Títulos em Vida em Família

It is 1952 and the grown children of Louis Pelletier, a prominent businessman with a dark past, have settled in Paris. Jean, the menacing eldest brother, hides a terrible secret and is trapped in a stifling marriage, his days lightened only by his love for his three-year-old daughter. François, an up-and-coming reporter, is caught up in a volatile love affair. And Hélène, their younger sister, strives to make her own way as a journalist, but as a woman in a man’s world, she faces extraordinary challenges as she fights to expose a vast industrial scandal.

Historias de gente común y vida cotidiana en Zaragoza, Madrid y Barcelona. Gente que debe adaptarse y sobrevivir a una nueva realidad, donde prevalecen la precariedad, la explotación laboral, y las hipotecas.

Grace Melbury, la preciosa y delicada hija de un próspero maderero que haría cualquier cosa por ella, regresa al pequeño pueblo de su infancia después de haber recibido una refinada educación lejos de allí. Su reencuentro con quien siempre estuvo destinado a ser su marido, Giles Winterborne, les revela a los dos que, pese a todo lo que él pueda amarla, no está a la altura de sus nuevas expectativas sociales y, en cambio, sí lo está el nuevo médico de la región, el aristocrático Edred Fitzpiers, que aparece rodeado de libros y de un raro halo de misterio.

È dentro le stanze che le famiglie crescono: strepitanti, incerte, allegre, spaventate. Giovani coppie alle prime armi, pronte ad abbracciarsi o a perdersi. Come Nora e suo marito. Ma di quelle stanze bisogna prima o poi spalancare porte e finestre, aprirsi al tempo che passa, all'aria di fuori. "A lungo andare ogni amore ha bisogno di qualcuno che lo veda e riconosca, che lo avvalori, altrimenti rischia di essere scambiato per un malinteso".

Eine gefühlvolle Reise in Irlands Vergangenheit und zwei starke Frauen, die nach ihren Träumen greifen – von #1-Kindle-Bestsellerautorin Josephine Cantrell Ein verträumtes Herrenhaus und die Suche nach den eigenen Wurzeln Gámor Island 1921: Der irische Unabhängigkeitskrieg klingt gerade ab, als die siebzehnjährige Mabel auf die einsame Atlantikinsel gebracht wird. Sie steht am Hafen und klammert sich an ihrem Koffer fest. Niemand wird je erfahren, woher sie kommt und wer sie ist, denn sie hüllt sich in Schweigen. Nur wenn sie schläft, hört man sie von dem Leben träumen, das sie verloren hat.

As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she uncovers the truth about her own family and comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life. A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward.

Alpine skiing G.O.A.T. Claudine Potts and her daughter Wylie have been bred for gold medal glory. They’re skiing their way to fame, but this gilded future is cut short when a fall forces Claudine’s retirement and Wylie’s debilitating anxiety sends her off the slopes. With the collapse of their ski careers, their relationship falters and now it’s been years since Wylie and Claudine have even spoken. They live on opposite coasts, pursuing different passions, until a chance opportunity to pair up in a European fitness competition drives them back together.

It’s 1925. Crunched between the Victorian age, WWI, and the Great Depression, women have new freedoms in the Roaring 20s, but do they? Patricia’s husband wants a divorce. She’s still in love with him, but the relationship has turned toxic. Separated from Peter, she’s free to explore her new identity as a businesswoman in her 20s, single again and living in New York City.

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.

It’s 1945, the war is over and the soldiers are coming back to the bomb-ravaged East End. Tom Smith is one of the thousands who are returning home. He can’t wait to see his wife, Jessie, their son, Billy, and the new baby daughter he hasn’t even laid eyes on. But life back home wasn’t easy, especially once Jessie’s army pension was stopped after Tom deserted. So when she was told to put her infant daughter Emma-Rose into a home for her own good, she thought it was for the best. But how will Tom take the news?

En las páginas de Azami, la primera novela de una pentalogía, Aki Shimazaki habla de una familia como muchas otras, retratando sentimientos íntimos, relaciones rotas vividas en las sombras y mentiras. Mitsuo Kawano, de treinta y seis años, divide su tiempo entre su familia y su trabajo como redactor en una revista de actualidad, y para compensar la inexistente vida sexual con Atsuko, la madre de sus hijos, frecuenta un lujoso club. Allí, se encontrará con la hermosa y misteriosa Mitsuko, excompañera de clase, que fue su primer amor secreto.

Inghilterra, 1643. Il Parlamento combatte contro il re, la guerra civile infuria, il fervore puritano attanaglia il Paese e il terrore della dannazione brucia dietro ogni ombra. A Manningtree, una cittadina della contea dell’Essex privata dei suoi uomini fin dall’inizio della guerra, le donne sono abbandonate a se stesse; soprattutto alcune di loro, che vivono ai margini della comunità: le anziane, le povere, le non sposate, quelle dalla lingua affilata.

Emily es una niña resuelta, atrevida y con una curiosidad insaciable que hace todo lo posible por aprender más allá de sus eximias posibilidades. Emily adora a Reece, el hijo pequeño de James Darwood, y detesta a su hermano, Connor, futuro heredero de las minas y propiedades de los Darwood. Reece es dulce, bueno, leal y quiere a Emily. Connor es oscuro, solitario, cruel... y no quiere a nadie. En Newley House siempre pasan cosas, algunas a la vista de todos, otras amparadas por susurros apagados y puertas cerradas.

This novel narrates the journey of seemingly ordinary people leading humble lives who, through extraordinary circumstances, transcend the bounds of their simplicity. For Sudha, the protagonist, Dwivedi Villa becomes akin to the secluded hut of Panchavati, surrounded by an invisible line of restraint. Through a pair of eyes peering out like a bioscope, faces and scenes are observed, and stories within stories are felt and pondered. The world outside Dwivedi Villa is a mysterious expanse, like a distant village glimpsed from the riverbank, enticing yet unreachable.

Kate has spent the past few weeks in the Lowcountry, caring for her mother after a stroke. Although she should have returned home by now, the allure of Magnolia Shores keeps her rooted in place. At a crossroads in her life, Kate rediscovers the carefree spirit of her youth. She faces a tough choice: return to a failing marriage in Texas or pursue a golden career opportunity in South Carolina looms large.

In a future San Francisco transformed by years of rain, Bo, a 40-year-old lapsed artist, is grieving the community she’s lost to catastrophic flooding. Her friends and family have disappeared or fled, the streets are rivers, and the buildings are falling apart. Yet on the day of her planned departure, Bo finds a note slipped under her door: I need help, it reads. Three days a week, afternoons. Can pay in cash.

What if everything you thought you knew about your childhood was a carefully constructed illusion? What if the people you trusted the most were hiding the darkest secrets? In The Revisionist, Michael Delitala takes you on a suspenseful journey into the heart of family dynamics, where every minute reveals a new layer of intrigue and emotional complexity. This is not just a story—it's a challenge to uncover the truth hidden beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary lives.

"La pata de mono" es un relato de terror escrito por W. W. Jacobs que sigue la historia de una familia que encuentra una pata de mono mágica. La pata de mono es supuestamente capaz de conceder tres deseos a su poseedor. Sin embargo, pronto descubren que cada deseo viene con un precio terrible. A medida que la familia hace uso de los deseos, se desata una serie de eventos perturbadores y trágicos que los sumergen en un torbellino de terror y remordimiento.

The War of the Roses tells the story of the Roses, starting with their fateful meeting as students, falling in love, and creating the perfect nuclear family. Oliver, a Harvard graduate and successful corporate lawyer, has his sights set on a major promotion while Barbara, a steely self-starter, runs her own catering company, wowing the upper echelons of Washington DC society. Along with their two children, grand mansion and joint hobby of visiting auction houses, the Roses seem to be the paragon of a family living the American Dream. But things then take an unexpected and shocking course.

Ted ‘Little Boy Blue' Taylor has replaced his estranged father Ron—a disgraced former heavyweight champion on the cusp of an unexpected comeback—as the darling of Australian boxing. But after two uninspiring losses, he is failing to live up to the expectations that have always weighed so heavily upon him. Ted's battles are not isolated to his sport: a painful history of alcoholism, domestic abuse and ties to the underworld of boxing has a firm hold on the Taylor family. Generational trauma and guilt are not Ted's only inheritance.