Manuela Faimali Books

Fifteen years after the birth of her daughter, conceived after a brief affair, Katie O'Dwyer succumbs to cancer. Her daughter, Caitlin must go to England to live with the father she has never met. Over the years Caitlin and her half-sister's lives take them in many different directions, but you cannot escape the claims of family.

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick A Library Reads Pick June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way. Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind the shelves to save the heart of her community and the place that holds the dearest memories of her mother. Joining a band of eccentric yet dedicated locals in a campaign to keep the library, June opens herself up to other people for the first time since her mother died. It just so happens that her old school friend Alex Chen is back in town and willing to lend a helping hand. The kindhearted lawyer's feelings for her are obvious to everyone but June, who won't believe that anyone could ever care for her in that way. To save the place and the books that mean so much to her, June must finally make some changes to her life. For once, she's determined not to go down without a fight. And maybe, in fighting for her cherished library, June can save herself, too.

Nel 1940, mentre la Seconda guerra mondiale devasta l'Europa, Frankie Bard, una giovane reporter americana, decide di raccontare il conflitto dalle onde radio, portando la realtà della guerra nelle case degli statunitensi. A Franklin, nel Massachusetts, Iris ed Emma seguono le sue trasmissioni. Iris, una donna eccentrica e sognatrice, dirige l'ufficio postale e si sente custode delle vite altrui, convinta che la corrispondenza intrecci i destini delle persone. Emma, giovane sposa del medico del paese, desidera un futuro sereno con bambini e affetti, ma quando il marito, sopraffatto dal dolore per la morte di una paziente, parte come volontario per Londra, lei attende con ansia sue notizie. In un’Europa lacerata dalle persecuzioni naziste e bombardamenti, e in un’America ancora al riparo dal conflitto, le lettere diventano il filo che lega le vite di queste tre donne, segnando in modo indelebile i loro destini. L’autrice, Sarah Blake, laureata a Yale e appassionata di letteratura vittoriana, ha vissuto a Cape Cod e ora risiede a Washington. Questo romanzo, il suo primo pubblicato in Italia, ha riscosso un grande successo negli Stati Uniti.

"I study the photo in the same way that a spy might study the face of a counterpart in a rival organization. I am calm as I make this promise: I am going to find out what you love, then whatever it is, I am going to track it down and I am going to take it away from you." After the death of Laura's nine-year-old daughter, Betty, is ruled an accident in a hit-and-run, Laura decides to take revenge into her own hands, determined to track down the man responsible. All the while, her inner turmoil is reopening the old wounds of her passionate love affair with Betty's father, David, and his abandonment of the family for another woman. Haunted by her past and driven to a breaking point by her thirst for retribution, Laura discovers the unforeseen lengths she is willing to go to for love and vengeance.