Jane Green Knihy

Andi dlouho hledala dokonalého muže a ve třiceti sedmi ho konečně našla. Rozvedeného Ethana, milujícího otce dvou dcer, Emily a Sophie, a ještě oddanějšího manžela. Andi se už od mládí těšila, až se stane matkou, a tak přijme obě dívky za vlastní. Emily se na ni však dívá jako na sokyni, překážku na cestě k otcově lásce, a rozhodne se, že ji zlomí. Používá nejrůznější prostředky, situace eskaluje, a když už se zdá, že Andi přijde o všechno, v co věří – o lásku, rodinu a naději na mateřství – ocitnou se nevlastní matka a dcera na křižovatce svých životů… a musí učinit zásadní rozhodnutí.

Skupina přátel sedí u večeře, překročili pětatřicítku a většina se už léta neviděla. Novinář Paul je šťastně ženatý s Annou, ale zatím nemají děti. Saffron je herečka v Hollywoodu, má za sebou spoustu rolí, ale pořád doufá v tu jednu velikou. Olivia vede útulek pro zvířata v Londýně a je sama, protože její přítel po několika letech odešel jinam. A hostitelka Holly má perfektního manžela, dvě perfektní děti a žije v perfektním domě. Nebo snad ne? To ukáže až životní krize, která odhalí, nakolik potřebují dostat druhou šanci.

Love is not an abstract idea. It is not saying 'I'm here for you, let me know if you need me'. It's making the decision, when someone close to you is in trouble, about what you will DO to fix as much as you can for them. It's a 'doing' thing. A verb. For Callie, love is about looking after her family - her husband and two children - and their beautiful home. For Steff, Callie's younger sister, love is about experiencing all that life has to offer without having to ever settle down. For Lila, Callie's best friend, love is about finding a soulmate. And when she meets divorced father-of-two Eddie, she knows her search is over. For Walter and Honor, Callie and Steff's divorced parents, love is about caring for the daughters they share. Then Callie gets some life-changing news. And suddenly the whole family is about to understand what 'love' really, really means....

Kit s Adamem se po patnácti letech manželství rozešli. Kit ztratila svou lásku, nejlepšího kamaráda i vlastní identitu. Ale rok po rozvodu se zdá, že se její život zase dostal do správných kolejí – žije v příjemném městečku, má příjemnou práci, dvě báječné děti i čas na jógu s kamarádkami. Díky sousedce, starostlivé Edii, která se pro ni stala náhradní matkou a jejím dětem babičkou, si Kit našla práci jako asistentka slavného spisovatele Roberta McClora. Přitažlivého šedesátníka s pohnutým osudem, o kterém se říká, že se straní lidí. Jenomže potom ho přemluví, aby uspořádal autorské čtení v místním knihkupectví. A tam se s ním seznámí její instruktorka jógy Tracy – o které kupodivu spoustu věcí kamarádky nevědí. Tracy ji také seznámí se Stevem – mužem přímo dokonalým. Začíná to vypadat, že se všechno daří, dokud se Kit najednou u dveří neobjeví sestra, o jejíž existenci neměla ani ponětí. Sestra, která pořádně zamotá životy všech kolem. A aby toho nebylo málo, ukazuje se, že ani Steve nebude tak dokonalý, jak se na první pohled zdálo. Je ovšem možné, že by měl něco společného s tajemstvími, která před všemi ukrývá Tracy? A je možné nalézt ztracené štěstí a prožít novou sezonu života přece jen úplně jinak?

"Catherine Warner and Simon Nelson are best friends: total opposites, always together, and both unlucky in love. Cath is scatterbrained, messy, and - since she had her heart broken a few years back - emotionally closed off. Si is impossibly tidy, bitchy, and desperate for a man of his own. They live in London's West Hampstead along with their lifelong friends Josh and Lucy, who are happily married with a devil-spawn child and a terrifying Swedish nanny, Ingrid." "All's well (sort of) until the sudden arrival of a college friend - the stunningly beautiful Portia, who's known for breaking hearts. Though they've grown up and grown apart from Portia, the four friends welcome her back into the fold. But does Portia have a hidden agenda or is she merely looking to reconnect with old friends? Her reappearance soon unleashes a rollicking series of events that tests the foursome's friendships to the limit and leaves them wondering if a happy ending is in store."

Ellie and Dan are living proof that opposites attract. He always follows instructions and she throws the manual away. He loves sports whereas Ellie's allergic to any form of exercise. Ellie doesn't have a mother. And Dan does - a mother who wants to take over... EVERYTHING. At first Ellie is thrilled to have Linda as her 'adopted'mother and to be a part of the close, loving Cooper family. But when she and Dan decide to get married and wedding plans progress, she starts to wonder: is it normal for Linda and Dan to speak on the phone twice a day? How on earth do they come to be having a reception with Chilean bloody seabass and humongous bloody white ribbons tied everywhere when all she wanted was a quiet registry office? In fact, is she marrying Dan...OR HIS MOTHER? And Ellie's problems have just begun. When she discovers she's pregnant she realises that Linda's only been rehearsing for the real takeover. She seems to want to live her life through Ellie and in the words of the immortal Princess Diana, there are three of them in the marriage...

Julia and Mark are stuck in a loveless relationship. Julia thinks a baby will help. Maeve is totally allergic to commitment. A one-night-stand results in an unwanted pregnancy. Samantha is besotted with her new-born baby. But how is her husband coping with his suddenly unavailable wife?

From the author of Falling and Sister Stardust comes the New York Times bestseller about finding your place in the place you call home. Ever since her life took an unexpected turn, Nan Powell has enjoyed living alone on the sun-drenched shores of Nantucket. At sixty-five, she’s just as likely to be found at Windermere, her beach front home, as she is skinny dipping in her neighbor’s pool. But when the money she thought would last forever starts to dwindle, Nan decides to do something drastic to keep hold of her free-spirited life: open up Windermere to strangers. After placing an ad for summer rentals touting water views, direct access to the beach, and a sexagenarian roommate, Nan’s once quiet house is soon full of noise, laughter, and the occasional bout of tears. Between her eclectic new tenants and the sudden return of her son, Nan gets a taste of what life is like when you have someone to care for besides yourself. But just as she starts to happily settle in to her new existence, the arrival of a visitor from her past threatens to turn everyone’s lives upside down...

Jemima Jones is overweight. About seven stone overweight.Treated like a slave by her thin and bitchy flatmates, lorded over at the Kilburn Herald by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented, but better paid), her only consolation is food.What with that and her passion for her charming, sexy colleague Ben, she knows her life needs changing.But can Jemima reinvent herself?And should she?

To Libby Mason, Mr. Right has always meant Mr. Rich. A twenty-seven-year-old publicist, she’s barely able to afford her fashionable and fabulous lifestyle, and often has to foot the bill for dates with Struggling Writer Nick, a sexy but perpetually strapped-for-cash guy she’s dating (no commitments–really). So when Ed, Britain’s wealthiest but stodgiest bachelor, enters the picture, her idea of the fairy-tale romance is turned on its head. Libby soon finds herself weighing the advantages of Nick’s sexual prowess and tender heart against Ed’s luxurious lifestyle and unlimited retail therapy. But when the diamond shopping commences, Libby is forced to realize that the time for “maybe” is up. Taking romantic comedy to a hip, sparkling new level, Mr. Maybe is a classic tale of what happens to one girl when her heart and her head aren’t looking for the same thing. With a laugh a minute and a heroine whose struggles in the dating jungle will remind you of your own, Mr. Maybe is a story that will leave you smitten.