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Alice Peterson

    V osemnástich rokoch získala Alice tenisové štipendium do Ameriky, keď pocítila bolesť v pravej ruke. Bola to reumatoidná artritída (RA) a odvtedy už nevzala tenisovú raketu do ruky, čo je smútok, ktorý ju bude vždy sprevádzať. Téma postihnutia sa objavuje v jej fikcii, ale v Alici ani v jej práci nie je nič pochmúrne. Skôr to dodáva jej fikcii ďalší rozmer skutočnej pohnutosti.

    Alice Peterson
    You, Me and Him
    Letters From My Sister
    By My Side
    One Step Closer to You
    If You Were Here
    Pieseň zajtrajška
    • Pieseň zajtrajška

      • 384 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
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      Tom sa do Alice zaľúbil na prvý pohľad. Tušil, že to s ňou nebude ľahké, no Alice je prírodný živel, slnečný lúč v šedivom svete. Navonok by sa mohlo zdať, že sa narodila pod šťastnou hviezdou, no Alice nie je ako iné ženy. Jej život je zložitý, nepredvídateľný, ťažký. Trpí vrodenou nevyliečiteľnou chorobou, cystickou fibrózou, a uvedomuje si, že si musí užívať každý deň, lebo kedykoľvek môže byť jej posledným. Napriek tomu Alice nemá rada ľútosť. Nechce počúvať, že je statočná, hoci v skutočnosti taká je, ba obdivuhodne hrdinská. Túži jedine spievať. Odmalička jej hovorili, aby sa ani nepokúšala plniť si nejaké sny. I keď od života dostala zlé karty, rozhodla sa nevzdať a nepočúvať rady iných. Nakoniec sa jej napriek zhoršujúcemu sa zdravotnému stavu podarilo získať nahrávaciu zmluvu od najvýznamnejšej hudobnej spoločnosti Sony a v roku 2002, krátkou pred smrťou, jej vyšiel prvý album s príznačným názvom Daydream (Snívanie). Dojímavý príbeh nevšednej mladej ženy o víťazstve ducha nad nepriazňou osudu je inšpirovaný osudom talentovanej anglickej speváčky a skladateľky Alice Martineuovej, ktorá v roku 2003 vo veku 30 rokov zomrela na cystickú fibrózu. „Nie je to román o zomieraní. Verím, že je to román o živote skutočne výnimočnej mladej ženy,“ napísala autorka.

      Pieseň zajtrajška
    • If You Were Here

      • 464 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania
      4,3(106)Ohodnotiť

      An emotional, inspiring and uplifting novel about living life to the fullest, IF YOU WERE HERE will break your heart and put it back together. The brand new novel from the acclaimed author of A Song for Tomorrow, perfect for fans of Hannah Beckerman, Dani Atkins and Jill Mansell

      If You Were Here
    • One Step Closer to You

      • 384 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
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      Polly has escaped her troubled past. Dare she hope for a better future?

      One Step Closer to You
    • By My Side

      • 376 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
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      A heartbreaking novel of learning to live again when you seem to have lost everything...

      By My Side
    • Letters From My Sister

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania
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      Originally published as Look the World in the Eye, this is a wonderfully funny and moving novel from the bestselling Alice Peterson.

      Letters From My Sister
    • You, Me and Him

      • 384 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
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      From Alice Peterson, author of the ebook sensation Monday to Friday Man, comes You, Me and Him, a moving and honest account of family, parenthood and love.

      You, Me and Him
    • Ten Years On

      • 408 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania
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      Rebecca is happily married to Olly and content with her job at a glamorous London art gallery. But when tragedy strikes, she decides to move back to her childhood home in the country, hoping time will help her to heal. Joe, born in the same country town as Rebecca, had a falling out with her a decade earlier. Now he's the successful owner of a wine bar, Maison Joe, and is breaking local hearts by dating a striking actress, Peta. Rebecca finds living with her parents again a challenge. Nor is it easy to discover that Joe lives and works too close for comfort. When she sees him once more, memories rush back to haunt her, along with unanswered questions about the past. Why did they lose touch? What was Olly hiding? Can Rebecca answer those questions and move on?

      Ten Years On
    • Monday to Friday Man

      • 377 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
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      He proposed. She accepted. He changed his mind. She was heartbroken.

      Monday to Friday Man
    • Things We Do for Love

      • 378 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Love may hurt, but not loving hurts even more ... January Wild loves her daughter, her dog Spud and her childhood home by the sea. Single parenting is tough, but January has no regrets. She has a job she loves, a happy home, and the support of her beloved grandfather. The arrival of a new boss, however, threatens to shake up January's safe world. Ward Metcalfe loves great sales results and a well-run office. Everyone at her office agrees: Ward is a soulless, corporate slave driver. Even Spud, the company mascot, dislikes him. A secret stands between them. Yet over time January realises first impressions aren't always right. Slowly she unravels more and more about her new boss, things she couldn't possibly have imagined, nor expected ...

      Things We Do for Love
    • "Holly's husband died, and she's lonely. She needs to do something to save herself, quickly. Next thing she knows she's interviewing for a voluntary cooking job, surprised to be ambushed by a scruffy man who looks like he has a past. Angus has messed up. He's lost the respect of his family and has none for himself. If it weren't for his brother and friend who run the cafe, he'd be sleeping on the streets. Angus is about ready to give up - until he meets Holly, who sparks something in him. Then Lauren arrives from the homeless shelter. She came to London with nothing but an old train ticket, a teddy bear, and the clothes on her back. With no family, no home, no friends, she doesn't know what love is. People scare her. She's terrified of Angus and Holly. At first. Each of them finds themselves in the Saturday Cafe at a time when they need something to grab hold of. It might have to be each other..."--Publisher.

      The Saturday Place