The Beach Hut Next Door

Author: Veronica Henry
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409146723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Return to Everdene Sands, setting for the THE BEACH HUT, and discover secrets, love, tragedy and dreams... Summer appeared from nowhere that year in Everdene...and for those lucky enough to own one of the beach huts, this was the summer of their dreams. For Elodie, returning to Everdene means reawakening the memories of one summer fifty years ago. A summer when everything changed. Vince and his brother are struggling to come to terms with the death of their father - but they have very different ways of coping. And for Jenna, determined to put the past behind her, the opportunity to become 'the ice cream girl' once again might just turn her life around. But this summer is not all sunshine and surf - as secrets unfold, some lives are changed for ever... Escape to the seaside today with Sunday Times bestseller Veronica Henry! If you've loved reading The Beach Hut, The Forever House or A Family Recipe, then this is the perfect story to curl up with. Your favourite authors love Veronica Henry 'An utter delight' Jill Mansell 'Truly blissful escapism' Lucy Diamond 'A heart-warming, triumphant story combined with Veronica's sublime writing - the perfect mix!' Cathy Bramley 'A delicious treat of a book' Milly Johnson 'A beautiful book. Warm, emotional and full of hope' Sarah Morgan

The Beach Hut Next Door

Author: Veronica Henry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409146735
Category : Beaches
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The sun is out and the beach huts at Everdene Sands are filling up once again. Jemima is artist in residence for the summer, capturing the antics of the holidaymakers on canvas. But it's not long before she becomes embroiled in their tangled lives. Vince and Murphy are best mates, and misspent their youths in the waves and bars of Everdene. Now they are making plans for the Lobster Shack, eager to make their fortune. But Vince's life has been touched by tragedy, and he's finding it hard to move on. Sidonie Lewis has returned to Everdene hoping to bury the past. The memory of her wedding day there is a painful one. Now she is ready to marry again, but she needs to make one final reconciliation first - and it's the hardest one of all. Tom and Rachel divided everything straight down the middle when they divorced - everything except their beach hut.

The Beach Hut

Author: Veronica Henry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781408487310
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
On Everdene beach, a row of beach huts holds the secrets of the families who own them - secrets of unrequited love, plain old-fashioned lust, childhood dreams and long-forgotten hopes.

The Beach Hut Next Door

Author: Veronica Henry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409146742
Category : Beaches
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Return to Everdene Sands, setting for the THE BEACH HUT, and discover secrets, love, tragedy and dreams in the brand new novel from the bestselling author of A NIGHT ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Summer appeared from nowhere that year in Everdene...and for those lucky enough to own one of the beach huts, this was the summer of their dreams. For Elodie, returning to Everdene means reawakening the memories of one summer fifty years ago. A summer when everything changed. Vince and his brother are struggling to come to terms with the death of their father - but they have very different ways of coping. And for Jenna, determined to put the past behind her, the opportunity to become 'the ice cream girl' once again might just turn her life around. But this summer is not all sunshine and surf - as secrets unfold, and some lives are changed for ever...

Christmas at the Crescent

Author: Veronica Henry
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409151441
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
*Don't miss out - pre-order Veronica Henry's latest gorgeously escapist novel, THIRTY DAYS IN PARIS, now!* It's the most wonderful time of the year... It's only a month until Christmas and Josie Ballard is up to her ears in brandy, raisins and cherries as she battles to make forty Christmas pudding to sell at Bath Christmas market! Ever since Giles walked out the day their baby son, Titus, was born, Josie has had to work twice as hard to make ends meet - and she can barely keep up with demand for her famous steamed puddings. Even worse, her handsome new neighbour, Harry, is proving quite a distraction. Meanwhile, Giles is starting to wonder whether he made a terrible mistake in abandoning Josie and Titus - it turns out the grass isn't always greener. And with one party blurring into another, he decides it's finally time to head home to Pelham Crescent for the holidays. But the last thing Giles expected was to find newcomer Harry on Josie's doorstep! Christmas just got complicated... Your other favourite authors love Veronica Henry's feel-good stories! 'A lush, inviting read that lifts the heart and spirits!' Adele Parks 'An utter delight' Jill Mansell 'Truly blissful escapism' Lucy Diamond 'Warm, emotional and full of hope' Sarah Morgan 'A heart-warming, triumphant story combined with Veronica's sublime writing' Cathy Bramley

Christmas at the Beach Hut

Author: Veronica Henry
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 140916666X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
The joyous Christmas novel from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author of A Family Recipe and The Beach Hut 'A glorious story full of hope, heartache and Christmas magic' Cathy Bramley 'Wise, insightful, beautiful written and sprinkled with Christmas joy - I adored this book' Milly Johnson Everyone adores Christmas . . . Especially Lizzy Kingham. But this year, she is feeling unloved and under-appreciated by her family. The present-buying, decorating and food shopping have all been left to her. So she wonders ... what would happen if she ran away and left them to it? Lizzy heads to her favourite place: a beach hut on the golden sands of Everdene. There she meets an unlikely collection of new friends, all running away from something. But the spirit of Christmas gets under Lizzy's skin: soon the fairy lights are twinkling and the scent of mulled wine mingles with the sea air. Back at Pepperpot Cottage, her family are desperate to find her. For Christmas isn't Christmas without Lizzy. Can they track her down in time and convince her she means the world to them, every day of the year? Bursting with love, hope, forgiveness - and plenty of Christmas cheer - this is the perfect stocking filler! ***Veronica Henry's next beach hut novel, A Wedding at the Beach Hut, is available to pre-order now!*** ***** Your favourite authors love Veronica Henry: 'Insightful and heart-warming, this is the perfect cosy read for a cold winter's night. I loved it' Sarah Morgan 'A Christmas treat!' Katie Fforde 'Full of comfort and joy, warmth and wit' Alexandra Brown Escape to the seaside this Christmas!

A Wedding at the Beach Hut

Author: Veronica Henry
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1409183564
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Don't miss Veronica Henry's gloriously romantic new novel THIRTY DAYS IN PARIS, out now in paperback! 'A lush, inviting read that lifts the heart and spirits!' Adele Parks --------------------------------- Escape to Everdene Sands, where the sun is shining - but is the tide about to turn? Robyn and Jake are planning their dream wedding at the family beach hut in Devon. A picnic by the turquoise waves, endless sparkling rosé and dancing barefoot on the golden sand . . . But Robyn is more unsettled than excited. She can't stop thinking about the box she was given on her eighteenth birthday, and the secrets it contains. Will opening it reveal the truth about her history - and break the hearts of the people she loves most? As the big day arrives, can everyone let go of the past and step into a bright new future? --------------------------------- Your favourite authors love to escape with Veronica Henry's feel-good stories! 'As uplifting as summer sunshine' - Sarah Morgan 'A delicious treat of a book' - Milly Johnson 'An utter delight' - Jill Mansell 'Truly blissful escapism' - Lucy Diamond 'A heartwarming story combined with Veronica's sublime writing' - Cathy Bramley --------------------------------- Praise for A Wedding at the Beach Hut! 'Escape to a world where it's OK to dance barefoot on the sand - the latest feel-good instalment in the Beach Hut series' Heat 'Wonderful' Daily Mail Veronica Henry really does excel in creating hugely entertaining, captivating and uplifting reads . . . Vibrant and sparkling - LoveReading 'We read this brilliant book in one sitting' Bella 'Another poignant, touching and feel-good book about family life from the much loved author' Women's Weekly 'The perfect feel-good summer read' Fabulous, The Sun 'Veronica Henry is brilliant at writing about family relationships and she's on top form here. Her descriptions of seaside life will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the intertwining story of Robyn's birth mother will bring a tear to your eye' S mag, Sunday Express 'Gloriously summery' Best 'The Beach Hut series is a slice of pure sunshine' Good Housekeeping 'Lashings of romance...A lovely read' The Lady 'A breezy, sunny tale that will whisk you away to a happy place' Sunday Mirror 'Veronica Henry's descriptions of life by the sea will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the story behind Robyn's adoption will bring a tear to your eye' Sunday Express --------------------------------- And other readers adore Veronica's irresistibly uplifting bestselling books too: 'Amazingly heartwarming, full of families, friends and romance' 'Packed full of wit and charm' 'I loved all the rich and vibrant characters' 'Buy it, read it, you'll love it' 'One of those stories you hope will never end!'

Before We Were Strangers

Author: Renée Carlino
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501105787
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M

The House on Mango Street

Author: Sandra Cisneros
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0345807197
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. “Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” —The New York Times Book Review The House on Mango Street is one of the most cherished novels of the last fifty years. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of Esperanza Cordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she will become. “In English my name means hope,” she says. “In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting." Told in a series of vignettes—sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyous—Cisneros’s masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery and one of the greatest neighborhood novels of all time. Like Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street or Toni Morrison’s Sula, it makes a world through people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic and direct. This gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power of telling one’s story and of being proud of where you're from.

Sophie's World

Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 599

Book Description
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.