"A funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink-who finally pushes back. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled-the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she's really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away. Grace sets off across London,...

When misleading photos are published of security chief Jessie Rogers caught in a compromising position with his uber-famous client, his humiliated wife Noelle swiftly files for divorce. Unable to convince her of his innocence, Jessie fights in vain to win her back when a blizzard strands the family at their cabin. With uninvited guests, intruding mothers and marriage proposals, this holiday season is a real comedy of errors. Being stuck in close quarters...

A lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged man reunites with his estranged wife and meets his teenage daughter for the first time.

Falling passionately in love with an Episcopalian priest who is struggling with his faith, Natasha plans an autumn 2001 wedding that is shattered by the September 11 attacks before she endures private trauma at the hands of a young man while stranded in Jamaica. Shortly before their wedding, while Natasha is vacationing in Jamaica and Faulk is in New York attending the wedding of a family friend, the terrorist attacks of September 11 shatter the...

"A scandalous divorce years ago means Cynthia Bauer dreads seeing her ex-husband, Russ Shaw. But when Diane, their only daughter, gets engaged, she's adamant she wants her father to give her away at her wedding, despite Cynthia's objections. So, after twenty-five years, Russ is returning to town, determined to do just that. There's no way Cynthia and Russ can avoid each other, but could it be that staying away from one another is the last thing either...

"Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels - but his early promise did not bear fruit. His wife Sybilla is a glittering actress, unforgiving of Bruce's failure, and the couple lead separate lives in their house at Regent's Park. When Bruce is called away on a sudden trip to Paris, he vanishes completely - until his suitcase and passport are found in a sinister artist's studio, the Belfry, in a crumbling house in Notting...

"When Major Richard Rabbitt, owner of a large estate in Sussex, is found floating in a lake belonging to Nimue Grace, a charismatic former Hollywood actress, DI Sarah Gilchrist and DS Bellamy Heap are called in to investigate--and quickly discover Rabbitt was a notoriously difficult man to dea l with. Rabbitt was hated by his estranged wife, had several rivalries with residents of the area, and was involved in a number of deals with other shady businessmen...

"The year is 1929 and Bobot is just another migrant worker in rural California. Or rather, a migrant worker with a law degree from the Philippines reduced to manual labor in America. Bobot, like so many other young Filipinos, finds himself bunking in the fields picking fruit by day. When his cousin writes claiming to have spotted his estranged wife in nearby San Francisco, he swipes a co-worker's favorite nightclub suit and heads to the big city to...

"Hum is at rock bottom. His estranged wife has left him for good. He's stuck in the middle of the harsh desert wastelands. And he's even been abandoned by his mutant unicorn. But just as the world saw another tomorrow after the disastrous Quench ... life goes on. Now, the former bard must discover for himself what it means to live--to truly live--in a broken fantasy"--

Little Nelson grew up learning about the racial divisions in South Africa and the unfair treatment of his people. As an adult, he protested against apartheid, a system that separated people based on the color of their skin... until he was imprisoned. But despite his long walk to freedom, Nelson never gave up the fight for justice and equality, and became an icon around the world. This inspiring story of the life of South Africa's first Black president...