The Girl Next Door
Elizabeth Noble will break your heart
…and put it back together again
Welcome to New York’s Upper East Side and a building with a burgundy red awning, where neighbours and friends become family.
Eve and Ed Gallagher are starting a new life in Apartment 7A, tucked inside a gorgeous building on New York’s Upper East Side. It should be a happy time but since leaving England, Eve has felt lost and lonely. The sun begins to shine, though, when she joins the Building Beautifying Committee, chaired by elderly neighbour Violet.
And the building itself is warming up thanks to the tangled emotions of its residents. The Kramers and the Schulmans in Apartments 6A and 6B find their lives intersecting in unexpected ways when unhappiness at home leads Jason Kramer to fall head-over-heels for Rachael Schulman.
Meanwhile, downstairs in 5A, Jackson Grayling III has eyes only for the intriguing Emily Mikanowski in 3A, even though his wealth is a magnet for hard-nosed Madison Cavanagh in 2B. And as for shy romance addict Charlotte Murphy in 2A, she’s crazy about the doorman but too wrapped up in her dreams to take the next step. No one is left unchanged as the secrets and desires hidden behind closed doors are finally brought into the light.
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Things I Want My Daughters To Know
How do you cope in a world without your mother?
When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware they’ll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do?
Take Lisa, in her mid-thirties but incapable of making a commitment; or Jennifer, trapped in a stale marriage and buttoned up so tight she could burst. While twentysomething Amanda is the traveler, always distanced from the rest of the family. And Hannah. A teenage girl on the verge of womanhood, about to be parted from the mother she adores.
But by drawing on the wisdom in Barbara’s letters, the girls might just find a way to cope with her loss. And in coming to terms with their bereavement, can they also set themselves free to enjoy life with all the passion and love each deserves?
From the Number One bestselling author of The Reading Group comes a novel you'll have to share with your mother, your daughter, your sister ... anyone you want to know how much you love them. Things I want my Daughters To Know is a tale of families, friends … and the glorious, endless possibilities of life.
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