Bücher von Ane Mulligan

Der neue Roman von Südstaaten-Autorin Ane Mulligan über drei mutige Schwestern und andere starke Frauen in ihrem Leben, ihre Freundschaft und ihren Zusammenhalt in den 1930er Jahren in Georgia enthält viel Charme, Spannung und Romantik. 1930: In dem ärmlichen Südstaaten-Städtchen Sweetgum träumen die drei Taylor-Schwestern von einem Leben jenseits des Hotels, das sie mit ihren Eltern betreiben. Janessa plant, ihren Tommy zu heiraten, Lillian möchte sich ein Leben in der Ferne aufbauen und Annie will eine Karriere als Schauspielerin einschlagen. Als jedoch durch einen Anschlag ihr geliebter Vater ums Leben kommt und Tommy die Schuld zugeschoben wird, ändern sich die Lebenspläne der Schwestern von heute auf morgen. Seite an Seite mit den anderen Frauen des Hauses müssen sie nun für den Fortbestand des Hotels kämpfen. Dabei finden sie nicht nur eine ungeahnte innere Stärke, sondern auch einen großen Gott, der in aller Treue zu ihnen steht, und auf drei verschiedene Arten ... Liebe.

Ane Mulligans Roman über fünf starke Frauen, ihre Freundschaft und ihren Zusammenhalt zur Zeit der Großen Depression zeigt unvergleichlichen Südstaatencharme.1929: Der Börsencrash führt im ländlichen South Georgia zu entbehrungsreichen Zeiten und die Witwe Magnolia "Maggie" Parker kämpft sich als berufstätige Frau und Mutter eines siebenjährigen Sohnes durchs Leben. Schon lange ist sie ihrem habsüchtigen Schwiegervater ein Dorn im Auge, denn er hat es auf den Lebensmittelladen abgesehen, den ihr Mann ihr hinterlassen hat. Doch er hat nicht mit Maggies Kampfgeist gerechnet und mit der Stärke der Südstaatenfrauen! Gemeinsam mit ihrer Schwester und drei weiteren Freundinnen findet Maggie immer wieder neue Wege durch die Wirtschaftskrise hindurch und entdeckt: Mit Gott und den richtigen Freundinnen an der Seite kann man alles schaffen!

She's bound by duty. He's tethered to a dream. In the beleaguered mill town of Sweetgum, Georgia, Genessee Taylor dreams of a life beyond running the mill-owned hotel with her family. Though the work is honest, the owner of the mill is not. Genessee and her father long to see stronger labor laws passed to protect the innocent children who are injured and dying in the mill. When the owner learns of their activity, he will stop at nothing to silence them. Tommy Mack works at the mill and dreams of playing professional ball and marrying Genessee. When he's contracted by a big-league team, his dreams are within grasp. Just as Tommy and Genessee's wedding is on the horizon, tragedy strikes Sweetgum. Tommy can't stay and Genessee can't leave. Is there any way for them to battle through loss, deception, and sacrifice to find their way back to each other?

To make ends meet, the Fitzgerald women must open their home as a boardinghouse, but will the secrets they uncover prove their undoing? The day Cora Fitzgerald turned sixteen, she fled Sugar Hill for the bright lights of New York City, leaving behind her senator father's abuse. But just as her career takes off, she's summoned home. The stock market has crashed. The senator is dead. Her mother is delusional, and her mute Aunt Clara pens novels that expose the town's secrets. Then there's Boone Robertson, who never knew she was alive back in high school but now manages to be around whenever she needs help. And the Fitzgerald women need a lot of help, indeed. They are forced to find a way to make ends meet, whether it's mining for gold or doing what Southern women have done for generations in times of need--turning their home into a boardinghouse. But will the people of Cora's past keep her from returning to a brilliant future?

Four seasons. Four stories. Each one set in the enchanting world of the South. These are the kinds of stories your grandmother told you from a front porch swing. Ice Melts in Spring by Linda W. Yezak When Kerry Graham's boss forces her to return to the Gulf of Mexico where her husband drowned years ago, she feels only spring's chill and not the warmth of the Texas sun. Can the joy of a reclusive author and the compassion of a shrimp-boat preacher thaw Kerry's frigid heart? Lillie Beth in Summer by Eva Marie Everson With the untimely death of his wife, Dr. James Gillespie believes God has abandoned him. He also believes he's never met anyone like the young widow Lillie Beth, whose beloved Granny lies dying at home, and who sees a God who sweeps hope through a farmhouse window. Can a young woman whose husband died in Vietnam restore a faith that is all but dead. Through an Autumn Window by Claire Fullerton Because her larger than life mother Daphne Goodwyn is dead, forty-year-old Cate returns to Memphis with one thought in mind: something always goes wrong at a Southern funeral. But surrounded by the well-mannered society that raised her, the nostalgic rites of a three-day, autumn mourning bring the unexpected gift of the end of sibling rivalry. A Magnolia Blooms in Winter by Ane Mulligan With Broadway stardom within her reach, Morgan James returns home in winter to help an old friend. Maybe it s just nostalgia, but when she sees him again, an old flame rekindles. When she s called back to NYC to take the lead in a new musical, will fame be worth losing the man she loves?