Willett: 174 books

Im "Paradies", einem malerischen Cottage in St. Meriadoc, Cornwall, pflegt Joss ihre Großmutter Honor, die auf ein erfülltes Leben in Indien und England zurückblickt. Der Gesundheitszustand der liebenswerten alten Dame verschlechtert sich rapide, als ein junger Amerikaner auf der Suche nach seiner...

Louise öffnet das Fenster, das auf's Moor hinausging und atmete tief durch. Das ferne Murmeln des Flusses und der fröhliche Gesang einer aufsteigenden Lerche drangen zu ihr herein. Einen Moment lang tauchte das Bild einer lachenden Frau mit Kind vor ihr auf, und Louise wandte sich abrupt ab ......

The Keep, das idyllisch im südenglischen Devon gelegene Anwesen der Chadwicks, ist und bleibt beliebter Treffpunkt der gesamten Familie. Daran ändert auch die Tatsache nichts, dass die drei Geschwister Felicity, Sam und Susanna längst ihr eigenes Leben führen. Aber in schwierigen Lebensphasen wirkt The Keep offensichtlich nach wie vor Wunder ...

Für die junge Lydia und ihre Kinder ist Ottercombe House an der Südküste Englands eine Insel des Glücks. Eines Glücks, das durch die Ankunft eines Fremden erst vollkommen, aber auch sehr zerbrechlich wird ... Mit unvergesslichen Charakteren erzählt Marcia Willett von den Geheimnissen der Kindheit...

Het lieflijke landschap van Devon, de rust van het platteland, verpletterende geheimen uit het verleden: opkrullen op de bank en lezen maar! Een heerlijke feelgoodroman voor de lezers van Maeve Binchy Mungo, een gepensioneerd acteur, trekt zich terug in een klein dorpje in Devon. De...

For Jamie Croydon, the Koorang River is a wild and wondrous sanctuary beyond his parents’ farm in the heat-drenched country town of Palimunda. Then one day at the start of summer, the river becomes the scene of a grisly find; something so left-field in Jamie's world that it jolts his outlook and...

Difficult employees are by far the worst part of a manager’s job. Control freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Their outbursts, irrational demands, gripes, and countless other disruptions need to be dealt with, and you are the unlucky one with that job description. But every manager has to deal...

Described by Brecht as 'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all', Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade. Using a wide range of parody and pastiche -...

At 7:00 am in a Boston boardroom, there's a disaster in the making. High in an office tower in the heart of the financial district, lawyers and bankers are fighting a deadline to close an $840,000,000 leveraged buyout.  Under the pressure of the crowded agenda, no one notices that a zero has been...

After the death of Dianas husband Brad, there have been strange occurrences in her home. Apparitions, orbs and spirits have continued to come into her home since the death of her husband in 2005. These occurrences have compelled Diana to write this book and convey to everyone that there is life after death and that love continues even after physical death.

Interspecies Ethics explores animals' vast capacity for agency, justice, solidarity, humor, and communication across species. The social bonds diverse animals form provide a remarkable model for communitarian justice and cosmopolitan peace, challenging the human exceptionalism that drives modern moral...

"Those who dismiss Brecht as a yea-sayer to Stalinism are advised to read these journals and moderate their opinion." (Paul Bailey, Weekend Telegraph) Brecht's "Work Journals" cover the period from 1938 to 1955, the years of exile in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and America,...

Used for years by individuals, grief counselors, and support groups, Roses in December has helped readers understand the grieving process, support family members, give insight into sibling grief, and maintain their marriages during difficult times. This newly revised edition offers the same compassion...

Could having the occasional small bowl of ice cream lead to a midnight craving for pickles and ice cream? It's common knowledge that diet and exercise have profound effects on your health. Can they affect your ability to get pregnant, too? Until now, the answer to that question was a qualified...