Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Coronet
ISBN: 9780340827741
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Club Rules Men, children, work, shopping, wine and chocolate. Important, but not AS important. When they need you, you are there. No giving up. Members Freddie, Tamsin, Reagan and Sarah They meet at university in the heady days of the 80s: four women with little in common but an eagerness to live life to the full. And over romantic crises, long gossipy nights and too many bottles of wine, they form the Tenko club and swear they'll always be there for each other. Life Membership Twenty years later, that promise is put to the test.
The Tenko Club
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Coronet
ISBN: 9780340827741
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Club Rules Men, children, work, shopping, wine and chocolate. Important, but not AS important. When they need you, you are there. No giving up. Members Freddie, Tamsin, Reagan and Sarah They meet at university in the heady days of the 80s: four women with little in common but an eagerness to live life to the full. And over romantic crises, long gossipy nights and too many bottles of wine, they form the Tenko club and swear they'll always be there for each other. Life Membership Twenty years later, that promise is put to the test.
Publisher: Coronet
ISBN: 9780340827741
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Club Rules Men, children, work, shopping, wine and chocolate. Important, but not AS important. When they need you, you are there. No giving up. Members Freddie, Tamsin, Reagan and Sarah They meet at university in the heady days of the 80s: four women with little in common but an eagerness to live life to the full. And over romantic crises, long gossipy nights and too many bottles of wine, they form the Tenko club and swear they'll always be there for each other. Life Membership Twenty years later, that promise is put to the test.
Alphabet Weekends
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061854387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Natalie and Tom have been best friends forever, but Tom wants them to be much more. When Natalie's longtime boyfriend walks out on her just when she thinks he's going to propose, Tom offers her a different and wildly romantic proposition. He suggests that they spend twenty-six weekends together, indulging in twenty-six different activities from A to Z, and at the end of that time Tom's convinced they'll be madly in love. Natalie, however, is not so sure. As Natalie's touring the alphabet with Tom, her mother's going through her own romantic crisis—while Tom's unhappily married sister-in-law, Lucy, struggles with temptation. And over the course of six amazing months, three generations of passionate dreamers are going to discover that, no matter how clever they are, love—and life—is never as easy as A, B, C . . .
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061854387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Natalie and Tom have been best friends forever, but Tom wants them to be much more. When Natalie's longtime boyfriend walks out on her just when she thinks he's going to propose, Tom offers her a different and wildly romantic proposition. He suggests that they spend twenty-six weekends together, indulging in twenty-six different activities from A to Z, and at the end of that time Tom's convinced they'll be madly in love. Natalie, however, is not so sure. As Natalie's touring the alphabet with Tom, her mother's going through her own romantic crisis—while Tom's unhappily married sister-in-law, Lucy, struggles with temptation. And over the course of six amazing months, three generations of passionate dreamers are going to discover that, no matter how clever they are, love—and life—is never as easy as A, B, C . . .
The Reading Group
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0061854263
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The Reading Group follows the trials and tribulations of a group of women who meet regularly to read and discuss books.Over the course of a year, each of these women become intertwined, both in the books they read and within each other's lives. Inspired by a shared desire for conversation, a good book and a glass of wine-Clare, Harriet, Nicole, Polly, and Susan undergo startling revelations and transformations despite their differences in background, age and respective dilemmas. What starts as a reading group gradually evolves into a forum where the women may express their views through the books they read and grow to become increasingly more open as the bonds of friendship cement. In The Reading Group, Noble reveals the many complicated paths in life we all face as well as the power and importance of friendship.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0061854263
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The Reading Group follows the trials and tribulations of a group of women who meet regularly to read and discuss books.Over the course of a year, each of these women become intertwined, both in the books they read and within each other's lives. Inspired by a shared desire for conversation, a good book and a glass of wine-Clare, Harriet, Nicole, Polly, and Susan undergo startling revelations and transformations despite their differences in background, age and respective dilemmas. What starts as a reading group gradually evolves into a forum where the women may express their views through the books they read and grow to become increasingly more open as the bonds of friendship cement. In The Reading Group, Noble reveals the many complicated paths in life we all face as well as the power and importance of friendship.
Other People's Husbands
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 9781405934589
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Family Holiday. Pre-order your copy now! **** Sometimes friendship crosses a line . . . What are the things you know about people when you've been friends for twenty years? A group of close friends, their bonds forged at the nursery gates two decades ago, have celebrated, commiserated and grown together: they thought they all knew each other so well. Until the affair. Now a crack appears in everything. Could one betrayal really destroy it all? Other People's Husbands is a story of friendship and love, crossing boundaries and breaking vows, of trying to fix what you believed could never be broken. PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH NOBLE: 'Elizabeth Noble's unerring eye depicts family life in all its forms, good and bad, in a way we will all recognise' KATIE FFORDE 'A great writer. You'll be rooting for Noble's protagonists as soon as you meet them' DAILY MAIL 'A moving and warm-hearted novel about love in all its forms' SUNDAY EXPRESS.
Publisher: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 9781405934589
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Family Holiday. Pre-order your copy now! **** Sometimes friendship crosses a line . . . What are the things you know about people when you've been friends for twenty years? A group of close friends, their bonds forged at the nursery gates two decades ago, have celebrated, commiserated and grown together: they thought they all knew each other so well. Until the affair. Now a crack appears in everything. Could one betrayal really destroy it all? Other People's Husbands is a story of friendship and love, crossing boundaries and breaking vows, of trying to fix what you believed could never be broken. PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH NOBLE: 'Elizabeth Noble's unerring eye depicts family life in all its forms, good and bad, in a way we will all recognise' KATIE FFORDE 'A great writer. You'll be rooting for Noble's protagonists as soon as you meet them' DAILY MAIL 'A moving and warm-hearted novel about love in all its forms' SUNDAY EXPRESS.
Love, Iris
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241392101
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB pick from the author of The Family Holiday 'A moving and heart-warming novel about love in all its forms' Sunday Express ________ Did you ever have a secret you knew would change everything? Tess's happy childhood memories are mostly of the grandmother who helped raise her. And now she has a secret to tell Iris - one which will turn so many lives upside down. But how can you confide your future in someone who barely remembers her past? Tess knows everything is about to change. What she doesn't know is that chance will lead her into the lives of two strangers - and uncover her grandmother's secret from the past. A secret which will illuminate her own future . . . An uplifting, unforgettable story about keeping secrets, taking chances and finding happiness where you least expect it. Previously published as 'Letters to Iris' ________ 'Nobody weaves a complex web of stories with quite the same skill as Elizabeth Noble. An uplifting read written with wry humour, insight and sensitivity' Sunday Express 'Noble specialises in warm-hearted tearjerkers with strong connections between women' Daily Mail 'A beautiful tale of love, loss and hope' Sun 'A heart-warmer' Prima 'Packed with intrigue' Yours Magazine
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241392101
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB pick from the author of The Family Holiday 'A moving and heart-warming novel about love in all its forms' Sunday Express ________ Did you ever have a secret you knew would change everything? Tess's happy childhood memories are mostly of the grandmother who helped raise her. And now she has a secret to tell Iris - one which will turn so many lives upside down. But how can you confide your future in someone who barely remembers her past? Tess knows everything is about to change. What she doesn't know is that chance will lead her into the lives of two strangers - and uncover her grandmother's secret from the past. A secret which will illuminate her own future . . . An uplifting, unforgettable story about keeping secrets, taking chances and finding happiness where you least expect it. Previously published as 'Letters to Iris' ________ 'Nobody weaves a complex web of stories with quite the same skill as Elizabeth Noble. An uplifting read written with wry humour, insight and sensitivity' Sunday Express 'Noble specialises in warm-hearted tearjerkers with strong connections between women' Daily Mail 'A beautiful tale of love, loss and hope' Sun 'A heart-warmer' Prima 'Packed with intrigue' Yours Magazine
Remembering Tenko
Author: Andy Priestner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956100078
Category : Tenko (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956100078
Category : Tenko (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Things I Want My Daughters to Know
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141889853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
'Honest and beautifully written' Woman & Home The heartwarming classic about love and family from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris will make you both laugh and cry. _________ How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world? it's time for Barbara to say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? There's commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood. Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn't always say. These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through life. __________ 'Enchantingly clever. I cried, I laughed, I couldn't put it down' Penny Vincenzi 'Irresistible' Glamour
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141889853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
'Honest and beautifully written' Woman & Home The heartwarming classic about love and family from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris will make you both laugh and cry. _________ How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world? it's time for Barbara to say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? There's commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood. Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn't always say. These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through life. __________ 'Enchantingly clever. I cried, I laughed, I couldn't put it down' Penny Vincenzi 'Irresistible' Glamour
Three Came Home
Author: Agnes Newton Keith
Publisher: Eland
ISBN: 9780907871286
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
When the Japanese take Borneo in 1942, Agnes Keith is captured and imprisoned with her two-year-old son. Fed on minimal rations, forced to work through recurrent bouts of malaria and fighting with rats for scraps of food, Agnes Keith's spirit never completely dies. Keeping notes on scraps of paper which she hides in her son's home-made toys or buries in tins, she records a mother's pain at watching her child go hungry and her poignant pride in his development within these strange confines. She also describes her captors in all their complexity. Colonel Suga, the camp commander, is an intelligent, highly educated man, at times her adversary, at others a strange ally in a distorted world.
Publisher: Eland
ISBN: 9780907871286
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
When the Japanese take Borneo in 1942, Agnes Keith is captured and imprisoned with her two-year-old son. Fed on minimal rations, forced to work through recurrent bouts of malaria and fighting with rats for scraps of food, Agnes Keith's spirit never completely dies. Keeping notes on scraps of paper which she hides in her son's home-made toys or buries in tins, she records a mother's pain at watching her child go hungry and her poignant pride in his development within these strange confines. She also describes her captors in all their complexity. Colonel Suga, the camp commander, is an intelligent, highly educated man, at times her adversary, at others a strange ally in a distorted world.
The Friendship Test
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141941723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A beautiful story of friendship from the Number One bestselling author of The Reading Group and Things I Want My Daughters to Know They say the friends you make at college are with you for life, and for Tamsin, Reagan, Sarah and Freddie that certainly seems to be the case. With student life stretching ahead of them, they bonded years ago over too many bottles of wine and great gossip; ill-fated love affairs and essay deadlines were the only clouds on their horizon. Although the four women have little in common this seems to make them greater friends, and they swear they'll always be there for one another . . . but twenty years is a long time to keep a promise. And so, when tragedy plays a hand, their friendship is put to the ultimate test. Can they put their troubles and differences aside and remember the simple joy of their younger selves? After all, friends should always come first, shouldn't they? Previously published as The Tenko Club 'Deliciously readable' The Times 'I defy you not to cry at least once' Sun **Elizabeth Noble's gloriously uplifting new novel, Letters to Iris, is out now!**
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141941723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A beautiful story of friendship from the Number One bestselling author of The Reading Group and Things I Want My Daughters to Know They say the friends you make at college are with you for life, and for Tamsin, Reagan, Sarah and Freddie that certainly seems to be the case. With student life stretching ahead of them, they bonded years ago over too many bottles of wine and great gossip; ill-fated love affairs and essay deadlines were the only clouds on their horizon. Although the four women have little in common this seems to make them greater friends, and they swear they'll always be there for one another . . . but twenty years is a long time to keep a promise. And so, when tragedy plays a hand, their friendship is put to the ultimate test. Can they put their troubles and differences aside and remember the simple joy of their younger selves? After all, friends should always come first, shouldn't they? Previously published as The Tenko Club 'Deliciously readable' The Times 'I defy you not to cry at least once' Sun **Elizabeth Noble's gloriously uplifting new novel, Letters to Iris, is out now!**
The Bird in the Bamboo Cage
Author: Hazel Gaynor
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008393656
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Inspired by true events... ‘Moving and authentic’ Dinah Jefferies ‘Vivid, heart-rending and so, so beautiful’ Jenny Ashcroft 'A beautiful, tender and fascinating story' Sinead Moriarty
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008393656
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Inspired by true events... ‘Moving and authentic’ Dinah Jefferies ‘Vivid, heart-rending and so, so beautiful’ Jenny Ashcroft 'A beautiful, tender and fascinating story' Sinead Moriarty