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.

THE GOODBYE QUILT by Susan WiggsLinda Davis is driving her daughter, Molly, across the country to start college. As her only child readies for this big change, Linda is torn between excitement for Molly and heartache for herself. Who will she be when she is no longer needed in her role as mom? On the trip, Linda pieces together the scraps that make up Molly's young life?the hem of a christening gown, a snippet from a costume. But in stitching the quilt, Linda realizes that making new memories is as important as cherishing those from the past.A WEDDING ON PRIMROSE STREET by Sheila RobertsAs a wedding planner, Anne Richardson has seen mothers of the bride turn into Momzillas, and she's determined not to do that when it's her daughter's turn to get married. But once Laney gets engaged, all bets are off. Anne becomes obsessed with giving Laney the perfect wedding she herself never had. And that wedding needs to be held in Icicle Falls at Primrose Haus, the perfect setting, with owner Roberta Gilbert at the helm. Linda is the best at event planning but no expert on mother-daughter relationships, especially her own. Can these mothers and daughters put aside their differences to pull off the perfect wedding?

Nina Romanos größter Wunsch? Das wunderbare alte Hotel am Willow Lake in neuem Glanz erstrahlen zu lassen. Sie träumt schon von Seidentapeten, opulenten Teppichen und wertvollen Antiquitäten, als ihr Greg Bellamy das Haus vor der Nase wegschnappt. Widerwillig nimmt Nina, sein Angebot, ihm als Managerin zur Hand zu gehen, an. Und je länger sie zusammenarbeiten, desto mehr fühlen sie sich zu einander hingezogen. Bis Nina einen folgenschweren Fehler begeht."Voller Lebensweisheiten und Charakteren, mit denen der Leser sich identifizieren kann. Unterhaltsam und klug." Publishers Weekly"Susan Wiggs hat ein großes Talent, Geschichten zu erzählen und zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen zu beschreiben." Romantic Times

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.