Este libro cuenta la historia de Emma, una mujer pequeña a quien se le coló un divorcio sin avisar cuando preparaba el guión de su vida. Podemos elegir entre vivir el final de las historias o su principio. Emma eligió los lunes, que llegan inesperadamente cambiando las cosas de sitio, y que pueden ser el comienzo de una nueva historia maravillosa.

Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us and under what circumstances -- Mental boundaries give us the freedom to have our own thoughts and opinions -- Emotional boundaries...

Gracie Browne lives an idyllic life, or so it seems. On the surface she and her husband Aiden are a successful couple: childhood sweethearts, with a marriage that others could only aspire to. Deborah, one of the golf club wives and an admirer of Aiden has a burning passion to take him for herself. It's during one of the dinner parties that Gracie hosts for the men and wives of the golf club, that Gracie finally finds her voice. A voice she thought...

Divorce can be a traumatic experience for children, but parents can do a lot to help ease stress and uncertainty. When Your Parents Divorce is an effective tool that parents can use to help children with questions and concerns that arise during this difficult and stressful time. Told from a child's perspective, using clear and kid-friendly language, When Your Parents Divorce will help you and your children adjust to divorce in a positive, cooperative...

Se trata de dos novelas cortas de gran calado psicológico. Lasdun está considerado el Chéjov del siglo XXI. Los temas son de gran actualidad: la explotación sexual y la traición. Escritas con gran inteligencia, tratan del amor y el sexo, en nuestra era. Advierte de los peligros del movimiento MeToo. En esta época en la que se vive el final de las prerrogrativas masculinas, representa de manera exquisita la ambigüedad moral y la facinación...

El oficial Rubão siempre fue un servidor público esforzado que, como tantos otros policías honestos que trabajan en la corporación militar, lucha para ganarse su lugarcito al sol. Pero sucedió que, luego de tanto tiempo experimentando aquella rutina de tener que enfrentar cosas tan pesadas y a veces sin solución, su personalidad antes tranquila y suave, determinado día acaba transformándose completamente.

What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Chap-Book and in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later that year. It tells the story of the sensitive daughter of divorced, irresponsible parents. The book follows the title character from earliest childhood to precocious maturity. When Beale and Ida Farange are divorced, the court decrees that their only child, the very young Maisie, will shuttle back and forth...

A darkly funny meditation on creativity and family, Be Brief and Tell Them Everything tracks the life of a middle-aged author who is struggling to write his next novel while trying to come to grips with his son's disabilities, set against a backdrop of ecological catastrophe and escalating human insanity in contemporary Los Angeles. A beautiful, powerful, concise work of autofiction that is reminiscent of My Struggle and Grief is the Thing with Feathers,...

The follow-up to Susan Gloss's successful debut, Vintage, is a charming mid-western story of artists, inspiration, and how to reinvent your life with purpose and flair. Nell Parker has a PhD in Art History, a loving husband named Josh, and a Craftsman bungalow in Madison, WI. But her last pregnancy ended later in the second trimester, and rather than pausing to grieve, she pushes harder for testing and fertility treatments. Urging Nell to apply...

"This new novel asks tough questions about family and explores what happens when you try to re-connect with the ones you love most." - SheReads, "The best beach books of summer 2020" "In Kristyn Kusek Lewis's Perfect Happiness, Charlotte McGanley has two sides: the happiness guru with the perfectly curated Instagram profile; and the struggling wife and mother, whose life is crumbling under the pressure. In this timely novel, Lewis deftly explores...