Abbi Waxman Bücher

Die Kunst, die Radieschen von oben zu sehenWer hat schon Lust, einen Gemüsegarten umzugraben? Lilian jedenfalls nicht. Sie hat mit ihrem Job, den beiden kleinen Töchtern und dem Kummer um ihren verstorbenen Mann genug zu tun. Danach fragt ihre Chefin jedoch nicht und meldet sie beim Gärtnerkurs eines wichtigen Kunden an. Der ist gar nicht mal so unsympathisch. Und Lilian ist verblüfft, was sie da auf dem Acker alles ausgräbt: Würmer, Lebensfreude, Baumwurzeln, Plastikfeen, Unkraut, Freunde, Radieschen, einen ziemlich großartigen Mann, und den Mut, sich neu zu verlieben …

Ein ganz normales Wohnviertel - wer hinter die Kulissen schaut, ist selber Schuld. Vier Familien sind Freunde und Nachbarn in einem Vorort von Los Angeles. Frances, die gute Seele der Straße, Hausfrau und Mutter, fährt morgens alle Kinder der Straße zusammen zur Schule und holt sie am Nachmittag wieder ab. Eines Tages vergisst die Nachbarstochter ihre Bastelsachen zu Hause. Frances betritt nach vergeblichem Klopfen einfach das Haus der Porters, um sie zu holen. Und stolpert mitten in eine unmissverständliche Szene auf dem Wohnzimmerfußboden: Ihre Freundin Anne beim Sex mit einem deutlich jüngeren Mann … Und das ist dann wohl der Anfang vom Ende der Idylle. Oder?

When Nina's quiet, bookish life is upturned by the family she never knew she had, she finds herself on a journey to discover if real life can ever live up to fiction

“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin A young woman arrives in Los Angeles determined to start over and discovers she doesn’t need to leave everything behind after all, from Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill When Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles, trying to escape an overprotective family and the haunting memories of a terrible accident, she doesn’t expect to be homeless after a week. (She’s pretty sure she didn’t start that fire — right?) She also doesn't expect to find herself adopted by a rogue bookseller, installed in a lovely but completely illegal boardinghouse, or challenged to save a losing trivia team from ignominy…but that’s what happens. Add a regretful landlady, a gorgeous housemate and an ex-boyfriend determined to put himself back in the running and you’ll see why Laura isn’t really sure she’s cut out for this adulting thing. Luckily for her, her new friends Nina, Polly and Impossibly Handsome Bob aren't sure either, but maybe if they put their heads (and hearts) together they’ll be able to make it work.

Jessica and her daughter Emily are touring colleges. For Jessica, this is going to be the chance to reconnect with the daughter she seems to have lost. But for Emily, it's a preview of freedom, and the chance to explore a new and exciting future. Yet before any of this can happen, their perfectly planned trip is derailed into a series of off-roading misadventures: mother-daughter skiving, skipped mandatory meetings, and a scuffle with the FBI ... With seatbelts fastened, physical and emotional baggage safely stowed away, this mother-daughter duo might be ready to hit the road, but are they ready to reconnect to the person sitting next to them?

The young woman Nina Gill is a fierce introvert, happy in her cozy world. The bookstore where Nina works is her sanctuary, if only for some annoying customers. Her mother and a few friends are enough for communication. And then a bunch of people burst into her life people: the fact is that the father, whom the girl never knew, dies, but he has many relatives who want to get to know Nina! A real night terror for an introvert - meetings, conversations, new companies... In addition, her bitter enemy Tom turns out to be a nice man who wants to get to know her better. Maybe it's time to take the plunge and step out of your comfort zone? Especially if Nina wants to know more about her father, who she seems to be very similar to.