Anna McPartlin Knihy

Umírání přece není konec světa! Rabbit Hayesová patří mezi šťastlivce. Miluje svůj obyčejný život a neobyčejné lidi v něm: svou dceru Juliet, odvážnou za všech okolností, svou pestrou, svéráznou rodinu a jediného muže, který má v jejím obrovském srdci místo, Johnnyho Faye. Rabbit hýří báječnými nápady plnými hudby, lásky a životního elánu. Má plány pro celý svět — ale ten si pro ni připravil něco jiného: zhoubnou diagnózu. Rabbit se však nevzdává. Sebere veškerou svou lásku a vnitřní sílu a slíbí si, že nemoc překoná. Bude bojovat až do posledního dechu. Je přece Hayesová a bude žít, dokud nezemře.

Od úmrtí jejího syna uběhlo dvacet let. Maisie stojí na pódiu a chystá se promluvit před zaplněným přednáškovým sálem na univerzitě. Je to sám o sobě nelehký úkol, a Maisie navíc prochází menopauzou, takže od zhroucení ji dělí jen jediný nával horka. Jakmile se však odhodlá vyprávět svůj příběh, neznámí lidé před ní se rozplynou a každé další slovo ji odvádí do minulosti. Ocitá se zpět v roce 1995, je prvního ledna — den, kdy jedno nedorozumění spustilo řetězec událostí, které jí navždy změnily život… Maisie se vzepřela svému násilnickému manželovi, sama vychovala dvě děti a pečovala o svou matku Bridie trpící stařeckou demencí. Role hlavy rodiny se přirozeně zhostil její šestnáctiletý syn Jeremy a svůj úkol vykonával až příliš zodpovědně. Nikdo z rodiny netušil, že Jeremy má tajemství — že neustále potlačuje to, kým je, protože tomu moc nerozumí. Věděl jen, že je jiný. A pak Jeremy náhle zmizel.

Below a Big Blue Sky will make you laugh, cry and shout with joy for the colourful, unruly Hayes family as they battle with the loss of their beloved Rabbit, the daughter, mother, sister and friend, who in her own crazy way taught each of them how to live, and goes on showing them how to love from beyond the grave.

Eve and Lilly have been best friends since childhood, but a summer apart and a major fight lead to a tragic accident that leaves Eve injured and reliant on Lilly. As they reconnect during Eve's hospital stay, they confront past mistakes, unaware that a looming challenge will forever change their friendship.

An uplifting novel about how good friends can help you see the funny side of life, even in the darkest of days. Perfect for fans of Sheila O'Flanagan and Marian Keyes.

"'And just like that my boy was gone.' Maisie Bean is a fighter. A survivor. Seventeen years ago, she went on a first date that went so badly it was enough to put the girl off chips. The marriage that followed was hell but it gave her two children: funny, caring Jeremy and bullish but brilliant Valerie. Just as it seems everything might finally start going right, sixteen-year-old Jeremy goes missing. The police descend and a media storm swirls, over five days of searching that hurtle towards an inevitable, terrible conclusion. Maisie is facing another fight, and this time it's the fight of her life. But she's a survivor. Whatever the odds, she'll never give in. From the bestselling author of The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes comes this heart-breaking yet uproariously uplifting new novel about love, resilience and the life-changing power of hope."

If you knew you d leave this world so soon, would you do it all differently? Tick, tock . . . Workaholic Eve Hayes is burnt out and lonely. At the age of thirty-eight, she's afraid she has allowed the chance of a real and worthwhile life pass her by. Lilly Donovan got married too young and over the years she's become a prisoner and slave in her own home. Eve survives a horrific car accident only to be reunited with her old friend, Lily. A long time ago these two women were inseparable but the events of one terrible night ended their friendship abruptly. Now, eighteen years later, they have a chance to confront the past and reclaim their friendship. But Eve's brother Clooney is Lily's old flame and his presence threatens her already difficult home life. And Lily's husband, the looming omnipresent Dr Declan Donovan can only be kept in the dark for so long . . . All the while something is whispering into Eve's ear . . . tick, tock . . .

Ever get the feeling you don’t really belong in your family, that you’re completely different to your relatives? That’s how 30-year-old interior decorator Harri Ryan has felt since she was a child despite being close to George, her twin brother, and loving parents Gloria and Duncan. It’s the second time Harri has tried to marry her fiancé James, and the second time she’s had a panic attack, ended up in hospital in her wedding dress and the celebrations have to be called off. Harri has lost the love of her life, but there’s more to it than wedding nerves – and this time she wants the truth. George suspects there’s something their parents aren’t telling them. But in one week all will be revealed and their lives will change forever. And Harri’s not the only one suffering a crisis – George and his partner Aidan are struggling, her friend Susan thinks her marriage is dead and friend Melissa wants to kill her hubby. Something’s got to give, but can they all come through this difficult time and find happiness? No matter what you do, the truth will out.

After her boyfriend John dies in a tragic accident, Emma is consumed by despair and feels she has lost everything. Surrounded by supportive friends, she grapples with the haunting memory of that night and realizes she must let go of her past to find joy and love again. Reissue.