Don T Cry For Me Aunt Tina

It is February 1947 in post-war London when four-year-old Trish Smithers and her younger sister, Debbie, are abandoned by their mother at an orphanage. After they are eventually adopted by an Anglican minister and his wife, the sisters lead a sheltered life in a quaint country village—until tragedy strikes again. As Trish struggles to overcome life’s hurdles, she must balance her protective nature for her younger sister with their need for a secure future. Her relationship with her loving mentor—Aunt Tina, the village postmistress—is invaluable as she encounters life's harshest lessons. As Trish continues on her coming-of-age journey into womanhood, she experiences a close call with the underworld through an unfortunate love choice. While living alone in London as a young, naïve widow, Trish transitions into a confident and vivacious lawyer who learns how to succeed in a man’s world. But will she find a way to persevere through the tough times to smash the glass ceiling and ultimately influence history? Don’t Cry for Me, Aunt Tina is the tale of an orphan’s coming-of-age journey as she overcomes several hurdles to transform into a talented attorney who must claw her way to the top.

Miram Toews's All My Puny Sorrows - Sunday Times Top Choice Summer Read Elf and Yoli are two smart, loving sisters. Elf is a world-renowned pianist, glamorous, wealthy, happily married: she wants to die. Yoli is divorced, broke, sleeping with the wrong men: she desperately wants to keep her older sister alive. When Elf's latest suicide attempt leaves her hospitalised weeks before her highly anticipated world tour, Yoli is forced to confront the impossible question of whether it is better to let a loved one go. Miriam Toews's All My Puny Sorrows, at once tender and unquiet, offers a profound reflection on the limits of love, and the sometimes unimaginable challenges we experience when childhood becomes a new country of adult commitments and responsibilities. 'The novel she has written - so exquisitely that you'll want to savour every word - reads as if it has been wrenched from her heart.' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times '[Miriam Toews] has produced a masterly book of such precise dignity. It is, also against all the odds, at times a desperately humorous novel.' Daily Mail 'Toews takes her place alongside Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Margaret Atwood and Mordicai Richler as the loveliest quintet of Canadian writing.' Los Angeles Times

In his previous life, he lived alone, and in this life, he created a beast. He refused to accept that fate was unfair and he created his own demonic cultivation method. He wanted to turn the Demonic Lion clan into a Qilin clan that could fight against a huge dragon.

Poor Kate! Forced to live in a pokey little cave at the bottom of her horrible Aunt and Uncle's Garden. Then one day the telephone rings... A funny, exciting (and slightly disgusting) story about lost fortunes, lost parents and mysterious puzzles that will leave you guessing and gasping.

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A sassy, laugh-out-loud second-chance romance from USA Today bestseller Carolyn Brown, author of The Strawberry Hearts Diner and The Ladies' Room . The last time Lila Harris was in Happy, Texas, she was actively earning her reputation as the resident wild child. Now, a little older and wiser, she's back to run her mother's cafe for the summer. Except something about this town has her itching to get a little reckless and rowdy, especially when she sees her old partner-in-crime, Brody Dawson. Their chemistry is just as hot as ever. But he's still the town's golden boy-and she's still the wrong kind of girl. Brody hasn't had much time lately for anything other than ranching. Running the biggest spread in the county and taking care of his family more than keeps him busy. All that responsibility has him longing for the carefree days of high school-and Lila. She may have grown up, but he still sees that spark of mischief in her eyes. Now he's dreaming about late-night skinny dipping and wondering how he can possibly resist the one woman he can never forget... "Carolyn Brown makes the sun shine brighter and the tea taste sweeter. Southern comfort in a book." -- Sheila Roberts, USA Today bestselling author