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From naughty children to rebellious teenagers, Rosie and Alex have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But just as they're discovering the joys of teenage nights on the town and dating disasters, they're separated. Alex's family moves from Dublin to America, and Alex goes with them. For good. Rosie's lost without him. But on the eve of her departure to join Alex in Boston, Rosie gets news that will change her life forever and keep her at home in Ireland.

Everyday Lou Suffern battled with the clock. He always had two places to be at the same time. He always had two things to do at once. When asleep he dreamed. In between dreams, he ran through the events of the day while making plans for the next. When at home with his wife and family, his mind was always someplace else.

Rosie and Alex are destined for each other, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, they are separated as teenagers when Alex and his family relocate from Dublin to Boston. Like two ships always passing in the night, Rosie and Alex stay friends, and though years pass, the two remain firmly attached via emails and letters. Heartbroken, they learn to live without each other. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel of several missed opportunities, Rosie and Alex learn that fate isn't quite done with them yet.

If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? Everyday Lou Suffern battled with the clock. He always had two places to be at the same time. He always had two things to do at once. When asleep he dreamed. In between dreams he ran through the events of the day while making plans for the next. When at home with his wife and family, his mind was always someplace else.

Two powerful and unforgettable stories from the number-one best-selling author. 'Girl in the Mirror': Lila knows how lucky she is to have found the man of her dreams. But when a secret from her family's past comes to light on her wedding day, her destiny changes in the most unexpected of ways…. 'The Memory Maker': They say you never forget your first love....

Elizabeth's sister Saoirse is a red-haired whirlwind, always leaving behind pieces that Elizabeth struggles to pick up. One of those pieces is Saoirse's six-year-old son, Luke, a quiet, contemplative boy. When Luke is playing in Elizabeth's garden one day, and witnessing the latest scene between his mother and his aunt, a friend named Ivan walks into his life. This unexpected and rather mysterious friend will change Luke - but will have an even greater impact on Elizabeth.

Sandy Shortt has been obsessed about where missing things and people end up ever since the disappearance of a childhood friend 20 years ago. It has even motivated her to become a private investigator, attempting to track down missing loved ones and giving devastated families hope. So when she finds herself one of the missing, stuck in a strange place with people who vanished into thin air years ago, she wonders if she has found the answer to one of life's greatest mysteries.

Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens.

Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair.

It is a wild night in the middle of December, and GP Enya is crouched over a teenage boy, performing CPR in the rain. The boy survives, but Enya’s life splinters in two. Trapped in a loveless marriage, the storm propels her to break free. But even in the remote country town that becomes her sanctuary, Enya is haunted by the night in the rain. Beneath the boughs of an ancient tree that tells a thousand stories, can she find the courage to face her own?

As the smell of pinecones and cinnamon fill the air and the plump turkey roasts in the oven, the final preparations for Christmas day have begun just as they do every year. The tree lights are twinkling and the mince pies are cooked and there is just one final tradition to carry out before the Christmas magic can begin. This year though, something is different and it's time for life-long traditions to change.

Als Fergus einen Schlaganfall hat, vergisst er fast alles aus seinem Leben. Da findet seine Tochter Sabrina seine Glasmurmelsammlung, von der er ihr nie etwas erzählt hat. In der Sammlung fehlen wertvolle Stücke, und Sabrina macht sich auf die Suche nach ihnen. Es stellt sich heraus, dass Fergus noch viel mehr Geheimnisse hatte, und alle scheinen sie mit den schillernden Kugeln verbunden zu sein. Doch wenn ihr Vater nicht der Mann ist, für den sie ihn gehalten hat - wer ist Sabrina dann eigentlich selbst?

Un jour, en rentrant du travail, Lucy Silchester trouve une enveloppe dorée par terre sur le tapis. À l'intérieur, une invitation... pour un rendez-vous avec la Vie. Sa Vie. Une Vie qu'elle a perdu de vue depuis longtemps et va rencontrer... en personne. Cette Vie en question prend les traits d'un vieil homme malheureux, reflet de l'existence chaotique et désespérée de Lucy qui déteste son travail, délaisse ses amis et fuit sa famille. Mais qu'elle le veuille ou non, Lucy Silchester a un rendez-vous qu'elle va bien devoir honorer.

"Quand on trouve l'âme sœur, on croit que le bonheur durera toujours." C'est ce que pensait Holly jusqu'à ce que son Gerry ne meure d'une terrible maladie. À trente ans, Holly se retrouve seule, démunie, sans espoir. Mais Gerry lui réserve une ultime surprise. Il lui a laissé dix lettres qui forment une "liste" de choses à accomplir pour réapprendre à vivre. Par-delà la mort, Gerry lui adresse un message d'amour et de courage : elle doit apprendre à être heureuse sans lui, malgré le lien fort qui les unissait.

Après un accident qui a bouleversé sa vie et détruit son mariage, Joyce Conway ne doit la vie qu'à une transfusion sanguine. Mais des phénomènes étranges commencent à se produire. Elle se souvient de choses qu'elle n'a pas vécues. Elle peut parler durant des heures des rues pavées et sinueuses de Paris, ville qu'elle n'a jamais visitée, ou disserter sur l'architecture baroque. Et, toutes les nuits, elle rêve d'une petite fille aux cheveux blonds.

Como estrellas en los cielos oscuros sobre la pequeña isla donde creció, las pecas se esparcen por los brazos de Allegra Bird, un vínculo con su amado padre; a su madre no la conoce. En una búsqueda para encontrar lo único que le falta, comienza una nueva y audaz vida en Dublín. Pero ella ha dejado mucho atrás. Entonces, cuando un extraño le dice que es la suma de las cinco personas con las que pasa más tiempo, de repente ya no busca a una sola persona. Ella está buscando a cinco.

Das Leben strahlt in unendlich vielen Farben. Gold ist die Farbe der Unschuld, Grün steht für Stabilität und ein bestimmtes Blau für Traurigkeit. Schon als Kind entdeckt Alice, dass sie den Gemütszustand anderer Menschen als Farbe sehen kann. Die Auren verraten Alice, ob ihr Gegenüber die Wahrheit sagt oder lügt, glücklich ist oder heimlich den Tränen nah. Ihr eigenes Leben in die Farben des Glücks zu tauchen, scheint dagegen unendlich schwer. Ausgerechnet die Natur liefert der Großstadtpflanze, die bisher jeden Kaktus kleingekriegt hat, einen ersten Hinweis.

Eigentlich wundert sich Lucy Silchester über gar nichts mehr: dass ihre große Liebe sie verlassen hat, dass sie aus ihrem Job geflogen ist...

Es herrscht regengepeitschte Dunkelheit, als Ärztin Enya dem Opfer eines Unfalls mit Fahrerflucht erste Hilfe leistet. Die Situation weckt Erinnerungen: an ihren Sohn, der dem verletzten Jungen ähnlich sieht und sich von ihr entfremdet hat. An ihre Mutter, die in einer ebenso düsteren Nacht beim Schwimmen im Meer einen Herzinfarkt erlitt. Enya kämpft schon länger gegen diese inneren Dämonen, jetzt wird ihr alles zu viel. Sie verlässt ihre Familie, flüchtet aufs Land.

La tranquilidad de Holly se desvanece cuando se le acerca un grupo que se autodenomina el club de Posdata: Te quiero. Los integrantes del club, inspirados por las últimas cartas de su marido Gerry, quieren que Holly les ayude con sus propios mensajes de despedida para sus seres queridos. Holly tiene clara una cosa: de ningún modo se dejará arrastrar hacia el duelo que dejó atrás. Le ha costado siete años reinventarse, y está preparada para salir adelante. Pero al final se da cuenta de que, cuando quieres a alguien, siempre hay algo más que decir.