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"I loved it." —Ann Patchett The bestselling author of American Housewife ("Dark, deadpan and truly inventive." --The New York Times Book Review) is back with a fiercely funny collection of essays on marriage and manners, thank-you notes and three-ways, ghosts, gunshots, gynecology, and the...

Brought to you by Penguin. Career ladders and jobs for life are a thing of the past Today, we're living in a world of squiggly careers, where moving frequently and fluidly between roles, industries, locations, and even careers, is becoming the new normal. Squiggly careers can feel stressful and...

Even twenty years into marriage, Helen Ellis’s husband still makes her heart pitter patter. The New York Times bestselling author paints a portrait of true romance for our times in these surprising, sexy, and hilariously frank essays about love, marriage, and her last first kiss. "Ellis is one...

The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code returns with an “inspiring, hilarious, straight-to-the-point” (Entertainment Weekly) collection of essays on friendship among grown-ass women. "Ellis' prose is filled with so many laugh lines, you might want to go ahead and...

A sharp, funny, delightfully unhinged collection of stories set in the dark world of domesticity, American Housewife features murderous ladies who lunch, celebrity treasure hunters, and the best bra fitter south of the Mason Dixon line. Meet the women of American Housewife: they wear lipstick...

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Is your family geographically scattered? Has globalisation made your family a distance family? This audiobook tells the candid story of how distance parents and distance grandparents struggle - and succeed - to adapt to their new reality. This isn’t family life as they had imagined it. If you are a distance parent or distance grandparent, all those how, why, and what-if questions will find answers in these sections. You’ll realise, perhaps for the first time, that you’re not alone on your journey.

Planning a holiday to Greece? Go the easy way with "GREECE - 100 Travel Tips." It's a must-read for independent travelers. This is not a guide book, but it contains guidelines and helpful advice, liberally sprinkled with personal experiences and descriptions. Here's a quote: "Greece is not a pretty country - rather it’s stunning, and at times awesome, and always fascinating. There is a magical quality to Greece - it's a place where you can have a sudden overpowering feeling of belonging on God's earth, where you can discover self-worth and well-being. Rugged mountains rise so high the ...

Max and the Gang of Five are back! It is the end of winter, and Max, the brown Burmese cat, joins up once again with his four friends - Blotch, Gingernut, Midnight and Ticklewhiskers. The Gang of Five are challenged - first, by the new neighbour down the street, Happy Chappie, a clown from the visiting Circus, who has a pet - a huge dog called Slobberchops! Also a series of house break-ins in Our Town upset the residents, not to mention the cats. Then there is the Circus itself and Mister Big who runs it. Where does Happie Chappie fit in? And Slobberchops? Questions the Gang of Five must ...

Afraid for her life, Mary Illingford abandons her home in Sydney and her abusive and violent husband, Paul. With her daughter, Jenni, she embarks on a journey to a place where she thinks he will never find her - the island of Santorini, Greece. On Santorini they meet Mary's two friends - Eleni Kambouridis, owner of Apartments overlooking the beautiful caldera lake, and Julia Jeffries from England. Jenni, meets Eleni’s diffident son Marios who runs a local internet café, and they are immediately attracted. Unknown to Mary, Paul is facing a fraud charge involving his real estate business. ...

The Scottish conflict between the MacDonalds and the Campbells, stemming from the 1692 massacre at Glencoe, has come back to haunt Australian girl Caroline MacDonald. It seems ridiculous, but working in the London office of the irascible Robert Campbell becomes a battle of wits. Forced to give up her European travel plans to assume the temporary job as his secretary, Caro is challenged when he instructs her to get on a plane for Scotland. Problems have arisen over Robert’s inheritance of a Scottish castle. His presence is required in Scotland to sort things out and he needs her assistance...

The last thing Lainie Greenwood expects is to tumble off her mule on the Greek island of Santorini and then have to watch her cousin, Marigold, fall for her rescuer. She's so irritated by all their lovey-dovey nonsense that she decides to leave them to it, escaping to the nearby island of Naxos. Here she meets Andreas Galanis, a Greek/Canadian businessman, who needs a housekeeper for a few days. Unexpectedly, after the death of his ex-wife, he has to take care of his young son, Jamie, and right in the middle of house renovations, too. To Lainie's surprise he offers her the job. What has she...

An empowering guide to career growth that reveals how to “be more lobster” —to never stop learning and pave the way to a meaningful working life In today’s working world, careers are characterized by change. You can take control of your own development at any time, but many of us don't...

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An adventure story with a difference! Funny and fast moving, Max and the Gang of Five is an exciting adventure over back fences - through grass, rivers, and into tunnels and dark caves. It will entertain readers of all ages about friendship and teamwork, and instruct how to clean burrs from the fur. Max and the Gang of Five has been loved by adults and children for years - you (and cat lovers) are going to love this new eBook edition... Monifieth Maximilian is a pedigree Burmese cat, who lives with his people (his Giants), the Marshalls. Life with the Marshalls is good, until one day Max ...

Henrietta Pittman already has three novel manuscripts lying forgotten in the bottom drawer, so why challenge the Delta Cove Writers Group to write another 50,000 words in 30 days? From Day One things do not go well for her. For instance, there's Matt Watson, her critique partner, who's determined to out-write her with his scorching sex romp, "Drop Dead Blonde". Henny can't even make up her mind what to write! Finally she decides on "The Chocolate Affair" - after all, isn't chocolate every girl’s soother of sorrows; panacea of all ills; comforter; consoler; obsession-maker; greed gatherer?...

Low Winter in Mirribool. Deluge, torrent and passion – set to music! After her disastrous marriage, Elle Charlwood now lives in Mirribool, an Australian country town. It’s the home of her childhood friends Shelley and Liam, and where Tolstoy’s War and Peace is being adapted into a stage musical! But will it ever happen? Two celebrities are invited to do major roles for the musical society, and as the cold rain sets in, the resulting drama is not just on the stage. What ties raging rivers, murderous wives, scores to be settled, new horizons, and love together? Girl in a storm! This ...

High summer in Mirribool. Humour, drama, and romance – in song! So, what if you found a letter from your husband saying he has left you for the Barbie-doll office receptionist? Elle Charlwood heads off to the Australian country town of Mirribool, home of her childhood friends, Shelley, and Liam. They offer Elle sanctuary while she tries to glue her life back together. It’s high summer, and she soon becomes absorbed into life in the country town. The wacky local characters are anything but boring, and the musical society gives everyone a place to express themselves in song. Tolstoy’s ...

When Olivia Browning’s sister steals her boyfriend, she shifts north to move in with five fun-loving friends. Becoming embroiled in their romantic entanglements does not help her own, for Liv’s attraction to Tom Westbury puts her new job, and Tom’s business, in direct conflict. Parting from Tom becomes inevitable. But behind the scenes her friends plot to bring them together again.

Rosanne, Dorrie, Ethel and Charmaine are four Seniors – friends – each battling with their own problems. Why shouldn’t they battle together? This novella is a humorous introduction to four ditzy, loveable, oldies… There comes a time in life when friendship is not only important, but necessary, for age is not for sissies, and the four friends have to make lifetime decisions. But Rosanne knows you have to laugh at yourself and grab at the fun moments. With Rosanne leading the way, these four ladies are in for the best time in their lives! If you enjoy What Are Friends For? you must ...