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Meet Maddie. To her mostly absent mum, she's Maame, the woman of the family. To her dad, she's his carer—even if he hardly recognises her. To her friends, she's the one who still lives at home, who never puts herself first. It's time to become the woman she wants to be. The kind who wears a bright yellow suit, says yes to after-work drinks and flirts with a 30-something banker. Who doesn't have to Google all her life choices. Who demands a seat at the table.

Monsieur Perdu is back! In this novel from Nina George we return to Jean Perdu's beautiful barge on the Seine, his Literary Apothercary. He's spent many years still prescribing just the right book for his customers in the exact time they need it. His beloved books are his medicine: books that will comfort, guide, envelop and the perfect book to the customer that he know will guide them.

When 60-something musician pals Roy and George attend the funeral of an old bandmate, they realise that since they stopped performing, they've got stuck in a rut. Retirement's all well and good, but they seem to spend most of their time in front of the TV, or propping up the bar at the Hen & Pewter. Believing that jazz players should keep swinging while they've still got rhythm, the duo decide it's time to recreate the good old days, and start a new band.

Maurice ist ein nostalgischer Mensch, der seine beiden Pferde liebt und aus Überzeugung vegetarisch lebt. Er verlässt nach Jahren Paris und trifft in seinem Heimatdorf in der Normandie auf sehr unterschiedliche Menschen, die alle auf ihre Weise mit dem Gut Neurville verbunden sind, dem an der Küste gelegenen Hof mit seiner weitläufigen Apfelplantage und bekannten Cidre-Produktion. Monique arbeitet im Büro des Anwesens. Maurice und sie lernen sich kennen und lieben, leben für ihre Tiere und schreiben gemeinsam Abenteuergeschichten.

The death of an old friend shakes up a man who hasn't seen his former best friend since they had an argument over the wife of the deceased. A thousand thoughts go through his mind on the road trip down to the funeral.