valley press jun 2021 (5 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When I was fourteen, my family had a nervous breakdown. It is 1997. To himself, Benjamin Carter is a thing drifted somehow out of its orbit. With the news that Great Aunt Pearl is dead, his summer is looking like yet another non-starter. There's his summons to the clearance of her ramshackle house. His dad's awkward pep talks. A toxic cocktail of over-zealous aunts and uncles. And then there's the Church of the Holy Heavens-the space cult that's been wooing Pearl for all she's worth. It was supposed to be simple: grieve, junk, funeral, home. But from the side-lines, Ben can see the cracks starting to show. When the search for a will goes off-beam, the Carters find themselves under siege by the property they all crave. Alone in the house together, the Carters' lives lock into something unrecognisable and their pursuit of Aunt Pearl's not-quite-worldly goods entirely consumes them. As Ben comes face-to-face with death, a new person emerges: curious, uninhibited, free-falling. In Life on Other Planets, Matt Cook has created a startling portrait of a young man caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Comedies of English manners have rarely been darker.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After catching him in the act, Lacey Hollis decides she's worth a whole lot more than a scummy, cheating boyfriend and decides to march straight out of their home and life together. However, striking out on her own proves to be difficult considering she has no money, no apartment, and job prospects for a college dropout are pretty slim. Luckily, she has two best friends with their own successful business who might be in need of a new hire. Using her powers of persuasion, Lacey talks them into signing her up to be the newest call girl at their high-class escort agency.In spite of her formally monogamous ways, Lacey is determined to be the perfect call girl and find her independence. She's got the looks and the charm . . . she'll figure out the whole sex-for-money thing along the way. Unfortunately when Asher Knight becomes her first client, she totally chokes. As luck would have it, Asher is also in need of a favor and he's willing to give Lacey another shot. With other priorities on his mind, Asher prefers the company of call girls to the commitment of an actual girlfriend and Lacey might be the perfect woman to help with his current predicament. The two of them strike up an unusual deal and begin to learn that falling in love isn't always at the cost of who they are.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn why alcohol deserves a firm place in your kitchen as well as your glass, and explore the ways that alcohol can impact a recipe beyond the taste.