Julie Highmore Knihy

When Bea's husband dies, she decides not to be a lonely widow. Instead, she chooses three tenants who, over the years, become a family, until the day they must find a new housemate. Will needs a place to stay and Bea's beautiful house seems too good to be true - then he meets the housemates. At least twenty years older than him, they range from outrageously camp to irritatingly raucous, but somehow Will finds he's taken the stunning spare room. His sister Harrie falls in love with more than just the house when she visits, and together they're caught up in Bea's final secret

Tim s own life is in chaos, but he s paid for his qualifications as a life coach, and he s going to use them. When his new, and only, client tells him she s had a windfall, he believes he really could turn hisand, of course, herlife around. But he doesn t know that there s more to Debbie than the scruffy, overweight drudge she appears to be. Journalists have to find a story somewhere, and Debbie s found hers among the eccentric residents of the little seaside town of Shelcombe."

Robin is shocked but thrilled when Hannah arrives on his Oxford doorstep with a two year old and a suitcase, and announces that Freddie is his son. Her husband Marcus was less happy to learn about Hannah's fling with Robin, but several months on he's longing to spend some time with the little boy he thought was his. So he takes on a house-sit a few streets away. Jo, over the road, is intrigued by the newcomer, and quickly finds an excuse to learn more, but Hannah is also wondering if Marcus is the one, after all...

Jen's neat life is about to disintegrate. With one misplaced voicemail from her husband, the world she's built crumbles, making her question everything. It also makes her remember Kit, the first boy she loved, the one she hoped would never leave.

Cait joins a singles' week for the over-45s in Oxford and discovers there are more women than men. She resigns herself to the concerts, museum visits and punting with something of a heavy heart. Little does she know that just one spur-of-the-moment decision will lead to her discovering a different side of the city.

Life slows down alarmingly from the moment Ruby Grant and Oliver move into Troy Cottage. Free at last from her two grown-up yet persistently dependent children, Ruby plans to start writing her novel - until her daughter, Poppy, turns up with boyfriend and dog in tow, announces she's pregnant and moves into Ruby's office. Then Josh needs somewhere to do his washing, and her father wants to stay... Despite this, Ruby finds village life surprisingly seductive, especially when she meets Hamish, the handsome journalist who is eager to help with her investigations for the parish magazine. There's surely no harm in a little crush - but can Ruby avoid the hazards of country loving?

When the local library starts up a reading group, Ed is the first to sign up. Left home alone with baby Georgia once too often, he's looking for something more stimulating than the latest draft of his tiresome thesis. His fellow readers all have their own reasons for the weekly escape. Kate's social life is at a standstill and her quirky furniture shop barely breaks even. Zoe's self-esteem is regularly battered by her married lover. Semi-retired Bob, strongly encouraged by his wife, needs to get out of the house more. Donna, aged twenty-one and a mother of two, is desperate to feed her mind and catch up on her education. When English lecturer Gideon arrives, his literary certainties spark rivalries and emotions that no one expected. As the reading circle draws its members into an unlikely community, the plots become increasingly dramatic, and their lives grow ever more entwined ...

In the wilds of Norfolk, Dylan is mending his broken heart by rebuilding his house. Next door, Ellie gazes longingly at him over the fence, while her mother Fliss contemplates a school reunion. Should she risk an encounter with her first crush? Meanwhile Dylan's once-famous father Alex, arriving a little late in his son's life, is also recalling the perils of first love - but will Marie return Alex's renewed affection? Can an old rock star recapture the magic of his first hit?

Łatwo jest popełnić błąd, trudniej go ukryć. Em spędza kilka upojnych godzin w ramionach kochanka, po czym odbiera dzieci ze szkoły i wraca do poukładanego, statecznego męża. Jej starszy brat kilka miesięcy temu stracił pracę i od tamtej pory nie bardzo wie, co ze sobą począć. Oboje muszą zrobić dobrą minę do złej gry i zjawić się na przyjęciu z okazji sześćdziesiątych urodzin ich matki. Fran nie czuje się staro. O wiele bardziej niż upływ czasu martwi ją zachowanie męża, Duncana, który po przejściu na emeryturę popada w coraz większą depresję i miewa problemy z pamięcią: dlaczego wydaje mu się, że byli razem we Florencji? Kim jest Alexa? Fran nie zależy na urodzinowej fecie, lecz ulega prośbom Em. Gdy cała rodzina zbiera się w domu Fran i Duncana, jeden zdradzony sekret pociąga za sobą kolejne. Nikt nie spodziewał się, że urodzinowe przyjęcie przyniesie tak nieoczekiwane skutki.

Ruby und ihr Mann suchen Ruhe, als sie in ein Häuschen auf dem Lande ziehen, haben aber nicht damit gerechnet, dass ihre Beziehung plötzlich auf dem Prüfstand steht. Darüber hinaus stehen eines Tages auch noch Rubys eigentlich erwachsene Kinder Poppy (schwanger) und Josh (unfähig, seine Wäsche selbst zu waschen) vor der Tür und verlangen Beistand und Asyl.