Matylda prowadzi pensjonat w Pobierowie i nawet nie przypuszcza, co przyniesie nadchodzace lato. Przyjazd wyjatkowych gosci sprawi bowiem, ze te wakacje beda inne niz wszystkie do tej pory. Iwona, Zoja, Aldona zmagaja sie z problemami zyciowymi i niezrealizowanymi marzeniami. Ryszard zjawia sie w pensjonacie z wnuczkiem Antosiem, ale szybko wychodzi na jaw, ze wcale nie jest spokrewniony z chlopcem. Dorota i Piotr zas to mlode malzenstwo, które wskutek niedawnej tragedii przezywa powazny kryzys.

Mama dwójki dorosłych dzieci wyjeżdża do Ueckermünde, by uporządkować swoje życie. Pomimo wielu obaw podejmuje pracę jako opiekunka starszego małżeństwa. Wkrótce na drodze bohaterki pojawiają się osoby, które zmieniają jej życie. Czy to przeznaczenie? Małe niemieckie miasteczko stopniowo staje się dla Beaty oazą spokoju, jednak ta pozorna równowaga zostaje zakłócona zaskakującymi wiadomościami.

Pobierowo latem tetni zyciem. Do poznanych juz wczesniej bohaterów pobierowskiej trylogii dolaczaja nowi. Jakie skrywaja sekrety? Czy przeszlosc zdominuje to, co tu i teraz? Wiatr wspomnien jest wielowatkowa refleksyjna opowiescia o zwyklych ludziach, zaufaniu i marzeniach. To, ze milosc jest lekarstwem dla duszy, nie dla kazdego staje sie oczywiste. A los lubi platac figle.

"CÓRKA CIENI" TO JULIANA I JEJ NIESAMOWITA HISTORIA. Przypadkowo znaleziony pamietnik odkrywa tajemnice. Przedwojenny zakazany romans, ucieczka w Bieszczady, brutalnosc wojny, bandy ukrainskie, trudna rzeczywistosc powojennej Polski - na tle historycznych zawirowan dorasta w samotnosci mala dziewczynka. Ciag dalszy losów Juliany - tom 2 "Obce matki", tom 3 "Burza przed cisza".

Poruszajaca opowiesc o zawilych losach polskiej nauczycielki i niemieckiego oficera SS oraz ich potomków. Pelna dramatycznych momentów historia rozgrywa sie na przestrzeni niemal osiemdziesieciu lat, przenoszac czytelnika z przedwojennego Wolnego Miasta Gdanska i pruskiej arystokratycznej posiadlosci w Szlezwiku-Holsztynie, do okupowanego Krakowa i Olkusza, powojennego Berlina Wschodniego i Warszawy, nastepnie do prowansalskiej wsi i Paryza lat szescdziesiatych, by znalezc final w Polsce w czasach obecnych.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.

Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.

London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: Her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Over two decades earlier, three girls disappeared while evacuating from London. One was found murdered in the woods near a train line. The other two were never seen again.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.

Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.