Bücher von Susan Wiggs

Widowed by an unspeakable tragedy, Camille Adams has made her peace with the past and settled into the quiet safety of life with her teenage daughter, Julie, in a sleepy coastal town. Then the arrival of a mysterious package breaks open the door to her family’s secret past, prompting Camille, Julie, and Camille’s father to return to the French town of his youth. The stunning Provençal countryside sparks unexpected memories—recollections that will lead them back to the dark days of World War II, to uncover their family’s surprising history.   While Provence offers answers about the past, it also holds the key to Camille’s future. Along the way, she meets a former naval officer who stirs a passion deep within her—a feeling that she thought she’d never experience again. This beautiful and heartfelt novel celebrates the bonds of family and pays homage to the sacrifices of the past.

Jerome »Sugar« Barnes hat die Kunst des Backens von seiner Großmutter erlernt - doch plötzlich muss er sich seine Küche mit Margot teilen, einer Grillmeisterin aus Texas. Für sie erfüllt sich endlich ihr größter Traum: ein Restaurant weit entfernt von ihrer Heimat. Zwischen den beiden knistert es gewaltig, obwohl ihre Leben nicht unterschiedlicher hätten sein können. Doch gerade als Margot beginnt, Jerome in ihr Herz zu lassen, wird klar, dass sie ihre Vergangenheit nicht so einfach verdrängen kann ...

After years of following her navy officer husband on assignment around the world with their three children, Grace Bennett realizes that she's left something behind--herself. Steve Bennett can't understand the unraveling of his wife's heart. He wants to set things right, but when a secret from his past is revealed just as he's sent out to sea, their already-strained relationship is pushed to the edge. Now, with plenty of space to ponder the true distance between them, Grace begins to reinvent herself. Just as her new self is coming to terms with her family life, the unthinkable happens. A disaster aboard Steve's ship shatters Grace's world and all she can do is gather her children around and wait for news to come, good or bad. A navy wife's worst nightmare collides with the cold truth that life's biggest chances can slip away while you're busy looking for guarantees.

Für die Modedesignerin Caroline Shelby waren die Sterne zum Greifen nah. Bis ihr New Yorker Chef ihre Entwürfe stahl und dann ihre beste Freundin plötzlich starb. Aber Caroline lässt sich nicht unterkriegen. Sie zieht mit den verwaisten Kindern an den einzigen Ort, der ihnen ein sicheres Zuhause bietet: das kleine Küstenörtchen Oysterville am Westpazifik. Hier begegnet sie ihrer ersten großen Liebe Will wieder, und die Frauen ihres Heimatorts tun sich zusammen, um bei ihrem Neuanfang zu helfen. Doch dann droht Caroline die Kinder zu verlieren ...»Meisterhaft beschreibt Susan Wiggs die Eigenheiten menschlicher Beziehungen.« SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jodi Picoult»Klug, kreativ und genial, hier hat sich Susan Wiggs selbst übertroffen. Ich habe das Buch verschlungen und so schnell umgeblättert, dass ich mich am Papier geschnitten habe.« SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Debbie Macomber über »Dich im Herzen«

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful, emotionally complex story of love, loss, the pain of the pastand the promise of the future.Sometimes the greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A single cell, joining with another. And then dividing. And just like that, the world changes. Annie Harlow knows how lucky she is. The producer of a popular television cooking show, she loves her handsome husband and the beautiful Los Angeles home they share. And now, shes pregnant with their first child. But in an instant, her life is shattered. And when Annie awakes from a yearlong coma, she discovers that time isnt the only thing shes lost.Grieving and wounded, Annie retreats to her old family home in Switchback, Vermont, a maple farm generations old. There, surrounded by her free-spirited brother, their divorced mother, and four young nieces and nephews, Annie slowly emerges into a world she left behind years ago: the town where she grew up, the people she knew before, the high-school boyfriend turned judge. And with the discovery of a cookbook her grandmother wrote in the distant past, Annie unearths an age-old mystery that might prove the salvation of the family farm.Family Tree is the story of one womans triumph over betrayal, and how she eventually comes to terms with her past. It is the story of joys unrealized and opportunities regained. Complex, clear-eyed and big-hearted, funny, sad, and wise, it is a novel to cherish and to remember.