Carys Bray Reihenfolge der Bücher

_________________________________________________________ If you believe your world is going to end, how should you live? And what if, while preparing for disaster, you unwittingly precipitate it? While Emma Abram prepares for Christmas, her husband Chris frets about starvation and societal collapse. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Chris has turned off the heating. He treks his sons across the Moss in the drubbing rain. And he has other plans that, if voiced, Emma would surely veto. But it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. Emma longs to lower a rope and winch Chris from the pit of his worries. But he doesn't want to be rescued or even reassured - he wants to pull her in after him. 'So timely, and so deeply human, a novel which takes us right into the heart of a marriage and at the same time grapples with the most crucial issue of our age. It's bursting with compassion and wisdom.' Shelley Harris, author of JUBILEE 'Through exquisite use of language and observation, she examines the intricacies of family life in ways which have you laughing one moment and biting your nails with worry the next.' Sarah Franklin, author of SHELTER 'With characteristic wit and humanity, Bray shows us the necessity and the impossibility of preparing for disaster, and reminds us of both the fragility and capacity of love.' Jenn Ashworth, author of A KIND OF INTIMACY and FELL

They say there's no place like home.Meet the mother who loves to bring babies home from the newborn aisle of her supermarket.Awarded the Scott Prize for short story writing, Sweet Home weaves together moments of joy, heartache, sadness and unwavering love as told through seventeen very different notions of home.

A brilliant collection of seven original stories by award-winning authors, inspired by different concepts of love.

Wenn dein Leben ein Museum wäre, welche Dinge würdest du ausstellen? Clover Quinn ist kein Wunschkind. Ob ihr Vater es bereut, eine Familie gegründet zu haben? Schließlich ist sie im schlimmsten Kapitel seines Lebens aufgewachsen - kurz nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter. In diesem Sommer aber betritt Clover das Zimmer, in dem ihr Vater seit zwölf Jahren die Erinnerungen an ihre Mutter aufbewahrt. Mit Samthandschuhen erschließt sie mit jedem Objekt die Geschichte ihrer Eltern. Für Clover steht fest: Sie richtet ein Museum ein, das Museum ihrer Mutter. Doch ihr begegnen nicht nur schöne Geschichten. Und die ganze Wahrheit kann sie erst erfahren, wenn auch ihr Vater einen Schritt in das Museum wagt. »Wunderbar, direkt und ergreifend« The Times »Bewegend und überraschend lustig« Independent

Tells the story of seven-year-old Jacob. His faith is bigger than a mustard seed, probably bigger than a toffee bonbon and he's planning to use it to mend his broken family with a miracle.