Amanda Prowse Knihy

Když osmnáctiletá Dot, žijící v 60. Letech v Londýně, potká Sola, cítí, že je tu láska. Solomon Arbuthnott je člověk, který může přinést světlo a teplo do jejího fádního života – a co víc, Sol je mladý, pohledný voják s vynikajícími vyhlídkami. Někdo, o kom vždycky snila. Někdo, kdo jí může slíbit modré z nebe, smích, slunce. A na chvíli je život opravdu krásný. Držíce se za ruku procházejí Serpentine, tancují v zakouřených barech SOHO a začínají plánovat idylickou budoucnost, že spolu zestárnou na ostrově Svatá Lucie, Solově rodišti. Ale je rok 1961. Dívky z East Endu by neměly chodit s indickými chlapci, natož aby s nimi někam odjížděli. Svůj život mají od rodičů naplánovaný. I když to často znamená prožít život v osamění a bez lásky. I když to srdce rve na kusy...

Zničili byste rodinu, abyste zachránili své děti? Kathryn je žena ředitele prestižní školy. Je dokonalým obrázkem matky a manželky, která žije spokojený a naplněný život. Život, který jí budete závidět. Dnes ráno připraví snídani pro svou rodinu a vypere prádlo. Dnes odpoledne zastřihne květinové záhony a upeče koláč na synův kriketový zápas. Dnes večer si klekne před svého manžela a bude čekat na jeho soud. Za každé porušení pravidel ji stihne trest. Její tělo je pokryté jizvami. Kvůli dětem nikdy nevydá ani hlásku. Dnes v noci Kathrynina trpělivost přeteče. Vyndá z kapsy nožík a muže, který ji šestnáct let týral, zabije. Zítra ji čeká vězení, soud a ztráta dětí. Ještě pořád jí závidíte? Příběh vypráví o tom, jak Kathryn zkouší znovu vybudovat svůj život a usmířit se s dětmi, které se jí odcizily. Povznášející román o vnitřní síle, přátelství a houževnatosti lidského ducha.

Co byste obětovala, aby se váš miláček vrátil domů? Od té doby, co si kadeřnice Poppy Day vzala svého miláčka Marta, byli spolu šťastní. Nyní je Mart na misi v Afghánistánu a Poppy počítá každý den, až se vrátí domů.Avšak jednoho dne zaklepou na její dveře neznámí lidé a její svět se zhroutí. Mart byl vzat jako rukojmí a pro armádu je příliš nebezpečné, aby se ho pokusili zachránit.Poppy je odhodlána přivést ho domů sama. Ale brzy bude stát před nejtěžší otázkou svého života: není cena za záchranu muže, kterého miluje, příliš vysoká? Silný příběh o ztrátě a odvaze od autorky, která z vlastní zkušenosti moc dobře ví, o čem píše.

Amanda Prowse has built a bestselling career on the lives of fictional women. Now she turns the pen on her own life. I guess the first question to ask is, what kind of woman am I? Well, you know those women who saunter into a room, immaculately coiffed and primped from head to toe? If you look behind her, you'll see me. From her childhood, where there was no blueprint for success, to building a career as a bestselling novelist against all odds, Amanda Prowse explores what it means to be a woman in a world where popularity, slimness, beauty and youth are currency--and how she overcame all of that to forge her own path to happiness. Sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious and always entirely relatable, Prowse details her early struggles with self-esteem and how she coped with the frustrating expectations others had of how she should live. Most poignantly, she delves into her toxic relationship with food, the hardest addiction she has ever known, and how she journeyed out the other side. One of the most candid memoirs you're ever likely to read, Women Like Us provides welcome insight into how it is possible--against the odds--to overcome insecurity, body consciousness and the ubiquitous imposter syndrome to find happiness and success, from a woman who's done it all, and then some.

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes a tale of love, loss―and one last extraordinary dance. Christmas Eve, 2019. Ninety-four-year-old Molly lies in her hospital bed. A stroke and a fall may have broken her body―but her mind is alive with memories. London, 1940s. Molly is a bright young woman, determined to help the war effort and keep her head up despite it all. Life becomes brighter when she meets and falls in love with a man who makes her forget everything with one dance. But then war forces her to make an unforgettable sacrifice, and when she’s brought to her knees by a daring undercover mission with the French Resistance, only her sister knows the secret weighing heavily on Molly’s heart. Now, lying in her hospital bed, Molly can’t escape the memories of what she lost all those years ago. But she is not as alone as she thinks. Will she be able to find peace―and finally understand that what seemed to be an ordinary life was anything but?

An unputdownable family drama that confronts the controversial issue of middle class alcoholism.

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes a story that asks: what would you risk for a shot at happiness?1984. Bessie is a confident sixteen-year-old girl with the world at her feet, dreaming of what life will bring and what she’ll bring to this life. Then everything comes crashing down. Her bright and trusting smile is lost, banished by shame—and a secret she’ll carry with her for the rest of her life.2021. The last thirty-seven years have not been easy for Bess. At fifty-three she is visibly weary, and her marriage to Mario is in tatters. Watching her son in newlywed bliss—the hope, the trust, the joy—Bess knows it is time to face her own demons, and try to save her relationship. But she’ll have to throw off the burden of shame if she is to honour that sixteen-year-old girl whose dreams lie frozen in time.Can Bess face her past, finally come clean to Mario, and claim the love she has longed to fully experience all these years?

How do you say goodbye to your family for the last time? Poppy Day is thirty-two and married to her childhood sweetheart. She's a full-time mum of two gorgeous children and loves her homely little cottage in the countryside. It's the life she aways wanted. But Poppy is so busy caring for others she hasn't noticed how tired she is, or the menacing lump growing on her breast. It's unthinkable that cancer could defeat such a strong and amazing woman. But life doesn't always give you what you deserve...

I deserve all this because I did the worst thing a woman can do. The very worst. Jessica's wedding was like a fairytale. Her dress strewn with crystals. Her dad made a tearful speech. Her husband Matthew declared himself the luckiest man alive. But when their beautiful baby girl is born, Jessica is gripped by panic. She can't tell anyone how she feels. Even when her life starts to spiral out of control... This is her story. A mother's story.

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes the moving story of a man whose life is changed in an instant. How do you start again when you lose the only love you've ever known? When Nick's wife Kerry falls ill and dies, he realises for the first time how fragile his happiness has always been, and how much he's been taking his good life and wonderful family for granted. Now, he suddenly finds himself navigating parenthood alone, unsure how to deal with his own grief, let alone that of his teenage son, Olly. In the depths of his heartbreak, Nick must find a way to navigate life that pleases his son, his in-laws, his family and his friends--while honouring what Kerry meant to them all. But when it comes to his own emotions, Nick doesn't know where to begin. Kerry was his childhood sweetheart--but was she really the only one who could ever make him happy? And in the aftermath of tragedy, can Nick and his son find themselves again?