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Jane Green

    31 de mayo de 1968
    The Love Verb
    Family Pictures
    Cambio mi vida por la tuya
    Una segunda oportunidad
    Narrativa actual: Nadie es perfecto/ Nobody's perfect
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    • Líos, libros y más líos

      • 312 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      On the heels of her national bestsellers, British sensation Jane Green delivers a sparkling tale of old friends reunited and old jealousies rekindled. Catherine Warner and Simon Nelson, best friends and total opposites, navigate their lives in London’s West Hampstead alongside their married friends, Josh and Lucy. Cath, messy and emotionally closed off after a heartbreak, contrasts sharply with Si, who is tidy and desperate for love. Their routine is disrupted by the arrival of Portia, a stunning college friend known for breaking hearts. Though the group welcomes her back, they soon question her intentions. Portia’s return sparks a series of events that tests their friendships and leaves them wondering about happy endings. Meanwhile, Cath pursues her dream of opening a bookstore after leaving her advertising job, and she finds herself drawn to James, a charming real-estate agent who keeps appearing in her life. With irresistible charm, he may just be the one to melt Cath’s heart. This captivating story explores the complexities of friendship, love, ambition, and the challenges of growing up, all told with Green’s signature wit and flair. Warmhearted and full of surprises, it stands as her most dazzling novel yet.

      Líos, libros y más líos
      3,8
    • To Libby Mason, Mr. Right has always meant Mr. Rich. A twenty-seven-year-old publicist, she’s barely able to afford her fashionable and fabulous lifestyle, and often has to foot the bill for dates with Struggling Writer Nick, a sexy but perpetually strapped-for-cash guy she’s dating (no commitments– really ). So when Ed, Britain’s wealthiest but stodgiest bachelor, enters the picture, her idea of the fairy-tale romance is turned on its head. Libby soon finds herself weighing the advantages of Nick’s sexual prowess and tender heart against Ed’s luxurious lifestyle and unlimited retail therapy. But when the diamond shopping commences, Libby is forced to realize that the time for “maybe” is up. Taking romantic comedy to a hip, sparkling new level, Mr. Maybe is a classic tale of what happens to one girl when her heart and her head aren’t looking for the same thing. With a laugh a minute and a heroine whose struggles in the dating jungle will remind you of your own, Mr. Maybe is a story that will leave you smitten.

      Narrativa actual: Nadie es perfecto/ Nobody's perfect
      3,5
    • Una segunda oportunidad

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      La inesperada muerte de Tom provoca cambios profundos en la vida de todos sus amigos. Un grupo de amigos del colegio que ya han alcanzado los treinta y tantos se reúnen para honrar la memoria de su amigo Tom, muerto en un atentado. Este reencuentro despierta en todos el deseo de vivir una segunda oportunidad: Holly, casada con un marido superficial con quien vive una existencia vacía; Safron, una actriz de poco éxito que mantiene una relación con un célebre actor casado; Paul, casado con una mujer desesperada por tener hijos; y Olivia, que quiere dedicarse a cuidar animales. Todos encontrarán de nuevo las ganas de volver a empezar.

      Una segunda oportunidad
      3,4
    • Cambio mi vida por la tuya

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      Todos hemos envidiado la vida de otro en algún momento pero ¿Y si podrías probarla durante unas semanas?. ¿Verdad que siempre soñamos con lo que no tenemos? La soltera independiente sueña con el marido ideal y con niños monísimos y encantadores. La madre de niños pequeños añora la independencia y libertad de su amiga soltera: ¡lo que daría por tener un fin de semana íntegramente para ella! Levantarse muy tarde, ir de compras (sin niños), de copas (con amigos), lo que sea... ¡pero sin la familia! Ahora bien, si pudieras intercambiar tu vida con otra durante unas semanas, ¿lo harías? Vicky Townsley, directora de una revista femenina, quiere probarlo y escribir un artículo con su experiencia. Ella se instalará en Connecticut en una casa con niños y marido (muy guapo) y la propietaria de tantas maravillas, pero cansada de ser ama de casa y conmuchas ganas de libertad, se irá a Londres para ocupar su lugar en la revista. Ambas no van a tardar en descubrir algo: que nada es tan maravilloso como se imagina...

      Cambio mi vida por la tuya
      3,4
    • Family Pictures

      • 375 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      As dark truths from the past reveal themselves, two middle-aged women must learn to forgive -- for the sake of their children and themselves.

      Family Pictures
      3,8
    • Callie Perry seems to have it all: a handsome husband she adores, two adorable children, and a thriving business as a portrait photographer. A battle with breast cancer four years ago only made her marriage to Reece stronger, but the couple faces a major setback when agonizing headaches and a frightening blackout send Callie back to the hospital soon after celebrating her forty-third birthday. While Callie's oncologist tries to determine if her cancer has returned, her family rallies around her.

      The Love Verb
      3,8
    • The Sunshine Sisters

      • 416 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      It was never easy, being one of Ronni Sunshines daughters. Publicly, she is the glamorous Hollywood actress. Privately, she is a narcissistic mother. Now in her seventies, she has ALS. Ronnis three daughters are largely estranged but as their mothers illness draws them together, they discover that blood might be thicker than water after all . . .

      The Sunshine Sisters
      3,7
    • The Other Woman

      • 439 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      If you're starting to wish that your husband had a mistress rather than a mother, and your nuclear family is exploding into a war zone, can your dreams survive the fall out? "There were three of us in the marriage" Ellie can't pus Princess Diana's infamous words out of her mind, except Ellie isn't dealing with a mistress, but with a matriach, and she can't decide which is worse... The Coopers were everything Ellie had always wanted. A large, loving family, parents Linda and Michael doted on their three children, and when Ellie married Dan, their eldest son, she was thrilled when they welcomed her in and treated her as one of their own. But Linda, who starts off as the perfect mother quickly turns into the mother-in-law from hell, and once Dan and Ellie return from their honeymoon and the Coopers' dysfunctions start to reveal themselves, Ellie wonders whether she's made a terrible mistake. with the arrival of baby Tom, Ellie's sure that the constant rows with her husband and simmering fury with her new family will die down. But instead, his birth sets off a chain of events that threatens everything Ellie has always dreamed of...

      The Other Woman
      3,7
    • Gabby and Elliott have been happily married for eighteen years. They have two teenaged daughters; they have built a life together. So why does 43-year-old Gabby feel like she has only three more minutes left of youth? Why do her friends so desperately try to hang on to their attractiveness? And why does she ever even look at the handsome guy, ten years younger, at the other end of the bar one night? As Gabby steps ever deeper into the allure of attraction and attention, things turn perilous.

      Tempting fate
      3,7
    • Straight Talking

      • 304 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Are you Tasha - single and still searching? Are you one of her best friends? Andy, hooked on passion; Mel, stuck in a steady relationship; or Emma, endlessly waiting for her other half to propose? Follow them all in their odyssey to find fulfilment and the right kind of love.

      Straight Talking
      3,7
    • Julia, a successful TV producer, thinks she wants a baby to fill the huge gap that has suddenly appeared in her life. Maeve, who also works in TV, is adamant that she doesn't want a baby or a relationship, but when she finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand, she finds that her preconceptions turn out to be misconceptions. And finally there's Sam; voluptuously, glowingly pregnant at the beginning of the book, but near the end screaming at her beloved partner Chris about being home with the baby all day. 2002.

      Babyville
      3,7
    • The Beach House

      • 419 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      When Nan, a widow whose family has flown the nest, discovers that the money she thought would last forever may mean losing her home, she knows it's time for a drastic change.

      The Beach House
      3,7
    • The Friends We Keep

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      As seen on The Today Show! The Friends We Keep is the heartwarming and unforgettable New York Times bestselling novel from Jane Green, author of The Sunshine Sisters and The Beach House. Evvie, Maggie, and Topher have known one another since college. Their friendship was something they swore would last forever. Now years have passed, the friends have drifted apart, and they never found the lives they wanted--the lives they dreamed of when they were young and everything seemed possible. Evvie starved herself to become a supermodel but derailed her career by sleeping with a married man. Maggie married Ben, the boy she fell in love with in college, never imagining the heartbreak his drinking would cause. Topher became a successful actor, but the shame of a childhood secret shut him off from real intimacy. By their thirtieth reunion, these old friends have lost touch with one another and with the people they dreamed of becoming. Together again, they have a second chance at happiness...until a dark secret is revealed that changes everything. The Friends We Keep is about how despite disappointments we've had or mistakes we've made, it's never too late to find a place to call home.

      The Friends We Keep
      3,6
    • June, 1998. At 27, Cat Coombs is struggling. She lives in London, works as a journalist, and parties hard. When she discovers the identity of the father she never knew she had, it sends her into a spiral. She makes mistakes that cost her the budding friendship of the only women who have ever welcomed her. And nothing is ever the same after that. June, 2014. Cat's life has come full circle. She wants to make amends to those she has hurt. Her quest takes her to Nantucket, the gorgeous New England island where the women she once called family still live. What Cat doesn't realise is that these women, her real father's daughters, have secrets of their own.

      Summer Secrets
      3,6
    • The Patchwork Marriage

      • 416 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      From The New York Times bestselling author of Jemima J and The Beach House comes Jane Green’s most emotional and powerful novel yet: a story that explores the complications of a woman marrying into a ready-made family. Andi is a woman who has spent much of her adult life looking for the perfect man, and at thirty-seven, she's finally found him. Ethan—divorced with two daughters, Emily and Sophia—is a devoted father and even better husband. Always hoping one day she would be a mother, Andi embraces the girls like they were her own. But in Emily’s eyes, Andi is an obstacle to her father’s love, and Emily will do whatever it takes to break her down. When the dynamics between the two escalate, they threaten everything Andi believes about love, family, and motherhood—leaving both women standing at a crossroad in their lives and in their hearts. Another Piece of My Heart is a novel that illuminates the nuances and truths about relationships and is Jane Green at her absolute best.

      The Patchwork Marriage
      3,6
    • Falling

      A Love Story

      Falling is an astonishingly tender love story from the internationally bestselling author, Jane Green.Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines of her upper-crust English life - and rather dull boyfriend - and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in the world of finance. But her soulless, cut-throat, all-consuming job has only led to another life she didn't want. Answering an online ad, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage to rent in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work - lots of work. But it's the perfect project to satisfy Emma's passion for interior design and gardening, if her new landlord, Dominic, is agreeable to the small changes she yearns to make. To Emma, Dominic is also something of a fixer-upper. A local handyman with a six-year-old son, he's a world away from the men she should be interested in, but he's comfortable in his own skin, confident, quiet and kind. Slowly, over a shared garden, time spent with his son and late-night conversations, Emma finds herself falling for Dominic. From friends to lovers happens as naturally as the changing seasons. But laying down roots doesn't come easily when two lives as different as theirs merge into one. And Emma will realize that the seeds of happiness must be nurtured and cherished to grow into something strong enough to shelter all their hopes and dreams . . .

      Falling
      3,5
    • Saving Grace

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      From Jane Green, the number one bestselling author of Tempting Fate and The Accidental Husband, comes a stunning new novel about a shattered marriage and a devastating betrayal. Grace Chapman has an enviable set-up, living comfortably with her husband, bestselling author Ted, in a picture-perfect farmhouse on the Hudson River in New York state. Then Ted advertises for a new assistant, and Beth walks into their lives. Organized, passionate and eager to learn, Beth quickly makes herself indispensable to Ted and his family. But Grace soon begins to feel sidelined in her home - and her marriage - by this ambitious younger woman. Is Grace just paranoid, as her husband tells her, or is there more to Beth than there first appears?

      Saving Grace
      3,5
    • Sister Stardust

      • 336 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      In her debut novel inspired by a true story, bestselling author Jane Green reimagines the glamorous yet tragic life of fashion icon Talitha Getty. Claire, raised in a small town and ridiculed by her stepmother, longs for adventure and independence as she approaches adulthood in the late 1960s. A chance encounter opens the door to a world far removed from her mundane existence—a palace in Morocco known for attracting artists, models, and musicians, including the Rolling Stones. Upon arriving in Marrakesh, Claire is immersed in a vibrant scene filled with music, drugs, and communal living. At the center of this captivating world is Talitha Getty, the magnetic socialite wife of an oil heir, who draws in figures like Yves Saint Laurent and Marianne Faithfull. When Claire and Talitha connect, their bond deepens amidst the intoxicating atmosphere, but the realities of Talitha's tumultuous life lead to dangerous consequences that could change Claire's life forever. This work of biographical fiction illuminates the complex life of a fashion icon and the chaotic world of the Swinging '60s, offering readers a lush, engaging narrative from a beloved author at her finest.

      Sister Stardust
      3,5
    • Jemima J

      A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans

      • 384 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      Struggling with her weight and self-esteem, Jemima Jones faces challenges from her superficial roommates and a demanding job at the Kilburn Herald. Her solace in food intensifies as she crushes on her charming colleague, Ben. However, an online connection with the attractive Brad offers her a chance to transform into the glamorous JJ. As their virtual romance progresses, Jemima must confront her food addiction and strive to become the idealized version of herself before their meeting, highlighting themes of self-discovery and personal growth.

      Jemima J
      3,5
    • Alice has everything. So why isn't she happy? After all, she has a handsome husband, a gorgeous home and membership of London's most exclusive clubs. Okay, Joe can't keep his hands to himself - but she got what she wanted, didn't she? When Joe's indiscretions force a transfer to New York, Alice hopes it'll be a fresh start.

      Spell Bound
      3,5
    • When Kit and Adam separated after almost fifteen years of marriage, Kit felt like she had lost her lover. But now, a year on from the divorce, Kit has found herself again. Then Tracy, Kit's yoga instructor, introduces her to Steve - the perfect gentleman - and, for the first time in years, Kit thinks she may have found the right one.

      Girl Friday
      3,2
    • If you had one wish this Christmas, what would it be? Sarah wishes not to be lonely. She shouldn't be - not with Eddie, her husband, and their two children by her side . . . but since Sarah waved farewell to the bright lights of the big city and moved to a picture perfect home in the country, her marriage is missing its usual sparkle. So when Eddie's job takes him away from home shortly before Christmas, the enforced break in their relationship - while tricky - probably couldn't have come at a better time. But will his absence make her heart grow fonder? And if so, for whom? As seasonal cheer begins to flow, Sarah discovers rather a lot can happen in one holiday . . . especially when it's Christmas. Jane Green and her friends are delighted to bring you this enchanting trio of tales for the holiday - stories about falling headlong in love and the miracle of second chances.

      The Holiday
      3,0
    • Andi dlouho hledala dokonalého muže a ve třiceti sedmi ho konečně našla. Rozvedeného Ethana, milujícího otce dvou dcer, Emily a Sophie, a ještě oddanějšího manžela. Andi se už od mládí těšila, až se stane matkou, a tak přijme obě dívky za vlastní. Emily se na ni však dívá jako na sokyni, překážku na cestě k otcově lásce, a rozhodne se, že ji zlomí. Používá nejrůznější prostředky, situace eskaluje, a když už se zdá, že Andi přijde o všechno, v co věří – o lásku, rodinu a naději na mateřství – ocitnou se nevlastní matka a dcera na křižovatce svých životů… a musí učinit zásadní rozhodnutí.

      Místo v mém srdci
      4,3
    • Skupina přátel sedí u večeře, překročili pětatřicítku a většina se už léta neviděla. Novinář Paul je šťastně ženatý s Annou, ale zatím nemají děti. Saffron je herečka v Hollywoodu, má za sebou spoustu rolí, ale pořád doufá v tu jednu velikou. Olivia vede útulek pro zvířata v Londýně a je sama, protože její přítel po několika letech odešel jinam. A hostitelka Holly má perfektního manžela, dvě perfektní děti a žije v perfektním domě. Nebo snad ne? To ukáže až životní krize, která odhalí, nakolik potřebují dostat druhou šanci.

      Druhá šance
      3,6
    • Kit s Adamem se po patnácti letech manželství rozešli. Kit ztratila svou lásku, nejlepšího kamaráda i vlastní identitu. Ale rok po rozvodu se zdá, že se její život zase dostal do správných kolejí – žije v příjemném městečku, má příjemnou práci, dvě báječné děti i čas na jógu s kamarádkami. Díky sousedce, starostlivé Edii, která se pro ni stala náhradní matkou a jejím dětem babičkou, si Kit našla práci jako asistentka slavného spisovatele Roberta McClora. Přitažlivého šedesátníka s pohnutým osudem, o kterém se říká, že se straní lidí. Jenomže potom ho přemluví, aby uspořádal autorské čtení v místním knihkupectví. A tam se s ním seznámí její instruktorka jógy Tracy – o které kupodivu spoustu věcí kamarádky nevědí. Tracy ji také seznámí se Stevem – mužem přímo dokonalým. Začíná to vypadat, že se všechno daří, dokud se Kit najednou u dveří neobjeví sestra, o jejíž existenci neměla ani ponětí. Sestra, která pořádně zamotá životy všech kolem. A aby toho nebylo málo, ukazuje se, že ani Steve nebude tak dokonalý, jak se na první pohled zdálo. Je ovšem možné, že by měl něco společného s tajemstvími, která před všemi ukrývá Tracy? A je možné nalézt ztracené štěstí a prožít novou sezonu života přece jen úplně jinak?

      Druhá sezóna
      3,7