Kristin Hannah

From the New York Times bestselling author of On Mystic Lake comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the world” moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer’s end they’ve become TullyandKate. Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah’s magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness.  Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn’t know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she’ll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she’ll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they’ve survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test. Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone’s Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it’s the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It’s about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you’ll never forget . . . one you’ll want to pass on to your best friend.

De zussen Meredith en Nina zijn erg verschillend van aard. Wanneer hun vader ziek wordt beseffen ze dat ze hun krachten moeten bundelen. Hun moeder Anya is niet in staat troost te bieden. Op zijn sterfbed vraagt hun vader Meredith en Nina nog één keer te luisteren naar het Russische sprookje dat Anya altijd vertelde. Zo komt tenslotte haar tragische verleden aan het licht in het door oorlog verscheurde Leningrad.

True Colors is New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah's most provocative, compelling, and heart-wrenching story yet. With the luminous writing and unforgettable characters that are her trademarks, she tells the story of three sisters whose once-solid world is broken apart by jealousy, betrayal, and the kind of passion that rarely comes along. The Grey sisters have always been close. After their mother's death, the girls banded together, becoming best friends. Their stern, disapproving father cares less about his children than about his reputation. To Henry Grey, appearances are everything, and years later, he still demands that his daughters reflect his standing in the community. Winona, the oldest, needs her father's approval most of all. An overweight bookworm who never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that has been in her family for three generations, she knows that she doesn't have the qualities her father values. But as the best lawyer in town, she's determined to someday find a way to prove her worth to him. Aurora, the middle sister, is the family peacemaker. She brokers every dispute and tries to keep them all happy, even as she hides her own secret pain. Vivi Ann is the undisputed star of the family. A stunningly beautiful dreamer with a heart as big as the ocean in front of her house, she is adored by all who know her. Everything comes easily for Vivi Ann, until a stranger comes to town. . . . In a matter of moments, everything will change. The Grey sisters will be pitted against one another in ways that none could have imagined. Loyalties will be tested and secrets revealed, and a terrible, shocking crime will shatter both their family and their beloved town. With breathtaking pace and penetrating emotional insight, True Colors is an unforgettable novel about sisters, rivalry, forgiveness, redemption—and ultimately, what it means to be a family.

Jude Farraday is a happily married, stay-at-home mom who puts everyone’s needs above her own. Her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill enters their lives, no one is more supportive than Jude. A former foster child with a dark past, Lexi quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. But senior year of high school brings unexpected dangers and one night, Jude’s worst fears are confirmed: there is an accident. In an instant, her idyllic life is shattered and her close-knit community is torn apart. People—and Jude—demand justice, and when the finger of blame is pointed, it lands solely on eighteen-year-old Lexi Baill. In a heartbeat, their love for each other will be shattered, the family broken. Lexi gives up everything that matters to her—the boy she loves, her place in the family, the best friend she ever had—while Jude loses even more. When Lexi returns, older and wiser, she demands a reckoning. Long buried feelings will rise again, and Jude will finally have to face the woman she has become. She must decide whether to remain broken or try to forgive both Lexi…and herself. Night Road is a vivid, emotionally complex novel that raises profound questions about motherhood, loss, identity, and forgiveness. It is an exquisite, heartbreaking novel that speaks to women everywhere about the things that matter most.

In this powerhouse of a novel, Kristin Hannah explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war. All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars have a cost. . . . Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then a deployment sends Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother, it agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a solider, she has always understood the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, shielding her family from the truth. But war will change Jolene in ways that none of them could have foreseen. When tragedy strikes, Michael must face his darkest fear and fight a battle of his own—for everything that matters to his family. At once a profoundly honest look at modern marriage and a dramatic exploration of the toll war takes on an ordinary American family, Home Front is a story of love, loss, heroism, honor, and ultimately, hope.

She doesn't remember who she is or how she came to the mansion on the isolated Maine coast. Lost in a strange world filled with even stranger faces, Selena finds comfort in a man whose eyes reflect her own aloneness. He is Ian Carrick, a brilliant physician turned recluse, hiding from life in the anonymity of this small sanctuary, haunted by a telepathic gift that has destroyed his desire to heal. Selena comes to him, the only person he's ever met who is immune to his psychic powers. A mesmerizing innocent, she turns his life upside down, bringing light into the darkness and laughter into the silence. For her, he begins to believe in life again, to believe in himself. And then a mysterious figure from the past arrives, threatening to destroy their glorious love and the fantasy world they have created together....

Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she can’t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforest, Joy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behind--to just walk away--and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined. In the small town of Rain Valley, six-year-old Bobby O’Shea is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Unable to handle the loss, Bobby has closed himself off from the world, talking only to his invisible best friend. His father Daniel is beside himself, desperate to help his son cope. Yet when the little boy meets Joy, these two unlikely souls form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and Daniel heal, Joy finds herself again. But not everything is as it seems in quiet Rain Valley, and in an instant, Joy’s world is ripped apart, and her heart is broken. On a magical Christmas Eve, a night of impossible dreams and unexpected chances, Joy must find the courage to believe in a love--and a family--that can’t possibly exist, and go in search of what she wants . . . and the new life only she can find.

Nestled into the hills of the Northern Cascade Mountains in Washington state, Liam and Mike (Michaela) Campbell have a picture-perfect marriage and family. While Liam enjoys the comforts of being a small-town doctor with an old family name, Mike cares for their two children and her beloved horses. But when a horrible accident leaves Mike in a coma, Liam frantically searches for a way to ignite her memories and awaken her. What he discovers makes him question the foundations of their love, as Mike has a secret past as "Kayla" and a previous marriage to her first love, Julian True. Though still in a coma, Mike responds to these stories. Liam knows he must contact Julian, and gamble his future on the past memories of a woman whose true identity and feelings are unknown to him. Kristin Hannah's talent for writing poignant tales of duty, passion, identity and family bonds made last year's On Mystic Lake a bestseller, and will certainly rake in the fans this time. (Imagine Danielle Steel without the Gucci bags or aging corporate CEOs.) While the majority of the novel has our heroine knocked out on a hospital gurney, Hannah makes valiant efforts to bring Mike's character to life, and Liam's enduring love should keep you rooting for him and reaching for the hanky. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien

The youngest of three daughters, Angela DeSaria Malone was always “the princess” of the family, a girl who thought she knew how her life would unfold. High School. College. Marriage. Motherhood. That was how it had gone for her sisters, her cousins, her friends. But it didn’t work out that way for Angie. She and her husband tried desperately to have a child; year after year, their perfectly decorated nursery remained empty. Finally, their marriage collapsed under the weight of lost dreams. After the divorce, Angie moved back to her hometown and rejoined her loud, loving, slightly crazy family. In West End, a place where life rises and falls in time with the tides, she will find the man who once again will open her heart to love . . . and meet the girl who will change Angie’s life. Lauren Ribido lives in a rundown apartment in a bad part of town with a mother who cares more about her next drink than about her daughter. At seventeen, Lauren knows that her aspirations in life may never come to pass. From the moment they meet, Angie sees something special in Lauren. They form a quick connection, this woman who is desperate for a daughter and the girl who has never known a mother’s love. When Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie doesn’t hesitate to offer the girl a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. In a dramatic turn of events, she and Lauren will be tested in a way that mothers and daughters seldom are. Together they will embark on an intensely moving, deeply emotional journey to the very heart of what it means to be a family.

Summer Island: Thirty-four year old Ruby Bridge is a not-too-successful comedienne who uses her mother, a nationally-syndicated "moral and spiritual counselor" as the main fodder for her cynical, rather bitter humor. Her mother Nora, long divorced from Ruby's father, is a woman whose past is just about to catch up with her - in the form of blackmail by a former lover. After an accident (an attempted suicide?) Ruby returns to care for her stricken mother - bitterly resenting the fact that once again her mother's life has colonized hers. When she is approached by a publisher to write a biography of her mother, Ruby is desperate for the princely sum offered. Yet her research into her mother's past reveals a woman very different from the one Ruby expected. And what began as "mommy dearest" ends as a love story - not only between mother and daughter, but involving two very different men who play a key role in linking the past to the present. True Colors: The Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their father provided for them physically on Water's Edge, the ranch that had been in their family for three generations, each of them however, longed for their father's love. Winona, the oldest, knew early on that she could never get it. An overweight dreamer and reader, she didn't exhibit the kinds of talents and strengths her father valued. Vivi Anne, the youngest, had those things. And it was Vivi Anne who only ever saw a glimmer of their father's approval. When Vivi Anne makes a fateful decision to follow her heart, rather than take the route of a dutiful daughter, events are set in motion that will test the love and loyalties of the Grey sisters.

Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

In her classic short story THE GLASS CASE, Kristin Hannah explores the heart and mind of a young mother. April Bannerman is a young mother of three, married to her high school sweetheart, living in the same small town in which she grew up. Although she loves her children and husband, April is plagued by the growing doubt that she has not lived up to her mother's expectations for her--until one day when something terrible and unexpected happens, and April must face the truth about her own life and discover what really matters.

Mariah Throckmorton was hiding from a past filled with scandal. Mad Dog Stone was a drifter looking for a few days' work. He walked into her life, threatening Mariah's peace of mind and stirring emotions she tried to hide. Their love was born against all odds, difficult to count on, impossible to hold. Together they would learn the bittersweet truth--that love exists only if you believe. . . .

Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her mother—a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she was born. Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy. Years earlier Angel abandoned Madelaine—and fatherhood—to go in search of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayed—as a patient in dire need. With Home Again, New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah has written a moving, powerful novel about the fragile threads that bind together our lives and the astonishing possibility of second chances.

Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a family. From a distance, their lives look picture perfect. But after the girls leave home, Jack and Elizabeth quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job, Elizabeth puts her own needs aside to follow him across the country. Then tragedy turns Elizabeth’s world upside down. In the aftermath, she questions everything about her life—her choices, her marriage, even her long-forgotten dreams. In a daring move that shocks her husband, friends, and daughters, she lets go of the woman she has become—and reaches out for the woman she wants to be. --back cover

Annie Colwater’s husband has just confessed that he’s in love with a younger woman. Devastated, Annie retreats to the small town where she grew up. There, she is reunited with her first love, Nick Delacroix, a recent widower who is unable to cope with his silent, emotionally scarred young daughter. Together, the three of them begin to heal. But just when Annie believes she’s been given a second chance at happiness, her world is turned upside down again, and she is forced to make a choice that no woman in love should ever have to make.

"We all make mistakes, but for Meghann Dontess the terrible choice she made some years ago cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire. Meghann is now a highly successful attorney, and has put all thoughts of love completely behind her – until she meets the one man who believes he can change her mind. Claire has fallen in love for the first time in her life, and as her wedding day approaches she prepares to face her strong-willed older sister. Reunited after two decades, these two women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family. Tender, funny, bittersweet and moving, Kristin Hannah's Between Sisters skilfully explores the profound joys and sorrows shared in a close relationship, the mistakes made in the name of love, and the promise of redemption."

Dr. Julia Cates was one of the country's preeminent child psychiatrists until a shocking tragedy ruined her career. Retreating to her small western Washington hometown, Julia meets an extraordinary six-year-old girl who has inexplicably emerged from the deep woods nearby—a child locked in a world of unimaginable fear and isolation. To Julia, nothing is more important than saving the girl she now calls Alice. But Julia will need help from others, including the sister she barely knows and a handsome doctor with secrets of his own. What follows will test the limits of Julia's faith and strength, as she struggles to find a home for Alice... and for herself.

Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier. Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is desperate for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown. At first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the Allbrights’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources. But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own. In the wild, there is no one to save them but themselves. In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska―a place of incomparable beauty and danger. The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.

An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over- whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost. But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.

In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest—nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past—although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice—and for herself.

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression: a time when the country was in crisis, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them. My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family. Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage was a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows. By 1934, the world has changed: Millions are out of work, and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive. In this uncertain and perilous time, Elsa―like so many of her neighbors―must make an agonizing choice: Fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her family. The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it―the harsh realities that divided a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.

Limousines rijden af en aan. Het gegil van de horde fans is oorverdovend. De sexy Hollywoodster Angel DeMarco laat de bewondering van het publiek als een hartverwarmende golf over zich heen spoelen. Een paar uur later ligt Angel in het ziekenhuis. Drank en drugs hebben hun tol geëist. Alleen een transplantatie kan zijn leven nog redden. De beroemde hartchirurge Madelaine Hillyard zal zich over hem ontfermen. Wanneer Angel haar naam hoort is hij diep geschokt. Madelaine is zijn jeugdliefde die hij zeventien jaar geleden zo maar in de steek heeft gelaten. En Madelaine heeft nóg een verrassing voor hem een bijzonder opstandige verrassing van zestien lentes jong. Met de dood voor ogen zet Angel alles op alles om de prachtige vrouw, die zijn hart letterlijk in haar handen zal nemen, terug te winnen.

Tully Hart doet alles met overgave, gedreven door mooie dromen voor de toekomst en de pijnlijke herinneringen aan haar verleden. Ze denkt dat ze alles aankan. Dan sterft haar beste vriendin Kate. Tully belooft Kate op haar sterfbed dat ze een moeder zal zijn voor haar kinderen. Dat blijkt moeilijker dan ze ooit had kunnen denken.Kates dochter Marah is kapot van verdriet over de dood van haar moeder, en trekt zich steeds verder terug uit het gezinsleven. Niets en niemand lijkt tot haar door te kunnen dringen, ook Tully niet.Tully's moeder Dorothy liet haar dochter keer op keer in de steek, maar nu Tully voor de grootste uitdaging van haar leven staat, wil Dorothy er voor haar zijn. Maar om eindelijk echt een moeder voor haar dochter te kunnen zijn, zal ze eerst de schokkende geheimen uit haar verleden onder ogen moeten zien.De drie vrouwen zijn elk op hun eigen manier gekwetst en eenzaam. Ze hebben elkaar hard nodig om hun leven weer in eigen hand te nemen, maar kan liefde hun achterdocht en verdriet overwinnen?

Life comes down to a series of choices. To hold on… To let go...to forget…to forgive… Which road will you take? For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia's best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Jude does everything to keep her kids out of harm's way. But senior year of high school tests them all. It's a dangerous, explosive season of drinking, driving, parties, and kids who want to let loose. And then on a hot summer's night, one bad decision is made. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget…or the courage to forgive. Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love.

Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli a la vie dont elle a toujours rêvé : une ferme dans les Grandes Plaines, de beaux enfants, un foyer uni. Mais sous les effets conjugués de la Grande Dépression, qui condamne des millions d'Américains à la misère, et des effroyables tempêtes de poussière qui ravagent les récoltes, son monde s'effondre. Lorsque son mari l'abandonne, elle doit prendre la décision la plus difficile de sa vie : se battre pour la terre qu'elle aime ou partir pour la Californie, en quête d'une vie meilleure pour sa famille. Mais y a-t-il seulement une seconde chance pour les exilés ?

Texas, 1934. Torka och stormar plågar människor och djur. Som så många andra på slättlandet tvingas Elsa Martinelli till slut lämna sitt hem - den lilla farmen som hotas att begravas i sanden. Hon ger sig av västerut med sina två små barn i hopp om ett bättre liv i Kalifornien. Men resan blir längre och ankomsten svårare än hon någonsin har kunnat föreställa sig. I "De fyra vindarna" berättar Kristin Hannah om en kvinnas umbäranden, kamp och kärlek i skuggan av den naturkatastrof som drabbade nordamerikanska Mellanvästern på 1930-talet.

Texas, 1934. Milioane de oameni sunt șomeri și seceta a nenorocit Marile Câmpii. Fermierii se luptă să-și păstreze pământurile și gospodăriile, în timp ce recoltele le sunt decimate, apa e pe punctul de a seca, iar praful amenință să-i îngroape cu totul. Una dintre cele mai negre perioade ale recesiunii economice din anii 1930, perioada furtunilor de nisip, s-a abătut nemiloasă asupra capetelor oamenilor. În aceste vremuri nesigure și periculoase, Elsa Martinelli trebuie să aleagă dacă rămâne să lupte pentru pământul iubit sau pleacă în căutarea unei vieți mai bune în California. Cele patru vânturi este un portret înduioșător al Americii și al visului american, văzute prin ochii unei femei de nezdruncinat, ale cărei curaj și putere de sacrificiu sunt definitorii pentru o întreagă generație.

Una gran historia de amor ambientada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial de Kristin Hannah, la autora de El Ruiseñor. Una ciudad sitiada. Una madre. Dos hijas. Y un secreto que cambiará sus vidas para siempre. URSS, 1941. Leningrado es una ciudad sitiada, aislada de toda posibilidad de ayuda por la guerra y la nieve que entierra los edificios con su blancura. Pero en Leningrado también hay mujeres sumidas en la desesperación, capaces de cualquier cosa para salvar a sus hijos y a sí mismas de un final trágico. Estados Unidos, 2000. La pérdida y los años han causado estragos en Anya Whitson. Finalmente ha conseguido contactar con sus hijas, Nina y Meredith. Y con una voz vacilante e insegura, empieza a entretejer la historia de una bella y joven rusa que vivió en Leningrado hace mucho tiempo... En una cruzada en busca de la verdad oculta tras la historia, las dos hermanas se enfrentarán a un secreto que hará tambalear los cimientos de su familia y cambiará para siempre la imagen de quiénes creían ser.

Duas irmãs separadas pela guerra Vianne decide ficar. O marido partiu para a frente de guerra, mas ela não acredita que os alemães consigam invadir o país. Já Isabelle resiste ao medo, ao acatar, à presença dos nazis. Num emocionante regresso aos conturbados anos da Segunda Guerra Mundial em França, sob a ocupação nazi, Kristin Hannah constrói um envolvente romance histórico entre os diferentes caminhos escolhidos por duas irmãs, separadas pela guerra. Best-seller nos Estados Unidos, permaneceu durante seis meses consecutivos na lista dos livros mais vendidos do New York Times e os direitos de adaptação ao cinema foram já adquiridos pela TriStar Pictures. “O romance de Hannah é uma homenagem à extraordinária coragem e resistência das mulheres francesas durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.” Kirkus Reviews

Francia, 1939. En el tranquilo pueblo de Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac se despide de su marido, Antoine, que debe marchar al frente. Ella no cree que los nazis vayan a invadir Francia, pero lo hacen, con batallones de soldados marchando por las calles, con caravanas de camiones y tanques, con aviones que llenan los cielos y lanzan bombas sobre los inocentes. Cuando un capitán alemán requisa la casa de Vianne, ella y su hija deben convivir con el enemigo o arriesgarse a perderlo todo. Sin comida ni dinero ni esperanza, Vianne se ve obligada a tomar decisiones cada vez más difíciles para sobrevivir. La hermana de Vianne, Isabelle, es una joven rebelde de dieciocho años que busca un propósito para su vida con toda la temeraria pasión de la juventud. Mientras miles de parisinos escapan de la ciudad ante la inminente llegada de los alemanes, Isabelle se encuentra con Gaëton, un partisano que cree que los franceses pueden luchar contra los nazis desde dentro de Francia. Isabelle se enamora completamente pero, tras sentirse traicionada, decide unirse a la Resistencia. Sin detenerse nunca para mirar atrás, Isabelle arriesgará su vida una y otra vez para salvar a otros. En el amor descubrimos quiénes queremos ser. En la guerra descubrimos quiénes somos en realidad.

Primeiro lugar no The New York Times. “Um romance brilhante e encantador sobre amor, sacrifício e sobrevivência.” – Kate Morton, autora de A casa das lembranças perdidas “Kristin Hannah é uma das maiores contadoras de histórias da atualidade. Nunca antes um romance de guerra tratou de forma tão profunda sobre o coração humano. O coração feminino.” – Delia Owens, autora de Um lugar bem longe daqui Mulheres também podem ser heroínas. Quando a jovem estudante de enfermagem Frances McGrath ouve essas palavras, sua vida ganha uma nova perspectiva. Criada na idílica Coronado Island e superprotegida pelos pais conservadores, ela sempre se orgulhou de fazer a coisa certa e de ser uma boa garota. Mas o ano é 1966 e o mundo está mudando. De repente, Frankie começa a imaginar um futuro diferente para si mesma. Quando seu irmão vai servir no Vietnã, ela age por impulso e resolve se juntar ao Corpo de Enfermagem do Exército. Tão inexperiente quanto os soldados, Frankie logo se sente sobrecarregada pelo caos e pela destruição, mas consegue encontrar apoio em outras enfermeiras. Ao voltar para casa, ela precisará enfrentar novos traumas diante de um país dividido politicamente que não dá o devido valor aos serviços prestados no Vietnã. Apesar de se concentrar na vida de uma única mulher que foi para a guerra, As heroínas honra as histórias de todas que se colocaram em perigo para ajudar os outros, cujo sacrifício e comprometimento foram esquecidos por seu próprio país.

Sommeren 1974 har Kate forsonet seg med at hun er nederst på den sosiale rangstigen på skolen. Helt til en ny jente flytter inn i nabohuset. Tully er pen, skoleflink og målbevisst – og blir øyeblikkelig populær og omsvermet. På overflaten er de som natt og dag, likevel tar det ikke lang tid før de blir venner. De blir TullyogKate. Uadskillelige. Det Kate ikke vet, er at Tully bærer på en vond hemmelighet som hun gjør alt for å skjule. Innerst inne ønsker hun seg venninnens liv, hennes hus og familie. Et hjem fylt av varme, godhet og kjærlighet – alt det Tully mangler. Vennskapet overlever tre turbulente tiår. Men idet kvinnene tror de har vært igjennom det meste, skjer det noe som river forholdet deres i stykker.

In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are. FRANCE, 1939 In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne’s home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive. Vianne’s sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gaëtan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can…completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.

Angie DeSaria has spent years of her life trying to have a child. Now, her marriage has crumbled under the strain. Adrift and alone, she returns to her childhood home, a small coastal town in the Pacific Northwest, to help try and rescue the beloved, failing family business. Lauren Ribido is a senior in high school. She dreams of an Ivy League education, escaping her hometown and her troubled mother. When Angie hires Lauren to work at the restaurant, they form an immediate bond, which deepens when Lauren’s mother abruptly leaves town and Angie offers her a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women – one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother’s love – will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined. Another Life is a powerful, moving and hopeful story of the life-changing impact of the connections we form, by the international number one bestselling author Kristin Hannah. *Published in the US as The Things We Do for Love

Texas, 1921. La Gran Guerra ha terminado y Estados Unidos parece entrar en una nueva era de optimismo y abundancia. Pero para Elsa, considerada demasiado mayor para casarse en una época en la que el matrimonio es la única opción de una mujer, el futuro es incierto. Hasta la noche en que conoce a Rafe Martinelli y decide cambiar la dirección de su vida. Con su reputación arruinada, solo le queda una opción respetable: casarse con un hombre al que apenas conoce. En 1934, el mundo ha cambiado. Millones de personas se han quedado sin trabajo y los granjeros luchan por conservar sus tierras. Las cosechas se pierden por la sequía, las fuentes de agua se secan y el polvo amenaza con enterrarlo todo. Cada día en la granja de los Martinelli es una desesperada batalla por la supervivencia. Y, como tantos otros, Elsa se ve obligada a tomar una agónica decisión: luchar por la tierra que ama o marchar al Oeste, a California, en busca de una vida mejor para su familia.

Franța, 1939. În liniștitul orășel Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac își ia rămas-bun de la soțul ei, Antoine, întrucât acesta pleacă pe front. Ea nu crede că naziștii vor invada Franța… și totuși, soldații își fac apariția, mărșăluind în număr mare, în convoaie de camioane și tancuri, în avioane care înnegresc văzduhul și bombardează ținuturile locuite de oameni nevinovați. Când un căpitan neamț își stabilește cartierul general în casa lui Vianne, ea și fiica sa au două opțiuni: fie să locuiască sub același acoperiș cu dușmanul, fie să piardă totul. Fără hrană și bani, deznădăjduită în timp ce pericolul pândește după fiecare colț, tot mai amenințător, Vianne e silită să facă alegeri imposibil de îndurat pentru a-și ține familia în viață. Sora sa, Isabelle, este o puștoaică rebelă de optsprezece ani, aflată în căutarea unui țel în viață cu toată pasiunea necugetată specifică tinereții. Pe când mii de parizieni se retrag din capitală, trecând prin ororile războiului, ea îl întâlnește pe Gaëtan, un partizan care crede că Franța poate lupta cu naziștii, și se îndrăgostește nebunește de el. Dar când el o trădează, Isabelle se alătură Rezistenței fără a se uita în urmă, și, riscându-și viața zilnic, o salvează pe a altora. „Mi-a plăcut nespus Privighetoarea de Kristin Hannah, o scriitoare americană deosebit de talentată; personaje bine conturate, intrigă excepțională, emoții extraordinare, cine își poate dori mai mult de la un roman?“ - Isabel Allende CARTE VANDUTA IN PESTE 2 MILIOANE DE EXEMPLARE

In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest—nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past—although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice—and for herself.

Jude er vant til å sette barnas behov foran sine egne, og tvillingene Mia og Zack er blitt oppvakte og fornøyde tenåringer. Da de blir kjent med foreldreløse Lexi, er ingen mer støttende til det enn Jude. Lexi har hatt en vanskelig oppvekst, og vennskapet med Mia betyr alt for henne. Så forelsker hun seg i Zack, og de tre blir uadskillelige. Men det siste året på high school bringer med seg uventede farer, og en sommernatt blir Judes største frykt til virkelighet: Det skjer en ulykke.

Tess Gregory's brilliant career as a research scientist hides her longings for husband and child. Though deaf, she is a free spirit--a woman full of life and love. She is struck down all too soon But for Tess, a new life begins at her death, in post-Civil War America. She is now Amarylis Rafferty, wife and mother of three--and she can hear. Shocked and disoriented by her new surroundings, she is drawn into the savage heartache burdening the family, especially her husband, Jack, a man who fears himself capable of anything.

Once, a long time ago, I walked down a night-darkened road called Firefly Lane, all alone, on the worst night of my life, and I found a kindred spirit. That was our beginning. More than thirty years ago. TullyandKate. You and me against the world. Best friends forever. But stories end, don't they? You lose the people you love and you have to find a way to go on. . . . Tully Hart has always been larger than life, a woman fueled by big dreams and driven by memories of a painful past. She thinks she can overcome anything until her best friend, Kate Ryan, dies. Tully tries to fulfill her deathbed promise to Kate---to be there for Kate's children---but Tully knows nothing about family or motherhood or taking care of people. Sixteen-year-old Marah Ryan is devastated by her mother's death. Her father, Johnny, strives to hold the family together, but even with his best efforts, Marah becomes unreachable in her grief. Nothing and no one seems to matter to her . . . until she falls in love with a young man who makes her smile again and leads her into his dangerous, shadowy world. Dorothy Hart---the woman who once called herself Cloud---is at the center of Tully's tragic past. She repeatedly abandoned her daughter, Tully, as a child, but now she comes back, drawn to her daughter's side at a time when Tully is most alone. At long last, Dorothy must face her darkest fear: Only by revealing the ugly secrets of her past can she hope to become the mother her daughter needs. A single, tragic choice and a middle-of-the-night phone call will bring these women together and set them on a poignant, powerful journey of redemption. Each has lost her way, and they will need each one another---and maybe a miracle---to transform their lives. An emotionally complex, heart-wrenching novel about love, motherhood, loss, and new beginnings, Fly Away reminds us that where there is life, there is hope, and where there is love, there is forgiveness. Told with her trademark powerful storytelling and illuminating prose, Kristin Hannah reveals why she is one of the most beloved writers of our day.

Животът се свежда до поредица от избори. Да се вкопчиш в миналото… Да го пуснеш… Да забравиш… Да простиш… По кой път ще поемете? Джуд Фарадей е щастлива съпруга и майка, изцяло отдадена на децата си. Близнаците ѝ Мия и Зак са умни и щастливи тийнейджъри. Когато съученичката им Лекси Бейл, израснала в приемни семейства, влиза в живота на семейство Фарадей, Джуд е онази, която ѝ оказва най-голяма подкрепа. Лекси бързо се превръща в най-добрата приятелка на Мия, а Зак се влюбва в нея и тримата стават неразделни. Но последната година от гимназията донася неочаквано нещастие, когато една нощ най-големите кошмари на Джуд се превръщат в реалност: станал е пътен инцидент. В един миг нейният идиличен живот е разтърсен из основи. Джуд иска някой да понесе наказание за случилото се, а по всичко изглежда, че вината е на осемнайсетгодишната Лекси Бейл. Лекси губи всичко, което има значение за нея – момчето, което обича, мястото си в семейството, най-добрата си приятелка. Няколко години по-късно тя се завръща, а сърцето ѝ все още таи чувства към Зак. Изтърпяла наложеното ѝ наказание и по-мъдра от преди, тя иска справедливост. И тогава Джуд ще трябва да се изправи пред жената, в която Лекси се е превърнала…

She doesn't remember who she is or how she came to the mansion on the isolated Maine coast. Lost in a strange world filled with even stranger faces, Selena finds comfort in a man whose eyes reflect her own aloneness. He is Ian Carrick, a brilliant physician turned recluse, hiding from life in the anonymity of this small sanctuary, haunted by a telepathic gift that has destroyed his desire to heal. Selena comes to him, the only person he's ever met who is immune to his psychic powers. A mesmerizing innocent, she turns his life upside down, bringing light into the darkness and laughter into the silence. For her, he begins to believe in life again, to believe in himself. And then a mysterious figure from the past arrives, threatening to destroy their glorious love and the fantasy world they have created together....

Emmaline Harris is a beautiful and brilliant Wall Street financier in the nineteenth century - until the crash of 1893 wipes her out completely. Without friends, family, or money, she takes a risk and joins Dr. Larence Digby in his search for the treasure-filled lost city of Cibola. Emmaline is used to getting her own way, but Larence has ideas of his own. Chasing impossible dreams, Larence is pursued by a deep secret that he has shared with no one. And Emmaline is contemptuous of Larence's ideals, despising the man for revealing her weakness. Somehow, in a world of enchantment, each will have to learn to believe - to trust the other with their lives, their secrets, and their hearts.

During a magical storm, romance writer Alaina Costanza is hurled back in time, into the Western world of her latest novel. There she is kidnapped by her own character, a ruthless outlaw known only as Killian. Thrown together by fate, Alaina and Killian will discover a love too magnificent to last a single lifetime. But even magic has a price, and time is running out. For the sake of Alaina's child, they must risk it all and fight for a future than depends on lightning striking . . . twice.

Nel tranquillo paesino di Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac saluta il marito Antoine che si sta dirigendo al fronte. Non credeva che i nazisti avrebbero attaccato la Francia, ma di punto in bianco si ritrova circondata da soldati tedeschi, carri armati, aerei che scaricano bombe su innocenti. Ora che il Paese è stato invaso, Vianne è obbligata a ospitare il nemico in casa sua: da quel momento ogni suo movimento è tenuto d'occhio, lei e sua figlia sono in costante pericolo. Senza più cibo né denaro, in una situazione di crescente paura, si troverà costretta a prendere, una dopo l'altra, decisioni difficilissime. Isabelle, la sorella di Vianne, è una diciottenne ribelle in cerca di un obiettivo su cui lanciarsi con tutta l'incoscienza della giovinezza. Mentre lascia Parigi insieme a migliaia di persone, incontra il misterioso Gaëtan, un partigiano convinto che i francesi possano e debbano combattere i nazisti. Rapita dalle idee e dal fascino del ragazzo, Isabelle si unirà alla Resistenza senza mai guardarsi indietro, non considerando i rischi gravissimi a cui andrà incontro. Con coraggio e grazia, sorretta da una documentazione accuratissima, Kristin Hannah si addentra nell'universo epico della Seconda guerra mondiale per illuminare una parte della Storia raramente affrontata: la guerra delle donne. L'Usignolo racconta di due sorelle distanti per età, esperienze e ideali, ognuna alle prese con la propria battaglia per la sopravvivenza ma entrambe alla ricerca fiduciosa dell'amore e della libertà. Una storia toccante, dolorosa e coinvolgente che celebra la resilienza dell'animo umano e la straordinaria forza delle donne.

Timp de optsprezece ani, Jude Farraday a pus nevoile copiilor ei mai presus de propriile interese si aspiratii. Gemenii ei, Mia si Zach, sunt niste adolescenti sclipitori si fericiti. Cand Lexi Baill se muta in comunitatea lor mica si unita, Jude o primeste cu cea mai mare bunavointa. Lexi, un copil crescut in orfelinate si familii adoptive, devine in scurt timp cea mai buna prietena a Miei. Apoi Lexi si Zach se indragostesc si cei trei devin inseparabili. Totul e minunat pana cand, intr-o noapte de vara, in ultimul lor an de liceu, o decizie proasta le schimba in mod tragic destinele. Narat alternativ, din dubla perspectiva – a lui Jude Farraday si a lui Lexi Baill –, Drum in noapte ridica intrebari asupra maternitatii, asupra tulburarilor si insecuritatii perioadei de adolescenta, asupra rezilientei si curajului de a ierta. "Drum in noapte este una dintre acele carti cu totul deosebite despre triumful puterii spiritului uman in procesul iertarii." New York Journal of Books "Hannah este o maestra a incursiunilor in psihologia personajelor si a nuantarii sentimentelor." The Washington Post "O experienta de lectura complexa, o recomandare indiscutabila pentru cei care iubesc cartea." Library Journal

"Un nou început", de Kristin Hannah este o poveste îndrăzneață și emoționantă despre dragoste și pierdere, despre lupta pentru supraviețuire și sălbăticia care sălășluiește nu doar în natură, ci și în ființa umană. Kristin Hannah este autoarea bestseller-urilor Privighetoarea și Aleea cu licurici, pe care le-am găsit în trecut la chioșcurile de ziare. .................................... Alaska, 1974. Adolescenta Leni, prinsă în relația pasională și furtunoasă dintre părinții ei, îndrăznește să spere că un nou cămin în Alaska va aduce cu sine un viitor mai bun. Mama ei va face orice pentru bărbatul pe care îl iubește, chiar dacă asta înseamnă să-l urmeze în necunoscut. La început, Alaska pare să fie răspunsul la problemele lor. Zilele lungi, însorite și generozitatea localnicilor suplinesc lipsa de experiență și de resurse a familiei. Dar, pe măsură ce se apropie iarna și întunericul coboară peste Alaska, familia începe să se destrame. Leni îl întâlnește însă pe Matthew, iar acesta – grijuliu, bun, curajos – o face să creadă în posibilitatea unei vieți mai bune…

Meredith si Nina Whitson sunt doua surori cum nu se poate mai diferite. Una a ramas acasa ca sa-si creasca copiii si sa se ocupe de livada de meri a familiei; cealalta si-a urmat visul si a calatorit prin lume, devenind o fotojurnalista faimoasa. Dar cand tatal lor se imbolnaveste, cele doua femei se vor reintalni, regasind-o si pe Ania, mama lor distanta si ostila, care nici macar acum nu le ofera fiicelor ei nici un fel de mangaiere. Pe patul de moarte, tatal le smulge insa o ultima promisiune femeilor din viata sa. Totul incepe cu o poveste cum surorile nu au mai auzit vreodata - o idila captivanta, misterioasa, ce se desfasoara pe o perioada de mai bine de sase decenii si pe doua continente, din Leningradul inghetat, aflat in plin razboi, pana in Alaska zilelor noastre. Aceasta drama cutremuratoare le uneste pe cele trei femei intr-un mod cu totul neasteptat. Meredith si Nina vor afla in cele din urma secretul ce marcheaza trecutul mamei lor si vor descoperi un adevar teribil, care va zdruncina insusi fundamentul familiei lor si le va schimba viata. Gradina de iarna este un roman evocator, liric, care arunca o lumina puternica asupra relatiei complicate mamafiica si exploreaza legaturile durabile dintre trecut si prezent. "Autoarea bestsellerului Aleea cu licurici a scris inca o poveste impresionanta despre neintelegeri, legaturi de familie si femei puternice... o poveste fascinanta in care basmul se impleteste cu realitatea, un basm care nu are intotdeauna finalul asteptat." - The Herald-News "Un roman istoric convingator, al carui fir epic se intretese cu cel al unei drame de familie contemporane..." - Library Journal

Un roman emotionant despre iubire, maternitate, pierdere si noi inceputuri, Dincolo de stele ne aminteste ca acolo unde exista viata, exista speranta, si unde exista iubire, exista iertare. O poveste plina de forta care demonstreaza, o data in plus, de ce Kristin Hannah este una dintre cele mai iubite scriitoare contemporane. Tully Hart a avut intotdeauna visuri marete, fiind, in acelasi timp, bantuita de amintirile unui trecut dureros. Crede ca poate depasi orice, pana cand cea mai buna prietena a sa, Kate Ryan, moare. Tully incearca sa indeplineasca promisiunea pe care i-a facut-o lui Kate cand aceasta era pe patul de moarte - sa le fie alaturi copii lor lui Kate dar nu stie nimic despre familie, despre maternitate sau despre cum sa ai grija de altii. Marah Ryan are saisprezece ani si este distrusa de durere la moartea mamei sale. Tatal ei, Johnny, se straduieste sa tina familia unita, dar pentru Marah, nimic si nimeni nu pare sa conteze... pana cand se indragosteste de un tanar care o face sa zambeasca din nou si o poarta in lumea Iui plina de pericole. Dorothy Hart se afla in miezul trecutului tragic al lui Tully. A parasit-o in mod repetat pe fiica ei pe cand era copila, dar acum se intoarce, intr-un moment in care Tully se simte complet singura. In cele din urma, Dorothy trebuie sa se confrunte cu un adevar dureros: numai prin dezvaluirea secretelor trecutului sau poate spera sa devina mama de care fiica ei are nevoie.

In vara agitata a anului 1974, Kate Mularkey pare ca s-a impacat cu faptul ca viata nu are sa-i ofere nimic special. Dar, spre uimirea sa, „cea mai grozava fata din lume“ se muta pe strada ei si vrea sa-i fie prietena. Tully Hart pare sa aiba totul: frumusete, inteligenta, ambitie. La prima vedere, cele doua fete sunt cat se poate de diferite: Kate, condamnata sa fie vesnic o fiinta obisnuita, cu o familie iubitoare care o umileste in permanenta; Tully, plina de stralucire si mister, dar cu un secret care o distruge. Ele fac un pact pentru a fi cele mai bune prietene pe vecie, iar pana la sfarsitul verii devin de nedespartit. Timp de treizeci de ani, Tully si Kate se sprijina una pe alta, trecand printr-o multime de evenimente si stari care le pun la incercare prietenia: gelozie, furie, durere, resentimente. Si cred ca au supravietuit tuturor incercarilor vietii pana cand un singur act de tradare le va desparti... si le va supune curajul si prietenia la testul final.

De la autora del best seller internacional El Ruiseñor, una épica historia de amor, pérdida y supervivencia que celebra la resistencia del espíritu humano y la inquebrantable fuerza de las mujeres. Alaska, 1974. Indómita. Impredecible. Y para una familia en crisis, la prueba definitiva. Ernt Allbright vuelve de la guerra de Vietnam convertido en un hombre distinto. Incapaz de mantener un trabajo, toma una decisión impulsiva: toda su familia comenzará una nueva vida en la salvaje Alaska, la última frontera. Con apenas 13 años, su hija Leni ansía encontrar su lugar en el mundo, mientras que su mujer, Cora, estaría dispuesta a cualquier cosa por el hombre al que ama, aunque eso signifique seguirle en su aventura hacia lo desconocido. En una inhóspita y remota esquina del país, los Allbright encontraran una pequeña comunidad de hombres aguerridos y mujeres aún más fuertes en la que labrarse un nuevo futuro. Allí, Leni tendrá que madurar muy deprisa, enfrentándose al desafío de una naturaleza desmesurada y cruel, a lo que oculta su propia familia y a la tormentosa relación de sus padres. Pero cuando el invierno llegue y el frío y la oscuridad lo invadan todo, madre e hija descubrirán que, en un entorno hostil, nadie puede salvarte más que tú mismo.

Um retrato íntimo de uma mulher num jogo de perigos e, ao mesmo tempo, o épico de uma nação dividida pela guerra e fraturada pela política ¿ uma geração que se fez do sonho de um mundo melhor e que se perdeu no campo de batalha. As mulheres também podem ser heroínas. Quando a estudante de Enfermagem de vinte anos Frances «Frankie» McGrath ouve estas inesperadas palavras, tudo muda. Criada num cenário idílico da costa da Califórnia e protegida pelos pais conservadores, sempre se orgulhou de fazer as escolhas certas, ser uma boa rapariga. Mas em 1965 o mundo está a mudar, e também ela imagina escolhas diferentes para si. Quando o seu irmão é destacado para a Guerra do Vietname, Frankie alista-se também no Corpo de Enfermagem do Exército norte-americano. Tão inexperiente como os homens enviados para combate do outro lado do mundo, Frankie sente-se esmagada pelo caos, pelo sofrimento e pela destruição provocados pela guerra, e pelos sentimentos inesperados que a invadem no regresso a uma América diferente e dividida. As Mulheres conta a história de uma mulher que viu a guerra, mas desvenda igualmente a história de todas as mulheres que enfrentam o perigo para ajudar os outros. Mulheres cujo sacrifício e compromisso é, muitas vezes, esquecido. Este é um romance fulgurante e belíssimo, uma narrativa profundamente emotiva com uma heroína memorável, cujo idealismo e coragem extraordinários definiram uma geração.