Kay Bratt Knihy

Hladový a toulavý pes. Tak to je poslední věc, kterou Kara Butterová potřebuje – starat se o další hladový krk. Stojí sama u silnice uprostřed státu Georgia, batoh na zádech a pár dolarů v kapse. Vydala se na cestu bez cíle a vlastně ani neví, co hledá. Prostě jenom jde. Ještě netuší, že ve skutečnosti hledá samu sebe a ten chlupatý a zanedbaný tulák u jejích nohou se brzy stane jejím nejlepším a nejvěrnějším přítelem. Kara se rozhodla, že opustí svůj dosavadní život, který není právě růžový. Putování z jedné pěstounské péče do druhé spolu s jejím dvojčetem Hanou, protloukání se životem z jednoho podřadného zaměstnání do dalšího a bezútěšné vyhlídky do budoucna – to rozhodně nevypadalo na život v bavlnce. Systém ji naučil, že nemá důvěřovat cizím lidem a že se musí postarat především sama o sebe. Její cesta se však odvíjí velmi podobně jako její život – zcela neočekávaně.

Když Sadie Harlanová navštíví svou dceru Lauren na letní stáži v Yosemitském národním parku, zdá se, že konečně zapomene na rozpadající se manželství a prázdné hnízdo, které zanechala doma. Pak se ale obě ženy ztratí při krátkém výšlapu do přírody a náhle se ocitnou uprostřed nelítostného boje o přežití. Příroda je divoká a nesmlouvavá, avšak Sadie trápí daleko horší věci – smrt jejího prvního dítěte, která ji odtrhla od okolního světa a dodnes ji pronásleduje. Sadie v divočině musí najít sílu čelit démonům své minulosti a dostatek odvahy, aby dostala sebe i svou dceru z Yosemitu ve zdraví...

Maggie Dalton was forced to uproot her entire life to protect herself and her son. Just when she thinks she’s outrun her past, she’ll have to face her fears in this emotional and suspenseful novel by the bestselling author of Wish Me Home.After a year on the move, single mom Maggie Dalton has found a safe haven with her son in Maui. It’s the perfect spot to settle down now that her relentless stalker is finally behind bars. Maggie finds a new job and a new life thanks to some help from her best friend, Quinn, who urged her to come start over in paradise. But when signals suggest her stalker is back, Maggie realizes Maui might not be the safe oasis she thought.Quinn knows all about facing the past. Tenuously reunited with her biological family after thirty years, she’s still coming to terms with her childhood—along with guilt, secrets, and mysteries yet to be resolved. And just as she’s starting to figure out where she fits in with her family, a name from the past threatens them all.With that fear comes a choice for both women: abandon the lives they’ve been building on Maui, or find the courage to finally stop running and fight for the happiness they deserve.

The third audiobook of the Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters series, Bitter Winds follows the saga of Chinese couple Benfu and Calli, and the abandoned young women in their care. Even after a decade of pain, Ivy remains closely tethered to Lily--her blind twin sister--and haunted by her mother's admission the night their home burned, almost taking Lily's life: "I'm sorry. Take care of your sister." Years later, as Lily begins to navigate the world on her own, the police mistakenly toss the blind girl in a cell, and Ivy realizes she must find her twin at all costs...even if that means risking her own freedom. After Benfu and Calli's long-lost daughter, Li Jin, finally reunited with her birth parents, she opened a shelter for unwanted children, turning her fortunes from destitution and abuse to family and fulfillment. But her friend Sami remains consumed by bitterness--and Li Jin soon realizes she needs to make a difficult choice between helping someone from the past or nurturing her own future.

A sheltered son from an intellectual family in Shanghai, Benfu spends 1966 anticipating a promising violinist career and an arranged marriage. On the other side of town lives Pony Boy, a member of a lower-class family--but Benfu's best friend all the same. Their futures look different but guaranteed...until they're faced with a perilous opportunity to leave a mark on history. At the announcement of China's Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao's Red Guard members begin their assault, leaving innocent victims in their wake as they surge across the country. With political turmoil at their door, both Benfu and Pony Boy must face heart-wrenching decisions regarding family, friendship, courage, and loyalty to their country during one of the most chaotic periods in history. The prequel to the beloved Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters series, The Palest Ink depicts Benfu's coming-of-age during the tumultuous years of the Cultural Revolution.

The pain of China's Cultural Revolution well behind them, Benfu and his treasured Calla Lily are content in their old age surrounded by their family of adopted daughters. Once abandoned, the girls are now cherished members of the Zheng family. Yet there remains an emptiness in their hearts: their only biological daughter, Dahlia, was abducted as a newborn 30 years before. When their daughter Linnea discovers an unexpected clue about what really happened to Dahlia, the elderly couple's hopes are reignited. Will their search bring their daughter back to them, and are they ready to face the secrets of the past?

From the bestselling author of Wish Me Home comes a breathtaking novel about the secrets that families keep and one woman's illuminating search for the truth. Quinn Maguire has a stable life, a fiancé, and what she thinks is a clear vision for her future. All of that comes undone by her mother's deathbed confession--the absentee father Quinn spent thirty years resenting is not her real father at all. With that one revealing whisper, Quinn embarks on a journey to Maui, her mother's childhood home, a storied paradise that holds the truth about her mother's past and all its secrets Quinn is determined to uncover. But settling on the island has its complications, and with the fiancé she left behind questioning every choice she makes, Quinn's quest for her truth is even more difficult than she expected. As time passes and she digs deeper into her family history and her own identity, one thing becomes clear: Maui is as beautiful as she'd always imagined, and its magic is helping uncover the woman that Quinn was always meant to be.

The book provides a poignant exploration of life in China's orphanages, revealing the harsh realities and challenging conditions faced by the children. Kay Bratt shares her personal experiences and insights gained through her work, offering a deeply emotional narrative that highlights the resilience and hope of these orphans. Her engaging writing style invites readers to connect with the heart-wrenching stories and the urgent need for change in the lives of these vulnerable children.

Coming of age during China's Cultural Revolution, Benfu survived, and he and his wife Calli attempt to build a life in the turmoil and aftermath of Maoist China. After losing their only child, they take in abandoned girls - the unwanted "weeds" - as their own, lovingly caring for them as flowers in a garden.

Two Chinese girls are best friends until they are snatched together and sold as house help, and possibly, future brides, to a family far away. The two reluctantly accept their situation, but Chloe's warrior spirit refuses to give up the hope of finding a way home.