to an unimagined isolation and loneliness. With no family he can claim but Carrie, now married and expecting a second child, and only two real friends left-his college roommate Gil Blackman and the irrepressible billionaire Mike Mansour-Schmidt sees in Alice's impending visit his last chance, before the sun sets on the Hamptons, for a life that is more than merely staying alive. Systematik: 813 Standort: 813 Beg ISBN: 978-0-307-70065-0
Inhalt: Grace, adopted at birth, is raised as an only child. At sixteen she's just put her own baby up for adoption, and now is looking for her biological family. She discovers Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio twin sister who was also adopted ; and Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother after seventeen years in the foster care system. Grace struggles to between cautious joy at having found them, and the true meaning of family in all its forms Systematik: 813 Umfang: 374 Seiten Standort: 813 Ben YA ISBN: 978-0-06-233062-8
Inhalt: Maha is not in a position to be choosy about the work she takes, so when offered a job as Chief Administrator at an office in a seedy business park she jumps at the chance. However, all is not as it seems. Not only is she the only employee but her boss has disappeared on a business trip leaving her with full responsibility for everything. When locking up at night, Maha hears noises coming from the locked and supposedly empty neighbouring psychiatrist's office. A chilling mystery unravels as Maha investigates the 'empty' office and uncovers the horrifying nature of her boss's true business. - Buch mit mp3-CD
Niveau: B2 Systematik: 813 Umfang: 52 S. + CD Standort: 813 Eva ER ISBN: 978-0-462-09882-1
Black humor (Literature) City and town life Local elections City council members Systematik: 813 Umfang: 503 S. Standort: 813 Row ISBN: 978-1-4087-0420-2
Inhalt: Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups. Systematik: 813 Umfang: 261 S. Standort: 813 War ISBN: 978-1-60819-522-0
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