Results for 'rachel joyce'

1. Hendrik Groen

The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old

Meet Hendrik Groen. An octogenarian in a care home who has no intention of doing what he's told. To that end, he creates the Old-But-Not-Dead Club and with his fellow members sets about living his final years with careless abandon. Such anarchism infuriates the care home director but pleases Eefje, the woman who makes Hendrik's heart palpitate.

1. Helen Paris

The Invisible Women’s Club

This lovely book wraps you in warmth and wisdom . . . A wonderfully human story about friendship, gardening and the strength we gain from standing up for what we believe in - and why you should never underestimate the power of a warrior woman, no matter how old she is!

1. Stephanie Butland

Found in a Bookshop

'What a lovely book - so assured and gentle, full of compassion and replete with astute observations of human nature and behaviour' Carys Bray

1. Rachel Joyce

The Homemade God

1. Rachel , Joyce

Miss Benson's Beetle

"It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson--a sensible schoolmarm and lonely spinster--is just trying to get through life. But one day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and her tidy, circumscribed life, to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of an insect that may or may not exist: the golden beetle of New Caledonia, Margery's childhood obsession ever since her father gave her a book on cryptozoology right before he killed himself. The assistant Margery hires to accompany her, Enid Pretty, in her pink hat and pompom sandals, is not the companion she had in mind. But together they will find themselves drawn into an adventure that exceeds all expectations: a cross-ocean voyage to a remote island covered with dense jungle--the last place two proper British ladies would expect to find themselves. They must risk everything and break all the rules, but at the top of a mountain deep in the South Pacific they will discover their best selves. This is a charming, uplifting story about the power of belief in all its forms; it is an intoxicating adventure that explores what it means to be a woman; and it is a tender exploration of the transformative power of friendship"--

1. Christina , Pishiris

This Is (Not) a Love Song

Love Is All You Need - oder doch eher: Love Is A Battlefield? Neben der Musik gab es für Zoë immer nur eine Liebe: Simon, ihren besten Freund. Aber bevor sie es ihm sagen konnte, zog er weg - und Zoë blieb wie eine zerkratzte Schallplatte an ihren Gefühlen hängen. Nun ist Simon wieder in London - frisch geschieden und so liebenswert wie einst. Doch ständig kommen Zoë der unausstehliche PR-Manager Nick, ihre hochzeitsbesessene Familie oder die Big Fat Greek Wedding ihres Bruders in die Quere. Und je schwieriger es für Zoë und Simon wird, desto mehr gilt: "Love Is All Around" ... "Ein unglaublich komischer und einmalig cooler Liebesroman, der selbst die härtesten Zweifler an der Romantik rosa Herzchen sehen lässt." Annette Frier