Elizabeth LaBan Knihy

Hlídání vnoučat může být činnost hravá, poučná a zábavná pro všechny! V této knize naleznete inspiraci pro desítky aktivit prováděných společně s vnoučaty. Kempování v obýváku, zahradní olympiáda, výroba rodinných novin, společná příprava ovocného koláče, honba za čtyřlístky, zažehlování korálků, zábavné výlety, říkanky... Nechybí ani instrukce k péči o velmi malé děti, s ohledem na to, co se za posledních 30 let v této oblasti změnilo. Autorka je spisovatelka, redaktorka a dvojnásobná maminka.

Pro fanoušky knih Proč? 13× proto a Hledání Aljašky. Tim Macbeth, sedmnáctiletý albín, nedávno přestoupil na prestižní Irvingovu školu, jejíž motto zní: „Vejdi, přítele najdi a přítelem se staň.“ Ale přítel je to poslední, co Tim hledá — doufá jen, že absolvuje poslední ročník, aniž by vzbudil příliš pozornosti. Ale navzdory své snaze zůstat nenápadný se zamiluje do hvězdy ročníku Vanessy, přítelkyně nejoblíbenějšího studenta na škole. K Timovu překvapení Vanessa jeho lásku opětuje, ale pokud by to někdo zjistil, mohlo by to otřást jejím společenským postavením. Tim a Vanessa navážou utajovaný vztah, ale navíc se musí vypořádat s esejem o tragédii, závěrečnou prací posledního ročníku, kterou zadává nejpřísnější učitel na škole. Kniha je psána střídavě z pohledu zamilovaného Tima a také Duncana, studenta posledního ročníku, který odhaluje celou pravdu o Timovi a Vanesse. Esej o tragédii je působivý příběh o zapovězené lásce a o tom, kam až jsou lidé schopni zajít, aby si uchovali svá tajemství.

Tabitha Brewer wakes up one morning to find her husband gone, leaving her no way to support herself and their two children, never mind their upscale Philadelphia lifestyle. She'd confess her situation to her friends - if it wasn't for those dreadful words of warning in his goodbye note: "I'll tell them what you did

With her signature wit and charm, bestselling author Elizabeth LaBan shows how marriage doesn't necessarily follow a straight line and unexpected detours might just bring you back to the place you most want to be. When she finds out her husband cheated, Hannah Bent thinks her marriage is over. Isn't that what happens after an affair? But she's seen friends divorce, and it's not pretty. Plus, she and Joel have kids and an otherwise-happy life, and she still loves him, although begrudgingly. Furious and feeling stuck, she suggests having her own affair to even the score. Joel, desperate for forgiveness, agrees. But does she really want to go through with it? And how exactly does a married mother of two get back in the dating pool? Many awkward dates follow until she finds a deep and unexpected connection where she was least looking for it. Just as she thinks she's made a decision, her journey to happiness is waylaid by storms of doubt. But the important thing is that she's finally figuring out what she truly wants for herself, and she understands that whatever choice she makes must be hers and hers alone.

People magazine included The Restaurant Critic's Wife on their Great New Fiction list and hailed it as "thoroughly entertaining." Lila Soto has a master's degree that's gathering dust, a work-obsessed husband, two kids, and lots of questions about how exactly she ended up here. In their new city of Philadelphia, Lila's husband, Sam, takes his job as a restaurant critic a little too seriously. To protect his professional credibility, he's determined to remain anonymous. Soon his preoccupation with anonymity takes over their lives as he tries to limit the family's contact with anyone who might have ties to the foodie world. Meanwhile, Lila craves adult conversation and some relief from the constraints of her homemaker role. With her patience wearing thin, she begins to question everything: her decision to get pregnant again, her break from her career, her marriage--even if leaving her ex-boyfriend was the right thing to do. As Sam becomes more and more fixated on keeping his identity secret, Lila begins to wonder if her own identity has completely disappeared--and what it will take to get it back.

For readers of Liane Moriarty and Jennifer Weiner, there's a secret behind the row-house walls of Emerson Street. On a cozy street in Philadelphia, three neighboring families have become the best of friends. They can't imagine life without one another--until one family outgrows their tiny row house. In a bid to stay together, a crazy idea is born: What if they tear down the walls between their homes and live together under one roof? And so an experiment begins. Celia and Mark now have the space they need, but is this really what Celia's increasingly distant husband wants? Stephanie embraces the idea of one big, happy family, but has she considered how it may exacerbate the stark differences between her and her husband, Chris? While Hope always wanted a larger family with Leo, will caring for all the children really satisfy that need? Behind closed doors, they strive to preserve the closeness they treasure. But when boundaries are blurred, they are forced to question their choices...and reimagine the true meaning of family.