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Thanks to her thriving art career, Miriam Blum finally has her decoupaged glitter ducks in a row—until devastating news forces her to a very unwanted family reunion. Her beloved great-aunt Cass has passed and left Miriam part-owner of Carrigan’s, her (ironically) Jewish-run Christmas tree farm. But Miriam’s plans to sit shiva, avoid her parents, then put Carrigan’s in her rearview mirror are spoiled when she learns the business is at risk of going under.

Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister. When this volume of Anne Lister's diaries was first published in 1988, it was hailed as a vital piece of lost lesbian history. The editor, Helena Whitbread, had spent years painstakingly researching and transcribing Lister's extensive journals, much of which were written in an elaborate code - what Lister called her 'crypthand', which allowed her to record her life in intimate, and at times, explicit, detail. Until then, Anne Lister's lesbianism had been supressed or hinted at; this was the first time her story had been told.

Hannah Rosenstein should be happy: after a lonely childhood of traipsing all over the world, she finally has a home as the co-owner of destination inn Carrigan’s All Year. But her thoughts keep coming back to Levi "Blue" Matthews: her first love, worst heartbreak, and now, thanks to her great-aunt’s meddling will, absentee business partner.

Moving between Ireland, Scotland and London, Something About Her is a story about the fragility and transformative power of first love. With vivid insight and tenderness, it exposes the fear, hope, and longing that can consume us, particularly when there’s so much you still don’t know about love, about life, and about yourself.

Eva und Heinrich, entfernte Cousins und frühere Spiel­kameraden, sehen sich im Jahre 1931 auf einem Familien­fest in Karlsruhe wieder und stellen fest, dass sie einiges gemeinsam haben. Sie sind beide homosexuell, sehnen sich nach einem Leben in Berlin und haben eine reiche, kinderlose Tante, die sich Ersatzenkel wünscht. Eva und Heinrich gehen eine Scheinehe ein und ziehen mit dem Geld ihrer Verwandten nach Berlin. Beide lernen die geschlossenen Klubs, Lokale und Vereine der homosexuellen Szene kennen und genießen das Berliner Nachtleben.

Allison has been highly trained in the realm of manners and etiquette and is desperate for a job in hospitality. Unfortunately, England is all out of jobs, prompting her to embark on a journey to the new world and a position at Billings Manor. Once arriving in Billings, however, Allison is treated without a shred of dignity from her new boss, Mrs. Glibber.