Amanda Prowse Bücher

Im strömenden Regen Walzer tanzen, die eigenen Kinder aufwachsen sehen, den leiblichen Vater kennenlernen: Poppy hatte in ihrem Leben noch so viel vor. Doch als die 32-Jährige die Diagnose Krebs erhält, bereitet ihr der Gedanke an die Zukunft vor allem eines: Angst. Plötzlich scheint der Himmel so nah. Sie müsste sich nur auf die Zehenspitzen stellen, um ihn zu berühren. Aber noch ist sie da. Noch kann sie ihre Träume und Wünsche in die Tat umsetzen, die Arme ausbreiten und fliegen.

In Amanda Prowses neuem Roman kehrt die junge Merrin, die in ihrem Fischerdorf glücklich mit Digby ist, nach Jahren zurück, um sich ihrer Vergangenheit zu stellen. Nach einem unerwarteten Wendepunkt hat sie als Hotelrezeptionistin ein neues Leben aufgebaut. Kann sie endlich Frieden finden und neues Glück zulassen?

Als ihr Mann stirbt, ist Bea nach dreißig Jahren Ehe wieder allein. Für immer, so denkt sie. Ihren Schmerz bekämpft sie, indem sie sich in die Arbeit stürzt, und bald ist ihr Café bekannt für den besten Karottenkuchen von Sydney. Aber dann, kurz vor Weihnachten, lockt eine Brieffreundschaft Bea nach Schottland. Der glitzernde Lichterzauber und die tanzenden Schneeflocken führen sie unvermittelt zurück in die Vergangenheit und zu einer heimlichen Liebe – die sie vor langer Zeit zu vergessen versuchte.

Mit einer Jacht um die Welt reisen. Mit der großen Liebe im Luxus leben. Im schicken Kostüm zur Arbeit gehen. All diese Wünsche haben sich für Jackie Davies nicht erfüllt. Stattdessen kümmert sich die Ende Dreißigjährige um ihren Mann Pete, ihre zwei Kinder und ihre kranke Mutter. Und manchmal fragt sie sich: Kann das wirklich schon alles gewesen sein? Dann steht plötzlich Sven vor der Tür, ihre Jugendliebe. Er könnte ihr das Leben bieten, das sie sich immer gewünscht hat. Und Jackie muss sich entscheiden – nicht nur zwischen zwei Männern, sondern auch dafür, endlich glücklich zu sein.

Kathryn Brooker scheint das perfekte Leben zu führen. Mit ihrem Mann, dem Internatsdirektor Mark, und ihren beiden Kindern Lydia und Dominic wohnt sie in einem hübschen Cottage. Die Familie ist hoch geachtet, freundlich, fast ein bisschen zu perfekt... Niemand ahnt, dass Kathryn seit sechzehn Jahren in der Hölle lebt. Ihr Mann ist brutal und kontrollsüchtig, Abend für Abend, wenn die Kinder im Bett sind, quält er sie. Von der fröhlichen, optimistischen Frau, die er einmal geheiratet hat, ist nichts mehr übrig geblieben. Erst als Mark eines Tages die letzte Erinnerung an Kathryns Jugend in der Mülltonne verbrennt, wehrt sie sich. Es ist der letzte Tag seines Lebens. Und es ist der erste Tag in einem neuen Leben für Kathryn. Doch was ist der Preis dafür?

Eine bewegende Geschichte über Verlust, Liebe und die Vergangenheit. Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes stürzt sich Bea in die Arbeit und eröffnet ein Café. Kurz vor Weihnachten führt eine Brieffreundschaft sie nach Schottland, wo sie sich mit ihrer geheimen Liebe konfrontiert sieht, die sie lange vergessen wollte.

An unputdownable family drama that confronts the controversial issue of middle class alcoholism.

In this heart-warming story from million copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse, Nora has given up on finding happiness. But has it been waiting for her all along? As Nora and her British Army officer husband, Gordy, pack up yet another home and leave the sun of Cyprus for the drizzle of England, she can't shake a feeling of regret--at her failure to follow her own dreams, but also, if she's honest, at having ended up an officer's wife at all, drifting through a life of temporary homes and temporary relationships. Since losing her parents at a young age, Nora's life has been lacking an anchor: someone or something to make her feel secure. Her marriage has been her only permanent relationship, and just as even that appears to be fizzling out, a tragedy forces Nora into the role of legal guardian to her seven-year-old nephew, Ted. Faced suddenly with a responsibility she never dreamed of, how can Nora possibly offer the boy the kind of unconditional love he deserves, when she's never experienced it for herself? But as she navigates the precarious and unfamiliar world of parenthood, Nora begins to see herself through Ted's eyes, as someone worthy of love and even joy. When she's welcomed into the previously intimidating huddle of mums at the school gate, she has to wonder: is it too late to smash down the other barriers she's built--and to have a second chance at a happy marriage with Gordy?

I deserve all this because I did the worst thing a woman can do. The very worst. Jessica's wedding was like a fairytale. Her dress strewn with crystals. Her dad made a tearful speech. Her husband Matthew declared himself the luckiest man alive. But when their beautiful baby girl is born, Jessica is gripped by panic. She can't tell anyone how she feels. Even when her life starts to spiral out of control... This is her story. A mother's story.

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner and Swimming to Lundy, comes a hopeful and inspiring story about the possibilities that await when you dare to start again. If you're given another chance at love, shouldn't you take it? Enya's life has become small. Her husband's death has left her bereft, and though she's only in her early fifties, she's happiest looking after her son, Aiden, his childhood sweetheart, Holly, and her beloved cat, Pickle. So the spark she feels for the stranger who bumps into her car in the airport car park is a complete shock. But Enya can't stop thinking about him. Then, when Aiden makes a life-changing decision, Enya suddenly finds her close-knit community thrown into chaos. Her best friend, Jenny, isn't speaking to her, Aiden's future hangs in the balance, Holly is devastated, and the stranger from the car park is suddenly in her life. Torn between family, love and loyalty, Enya faces a dilemma: stay safely where she is, or take a leap into the unknown? Because maybe her happily-ever-after could have one more chapter yet...

Is it ever too late to find your soulmate? Kitty Montrose isn't sure she believes in true love anymore. When she was a little girl, she had dreamed of finding her soulmate. Someone to laugh with, cry with, and to share her twilight years. But it never happened. She has her gorgeous children and grandchildren, but her marriage was never the happily-ever-after love story she'd imagined. Then Kitty bumps into Theo, an old flame. The timing was never right for them before. Could now be the time for Theo and Kitty to fall in love again?

When 18 year old Dot meets Sol, she feels that at last, love has arrived. Solomon Arbuthnott is a young, handsome soldier. He is a man who can bring colour and warmth to Dot's drab life in sixties London. Someone who wants to take care of her, who wants to give her everything she has dreamed of: blue skies, laughter, sun and always, always love.

Grace and Tom Penderford had a strong marriage, a comfortable home in the English countryside and a healthy baby girl, Chloe. They were happy. They were normal. But soon after Chloe turns three, tragedy strikes when a disease called sepsis claims the life of their daughter, devastating their small family. The Penderfords had never heard of sepsis—a cruel, indiscriminate disease that takes a life somewhere in the world every three and a half seconds. Now, with their world crumbling, they must mend each others broken hearts, and try to save their marriage if they can.

Seven short stories of ordinary women doing extraordinary things from Amanda Prowse.

A life-affirming story from million-copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse about having it all, losing it all, and how new friends can show each other the way back to happiness. With kids to look after, an ailing mother and a neglected husband, life is full for Emma Fountain--too full, she realises, when she wakes up in IKEA after falling asleep in one of the show beds. Only her crazy, funny best friend Roz keeps her sane. But when Roz climbs in through her bathroom window one day to deliver terrible news, Emma's belief that she can find a way around any obstacle crumbles in the face of a problem she just can't fix. For recently widowed Thurston, life without his beloved wife of sixty-two years has lost all its joy and sense of purpose. That is until he finds himself driving his niece to work one day and meets Emma, whose busy days are the opposite of his own. As Thurston is drawn into the whirlwind of Emma's chaotic life, and as his calming influence starts to bring her troubles into perspective, an unlikely friendship grows. In a world where grief is the price we pay for love, can two very different people realise that the little things in life are precious, that love is all around us, and that, even after all, they might still be very, very lucky?

She thought she was a wife and mother. Then her husband and children left home. Who is she now?

Two new novels from Amanda Prowse, that tell the story of one couple from both sides... This is Theo's story.

Two new novels from Amanda Prowse, that tell the story of one couple from both sides... This is Anna's story.

Bea does not believe in second chances. A widow at fifty-three, Bea knows she must accept that she will be alone forever. She buries her grief in hard work, and soon the deli she runs in Surry Hills has a reputation for the best carrot cake in Sydney. But then an email from a cafe-owner in Edinburgh leads her to take a trip to Scotland in the depths of winter. There, transported by the twinkling lights and falling snow of a traditional Christmas, Bea is drawn back to a secret past – and a secret love – that she has long ago tried to forget... PREVIOUS BOOKS: POPPY DAY WHAT HAVE I DONE CLOVER'S CHILD A LITTLE LOVE WILL YOU REMEMBER ME? A MOTHER'S STORY PERFECT DAUGHTER

"Everybody needs a little love in their lives... Pru Plum is the owner of famous Mayfair bakery. She wears Chanel and her hair is expensively cut. Few would believe that this elegant, successful businesswoman turned sixty-six last year. But Pru is not all she seems. She has done shameful things to get to where she is today. And she will do anything to protect the secrets of her past-- especially now she's fallen in love for the first time in her life"--Page 4 of cover.

As a child, Meg always dreamed of the perfect Christmas... This year, she can make it come true for her own little boy. There will be turkey and all the trimmings, a glittering tree, and a stocking hung up by a roaring fire. Who cares if there's no devoted husband in the picture? She and Lucas will be just fine on their own. But then a chance meeting with a stranger in New York unravels everything she's planned. Will Meg finally get everything she wished for? Or will she be alone this Christmas after all?

How far would you go to bring home the one you love? This story of a woman determined to rescue her soldier husband grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go.

When Emily smiled at Mrs Simpson on the way to school, she had no idea what would happen next . . . Find out in THE SMILE THAT WENT A MILE, the warm and friendly book that shows how just one person being kind can make everyone's day better.