Catherine Ryan Hyde Knihy

Psychologický příběh o muži, kterého teprve drtivé životní zkušenosti naučí odpouštět. Hayden Reese ve svých padesáti letech žije osaměle, se sžíravým cejchem dávné viny za smrt mladšího bratra a za rozpad své rodiny. Jeho rozbolavělé nitro se s životní nespokojeností vyrovnává výbuchy vzteku a hlubokou skepsí. Teprve těžké zranění, kdy se nachází na hranici života a smrti, mu umožní konečně odpustit svým nepřátelům i sám sobě a znovu získat ztracený domov a lásku. Román je napsán citlivě, lehkou ženskou rukou. Dramaticky vypjaté okamžiky líčí autorka věrohodně a bez patosu, takže můžeme při čtení zakoušet pocity člověka, vracejícího se ze soukromého pekla zpátky do života.

Třináctiletá Abby žije s matkou a násilnickým otcem. Jednoho dne cestou ze školy domů zahlédne u řeky auto a muže, který do vody právě vhodil mrskající se pytel. Když odjede, Abby neváhá a pytel vytáhne. K jejímu velkému překvapení v něm najde sedm rozkošných štěňat. Sled událostí, které tím spustí, dramaticky změní život celé její rodiny.

Virginii konečně pozval Aaron na schůzku. Doufá, že bude s mladým vdovcem a jeho čtyřletým synem šťastná. V jediném tragickém okamžiku se však štěstí rozplyne. Virginia ani po dvaceti letech nedokáže zapomenout. Jednoho dne jejího zatoulaného psa dovede zpátky mladý muž a Virginia je jako u vytržení, protože si je jistá, že se jejich cesty kdysi dávno zkřížily

Vymyslete způsob jak změnit svět a potom ho uskutečněte, napíše první den školy na tabuli Reuben St. Claire. Když se dvanáctiletý Trevor McKinney zamýšlí nad úkolem, který zadal nový učitel, napadne ho, jak lze "poslat dál" dobrý skutek. Stačí, aby člověk nezištně prospěl třem lidem, každý z nich udělal něco pro další tři... a tento jednoduchý mechanismus zanedlouho ovládne celé lidstvo. Trevor nezůstane u teorie, rozhodne se svůj plán realizovat. V kalifornském městečku, kde bydlí, si vybere trojici jedinců, kteří podle jeho názoru potřebují pomoc. Jedním z nich je právě St. Claire, zohyzděný veterán z Vietnamu. Chlapec by rád dal učitele dohromady se svou matkou Arlenou, která na muže dosud neměla štěstí. Brzy se ale ukáže, že dobrá vůle jednoho malého kluka nestačí. Trevor se však nedá odradit neúspěchem. Lidé přece nejsou zlí a lhostejní, jen se jim musí trochu věřit...... celý text

Pronásledována minulostí. Pearl je svobodná matka a láska k synovi je to jediné, čeho má dostatek. Zkušenost ji naučila nikomu příliš nevěřit, ale okolnosti ji nutí začít Leonarda svěřovat do péče Mitchovi, mladému majiteli nevelké firmy sídlící ve vedlejším domě. Pronásledována minulostí, Pearl náhle jednoho dne z Leonardova života bez vysvětlení zmizí a Mitchovi, který se o svého malého kamaráda stará, jak nejlépe umí, nakonec nezbývá než ho předat do pěstounské rodiny. Pearl odešla, už se nikdy nevrátí, a přesto se svým milovaným dítětem zůstává navždy…

Unlikely road trip companions form an unexpected bond in an uplifting novel about the past--lost and found--by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author. Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he's roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler. Lewis doesn't need the aggravation, just the money. The only requirements: run errands, be on call, and put up with a miserable old churl no one else in Buffalo can bear. After exchanging barbs, bickering, baiting, and pushing buttons, Chester hits Lewis with the big ask. Lewis can't say no to a dying wish: drive Chester to Arizona in his rust bucket of a Winnebago to see his ex-wife for the first time in thirty-two years--for the last time. One week, two thousand miles. To Lewis, it becomes an illuminating journey into the life and secrets of a vulnerable man he's finally beginning to understand. A neighbor, a stranger, and a surprising new friend whose closure on a conflicted past is also just beginning. So Long, Chester Wheeler is an uplifting novel about looking deeper into the heart and soul to form bonds with the last people we'd expect--only to discover that they're the ones who need it most.

This new short story collection from the author of Don't Let Me Go and Pay It Forward features ALWAYS CHLOE, the long-awaited novella sequel to Catherine Ryan Hyde's award-winning novel Becoming Chloe. A heart-wrenching stand-alone novella, and an answer to the many readers who asked for a sequel to Becoming Chloe, ALWAYS CHLOE is ultimately about the struggle to balance others' needs with our own-and exactly how expansive and forgiving the human heart can be. This collection also includes four previously published short stories, including Breakage, which won honors in the Tobias Wolff award, and The Lion Lottery, which was cited in Best American Short Stories.

An orphaned boy raised by a survivalist wends his way into the real world in an emotional novel about hope, fears, and found family by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.Out there is chaos, the collapse of society, and so much to be afraid of. All that matters is freedom.That’s what Remy Blake has been taught by his survivalist father. Raised off the grid in the middle of nowhere, his own survival skills not yet honed, Remy is days shy of his eighth birthday when his father unexpectedly dies. As seasons pass, supplies run out, and fending for himself grows more desperate, Remy sets out on foot, unprepared for the great unknown of civilization.He is found—near feral, silent, and terrified—in the small rural town of Blaire. To Anne, a nurturing mother of two adopted teenagers who’s still dealing with her own childhood rejections, Remy is not a lost cause. Just a challenging one. As Remy cautiously adapts to his new foster home, his family wants nothing more than to reassure him that he can trust the world. But to do so, they must first reexamine how much they trust the world themselves, and how much they should. As Remy’s journey into the real world begins, figuring out how to navigate it becomes a path they will have to learn to walk together.

An unexpected connection becomes the saving grace for two unlikely friends in a heart-stirring novel about love, loss, and moving forward by a New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author. Never knowing his parents, eleven-year-old Stewie Little and his brother have been raised on a farm by their older sister. Stewie steadfastly tends the chickens left by his beloved late grandmother. And every day Stewie goes door to door selling fresh eggs from his wagon--a routine with a surprise just around the corner. It's his new customer, Marilyn. She's prickly and guarded, yet comfortably familiar--she reminds the grieving Stewie so much of the grandmother he misses more than he can express. Marilyn has a reason for keeping her distance: a secret no one knows about. Her survival tactic is to draw a line between herself and other people--one that Stewie is determined to cross. As their visits become more frequent, a complicated but deeply rooted relationship grows. That's when Stewie discovers how much more there is to Marilyn, to her past, and to challenges that become more pressing each day. But whatever difficult times lie ahead, Stewie learns that although he can't fix everything for Marilyn or himself, at least he's no longer alone.

An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller. New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde brings heartwarming authenticity to the story of two strangers who find that kindness is a powerful antidote to fear. Raymond Jaffe feels like he doesn't belong. Not with his mother's new family. Not as a weekend guest with his father and his father's wife. Not at school, where he's an outcast. After his best friend moves away, Raymond has only two real connections: to the feral cat he's tamed and to a blind ninety-two-year-old woman in his building who's introduced herself with a curious question: Have you seen Luis Velez? Mildred Gutermann, a German Jew who narrowly escaped the Holocaust, has been alone since her caretaker disappeared. She turns to Raymond for help, and as he tries to track Luis down, a deep and unexpected friendship blossoms between the two. Despondent at the loss of Luis, Mildred isolates herself further from a neighborhood devolving into bigotry and fear. Determined not to let her give up, Raymond helps her see that for every terrible act the world delivers, there is a mirror image of deep kindness, and Mildred helps Raymond see that there's hope if you have someone to hold on to.