Sara Goodman Confino Knihy

New York, šedesátá léta dvacátého století. Dvacetiletá Marylin vyrůstá v tamější přísné židovské komunitě, sama však k životu přistupuje spíše volnomyšlenkářsky. Jednoho dne je celé shromáždění při bohoslužbě svědkem, jak se líbá se synem rabína. Takový skandál! Jediným řešením se zdá být svatba. Marylin se však rozhodně vdávat nechce, a tak rodiče usoudí, že nejlepší bude poslat dceru na celé léto k pratetě Adě. Ta jediná může zachránit Marylininu pověst – je totiž prvotřídní dohazovačkou. Marylin postupně zjišťuje, že Ada není suchopárná stará panna, ale že s ní může zažít nečekaná dobrodružství – a hlavně zjistit, jaké to je žít skutečně svobodně a bez předsudků.

Jenně manžel po šesti letech oznámí, že si našel jinou a že s ní nikdy vlastně nebyl šťastný. Jenna se zhroutí a ve svých pětatřiceti letech se uchýlí do dětského pokojíku k rodičům. Po půlročním schovávání před světem ji její babička Evelyn přesvědčí k výletu do svého rodného města Herefordu v Massachusetts. Cestou začne Jenně vyprávět příběh své první lásky k Tonymu, Portugalci z rodiny rybářů. Evelyn byla jako dívka energická a svéhlavá. Svého otce, úspěšného židovského obchodníka, měla omotaného kolem prstu. Přesto se jí ho nepodařilo přemluvit, aby si Tonyho směla vzít, v rodině panovala přísná sňatková politika. Tony zase odmítal uprchnout, protože byl přesvědčený, že by bez rodiny nemohli být nikdy skutečně šťastni. Evelyn si nakonec vzala Freda, se kterým strávila šťastných sedmdesát let svého života, až do jeho smrti před pěti lety. Otázkou ale zůstává, jestli ještě někdy uvidí Tonyho. A koho v Herefordu potká Jenna?

What does it mean to be a good citizen when democracy is threatened? Drawing on extensive survey data from the US, UK, and Germany, this comparative study shows that a citizens' partisan identity determines how they respond to threats like electoral interference and polarization.

A sharp and hilariously relatable novel about the business of weddings, the toll they can take, and the lengths one exasperated bridesmaid will go to for the love of friends. Lily Weiss is her mother's worst nightmare: thirty-two and single--the horror! She's also a talented writer but hides behind a boring job at a science foundation. To her friends, she's reliable and selfless, which is how she winds up a bridesmaid in five weddings in six weeks. Anything for her three best friends and two (younger) siblings, right? Even if her own love life is...well, she'd rather not talk about it. To keep her sanity, Lily needs a safe place to vent. And so her anonymous blog, Bridesmania, is born. The posts start pouring out of her: all the feels about mom-zillas, her vanishing bank balance, the wicked bridesmaids of the west, high-strung brides-to-be, body-shaming dress clerks, bachelorette parties, and Spanx for days, not to mention being deemed guardian of eighty-eight-year-old Granny (who enjoys morning mimosas in the nude) for her brother's destination wedding. So far the blog has stayed anonymous. But as everyone knows, few things online remain secret forever... When all is said and done, can Lily help all five couples make it to happily ever after? And will her own happy ending be close behind?

A wronged wife goes toe to toe with her cheating husband at the polls in this hilarious and heart-lifting novel by the bestselling author of Don't Forget to Write. It's a doozy of a bad day for Beverly Diamond when she catches her husband, Larry, in a compromising position with his secretary. What's a DC suburban wife to do with a soon-to-be ex, two young kids, and no degree or financial support in 1962? Beat the louse at his own game, that's what. Larry runs the Maryland senatorial campaign for the incumbent candidate projected to win against his younger underdog opponent, Michael Landau. But Beverly has the pluck, political savvy, and sheer drive to push Landau's campaign in a successful new direction, even if he already has a campaign manager who is less than pleased she has inserted herself into the race. Now it's rival against rival. She and Michael do make a great team...maybe in more ways than one. But with the election heating up, she needs to focus on one thing at a time. If Bev can convince Michael to go modern, pay attention to women's issues, and learn how to dress himself properly, maybe she can show Larry exactly how much he has underestimated her their entire marriage--and make her own dreams come true in the process.

For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the Love of Friends. Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce. With time on her hands and her life in flux, she agrees to accompany her eccentric grandmother Evelyn on a road trip to the seaside Massachusetts town where much of their family history was shaped. When they hit the road, Evelyn spins the tale of the star-crossed teenage romance that captured her heart more than seventy years ago and changed the course of her life. She insists the return to her hometown isn't about that at all--no matter how much she talks about Tony, her unforgettable and forbidden first love. Upon arrival, Jenna meets Tony's attentive great-nephew Joe. The new friendship and fresh ocean air give her the confidence and distance she needs to begin putting the pain of a broken marriage behind her. As the secrets and truths of Evelyn's past unfold, Jenna discovers a new side of her grandmother, and of herself, that she never knew existed--and learns that the possibilities for healing can come at the most unexpected times in a woman's life.